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00:00:12Welcome to love is blind when I think about the future you're in it you were made for me
00:00:17you could say that oh you have me smiling ear to ear yeah you got the tingly wingly
00:00:23I have the tingly wingly you will finally have a chance to fall in love based solely
00:00:27on who you are on the inside I love you Ash I love you and I would love to know
00:00:33if you
00:00:33do the honor of being my wife I would love to will you marry me yes you'll get engaged
00:00:41and then you'll finally see your fiance for the very first time oh my god you're so handsome
00:00:48you're gorgeous seeing you it literally makes it like a thousand times better but this is
00:00:54just a cherry on top to be honest up until now your attraction's been based entirely in an
00:01:00emotional connection feels like we've known each other such a long time definitely can get used to
00:01:05this Amber hopefully you turn that emotional connection into a physical one I feel like
00:01:10you've been a little distant sometimes I feel like I need to be in my nothing box we haven't
00:01:16been into it and you know physical dodge is like very important to me are you not attracted to me
00:01:22will looks race lifestyle or insecurities tear them apart in the real world do you think we have
00:01:27a good physical connection I do I just don't know if it's like there for me I don't like that
00:01:32you
00:01:32don't ever really tell me that I'm pretty because I don't know if you're attracted to me you're forcing
00:01:37me now I don't feel like it's genuine if I say anything you both want children right for me I
00:01:43am on the
00:01:43side of the fence if we get married and then we have a kid and you resent that I could
00:01:48never live
00:01:49with that do you still have a relationship with any of your ex yes saw her in Austin for a
00:01:54week
00:01:55what was that dynamic when you visited her then I mean we hooked up I thought you were looking for
00:02:00a place in Austin I was looking for a place in Austin but I thought you said you'd like moved
00:02:04there uh for a little bit yeah you never told me you lived in Austin
00:02:08have you got to meet Emma no I'm a little nervous what if she doesn't like me because that's a
00:02:14scary
00:02:14thought am I ready to walk down the aisle no I know I've never felt like this in my life
00:02:23I love you
00:02:24deeply baby deeply I a hundred percent think you are the right partner I feel like we're in a good
00:02:31place
00:02:31right now I love you then you will be at your wedding and there you will make the most important
00:02:38decision of your life now is the time to decide love is blind I can't see a future without you
00:02:48that was yes Mike do you take Emma to be your lawfully wedded wife if so say I do
00:03:22Emma I do I do love you
00:03:33right now I'm not ready to say I do
00:03:40I want kids and I want to know that you
00:03:46definitely 100% want to have a family with me I don't want to say yes and jump into something
00:03:51and then it changed down the road and it's hard because I you know
00:03:58I'm sorry
00:04:11I do love you
00:04:13I just wanna be loved
00:04:25can you tell me I'm worthy or important am I working hard enough
00:04:33oh I just wanna be loved
00:04:44I'm gonna go check on her
00:04:48I'm not ready to get married we're not ready to get married we have a big thing with kids
00:04:53okay he's 50 50 I want someone that's gonna have a family all right
00:04:56I just couldn't say no like I still I love him
00:05:04I'll be back
00:05:13we love you okay love you
00:05:21hey
00:05:24oh my god
00:05:25my heart is beating so fast there's a lot of emotions
00:05:28yeah
00:05:29I know my son cares about your daughter
00:05:32they are all the same
00:05:34I mean he did say that then the
00:05:35yeah the children were the issues they were trying to work out
00:05:39but I was like okay as long as you're happy
00:05:42it's bigger for Mike that's a big thing I get that and I want him to have kids and I'm
00:05:49not sure
00:05:49she's there and she might get there okay you know she's not a no but they still have to work
00:05:55level and she knows that I want to get married to you I know we have a lot to work
00:06:00through yeah um
00:06:02but I I see glimpses of a future I see glimpses of a family like I know you're going to
00:06:10be an amazing
00:06:11father I wouldn't be here today if I didn't start seeing that sure I understand that yeah
00:06:23if we're gonna be married I want you to know that you want a family with me yeah for sure
00:06:29yeah I don't
00:06:31want it to be half ass I don't want it to be 50 50 I don't want to be 90
00:06:3410 whatever it may be 99
00:06:36one yeah I want it to be a hundred percent yeah and I want to be with someone that's a
00:06:41hundred percent
00:06:41yeah and you have your your points and you have your reasons and I respect them I respect you no
00:06:49matter what but I just can't say yes yeah without knowing yeah I'm sorry I'm sorry
00:06:59love is a choice and you choose to be with someone you choose to make those decisions together and for
00:07:06me like I can see a future with him and I know I can get there so I thought that
00:07:13would be enough but
00:07:16I don't think that was enough for him
00:07:19yeah so she did say yes she is open to possibly having children right we knew that
00:07:25but for me to say yes I just wanted a little more assurance from her god damn yeah
00:07:35obviously we want to let our feelings make the decision for us at the altar
00:07:39but I cannot say I do if I know the other person is not 100 with kids
00:07:46yes if she would have said independently I will have kids with you would that have changed your
00:07:52yeah I think it would have
00:07:57yeah
00:07:58oh
00:07:59oh
00:08:08drop my defenses
00:08:10baby I'm helpless
00:08:13I finally found us
00:08:18so today is my wedding day today is starting to feel like a fairy tale I definitely was losing
00:08:25hope in finding somebody like Jordan today's the day it's crazy like with the kid who wants to just
00:08:34walk into that the right person like to actually find somebody that you fall in love with that's
00:08:39pretty amazing it's wild was I'm excited yesterday it was like really cute she did a magic show for
00:08:47Jordan that's adorable I think you had fun when your life is working especially doing what you do
00:08:56like basically running a practice and then having your daughter you don't really have the opportunity
00:09:01to meet I'm usually just like meeting a guy on a Saturday and like not getting to know them and
00:09:06like you just don't have the time and it was so like bad for so long and all these like
00:09:11toxic
00:09:12relationships that you've been in I'm gonna cry but like you've just come like so far yeah
00:09:19I'm like really proud of you
00:09:22I know this wasn't easy no it was not I feel like we've worked so hard to get here he
00:09:28had to meet my
00:09:29daughter's dad he had to meet my daughter there's a lot of stress with work traveling back and forth from
00:09:34Mount Vernon you know we had a few stress moments but to get through everything it's just been such a
00:09:39wild
00:09:39crazy and amazing ride do you feel confident in your decision that you're gonna make today
00:09:45yeah you do mm-hmm I'm ready to marry Jordan I am you know he's like a best friend to
00:09:51me
00:09:51and you know that we love you so much no matter what happens we're here for you we love you
00:09:59that's why you're here out of you so my biggest fear is how Jordan feels like if he's feeling a
00:10:05lot
00:10:05of pressure or anything like I know it's like changing his life and maybe he does kind of want
00:10:09to like run if that's his decision as well so that's been kind of lingering on the back of my
00:10:14mind
00:10:15but I just care about him a lot so I don't want him to have those like feelings I want
00:10:19this to be a
00:10:19good day for him as well oh my gosh
00:10:34I don't think I've ever loved somebody as much as I love Amber and get the wedding today
00:10:38everything's better with you I did not sleep great last night at all hey it's been a lot of
00:10:45emotions Jordan what's up guys hi you look so nice you look good thank you you look wonderful nice you
00:10:58guys came in you wouldn't miss it for the world appreciate it how was the bachelor party that was
00:11:04super fun we did the macho truck thing you didn't get to drive them though no dude your hair looks
00:11:10good man thanks were you guys sipping on here uh pbr was that your request yeah it's yeah it was
00:11:17my
00:11:17my brewski of choice today is this your ring her wedding band you got to meet emma yesterday yeah
00:11:22finally got to meet her good we had fun took her a little bit to warm up to me but
00:11:26then that's to be
00:11:27expected yeah yeah but she's like super sweet and like everybody always warms up to you yeah try
00:11:32i'm gonna try to smother me with a pillow yesterday emma did yeah oh well you did hit it off
00:11:38yeah
00:11:40that's a sign of love that you know she's super pumped about the bar girl position oh my god
00:11:46that's a huge deal she's got a cute little dress probably yeah she's pretty adorable oh was she like
00:11:52a little mini version of amber definitely has some sass for sure and what do you guys think about all
00:11:58this
00:11:59it's crazy you're wild yeah it sure is did you say you have got to talk to her today uh
00:12:05we texted for
00:12:06like two seconds this morning you know she's probably having some jitters yeah it's a big day
00:12:12yeah i mean we were talking through like you know some some some like things are still out there
00:12:19like if amber wants to relocate to columbus like i was just gonna have to look for new schools for
00:12:25for emma her and matt both live in mount vernon oh yeah but it's not that far away yeah but
00:12:31for him
00:12:31to have to like commute you know an hour to take her to school in the morning it's an hour
00:12:37yeah have
00:12:39you guys talked about relocating there i do not want to move to mount vernon we were pretty clear about
00:12:43that from day one of the pods that i'm not trying to move out there yeah you like the city
00:12:49life i mean
00:12:50i want to go to like concerts and bars and restaurants and sporting events is there somewhere
00:12:54in like the outskirts that you could be like in between well i brought up well her brother lives
00:13:00in german village that's that's an awesome neighborhood if we could find something that'd be
00:13:03that'd be cool that's where she would like to go compromise man it's the way the way it goes
00:13:09just have a little nerves is all you'll be fine you tell him nervous no you look very calm
00:13:16yeah it's nerve-wracking for sure oh yeah
00:13:22yeah i just feel bad he's so nervous yeah well that's the way you are when you get married
00:13:27it's nerve-wracking i'm a little worried
00:13:32oh you can sit there now sit over here
00:13:37we're proud of you thanks yeah you're going on an adventure none of us have done and yeah you really
00:13:42put yourself out there yeah yeah hard to believe honestly i don't think i've ever put so much into
00:13:50a relationship before so yeah that's the way it's supposed to be it's meant to be it'll be
00:13:58we're excited for you thanks
00:14:01the things you want from me definitely you know got some nerves but this helped to happiness whatever
00:14:09happens today jordan today and forever appreciate you guys love you love you
00:14:15love you
00:14:20love you
00:14:26see you over there oh boy
00:14:45oh my god don't cry oh my god amber you look beautiful thank you amazing you're a princess
00:15:00yes i like this a lot
00:15:17oh my gosh oh my gosh i love it jordan's gonna lose his shit he better
00:15:37it's good to see you oh my gosh it's so exciting i know oh my god what do you think
00:15:48what do you
00:15:48think emma you love it yeah have you been having fun you need to turn around oh my emma come
00:15:55here and
00:15:56look in the mirror i want to see in the mirror let's look at us you look pretty too you
00:16:00look like the
00:16:01perfect flower princess gorgeous what do you think are you nervous
00:16:10i will say for the longest time i have always wanted to see you get married so this is you
00:16:15didn't
00:16:15think i was i didn't think so you didn't think so okay so be honest i always felt like you
00:16:20were
00:16:20very like independent like you were just like i didn't think you would i thought i felt like if
00:16:24you were gonna get tied down it would be something that would happen maybe like way later like something
00:16:29when you were like 50 yeah like 40s or 50s yeah i figured you'd get tied down around then so
00:16:33well you
00:16:34have to put it on the other hand emma well that's too bad let me put some chapstick on you
00:16:43real quick
00:16:45too bad oh are you gonna help fix my dress
00:16:51wow bye my little baby i love you so much i can't even believe this here come here
00:17:13oh my god i wouldn't have missed this wouldn't have missed it it is a lot to ask somebody to
00:17:27bring
00:17:28another human into a relationship it's a beautiful dress i'll see you here in a little bit but i would
00:17:34love for jordan's heart to say yes yeah this is our life this is our life we're living the good
00:17:41life
00:17:52oh man i'm freaking out right now
00:17:58okay
00:18:24everybody's here for you
00:18:30she's a wonderful person i just met emma she's a wonderful girl
00:18:36about this it's okay you good yeah it's okay just breathing with your heart
00:18:52we love you no matter what you decide we're all with you we love you so much you make us
00:18:59so proud
00:19:00we love you no matter what you have to do thank you
00:19:33I just want you to know that, of course, I support you.
00:19:35I think that Jordan is a good guy.
00:19:39Sounds to me like he really likes you.
00:19:41I fucking hope.
00:19:42Yeah.
00:19:43Does that mean better?
00:19:45Yeah, honestly.
00:19:47Like...
00:19:47You know, it's a big decision, of course, getting married,
00:19:49whether you guys go through with it or not.
00:19:51I'm personally expecting this not to go through
00:19:54just because I think that, you know,
00:19:57maybe he wants more time.
00:20:03So, I will say, if you guys both say yes,
00:20:05it will genuinely be a huge shock to me.
00:20:07In a good way, you know, I'll say in a good way.
00:20:12For me, it's a yes, but that's, like, a lot to ask for him.
00:20:18I'm understanding either way, though.
00:20:22I will say this.
00:20:25Till the day I died, I think that you deserve the best.
00:20:28And...
00:20:29Aww.
00:20:35Everything's coming, ends of you.
00:20:38The start of it all.
00:20:42So brand new.
00:20:47Here on the ground, up to the moon.
00:20:53We're feeling again.
00:20:54We're feeling again.
00:20:56Hello.
00:20:56Pretty girl.
00:20:58Good job, baby.
00:20:59Curry.
00:20:59You're too cute.
00:21:34I'm so ready.
00:21:36Mm-hmm.
00:21:43I see mommy.
00:21:46Aw, sorry.
00:21:50I love you.
00:21:53I love you.
00:21:58You look so good.
00:22:00You can't trust me.
00:22:01I love this song.
00:22:04Thanks.
00:22:04This is the second one we brought today.
00:22:07Please be seated.
00:22:14We are gathered here today to celebrate the marriage of Amber and Jordan.
00:22:19Love is the foundation upon which we build our lives.
00:22:23Love brings people together, strengthens them in times of hardship, and fills life with meaning and joy.
00:22:31Amber and Jordan stand before us, ready to take the next step in this extraordinary journey of love.
00:22:44Jordan made me a better person, honestly.
00:22:47He always has a positive attitude.
00:22:49He's always looking to make the best out of a situation.
00:22:52He is always looking to say hi to the stranger.
00:22:55He made, like, seven airport friends over a CPAP.
00:22:58Like, he's starting a CPAP club, actually, if he was interested in joining.
00:23:05Um, he is just, like, that positive of a person.
00:23:11I can sometimes be such, like, a go-getter.
00:23:13I'm, like, always trying to do everything, and he makes me step back and realize, like, what truly matters in
00:23:19life.
00:23:27Amber, we've both put so much effort and love into this.
00:23:34I'm glad that it's you up here.
00:23:45Amber and Jordan, you chose to get engaged and spend the rest of your lives together based on a deep
00:23:52emotional connection.
00:23:57Now is the time to decide if love is blind.
00:24:09Will you get married and commit to face life together as husband and wife, or will you walk away forever?
00:24:22Amber, do you take Jordan to be your lawfully wedded husband?
00:24:26Do you solemnly vow to be his faithful partner in sickness and in health,
00:24:31in good times and in bad, and in joy as well as in sorrow?
00:24:36Do you promise to love him unconditionally,
00:24:38to honor and respect him,
00:24:41to laugh with him and cry with him,
00:24:43and to cherish him as long as you both shall live?
00:24:47If so, say, I do.
00:24:58I do.
00:24:59I do.
00:25:01But I understand if there's any doubts.
00:25:05I have a lot going on.
00:25:11Jordan,
00:25:14do you take Amber to be your lawfully wedded wife?
00:25:17Do you solemnly vow to be her faithful partner in sickness and in health,
00:25:22in good times and in bad?
00:25:24Do you promise to love her unconditionally,
00:25:26to honor and respect her,
00:25:28and to cherish her as long as you both shall live?
00:25:32If so, say, I do.
00:25:56I want to follow my heart and say that I do.
00:25:59So your answer is?
00:26:02I do.
00:26:05I do.
00:26:07I do.
00:26:11I do.
00:26:14I do.
00:26:17I do.
00:26:24I do.
00:26:27I do.
00:26:28I do.
00:26:29I do.
00:26:30I do.
00:26:31I do.
00:26:32I do.
00:26:32I do.
00:26:34I do.
00:26:35I do.
00:26:35I do.
00:26:36I do.
00:26:43I do.
00:26:47Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. and Mrs. Jordan and Amber Faye.
00:27:01That's crazy.
00:27:02My sister told me, you know, just follow your heart, you know.
00:27:08So I did.
00:27:11I was fully expecting him to not be ready for this.
00:27:14Like, I was not expecting that at all.
00:27:18One of the best moments of my life as well.
00:27:21That's crazy.
00:27:24At least you're my person.
00:27:27You're my deal.
00:27:29All right.
00:27:30Let's have some fun.
00:27:36Are you excited?
00:27:38Yeah.
00:27:43Cheers.
00:27:44Cheers.
00:28:11Take your time.
00:28:13I love you.
00:28:14I see a life with you.
00:28:16You know, I have the dress.
00:28:17Yeah.
00:28:17The nails, the lashes, all the things.
00:28:19Like, ready to be married.
00:28:21I want to be your wife.
00:28:23I'm shocked that I'm not actually getting married, even though I'm supposed to get married.
00:28:27Yeah.
00:28:27Like, both of my parents, they were so excited that everything that I've always wanted was happening.
00:28:34Today was supposed to be our wedding day, but it's not.
00:28:41It was kind of shocking.
00:28:44My parents, they know how much I want to be married.
00:28:47I have family coming in town, and they were all here to celebrate us.
00:28:53But right now, I feel like everything that I want isn't happening right now.
00:28:59Everything is, like, great, like, between us.
00:29:02But I was just like, I can't walk into a marriage with, like, self-doubt of, can I love you
00:29:07how you need to be loved?
00:29:08I think that's why I couldn't get to the altar.
00:29:11I just can't do it.
00:29:13I can see my life being with you, 100%.
00:29:17I can't get married right now.
00:29:20Even though it's not right now, it doesn't mean that it's not going to be eventually.
00:29:25I feel like we're still together, and we're just taking a slight pause on when we actually get married.
00:29:34I think when it comes to, like, you feeling more comfortable with a prenup, for me, like, say we would
00:29:43have gotten married today, I was willing to make adjustments to what I believe.
00:29:51Yeah. Right. Yeah.
00:29:53We're still going to be together. We're still engaged.
00:29:56I do see 100%, like, marrying each other.
00:30:00Our story's not over, whether that's marriage now or marriage later.
00:30:05We are going to be husband and wife one day, then hopefully have babies right after we get married.
00:30:13After the initial, like, shock of it all, of, like, okay, I'm not getting married, it was like, okay, I'm
00:30:19not getting married, but now what does our life look like?
00:30:23Like, where do we go from here?
00:30:25I'm not a fortune teller, so I don't know.
00:30:27There's still doubts that I have, but it's like, I don't know the answer.
00:30:31I don't know.
00:30:31Only time will tell.
00:30:33Yeah.
00:30:33And I'm like, I don't know what the future holds.
00:30:35I don't.
00:30:36Like, if I did, like, life would be different.
00:30:39But my doubts moving forward in the relationship, what does it look like?
00:30:44You're not going to just date someone to date.
00:30:46Like, I'm not going to date someone just to date.
00:30:49Like, I'm dating to get married.
00:30:50Like, I'm engaged to get married.
00:30:52So it's like, these are the doubts that, like, for me need to, like, kind of clear my head to,
00:30:57like, be able to move forward.
00:30:59Yeah.
00:30:59Today was supposed to be our wedding day.
00:31:02She was ready for marriage, but there was always doubt in my head.
00:31:06There were certain things that kind of struck me.
00:31:09Like, you know, when she mentioned that she had pre-bought a wedding dress, having the dress pre-bought was
00:31:15something that really threw me.
00:31:17I was like, were you going to get married regardless if it was me?
00:31:19Of course I want to be his bride, especially, like, when we went and did the wedding dress shopping and,
00:31:24like, I put my dress on that I picked out before we came here.
00:31:28I think that he would love this dress because I think this dress would make him see my natural beauty.
00:31:36Yeah, I got to go.
00:31:37All right.
00:31:38Well, it's not our wedding day.
00:31:41We can pick our wedding day.
00:31:43Yeah.
00:31:44I'm 99% sure I'm going to get married to Devante.
00:31:47We are supposed to be married.
00:31:50I do see myself marrying him.
00:31:52I feel like he is my person.
00:31:54Is she my forever person?
00:31:56The more I'm, like, clinged on to or the more I'm, like, pressured to do something, the, like, harder that
00:32:01I push back.
00:32:02She is sometimes like a shadow to me, and I'm just like, sometimes I'm like, just wait out there.
00:32:07I'll be right back.
00:32:08I'm just going to change my shirt.
00:32:10That's something I don't want to keep dragging down the road if it's, like, it's not going to work out.
00:32:15Oh, I need to go.
00:32:20We will be in touch.
00:32:23We will be in touch.
00:32:25I can't stand you.
00:32:27Two years ago, I would have been so nervous to have that conversation with her.
00:32:31I would have just got married and figured, like, I probably would have, like, swept it all over the rug,
00:32:36had resentment, and, like, you know, probably figured out how to get a divorce, like, the easiest way possible.
00:32:41I've had moments where I've felt naive of feeling like my feelings are stronger than his, and wondering, like, if
00:32:48he's just going through the motions.
00:32:50Like, is this why I have not met your mom in person?
00:32:53Is, do you still feel the same exact way that you felt about me in the pods?
00:32:58Like, am I the person that you fell in love with?
00:33:02I think what I'm most fearful of is having to start all over.
00:33:07If for some reason we don't work, I'm fearful to have to be vulnerable with somebody else all over again.
00:33:16Um, because it was really hard to do it in this instance, but it paid off because now I have
00:33:26the love of my life, my person, my best friend, that I hope to be my best friend again one
00:33:32day.
00:33:32But we just need to get back to all of those feelings of why we fell in love and why
00:33:38we chose each other.
00:33:40I do think Devontae will end up being my husband.
00:33:43We're not saying no to each other.
00:33:45We're just saying not right now.
00:33:47It would have been hard for me to go through today knowing that we aren't getting married.
00:33:54Like, if it wasn't 100% yes, that I didn't want to have, like, a wedding.
00:33:59I'll never forget you.
00:34:02You've always been on my side.
00:34:05From the day that I met you.
00:34:08To the day I die.
00:34:11It starts right here.
00:34:19It starts right here.
00:34:21It's my wedding day.
00:34:23It's the biggest day that I've had in my life so far.
00:34:26I've been second best a lot of times.
00:34:29Um, you know, I've been cheated on.
00:34:31I've been lied to.
00:34:32And I fell in love with Alex because he was so confident in his decision to choose me.
00:34:36Take a deep breath in.
00:34:38Won't change my mind.
00:34:41Love is choosing someone every single day.
00:34:44Waking up and just being 100% confident in your decision to be with that person.
00:34:49To make them your wife.
00:34:50To be their husband.
00:34:51And I just remember being all in and telling my dad, like, I met the man of my dreams.
00:34:55You know, I've been crying so much, too.
00:34:57Like, I get so emotional.
00:34:58I don't know why.
00:34:58I'm, like, not the emotional type.
00:35:00It's almost like it's your wedding day.
00:35:01It's almost like it's my wedding day.
00:35:02It's a crazy time in my life.
00:35:03Did you talk to Alex last night?
00:35:06We talked a little bit.
00:35:07Yeah?
00:35:07We're supposed to be separated.
00:35:09I don't think he realizes, like, how strong it probably does really make him to live the
00:35:16childhood he lived.
00:35:17To, uh, have the adult life that he had.
00:35:21You know, his dreams were taken away from him.
00:35:23He had trouble in his childhood with, you know, stepfathers, fathers, whatever it was.
00:35:27Um, I had such a different life.
00:35:30Hi!
00:35:30Hi, girls!
00:35:32Hi, baby!
00:35:33I have lived a very stable life with a great family.
00:35:39And he has not.
00:35:40But I think that will make him not only a great husband, but a great father.
00:35:44Um, so, yeah.
00:35:48That's what makes Alex so special.
00:35:50It's insane that one person, after such a short period of time, can make you feel all these emotions.
00:35:57All at once.
00:35:58Ash, did you ever think you would get to this moment?
00:36:01No.
00:36:02I am the bride.
00:36:04The bride.
00:36:05I'm the bride.
00:36:07Brine.
00:36:07I can't believe it.
00:36:11So with your hands up in the cold, keep it there when you come down.
00:36:18I think Ashley makes a phenomenal life in a number of ways.
00:36:22Um, just the confidence that she has.
00:36:23She meets every single thing that I could want checked in a box or whatever, uh, emotionally, without a doubt.
00:36:29And the physical is fantastic.
00:36:31She's a beautiful woman as well.
00:36:32So, I think she's a top-tier partner when it comes to, you know, choosing a life.
00:36:36So bad, so bad, so bad.
00:36:40Are you nervous to walk down the wedding aisle?
00:36:42No.
00:36:43You, I mean, you play Division I soccer, you know what I'm talking about.
00:36:46You walk out, like, the crowd's there.
00:36:47In front of 5,000 people.
00:36:48You're used to that.
00:36:48You're used to that.
00:36:49I mean, I am ready to marry Ashley.
00:36:50And the fact that I'm able to stay cool, calm, and collected on a day like this with high, kind
00:36:54of, stakes involved, it's like a penalty shootout.
00:36:56With everything on the line, there's no pressure on the goalkeeper ever, because they're supposed to score.
00:37:00I, as a goalkeeper, felt very, very confident in, you know, making saves at that point.
00:37:05You kind of walk around with your shoulders out, ready to, you know, make the save that you need to.
00:37:09And at the moment, that's kind of what this feels like today.
00:37:11Big stakes.
00:37:11You decide the game today.
00:37:13It's not that I'm emotionally numb or anything like that.
00:37:15It's more, I've been here before.
00:37:17I do feel confident in what I bring to the table, and I'm happy to show it.
00:37:20Tell me about Ashley.
00:37:21I don't know Ashley at all.
00:37:22Oh, yeah, you've got to meet her at some point.
00:37:24You think I'll meet her today?
00:37:25I think so.
00:37:26I think so.
00:37:27No, she's a great girl.
00:37:28Great girl.
00:37:29We align on everything from politics to sense of humor.
00:37:33I don't know, she's a phenomenal person.
00:37:35Great partner.
00:37:36What kind of family does she come from?
00:37:37Older brother, and then her father was definitely extroverted for sure.
00:37:42You said he's a divorce attorney?
00:37:43Yeah, dude, that was nuts.
00:37:45That's why the family to marry.
00:37:46Yeah, it was insane, dude.
00:37:47That's where you want to be.
00:37:48Yeah, you got grilled, I'm sure.
00:37:49I did.
00:37:50I did.
00:37:51So, like, I day trade, obviously, and, like, I know the Australian dollar.
00:37:55We were talking about crypto for a little bit.
00:37:56Yeah.
00:37:57Like, he'll start talking about something else, and then randomly, he'll just be like,
00:38:00all right, so what's the price of crypto right now?
00:38:02I'm like, I don't trade that, first off.
00:38:04Off the top of my head?
00:38:05Yeah.
00:38:05Like, what?
00:38:07You know, I don't really think I have any fears at the moment.
00:38:10I mean, outside of maybe sharks in the water, but that's, you know, I think pretty normal.
00:38:14What's up, boys?
00:38:15Who's sexy?
00:38:17Rip one sleeve off and show off the arm.
00:38:19Oh, I would love to.
00:38:21Oh, dude.
00:38:23My guys, gracias, chico.
00:38:32Hi.
00:38:34I'm so excited.
00:38:36Wow.
00:38:37Sparkly, you sparkly?
00:38:38You gonna get me?
00:38:39Yeah, I don't want to get my lipstick on you.
00:38:41How you doing?
00:38:42Good, how are you?
00:38:42Good.
00:38:43Wow, you clean up okay?
00:38:46Thank you, thank you.
00:38:47How are you doing, kiddo?
00:38:49Good.
00:38:49I'm comfortable, confident, sleeping well, clear head.
00:38:53Good.
00:38:54Where I should be.
00:38:55Well, I'm proud of you.
00:38:57Sad Nana and Bopper aren't here to see you.
00:38:59I kind of felt them here a little bit.
00:39:01I mean, they're around, for sure.
00:39:02Yeah, of course they are.
00:39:03For sure.
00:39:03And I'm just certain they are very proud of you.
00:39:06I hope so.
00:39:07I hope so.
00:39:08A lot of this day has been the pregame warm-up,
00:39:10and now you've started to put the gloves on
00:39:12and the cleats on
00:39:13and you're in the locker room with the boys beforehand
00:39:15and you're really figuring out,
00:39:16okay, like, the moment's here.
00:39:18I think we're basically walking out to the field right now.
00:39:20It's game time now.
00:39:22Mm-hmm.
00:39:23I'll talk to you soon.
00:39:24Yep.
00:39:24Thank you for all the support.
00:39:25Love you, baby.
00:39:26Appreciate it.
00:39:27Love me, love me, baby.
00:39:34Ah!
00:39:35Oh, my God.
00:39:36That's crazy.
00:39:37Okay, everybody, don't cry.
00:39:40Don't cry.
00:39:40You look like a walking barbie.
00:39:42Yeah, I do.
00:39:43Yeah, barbie.
00:39:45Oh, the button.
00:39:47It's not in there.
00:39:48So great.
00:39:48Perfect.
00:39:49Honey.
00:39:50Baby.
00:39:51I love you.
00:39:52I love you.
00:40:02I love you too.
00:40:15Do you see how big my boobs are?
00:40:22Hello, little sweetie.
00:40:23What are you crying about?
00:40:26Oh, hi, sweetie.
00:40:31Don't cry too much.
00:40:33Keeping it together.
00:40:35Coming into the pods, I did have some self-doubt.
00:40:37I clearly wasn't having any luck in the dating pool in Cleveland, and I didn't know if I'd be everybody's
00:40:43cup of tea.
00:40:43I'm just this boring girl from a small town in Ohio.
00:40:47You look fantastic.
00:40:49Boy, that is a pretty dress.
00:40:50I've been crying all day.
00:40:52But the people I've met, the men that I've dated, the man that I'm about to marry, everything that I've
00:40:57had here has made me so much more confident.
00:41:00Do you think I've changed throughout this process?
00:41:02I do.
00:41:03It feels amazing to put on my dress.
00:41:05There have been many conversations that I'm not Alex's type.
00:41:13So I hope when he sees me today, he realizes how wrong he is.
00:41:18If I'm being completely honest, I would be shocked if Alex said yes.
00:41:23I'd be happy.
00:41:24Obviously, nobody wants to be rejected, but I am more so expecting a no from Alex.
00:41:31Love you.
00:41:31Love you, Tweet.
00:41:34You all excited?
00:41:35Yes.
00:41:36You all ready?
00:41:37Yeah.
00:41:38I know I'm not everybody's cup of tea.
00:41:40I'm not for every boy.
00:41:42Like, who cares?
00:41:43Like, who cares if they like me?
00:41:45Who cares if they want to be with me?
00:41:47It's more, do I want to be with them?
00:41:48And I think that's my biggest thing today is it's my wedding day.
00:41:53And the answer could be no.
00:41:54The answer could be yes.
00:41:55But someone out there is going to be the love of my life.
00:41:59And if it's Alex, it is Alex.
00:42:01If we choose each other today, then he will be the person that changes my life for the better.
00:42:06I know that I am choosing someone today because of happiness.
00:42:11I'm confident and ready.
00:42:14To your big day.
00:42:16To the big day.
00:42:17Alex and Ashley, big day.
00:42:20Oh, goodness.
00:42:47Oh, my God.
00:42:48Here.
00:42:50Oh, my God.
00:42:52Oh, my God.
00:42:53I'm so nervous.
00:42:54Your future is right in front of you.
00:42:56I can feel it.
00:42:57I got this.
00:42:59You got this.
00:43:00I got this.
00:43:01You're Ashley Carpenter.
00:43:03Black belt.
00:43:06You more nervous now or when you did that first tournament?
00:43:10Probably now.
00:43:16Ladies and gentlemen, will you please rise for the entrance of our bride?
00:43:22Oh, no.
00:43:24Here we go.
00:43:25Oh, my God.
00:43:26Oh, my God.
00:43:28Oh, my God.
00:43:32Oh, my God.
00:43:36Oh, my God.
00:43:47Oh, my God.
00:44:09Thank you for listening.
00:44:16You may be seated, everyone.
00:44:23Good.
00:44:24Good.
00:44:26Dearly beloved, we're gathered here today to celebrate Ashley and Alex,
00:44:33a unique love born from truly unique circumstances.
00:44:38While there are many dimensions to love, arguably the most beautiful is that love has no requirements
00:44:45and it knows no limitations based on who you are or how you look.
00:44:50So it is with love in mind that we celebrate these two wonderful people today.
00:44:55They have come so far together, from sitting in the pods, excited for the chance to learn about each other,
00:45:02to standing on this platform today, ready for the chance to share their feelings for each other.
00:45:18Ashley, from the moment we stepped into the pods together, obviously I knew that you were very, very special.
00:45:23Whether it's riding horseback in Mexico or competing on the golf course together, it's incredible to get to know you.
00:45:31I fell for your voice, I fell for your sense of humor, and I've enjoyed every second of this.
00:45:46Alex, this has been a crazy rollercoaster.
00:45:50I'm sure everyone here is going to think I'm completely insane when I say that I fell for you.
00:45:55When I was stepping into a pod, you became my best friend, and I fell in love with you.
00:46:01You're back.
00:46:02Not bad.
00:46:07Ashley and Alex, you chose to get engaged and spend the rest of your lives together based on a deep
00:46:14emotional connection.
00:46:16Now is the time to decide if love is blind.
00:46:25Will you get married and commit to face life together as husband and wife, or will you walk away forever?
00:46:39Alex, do you take Ashley to be your lawfully wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward,
00:46:45for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love, honor, and cherish,
00:46:52forsaking all others, so long as you both shall live?
00:46:57If so, say I do.
00:47:06I know your answer, and it doesn't matter to me.
00:47:10I know you don't choose me, and I'm not choosing you either.
00:47:18When we were in the pods, all of our stories, all of our future plans, they aligned perfectly.
00:47:23However, once we left the pods, there was no effort.
00:47:27There was no intimacy.
00:47:28There were no questions that you had for me.
00:47:30And I felt like as soon as we moved into the apartment, we were roommates.
00:47:40Something always kind of felt off.
00:47:43Your stories were so vivid.
00:47:45They were so detailed.
00:47:46You would say a lot of words, but somehow I just found myself more confused at the end of our
00:47:51conversations.
00:47:52Okay.
00:47:54Lying is a non-negotiable for me, and I'm sure it is for you as well.
00:47:59Mm-hmm.
00:48:00I lead my life with integrity, which is one of the reasons you've told me that you fall in love
00:48:04with me, and I expect my husband to do the same thing.
00:48:07That's okay.
00:48:07Unfortunately, I do feel like you have missed that mark.
00:48:10Okay.
00:48:16I used to ignore red flags.
00:48:20I accepted dishonesty, and I spent far too much time waiting for a man to love me that was not
00:48:28my person.
00:48:29I think this process has really made us grow, and I'm very proud of the woman I am today, and
00:48:34I hope you're proud of the man that you are through all of this.
00:48:37Absolutely.
00:49:07I am so sorry, but it is a no for me today.
00:49:14Okay.
00:49:16I would like to say I completely respect that from you.
00:49:20I do disagree to an extent about the integrity.
00:49:23I felt as though the questions about my past were more to try and catch me in something that didn't
00:49:28really understand me.
00:49:29I do live a very different lifestyle.
00:49:31I do my best to explain it as much as possible.
00:49:34I personally don't think that I've missed the mark on integrity, but I do understand the rest of your feelings,
00:49:39and I respect your feelings without a doubt.
00:49:41From my end, it's mutual.
00:49:46Saying no to you today is a win.
00:49:51Call me.
00:49:54Call me.
00:49:56Call me.
00:50:00Call me.
00:50:17You're welcome.
00:50:21She's not how he calls him a liar.
00:50:22No.
00:50:23That just is not right.
00:50:31Phew.
00:50:34All right.
00:50:35Clock to that guy.
00:50:39Appreciate you, boys.
00:50:41We got you.
00:50:41We got you.
00:50:42We got you.
00:50:43Come here.
00:50:44We're good.
00:50:44I know, but I'm just not happy with her calling you a liar.
00:50:48Because you're not.
00:50:50I know that, and everyone here knows that.
00:50:52So I'm exactly where I should be.
00:50:53I mean, where I needed to be.
00:50:55Very confident.
00:50:56And you're a great person and a great man.
00:50:57Appreciate you, bro.
00:50:58You'll be a great husband one day.
00:50:59Appreciate you.
00:50:59I know it.
00:51:00You all know who I am.
00:51:01I know who I am.
00:51:03That's all that really matters.
00:51:04I don't really care about the rest of it.
00:51:05She's a great girl.
00:51:06There's no ill will, no hard feelings towards her.
00:51:08She feels a certain way.
00:51:10I respect that.
00:51:11You want to go see if she's okay?
00:51:13No.
00:51:14What do you mean?
00:51:16I will say I didn't expect integrity to be called into question.
00:51:20I didn't expect the I'm going to go first type thing.
00:51:22And that's a power move.
00:51:23Do your thing.
00:51:23But it was a consistent theme throughout this process here where I was always asked,
00:51:27where were you at this time?
00:51:28When did this happen?
00:51:29What were you doing?
00:51:30And I think she was looking for a potential way out to really kind of find that and was really
00:51:35targeting my past.
00:51:36But if you're going to heavily weight, you know, my past, there are some things in hers as well.
00:51:41To my integrity.
00:51:48I'm sure he's a little annoyed that I called out his integrity in front of all of his friends and
00:51:54his mom.
00:51:55But I don't care.
00:51:58I just don't care.
00:51:59Today was all about me.
00:52:01I could tell when I walked in.
00:52:02He didn't say much.
00:52:03Like, why did he only, like...
00:52:04Because he has nothing to say.
00:52:05He knows I'm right.
00:52:06Anything.
00:52:07That was, I don't know, weird.
00:52:09It was weird.
00:52:10He was a loser.
00:52:11I was like, that's all you can say?
00:52:12He didn't love me.
00:52:13He didn't even like me, I don't think so.
00:52:15Really?
00:52:16Yeah, every...
00:52:16He kept talking about how I'm, like, not his type.
00:52:18And I was like, you're not my type.
00:52:20For him to sit there and lie, I don't think he's here for the right reasons.
00:52:24I think he wanted something else out of this rather than a wife.
00:52:29Just not the right guy.
00:52:30Perfect dress, perfect venue.
00:52:32Not the perfect guy.
00:52:57I've been drifting away for so long.
00:53:15Today is wedding day, and I am beyond excited.
00:53:18I don't even know what word to use.
00:53:20I'm not running away anymore.
00:53:22He's so pretty.
00:53:24I knew he was my person, and I didn't care what he looked like.
00:53:30I knew that I was so crazy in love with him.
00:53:33Like, the rest didn't matter.
00:53:35Like, I love him.
00:53:36I love his qualities.
00:53:37I love his heart.
00:53:38I love his mind.
00:53:39I love his soul.
00:53:40I love how much he loves other people.
00:53:43I love how passionate he is.
00:53:46I love how smart he is.
00:53:47I love how silly he can be.
00:53:49I know he's not perfect for everybody, but for me, he, like, could not be more perfect for
00:53:54my personality and what I envisioned in my life and what I want in a husband and what
00:53:58I want in the father of my kids.
00:54:06I've just been calm and confident with him, you know, I know.
00:54:16My biggest fear is just, like, not feeling good enough.
00:54:26Whether it's family stuff or education stuff or upbringing stuff, a lot of my fear in dating
00:54:31in the past was that when someone really gets to know me and see my flaws or my family's
00:54:36flaws, that I wouldn't feel good enough.
00:54:39And that's why this experiment was so beautiful, because it gave him everything.
00:54:43And he said, like, you are good enough.
00:54:52And I'm going to cry saying it, but he wrote me something in the pods.
00:54:57And, like, the very first line was, I can't see you, but I see you.
00:55:04And I felt seen.
00:55:06It didn't feel like some BS wording.
00:55:09And so I felt, like, really loved and accepted.
00:55:12And so that fear kind of dissipated, like, right there in that moment.
00:55:15And it hasn't even crept up not once since.
00:55:22Like, now I can't imagine a future without him.
00:55:24And I don't want to even try.
00:55:26There's still time if you want to run, Christy.
00:55:31I'm just kidding.
00:55:33I'd punch you if you say no.
00:55:35I already told Vic I'd punch him.
00:55:38Shandell, Vic's sister, she's marrying us.
00:55:41Did you know that?
00:55:42Yes.
00:55:42I can't wait to meet his mom for the first time.
00:55:44I don't know, like, what I'm going to say.
00:55:46I don't know what she's going to say.
00:55:48I just want to see her and I want to hug her.
00:55:50You know, Vic's so incredible.
00:55:51Like, I know his mom's going to be too.
00:55:52And I'm really excited for her to be here.
00:55:57Oh, my God.
00:55:59Finally.
00:56:01That's so sweet.
00:56:05You look so beautiful.
00:56:07Hey, dude.
00:56:09Nice to meet you.
00:56:11Nice to meet you.
00:56:13Nice to meet you.
00:56:16I'm really trying not to cry.
00:56:18I'm really trying.
00:56:19Oh, my goodness.
00:56:20It's lovely to see you.
00:56:22Me too, yes.
00:56:24Vic told me a lot about you.
00:56:28I'm so glad you could both make it.
00:56:30I know this is strange, like, meeting on the day of.
00:56:33I know.
00:56:34I was happy when he told me he felt so hard.
00:56:36He's happy.
00:56:37All right.
00:56:38I do know.
00:56:39If one thing I know my brother, and he's happy.
00:56:42Well, he makes me beyond happy.
00:56:44This is one of my best friends from college.
00:56:46Her name's Tori.
00:56:47Hey, Tori.
00:56:48My other best friend from college, this is Amani.
00:56:50Hey, Amani.
00:56:51Hey, how nice to meet you.
00:56:53She's actually my niece, but she's older than me.
00:56:55So I call her my sister, but this is Karina.
00:56:59So happy.
00:57:00Yeah.
00:57:01So happy.
00:57:02I always wanted to find something.
00:57:04Aw.
00:57:04Well, I'm honored that he chose me.
00:57:07He's a beautiful, beautiful person.
00:57:09I'll let you read it in private, you know, as you wish.
00:57:13But that's...
00:57:14Just a little note.
00:57:15I was like, I'm not going to have the words and the emotions to say it here in person.
00:57:18No, instead of wearing makeup, we do not want that.
00:57:20Let me see the arm ring.
00:57:21I was like, so, I like it.
00:57:24He's so private.
00:57:25He's an introvert.
00:57:26I would not have seen him doing this.
00:57:29I mean, I was like, what?
00:57:30You're an introvert.
00:57:31Oh, you know, it's funny.
00:57:32So am I.
00:57:33He thinks that I'm more extroverted than he is.
00:57:36And I was like, no, absolutely not.
00:57:37You're way more extroverted than I am.
00:57:39Did you guys ever think I would ever do anything like this?
00:57:42Not in a million years.
00:57:43I would have never saw this on Christine's bingo card.
00:57:46Well, when Victor told me, I was like, well, I was like, really?
00:57:50But when he makes up his mind to do something, I know he's taken the time to research it.
00:57:55So I was just like, okay, fine.
00:57:56Like me, I'm from New York.
00:57:58So I have a distressful demeanor.
00:58:00But I spoke to her, and I instantly liked her.
00:58:04She's genuine, and she came into this process wanting to find love, and she's found it.
00:58:10And I'm happy.
00:58:11I know he wants to find a wife.
00:58:14I'm happy for you.
00:58:15Yes.
00:58:16I'm excited.
00:58:17I'm happy.
00:58:18Me too.
00:58:19I'm happy you guys are happy.
00:58:20I'm happy.
00:58:21It excites me, didn't you?
00:58:23Go ahead and get ready.
00:58:24Yeah, go ahead and get ready.
00:58:25And we'll see you.
00:58:27Bye.
00:58:28I'm not as nervous anymore.
00:58:37Bye.
00:58:39Hi, guys.
00:58:41There she is.
00:58:43Oh my gosh, you look gorgeous.
00:58:46You look gorgeous, baby.
00:58:50Hi.
00:58:50Are you feeling, are you?
00:58:52Good?
00:58:53You're not?
00:58:55I'm feeling more like a bride.
00:58:56I knew I was going to be a wife, you know what I mean?
00:58:59Mm-hmm.
00:59:00But I feel like a bride today, which is fun and exciting.
00:59:03I got to meet Vic's mom.
00:59:05Did you like her?
00:59:06Was she nice?
00:59:07Yeah, and his sister came up, too.
00:59:09So I got to meet them both, and they got the chit-tat
00:59:11with everybody.
00:59:12Melody, can you believe it?
00:59:14This is so neat.
00:59:16I know.
00:59:17Tori, are you getting nervous, too?
00:59:19I'm not nervous.
00:59:20I'm happy.
00:59:30Today is wedding day.
00:59:32The emotional connection Christine and I have,
00:59:34it's enough for a lifetime.
00:59:42Fell in love with Christine before I even saw her.
00:59:44I know Christine.
00:59:45Like, I know all the parts of her,
00:59:48and she knows all the parts of me.
00:59:50She called me her Build-A-Bear husband.
00:59:51I'm like, all right, you better put some patches on that Build-A-Bear,
00:59:54because, you know, I got scars, and I'm not perfect
00:59:57in any way, shape, or form.
00:59:58But that's the thing, is that her imperfections,
01:00:01my imperfections, we see beauty in it.
01:00:06I can't say what's in that box.
01:00:10I can't.
01:00:11It's between a husband and a wife.
01:00:17Yeah, how about C?
01:00:18Where's the man of the double?
01:00:20This is nice.
01:00:21Yes, sir.
01:00:22Oh, my gosh.
01:00:23Yeah.
01:00:24What's up, man?
01:00:26Brother, brother.
01:00:27How's everything, bro?
01:00:28Yes, sir.
01:00:29Yes, sir.
01:00:30What's going on?
01:00:32How you feeling, man?
01:00:33Oh, feeling good.
01:00:34Feeling really good.
01:00:35Feeling good?
01:00:36Yeah, man.
01:00:37Thanks, y'all.
01:00:38Thanks.
01:00:39Game time feeling really good.
01:00:40That's good.
01:00:41So my question is, how you going to walk out?
01:00:45What you mean?
01:00:45You're just going to be like.
01:00:48I'm going to run down the house.
01:00:51All that I find, all that I do, right here in front of me.
01:00:56They call me Bullseye.
01:00:57Now, let me ask you this.
01:01:00I ask Christine's rhythm, because we're going to be partying.
01:01:03You know what I mean?
01:01:04It's going to be music playing.
01:01:08Man, we're going to hit it.
01:01:09We're going to hit it.
01:01:10We're going to hit it.
01:01:12She'll be good.
01:01:13She'll be good.
01:01:14I'm going to have to show her the electric slide in real time.
01:01:17In real time.
01:01:19You know how to do the electric slide?
01:01:21I'm liable to hurt somebody.
01:01:23We're going to show you how to electric slide, bro.
01:01:25So stand up next to me.
01:01:27Good.
01:01:28No, you're doing good.
01:01:28Do it again.
01:01:29Keep it going.
01:01:29You got that style.
01:01:30You got that look.
01:01:32Every trick and everything.
01:01:34Do you know what I'm singing?
01:01:37One, two, three, four to the left.
01:01:39One, two, three, four to the right.
01:01:41One, two, three, four to the right.
01:01:43One, two, three, two, three, two, one, two, three, five, two.
01:01:45Hey!
01:01:46Hey!
01:01:46Pick it up.
01:01:47Hey!
01:01:48Hey!
01:01:49I got this.
01:01:50Oh, yeah.
01:01:51The way you make me feel.
01:01:54The way you make me feel.
01:01:58Oh, my.
01:01:59You make me feel.
01:02:11Oh, my.
01:02:12Oh, my.
01:02:15Oh, my.
01:02:16Oh, my.
01:02:16Oh, my.
01:02:17Oh, my.
01:02:17How are you doing?
01:02:18Good.
01:02:18Good to see you.
01:02:19Yeah, I'm sorry.
01:02:22Oh, my goodness, I've met Christine.
01:02:24You did?
01:02:25Yeah.
01:02:25How was that?
01:02:26Oh, it was good.
01:02:27I was nervous at first, but I love her.
01:02:29Yes.
01:02:30I just, you know.
01:02:31Yeah.
01:02:31Super warm.
01:02:32Yeah, yeah.
01:02:33Knowing that I got y'all behind me is very much true.
01:02:37I wouldn't miss it for anything.
01:02:39Mm-hmm.
01:02:40Mm-hmm.
01:02:41Yeah.
01:02:42I was nervous this morning because I've never met her in person.
01:02:46Yeah.
01:02:47But once I went up and I met her, it's like, that was it.
01:02:51It's having the support of close friends and then family.
01:02:54That is, like, very important.
01:02:55Well, as you know, family is important to us.
01:02:58She's heavily family-oriented.
01:03:00Yep.
01:03:00So that's a big piece.
01:03:01I told her about the times I gave you hard times as a kid.
01:03:05I told her all the stress that may have caused the family.
01:03:10I remember when you went away to college.
01:03:13When you came back the first semester and you were, like,
01:03:16following me all around the house apologizing,
01:03:19how come you didn't give up on me?
01:03:21And I said, no, we don't give up on our children.
01:03:24Yeah.
01:03:24That was part of growing up.
01:03:26Yeah.
01:03:26Yeah.
01:03:26Christine asked me, did you feel ashamed about it,
01:03:28those sort of things?
01:03:29And I told her for a while I did,
01:03:31especially after I kind of came to terms with God
01:03:33and what was right and what was wrong.
01:03:35And then she was reassuring.
01:03:36She was like, I accept you for your past, your present.
01:03:38And she was like, God isn't ashamed of you, right?
01:03:40It's not about religion.
01:03:41Yeah.
01:03:42As long as you're on that path, I have no concern and no doubt.
01:03:47I'm happy, truly happy for you and Christine.
01:03:50Mm-hmm.
01:03:50Really happy for you all.
01:03:52Yeah.
01:03:54I can't believe my baby is getting married.
01:03:56Can you believe that?
01:03:57Yeah.
01:03:58Yeah.
01:03:59There's no cold feet in making a decision about Christine.
01:04:03I love you.
01:04:04I love you, too.
01:04:05All right.
01:04:05Yeah.
01:04:07Now it's just for her to choose me.
01:04:17Oh, Christine.
01:04:21Beautiful, honey.
01:04:22That is incredible.
01:04:24You look so good.
01:04:25Oh, yeah.
01:04:27Yeah.
01:04:27That was the right dress.
01:04:30Gosh, it means everything if it says yes.
01:04:35Baby, I'm so proud of you, too.
01:04:38I can't wait to be Mrs. St. John.
01:04:46Oh, gosh.
01:05:04I've never felt like this before.
01:05:08You've opened up my eyes when you opened up the door.
01:05:15And I just want to die with you in the deep.
01:05:21You want to run now?
01:05:22We can make a run for it.
01:05:25I'm not running anywhere in these shoes.
01:05:28Oh.
01:05:32Hello.
01:05:33How are you?
01:05:35You look incredible.
01:05:37You look incredible.
01:05:39I wanted to tell you I really liked Vic.
01:05:43I mean, I know I said that with him there, but I really did.
01:05:46I got no words of advice for you.
01:05:48You're an accomplished, beautiful young woman.
01:05:51My job is to get you safely down there to your wonderful new life.
01:05:55Please stand.
01:05:58Here we go, Carol.
01:06:07Here we go, Carol.
01:06:23Here we go.
01:06:27Here we go, Carol.
01:06:29All right.
01:06:37Good night.
01:06:39Good afternoon. Victor and Christine are pleased that their closest family and friends have come
01:06:47to witness their exchange of wedding vows. Victor, my one and only baby brother, has been a part of
01:06:55my life since the beginning. Though their meeting was unconventional, their commitment to each other
01:07:03and unwavering support of friends and family will help them bloom together like a new plant
01:07:10taking root. Just as Adam and Eve became one, Victor and Christine shall become one today
01:07:16as well as they become one united in marriage. Um, where do I begin? I'm trying to find my words.
01:07:29Um, Christine, the first time we met I lost words and then this time you came down the
01:07:37aisle and I can't find my words. I never thought I'd fall in love in such a unique experiment
01:07:49and Christine, the moment we spoke in those pods and we just connected, it felt so easy getting to
01:07:57know you. You make it easy to open up. You make it easy to be vulnerable. You know more about
01:08:03me than
01:08:03anyone else on this planet at this moment. You accept me for me, then I accept you for you.
01:08:09I'm so grateful to be engaged to you and to see what our next step in this chapter looks like.
01:08:21I think just from the beginning, I felt some kind of connection with you just from hearing your voice.
01:08:26Even from our first 10 minute conversation, I think something in me knew. And every day going forward,
01:08:32getting to know you deeper and deeper and you let me fully let my guard down and be myself to
01:08:37open up
01:08:39parts of me that maybe are shameful or embarrassing or whatever I interpreted. And the fact that you
01:08:46still fell in love with me and we had such a connection regardless of anything that either of us
01:08:51shared, it just felt so right. Since such a calm love and an easy love, but very fulfilling and
01:08:59passionate love and very, very, very grateful for you.
01:09:03I'm grateful to you. And I feel honored that I'm here with you.
01:09:12Victor and Christine, you chose to get engaged and spend the rest of your lives together based on a deep
01:09:19emotional connection. Now is the time to decide if love is blind.
01:09:26Will you get married and commit to face a life together as husband and wife,
01:09:31or will you walk away forever? Christine, do you take Victor to be your lawfully wedded husband,
01:09:42promising to love and comfort him, to honor him and keep him in sickness and in health,
01:09:50in prosperity and adversity and forsaken all others as long as you both shall live?
01:09:57If so, please say I do.
01:10:07I do.
01:10:14Victor, do you take Christine to be your lawfully wedded wife, promising to love and comfort her,
01:10:23to honor her and keep her in sickness and in health, in prosperity and adversity and forsaken all others,
01:10:32as long as you both shall live? If so, please say I do.
01:10:37You're a special woman. And you're more than that. You're my woman. You're my rib. And I do.
01:10:49I now pronounce you husband and wife. Victor, you may now kiss your beautiful bride.
01:10:57Oh my god.
01:10:58I got a whole lot of love. I got a whole lot of love. I got a whole lot of
01:11:07love.
01:11:07I got a whole lot of love. I got a whole lot of love.
01:11:09Yeah!
01:11:09You're gonna give me a song.
01:11:12Oh, oh, oh, oh.
01:11:14Put my presence in, get upon yourself.
01:11:18Allow me to reintroduce myself.
01:11:22For the St. John.
01:11:23For St. John's, baby.
01:11:24What a beautiful thing.
01:11:26Yeah, nice meeting you.
01:11:32Best day of my life, times 10.
01:11:35Yeah.
01:11:36Never felt love like this.
01:11:37Yeah.
01:11:40My forever.
01:11:42Forever, ever.
01:11:43Ever, ever.
01:11:44We got to merge into families. We got a tribe now.
01:11:47Yeah.
01:11:48Yeah.
01:11:49With my wife.
01:11:52That's what I'm looking forward to.
01:11:54Same.
01:11:55I got to show you the electric slide later.
01:11:58Might have to take my shoes off for that.
01:11:59Yeah, yeah, yeah.
01:12:01Mmm.
01:12:03Yeah, I love you too.
01:12:05Next chapter.
01:12:06Mm-hmm.
01:12:06Best chapter.
01:12:07Mm-hmm.
01:12:08How do you know?
01:12:24End of no return.
01:12:27I won't be held down by the damaged star.
01:12:35Emma was feeling that it was an I Do.
01:12:38And I was definitely shocked.
01:12:39So light the flame and walk away.
01:12:45It's not that I don't want to be with her, I do, but at the same time, it was coming
01:12:49off as if almost she didn't want the responsibility of children ever, and that's scary to me.
01:12:56I didn't want to hurt Emma, and I truly do believe, even with this happening today,
01:13:01I do think that love is blind.
01:13:07I still do think that love is blind, but I do think that there are big things
01:13:14in life, like children, that you, I guess, can't be blind on, especially for him.
01:13:27Absolutely no regrets on my end.
01:13:29I'm so pleased and proud of myself as a person.
01:13:31I would say love is blind to an extent.
01:13:33One of the biggest things I've learned from this process is the emotional connection needs
01:13:38to be prioritized over the physical.
01:13:40The physical is still important to me.
01:13:42I'm not saying it needs to be important to everybody else, but to me, I need a physical
01:13:45match that makes me very, very happy.
01:13:48Moving forward from me, seeing what happens next, staying open to everything that comes
01:13:51for me.
01:13:57Ashley, a year ago, would have let him walk all over me.
01:14:00She would have said yes, and she would have been miserable living a life with him.
01:14:05But today, I stood my ground.
01:14:06I walked away from something because it no longer brought me joy.
01:14:10I think this process has definitely helped me figure out what I want, what I don't want,
01:14:15what I'll accept in a relationship.
01:14:16I want a love that lasts a lifetime.
01:14:19I don't want some mediocre love.
01:14:22And he falls very short of what I deserve in this life.
01:14:31Join me in welcoming Mr. and Mrs. Bay!
01:14:41Yeah!
01:14:43Let's go!
01:14:44We're both ecstatic right now.
01:14:46It's so much fun.
01:14:48Oh, yeah!
01:15:00So in love with Jordan, like, I've always...
01:15:02Like a 7 out of 10?
01:15:03A 10!
01:15:04A 10!
01:15:07It's really amazing.
01:15:10I just love you, baby.
01:15:12Yeah.
01:15:13It's what I do.
01:15:153 and 5!
01:15:19Yeah!
01:15:19Yeah!
01:15:23Mr. and Mrs. St. Charles!
01:15:26I'm Mr. and Mrs. St. Charles!
01:15:34Being married feels just like it should.
01:15:36It feels perfect.
01:15:37Yeah.
01:15:38And on top of the world.
01:15:39Yeah.
01:15:39Couldn't be happier.
01:15:40I mean, it's been...
01:15:41It's incredible to have his family and his friends and mine.
01:15:44There's so much love and support.
01:15:45It's a really special feeling.
01:15:49Every promise I make
01:15:51Is the promise I'll keep
01:15:53I need to teach you
01:15:55Time for you
01:15:57And believe me
01:15:58I'm gonna show you
01:16:00Last thing, it's like,
01:16:02T minus two hours until you guys use the box.
01:16:06Yeah, we're on a countdown.
01:16:08That box.
01:16:10Um...
01:16:11Yeah, that...
01:16:11Well, I just found out my sister and their kids...
01:16:13Her kids are staying in the same hotel as we are.
01:16:15Oh, they are?
01:16:16But they're not staying in the same room.
01:16:18You'll be the proof
01:16:22I'm gonna let you
01:16:27You'll be the proof
01:16:34I'm assuming you're hearing this for the first time.
01:16:36Oh, my God.
01:16:38I'm not proud of a lot of those moments.
01:16:40The reality was very, very different than what was being shown.
01:16:43He's really bad.
01:16:44It wasn't anything.
01:16:46Did you not know that I had my engagement ring on?
01:16:48I literally did not.
01:16:49Were you lying?
01:16:50I told you!
01:16:52Don't fucking do that!
01:16:57Come on and choose me
01:17:01I know you wanna
01:17:03Come on, you gotta
01:17:05Gotta believe me
01:17:10There's no denying
01:17:12Why still deciding
01:17:14Just choose me
01:17:17Oh
01:17:18Choose me, baby please
01:17:23Choose me, choose me
01:17:30I still decide it, choose me
01:17:55I still decide it, choose me
01:18:25I still decide it, choose me
01:18:48I still decide it, choose me
01:18:51I still decide it, choose me
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