. >> reporter: what did work, and instantly, was her attraction to a guy named doug stewart. venus had a friend from work, jaime hess, who knew venus had a soft spot for guys in the uniform. and jaime's brother doug was a marine. >> we set up the first date. there was probably three or four of us couples. we went out to a movie. they hit it off really well. >> reporter: so well, that soon after "hello my name is," the two had become inseparable. what did you see in her, doug? >> she was smart. she was articulate. she was beautiful. some people would -- i guess would call it love at first sight. and four days later, we were married. >> reporter: pretty fast. >> pretty fast. >> reporter: a lot of people could go on a second date before getting hitched. >> think we made it to our second. that's about it. so i think the third date was marriage. >> reporter: to say that venus' parents were a little surprised by the turn of events is an understatement. >> she showed up. she was married and we were dumbfounded. >> reporter: all very sudden but dustin jasper, venus' older brother, got