Matt, Amani & BrendAny:
After almost calling it quits 35 times, the thrupple still seems to be pressing onward, as they readied themselves to meet The Family BrendAny. They went to a local market to pick up a bouquet of flowers for Any’s Aunt who is the mother-figure in her life. Amani was really hoping Any would introduce her as the “girlfriend” instead of “some coworker from the strip club”, but it was looking highly unlikely, as Any feared her religious Aunt’s reaction.
They arrived at the family home and were immediately greeted warmly by the Aunt BrendAny, who was under the impression that she was just meeting a new boyfriend. Much to ⅔ of the Thrupple’s surprise, Any was forthcoming about their unusual relationship, leaving her brother, sister in law and aunt speechless. She translated Amani’s dictation to explain how she and Matt were willing to divorce in order to take Any in as their third. Amani kept reiterating how the couple planned on “taking care of her”, as if she was some poor little homeless puppy they had picked up on the streets of Tijuana instead of inside of the club. Ultimately both Any’s brother and Aunt were won over, and all was well in the land of Thrupplonia. (I’m just guessing Any’s family felt she was aging out of stripping and would be happy to see her go in another direction).

Shawn & DougAliyah and DougAliyah’s New Bangs:
Shawn and DougAlliyah awoke on the morning of their wedding, excited but also extremely nervous. Alliya decided to sport a new wig, much longer than all of her other hairs, and with some awkward length bangs. She finally decided to sign the prenup(nush) agreement in order to get the show on the road, which greenlit Shawn to set up his styling station and get his mom’s hair wedding-ready. Unfortunately moments after finishing her hair, Shawn heard a loud scream, and walked in to find his 85 year old mom on the floor. Apparently she had fallen and possible broke or seriously injured her ankle, though she kept insisting she would be fine. Shawn was unsure if she’d need to go to the hospital or not, but knew there would be no way she would want to miss the wedding of the century.
Meanwhile, Allyia and her friend Jackie were in their own BNB, ready for a full day of wedding primping. Time kept ticking as Alliya took the entire day to put on a wig, dress, and some makeup. She finally slipped into her wedding dress, which was basically nothing, as it was entirely sheer and showcased her thong and bra (Perfect for the family affair).
Shawn and the wedding guests were waiting nearly 2 hours in the 104 degree weather, while DoughAlliya took her sweet time. He worried about his mother, who was sitting in attendance with some ice on her propped up foot, melting in the heat and claiming she was “fine”. Shawn had finally had it, stomping off of the altar to call the whole thing quits right as Alliya finally arrived. I’m pretty sure their “first look” photos are going to come out great…..

Shekinah & The Sarper Image:
Shekinah and Sarper were sitting at their wedding venue (aka their bed), discussing the debate over whether or not to have a prenup agreement. Sarper took a minute to video chat with his parents and cousin FunNSun to discuss the recent nuptial dilemma. He went over Shekinah’s prenup idea, and everyone agreed it seemed like she was already planning their demise. Sarper shared his concept of putting in a “weight clause”, which they all viewed as “creative”. Guess they should’ve thought twice about those red inked tattoos…
With only one day until the bedside wedding, Shekinah revealed that Sarper was M.I.A after yet another stupid fight. Though she claimed to be unsure of his whereabouts, she suddenly remembered that she had conveniently put an airtag on Sarper’s keychain, tracking his exact whereabouts to a coffeeshop. Production caught up with him first, asking why he seemed so freaked out. He claimed to suddenly be scared of marriage, revealing that he had been married once before in his 30’s and the relationship went South fast. Shekinah arrived on the scene, as the two sat down to discuss their trust issues as well as all of the infighting. Based on the fact that he’s been recently spotted in LA, I’m guessing they’ll be back in bed in no time.

Jessica & JuantonAmerica:
With the wedding merely 2 days away, Juan, Jessica and the boys loaded up the family truckster and headed out to Colorado. Since Juan’s parents were both gone, his aunt and uncle came out for the wedding to be with him, along with 2 of his cousins. Now that the cruise ship dilemma seemed to be solved, the new running theme seems to be “Jessica needs to learn Spanish”. Juan complained to his cousin that his grassfed Gringa still didn’t speaka-the Spanish (Much like Kenny. Just give up now, Juan. I can’t take on another translation job).
Juan took a minute out from his busy schedule to check in with the cow-turd brothers and make sure they were okay, before pulling Jessica aside to tell her to habla espaniol. Jessica agreed to learn the language, which didn’t seem to satisfy Juan. He felt she was making excuses for purposely not making an effort to learn, like raising 2 kids as a single mom and working, and then going through a pregnancy/having a baby for 6 months alone. What a slacker! He tried to emphasize his desire for baby DOHveed to know his culture, as if he wasn’t able to teach him the language himself. Can we just fast forward to the wedding? I want to see if they throw cow dung after they leave the ceremony! (Its a Torrington, WY tradition)

Mark & Mina:
As the wedding day drew closer, Mark decided it might be a good idea to show Mina the wedding venue. He luckily seemed to get her stamp of approval, as she was impressed by the waterfront views. Mina was mostly just stressed out over whether or not her son Clayton’s visa would be approved in time for him to attend the big day. While Mark and the venue coordinator were going over the payments, Mina received a call from her friend, letting her know that Clayton would unfortunately was RSVPing NO. Mina cried off all of her makeup, as she ran to tell Mark she wasn’t sure she could go through with the wedding. She felt like she needed to go back to Paris to be with her son, and take baby Maria with her. I’m guessing they’re going to get married anyway, c’est la vie…
Greg & Joan:
With only one day until the wedding, Greg rented an AirBNB for the couple to host their rehearsal dinner. He surprised Joan with a set of his and hers traditional Ugandan wedding outfits, which he seemed to have scored somewhere on the street in Brooklyn. As the guests arrived, so did the catering, which was traditional African fare, complete with goats and bone-in mystery meat. Mother Greg was in attendance, questioning each bite and commenting on all of her many preferences. Dinner was not complete without a show, which included African drummers and dancers. Joan was touched by all of Greg’s efforts to bring a little slice of Africa to the South shore of Long Island and felt more confident than ever that she was making the right choice….as she shook her Ugandan A$$.
The following morning, the fiancees awoke, excited to get ready for their big day. Joan happily headed off to the salon while Greg stayed back at the homefront. He looked to be stressed, as he just realized that he told the guests to arrive at the exact same time as the ceremony. He feared that Joan would hold this against him, viewing him as someone she couldn’t depend on. Though this was supposed to be a moment of suspense for their otherwise smooth storyline, it was clear that a simple group text could fix the problem. Can’t wait for this wedding! I bought them a breadmaker so Greg doesn’t have to use his plumber hands anymore.