These are the Season 4 couples getting Married at First Sight

Publish date: 2024-05-04

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Warning: This article contains spoilers from the Season 4 premiere of “Married at First Sight”

More than 33,000 people have applied to be “Married at First Sight” in the FYI reality show’s four seasons — and now six more of those are actually set to wed a stranger.

Tuesday’s Season 4 premiere gave a greater glimpse into the series’ matchmaking process with a 45-minute special that showed how Dr. Pepper Schwartz, relationship expert Rachel DeAlto and Pastor Calvin Roberson picked the new couples this year — including debating matches that they ultimately decided weren’t good.

After narrowing the Miami-based pool of applicants down, the experts selected the following three couples to participate in the six-week marriage experiment they hope will lead to wedded bliss.

Nick and Sonia

Nick Pendergrast, a 32-year-old vacation rental manager, will wed 33-year-old social worker Sonia Granados. Both are children of divorce and Nick’s aunt and uncle — who were happily married — were recently involved in a fatal car crash, which has made settling down a priority for him. The experts note both bride and groom have a similar levels of education and shared values of family and ambition, and that Sonia’s energy will be good for the more low-key Nick.

Derek and Heather

Derek Schwartz, a 35-year-old account executive, will marry flight attendant Heather Seidel, 32. Her parents have been married for 35 years, and she looks to their relationship as a model for her own, while Derek’s parents divorced when he was young and he was raised by his mom. The experts believe they’ll make a good match because they’re both attractive and intelligent and share similar thinking patterns and quieter temperaments.

Lillian and Tom

Lillian, a 24-year-old realtor, will say “I do” to interior designer Tom Wilson, 29. The experts predict that Lillian’s loving and caring demeanor will be accepting of Tom’s creative, surfer lifestyle, and that their shared entrepreneurial spirit will motivate each other. But is their union already doomed? In Tuesday’s premiere, Lillian and her family get freaked when her groom’s wedding day gift to her is a strand of pearls — considered bad luck in her culture. Fortuitously, the skies then open up and it starts to pour just as she’s ready to walk down the aisle. Will her first glimpse of Tom prove love at first sight, or spell disaster?

The weddings continue on next Tuesday’s episode of “Married at First Sight” at 8:45 p.m. on FYI.

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