1960s Marrying Mum and Dad

This is Marrying Mum And Dad.

Where you get to organise your parents' wedding day!

That means you're in charge.

Yay!

You can do whatever you want.

SHE GASPS

Mum and Dad have no idea what you're planning.

You've only got a few weeks to do it all.

Is that really coming for us?

Are you ready for it? Whoo!

Oh, we got a DeLorean!

Are your parents ready for it?

Pretty scary!

Will the day be filled with chaos?

CHEERING

Or confetti?

-BOTH:

-Best. Thing. Ever.

On today's show we've got two eager wedding planners

ready to step back in time.

Groovy, baby!

These are some John Lennon lyrics.

Will the big day go down in the history books?

-But who has blue hair?

-Steve.

Or will it be a step too far?

We're about to find out cos we're Marrying Mum And Dad.

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This is Marrying Mum And Dad

where kids take control of planning their parents' wedding.

That's right, you get to organise everything. You are in charge!

And best of all Mum and Dad won't know a thing about it

until the big day.

Now, the kids are in control but they won't be completely alone.

-Cos we're here to lend a helping hand.

-Lucky them.

We're in Essex where a dynamic duo

can't wait to get their hands on Mum and Dad's nuptials.

Meet sister and brother, Abbie and Liam.

Hi, I'm Abbie.

Hi, I'm Liam.

Liam's very funny and always trying to make us laugh.

She's clever but she thinks she's always right, but she's not.

-I guess we're typical brother and sister.

-Yeah, we're always arguing.

Stop.

She normally grasses me up if I do something naughty.

You grass me up as well.

Abbie and Liam live with Mum, Alison, and her boyfriend, stepdad Steve.

Our mum is quite funny sometimes.

Like, always mucking around.

-Argh!

-Boo!

Our stepdad's very caring and funny.

Engaged for almost two years now,

Abbie and Liam can't wait for Mum and Steve to tie the knot.

I think it's important for them to get married

because they've both had a marriage before.

It's sort of like second time lucky.

And me and Abbie get on with Steve really well.

Steve is thrilled that Abbie and Liam want to make him

officially a part of the family.

It's never easy coming in to a family that's already established.

For them to want to do it means the world to us, especially me.

But Mum and Steve have no idea what these two

have planned for the big day.

If Liam's ideas are in there they might be a little bit crazy.

But I think Abbie will rein him in.

You wish, Mum.

They've assured me that it's not a stitch-up

and that Steve isn't going to be wearing tights.

We really want Mum and Steve to get married.

Because they've been engaged for such a long time

and it would be lovely for Steve to be a part of our family.

-And if we organise it, it'll be much better!

-It'll be well cool.

Ready or not this wedding's happening, and the clock is ticking.

Yeah, in less than two weeks Mum and Steve are going to be

heading down the aisle and nothing is booked!

We have to organise a theme, a venue,

outfits, cake, entertainment...

All right, we get the idea, Ed. We better get started.

Before we can get stuck in to the wedding planning,

Mum and Steve need to hand over control.

Ladies, gentlemen...and Liam,

we are gathered here today to mix things up a bit.

Do you, Mum, allow your children to completely and utterly

organise a wedding day you will never forget?

I do.

And do you, Steve,

accept that you'll have absolutely no say in what goes on?

I do.

Then, Abbie, Liam, since this is the handover ceremony,

if we put our hands over each other...

you will become officially in charge!

ALL: Whoo!

With Mum and Steve out of the way

we can find out the theme of the wedding.

So, first things first, you need to tell us what theme you've chosen.

Well, Mum and Steve both love this era, so we've chosen the 1960s.

-Finally!

-What a cool era.

G-r-r-roovy, baby, yeah!

# People try to put us down

# Talking about my generation... #

The '60s was all about pop music.

Everyone was getting down to The Beatles.

SONG: "Help!"

They were the '60s equivalent of One Direction.

SONG: "Wild Thing"

In fashion, the miniskirt was invented. And the mod look was born.

Mods wore sharp suits, expensive shoes and often rode around

on an Italian scooter, such as a Lambretta.

Forget "sick, swag, or boss" -

in the 1960s everything was "groovy" and "far out".

-I love the 1960s.

-That's groovy.

There was mega fashion. Why that one in particular then?

Because Steve loves his Lambrettas and Mum loves all the fashion.

I've never seen so many scooters in one room.

Yeah, even the clock.

This is going to be so cool. That is a great idea.

Let's help these hip and hanging cats

organise the most swinging wedding in town.

Let's go back to the '60s!

That's the theme sorted - the groovy '60s! Far out, man!

In you go.

'For inspiration for our 1960s wedding,

'we're visiting a music vault in central London

'full of memorabilia from the top stars of the decade,

'like The Who and Jimi Hendrix.'

These are some John Lennon lyrics.

'It's an Aladdin's cave of '60s treasure.'

So we are surrounded by '60s greatness in here.

Hopefully this will get you inspired.

What are you thinking everyone's going to wear for this wedding?

-Mod suits for Steve and...

-Mod suits like The Beatles wear?

-Yeah.

-Do your mum and Steve like The Beatles?

-Yeah.

My name's Abbie Rose and I'm named after Abbey Road.

'Abbie Rose was named after '60s album Abbey Road by The Beatles

'and this iconic album cover made it the most famous zebra crossing

'in the world.'

What about entertainment?

We're thinking on having a Beatles tribute band.

Like, they could perform a song we write or something.

-You're planning on writing your own song for them?

-Yeah.

There's no better place, surrounded by all this '60s musical greatness,

for you to sit and write your song. You might get some inspiration.

'Whilst Abbie and Liam write a song for Mum and Steve...'

Maybe we should have about, like, four verses.

'..I'm going to update Ed.'

'Have you ran out of credit, Naomi?'

PHONE RINGS

RINGTONE: "Gangnam Style"

Hello?

'Hello, Ed? I'm just ringing to let you know how it's all going here.'

-Uh-huh.

-We are having a very productive day at The Vault.

They've come up with absolutely loads of ideas to make their wedding

-really go with a swing.

-Oh, right.

-So no slacking, OK?

-Yeah.

If you could find some '60s song writers, cos they need to be helped

to write an absolute smash hit for this wedding.

HE GRUNTS

Are you listening to me?

I'm just finishing something off.

Ed, I don't really feel like I've got your full attention.

-I've been very busy.

-OK. Bye.

-Bye.

Do you ever get the feeling you're being ignored?

'I can multitask, actually, Naomi.

'And to prove I've been listening, next up, it's the entertainment.'

Lovely.

As you probably know,

music was huge in the '60s with bands like The Rolling Stones...

SONG: "Satisfaction"

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The Kinks.

SONG: "You Really Got Me"

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One Direction.

-What?

-Forget about that.

So, I was wondering, what's your mum and Steve's favourite '60s band?

-BOTH: The Beatles.

-I was hoping you'd say that. Come in, guys!

Hello.

-I'm Steve.

-I'm Nick.

-I'm Dan.

Where's the other one?

-Ringo's having his hair cut.

-Rock and roll.

-You want to write a song for Mum and Steve's wedding, didn't you?

-Yep.

I think these could be the guys to do it.

# She loves you Yeah, yeah, yeah... #

'Tribute band Like The Beatles

'are as close to the fab four as you can get.'

# You know you should be glad... #

'But can they give that sound of the '60s to Abbie

'and Liam's song for Mum and Steve?'

'Ed, are you trying to be the fourth member?'

# Yeah! #

'Abbie and Liam have written lyrics for the song and they need the lads

'to make it sound like a Beatles' hit.

# Marrying Mum and Dad

# No that can't be bad

# A love like this is so good That is true

# Yeah, yeah, yeah yeah. #

Was that the sort of thing you had in mind when you wrote the lyrics?

-Yeah.

-The right sort of speed and things?

-Yeah.

You think this is the sort of the The Beatles would do?

Yeah, there's quite a lot Beatles-ness in there.

We've got some "oohs" and "la las" if we do some backing vocals.

We think we could do some pretty good, "yeahs" and "oohs" and "ahhs".

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah?

Yeah? Yeah! Yeah, yeah, yeah!

# We're marrying Mum and Dad

# That Mum said yes, we're glad... #

NAOMI:' Not sure they're digging those dance moves, Ed.'

# Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah...#

'Abbie and Liam seem really happy with how the song's shaping up.

'The question is, will Mum and Steve like it, too?'

# Ooooh! #

'Don't give up the day job, Ed.'

That's the entertainment crossed off the list.

# Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. #

Now let's get this wedding moving.

In the 1960s, mods rode around on Lambretta scooters

which they put their stamp on by customising.

Steve has his very own '60s Lambretta.

The problem is, it's in pieces.

Abbie and Liam want him to scoot to the wedding

and I think I've found the perfect solution.

# Hallelujah. #

Whoa!

Well shiny.

This beauty belongs to scooter enthusiast Steve.

-Do you think Steve will be a bit jealous?

-BOTH: Yeah.

Well, he doesn't have to be cos he can ride this on his wedding day.

Steve's going to lend it to him. It's a Steve thing.

So how do you imagine him turning up to this, on his wedding day?

With, like, a flock of mods behind him.

-Just have a massive procession?

-Yes, that can be done.

That's a brilliant idea. I love that.

'And to make Steve stand out from the crowd,

'could we customise this scooter?'

I can see a lot of love's gone into this. Presumably we can't...

-personalise it ourselves.

-I think you can, in particular these panels.

You could put a nice vinyl wrap design on.

I like the idea of that.

'We still need to think about how to get Mum to the wedding. But I think

'Steve's going to be one happy bunny with his '60s scooter.'

Transport done! A '60s procession to the wedding.

Now on to the cake.

'Abbie and Liam want to create a 1960s-inspired cake using pop art.'

Pop art was a fun form of art in the '60s that used bright colours

to customise images of comic strips, adverts and famous faces.

Have a little look at these.

-Who's that?

-Steve.

-And?

-Mum.

-Yeah.

Pop artists Simmone and Carl have drawn the outlines of Steve

and Mum's faces for us to paint in a pop art-style.

Oh, they've started. I think we should start.

-Definitely pink background?

-Yeah.

Our finished portraits will be used to decorate the wedding cake.

Shall we do bright yellow? Have you seen the yellow? Look.

Hey-hey!

Oh, wow!

It's not long before the boys think they're art critics.

What do you think of theirs, Liam?

-How's theirs getting on?

-Rubbish.

-Go and have a look.

Rubbish?

Who has ginger, brown, light blonde and blonde hair?

-A pop art mum.

-But it still looks rubbish. Our one looks well better.

-Yeah, but who has blue hair?

-Steve.

'Our portraits will be the icing on the cake to our 1960s wedding.

'Abbie and Liam can't wait now for the big day.'

Abbie, what does it mean to you that your mum and Steve

are going to tie the knot?

It means a lot because they've been together a long time

and they're really happy together.

Do you get on very well with Steve?

Yeah, he's very nice and very caring and is always, like,

there for us and...he's like another dad.

Do you think this is the sort of wedding

-that they would have planned?

-No.

Are they relaxed about it?

Um...I think so.

'Mum and Steve relaxed? Really?'

I've got loads of doubt in my mind and I'm a bit worried

and I've got all these bright oranges and purples

flashing in my eyes, rather than the lovely rose-tinted-ness

of this beautiful wedding that I thought we were going to be having.

'Or should that be shocking pink and bright yellow hair, Mum?'

'The boys are trying to distract us...'

Hurry up!

'..but we're staying focused on creating our very own pop art.'

'That's our pop art portraits done.'

-Ta-da.

-Whose do you think is the best?

-Ours.

So what happens now, Simmone?

Next, we'll be taking pictures of your art work and then we'll

also be printing them so they'll be ready to go onto the cake.

So we can eat Steve's face.

That's the cake sorted for our hip and happening '60s wedding.

Abbie and Liam are halfway through

planning Mum and Steve's swinging '60s wedding.

Most weddings take months to plan,

but in just a week they've sorted the theme...

Let's go back to the '60s!

'..entertainment...

'transport...

'and cake.

'And with the help of a graphic designer, they've designed

'an Abbey Road-inspired sticker to personalise Steve's scooter.'

Steve's got his very own personalised scooter.

He's going to love that.

But Mum and Steve are none the wiser.

They've been very good at keeping secrets, haven't they?

-Worryingly good at keeping secrets.

-Yeah.

Abbie and Liam still have loads to do - we need a venue,

and what are Mum and Dad going to wear?

I like that one.

Abbie and Liam have found a 1960s-style dress for Mum

online, which they absolutely love.

I like this one, I like the way it's, like, puffy at the bottom...

-And the gloves.

-And the gloves are nice, yeah.

They want Steve to dress like a '60s mod, in a sleek suit.

So we've come to a vintage shop full of original '60s clothes.

And the fashions back then were certainly colourful.

Whoa!

Mod suits over this way.

Right, a mod suit for Steve.

That looks quite smart.

What do you think he'd think of being in red?

-I think he would quite like it.

-Try it on.

That's cool!

-What do you think?

-I think this one.

So we're torn between these two jackets at the minute, are we?

-Yeah.

-All right, let's go and find a shirt to match them.

-Oh! That's bright!

-There's that one.

-Yeah, that's good, I like that.

-I like that one as well.

How are we going to choose? What do you think?

It's crunch time. Abbie and Liam can't agree on Steve's outfit.

Toss a coin?

-Toss a coin?

-Yeah.

Heads it's Abbie's, tails it's yours.

-Heads.

-Abbie's.

-Are you going to be all right with that.

-Yep.

-Are you sure?

-Yep.

Oh, look, he's so easy-going.

Brilliant! I hope Steve's as easy-going as you.

The one thing everybody said to me is,

"You don't know what you're going to be wearing, it could be anything.

"They could be making you wear a tutu or, you know, anything."

And I'm like, "Could be dressed as Coco the clown, I don't know."

Oh, you keep guessing, Steve.

We've still got more shopping to do.

So we've got to think of something you two are going to wear

and, of course, me and Ed.

That's very '60s. Have you found something, Liam?

Look at the shoes!

SHE LAUGHS

-Ed!

-'A frilly shirt?'

-We could be really mean, couldn't we? Cos he's not here.

-'Really?'

-Oh, that's lovely! You like that better than the last one?

-Yeah.

-Lovely. Shall we try some more?

-Yeah.

Not sure about this one.

Well, I think we're done a great job, don't you?

-Yeah.

-Outfits sorted!

-Yeah! Ed's going to love it, isn't he?

-Yeah.

Mm, we'll see. Next up, it's the venue.

We've brought our planners to see a venue where we think

we could hold our '60s shindig.

It might not look much now but we think we can transform this place.

I just hope it gets Abbie and Liam's seal of approval.

This is well nice.

-"Well nice."

-"Well nice."

That's the Essex seal of approval right there.

Fortunately, Abbie and Liam can see the potential, too.

This is where he can do his Mick Jagger dancing, yeah!

Give it a bit of this.

'This venue ticks all the boxes...'

There's a disco ball.

'..a stage for the entertainment,

'a large car park, for our flock of scooters,

'and plenty of room to party.

'But how can we give it that '60s look?'

What kind of thing are you thinking?

Make it, like, the lights and stuff green and, like,

really bright coloured lights.

Like an underground '60s nightclub.

Any other ideas?

Yeah, we were thinking if there's, like, a zebra crossing somewhere,

-we could recreate the Abbey Road...

-Oh, yeah!

Like, with me, Mum, Abbie and Steve walking

and have it as one of the photos.

Everyone could go home with their own Abbey Road photo.

That's a really good idea.

With another room where we can hold the wedding ceremony,

I think we've scored top trumps for the venue.

Best just give the dance floor a test drive.

-I'm keen on dad dancing...

-Do the mash potato.

-..so a '60s wedding is the wedding for me.

-Whoo-hoo!

Venue booked. We're ready to go back to the '60s.

Abbie and Liam have worked hard over the last few weeks to organise

a swinging '60s wedding for Mum and Steve.

From groovy outfits...

Whoa!

..to Beatles-inspired entertainment, a swinging venue,

and hot wheels to the wedding.

Whilst most weddings take months to plan,

we're rewound 50 years in just a few weeks.

Abbie and Liam have had loads of fun planning the wedding

but will Mum and Steve like it?

It's the night before the big day

and the pre-wedding nerves have kicked in at the house.

I'm really nervous, I don't know about you.

I'm a little bit nervous. Just in case,

like, Mum don't like it.

Mum and Steve are feeling a mixture of emotions.

Suddenly it's hit me like a steam train

that we're getting married.

I do feel quite emotional about the whole thing.

There's not going be a lot of sleep in this house, generally, tonight,

is there?

Let's hope they get their beauty sleep,

as the big day is just hours away.

The day Mum and Steve get married has finally arrived.

Whilst the family get ready at home...

..the venue is being transformed into a swinging '60s club.

And I'm here to deliver the outfits.

It's time for Mum and Steve to finally see what Abbie and Liam have

chosen for them to wear to their own wedding that they know nothing about.

-Good morning.

-Good morning.

-How you feeling, Steve?

-Not too bad.

-Happy wedding day to you.

-Thank you very much.

-Mum, you look gorgeous. How you doing?

-All right, thank you.

Ed's doing his best to help out at the venue.

Oh, look at you in your '60s getup.

Nice shirt(!)

I'm ready. Time to check out Abbie and Liam.

Oh, you look sensational. How are you feeling?

Little bit weird cos I've never been in suit before

and when I move arms the whole suit goes up.

I love it.

Our wedding planners look the part but how will Mum and Steve react

when they see their outfits?

How are you feeling?

-Terrified.

-Are you excited to see what you're going to be wearing?

-Really, yeah.

-Yeah, very.

Everybody ready? OK, one, two, three!

Cool.

-Looks well smart.

-Oh, Mum, you look absolutely beautiful.

I want to have a closer look. Is that, like, a mod coat?

-That's very '60s-looking, isn't it?

-Yeah, the whole '60s thing.

-Yeah.

-Do you think that might be the theme?

-Yeah.

-I think so.

It's a '60s wedding!

-Whoo!

-Yay!

-'Mum and Steve are thrilled with the '60s theme.

'And it's tears of joy from Abbie.'

I thought that would be me.

Meanwhile the flock of scooters has arrived to escort Mum

and Steve to the wedding.

They've turned their engines off so they can creep up to the house

without ruining the surprise.

Take off your glasses.

SHE GASPS AND SCREAMS

I wasn't expecting that!

Steve, this is your own personal Lambretta,

designed by Abbie and Liam.

'Complete with the Abbey Road personalised sticker.'

-That's brilliant.

-That's well smart.

'Hang on, Mum can't go on the back of a scooter in a wedding dress.'

'Hold your horses, Naomi, I've got a surprise for Mum.'

CAR HORN HONKS

THEY LAUGH

Groovy, baby!

We're making sure Abbie and Liam ride in style, too.

SHE LAUGHS

All aboard!

Whoo-hoo!

Let's go back to the '60s! Far out!

Here we go.

And groom Steve gets to be the leader of the pack.

MUSIC: "Keep On Running" by The Spencer Davis Group

# Keep on hiding... #

Hello.

ON RADIO: 'Hello! All right?'

Are you having fun?

'I feel like I'm going to cry now.'

Don't cry!

Our '60s parade is causing a sensation in Essex.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

The bride and groom arrive in '60s style

and their guests are there to greet them.

Are you ready to get these two married?

ALL: Yeah!

Let's get a "groove" on, man.

SONG: "Shake It Out"

I give you this ring...

I give you this ring.

..as a symbol of our marriage.

As a symbol of our marriage.

-I promise to be loving...

-I promise to be loving.

-..faithful...

-Faithful.

-..and loyal to you...

-And loyal to you.

..throughout our married life together.

Throughout our married life together.

It's our pleasure to say that you're husband and wife

and that you may kiss your bride.

'It's an emotional moment for the whole family.'

-I saw her cry.

-I didn't cry.

-You were crying.

-I didn't cry.

-You were crying.

-I didn't cry.

-You were crying.

-OK, I did.

How are the happy couple feeling now they're Mr and Mrs?

-That was so brilliant.

-Yeah.

-I can't even begin to describe how cool this has been.

-No.

The whole journey here, everything.

To have all those guys following as well.

I don't know how they're going to top that now.

Oh, don't you worry - we will.

With Mum and Steven finally married

it's time for our swinging '60s groovy party.

Welcome to the '60s.

CHEERING

Brilliant. Well done, you two.

-Well done, thank you.

-Well done, guys.

After a stroll down Abbey Road we're ready to get this party started.

It's time to reveal the pop art cake,

complete with the portraits Abbie and Liam painted of Mum and Steve.

Oh, they're brilliant.

The cake was amazing,

with our pictures on and all the little wing mirrors.

-And the little Lambretta on the top.

-Yeah.

-That's really well thought out.

-No-one's eating it, I'm having that.

And one more surprise.

'Mum and Steve get their own original piece of pop art.'

The original art work.

Oh, look at that. Thank you.

-Did you do these?

-Yeah.

- They're the ones that we painted ourselves.

With the wedding cake cut...

-Ready?

-Yeah.

..it's time to get this party movin' and a-groovin'.

Ladies and gentlemen, I hope you're enjoying this way-out wedding!

CHEERING

Mum and Steve, we've written this song for you.

-For all you've done for us.

-We hope you like it.

One, two, three, four.

# We're marrying Mum and Dad

# That Mum said yes, we're glad

# Love like this is so real and it's true

# Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah... #

It was really touching that they had written a song.

-The band were brilliant as well.

-Yeah.

-Proper Beatles-type band.

# Steve and Alison and their future plans... #

'What an amazing wedding.

'But with the day drawing to a close

'has it been a success for Mum and Steve?'

# On their special day with family... #

-We're so proud of them, aren't we?

-Proud, definitely.

They've done such a brilliant job

and I really feel their love's come through.

They're doing it cos they love us.

They're going to get such a squeeze later.

# Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

# We're marrying Mum and Dad... #

Proud of us. Make good wedding planners.

# Love like this is so real and it's true

# Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah... #

It's all paid off cos Mum and Steve are really happy.

And Steve's now, like, a proper part of our family.

Makes us sort of feel closer, in a way.

-STEVE:

-'Feels to me like they've accepted me

'and that's quite a powerful emotion.'

Makes me realise how lucky I am.

Not only to have Alison but to have them as well.

# Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

# We're marrying Mum and Dad... #

We definitely pulled off the wedding of the year.

# Love like this is so real and it's true... #

'What a groovy day!

'Abbie and Liam managed to pull off a sensational swinging '60s wedding.'

And we had the world premiere of Alison

and Steve's special wedding song.

Yeah, I think we've got a hit on our hands with that one.

# Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. #

# We're marrying Mum and Dad

# That Mum said yes, we're glad

# Love like this is so real and it's true

# Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

# Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

# Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. #

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