The first season of Love Is Blind premiered on Netflix on February 13, 2020, and concluded on February 27, 2020.[1] A reunion episode was released on March 5, 2020, and a three-part companion piece entitled After the Altar was released on July 28, 2021. The season followed singles from Atlanta, Georgia.
| Love Is Blind | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
| Presented by | Nick Lachey Vanessa Lachey |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Netflix |
| Original release | February 13, 2020 – July 28, 2021 |
| Season chronology | |
Season summary
edit| Couples | Married | Still together | Relationship notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lauren Speed & Cameron Hamilton | Yes | Yes | Married in November 2018.[2][3] |
| Amber Pike & Matthew Barnett | Yes | Yes | Married in November 2018.[4][5][3] In October 2024 they announced that they were expecting their first child.[6] |
| Giannina Gibelli & Damian Powers | No | No | Split on their wedding day after Damian said no (Giannina said yes). During the reunion special, it was revealed that they had gotten back together.[7] After the airing of After the Altar, Giannina revealed the couple had broken up again in early 2021. Giannina is now in a relationship with Blake Horstmann as of August 2024, runner up on season 14 of The Bachelorette. The couple's son was born March 29, 2024.[8][9] |
| Jessica Batten & Mark Cuevas | No | No | Jessica left Mark at the altar on their wedding day.[10][11] Mark did not attend filming for After the Altar but was mentioned to be dating Aubrey Rainey. Together, Mark and Aubrey have two sons and married in September 2022.[12] Jessica married podiatrist, Ben McGrath, in August 2022. Their first child was born in June 2023.[13] |
| Kelly Chase & Kenny Barnes | No | No | Split on their wedding day after Kelly said no. During the reunion special, it was revealed that Kenny was in a relationship.[14] Kenny married his partner, Alexandra Garrison, in the spring of 2022.[15] |
| Diamond Jack & Carlton Morton | No | No | The relationship imploded after a dramatic fight during the couple's trip to Playa del Carmen, Mexico, during which they fought about Carlton's recently disclosed bisexuality, his lack of communication, and Carlton's derogatory comments about Diamond. As of February 2024, both are single. [16] |
Participants
editAll the participants lived in Atlanta at the time of filming.
| Name | Age | Occupation | Hometown | Relationship Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauren Speed | 32 | Content Creator | Detroit, Michigan | Married, November 2018 |
| Cameron Hamilton | 28 | Data Scientist | Lee, Maine | |
| Amber Pike | 27 | Ex-Tank Mechanic | Augusta, Georgia | |
| Matthew Barnett | 27 | Engineer | Canton, Georgia | |
| Giannina Gibelli | 25 | Business Owner | Caracas, Venezuela | Split at the wedding; broke up again at the beginning of 2021 |
| Damian Powers | 27 | Ex-General Manager | Heidelberg, Germany | |
| Jessica Batten | 34 | Regional Manager | Rock Falls, Illinois | Split at the wedding |
| Mark Cuevas | 24 | Fitness Trainer | Chicago, Illinois | |
| Kelly Chase | 33 | Holistic Health and Empowerment Coach | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Kenny Barnes | 27 | Sales | California | |
| Diamond Jack | 28 | Former NBA Dancer | Atlanta, Georgia | Split before the wedding |
| Carlton Morton | 34 | Social Media Marketer | Opelousas, Louisiana | |
| Danielle Drouin | 27 | Yoga Instructor | Atlanta, Georgia | Split before the wedding[a] |
| Rory Newbrough | 28 | Senior Consultant and Content Creator | Alpharetta, Georgia | |
| Lexie Skipper | 26 | Sales Manager | Lexington, South Carolina | |
| Westley Baer | 27 | Sales Manager and Life Coach | Georgia | |
| Lauren "LC" Chamblin | 26 | Recruiter and Account Executive | Atlanta, Georgia | Not engaged |
| Alyson Costa | 36 | Pediatric Nurse Client Relations Director | ||
| Andy Rickert | 30 | Welder | ||
| Briana Holmes | 24 | CEO | ||
| Ebony Alexis | 30 | Journalist | ||
| India Bridgeforth | 29 | Project Manager | ||
| Jon Smith | 38 | CEO | ||
| Kay Mitchell | 30 | Administrative Director | ||
| Kenneth Smith | 36 | Master Barber and Shop Owner | ||
| Lillie Williams | 36 | CEO | ||
| Matt Thomas | 28 | Director | ||
| Mikey Cobb | 31 | Business Analyst | ||
| Ryan Martin | 29 | Automotive Sales | ||
| Taylor Lupton | 31 | Creative Director |
Episodes
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title [1] | Original release date [1] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | "Is Love Blind?" | February 13, 2020 | |||||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Will You Marry Me?" | February 13, 2020 | |||||||||
| 3 | 3 | "First Night Together" | February 13, 2020 | |||||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Couples Retreat" | February 13, 2020 | |||||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Last Night in Paradise" | February 13, 2020 | |||||||||
| Week 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Moving in Together" | February 20, 2020 | |||||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Meet the Parents" | February 20, 2020 | |||||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Countdown to I Do's" | February 20, 2020 | |||||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Bachelor & Bachelorette Parties" | February 20, 2020 | |||||||||
| Week 3 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | 10 | "The Weddings" | February 27, 2020 | |||||||||
| Special | ||||||||||||
| 11 | 11 | "The Reunion" | March 5, 2020 | |||||||||
| After the Altar | ||||||||||||
| 12 | 12 | "Two Years Later" | July 28, 2021 | |||||||||
| 13 | 13 | "Married, Single, and It's Complicated" | July 28, 2021 | |||||||||
| 14 | 14 | "Celebrations and Confrontations" | July 28, 2021 | |||||||||
Unaired engagements
editDuring season 1, a total of eight couples got engaged among the participants.
In addition to the six couples shown on the series, couples Westley Baer and Lexie Skipper and Rory Newbrough and Danielle Drouin also got engaged in the show. Newbrough told People, "As we were preparing to go to the Mexico trip, the leads of the show came in and said, 'Hey, we were expecting maybe one or two [engagements]. The shows we've done before, we've never had this much success. We prepared for five. Then we got eight engagements, so we had to pick who we were going to follow.' We got our phones back. They thanked us graciously and said, 'Sorry, we just don’t have enough to cover everybody.'"[18]
After getting engaged in the pods, Baer and Skipper continued to date for three months before breaking up. Newbrough and Drouin took a week-long trip to Miami together after getting engaged. They broke up after returning from the trip and Drouin decided to pursue a relationship with another participant on the show, Matt Thomas. Thomas and Drouin later split as well.[18]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Snierson, Dan (January 30, 2020). "Watch singles get engaged without meeting in person in trailer for Netflix reality series". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ Heldman, Breanne (March 2, 2020). "Love is Blind's Lauren Speed and Cameron Hamilton Are Still Married!". People. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ^ a b Jones, Alexis (November 9, 2022). "Which 'Love Is Blind' Couples Are Still Together After Season One Finale?". Woman's Health. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
- ^ Blanton, Kayla (March 2, 2020). "Love is Blind's Amber and Barnett Are Still Together!". Bustle. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ^ Pasquini, Maria. "Love Is Blind's Amber Pike Celebrates 2nd Wedding Anniversary with Husband Matt Barnett". People. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
- ^ "Love Is Blind's Amber and Matt Barnett Announce They're Expecting First Baby Together: 'Little Baby B'". People. October 8, 2024.
- ^ Shenton, Zoe (March 5, 2020). "Love is Blind's Damian and Giannina Are Back Together". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
- ^ Stern, Marlow (August 3, 2021). "Giannina Gibelli Spills All the Tea on That Wild 'Love Is Blind: After the Altar' Reunion and Ditching Damian". The Daily Beast. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
- ^ "Bachelor Nation's Blake Horstmann and Love Is Blind's Giannina Gibelli's Relationship Timeline". usmagazine.com. November 14, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
- ^ MacKelden, Amy (March 1, 2020). "Are Jessica and Mark from Love is Blind Still Together?". Harper's Bazaar. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
- ^ Khera, Japleen (January 30, 2021). "Are Jessica Batten and Mark Cuevas From Love is Blind Still Together?". The Cinematic. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
- ^ "LOVE IS BLIND'S MARK CUEVAS MARRIES AUBREY RAINEY AFTER 2-YEAR ENGAGEMENT". Sapphire Creek. September 2022.
- ^ "Love Is Blind's Jessica Batten Is Pregnant, Expecting First Baby With Husband Ben McGrath". E! Online. January 5, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
- ^ Heldman, Breanne (March 5, 2020). "Love is Blind's Kelly and Kenny Never Planned On Getting Married". People. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ^ "Who from 'Love Is Blind' Season 1 Is Still Together?". Netflix Tudum. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
- ^ Nicolaou, Elena (February 26, 2020). "Why Love Is Blind's Carlton and Diamond Never Considered Getting Back Together". Oprah. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ^ Kinane, Ruth (February 14, 2020). "Love Is Blind creator on what they didn't show — including even more proposals". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
- ^ a b c Falcone, Dana (February 27, 2020). "Love Is Blind Helped 2 More Couples Get Engaged: Why Netflix Didn't Show Their Stories". people.com. People. Retrieved February 27, 2020.