WEIRD NEWS OF THE WEEK: New reality show follows couples who meet for first time at their wedding!

You may have heard of love at first sight, but new reality show Married at First Sight puts new relationships into overdrive.

By Dave Lancaster |

13:03 09 July 2014

A new reality TV show shows singletons looking for love but rather than wasting time with the dating process, Married at First Sight sees scientfically matched couples meet for the first time at their own wedding.

Three couples featured in the initial episode of the controversial show, whittled down from 625 candidates. 

They are seen filling out personality profiles, engaging in 'sexology sessions' and undergoing psychological assessments. Later on, relationship experts compile the data, crunch the numbers and cross the stars for them - the theory being that they'll meet their ideal match at the alter.

The rest of the show tracks the newlyweds as they adjust to living together and getting to know each other.

By the end of the series, the New Yorkers will have their fate decided: will they stay married or get divorced?

Greg Epstein, the humanist chaplain at Harvard University, told The Huffington Post: "This is not to promote arranged marriage. What the show is promoting is for people to think long and hard about what really makes for a long-term relationship, what really makes for a good marriage. The show is trying to get people to think in a different way on how they are choosing potential partners.

"But that being said, if one couple on a TV show happens to get divorced -- I'm not saying they will or not -- that is not going to destroy the institution of marriage,"

Who said love is blind?

Check out the teaser trailer for the show HERE.