Opinion: One bride has fallen head over heels in love on Tuesday night’s Married At First Sight NZ , while another is struggling to see past her groom’s bedazzled sunglasses. But before we find out who is keeping out the haters with oversized sunnies, our experts, John Aitkin and Jo Robertson, have an important announcement: “Let’s talk about Madeleine.” Like a moth to a flame, we can’t help but be drawn to the eccentric queen that is Madeleine (Maddy).
She’s bright, she’s bubby, her mum says she’s surrounded by ‘lots of white and gold light’ making her ‘well protected’ and I’ve been to enough gala day psychics to know not to argue with that. Walking down the aisle, the bride-to-be is full of giggles as she leans on her invisible spirit guides and tries not to fall over - or run in the opposite direction; it’s hard to tell, especially when she sees her groom. “He’s not usually the type of guy I would go for,” she tells the confession cam.
“But that’s why I came on this journey, to be open-minded.” Regardless of the positive admission, crickets sound and we aren’t quite sure what crystal to use to ease the awkwardness, so for now, we’ll let Nate’s dad take the lead. Giving her a hug, he tells our bride, “You’re looking quite fine,” adding, “If it doesn’t work out, I’m here.
” What a wedding present, aye? After Nate’s dad trots on, we get a glimpse at who his son really is; kind, caring, a free spirit and someone wh.