Do Married At First Sight couples get paid? Show expenses explained! Fri 3 September 2021 12:00 Celine Byford
Matthew Cannon 
Daring singletons sign up for Married at First Sight, with the hopes of meeting their one true love. So do they get married for taking part?
It might be a once in a lifetime opportunity to meet the wife or husband of their dreams, or it could go the completely opposite way.
As those taking part literally get married on their very wedding day, skipping the whole dating phase, itâs definitely a dramatic take on marriage.
We give the lowdown on whether Married at First Sight couples get paidâŚ
Do Married At First Sight couples get paid?
Although it has been reported that participants donât get enough to quit their jobs, many have revealed that they do get given some payment.
The couples are encouraged to continue working while filming takes place, to see how their marriages work alongside their jobs.
A previous contestant has also reportedly revealed they are expected to cover their living expenses while on Married at First Sight.
However, they do get an all-expenses paid honeymoon, reports say.
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How much do MAFS couples get paid?
A production assistant who worked on MAFS season 2 shared how much they get on an online message board, according to Womenâs Health Mag.
However, according to the showâs executive producer Chris Coelen, they are paid âalmost nothingâ â but gave no indication of how much they are given.
A source close to the show told Womenâs Health Mag they earn âa per diemâ, since they often film between 50 to 60 hours a week.
Meanwhile, Nasser Sultan, a contestant from season five of Married at First Sight Australia, told nowtolove.com: âYou get $150 for the day, thatâs it.
âBut on top of that, you have to pay expenses â your living expenses with the woman that you marry.â
There havenât been any reports how much Married at First Sight UK pays its contestants.
Some people think that the couples who got married at first sight on the show got paid. Do they? #MarriedAtFirstSight
â Fabiola Fortune (@MindlessFabie) March 19, 2015
Does Married At First Sight pay for weddings?
Producers provide some money for wedding expenses, however it is thought to be a small amount.
Former contestant Melissa said money was given to them for a wedding dress, and a small budget for the suits, as well as for hen-do and stag-dos.
Before the 2018 series, it is believed that the show production team paid for more of the wedding items, such as the rings.
She told Cosmopolitan:
âI think they put money towards travel or something. But there was genuinely no monetary gain. Lots of people think, âNo one would do that for freeâ, but actually I spent quite a lot of money on the process.â
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