'Married at First Sight' Season 11: Meet the Cast's Couples!

Love in the Big Easy! Lifetime’s Married at First Sight is heading to New Orleans for season 11 of the hit reality TV series, which means five new couples will be saying “I do” after meeting at the altar.

This upcoming season will feature 17 2-hour long episodes, which will fully capture each couple’s journeys as they go from their weddings to their honeymoons to the nesting phase as they move in together. After that, reality sets in as they have to work on their marriage with the added stress of daily life, work and busy schedules. At the end of the eight-week experiment, each couple will be faced with making the decision of staying together or getting divorced.

Season 11 is set to premiere on July 15 at 8 p.m., but viewers will get an inside look into how each couple was matched before the season begins. The Married at First Sight Matchmaking Special will air on Wednesday, July 8, at 8 p.m. and it will feature the show’s experts — Dr. Viviana Coles, Dr. Pepper Schwartz, and Pastor Cal Roberson — as they break down their matchmaking process.

Following the Matchmaking Special at 9 p.m., Entertainment Tonight’s Kevin Frazier will host the Kickoff Special, as he and a group of panelists (Emily Longeretta – Senior Entertainment Editor, Us Weekly; Tierney Bricker – Features Editor/Special Correspondent – E! News; Max Fata – The Celeb Talk Guy and Angelique Jackson – Events and Lifestyle Producer/Red Carpet reporter – Variety) to discuss all things MAFS, interview fan-favorite couples and begin the countdown to season 11.

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Fans will also be able to catch up with couples from past seasons of MAFS with the self-shot spinoff series, Married at First Sight: Couples Cam. The show follows the stories of nine fan-favorite couples as they self-quarantine together during the coronavirus pandemic. Lifetime will continue to air new episodes on Thursday nights starting in July. The Wednesday, June 17 episode of Married at First Sight: Couples Cam will feature the long-awaited home birth footage of season 1 MAFS couple Jamie Otis and Doug Hehner, as they welcome their second child together during the quarantine.

“Both Jamie and I try to document as much as we can,” Doug exclusively told In Touch about filming their footage for Couples Cam shortly after the birth of son Hendrix in May. “We share most of our life on social media anyway, but this show will take fans into some major decisions in our life. Specifically the tough decision on where we [wanted to] give birth to our son, and the back and forth that took place before deciding that we would have a home birth.”

Keep scrolling below to learn more about the Married at First Sight season 11 couples!

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Bennett and Amelia

Bennett, 28, grew up in Montvale, New Jersey, and is the artistic director of a theatre company. Bennett has sought a life partner for years but has been through a string of bad relationships but is deeply encouraged by Married At First Sight‘s history of success with past couples.

Amelia, 27, was raised in Richmond, Virginia. With a doctor for a mother, Amelia always thought she would follow in her footsteps and is currently completing her medical residency. Amelia subscribes to the idea that “you can fall in love with anyone-ish,” and much like her grandparent’s arranged marriage, she really thinks it’s possible to learn to love someone. She loves social experiments and Married At First Sight is the perfect one for her.

Brett and Olivia

Brett, 35, was born and raised in Gretna, Louisiana. He recently became AWS Cloud Practitioner certified and excels in his career in IT. Brett has always been ready for marriage and is definitely open to the MAFS experience since he believes, historically, arranged marriages have been the primary means of matchmaking for the vast majority of human history.

Olivia, 30, was born and raised in Bossier City, Louisiana. After receiving her Master of Science in Nursing and working in clinics in Iowa, she wanted to be closer to home and moved to New Orleans for a position with a comprehensive stroke center. Having worked really hard in her career, Olivia is ready to dedicate the same time and effort in a relationship.

Henry and Christina

Henry, 35, was born and raised in Arabi, Louisiana. He currently works as a clinical recruiter and enjoys the career he’s established. Henry is looking for a partner to settle down with and feels he’s tried every approach possible but has been unsuccessful. The dating apps have been disappointing and his friends and colleagues have no one else to introduce him to. Henry is interested in Married At First Sight because he believes the experiment will be beneficial in many ways and is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that he’d be crazy to pass up.

Born in Houma, Louisiana, Christina, 30, was raised by a single mother and never really knew her biological father. The flight attendant recently got out of a five-year relationship and hasn’t put much effort into dating or finding a partner. She is eager for the Married At First Sight experiment because she knows the experts are willing to do the work for her so she can settle happily into a relationship with her perfect match.

Miles and Karen

Miles, 26, was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and has always been passionate about education and loves working with children and young adults. Miles is looking for a wife but feels like his options are limited. Married At First Sight is the perfect opportunity to be connected with a partner he would not ordinarily come across. Miles not only has faith in the experts but trusts the process.

Karen, 30, grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and has been working as a Consultant in New Orleans ever since she graduated. Karen has been single for five years and finds dating to be quite difficult. Karen is ready to get Married At First Sight because she believes the experts will find the right man who has been eluding her all this time. She hopes for a traditional marriage, with her husband as the head of the household.

Woody and Amani

Woody, 30, was born and raised in New Orleans where he is currently a teacher and coach. Woody is ready to find a partner with whom he can share the love and kindness he learned from his mother. He knows who he is and what he has to offer to his future wife and is eager for the experts to help him find that special someone.

Amani, 29, was born in Northern California, and raised in Chicago but moved to New Orleans to attend college. Amani is passionate about her work in the non-profit sector and aspires to open a non-profit organization working with the youth. Amani is serious about finding a life partner to share career ambitions with, explore the world, and ultimately start a family.