The Marrying Mum and Dad Awards Marrying Mum and Dad

Welcome to an extra special episode of Marrying Mum and Dad.

Yes, you join us for the first ever

Marrying Mum and Dad awards ceremony.

The I Dos.

We're here today to celebrate the very best bits of our last series,

as all the families that took part battle it out for the chance to get

their hands on one of these cool things.

Don't mind if I do!

I do? I...do.

So, what are we waiting for?

-It's time for...

-BOTH:

-..the I Dos!

For the first time ever in Marrying Mum and Dad history we've gathered

the wedding planners and their parents together in one place.

That's right, Ed. And here come the stars of series four -

families who gave us some of our most memorably gigantic marriages

so far.

Oh, I'm excited! Quick, let's grab a seat before they all go.

Grab a seat? What are you talking about?

We're not watching it, Naomi, we're hosting it.

And it's about to start, so come on!

Do that announcer voice you do.

Oh...

Ladies and gentlemen,

wedding planners and parents, welcome to the first ever I Dos.

Say how good we are.

Please welcome to the stage the amazing,

fantastic and best presenters CBBC has ever seen...

..Ed Petrie and Naomi Wilkinson.

Woo!

Hello, families,

and welcome to the very first Marrying Mum and Dad I Dos!

Yes, about time, eh?

We thought we should reward all you wedding planners for doing such a

good job, and even you parents for being such good sports and doing

whatever your children planned for your big day.

Because these kids threw everything at you, from making you wrestle

cavemen to turning you into a human catapult,

even sending your wedding cake into space.

It really has been a brilliant series.

So let's sit back and enjoy all

those amazing moments that made it so great.

-SCREAMS

-Oh, my God!

On our last amazing series,

Marrying Mum and Dad was the show that had it all.

Slow down, slow down!

Nine more sets of kids took command of mission control to plan their

parents' weddings.

I now pronounce you 100% in charge!

And this lot certainly knew how to send a typical big day into orbit.

-ALL:

-Lift off!

There you go!

From weird wonderlands...

Are you eating my tarts?

To TV time travel.

Crazy cavemen.

You're going to be extinct!

To excitable Egyptians.

-BOTH:

-Job done.

Together we went on a journey through the outer reaches of

Planet Wedding.

This cake has been to the very edge of space.

Along the way we came across outrageous outfits...

-ALL:

-Three, two, one...

Oh, my God!

Do you know what you look like?

Plenty of terrific transport...

Pink Tank!

Have a safe journey.

Brake! Brake!

..some eye-catching venues...

Whoa! I didn't have that in mind!

..and loads of exciting entertainment.

Go!

HE SQUAWKS

Watch out, behind you, guys.

Follow me! Come on, we're going to be late.

Best of all,

we witnessed some fantastic family moments to remember forever.

This is amazing, kids, thank you. I couldn't ask for anything more.

-I'm proud of you.

-I can't believe you've done this.

-BOTH:

-This was the best wedding ever!

As Marrying Mum and Dad boldly went

where no wedding had ever gone before...

-What a fantastic series.

-Yes.

Wouldn't you agree, Doctor Who mum?

So it's time for our first award...

There's no shortage of contenders from you lot for this one.

We had an Egyptian tomb.

We had an army barracks.

Even a prehistoric cave.

But the I Do goes to...

DRUMROLL

..Sam and Molly from the winter wonderland wedding,

for making it actually snow on the big day.

MUSIC: Winter Wonderland by Bing Crosby

Come on up and get your award!

It really was a stunning venue transformation,

so I think we should remind ourselves of it one more time.

We were checking the weather forecast, and it looked like it

would not snow, so we had to ring a fake snow company.

Unleash the snow!

Ah, it's going to be so pretty!

# Walking in a winter wonderland! #

Right.

CHEERING

Seeing everybody dressed as snowmen and penguins was a bit strange,

but, it was, it just made it really, really lovely.

Andrea and Tony, welcome to your winter wonderland!

It's snowing!

Yeah, we weren't going to let the silly old weather spoil it for us!

Everybody enjoyed it and joined in. It was such a good laugh.

It is my honour and privilege to say you are now husband and wife.

You may now kiss the bride.

The snowball fight at the end was fantastic!

Snowball fight!

It was just incredible, it was so magical.

-It really was an epic transformation.

-They did

-an amazing job.

-They did a great job, yeah.

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

-ALL:

-Aw!

It was a real wedding to remember,

and the snow just made it feel that extra bit special.

The next award we're handing out is for...

As ever, our wedding planners excelled themselves in choosing

outfits for the brides and grooms which...drew attention.

Yeah. Not always for the right reasons.

I think it's safe to say, though, that nobody came up with a costume

as mad as this one.

So the winner of the most incredible outfit award is...

DRUMROLL

..Ebony for her amazing Mad Hatter's hat

at the Alice in Wonderland wedding.

MUSIC: Bonkers by Dizzee Rascal

Well done! Well done, Ebony.

Here you go, congratulations.

Great work, Ebony. Let's take a look at that hat in all its glory.

Final touch.

I really wanted Dad to be the Mad Hatter.

It was just funny watching Dad hold that hat on.

One, two, three!

I was shocked at first, cos the hat, I felt, was a bit large.

And I was wondering whether it would stay on my head.

I just looked straightaway at David

with his odd socks and his big shoes and cropped pants

and then his hat, and I just thought, it was funny.

David, what do you look like?!

During the ceremony Rach was like,

"Why are you wearing your hat? "Take it off."

And I was like, "I can't.

"Just wait and see, just wait and see."

And, eventually, when it came to it I pulled it and out popped the ring.

I give you this ring as an outward sign of the commitment we are making

-to each other.

-Congratulations!

-EBONY:

-In the hat, it had confetti in it, and it had bubbles.

Wonderland's newest newlyweds!

CHEERING

It was funny, and Mum wasn't expecting it.

-MUM:

-I always think that Ebony's strength is her creativity.

It was definitely something that Ebony would have designed.

People are still talking about it today.

-EBONY:

-I go to school every day and everyone's like,

"Oh, she was on Marrying Mum and Dad."

And I'm like, "I know, yeah."

Now I'm sure you'll agree,

no Marrying Mum and Dad wedding would be complete without its own

crazy wedding cake, so the next I Do award is for the...

This award "bakes" the mould when it comes to wedding cakes.

-Oh!

-Sorry, I couldn't resist.

Yeah, so the I Do for the most extreme cake goes to...

DRUMROLL

..Jade, Grace and Seb from the stargazing wedding

for sending their cake all the way into space.

Woohoo!

MUSIC: Rule The World by Take That

Congratulations! Well done.

Well done ,Seb. Here you go, here's your reward.

Ooh, treasure it.

Well done, team.

It was worth sending it all that way just to see Ed having to chase

around after it on the wedding day. So here it is.

Let's watch it again -

boldly going where no wedding cake has ever gone before.

We didn't want the classic wedding cake.

We wanted something that stood out.

We came up with the solar system idea,

and then we decided that we were going to send it up into space.

Five...

-ALL:

-..four, three, two...

one!

-ALL:

-Liftoff!

There you go!

That's your mum and dad's wedding cake.

Ed had to launch it.

Follow that cake!

And it could have gone into the ocean,

it could have just got blown somewhere, where he couldn't get it.

Luckily, none of that happened.

When I saw the footage I was like,

"Wow! That's actually quite incredible."

Like, you actually realise how far it went.

Our cake would keep on going higher still,

but we need it back, so Steve has set the balloon to burst.

It's up to me and Steve to find it and get it back to the wedding

in time for the cake cutting.

It was definitely nerve-racking,

because we really wanted to make sure the cake made it.

I've got the cake!

We need you here! We need the cake here now!

It did, just in time.

Where are you, Ed?

Hold that cake cutting!

When Ed came running in and the cake was presented, and it was explained

to us that it had gone to space, it was amazing.

I just though, "Wow, what an achievement."

To actually get it into space, track it, find it, and get it back to us.

It was perfect, and it was beyond anything I could have imagined.

Our cake definitely stood out quite a lot because it went up into space,

so that's quite epic!

It's a bit of CBBC history now,

because who else has sent a cake up into space?

Next up is the award for...

Yes, our wedding planners love to dream up surprises that shock

their mums to the core, and the last series was no different.

Yeah, we had mums drinking magical liquids that made them shrink,

crossing virtual reality bridges, even trudging through alien goo.

Yes, pretty sticky, that alien goo, wasn't it?

But there can only be one winner.

So the award for most awesome surprise for mum goes to...

DRUMROLL

..Harvey, Miles and Eva from the technology wedding

for arranging Mum's brother to come all the way from Australia.

MUSIC: Together In Electric Dreams by Philip Oakey and Giorgio Moroder

Top job. Well done.

Congratulations.

-How do you feel?

-Amazed.

Yeah, it's a pretty amazing deal, this.

Now, Mum, on your wedding day,

we surprised you by bringing your brother all the way from Australia.

Well, I can tell you that, today,

live at the Marrying Mum and Dad I Dos...

he's not here, because it would...it would cost a fortune, wouldn't it?

But we did absolutely love that reunion,

so I think we should relive that special moment one more time.

Tissues at the ready!

The big surprise we wanted to happen was to get my mum's brother over

-from Australia.

-'That sounds like a ripper idea, mate.'

Imagine the look on her face!

It was difficult to keep the secret but we managed to do it because we

knew it would pay off.

Are you ready for a huge surprise?

-Yes.

-Turn around that way.

-SHE GASPS

-Oh!

Time stood still and it was this out of body experience, I think.

It was just really overwhelming.

And even now, it's so overwhelming!

Growing up, we were always together.

So it's like a part of you is not there any more, so...

And when he came back, it was like...

..just like we were together again.

Are you going to be OK?

It was a very emotional moment for everybody.

I'd never met the guy and I was crying!

And it made Diana very happy, so a big success.

When he went to Australia,

it really took something out of my mum and when he came back,

she was just really shocked.

To see my mum's reaction, it was totally worth it.

Our next award celebrates a key part of any Marrying Mum and Dad day -

how the bride and groom get there.

It is the I Do for...

Yes, crazy transport is a speciality for all our planners,

but the award for most unusual entrance to a wedding goes to...

DRUMROLL

..Jade and Tianna for their army wedding's big pink tank.

MILITARY DRUMS PLAY

Well, yes, everyone,

we have arrived at that point all good awards shows have -

unfortunately, our army family cannot be with us today to collect

their award. However, we still can

see those fantastic wedding wheels once again.

-Pink tank!

-Oh!

Wow!

When I saw the pink tank for the first time,

I was really shocked and pleased that it was pink,

cos, obviously, my mum's into sparkles and glitter...

-I like pink.

-..a lot.

Would you like to take off your blindfolds?

Oh, wow!

I was absolutely amazed.

It was pink and sparkly.

I loved it, it was fantastic.

-Oh, cool.

-Seeing the tank would have been one thing,

but a pink tank, obviously, that takes some doing.

Getting up on the tank, with my high-heeled shoes on,

was very tricky.

I did manage it. I'd to get some help but, obviously, in the

wedding dress as well, it was a little bit tricky.

I totally enjoyed the entrance.

I felt quite regal, sort of waving to everyone

from the top of the tank.

For me, it felt like a perfect entrance to the wedding,

because everyone was in camouflage

and pink berets and little dog tags.

Everyone had made an effort - so it was lovely.

I was really proud that I managed to pull it off.

Like, coming into a wedding in a pink tank, it was really good.

Getting this award, I'm having a very proud mummy moment, I think,

for Jade cos, obviously, she organised it all

and also, I can't wait to brag to my family and friends all about it,

because it's just amazing. I'm really chuffed.

Next it's the award for...

A big part of a Marrying Mum and Dad wedding

is the kids laying on some form of entertainment for the parents -

-normally something that pushes them to the edge.

-You're right, Ed,

and last series, the kids seemed really determined to take things to

the next level, from an army assault course to a tank full of snakes.

So, the award for most hair-raising entertainment goes to...

DRUMROLL

..Jack and Erin from the ancient Egypt wedding,

for making their mum and dad swim in a crocodile infested pool.

MUSIC: Walk Like An Egyptian by The Bangles

Beautiful dress, Erin.

Well done. Congratulations.

You definitely earned this award so I think we should take another look

and see what you put your poor mum and dad through.

I was really happy that we won this award because it was kind of like

revenge for mum being so embarrassing.

So we thought, well, let's make her go and swim with crocodiles.

We demand a sacrifice.

Watch out, mum and dad!

THEY LAUGH

On, my...!

The best part of the challenge was the crocodiles got bigger each time.

Release more crocodiles!

Mum was screaming the whole time.

I don't recall screaming.

Oh, we all do!

To be honest, I wasn't concerned or worried,

-I was more...

-Yes, you were.

-I was, I was, you know, I was...

I was playing the part.

No, you weren't. You were scared.

You were definitely scared.

I've got it, I've got it, I've got it, I've got it, I've got it.

The self-preservation is important,

and so I was just looking after myself.

He's done it!

-You just went for the highest one...

-Absolutely.

-..and left her to get

-the one under water.

-Yes.

Come on, Emma! Come on, Emma!

Come on, Mum!

CHEERING

It was obviously all about revenge wasn't it, guys? Hmm?

-Yeah.

-Yes.

Mum and Dad, you may marry!

Now the award for...

One of the things we like to encourage on Marrying Mum and Dad

is letting our planners' imaginations run wild.

Whether that's an entrance to a wedding by going down a rabbit hole

or organising a Stone Age car to transport the bride and groom to the

wedding, it's all about the kids taking over.

And there's no better way of getting creative than with the outfits.

So, the award for the most terrific transformation goes to...

DRUMROLL

Who else?

Rory, Lois and Charlotte from the Doctor Who wedding,

for turning one of their mums into a giant alien lizard thing.

MUSIC: Theme from Doctor Who

Let's relive that terrific transformation one more time.

We wanted Mum to look like Madame Vastra from Doctor Who.

We planned to make her look, as a lizard, completely extraordinary.

I think I thought it was going to be a werewolf theme, because I remember

them gluing something to my ears,

so I knew it wasn't just a bit of blusher and lipstick.

There was obviously something afoot.

When I first saw Mum, I was like, "Wow, what have we done?"

I was speechless.

And my mouth was just like...

-ALL:

-Three, two, one...

Oh, my...!

When I first saw myself in the mirror, I didn't realise it was me.

We must've been laughing for ten minutes.

It was just so bizarre but so funny.

I really liked kissing people because I had a tiny bit of alien

skin, a little flap just...that was freaking people out when I was

trying to go in for a kiss.

Give us a kiss!

It looked like slimy...and, like, realistic...like, gross.

When many of the guests saw Julie for the first time, everyone was,

like, really quiet, and, like, there was a fair few people who just

started gasping and stuff.

Marrying an alien, yeah, it was crazy because every time I

looked at her I kept saying, "I wonder where Julie is?"

I didn't recognise you at all. I kept looking for her.

And there she was...next to me.

It was so funny. I drove all the way from where the wedding was,

all the way to where we live, stopping at traffic lights,

waving at people.

It was brilliant.

Our next award is being given for...

And there were some big surprises waiting for you at these weddings,

eh? It was like some of you dads had done something to deserve being

-targeted.

-I think they probably had.

Well, there can only be one winner,

and the award for most awesome surprise for Dad goes to...

DRUMROLL

..Ellie from the prehistoric wedding,

for getting her dad to wrestle a caveman.

MUSIC: Walk The Dinosaur by Was (Not Was)

Bad news, though - unfortunately our prehistoric family can't be here to

pick up their award today. But good news -

we can watch Dad wrestling that super scary caveman all over again.

BELL DINGS

Body slam! He's a chicken!

For the entertainment on the big day, I wanted dad to do some

wrestling, so I could get revenge on all the pranks that he pulled.

CAVEMAN ROARS

When I saw that big fella coming over to wrestle me,

I felt like turning round and going home.

You want to get married in my cave?

You're going to have to wrestle me first!

You are not funny, young lady.

I didn't think Aaron was going to do it.

-CAVEMAN:

-When I've finished with you, you're going to be extinct.

-Brilliant.

-It's the one thing he had said all along, "I'm not wrestling."

It's hilarious, actually.

There's one other surprise, as well, I'm afraid.

-The one thing I didn't want to wear...

-The girls got these for you.

Wrestling pants. No little shorts, no spandex, no lycras, no nothing.

And I got handed a tiny, little teeny-weeny pair of hot pants.

Are you ready?

Let's get it on!

Watching Aaron in the ring was hilarious, it was brilliant.

He did a great job, though. I was very proud of him.

I think he was more proud of himself, though, to be fair.

CROWD CHANTING "AARON"

The amount of pain was immense.

It hurts, it actually really does hurt.

I got thrown five times in total. It battered me.

And will he turn things around here?

I got through it. I think everyone was impressed.

There was a lot of fans, you know? I did it for the fans.

Unbelievable comeback from Aaron, there!

Everybody that watched it, they absolutely loved it.

Just watching Aaron being body slammed, I think, was the best bit

for most people.

They all wished they could do it themselves.

You know, I am the heavyweight champion of Marry Mum and Dad

Wrestling Association, so, you know, thank you, everyone.

BELL RINGS

Our next award is one we're giving for...

Now, many of our happy couples think that by just agreeing to come on

this show that should bag them this trophy. But, oh, no -

you've got to do a bit better than that to get yourself one of these

beauties. So the I Do for the Most Fearless Parents goes to...

DRUMROLL

..Brody and Dylan's parents for pinging into their

Robin Hood wedding on a catapult bungee.

MUSIC: Theme song for Robin Hood by Carl Sigman

Well done, guys. Let's have a look again, shall we?

-ALL:

-Yes!

There we go.

That's quite big.

We wanted Mum and Bob to be catapulted into the wedding,

so we decided to have a bungee catapult.

In medieval times they used catapults in the castle,

so we thought it would be the best idea.

We first realised they had arranged the bungee,

when we drove into the car park and saw it.

Oh...!

Oh, my... I'm going to be sick.

I was horrified and thought,

"It must be for them, surely it's not for us."

I think the boys will be doing it.

Surely it isn't? Surely it is not?

I knew it was for us, cos I thought, "This is going to be payback time

"for all the homework we've got them to do and things like that."

I was really nervous about being bungeed up into the air.

I was thinking, "When is it going to go?" And it just whooshed us up.

How do we know when...?

SHE SCREAMS

It was amazing, but I couldn't stop laughing at the same time,

because it was like fearful laughing, amazing fun.

It was so much fun - laughing and giggling and bouncing up and down -

it was absolutely brilliant.

I sort of felt sorry for them but, at the same time, I remembered all

of the homework they made us do and stuff.

SCREAMING

It was great hearing Mum scream - it was quite funny.

That's not good when your children enjoy hearing you scream,

that's not great!

I love having the award for Most Fearless Parents.

-I'm really proud of it, really proud.

-Yeah, me too. That's great.

APPLAUSE

And now we come to the most important award of the night.

(Naomi?)

Just keep ad-libbing - I can't find the card.

Yes, it's the award everyone's talking about,

it's the award for Best Presenters.

Oh, I've been looking forward to this.

-MUSIC SLOWS AND STOPS

-Oh, yes, I have.

-He says that we've got to end the show. There's no more awards.

-What?!

What do you mean? No, no, no, no. Not before I get my award.

Good night, everyone, thank you!

-Good night!

-No, no, no, wait.

I've written a thank you speech and everything. Wait!

Oi, you lot, come back.

I want to thank my mum and dad...

and my tortoise, Brenda, for helping me come out of my shell...

Come back! I want an award!