Wizard of Oz Marrying Mum and Dad

-This is Marrying Mum And Dad.

-Where you organise your parents' wedding!

Lean back and hold on tight, OK?

You're a real superhero!

That means you're in charge. You can do whatever you want!

-You're going to make Mum wear one of those?!

-Yeah!

Oh, wow!

Mum and Dad do know they're getting married.

But they have no idea where or how!

I was not expecting that.

It's revenge time.

-Will the day be filled with chaos?

-Or confetti?

Success!

On today's show, we've got a family of wedding planners

who already have control of Mum and Dad's big day.

With the joining of hands,

I now pronounce you lot officially 100% in charge!

THEY CHEER

The kids want to give their parents a wedding

which is right over the rainbow.

-What's it like up there, Libby?

-Good.

-It's amazing.

But could it all be too much for Mum and Dad?

I like everything to be my way, everything's got to be in order.

-What on earth have we done?

-Yeah.

HE CACKLES

And will the wedding end up a terrifying twister?

Which of the two of you has the courage to take on the buzzer?

'Or wonderfully wicked?'

I'm melting!

-Yeah!

-Yes!

-We're about to find out.

-Because we're marrying Mum and Dad!

Welcome to Marrying Mum And Dad,

the ONLY show which lets kids plan their parents' wedding!

That's right, you guys are in control.

The decisions rest firmly on the children's shoulders.

No pressure, then.

But our budding wedding planners won't be alone.

No, we are here to help.

But with only a few weeks to go till the big day,

we better find out what they've got in mind.

Today, we're in Liverpool where we've got a fab four

who are determined to give Mum and Dad a day to remember.

Hi, I'm Libby, and I'm 11.

Hi, I'm Logan and I'm her twin, so I must be 11, as well.

I'm Ellis and I'm 12.

Hi, I'm Jordan and I'm 14.

Also along to keep an eye on everyone is big brother,

18-year-old Cory.

The kids have already been busy planning their parents' special day

and they've come up with an idea that is truly Oz-tonishing.

My mum's favourite film when she was little

was Wizard Of Oz, and she knows every single word to it.

ALL: The theme of our wedding is Wizard Of Oz.

Sounds like we have our theme, Naomi.

-The wonderful world of Oz.

-So we're thinking witches...

HE CACKLES ..lions...

HE ROARS ..little dogs...

-HE YAPS ..tin men.

-Oh...hello.

I don't know what noise a tin man makes.

Sounds like we need to follow the Yellow Brick Road.

The Wizard Of Oz started life as a children's book,

but it's best known as the 1937 film starring Judy Garland.

At home, the kids have been working hard

planning all the different elements they'll need to put on a wedding.

They've thought about transport, outfits, a venue,

some entertainment, even a cake.

And they can't wait to give Mum and Dad the best day ever.

We want to do something for them and make their special day.

Yeah, cos they always do stuff for us so we're returning the favour.

And it'll just bring us together more as a family.

For the kids to pull this wedding off,

their parents can't find out any of the plans.

But that doesn't mean mum Barbie and dad Pete

aren't desperate to know what's going on.

I'm finding it a bit hard

handing the control completely over to the children.

It's so tempting to just - "Please, tell me, tell me!"

No chance, Mum.

Leave it up to your fabul-Oz wedding planners,

they're itching to get started.

To kick things off, the kids are floating a big idea

as a way of getting Mum and Dad to the wedding.

-We've got transport.

-A big air balloon!

Big balloon!

In The Wizard Of Oz,

the Wizard himself has an ambitious plan to use a hot-air balloon

to escape the Emerald City.

So the kids are already bang on theme.

It's nice and warm!

But now they need to make their plan a reality.

-I think we definitely want this.

-You definitely want it.

-Yeah.

'It might be tethered to the ground to stop it drifting off to Oz,

'but that won't stop Libby and Logan from trying it out.'

You're floating!

-What's it like up there, Libby?

-It's good.

-Amazing!

'The kids are having fun. But, remember, it's not for them.

'Maybe it's a good time to find out more about the special couple

'we'll be sending over the rainbow.'

Mum is kind, sweet and sometimes a control freak.

Dad's a practical joker, he's funny and just fun.

He's got smelly socks and he's got sweaty armpits.

'Eugh, nice(!)'

Let's hope Dad remembers his clean socks on the big day.

-Room for two more?

-We can have a go?

-Yeah?

'This is definitely a dramatic way to get our bride and groom

'to their wedding.'

THEY ALL TALK AT ONCE

'But the kids are taking a real gamble.

'Bad weather means a hot-air balloon can't fly.

'Too much rain or wind on the big day, and Mum and Dad

'won't be going anywhere.'

Is it worth the risk with the weather?

-Erm...yeah!

-Definitely.

-Are you sure you want to take that risk?

-Yeah.

All right, well, I think that's transport to Oz sorted!

Fingers crossed for good weather, though.

No wedding would be complete without a cake,

so Libby, Logan, Ellis and Jordan need to hit the kitchen.

Right, chefs, who's ready to do some cooking?

ALL: Me!

The kids have already come up with a design,

so I've brought them to see Jen, a cake-maker,

to help turn their awesome idea into the real thing.

We'd like the three tiers with the Scarecrow, the Lion and the Tin Man.

Chocolate!

I've got chocolate fingers!

Mind your hands.

Our wedding planners are soon busy with the cake mix.

But it seems their baking is more muppet than MasterChef.

I'm a TV chef, I've got to look my best!

Baking their own mega-cake is all part of the kids' plan

to make this wedding the best day ever.

Our wedding is going to be fun, exciting, action packed.

And it's going to go down in the history books!

Talking about the history books,

Mum and Dad have been together for 21 years,

but have never found the right moment to get married. So why now?

We've been engaged for what seems like ever, really.

And the children are now at the stage

where they want us to be married and they want us to feel complete,

-so we feel like it's the right thing and the right time to do it.

-Yeah.

Back in the kitchen,

the kids are switching their attention to the icing.

The Emerald City.

We could have that down there and maybe a hot-air balloon on it.

That would be great!

And then lollipops and the ruby slippers on it.

Excellent. Well, come on then, let's get started.

We need to have a word with the council

about this Yellow Brick Road. It's a mess!

-The cobbling's all over the place!

-Let's try again.

'If the kids get their decorations right,

'they should give the cake the unique features needed

'to make it truly Oz-tastic.'

-Decorations are going well, aren't they?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

Shall we get this cake out?

-ALL: Yeah.

-I'm not testing it!

Cannot wait. I cannot wait.

Oh, dear.

THEY LAUGH

I don't know about you, but I think we're going to need another cake.

-But are you happy with this?

-Yeah!

OK, cake...sorted...

sort of.

Well, it should be sorted, Ed, as long as we can find time to fix it!

OK, The Wizard Of Oz has lots of iconic costumes.

Can you talk me through who's going to be which character?

Mum's going to be Glinda.

Dad's going to be the Wizard.

-Ellis is going to be the Lion.

-Lion, right.

Logan is going to be the Tin Man.

I'm going to be the Scarecrow.

-And I'm going to be Dorothy.

-Dorothy.

Well, I think we're in a great place, shall we get started?

-Try and find some things and try some things on.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

OK, let's do it.

-Is this the sort of thing you're envisaging?

-Definitely.

I imagine it is.

Oh, yeah, spot on. We can try it.

There's a scarecrow one.

This fancy dress shop even has a costume for a bride

who needs to look like a good witch.

-How about that?

-Is that what you were thinking?

-Yeah.

But we're not done yet.

The kids want Ed to play the Wicked Witch on the big day

and me to be a Munchkin,

and they won't let me out of here until I've tried my costume.

Ta-da!

You look good!

-How do you feel in them?

-Fine.

-Fine.

-Is this good for a Munchkin?

-Yeah, perfect.

Now, this Scarecrow costume is great, but you want to personalise it

-and make your own, and same with the Tin Man.

-Absolutely.

All right, so we'd better go buy some bits to create those, hadn't we?

-Yeah!

-Let's do that next!

With the kids also wanting home-made costumes to feature on the day,

it's time for a quick stop at a fabric shop to buy the things

they'll need to make their own outfits.

There's all these kinds of things, look.

These buttons. These might be good for the big ones.

Libby, Jordan and the others will need to get their skates on

to finish their costumes in time for the big day.

-Thank you very much. Thank you.

-Thank you.

And back at the house it's not long before all four kids

are busy making their very own Scarecrow and Tin Man costumes.

We don't want to go wasting glue now, do we? Eh?

They'll need to get their skates on to finish them for the big day,

but it looks like outfits should be sorted.

The kids are halfway through their plans

for Mum and Dad's Oz-inspired wedding.

So far they've got the bride and groom's outfits.

-Is this what you're thinking?

-Yeah.

They've organised a hot-air balloon as transport.

What's it like up there, Libby?

-It's good!

-Amazing!

And Libby is starting to rehearse a very colourful song

as part of the entertainment.

# Somewhere... #

SHE GIGGLES

Meanwhile, the happy couple are STILL playing that game

to take their mind off it all. But Mum is starting to worry.

I like everything to be my way, everything's got to be in order.

I like routine, so for me to just say to the children,

-"Go organise the wedding"... What on earth have we done?

-Yeah.

Well, Mum, it won't be long now until you find out.

Right, let's talk about the venue.

-What sort of thing do you need?

-We need it to be big.

-Big.

-Yeah.

And room for a hot-air balloon.

A hot-air balloon, so somewhere like this area's not bad.

What does it need to look like?

Sort of old school and then colourful.

-You're after ultimately...

-Emerald City.

-..Emerald City.

-Yeah.

Cor, you don't ask for much, do you?!

But what about something like that place?

-Wow!

-Yeah!

-BOTH:

-That'll be perfect.

-Might that tick some of the boxes?

-BOTH:

-Yeah.

-Shall we go and have a proper look inside?

-Definitely.

Seeing as we're in Oz, let's do the skip.

# We're off to see the Wizard The wonderful Wizard of Oz... #

'This giant glasshouse was built in Victorian times

'to house exotic plants.'

-So what do we think?

-It's amazing!

-It's pretty cartoon-like, isn't it?

-How about we paint it all green?

'And if the kids think it could double as Oz's Emerald City

'from the outside, then the view inside is even better.'

-BOTH:

-Wow!

'It may not be completely Emerald-coloured...'

It's amazing.

'..but with plants from five different continents,

'there's enough going on in here to make Mum and Dad

'feel like they'll be getting married in another world.'

There's a lot of green, isn't there?

-That's a double win.

-That is a double win,

if we want it to look like Emerald City.

'And being here has already got the kids thinking big.'

We're going to have the Yellow Brick Road

-through to round on there.

-Rainbow arch here.

A rainbow arch here?

Yes! Is this a tick, then?

-Yeah.

-Big fat yes. Woo-hoo!

It needs decorating, but it looks like we've found our Emerald City.

Are we on? Yeah? Yeah.

For entertainment on the big day,

Libby, Logan, Ellis and Jordan think Mum and Dad

should face a true test of courage, just like the Lion did in Oz.

Right, so what we've got to do is a steady-hand game.

-Maybe a wand, Glinda's wand.

-I'm drawing that, then.

Their idea is to design and make their own steady-hand buzzer game

and use it check whether the bride and groom can hold their nerve.

Everyone, hand up for the star wand.

With a decision taken,

Jordan and Ellis are getting kitted up in a workshop with Ed

to see if they can get the game made.

-Guys, loving the boiler suits.

-Same to yours!

-Thank you very much.

Bob, I understand you're the man who can!

We're going to make you a star.

Let's get bending!

You need to sweep round as Ellis is pulling this round.

'Pulling off their own handmade game won't be easy.'

-Oh, yeah, well done.

-Yeah, bend done.

The boys' challenge is to produce something which perfectly matches

the shape of Glinda the Good Witch's star wand.

Now it's going to come towards us now.

Now it's going to come this side.

To do it, they're modelling wire

around pegs set out in the key points of their design.

And away from us.

Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop.

That looks like a star to me so far.

And towards again.

Stop, stop. Great.

But, after some Munchkin muscle power, it's job done.

Now all we have to do is work out with Bob

if we can give the kids' game a unique, marvell-Oz sound

if Mum and Dad touch the wire.

Is it possible to record a different noise, not just a buzz?

I'm sure we could, yeah.

OK, cos we could have an Oz-themed noise, couldn't we?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

What do you think we could have?

-A witch cackle?

-That's a brilliant idea, yes!

-Like the Wicked Witch in the West!

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

OK. Well, let's try and record one. One, two, three.

PHONE PINGS

THEY ALL CACKLE

-There we go.

-PHONE PINGS

Entertainment pretty much sorted.

Sounds truly wicked, Ed.

With that final piece of our wedding jigsaw falling into place,

Libby, Logan, Ellis and Jordan are almost ready

for Mum and Dad's big day somewhere over the rainbow.

'From collapsing cakes...'

-Oh, dear.

-THEY ALL LAUGH

'..to terrific transport...'

I think we definitely want this.

You definitely want it?

'..the kids have worked flat out to make their plans into reality.'

At home, Ellis has painted the steady-hand buzzer game.

All that's left to do is for you to see the finished product.

CACKLING

The handmade Scarecrow and Tin Man costumes are nearly ready.

Aw, that's cute. Like that.

And it sounds like Libby is all set

to perform The Wizard Of Oz's biggest song.

# ..Really do come true... #

But Mum and Dad still have no idea what lies in store.

I'm feeling...scared, excited, and...

-Absolutely terrified.

-SHE LAUGHS

Terrified? You will be when you meet our Wicked Witch.

CACKLING

It's the night before the wedding and the kids have a big problem.

As the special day's got closer,

the whole country's been battered by one of the stormiest winters ever.

The Met Office has issued severe weather warnings.

In some places, more than an inch and a half of rain

is expected to fall on already saturated ground.

Storms could spell bad news for the kids.

They took a huge gamble

by organising a hot-air balloon as transport.

Wet and windy weather means it could be off.

They're trying to wreck the best day ever.

With the forecast looking bad,

they need to check to see if the balloon ride can go ahead.

Hello, this is Libby from Marrying Mum And Dad,

'Hi, are you checking on the weather for tomorrow?'

Um, yes, we wanted to know if it was good enough.

'Well, unfortunately, it's going to be far too windy

'for us to be able to do any ballooning tomorrow.'

Oh.

'So, unfortunately, we're not going to be able

'to fly your mum and dad tomorrow. Really sorry.'

-OK.

-OK.

It's a disaster.

The kids will need to think fast now

to find another way of getting Mum and Dad to Oz.

-Why don't we put them in a wheelbarrow?

-No!

-No!

-It's an idea.

-We might just have to hire cars.

Horse and carriage?

If you can find it.

Sounds like a good idea, Logan.

But, at this late stage, can they book a horse and carriage?

'Hello?'

Hello, this is Jordan from Marrying Mum And Dad.

'Yeah?'

I would like to know if you have any horse and carriages for tomorrow.

'Let me just have a look in my diary here,

'let me look what I'm doing tomorrow.'

OK.

'Yeah, I think we'd be able to do that.'

Phew! That was a bit close!

THEY SIGH WITH RELIEF

-YES!

-Yes!

Next stop, Oz!

Phew.

The wait is over and the big day has finally arrived...

but there's still plenty to be done.

I think it's a great venue, but we need to make it look more like Oz.

So...come on, guys. Yeah, spread it all out, spread it all out.

-We could have...

-..one either side of the stage.

Either side of the stage?

'Emerald City might be starting to take shape,

'but back at home, Mum and Dad are nervously waiting

'to find out what's about to happen.'

Nice cuppa.

'At the venue, we've just got time

'to decorate the last-minute transport.'

Right, let's Oz-ify this carriage.

Is that a word? I don't know. It is now!

HE CHUCKLES

Come on, you lot, work harder!

I'm working as hard as I can work in cold weather!

After a quick click of the ruby slippers, the kids are back home

and itching to start Mum and Dad

on their journey down the Yellow Brick Road.

All right, then, I am ready. Let's see the gang.

Come on out!

SHE GASPS

Oh, my word! You lot look AMAZING!

In fact, I would say you look WONDERFUL!

Come over here, come and join us, come and make a little huddle.

How are you all feeling?

-Excited!

-Really excited.

Very excited. You all look great.

So get into positions and I'll go get Mum and Dad.

We're coming...

'With our very own Glinda the Good Witch and Wizard joining the party,

'it's time to see if this Oz-stonishing wedding

'will send them over the rainbow

'or leave them thinking, "There's no place like home!"'

You're doing well, you're doing well.

Mum and Dad, are you ready to see

what your kids have chosen for you to wear on your wedding day?

-BOTH:

-Yes!

One, two, three...

open your eyes!

Oh, my word!

SHE LAUGHS

Oh, my...!

Have you got any guesses what the theme could possibly be?

Um, is it Wizard Of Oz?

SHE LAUGHS

Wow. You look fabulous.

I'm going to cry!

Are you happy with the theme?

-Yeah, it's so beautiful.

-Yeah. Perfect.

Oh, well done.

'Now Mum and Dad know the theme,

'it's time for us to meet up with the Wicked Witch near to the venue,

'so that we can reveal the terrific transport

'taking the happy couple to Oz.'

I think you'll agree we're definitely not in Oz yet.

No, still in Liverpool.

So the kids have come up with a fantastic way

to transport you to the wonderful world of Oz.

Take your hands away from your eyes after three.

One, two, three!

-Oh, my...!

-THEY LAUGH

You can either go on that or my broomstick - which do you prefer?

So the bride and groom have got their wheels -

time now for them to take that classic journey

somewhere over the rainbow.

-See you in Oz!

-ALL:

-Bye!

Inside Emerald City, the people of Oz -

otherwise known as the guests -

are beginning to get into place for the wedding of the year.

I assume we're heading over that way.

I don't know.

That's right, Dad. Emerald City is next left.

Hiya! Ha-hey!

Welcome to Oz!

Yay!

Well, to get married, first you have to follow the Yellow Brick Road.

-ALL:

-Follow the Yellow Brick Road!

# Follow the Yellow Brick Road

# Follow, follow, follow, follow

# Follow the Yellow Brick Road

# Follow the Yellow Brick Follow the Yellow Brick

# Follow the Yellow Brick Road... #

'So Glinda and the Wizard have gone over the rainbow,

'they've followed the Yellow Brick Road

'and arrived in the Emerald City.'

CHEERING

We came round the corner and everybody was just standing.

-I was, like...

-Yeah.

-At first, I didn't know what to feel.

-It takes your breath away.

Yeah, it did. It took my breath away.

It looks like we're finally ready to marry Mum and Dad.

I, Peter, do take thee, Barbara, to be my lawful wedded wife.

To love, respect and cherish, for as long as we both shall live.

Huge round of applause and a bit of a kiss!

I feel really emotional, I had to keep myself together.

Yeah, I did myself. I know.

So, it was really good.

Between the hysteria of laughing and going to cry...

I don't know, I just feel absolutely wonderful.

-It was all worthwhile.

-Couldn't have been better.

-No, it couldn't.

With our magical couple now happily married, it's time to party!

And the kids can't wait to see

if Mum and Dad have all the courage of a lion

when they face their steady-hand buzzer game.

Which of the two of you has the courage to take on...

The Buzzer?

BARBIE CHUCKLES

-Barbie?

-You will never do it!

HE CACKLES

Off you go.

RECORDED CACKLING

ED CACKLES

Never touched it!

'The pressure is on for Mum.'

RECORDED CACKLING

ED CACKLES

I just kept knocking it the whole time - it was so hard!

I was shaking, going all the way round.

I was absolutely awful!

Big cheer for Barbie! Woo-hoo! CHEERING

Big cheer for Barbie! She was absolutely appalling at that!

After their earlier baking disaster,

the kids have fixed their Oz-themed cake...

and it looks incredible.

-ALL:

-Whoo!

'So let's hope Mum can keep her shaky hands a bit steadier.'

Would you like to come and cut your cake?

Ooh, yay!

It's time to slice up this fantastic four-tiered treat.

CHEERING

So who wants some cake?

-ALL:

-Yeah!

I seen the cake and I thought, "Wow, that's absolutely beautiful!"

-We opened it and, inside, it was ruby red.

-Yeah.

-It tasted gorgeous as well.

-Yeah, it was fab.

HE CACKLES

'The kids' Oz cake is proving a hit.

'And that's not the only thing which has impressed their guests.'

I thought that the dressing up was really cool.

Barbie looked pretty because she had, like, this pink dress

and it was just like Glinda off Wizard Of Oz.

It made me happy and it made them happy

because now they're going to become, like, proper marrying people.

CHEERING

But the wedding's not over quite yet.

Libby still has The Wizard Of Oz's best-known song

as one last surprise.

# Somewhere

# Over the rainbow

# Way

# Up high... #

With the day almost done,

it's time to find out just how wicked this trip to Oz has been.

Today has been absolutely magnificent, from start to finish.

-Emotional, exciting.

-Yeah.

-It was just everything.

I couldn't asked for it better -

-we couldn't have planned it better ourselves, could we?

-No, no.

# Some day... #

I'd describe Mum and Dad's reaction...

as just overwhelmed.

# ..Where the clouds are far behind... #

The day has gone brilliant!

Exactly to plan.

# Where troubles... #

'I'm just bursting with pride, just so emotional.'

A few times today, I've had to sort of like swallow back tears

-just thinking about it.

-Yeah.

This wedding was absolutely great.

-Sure.

-It's going to go down in the history book.

-Colourful.

'They've worked so hard

'and they've thought of every last detail.'

'Just to make it special for us.'

They wanted us to make...

You can tell they wanted to make us feel really special and they did.

-ALL:

-This wedding was definitely a hit.

It was a smash hit.

CHEERING

-What an amazing day.

-Yeah, I think they did an incredible job

of turning this little corner of Liverpool

-into the wonderful world of Oz.

-Yeah, and that's no easy feat.

-But there is still something missing.

-Oh, yeah? What's that?

The Wicked Witch is still alive.

Oh. Right, well, I don't think it really matters.

No, no, no, in the book, the witch definitely dies.

Yeah...I don't think we want to get bogged down in minor details!

Maybe at the end of this today, the Wicked Witch

could go home and have a lovely cup of tea?

KIDS LAUGH

I'M ME-E-E-ELTI-I-I-ING!

I'M ME-E-E-ELTI-IING! ARGH!

# Ding-dong, the witch is dead

# Which old witch?

# The Wicked Witch!

# Ding-dong, the Wicked Witch is dead... #