Married At First Sight bride's mum in tears as dad says he's 'giving away his heart'

The second batch of singletons will be tying the knot with complete strangers on Married At First Sight tonight after the epic return of the new series this weekend. The very first episode already left viewers and the bride cringing when the groom rapped for her during their vows.

A teaser clip that aired last night also showed two grooms breathe a sigh of relief as they met each other at the end of the aisle. And in a first look for tonight's episode, hopeful bride Neelima (also known as Nelly) transformed into royalty as she showed off her wedding dress to her loving parents and siblings ahead of her wedding.

Her family couldn't contain their excitement as she walked into the room wearing a gorgeous red lehenga with shining traditional jewellery and a maang tikka (forehead pendant).

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Nelly stood nervously as she waited for her parents' comments. Her proud dad said: "Look at you," before her mum's face crumbled with emotion and she started crying.

"Mum, come here! You're going to make me cry," Nelly said before giving her mum a tight embrace. Speaking to the camera, her mum said: "I've always wanted to see her in a wedding dress. She looks absolutely stunning."

Her dad added: "She's so gorgeous, my little baby." Back in the room, her dad told her: "You're absolutely beautiful. You make me proud."

Nelly proceeded to share her plans, revealing to her parents: "I'm going to be coming down the aisle in the doli. When they put me down, can you get me out of it and take me to my husband?"

In Indian weddings, the doli is the poignant ceremony marking the bride's departure from her birth family's home to her new matrimonial home.

Her emotional dad said: "That will be the proudest moment of my life. I mean, it's like giving away my heart. I'm sure he's going to love it."

During her confessional, Nelly gushed about her family, explaining: "It means the world to me that my dad will be able to give me away. I'm such a lucky girl to have family like that."

However, Nelly was concerned about how her groom would react as she pointed at her traditional outfit.

"I just hope he doesn't think I'm some sort of diva coming down. I'm so terrified of him being like, 'I'm not into her'. No one wants to face rejection and if he isn't completely showing that he's obsessed with me. I'll be thinking, 'Why? I've been up since five o'clock getting ready for you, babe."

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