Safari Marrying Mum and Dad

-Marrying Mum And Dad is back!

-CHEERING

Say goodbye to boring, traditional ceremonies.

And hello to crazy, action-packed weddings.

But with only four weeks, can they pull it off?

Put your back into it!

It's the only show that puts kids in charge

of their parents' wedding day. SCREAMING

Open your eyes!

Wow!

Bigger, better and more outrageous... Ah!

Than ever before!

-This wedding was...

-Incredible, amazing and crazy.

On today's show, we have four kids who have herded together

to plan their parents' wedding.

Why do we need head measurements?

Mum and Dad have already passed over control...

With the laying on of hands,

I now pronounce the kids officially, 100% in charge!

Yes!

Will they plan a mammoth-size wedding?

TRUMPETING AND CHEERING

Or will their purr-fect day end up being a howler?

-Just what every bride wants on her wedding day.

-Isn't it?

A handful of poop.

-We're about to find out...

-Because we're...

-ALL:

-Marrying Mum and Dad!

-CHEERING

-Yes. Yes.

THEY YAWN

-Hi.

-Hello.

-Welcome to Marrying Mum And Dad.

The show where you decide

what happens on your parents' wedding day.

-Why do they agree to it?

-I have no idea.

But one thing is certain, with you guys in the driving seat,

it is going to be one action-packed day.

So, let's strap ourselves in.

Today, we're in Lincolnshire where four sisters

are letting their wild side loose for this wedding.

Meet Olivia - head of the pack.

We're very close as sisters and we do everything together.

Roaring in just behind is Tamzin.

We've got lots of fun and very creative ideas for the wedding.

And bringing up the rear are sisters Heidi...

And Isla.

And, finally, there's

baby sister Zara. She won't be helping

but will make sure

Mum and Dad don't go snooping around.

Good work.

The lucky parents tying the knot are mum Bex...

I don't think I'm going to be too good at handing over control

cos I like to be in control of things,

so I'm apprehensive about handing it over to the girls.

And equally worried is dad Jim.

I'm nervous about the day, because

the girls probably feel as though

they want to get their own back on me,

and they know no boundaries.

That's what we like to hear.

But what do this swarm of sisters

actually have in store for Mum and Dad?

We want this wedding to be an African adventure.

-ELEPHANT TRUMPETS

-One we can take great pride in.

-LION GROWLS

-We're going to herd together...

-MONKEY CHATTERS

-And pray this comes off.

-ALL:

-Because our theme is safari!

Rarrr!

Jeepers, I've never heard of a safari-themed wedding.

-It's going to be great. Roaring engines.

-Yes. LION around.

Speeding through the Serengeti.

-Yeah, wild games.

-Naught to 60 in three seconds.

You do know this is a safari wedding,

-not a Ferrari wedding, don't you?

-Yes?

Yeah. That's why you're wearing an explorer's hat.

-I really like cars.

-HORN BEEPS

Ooh!

Well, you'd better buckle up, Ed, because our wedding planners

are already stampeding ahead with their plans for the big day.

What about a Jeep or something like that?

But with just four weeks to organise everything,

this lot need to be faster than a cheetah.

Don't worry, girls, because we've got something that can help.

It's a bit wild, but we're sure you can tame it.

This is the Marrying Mum And Dad mobile HQ.

Rammed full of tech and everything our planners could possibly need

to make their wedding dreams come true.

And best of all, this beast doesn't like parents,

so our organisers can plan in peace and quiet.

Ah!

It'll be charging its way to our kids' houses

to help them organise their weddings.

-Who wants to plan a wedding?

-ALL:

-Me!

-THEY LAUGH

-Get on board!

And with not a moment to lose, it's straight to business.

It's a great theme. Why did you go with safari?

Cos Mum and Dad always talk about how much they enjoyed it

when they went to Africa and saw the animals.

When did they do that?

When they got together, they went travelling for a year.

-In 1892.

-THEY LAUGH

A safari park is a massive area of parkland

where loads of wild animals roam free

and visitors can drive around and check them out

in their natural habitats.

They're mostly in Africa

and are home to lots of exotic creatures,

so these girls want to bring the African prairies to Blighty.

Easy, right?

-Where do you want the wedding to take place?

-A safari park.

So, would it all be outside?

Yeah, apart from when Mum and Dad are saying, "I do."

-Could be quite chilly, couldn't it?

-Yeah.

-But you still want the wedding outside?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-You're willing to take that risk?

-Yeah.

It's a big gamble expecting baking African plains

in the damp English countryside,

so how would Mum feel about an outside wedding?

On my wedding day, I'd like to be somewhere nice and dry.

I think the worst thing would be to be cold and wet.

Uh-oh.

Seems the girls have got different ideas to Mum

about what makes a perfect wedding.

Let's hope the weather on the day is more scorching savanna

than soggy Lincolnshire.

So, the kids want Mum and Dad married in a safari park,

and luckily for them, there's one on their doorstep.

But surely you can't get hitched in a wildlife park?

-PHONE RINGS PHONE:

-'Good afternoon.'

Hello. I was wondering if you did weddings there,

cos we're planning a wedding.

'We do have weddings at the park.

'Did you want to come and have a look at the rooms?'

Yeah, that'd be great, thank you.

Safari, so good.

# Kuye kwamemeza baprofethi emandulo. #

Next it's time to check out the park

and see if it's what they have in mind.

And to get up close with these exotic creatures

That's Ed I'm referring to.

Well, they've definitely got animals.

-Shall we get out of here and have more of a look around?

-Yeah!

-Yeah!

Argh!

Quit monkeying around, Ed.

It's time for the girls to get their hands dirty.

So, who wants to feed the giraffes?

-ALL:

-Me!

-Oh, hello.

-Oh!

It's Giraffic Park.

-Ew!

-THEY LAUGH

-You just got spat on by a giraffe.

-Oh!

I'm sure he was aiming for Ed.

Oh, charming.

This park is perfect and has all the animals you could possibly want

for a safari wedding.

Maybe we could get your dad to fight a leopard on the wedding day.

-What do you think?

-Hmm.

-Might just be a little bit dangerous.

-Yeah? Aw.

So far, it's a roaring success,

but what about where Mum and Dad can tie the knot?

This is the room where your mum and dad can get married.

-Wow. It's loads bigger than I thought.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

It's really wild outside, but boringly tame inside

so the girls have a massive job on their hands.

Fortunately, they've got great plans to turn this dull office

into an African extravaganza.

I think we should get some trees and animals to make it look jungle-y.

Trees like that would be good to make it look jungle-y.

Going to have to decorate it quite a lot for it not to feel

like an office function room.

It's a huge task to turn this plain room

into a jungle jamboree.

Let's hope the girls can pull the cat - or the tiger -

out of the bag.

CAT MEOWS

The girls wanted to use a Jeep for transportation,

but the safari park has a no-cars policy

so it's back to the drawing board.

-What are we going to do to transport?

-Ride a giraffe.

-Riding a giraffe?

-Yeah.

-Rather them than me.

-I think that would be a bit difficult.

-Yeah.

-Don't know how you'd get down.

-No. Or how you'd get up.

-Ladders?

THEY LAUGH

If you were on an actual safari,

how would you go about finding the animals?

You'd probably have a ranger do some tracking.

Is that something we could do?

They could track you.

Track me?

The kids have decided to ditch transport

and instead they want to go with something completely different -

tracking.

Safari parks are absolutely massive

and the animals can go wherever they please,

so to see them you need a ranger who's an expert in finding them.

And if the girls want Mum and Dad to track down Naomi on the day,

they need to learn how to do it themselves.

And luckily, I know a thing or two about it.

All right, then, girls, if you want to do some tracking,

there are just a few things you need to know.

SHE COUGHS CONSPICUOUSLY

-Who...who are you?

-Hi. I'm Tom.

And he's an expert tracker.

Sorry, Naomi.

Looks like these kids have taken things into their own hands

and gone with the real deal.

There's a few things to look out for

if you're going to be tracking an animal.

Probably the first thing you want to look for is tracks.

Yes, that's what I was going to say. Always look for animal tracks first.

Tom knows his stuff,

and straightaway he's found something.

Just there is a badger footprint.

-Oh, yeah.

-You can see all the little pads on all five toes.

Aw!

But there are smellier things than footprints to look out for.

Can you think of anything else that an animal might have, um,

left behind?

-Their poo.

-That's right.

You can see here that these little brown pellets,

they're from a muntjac deer.

This dark bitty one, that's from a badger.

Oh!

If you opened that one, you'd definitely recognise the smell.

I don't recommend that you go around sniffing poos, though.

Eugh. Me neither.

Anyway, what else can we find to track animals?

-That shell has been busted right open by something.

-Ah!

Cos of the way it's been neatly nibbled around the top,

-probably is a squirrel.

-A squirrel.

-Yeah.

So, animals leave behind footprints, droppings

and also bits of food they've eaten.

This has given the girls loads of ideas

on how Mum and Dad can find me on the big day,

and it looks like tracking is gaining traction.

Now the planners turn their attention

to what everyone is going to be wearing.

And these horse-crazed girls want Mum and Dad dressed

as the horse's exotic African cousin.

A lot of thought seems to have gone into the outfits.

-Yeah.

-What are you thinking?

-Mum and Dad could be zebra print.

Oh, that's good, cos brides often have a white dress,

-so a black and white dress.

-Yeah.

-Ah.

So, Dad is dressed in zebra print as well.

Yeah. We want him to have a zebra-print blazer,

and then a zebra-print tie, black top.

Hasn't he got one already?

-He hasn't got a zebra-print blazer?

-BOTH:

-No.

-Oh!

The girls want Mum and Dad

heading up the herd dressed as zebras,

but is being covered head to toe in stripes

Dad's idea of striking wedding attire?

I think I'd like to wear something quite smart, I think.

But, well, nothing too daft.

Well, if a zebra-print suit isn't crazy enough,

the girls aren't stopping there

and aim to finish off the look with some elaborate headgear.

-I like these.

-That's cool. I like that.

Shall we try Skypeing her?

-Yeah.

-Hello.

-'How you doing?'

We was wondering if you could help us

-out with some costumes for the wedding.

-'Yeah, no problem.'

We needed an elephant, a monkey, giraffe.

We've got two zebras getting married as well.

'OK, so, a zebra kind of head mask or something?'

-Yeah.

-Yeah?

-'I think I can probably do it.

'Would you be able to send me some measurements,

'so I can make sure they fit people?'

You have to do it sneakily, while they're asleep.

'OK, well, I best get cracking then, eh?'

Yeah, hurry up. Get a move on. Why are you talking to us?

-THEY LAUGH

-'See you, then.'

-Bye.

-Thank you. Bye.

-Thank you.

So, that's wacky animal hats ordered.

With the measurements sent off...

And Mum and Dad left without a clue about what's going on...

-OK, so, we're just going to do some head measurements.

-OK, I see.

-Why do we need head measurements?

-SHE LAUGHS

I can't tell you that bit, Mum.

..it looks like these outfits are fair game.

MONKEY CHATTERS

A wild wedding needs a deadly and delicious cake,

and the girls are hoping their idea will knock normal cakes

out of the park.

Talk me through the cake, then.

We had the idea where an elephant

was on top of the cake and its trunk was dangling

down to the bottom squirting icing or chocolate all over the cake.

Ah. What would you like it to squirt?

-Chocolate.

-Chocolate.

-Ah.

-THEY LAUGH

The girls want a cake with an elephant head on top

squirting chocolate from its trunk but need to work out a way to do it.

So, they've turned to science for some inspiration.

-Reckon we can do better than that?

-Yeah.

Meet super scientist Ben Ford.

He's got a bag of tricks to get this cake off the ground.

So, if we're going to propel something,

we're going to need some pressure.

Best way to make pressure is by making some gas.

So, this first experiment we've got,

we're going to use some hydrogen peroxide

and we're going to pour it into our flask here.

And for those of you watching who've got some of this stuff at home,

don't mix it up and do this.

Could end really badly.

It's almost time to let this rip.

Now we add the last little bit.

Whoa! That's amazing!

As the chemicals react,

the gas forces the foam to shoot over 5m into the air.

The girls are happier than a laughing hyena

and it looks like we've got a winner.

Can we have that for the cake?

Cake? No, no, no. This is covered in chemicals.

I'm sorry. We can't put this anywhere near a cake.

That's a very good point, actually.

-It would make everyone at the wedding really ill.

-Mm.

Oh, dear. Plan A has sunk like a hippo,

so it's on to plan B - an edible option of sweets and cola.

But it doesn't go exactly to plan.

-Back, back, back, back, back.

-Go, go!

-THEY LAUGH

-Whay!

-Argh!

Well, it definitely works, but how does the cake and cola combo taste?

There you go, Isla. Tuck in.

Mm. Soggy cake.

-I'm not sure about it.

-I don't like it.

-Gross.

-THEY LAUGH

You got anything else up your sleeve, Ben?

I think I've got one more thing that we can try, OK?

It's time for plan C - firing chocolate out of a CO2 canon.

Hopefully this plan does blow up.

-Do you need some of mine?

-I think we're good now.

-Really? OK.

-I don't think we'll fit any more in.

Right, let's do this!

-ALL:

-Five, four, three, two, one.

-Blastoff!

-Go!

Success!

How about that for the wedding cake?

-Yeah.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

-Brilliant.

The CO2 cannon is bang-on,

and that's the trunk of this cake sorted.

For entertainment,

our devious planners want Mum and Dad to get messy

and bathe an elephant.

But as the safari park doesn't have any,

they've brought me to a props maker to build one.

Building an elephant? They're not serious, are they?

Right, then, Henry, what is all this about?

-This is an elephant's head.

-Doesn't look like an elephant's head.

No, not at the moment, but I've got a nice plan over there.

Hopefully you can work it out and help me put it together.

It seems building a life-size model elephant

isn't as easy as you may think.

There's loads of parts just for the head.

Let's hope these girls are all go-go and less Dumbo.

-There we go.

-There we go.

Your way. To you a bit. That's it.

There we go. Yes.

It's really starting to take shape,

and it's looking like it could be one of Marrying Mum And Dad's

biggest ever builds.

-Whoa.

-This is just the head! It's nearly as tall as you.

Bit of jiggery-pokery.

Yes, yes.

OK, Naomi. I'll hand it to you, you're doing a good job.

-SHE GASPS

-Or should I say a cracking job?

I think we're OK.

Fortunately, it's still intact,

and as the girls add the final touches,

their design really comes to life.

Aha! All becomes clear.

-Oh, and they flap.

-Yeah.

-Is this going to be all right?

-Yeah. It's amazing.

So, with a life-sized elephant on track,

it looks like Mum and Dad will be cleaning up

on their wedding day after all.

Let's hope they're up to the TUSK.

ELEPHANT TRUMPETS

In just four weeks, the girls have had a right giraffe.

-You just got spat on by a giraffe.

-Oh!

They've burst onto the scene.

Oh!

Learnt how to track animals.

That, probably, is a squirrel.

And pulled this

wild wedding together. SHE GASPS

It's going to be an African extravaganza.

Let's hope it's a roaring success.

-LION GROWLS

-And as the wedding draws closer,

nerves are starting to get the better

of Mum and Dad.

'Mum, how are you feeling about us

'organising the whole wedding?'

I'm feeling a bit scared!

Should we be nervous?

'Well, I would be if I was you.'

Oh, dear.

That's right, Dad.

These stealthy sisters have got some shocks in store for you.

It's the morning of the wedding and the girls are putting

their final paw prints on the tracking plan

which will get Mum and Dad to their venue.

Naomi, you're going to be a creature we've made up

and Mum and Dad are going to follow you

and then that's going to lead them to the venue.

At the squirrel monkeys, we'll look for droppings.

And at the lemur woods, we're going to look for food.

And then, Naomi, if you run in,

everyone will follow you into the room where the guests are.

Unaware of the plan being hatched by their children,

Mum and Dad are getting twitchy about what lies in wait for them.

Feeling very nervous this morning now.

It's getting so close.

I just want to know what we're doing.

I can't believe that the girls

haven't let anything slip whatsoever.

They've been winding us up. That's why I'm nervous.

And as Jim gets the heads up on his outfit...

What is this?

-HE LAUGHS

-What is this?

It's almost time for the big reveal, with me and Naomi as explorers...

And the girls in amazing African animal costumes.

I don't think Mum and Dad will need a degree

in al-zebra to guess this theme.

Shall we get Mum and Dad out here, show them what they look like?

-ALL:

-Yeah.

-Yeah. Come on, then. Let's get into places.

Let's hope they are laughing like hyenas

rather than growling like lions.

-ALL:

-Three, two, one.

Open your eyes!

-Love it.

-I love it!

-Oh, wow!

-Oh, look!

-Oh, you look amazing!

-Superb!

-Oh, you look excellent, all of you.

-Awesome.

Any chance you can guess what the theme might be?

-Safari?

-Safari.

-Hooray!

As one leopard said to the other, you're spot-on.

-I love it.

-Beautiful.

-I absolutely love it, yeah.

-You look lovely.

-Thank you.

-Not many wedding dresses like that.

-You did a fab job.

Well done, girls.

-You look amazing.

-They really look great.

I can't get to any of them! I'll blow kisses.

Now Mum and Dad know the theme, it's time to get this safari started.

And while I dress up as an animal, the girls have invented...

I get into a character as a 1920s explorer.

-POSHLY:

-During the course of my 75-year career,

I have discovered over 40 species of animal,

including the Australian foxodile,

Arabian camelsnake and the Bolivian catdog.

But there's one creature that has always eluded me -

-the Lincolnshire rat monkey.

-LAUGHTER

I nearly caught the little blighter on an expedition in 1935.

'In deepest, darkest Lincolnshire.

'I'd been tracking him for six months,

'but he constantly eluded me.

'Just when I thought I'd found the little blighter,

'I lost the trail. Oh.

'After years of research,

'I've discovered he likes to gate-crash weddings,

'and that's where you come in.'

We find the rat monkey,

we'll have found where you're getting married.

-Get it?

-Oh!

-Right.

-Yes.

-We're on an expedition.

-Challenge on.

Let's go. This way.

First step is to look for droppings that the girls have planted.

I want your eyes to be like oranges - peeled.

And after a bit of searching,

Dad finds a present left by the rat monkey.

Ah, wait a minute.

-Oh.

-Have you found something?

-HE LAUGHS

-What have you got there, Dad? You better pick it up.

-Are you sure?

-Yes, yes.

-LAUGHTER

Oh, it's a fine specimen.

-Does it feel a bit like plastic?

-Oh, yes.

Ah! Rat monkey.

Well done, Dad. We're on the right track.

And after following a trail of monkey muck...

Yes, this is definite specimen.

Just what every bride wants on her wedding day.

-Isn't it?

-Handful of poop.

..we arrive in the lemur woods to find rat monkey leftovers.

So, Mum and Dad, can you find any misplaced food around here?

It doesn't take long for Mum

to find signs of rat monkey's favourite food.

Ooh! What's this I've found?

-What's that, Heidi?

-Cheese?

-Cheese.

-It looks like cheese.

-Cheese!

I think you're right, yes.

Stinking Bishop, if I'm not mistaken.

This is very good indeed. We've got to follow the cheese trail.

And after following the food rat monkey has left behind...

Ah! A reduced sticker.

The rat monkey is a notoriously frugal animal.

Likes a bargain. We're definitely on the right trail.

..we finally cross paths with this most secretive of creatures.

-It's over there! Look!

-Oh, my goodness.

-What is it?

-It's incredible!

And very ugly.

BLOWS RASPBERRY

Let's get it!

It's got a lot of energy.

While Mum and Dad are chasing Naomi...

little do they know that she's leading them

to an incredible jungle hideaway.

The girls have transformed what was once a dull grey office

into an impressive African rainforest

fit for any zebra to tie the knot.

We're definitely getting closer. I can feel it in my bones.

And it's where all the guests are waiting in full animal attire.

Everybody ready! They're coming!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Are you ready to get married?

-We're ready.

-CHEERING

Now that Mum and Dad have tracked down Naomi and been united

-with their c-LION-tele...

-LION GROWLS

It's time for these two zebras to say "I do."

-Do you, James, take Rebecca to be your lawful wedded wife?

-I do.

And it's an emotional affair for everyone.

I call upon these persons here present to witness

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

I give you this ring as a symbol of my love and commitment

and as a lasting reminder of the vows made between us today.

It now gives me the greatest of pleasure to pronounce

that you are husband and wife.

-Thank you.

-CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

And there it is. Jim and Bex are finally husband and wife.

But this wedding is far from over.

It's time to hit the plains for some explosive animal cake.

Would you like to see your wedding cake?

-We'd love to see it.

-Yes, please.

-You can open your eyes now!

-Oh!

-Oh, wow! That's amazing!

-That is amazing!

-Wow.

-Oh, that's awesome.

Leopard, giraffe, lion. It's brilliant.

There's a canon in the trunk with chocolate balls in it.

-Wow.

-Brilliant!

-Like the sound of that?

-Love the sound of that.

Well, there's a catch.

You can't have any cake unless

you do a little job for us in the park.

-And everyone really wants some cake, don't you, everyone?

-ALL:

-Yeah!

-Will you do a tiny little job for us in the park?

-'Course we will.

You can have your cake then.

Ha-ha!

Little do they know it, but Mum and Dad have just agreed

to clean a filthy elephant.

It's every bride's dream come true.

-All at the ready?

-All ready.

-ALL:

-Three, two, one, go!

TRUMPETING

We have blastoff!

Now that the cake has been guzzled down by animals,

it's time for some elephant entertainment.

Standing over 2.5m tall and 3m long,

the girls' model elephant is a mammoth feat of engineering.

And it's looking like it's one of

Marry Mum And Dad's biggest and dirtiest builds.

Time for Mum and Dad to get messy.

We really wanted you to bathe an elephant,

-and this is what we've organised.

-TRUMPETING

-Whoa.

-What, on our wedding day?

-THEY LAUGH

-Meet Horace.

-He's the naughtiest elephant in the park.

Constructed by their own hands.

He's very, very dirty, so you need to give him a good wash.

-Wow.

-Brushes at the ready. Brooms at the ready.

-Here we go.

-Thank you.

-Thank you very much.

Get all this filthy muck off him.

The girls have pulled off an animal-tastic wedding.

It's been a roaring success.

And they have one last snotty surprise in store.

LAUGHTER

But how did Mum and Dad find this wild ceremony?

Today has been absolutely fantastic.

More than we could ever have wished for.

BEX SHRIEKS

And how did our fearsome foursome think they did?

If we were marking ourselves as wedding planners,

I'd give us 9.5. 10.

10. OK, 10.

It's been amazing today. I'm so proud of the girls.

They've arranged a fabulous wedding

that we're going to remember for the rest of our lives.

ELEPHANT TRUMPETS

It has been really crazy and we've really loved doing it all,

but it's also meant an awful lot to us as well.

-ALL:

-Today has been epic.

-I thought that was a jolly good show.

-Yep. Evil elephants.

-Exploding cake.

-Time to call it a day.

-Got any cheese?

-Um, no.

You have. I can smell it on you.

Well, I've got a small bit,

but I was going to have it with a cracker.

Phew. Lost her.

What a vile creature.