-Welcome to Love Is Blind. -[upbeat music playing]
I will confess that you make me feel like home.
You make my heart feel full.
I am… so feelin' you.
I think you're perfect. [chuckles]
Aww!
I could sit here and talk to you all day.
[Nick] Here, you will choose someone to marry without ever seeing them.
Will you marry me? [chuckles]
[laughs] Yes, I will.
Yes, sir!
Oh!
I would love to be your wife.
Yes!
[Vanessa] And if they accept,
you'll finally see your fiancé for the very first time.
-[Bartise exclaims] Oh my God. -[Nancy laughs]
-♪ This is our time ♪ -[Nancy sighs]
♪ This is the moment… ♪
[Matt] Oh my goodness. What a feeling. [laughs]
[Nick] Up until now, your attraction's been based entirely
in an emotional connection.
[Vanessa] Hopefully, you turn that emotional connection into a physical one.
♪ This is our time ♪
[vocalizing]
[Zanab] I do absolutely love your heart. Without a doubt,
like, you're the only guy for me, Cole.
[Bartise] Permanent bracelets. This is permanent as it gets.
-[Nancy] Yeah. -Hopefully that's what marriage is.
Baby, that's so good.
I'm excited to, like, profess my love to the world for you.
♪ This beautiful life… ♪
[Matt] I like where we are, and I like how we got here.
[Colleen] Aww. [laughs]
[Matt] I love that.
[Nick] Will looks, race, lifestyle, or insecurities
tear you apart in the real world?
I want nothing more than for Matt to find the love of his life.
Are you ready? Are you really ready to be married?
Could you see the rest of your life with me?
Right now…
No.
[dramatic music playing]
He loves deeper than deep,
and he never wants to hurt anyone, but he gets scared.
I called my family, and they're just, like, freaking out
that I'm about to make a mistake.
[Beverly] I can imagine she's feeling like, "Why don't they like me?"
"They don't like me because my skin's a different color." Y'know?
And she's not even met 'em yet, but that's what goes through her mind.
I take care of my body, and I hope my future wife takes care of her body.
You mean my sister?
Right. I haven't said yes to her yet, but that's what I'm planning on doing.
If there's a problem in her marriage, you don't wanna see me mad.
[dramatic music swells]
[Vanessa] Then, you'll be at your wedding
where you'll make the biggest decision of your life.
Do you take Raven-Michelle Ross to be your wife?
[dramatic music continues]
I do not.
[Nick] Will you say "I do" to the person you fell in love with,
sight unseen…
I do.
[Nick] …or will you walk away from them, forever?
[Vanessa] Is love blind?
-♪ Careful what you wish for ♪ -[emotional gasp]
[guests cheering]
[Bartise] Walk with me.
-[Brennon] I'm sorry. -It's okay.
[music halts]
[dramatic stinger]
[tense music playing]
You fell in love with each other based on a deep, emotional connection.
It is now time to decide if love is blind.
Bartise, will you keep Nancy as your most cherished person
and pledge your undying love as the two of you grow old together?
If so, say "I do."
I do not.
[somber music plays]
[music fades]
[tense music resumes]
-What the fuck are we doing this for? -Shhh!
What do you mean, shhh? What the fuck are we doing this for?
-You wanna talk about it here? -[Nancy] Mm-mm.
'Kay.
[tense music builds]
[Nancy sobs] I don't believe it.
[Penny] Go find her.
I don't like that.
[Nancy crying]
[Erendira] Baby, it took--
-Don't hug me. Please don't hug me. -[Erendira] It's okay.
Don't hug me! It's fine! [sniffles]
[Bartise] Watch out, watch out, watch out.
Nancy, come here. Let's talk about it. Come here. Come here.
Me and you. Me and you, come on.
[Nancy sobs]
[suspenseful music playing]
[Nancy sighs]
Number one, I'm sorry. This was not…
Mom, please go away. Mom, you have to go.
You have to go, please.
What I explain to her, I'll explain to you. You'll have your turn.
-Ma, please. Go away, Mom. -Lemme talk to my fiancée.
-[Bartise] That okay? -I just need to talk to Bartise.
Well, I want you to know that I'm here for you,
and can I tell you something?
-Please, I will talk to you after this-- -Mom, stop.
-Okay. I will talk to you. -[Erendira] I will talk to you.
-[Nancy] Baby, it's fine. It's not-- -No, it's not fine.
[dramatic stinger plays]
It was shocking.
[dramatic music intensifies]
We're absolutely best friends. All of it works.
But there's no way I can…
What I've gone through in the real world with you, with your family,
with everything we talked about, there's no way for me in my head
that it makes sense to get up there and say "yes."
-[Erendira] You were right! -I don't ca… I don't wanna be right.
This is the only time…
This is the only time I wish I was not right.
-Your sister was too much for him. -I don't know how to feel.
Because I did not wanna be right!
-[Erendira] Yes. -[Steve] I wish I was wrong!
-This is your only sister, and I hear you. -[Steve crying] I wish I was wrong!
[Erendira] I know. You were right the whole time.
-You were right. All your feelings. -I do not want to be right!
-It's okay. You can cry all you want. -I don't want to be right.
This man is not ready for your sister.
-It's okay. Even if she feel… It's okay. -And I tried telling y'all.
I couldn't do nothing about that. She fell in love with him. That's okay.
The real world compared to the pods,
we haven't… we haven't gotten there for me yet.
The stuff we talked about on a daily basis just didn't make sense for me
to get here and be like, "I wholeheartedly want
to make Nancy Rodriguez my wife forever."
[Erendira] I understand your pain. You're the brother. I gave her birth.
You don't think… She's my only daughter, don't you think I'm broken?
[dramatic music continues]
[crying] But I cannot be broken, 'cause I got to be strong for her.
Do you understand that?
'Cause that's my baby, and whatever she decides,
I'm always going to be there for her,
and you always got to be there for your sister
'cause you're her little brother. Do you understand that?
[Amalia] She's yelling at him?
Sorry it had to happen like this, in front of everybody.
-But this is what we signed up for. -I know. I signed up for this.
It's more seeing, like, my family… embarrassed.
That was my biggest fear when I was asked, "What's your biggest fear?"
I was like, "Embarrassing…" Mom, stop.
[tense music playing]
-Please, go away, Mom. -[Erendira] I'm not gonna go away.
-This is your mother. -[Nancy sighs]
And I know you put 100% into this.
-I'm-- -But this young man…
is not ready for you.
He's not ready for who you are.
Do you hear me?
He's not ready for who you are, 'cause you're too much for him.
If he says no right now,
that means 'cause he's not prepared to receive you.
Okay. Let me ask you a question, then. Would you have rather me said yes today?
Knowing what you just said about me?
You rather me get on that altar and say yes to your daughter?
There's no way that makes any sense. I'm sorry.
[Erendira] Well, you know what? You knew you were gonna say no to this.
Why did you let her go, all this--
[Bartise] I didn't know I was gonna say no. I had no clue.
We're here. We had our journey. That journey can continue after today.
-[Nancy] That's fine. Yeah. -We got there. We're here.
-It's okay, son. It's okay. -No, I'm just here.
-I'm just listening to what he got to say. -I don't have anything. I said it.
They need to have their time together, okay?
I don't think we need to be here. They need to have their time together.
-[Steve] You brought us for a reason. -[Nancy] He did not.
-We brought you here. -Now we all gon' listen for a reason.
You brought me here for a reason, so I'm listening for you.
You brought me here, you brought your mother here.
I don't owe y'all anything. I don't owe them anything.
This is our decision.
I wanna hear something. Give me some small answer.
-It's not about you. -[overlapping chatter]
Why would you do all this, to bring us here?
Why do all this just to bring us here just to say, "I don't"?
I don't owe you any answers, bro. I owe her all the answers.
You bring us all here to waste our motherfucking time,
with my sister. My only sister.
-[Bartise] Go inside, bro. -Nah, we spoke about this in my house.
-Go inside. You don't understand it. -[Nancy] Steve, stop.
-[Steve] I'm trying to understand. -[Nancy] You don't need to.
-I want to understand. -[Nancy] It's not for you to understand.
-[Bartise] You never will, bro. -It's not for you to understand.
-I want an explanation from this man-- -[Nancy] It's… You don't need one.
-I don't-- -You don't need one, I'm telling you.
I know I do not need one. No, let me talk to her.
-I know I do not need one-- -We will talk.
You're fucking this whole thing up, bro. You're fucking it all up.
I'm trying to give her a reason why I told her no at the altar.
-You're fucking it up now! -[Steve] I'm fucking this up?
You the one that want to bring us out here just to say "I don't,"
and I'm the one fucking this up?
This is between me and Bartise, so I need you guys to back off.
-[Penny] Yes. -[Nancy] I need y'all to back off.
[Erendira] It's okay! We're not gonna force him to say yes.
Fucking go inside. Fuck this.
-You good to walk up there? -[Nancy] Let's go.
[tense music playing]
[Bartise] Fuck that.
I told y'all from the beginning that boy ain't got nothing to do with my sister.
-And you were right. You were right. -I told y'all that.
-I don't wanna be right, that's the thing! -[Erendira] It's okay.
For him to say no? I'm sorry, but you're stupid.
[Steve] She got way too much going on for herself to be
hooked up with a guy like this.
With a little boy like this.
Come on now, that ain't no man!
That's a punk right there.
[tense music swells, fades]
-I did not think you were gonna say no. -Mm-hmm?
I was like…
don't blindside me.
Don't send me a fucking shot that says… we got this.
Whatever you said.
Like, you fucking gaslit me.
I didn't know what I was gonna say coming into today.
I made the decision that made the most sense. If I don't know…
-That's my answer. -[Nancy] Mm-hmm?
But, fuck, I did fucking fall in love hard.
Like, why am I saying no today?
I didn't know what to think.
I was… No, yes, no, yes, no, yes.
'Cause who knows? It could fucking work.
For me to try to understand why you said no doesn't make sense
'cause it means nothing.
That's crazy, honestly, to hear you say that because,
like, you just told me yes at the altar.
So how can you flip the script so fast like that?
Because of the fact that I was ready to marry you for who you were,
but at the end it was you who wasn't ready.
[dramatic music playing]
For me, it's not, "Oh, maybe it'll work later."
It's like, no, I chose you, you didn't choose me.
And am I sad? Yeah, but…
[dramatic music intensifies]
I said yes, and you said no. Like, how is that not black and white?
[music fades]
I'm not gonna backtrack. For what?
[somber pop song playing]
I want to rip this off 'cause it means nothing to me now.
Ugh!
I don't want it.
[somber music playing]
Like, we're done.
All right, then.
♪ Every silent word I spoke ♪
♪ Every forced smile on my face ♪
♪ Every letter that I wrote ♪
♪ To you in my head ♪
I mean, honestly, I feel like an asshole. I mean, I…
I got everybody here, to a whole wedding and said "I do not."
But I know that was the right decision for me.
Nancy fell in love with Bartise, and I fell in love with Nancy, and…
Was it enough for us to go forever? No, it wasn't.
But there's nothing I'd change. I don't think I did anything wrong.
♪ All these excuses That were sold and never bought… ♪
My heart is shattered. It's broken.
He blindsided me.
I wanted to believe that if I took a risk, to love him for who he was…
[sobs]
…that he would do the same.
There's no point…
to love someone who doesn't…
love me.
[singer vocalizing]
[song fades out]
["Move Me" playing]
♪ Move me, move me ♪
♪ Darlin', choose me ♪
♪ Take my hand, no lookin' back… ♪
[sighs]
Thank you, man.
♪ The way you move me ♪
♪ Hey, hey! ♪
Coming into this thing, I was like the most skeptical person.
I didn't think I was gonna find anybody, but feels like I found somebody.
She's my best friend.
The way she laughs, the way that she jokes,
the way she makes conversations easy.
Oh, she's just a great human.
I think she's a wonderful person, and she's gonna be an awesome mom.
She told me that if I was two feet tall, it didn't matter.
She told me if I looked like… If I looked a lot worse than I look,
it didn't matter. And I told-- It's the same thing, the same feeling.
I knew I loved her. For me, it wasn't really gonna change,
no matter what she looked like.
You make me so happy, and… I'm so obsessed. I'm so in love with you.
[Alexa sniffles]
[Brennon] I wanna spend every day trying to make you happy in any way I can.
Will you marry me? [chuckles]
Yes. [laughs]
Yes, I will.
["Give Me Your Love" plays]
[laughs] My God.
[Brennon] God, you smell so good.
Oh my God. Like, wow.
♪ Give, give all ♪
♪ Give me your love, oh, oh… ♪
I know how I feel about you. I know that I love you.
And I'm in love with you.
You sure?
I'm positive. Hundred percent.
Good.
♪ Feelings crazy and just maybe… ♪
[Alexa laughs]
[Brennon] I completely love her. So, yes.
I guess, in a way, love is blind. I love her, and she's in love with me.
[music fades]
[romantic pop music playing]
♪ You make me feel alive ♪
♪ When you're by my side ♪
[Alexa] I'm very ready to marry Brennon.
It's crazy, but I feel like we've been, like, together
for, like, years at this point.
♪ Ooh ♪
-♪ Alive… ♪ -Ooh.
This is like a month ago, but it honestly feels like it was five years ago,
and it's amazing.
Not looking forward to putting on Spanx, getting into the dress,
but, like, other than that, like, she will be fine.
-Oh, hello! -[bridesmaid 1 gasps]
[Alexa] Welcome to my party.
-[bridesmaid 2] Hello. -[Alexa] Hi, baby.
I'm excited. No cold feet.
I'm… You know…
I'm worried about my feet in heels walking down the aisle for so long,
but, uh… I'm just ready to, like…
Just to do it.
[Orel] You look like you need a cigarette and a cat.
-[Alexa laughs] -No, I'm not even kidding.
-Are you excited? -[Alexa] I'm very excited.
Like, not to be a bridezilla, but… all I care about is my makeup today.
-[bridesmaids laugh] -It's the one thing I don't wanna fuck up.
[Morgan] Do you think he's gonna get cold feet?
[Alexa] Not even a little bit.
-[Morgan] No? -No.
Just my face would probably be, like, shocked.
It would break through my Botox. That's how, like, shocked I would find it.
[all laughing]
-["Shine Like the Stars" plays] -♪ Don't walk away ♪
-♪ Don't walk away… ♪ -Bro, this is sweet. It's your day.
-Yeah, bro. -Congratulations to Brennon.
[clinking]
[Brennon] I have zero doubts about how I feel about Alexa,
about how I'm ready to marry her, about where I'm at,
and what I'm looking forward to in the future.
It's just, everything seems right.
[Jamie] What have y'all not experienced
that you would've liked to experience prior to getting married?
I don't know. I thought we… I… We had conversations…
Like, you can ask me anything. We've had conversations about it.
-You don't have any nerves whatsoever? -[Brennon] No.
She's not gonna say no. She's just not.
But if she did, in the moment, I would probably laugh.
[laughs]
-Not that I don't love you, but it'd be… -[Brennon] It'd be funny.
It'd be a standard Brennon thing that, like, that would happen.
Okay.
[tense music playing]
I just think that people would get real fucking pissed.
[Brennon] Shit happens.
[Jamie] But y'all had that conversation that there's not…
We're not playing a game. Not trying to…
[Brennon] Yeah, we've had that conversation. Yeah.
[bridesmaid exclaims]
-Okay, let's raise your phone. -[stylist 1] Sorry.
-She's so pretty. -[stylist 2] She's the most gorgeous.
-She's getting married. -[stylist 2] I know!
-["In My Blood" playing] -♪ I feel it ripple through my bones ♪
I think I'm gonna put on my dress.
♪ Lifts me up so I can breathe… ♪
I think that Brennon's, like, compassion and his…
The way he's easygoing, like, when he needs to be,
the way he compromises, and just his love for family, obviously.
Um, I think that, like, all those qualities
are just gonna make him, you know, a really incredible husband.
[Morgan] Good. It's like a good quality dress.
-[Alexa sings a fanfare] -[bridesmaids cheering]
-[bridesmaid] Pretty! So pretty. -Look at you, gorgeous.
-[Alexa] She's cute, right? -Yes.
[Morgan] Love it.
[Arielle] Ready for marriage, y'all!
[Orel] She's such a natural.
[emotional rock music playing]
What do you think? You think it's pretty? Yeah? You like your dress?
-I like my dress too. -[Morgan] Are you excited?
-You ready to do this? -[Alexa] Yeah, I just hope I don't--
Very… Very, like, Hollywood. I love it.
Let's do it. Let's do it. Let's do it.
[music fades]
-Oh, hey, Mom. What's up? [murmurs] -Hi, sweetheart.
-Love you. -[Rhonda sniffles]
-My last baby. -[emotional music playing]
[chuckles, sighs] My last baby gettin' married.
Yeah.
[sighs, sniffles]
Lemieuxs do this once.
You get once.
You are that person that loves so much,
and that's the reason I keep asking you,
is your head and your heart in the same spot?
It's been super fast.
But I knew
the day that Daddy kissed me, that I was done.
My first kiss. So…
I proposed before I kissed her.
You knew.
[Brennon] Yeah.
You knew.
Yeah.
I want Alexa to know how much I love her. I'm excited to see her.
I'm ready to be standing up there, in front of everybody,
just to tell her how much I love her.
Hopefully, I don't pass out.
Just standing up there waiting.
[Rhonda] She is a keeper.
I think.
She hasn't said yes yet. Let's wait for her to say yes.
She loves you.
[whispers] You think she's gonna say yes?
She's gonna say yes.
[Brennon] I already made the biggest decision of my life.
I know I'mma say yes to her.
I know that I'm gonna tell her how I feel, and she has in the past reciprocated that
and told me that how much… how much love she has for me.
But this is kind of…
You know, this is the moment of forever,
and that's… that's how I look at it, so…
This is 100% the happiest moment
that I've ever had.
So I just hope she says yes.
[Brennon speaks indistinctly]
-Hello? Wow. -[Alexa] Hello.
-All right, baby, you well? Showtime. -Showtime.
-Showbiz, baby. Love you. -I love you.
I thought that I had more time, like, to, you know, let it sink in.
-Yeah. -As in a traditional…
-Yeah. -…type of marriage scenario.
-[Alexa] Yeah. -Um…
-It really hasn't hit me yet. -Yeah.
It hasn't hit me yet, but I'm sure it will.
You'll be like, "Alexa and her husband."
I'll wake up screaming one night, in the middle of the night in a cold sweat
and I'll go, "Shit, my daughter's married."
Alexa is a very likable, very charming person,
so in the back of my head I knew that some guy's gonna fall in love with her.
I didn't know if she was gonna love somebody back.
-You excited to walk me down the aisle? -I'm very excited.
It'll definitely be something to remember.
[Alexa laughs] Yeah.
-Okay. You ready? Yeah? Love you. -All right. I love you.
[romantic music playing]
[guests chattering softly]
-Excited? -Very excited.
Another chapter… all in our life.
[chuckles]
-Love you. -Love you too.
[romantic music swells]
[strings playing "Pachelbel's Canon"]
[clattering]
[guest chuckles]
Pass me… Pass me over.
[all laughing]
-[Alexa] Sweetie. -Thank you.
[whispers] You look so beautiful.
Thanks, baby. You look really good yourself.
-Are you good? -Yeah.
[rabbi] Please be seated.
[music fades]
Alexa and Brennon, the vows you make today are sacred,
and they are made on a foundation of faith and trust.
You make them to each other,
but you also make them to God and to your families.
[soft piano music playing]
Today, I woke to the same sunshine as I usually do.
The sun rose, the birds chirped,
babies cried,
and I was late as usual.
[laughs]
The most exciting part of this is that we're before our friends and family
to declare our love.
I've written these vows as a promise to give you my word.
I pledge to you my love, everything that I am.
Our love is never-ending,
and we will remain forevermore equal in marriage,
even during football season.
Love that. [sighs]
You get me. [chuckles]
Before our friends, family, and the world,
I pledge my love and my life to you,
in sickness and in health,
for richer, for poorer.
I will not possess you, for we belong to ourselves.
I will not command you, for you are free.
But I promise you, I will serve you.
I will protect you.
I will love you, respect, and honor you
from this day until my last,
and these things I swear, my love.
Never in a million years did I think
that I would find the love of my life on the other side of a pod wall.
You make me laugh, you make me think,
and more than anything else, you make me happy.
And I can't wait to build the rest of our futures together.
And I promise to give you the jingle-jingle
for the rest of forever. [laughs]
And I love you.
[music fades]
Alexa and Brennon,
you chose to get engaged and spend the rest of your lives together
based on a deep, emotional connection.
It is now time to decide if love is blind.
Brennon, in the sight of these witnesses, and before almighty God,
you are ready to pledge yourself to Alexa?
[emotional piano music plays]
[rabbi] If so, say "I do."
I do.
[softly] Oh!
Look at us.
[Alexa chuckles]
[rabbi] Alexa,
in the sight of these witnesses, and before almighty God,
are you ready to pledge yourself to Brennon?
If so, say "I do."
[music fades]
I do.
["Wild Heart" playing]
[rabbi] Brennon, please look into Alexa's eyes and repeat after me
as you place the ring on her finger.
"I am my beloved's."
I am my beloved's.
[rabbi] "And her beloved is mine."
And her beloved is mine.
[rabbi] Alexa, please look into Brennon's eyes.
"I am my beloved."
I am my beloved.
"And he is all mine."
And he is all mine.
[rabbi] May the Lord bless you and keep you.
May God's countenance be upon you, be gracious to you.
As we wish you peace. Mazel tov and siman tov. Amen.
-[glass shatters] -[guests] Mazel tov!
[cheering]
-Not yet! -Oh, not the kiss?
[chuckles]
[rabbi] I now pronounce you husband and wife.
Brennon, you may kiss your bride.
Finally.
[guests cheering]
♪ Tell it to the world I'm not afraid ♪
♪ Even when the sky turns gray… ♪
[rabbi] Ladies and gentlemen, by the power vested in me by God,
it is my pleasure to present to you Mr. and Mrs. Brennon and Alexa Lemieux!
-Hey! -[cheering]
[guests whooping]
Aww. We're married, babe.
♪ With my wild heart ♪
[Alexa] We're married. You're my husband now.
[Brennon] Yeah, you're my wife. You can't leave anymore.
[Alexa] I'm a wife. Who are we, babe?
We're two people, two individuals that came together--
We're the Lemieuxs. Nice to meet you, and we're just married.
You really married me? You really said yes!
-Like… -[Alexa chuckles]
-Pfft. What were you thinking, girl? -You said the same.
What were you thinking? I'm a whole-ass handful.
A whole-ass handful? I got two pretty good-sized hands, so…
-Oh. I love that, babe. -I got you. Cheers.
-To, like, forever, or whatever. -To us!
-Forever, to us. -To us. To us.
["Wild Heart" instrumental continues]
[Alexa] Aww!
-[Brennon] I love you. -[Alexa] Yeah, baby.
[music fades]
[upbeat pop music plays]
[singer vocalizing]
♪ My love for you… ♪
[Zanab] It's not hard to fall in love with Cole.
I fell in love with Cole's heart.
I fell in love with who he is.
I fell in love with how he speaks,
how he always made me feel really hopeful and warm every time I talk to him.
When he proposed, it truly was the easiest yes of my life
because I knew without a doubt I loved him.
I knew that it did not matter what he looked like,
and I knew that we had fallen in love
with all the stuff that matters about someone.
♪ This love is hard to fathom… ♪
[Cole] I wouldn't have found you outside of here.
I don't think you're the type of girl I would've gone for,
but I feel like you're exactly the type of girl that I need to go for.
[Zanab] I love that.
I wanted to ask you if you'd be my wife.
I don't care what you look like. I would love to be.
Really?
Yes. [laughs]
-[yells] -Hi!
[both laughing]
[Zanab] The last few days have made it very easy
for me to imagine Wedding Day.
I'm still an easy yes, is this what you're telling me?
You are an easy yes.
-[whispers] I love you. -[Zanab] I love you.
[song ends]
I love him to the core of who he is.
But Cole and I have not had an easy run.
I gave you a nine out of ten, and then you were like,
"Is there anyone here who you think is a ten out of ten?"
[chuckling] I was like, "Maybe one person."
[Zanab] Yeah, Colleen.
-[Cole] I think Colleen's attractive. -[Zanab] Super shitty to hear.
Do you want me to say, "Oh no, you're the only girl I see."
No, I don't, because now, forever, I will always think that's bullshit.
You said something that was out of line. You did.
So we should just swap fiancés.
Great, go marry Colleen.
'Kay.
Tell me you still wanna go through with this marriage.
I do wanna go through with it.
Are you bipolar?
How does any of that today make you think that I'm gonna say yes on Wedding Day?
[Zanab] What… Okay.
[sighs]
Cole and I have had some pretty rough moments.
[sighs]
But I do believe our love story has been one worth fighting for
because I think we both have had to fight for it,
and that's where, like, love can really…
True love can really grow.
["Leap of Faith" playing]
[whispers] So pretty.
A good marriage off of honesty and respect is… is a good one,
and I think I'd have that with Cole.
♪ Yeah, I get up ♪
♪ And right before I back down… ♪
[Cole] I love Zanab, and I love everything that we've gone through together.
♪ Let's leap back to something great… ♪
[Cole] I want someone who says, "No matter what we go through,
I love you enough to never quit on you."
Zanab and I are in love, but we're still working through things.
And here we are on our wedding day, and we're still, like…
[chuckles] We're still figuring it out, you know?
[music fades]
-[sighs] Wow. -[romantic pop song plays]
♪ Are you sure it was me you're after? ♪
Love conquers all, 100%.
♪ Are you sure 'Cause I'm so far from you… ♪
That's part of what's so crazy about today,
is… is just that anything could happen.
[Zanab] Hi, Moms! Oh, my friends! Hi!
Hello. Hello.
-Oh my gosh. You guys look so good. -[bridesmaid] Happy wedding day!
♪ And you are ♪
♪ My everything ♪
So how are you feeling, besides excited?
I'm definitely anxious, you know, 'cause I went into this so skeptical.
Like, open-minded, but ultimately skeptical.
But when it started working for me, I so wanted it to work for me.
Of course.
I would love for us to know undoubtedly we're gonna get married today,
and it's gonna be the start of the rest of our lives.
I would love to know that.
We've been through so much and, like, I do love him very much.
At the end of the day, this is a big decision.
-Yeah. -Yeah, I mean…
Definitely the biggest decision I've had to make.
Right.
[Zanab] Just kinda got to thinking about Mum and Dad,
and how they're not here. And I'm missing them a lot.
-[Beverly] They're here. -[sniffles] I know.
I know they are. I know they're with me always.
-[melancholy music plays] -[sniffles, sighs]
-It's okay. -[crying] I just feel so lucky.
[sniffles] I just feel lucky to be so loved.
[Beverly] Good.
-I gotta stop this! -[Beverly laughs]
Who does this? Stop yourself.
-This is not okay. -[Beverly chuckles]
-It is okay. -It's not okay.
This is not a good look for me on my wedding day.
[both laughing]
You have your dad's wrinkly nose when you cry.
[both laughing]
Good. [laughs]
Oh! Good. I'm glad I still have something of Dad.
[Beverly chuckles]
[Zanab] My parents will not be at my wedding today.
[sighs] I know… that they are here,
and I know they will be with me all day.
[inhales sharply]
And I'm gonna have two seats for them at the ceremony.
[crying] And today's just a day that they should be here, but…
I know they'll be there with me, and I know they'll be watching over me,
so I'm very blessed to have, you know, guardian angels with me at all times.
[sniffles] But I would give anything to have them here today.
Anything. [crying]
[sniffles] Sorry.
[sighs]
[sniffles]
[sighs, sniffles]
Wouldn't your mum be a… riot?
[both laughing]
-Can hear her all the way across-- -I know.
-She'd be the loudest one out there. -Yep, yep, yep.
She would.
You know, leading up to this has not been perfect, but, like,
we were absolutely given the opportunity
and the platform to fall in love the right way.
Everything y'all have been through, it's just been very vulnerable,
very open, you know?
Yeah, and I… I… You know me, and you know I'm not that way at all.
So I don't know why I felt so empowered to do that this time around, but I did.
I'm very proud of you.
The fact that I'm here and that Cole was here
and that we did fall in love,
I just believe that God has had his hand in every step of this along the way.
[upbeat music plays]
I honestly don't know what I'm gonna feel
until I'm standing at the end of that aisle.
I don't know what I'm gonna do. And I'm…
I think that, like, emotions are gonna just kind of take over.
I know that I could have a happy life with Cole,
um, but I need him on board with that.
So, I just…
I think I would not know if I'd say "I do" until I get down there
and hear him say some vows, honestly.
[Hayden] What do you think marriage looks like with y'all?
-Yeah. -You go, you say yes.
-And you guys wake up tomorrow-- -[Cole] Tomorrow will be for real.
You guys are married.
Yeah, tomorrow will be the best day of our lives.
If I marry her today, and just send it, and I'm just, like, leap of faith,
I'm just telling you, bro, we'd be head over heels. Know what I mean?
We're… Dude, I think 'cause we've worked through,
like, the thick of things, we're happy.
We are, like, really good now.
Even when we were, like, arguing,
we were always, like, trying to work through something
and get somewhere and, like, make progress.
So a lot of, like…
I think a lot of our love story is that, like, we came full circle with it.
You know? We connected the dots, and were like,
"Oh, that's why we're fighting about this."
"We're trying to get to a healthy space and understand each other more."
She's ready for marriage, and, like, she would be so loyal.
Like, if I marry Zanab, I know for sure
she is not gonna be an easy cookie to crumble.
Like, she is very solid.
Like, I want to marry her.
♪ When your whole world Turns upside down ♪
♪ I'll be your solid ground… ♪
It just hit me that, like, Cole's probably, like, getting in his tux.
And he's a good-looking man, like, without,
but every time he puts on a collared shirt, I just lose my marbles
'cause he is, like, such a… Mm!
He's such a pretty thing to look at!
Like, and I know he's gonna look so handsome… in a tux.
[Cole] Suave, myself.
[Peyton] That's pretty thick.
Sounds like you've made your decision already.
I care so much about Zay. I want to marry her today.
It's not a gamble. It's…
It's a fight for love.
[Zanab breathing rapidly, laughing]
[bridesmaids exclaim, laugh]
-[Sarah] You look so beautiful! -[bridesmaid] Stunning!
[Zanab laughs] You look--
Mom, don't cry.
[Zanab sighs]
-Do you like? -[Beverly] I like.
[Sarah] You're stunning.
-[Beverly] Yeah, very pretty. -[Zanab squeals]
I hope that Cole has no words when he sees me.
I hope his jaw drops.
Um, I hope he looks at me
and thinks I'm the most beautiful thing he's ever seen.
Oh my gosh.
[emotional string music playing]
[Sarah] Are you nervous?
-Yes, I'm freaking out! I'm freak-- -[bridesmaids exclaim]
Freaking out!
I don't know if I'm ready to get married. But I also feel like this is normal.
I feel like some people have probably second-guessed walking down the aisle.
Um…
I am totally ready to get married.
I am so ready to share my life and commit to someone.
Um…
Whether it's the guy at the end of the aisle today,
I do not know. I truly do not know.
I'm confident walking down there in just who I am as a woman,
and that's all I can give Cole.
So if that's enough for him, he'll accept it,
and if it's not, he won't.
[gasps]
I think I'm not honestly gonna know until I look up and see Cole,
and we have both discussed
that, like, our eyes and whole minds will be on each other.
So it's…
Huh.
It's… It's gonna be in that moment, I think,
that I will know everything I need to know.
[dramatic music playing]
[indistinct chatter]
-[Peyton] Love you, dude. -[Cole] Love you too, bro.
[guests whispering]
[Peyton] We just pray for the blessing that you bestow upon Cole's life, Lord.
That you've always had a calling
and you always have an intention for his life, Lord.
-So we bless him. Yeah. -[Cole] Amen. Thanks, bro.
[dramatic music intensifies]
[guests whispering]
[dramatic music swells]
[Zanab laughs nervously]
[whispers] I can't. I'm gonna lose it.
I'm gonna lose my shit. [inhales sharply]
[Zanab sighs]
Oh my God. Get a grip, girl. Get a grip.
Breathe, babe.
I can't breathe right now. Are you kidding?
-You're okay. You look beautiful. -Are you kidding? Thank you, Mom.
You're gorgeous.
Any words of wisdom? I'm about to get married, Mom.
[dramatic music continues]
From your heart, tell him the truth.
Okay.
Okay, best of luck. Air kiss.
-I love you. You look beautiful, Mama. -Thank you.
[dramatic music swells, fades]
[guests whispering]
[strings playing "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring"]
[sighs]
[Zanab whispers] Oh my God.
-[sighs] -[Zanab's stepdad] It's okay.
I can't. I can't lose it when I walk down there.
[music fades]
[Zanab sighs] I hope he's freaking out too.
-[strings playing "Pachelbel's Canon"] -[Zanab scoffs]
[sighs]
[inhales sharply]
[exhales]
[Zanab chuckles]
Really slow.
[Zanab sighs deeply]
[Zanab breathes deeply]
[stepdad] We're gonna stop before the stairs.
[Zanab sighs]
-[stepdad] Perfect. -Yeah.
I'm gonna leave you this 'cause I can't take it up there.
[sighs]
-[Cole whispers] Hey. -[whispers] Hi.
You look amazing.
Thank you.
[soft music playing]
You do look like a vision by the way.
[laughs] Thank you.
You have all gathered here to offer your love and support
and to surround Zanab and Cole.
Welcome to one and all.
Zanab and Cole are deeply grateful for your presence here today.
May we have a moment of silence
for the angels that cannot physically be here with us today.
[sighs]
[pastor] Zanab and Cole,
one of the best moments of anyone's life is this, marriage.
Getting married. The truth is,
that every couple is as unique as the individuals in it.
But one thing holds true.
For love to exist between two people,
each person must allow the vulnerability of giving his or her love to the other.
If you ask couples who have a strong and abiding love
what they like most about their partners,
many will say when they are with that person,
they don't have to pretend to be anything other than what they are,
to be known and loved unconditionally.
[music fades]
If it's okay, I would like to start with a prayer
because that's what Cole and I bonded over.
[inhales] Um…
Dear heavenly Father, I would just like to thank you for this day,
for this moment, for every single person in this room,
and for all the love and support that Cole and I have received.
I thank you for this man.
I thank you that he knows you and loves you and follows you.
And I just am so thankful I was given the opportunity
to know him and love him,
and I ask this all in your son's name. Amen.
[all] Amen.
[Zanab] Hm.
Cole Brennan Barnett.
I fell in love with you because of how warm you made me feel
and how much hope I had when I talked to you.
I fell in love with you
because of the way you talk about your relationship with God
and about how you talk about your friends and your family.
You are not a hard man to fall in love with. [laughs]
And I did completely fall in love with you,
sight unseen.
And because of that,
I believe that love is blind because of you.
[Cole] Mmm.
[Cole sighs] You made me laugh like crazy
without me even knowing how hot you were.
-[Zanab laughs] -And how funny you were in real life.
Um…
I thought you were reading off of some script that someone had given you
that told them everything that I wanted to hear.
It was incredible.
Like, there was no doubt in my mind that…
[soft music playing]
-…that I wanted to marry you. -[Zanab laughs]
And I fell in love with you. You're amazing.
I love you.
[music fades]
[pastor] Zanab and Cole,
you chose to get engaged and spend the rest of your lives together
based on deep, emotional connection.
You fell in love with each other based on who you are on the inside
and decided to get married, sight unseen.
We make marriage vows, not wishes, which is about fantasy.
-I wanna kiss you. -[pastor] A vow is about reality.
[softly] You can't.
[pastor] Zanab and Cole,
it is now time to decide if love is blind.
[emotional piano music plays]
[pastor] Zanab…
Do you take Cole Brennan Barnett to be your husband?
Do you promise to love,
honor, cherish, and protect him,
forsaking all others
and holding onto him forevermore?
If so, say "I do."
[emotional music swells]
Cole, you have taught me
so much about myself in the last two months,
and you have
shared so much of who you are,
and I am so thankful for that.
I think I have a really good idea about the type of woman
that's gonna love you the way that Cole needs to be loved
every day for the rest of your life.
[music fades out]
And I think you and I both know that
that is not me.
[tense music plays, fades]
As much as I have wanted it to be me
and have tried to manipulate myself to be that person for you,
the last two months have not been, like, picture-perfect.
You have disrespected me.
You have insulted me.
You have critiqued me. And for what it is worth,
you have single-handedly shattered my self-confidence.
And I hate that you have had that kind of effect on me.
And the messed-up thing is, is that I know I love you.
I know I love you, but everything in me
and the logical part of my brain… tells me that love shouldn't feel this way.
Love shouldn't hurt like this.
I can't marry you, and I… I don't.
[tense music plays, fades]
[Zanab sighs deeply]
You are a good man, and I know that. I know that about you.
And I wish I… I wish I could've had more of that. I really do.
[Zanab sighs deeply]
[guests applauding]
[guest shushes]
[scattered applause]
[departing footsteps]
[soft piano music playing]
[guest whispers]
[guests whispering]
[chairs creaking]
I thought they were on the same page.
I don't know.
[chairs scraping]
[friend 1] Hey, I'm sorry, my G.
[Hayden] Hey, come in here, bro.
[Tyler] You're good, my guy.
[Peyton] You're a good man, dude.
-A good man, bro. -[Cole] That was rough.
-[Peyton] We love you. -Thanks, bro.
[Peyton] We love you.
-[Tyler] You didn't deserve that. -[crying] Yeah.
[Zanab] I didn't wanna be ugly,
but he also had to be freaking told some things.
I hope he doesn't do this to another woman 'cause it's not fair.
That's such a joke.
Wow.
[Cole] Why… Why has she never said that to my face?
And she chose now 'cause she knew it would hurt more
in front of all of my friends and family.
[emotional music plays]
-I'm so sorry. -It's okay.
Good luck, Cole.
-I promise you I never tried to hurt her. -I know.
-I know. You're okay. You're okay. -[sniffles]
-[crying] I never tried to hurt her. -You're okay.
All right?
[Cole sniffles, sighs]
-[Cole sighs] -Come here.
[Cole sobs]
[Cole sobs, sniffles]
[exhales]
[door opens]
[music fades]
[Beverly] How you doing, baby doll?
[both murmur]
Well, I'd had loved to have gotten married today in my bridal dress.
I know I love him, but,
like, my forever love is not meant to feel the way I've felt.
You had to stand up for yourself today.
-Yeah. -I'm proud of you for doing that.
You're doing okay? So head up, all right?
'Cause we're standing here right by your side.
-Okay? -[Cole] Thanks, bro. [sniffles]
-Come on. -You're surrounded by people who know you.
-Exactly. -[Cole] I appreciate it.
-[friend 1] All right? -[Cole] Yeah.
I did try to leave it, just with… how thankful I am for meeting him.
-You know? [crying] -You're okay. You're okay. You're okay.
I don't want the guy to hate me, but I couldn't marry him.
-[Beverly] It's okay. -[Zanab sniffles]
I know it was the right call.
It just still doesn't change that it just really hurts.
[sniffles]
[Cole] This whole time, I've been talking about how mature
and how respectful and how loyal Zay is.
[scoffs]
She had me fooled, big time.
[emotional music plays]
[sighs deeply]
I knew we're not perfect.
But that?
[scoffs]
It's one of the worst experiences of my life.
I hate that today wasn't my day, but today couldn't be my day.
You can't lose who you are or what you stand up for,
what you believe about yourself.
And I would've done that if I would've married Cole today,
and I just couldn't.
-["ily (i love you baby)" plays] -♪ I love you, baby ♪
♪ And if it's quite all right ♪
♪ I need you, baby ♪
♪ To warm these lonely nights ♪
♪ I love you, baby ♪
♪ Trust in me when I say ♪
♪ I love you, baby… ♪
It's my wedding day.
The day that I've been dreaming of since I was little.
♪ I love you, baby… ♪
[Colleen] There are so many reasons why I fell in love with Matt.
I have not felt this love before.
I'm comfortable with him. I'm… I'm not…
Even though I'm awkward all the time, like, he laughs at my awkwardness.
Like, you know? He's just my best friend.
I have fallen in love with you.
-[romantic music plays] -I love you.
[Matt] Colleen Bridget…
Will you marry me?
-[gasps] Matt… -[Matt laughs]
[inhales] Yes, I'll marry you!
-Oh! -Oh my God!
-[squealing] -[Matt laughs]
[Colleen] Holy shit!
I don't care about anybody in here. I got my eyes on one person. [laughs]
[laughing]
-I'm so happy. -Me too.
-[Matt] Cheers to us. -Cheers. Hey, look at us.
Look at us.
I'm gonna be Mrs. Bolton.
Oh, that sounds so good.
That sounds so good.
Oh my goodness.
Today is the day that I
could be married.
And… And I only want to be married once.
Oh my God. [gasps softly]
[music fades]
We have gone through many hurdles.
It's been a rollercoaster. It's been a lot of ups and a lot of downs.
And so it's never boring. That's for sure. [laughs]
[Matt] For you to tell people that they're attractive people,
as an engaged woman?
This is just fucking ridiculous.
Well, I'm not gonna get fucking played, Colleen.
-[Colleen] You're done? -I might be.
[Colleen] No, come on.
-[Matt] We're on two different pages. -[Colleen] No, please--
No, no, no, no, no. I'm out. I'm out.
-[Colleen] Matt, please. [sobs] -It's very simple. It's very simple.
-This is a Wednesday… -Right.
…at 2:30 in the morning and she's nowhere to be found.
That's not somebody I wanna give my life to, man.
Right now, there is no fucking way I can marry this woman.
The entire conversation with you and Cole continues to mess with me.
I mean, it really was an innocent conversation.
Like, are you kidding me?
Do you believe love is enough for marriage?
Right now…
No.
I'm gonna be honest, I don't know what's gonna happen today.
[soft piano music plays]
Starting this, like, new adventure, we've already…
Even though we've gone through so many ups and downs,
I don't wanna get off.
You know how when you're on a roller coaster
and you're like, "One more time." Like, I don't wanna get off the ride.
-[bridesmaid] I love that. -And, like, I just wanna say yes.
-That's a great way of putting it. -Saying yes to him is, in marriage…
This is so cringy of me, like,
to say this, but I do really love him, and--
-That's not cringy. -I know, but for me? Like, come on.
When's the last time I said that about a guy?
-Never. -Exactly.
So I do have these strong feelings for him.
So it's literally just taking that leap of faith with him.
I just wanna make sure that you're excited about it.
-[Colleen] For sure. -More than anxious. Those are very…
At least to me, very different emotions.
♪ Maybe she can make you happy… ♪
[Matt] Oh shit.
[Matt exhales sharply]
It's Wedding Day. I'm, uh, freaking out a little bit.
Um, I'm excited.
♪ In a booth now ♪
♪ I'm sitting lonely And things will never be the same… ♪
I think I'm anxious. I'm, uh…
There's a lot going on right now. My mind is, uh, spinning a little bit.
She's freaking out. I know she's freaking out.
-Do you think she's an automatic yes? -[Matt] Absolutely not.
-Really? She's going crazy too? -She's in the exact same boat that I'm in.
-We've been transparent this entire time. -That's badass.
I'm gonna make my decision off of how I am feeling
when I'm watching her walking down the aisle.
Don't give yourself a panic attack.
[somber music playing]
I just think you're just absolutely scared and that's totally cool.
-I think it's natural in this situation. -[Tyler] To be scared. Hell yeah.
It's natural.
You've been through a lot, man, when it comes to this kinda stuff.
-Absolutely. It's a fear, dude. -[Reid] So… It's a fear for--
I don't want the same shit to happen again.
-[Matt laughs] -And there it is, right?
So obviously, people have their opinions, right?
And you know me, I'm very opinionated.
My only concern is, personally, I don't think… you're ready for it.
Dude, I don't know if I'm ready. You know?
I-- I would like to say I am, but I don't know if I am.
When that shit did happen to me, I was in a very…
As-- As low as you could get, right?
And after these last few weeks, talking with Colleen, dude, it has been…
I kind of feel a little bit of my old self starting to come back out.
A bit of that motivation,
a little bit of that just happy, genuine personality that I used to be.
You know, I'm starting to see that coming out more.
-So that's an incredible feeling. -You think she's your person?
Absolutely. I think yeah.
-Hey. Then I'm in. -[man] That's all we need to know.
[Reid] That's all I need to know.
I think me and her are perfect for each other.
She has everything that I'm looking for and
I can only hope that I have everything that she's looking for.
We know how we feel about each other. That's all we know.
We know that it's been incredible,
that we wanna be with each other, but… I don't wanna get hurt again.
I don't wanna be hurt by someone that I love again.
This thing going forward is our lives.
I don't know if I'll have a decision until I'm staring at her.
Looking in her eyes on the altar. I… At this point right now, I'm…
We're hours away, and I still don't have a decision.
I… [chuckles]
I think I should.
But I… I… legitimately don't have a decision yet.
-[Colleen] He is my type. -Mm-hmm?
-But not my type. -He looks nothing like your type.
-Really? -Yeah.
He is not a frat daddy.
-Let me just say, um… -[bridesmaid] Literally nothing.
With love, he's so cute, and so he is not your type.
[all laughing]
[Danielle] Oh my God. That's the best thing I've heard all day.
[all laughing]
[chill music playing]
[Colleen] How you feeling?
-About this whole thing? -Tense.
-I don't know him like you know him, so… -[Colleen] Yeah.
It's difficult for me to, like, say anything
or, like, give you any advice at right now.
Like, I don't think you should be listening to anybody else's advice either.
Like, they're not getting married. You are.
Yeah.
No, but I was just gonna tell you, just to you.
So, like, uh, don't make your decision on any…
anybody else's emotions, okay?
Seriously.
But, like, Mom?
-Is she gonna be pissed off? -[Fiona] What'd I just say?
Literally, all I want you to do is, like, what you want to do. That's it.
I don't know what I wanna do! I don't know.
-You know. -I don't know.
-She knows. -[Colleen] I don't know.
I don't know!
I don't know. I don't know. I don't know.
[emotional pop song playing]
-[man] Nervous? -[Matt] Yeah, I'm freaking out.
Kinda shocked?
I feel good. I feel good. Um…
I don't know where I am yet.
[music fades]
I think that I should be.
[Greg] Your mother and I are… We're in.
-One way or the other. -[Matt] Yeah.
We're there for you.
You know, there's a lot of people on both sides praying and rooting for you.
That's crazy that everybody's so accepting of this… this whole process.
It feels like everybody in the whole family is… is in for it.
You know? It's insane.
I just feel that we should know the answer right now,
and we don't.
[Greg] It's…
I don't think I'll be able to make a decision until I'm
watching her walk down the aisle and see how I'm feeling at the time.
I will tell you that… it is a breathtaking moment
when that happens.
[sighs] Yeah.
That's the way I felt when your mother walked down.
-You walked your mother down. [laughs] -I did. I did.
Listen, I'd never seen you cry before, and you were bawling. [laughs]
And I hope when I see her walking down the aisle, it's just…
[inhales sharply]
[sniffles]
[sighs] Fuck.
-It's the culmination. -[Matt sniffles]
Listen, I never get emotional either. Man, this is crazy.
You know? This is weird.
I cried when I proposed too.
What the hell's the matter with me? [laughs]
-There's a soft side to everybody. -[Matt] Oh man.
I think it's good though. I think it means that it's… it's genuine.
-You know? It's not… -Yeah, I'd…
[Matt] It's not fake, you know? It's all… [groans]
You know me, man. I don't take this as a joke.
This ain't a game to me.
It's not a joke. [chuckles]
If you walk off saying yes, it's… you got somebody in your life.
-[Matt] Yeah. -That's not a bad thing.
-[sighs] -[Greg] I think, deep down, you know.
You got to let it out.
-You know, at the end of the day, it's-- -Yeah.
It's what feels right. Don't use your head.
-[Matt laughs] -Use your heart.
You'll know.
-["Hold You" plays] -♪ There ain't no sunshine like they say ♪
♪ Every time she's gone away ♪
-♪ I think I wanna hold you… ♪ -[bridesmaids chattering]
[all gasp]
[bridesmaids exclaiming]
[bridesmaid 1] Mamacita!
Oh my God, honey, you look so pretty.
Do you like it?
-I love it. -So pretty.
-I didn't think I was gonna cry. -Stop, you're gonna make me cry.
-[Maureen] Stunning. -So pretty.
[Maureen] You really do.
Oh my God, it's beautiful.
[Danielle] You tell me. Hang on, bubbe.
-[Danielle] It's a little-- -Goes right there.
-[Danielle] Okay, ready? -Beautiful.
-[Danielle] Right here? -Yeah, right there.
[bridesmaids] It's all happening!
It's all happening.
-[Maureen] Oh, okay. -["Hearts Home" plays]
[laughs]
I love you guys.
[overlapping chatter]
-[Danielle] Love you. -[groans]
-[laughs] -You'll love it!
If this man doesn't say fucking yes, I don't know what he's thinking!
-All right, but I love you. -[groans]
[dramatic music playing]
[Matt] Here we go. [exhales sharply]
[Matt sighs]
Here it goes.
[Matt whispers indistinctly]
I feel good. I'm ready.
-You really look good. -Thank you.
-You look very handsome. -Thank you. Got it from my mama.
-[Matt laughs] -Yeah? You did? [laughs]
Oh, it's scary.
-I know. -It's very scary.
-[Becky] This is scary. -[Matt] Holy hell.
[Becky] Everybody needs their person.
Is she your person that will walk through life's ups and downs with you?
Only you know that.
[gentle chamber music playing]
Good?
Hoo!
Give you a hug? I love you. I love you.
[Becky] It's all in your heart.
I love you.
[Becky] Follow your heart, Matt.
-I love you. -[softly] I love you.
I love you.
[Matt] Hoo!
[sighs emotionally]
Oh my gosh. He's my baby. [crying]
He ain't no baby.
[chamber music ends]
[sighs]
[emotional piano music plays]
[Colleen whispers] Oh my God.
[Colleen whispers] Jesus Christ.
[Richard whispers] You look so beautiful.
We've had big moments. This might be the biggest.
[sighs]
Mommy and I always gave you lots of advice and love,
and you soared.
-Thanks, Dad. -And this is your chance to soar again.
And make a choice, but whatever you choose, we're for you.
-Hallelujah. -We're always here for you.
Oh fuck.
[strings playing "Pachelbel's Canon"]
[whispers] Wow.
[whispers] Oh my God.
Who gives this woman to be married to this man?
[Richard] Her mother and I.
[music fades]
[pastor] Thank you for being here. You may be seated.
[Matt] Oh my God.
All right, if y'all would face each other.
[breathing rapidly]
[whispers] Holy shit.
[Matt chuckles softly]
[pastor] Matthew chapter 18, verses 18 through 20 says this,
"Take this most seriously. A yes on Earth is a yes in heaven."
"A no on Earth is a no in heaven. What you say to one another is eternal."
[soft piano music playing]
[Matt] This is an incredible moment.
[mouthing] I love you.
You know, we've dealt with a lot between me and you.
We've dealt with a lot.
This seven weeks has been insane. It's been absolutely insane.
Life throws you negativity.
Life throws you nonsense.
And if we can fight through that, I think our values line up.
And… And…
I couldn't be more happy to stand here right now.
[music fades]
All I've wanted is a best friend.
-Mm-hmm. -[Colleen] And a partner.
[Colleen] All I've wanted was…
[soft music resumes]
…Colleen in guy form.
We went through some hard stuff.
-[laughs] And… -[laughter]
[Colleen] We went through some really hard stuff.
But still, no matter what, I…
No matter what we went through, and how we came back from that,
I have grown so much more in love with you, every single day.
[music swells]
I care so much for you, and I know that you care so much for me,
and I love you so much.
-I love you. -[pastor] That's wonderful.
[music fades]
[pastor] Colleen and Matt, you fell in love with each other
based upon who you are on the inside, and decided to get married, sight unseen.
It's now time to decide if love is blind.
[tense music playing]
[pastor] Colleen…
Do you take Matt to have and to hold from this day forward,
for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer,
in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish
till death do you part?
If so, say "I do."
[music intensifies]
You are my person, 1,000%.
[music fades]
And I will be there for you, no matter what.
I will be your rock. I'll be your boulder.
[laughs] It's a nice boulder.
-[laughs] It's a nice boulder. -[guests laughing]
[laughs softly] Matt… Matty…
[Matt laughs] Matty.
[Colleen] Matty.
Matty, I do.
[emotional music playing]
No matter what, I will be there for you.
I love you so much.
[chuckles]
[music fades]
[pastor] Matt…
Do you take Colleen to have and to hold from this day forward…
-[tense music resumes] -[pastor] For better, for worse,
for richer, for poorer,
in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish
till death do you part?
If so, say "I do."
-[music intensifies] -[heartbeat thumping]
[tense music swells]
[music fades]
You know…
You… You allowed me to break out of my shell.
You allowed me to become vulnerable again.
I was in a bad way before all this, from a relationship standpoint.
And the comfort level that you gave me, and the natural…
And just allowing me to become vulnerable again,
it… it speaks volumes. I love you to death.
Absolutely, I do. I wanna marry you.
-Absolutely. [sniffles] -["Tethered" plays]
-Absolutely. -[whispers] Oh my God.
[guests cheering]
♪ When I can't find the stars ♪
♪ You show me home's not so far away… ♪
Kiss her!
That's my boy!
You're not going anywhere, babes. [chuckles]
You're not going anywhere.
[Matt] Wow.
[Becky yelling joyfully]
Holy shit.
[pastor] Matt and Colleen,
by the authority of God and the laws of this state,
I now pronounce you husband and wife.
Matt, you may now kiss your beautiful bride.
[guests cheering]
-["Feels So Good" plays] -♪ 'Cause it feels so good ♪
♪ Yeah, it feels so good… ♪
[Matt] I love you so much.
[Colleen] Oh my God.
[Matt] Oh my God.
[Colleen laughs]
Oh my God.
[pastor] Ladies and gentlemen…
[Matt] Oh my God.
…I now present to you for the first time, Mr. and Mrs. Matt and Colleen Bolton.
[cheering]
-Let's go! -♪ It feels so good ♪
♪ Like the whole wide world Is one neighborhood ♪
♪ And we'll keep on whistling… ♪
-[Colleen] That was fast. -Oh my God.
Totally. Come on, baby.
♪ Feels so good… ♪
[Matt laughs] Holy shit, what the fuck?
When he said, "Absolutely," I was like, "Is that I do?"
[Becky] Did he say that?
[Matt] Oh my God.
-I love you, babes. -[Matt] Oh my God, I'm shaking.
-[upbeat music playing] -[Matt] Holy shit.
-♪ Let's enjoy every moment ♪ -[Matt] Holy shit.
-Holy shit. -♪ Every hour… ♪
I didn't know what was gonna happen today. I didn't.
And then as soon as I saw him over there, I was like, "That's my man."
And I'm so happy to be… That he's my… He's my husband!
You're my wife.
♪ I'm so excited ♪
♪ 'Cause you're all invited To the party… ♪
There it is.
Wow, I love it.
-You're mine and I'm yours. -Yeah.
-You know? Right? -Yeah.
-A thousand percent. -Yeah. Mama, I did good.
[Matt laughs]
Love is blind, absolutely. I mean, look at us.
-I got a fuckin' ring on my finger, right? -Gimme a little kissy.
[Matt chuckles]
Holy cow, we're married.
-I'm married, you're married. -I'm married!
Can't wait to get you out of this dress.
[Matt laughs]
[Colleen] Whatever. I'm married, so it's fine.
-[Matt laughs] -[Colleen] Whatever.
["Last Goodbye" playing]
[SK] I love Raven, and it was not a very, uh, easy decision for me to make.
Could we have tried and survived? Maybe.
I still believe that love is blind.
However, is it strong enough for me to say "I do" today?
I don't think so.
♪ Time moves fast… ♪
Of course, I'm clearly taking it very hard.
Like, I really care about him.
I love him a lot,
and, like, I know that he was really upset,
and that makes me more upset.
And, like, I care about his mom.
[voice breaking] Like, she's really upset, and I care about her for real.
Today is heartbreaking.
It's embarrassing, you know, for both of us.
[crying] Because I… I couldn't even explain, like, how perfect it was.
♪ I can't find the words ♪
[Bartise] I definitely fell in love blindly,
and I'm still in love.
Is love blind though?
I'll say this. I never fell out of love with Nancy.
But once you introduce your friends and family and real situations
and living together, the un-blind parts…
The real world impacts the love that we had.
♪ Don't say to me things happen… ♪
[Nancy] For me love is blind.
I was able to make a connection with him
on a level that I've never been able to connect with anyone else in my life,
in my 31 years of life.
The person I love said no.
And his reasons were stupid.
He could've had blind love.
Unconditional, everlasting love from me.
And I have a heart of gold.
I'll be fine, but it's still gonna hurt.
He said maybe we could continue something after this?
No, sir, we're done.
He did make the biggest mistake of his life.
[singer vocalizing]
[Cole] Everybody wants love. We're all born to be loved.
Loneliness is crippling.
Everyone wants someone to do life with, and yes, I will find love one day.
This won't stop me. This won't break me, but…
In this moment, it's the last thing I'm thinking about.
It's gonna take me quite some time to get over this.
I think one of the hardest things to ever go through
is whenever you trust someone and you give everything to them,
and then they switch on you,
and they show you a side of them you've never seen.
I don't know if my heart can ever handle that again.
♪ Don't say to me things happen…. ♪
I didn't want to put on a wedding gown and say no today.
I didn't want to come get my hair and makeup done in a bridal suite
and say no today.
But the last night in our apartment when Cole let me walk out,
he basically spent the entire evening telling me
how he wanted someone sweet,
as if I don't do wonderful, sweet things for him every day.
And based off his comments he's made about other girls and…
[sighs] …advances he's made at other girls that he doesn't…
He doesn't… respect me.
And it never sat well with me marrying into a family
that just couldn't give a crap to meet me.
The type of man I wanna marry
will have a family with open arms that will just take me in.
It feels so wrong to say no,
but I couldn't say yes.
I could not say yes to that man.
♪ That's my last goodbye… ♪
Was it super ghetto that my friends clapped? [chuckles]
-["Biutyful" by Coldplay playing] -♪ You're so beautiful ♪
[man] The new Mr. and Mrs. Brennon and Alexa Lemieux!
[guests cheering]
I think it's gonna hit me when, like, I introduce, like, you…
-"Oh, this is my husband." -"This is my husband."
That's when it's gonna hit me. It's not hitting me right now.
I get we're married, but it's not gonna hit me until I have to…
-Introduce you? -Or, like, check a box.
[Brennon] Hey, this is my wife!
[guests cheering]
-[Alexa] It's all good. -This is my wife.
-Introduced you. Got it out of the way. -[Alexa laughs]
[Alexa] I love this man.
[Brennon] I love this woman… forever.
-Thank you for saying yes. -You're welcome.
Aww, so sweet.
-Yeah. -Thanks, babe.
♪ I know I'll be On top of the world, man ♪
♪ On top of the world… ♪
-[man] Mr. and Mrs. Bolton! -♪ You're so beautiful ♪
[cheering]
Oh my God. Like, this is my husband.
♪ You're so beautiful… ♪
-[Colleen] Forever. -Hundred percent.
-'Kay? -Hundred percent.
Look at us.
-Our short, stubby hands together. -Look at that.
We're gonna make beautiful babies but with short stubby hands.
-Short, stubby babies, all right? -[laughs]
Oh God. Oh. Jesus Christ.
Really? [laughs]
Lick it off.
[yells, laughs]
-[Colleen] Cheers, babes. We're married. -[Matt] We're married.
-Do we do this whole thing? -We don't need to do all that.
-Okay, ready? Cheers. -Here's the deal though. Here's the deal.
-You are my wife. -You're my husband.
-Cheers, baby. -Cheers, babes.
-Cheers. -♪ Love me, love me ♪
-[cheering] -♪ When you love me, love me, love me… ♪
[Colleen] My husband.
I knew you were mine when I proposed to you, all right?
I knew it.
-Love is blind, baby. Love is blind. -And that's why love is blind.
Know what I mean? That's right.
♪ When you love me, love me, love me ♪
-♪ When you love me, love me, love me ♪ -[cheering]
♪ I know I'll be On top of the world, man ♪
♪ On top of the world ♪
♪ You're so beautiful ♪
♪ You're so beau… ♪
♪ …tiful ♪