Vegetables Marrying Mum and Dad

Up and down the country, parents are getting married in normal,

traditional ceremonies.

Normal weddings are quite...

-Boring.

-..boring.

But fear not, Britain, because we're fighting back.

Open your eyes.

Kids have set themselves the challenge of a lifetime.

-Quiet on set!

-To organise their parents' wedding.

Bring it on.

And to make it a day that no-one will ever forget.

Will they manage it?

I am quite nervous to plan it.

Will Mum and Dad like it?

It could all go completely wrong.

And will they finally say "I do"?

We're going to rock this wedding.

This is Marrying Mum And Dad.

On today's show, we've got two sisters

who are about to sow the seeds for one fantastic day.

Dad looks great.

Can they create the right blend for their wedding?

Or will it not go as SMOOTHIE as planned?

I'll need a neck brace after we finish this.

And will everyone DIG their big day?

I'm livid! You've dressed me as a tomato!

This is Marrying Mum And Dad,

the only show where you get to tell your parents what to do

on one of the biggest days of their lives -

their wedding. Yes, you did hear me correctly.

Today, we're ploughing over to North London.

To meet two eager sisters who can't wait to spring into action

-with their wedding plans.

-Still going.

Meet 11-year-old Rosie.

We've always wanted them to get married but I think our parents

are going to be absolutely horrified

when they realise they're dressed like complete idiots.

And helping her make this a wedding no-one will forget

is her younger sister Bea.

For this wedding, I am quite nervous to plan it,

for the actual day to happen, but I'm excited at the same time.

So, that's our wedding planners.

But who are the lucky couple

who are letting these two plan their wedding?

We have Mum, Steph.

We've kind of prepared ourselves for anything now, from like...

-Anything.

-..slime landing on our heads to, I don't know...

It's a bit worrying, really.

DOG BARKS

Don't be nervous, Mum...

..because Dad Mike will be there to hold your hand.

I have worn a dog onesie quite recently,

so I'm quite easy for anything, really.

So, just expect the worst and it will be fine.

That's the spirit, Dad.

Let's hope you're as positive on the big day.

So now we've met the family,

let's find out what this devious duo have in store for Mum and Dad.

Our parents are going to have to keep their eyes peeled...

As we'll be springing into action.

To get them married, so chop chop...

-BOTH:

-..because our theme is...

vegetables!

Vegetables? What do I know about vegetables?

Well, they come in all different shapes and sizes.

They do come in different shapes and sizes.

You're meant to have five a day.

You are meant to have five a day.

And apparently, they can talk.

Don't be silly, vegetables can't talk.

I should know, I've got my own farm.

Hang on a minute, you were in JLS, one of the greatest boybands ever.

-And you own a farm?

-Absolutely.

Don't suppose you, uh, want to help me plan a wedding, do you?

-Yeah, let's do it!

-Let's plough on!

Yeah? Plenty more where that came from.

Plough? Farm?

Vegetables can't talk?

Ha! Fools.

As a former member of mega boyband JLS,

JB Gill is a huge pop star, and even better, he actually lives on a farm.

So he's the perfect person to help Rosie and Bea

plan their veg-inspired wedding...

COW MOOS

The girls have already been busy planning the big day.

I am drawing somebody driving the tractor.

I'm drawing a pea.

..in order to TURNIP into the best wedding yet.

THEY GIGGLE

So, I think it's time we lend a hand to proceedings

with the Marrying Mum And Dad mobile HQ.

Complete with pop star farmer JB.

Hi Rosie, hi Bea. I am here to help you plan Mum and Dad's wedding.

Now, what do you think of the van?

-Oh, it's awesome.

-Yeah.

Shall we go and check out inside?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-Let's do it.

Whoa.

So, girls, what do you think?

-It's so cool.

-Yeah.

-It's amazing, isn't it?

-When we first saw the van...

-It was like, "Ooooohhhh"!

Girls, why do you want to have a vegetable-themed wedding?

Because our mum's a nutritionist.

And our dad really just likes vegetables.

So, do they make you eat vegetables?

-All the time.

-Yes.

So why do you want to have a vegetable-themed wedding?

-To get payback.

-Yeah?

-And revenge!

And revenge!

So, this wedding theme is aimed directly

at veg-loving nutritionist Mum.

Sometimes I start telling them about some sort of nutrient and veggies

and they say nowt. They are totally uninterested.

Once this wedding is over,

Rosie and Bea are hoping Mum will be all vegged out.

Hopefully they'll be sick of vegetables

by the end of the wedding.

-How are you going to take revenge?

-We're going to pour peas on them.

-Yeah.

-Pour peas on them?

Yeah, we're going to say, we're going to say...

We're going to take a photo of them,

and then we're going to say, "Say peas!"

And then just before we take the photo, there'll be like peas,

that drop down all over them,

so we'll have a photo of them looking all horrified

and the peas about to fall on them.

Brilliant. So we're not going to have confetti,

-we're just going to use peas.

-Yes.

-Yeah.

-Sounds like a plan.

Top of the girls' list for this wedding is revenge on Mum.

And back at Marrying Mum And Dad HQ,

they've come up with a fiendish way

to achieve this with the entertainment.

What do you think the entertainment should be

at a vegetable-themed wedding?

Something that will definitely get them sick of vegetables.

-Like what?

-Smoothie Challenge.

Smoothie Challenge?

-Yeah.

-What is the Smoothie Challenge?

Each of our parents will have a blender.

There are like a few brown bags and they've each got a different weird

vegetable in. Put whatever's in the bag into their blender

and at the end, they have to drink it.

-There could be all sorts of stuff in there.

-Yeah.

How do you think they will react to that?

We are hoping for a disgusting reaction.

Right, well, what are we waiting for?

So with their cunning plan for entertainment,

next stop is a local cafe to test-drive their idea.

-In there.

-The girls have raided the cafe's pantry to find some smelly,

disgusting leftover veg to trial their challenge.

-Blenders.

-Check.

Mystery bowls of vegetables.

-Check.

-Three people ready to make some disgusting smoothies.

-Check.

-Right, let's do this. HE IMITATES BLENDER

Now, all they have to do is put as many of them as they dare

-into their blenders.

-Come on, you need more than that!

-No!

-Get in there, come on.

That's not enough carrot, come on, get more in there.

I wouldn't exactly call this a scientific taste test.

Some of that in there as well.

You've hardly got any onion. Come on.

But it seems to be doing the job.

And Ed has one more ingredient left,

inspired by the girls' chat with JB.

Mushy peas!

Get in there. That'll make it better, won't it?

Everyone loves mushy peas.

Maybe not in one of these, though.

Yuck. I'm not convinced they'll make it taste any better, Ed.

So, while the girls get blitzing...

It looks gross!

Let's check in on Mum and Dad to see how they're feeling

about handing over control to the girls.

-Scared of them.

-Slightly scared.

I mean I think Rosie would come up with an idea

and Bea would absolutely escalate it.

Not in safe hands at all.

Don't worry, Mum, take a load off and enjoy this flavoursome mocktail

your kids lovingly made for you.

It like tastes of nothing, but it has, like, a slightly weird texture.

It's really lumpy.

Tastes kind of plain but disgusting.

-Anyway, that's that. Nothing else to do now.

-Your turn!

-Let's all go home.

-It's your turn!

-Oh!

-Come on, Ed.

Who wouldn't want to drink a veggie-stomach-turning smoothie?

It's got all of your five a day.

-Oh!

-Oh, dear, Ed.

-THE GIRLS GIGGLE

I think that's the entertainment sorted.

Ah, garlic, ah!

The girls have definitely proved revenge is a dish

best served blended.

Next, the girls turn their attention to what Mum and Dad will be wearing.

So, it's back to the van to get planting their ideas with JB.

What do you want to do for Mum and Dad's outfits?

I think our mum's going to be a carrot

and our dad's going to be a broccoli.

This is Mum

and this is Dad.

And we're going to design their outfits.

-Who wants Mum?

-Me!

-Dad?

-Yeah.

-Cool.

Let's do it.

I like dead broccolis for the Afro on his head.

Yes. You can like, put it there, and it'll be like, oh.

For his outfit I like green...

Leaves, things.

And dark pink shoes with bows on them.

Dad looks great, doesn't he?

Rosie, how are we getting on with Mum?

Good. She really suits carrots.

Yeah, I'm sure it's every bride's dream

to be dressed as a root vegetable.

The outfit was really funny, wasn't it?

We decorated them with vegetable peels and vegetables to make them

-what we want them to be for the wedding.

-Yeah.

What do you think Mum and Dad's dream outfit for their wedding

-would be?

-The opposite of this.

Traditional, suit, white dress...

I'm not quite sure we can class this as traditional.

You can say that again.

My dream wedding outfit would be sort of a long dress,

maybe like ivory, sophisticated.

Mine would just be a tailored jacket or a suit,

nothing particularly crazy or loud.

Well, it's more stir-fry than suit and tie.

Let's check out the finished designs.

Beautiful. They look stunning, don't they?

-BOTH:

-Yes.

Good luck, Mum and Dad.

That's outfits planted and ready for harvest.

Next on the girls' to-do list is the venue.

So Rosie and Bea have brought me to a farm to see if it can PRODUCE

all they need for the wedding. What are we doing here, girls?

We're looking for a venue.

-Anything in particular?

-Um, yeah, somewhere to have the wedding.

Yeah.

Oh, look, there's a barn.

Can we go and look inside?

Yeah, all right. I don't see why not.

And looks like they may have spotted the perfect place.

Only problem is, this barn seems to be home to this lot.

Hello, fellas. SHEEP BLEAT

Hah-hah-hah-hah!

Anyway, down to business.

-What do you think?

-Maybe they could get married in here

and we can clean it up a bit.

-Oh, actually get married in the barn?

-Yeah.

Getting married in a barn is all the fashion nowadays.

Obviously, minus the animal poo.

So this would be perfect for Mum and Dad, right?

I could imagine the wedding on a nice desert island,

quite peaceful...

..you know, romantic.

What's not romantic about a large corrugated building

that stinks of animal dung, Dad?

Yeah, this will be perfect.

-SHEEP BLEAT

-We could have like bunting, maybe.

Bunting. What sort of bunting would it be

for a vegetable-themed wedding?

Well, I think the main colours will probably be green

because of broccoli, and orange because of carrots.

Oh, yeah, that's a good idea.

Do you think this is suitable, it could work?

-Yes, easily.

-Yeah.

-Yeah, I think it could work.

The venue gets the thumbs up from the girls.

So Ed starts the hunt for someone to conduct the ceremony.

Are any of you qualified wedding registrars?

SHEEP BLEAT No.

THE GIRLS GIGGLE

That's the venue, a BARN-storming success.

Next, Rosie and Bea turn their attention to the cake.

And for this veg-inspired wedding,

they are determined to sneak in one of their favourite foods.

For the cake, we were thinking,

if we could get a really big cauliflower...

It would actually be chocolate cake but on the outside,

it would look like a cauliflower.

Put some sort of weird vegetable flavour.

The challenge - how to combine vegetables and chocolate

and still make an amazingly tasty cake.

Let's hope top cake-maker Gemma has some ideas.

Chocolate and beetroot.

Gemma's prepared some veggie cakes.

But will they taste any good?

It tastes like chocolate.

It does, doesn't it? I don't like beetroot but this tastes great.

So the beetroot and chocolate combo is a hit.

Time to move on to Gemma's second combination, this time using...

-Wow.

-Parsley.

-And maple syrup.

-But what does it taste like?

It's kind of like sweet.

-I can taste maple syrup.

-You can taste the maple syrup.

So do you like parsnips, at home?

I don't mind parsnips.

Gemma's final veg-inspired cake is a well-known favourite.

So, let's taste the carrot cake.

Is it a good carrot cake?

Do I get...?

-That's what I like.

-Two thumbs up.

Favourite cake was the beetroot and chocolate cake.

It was my favourite because it, like, tasted good.

It had chocolate in it, that's what you're trying to say.

-And it had loads of chocolate in it.

-Yeah.

The more the merrier.

High five.

Which flavour would you like to go in the wedding cake?

That one.

So chocolate and beetroot first, carrot second...

..parsnip third.

After trying all of Gemma's vegtastic cakes,

the girls were spoiled for choice.

So they've gone for all three flavours.

Our cauliflower cake is going to look amazing, fantastic

and brilliant!

Rosie and Bea are digging deep with their ideas to transport

this wedding to another level.

And they've brought me back to the farm...

COWS MOO All right!

..to find the perfect wedding vehicle.

MOO-VING onto the transport, what are you thinking?

-Um, a tractor.

-Yeah.

-Tractor?

-Yes.

-Yeah.

And how are you thinking they would arrive in this tractor?

We could put them in the back of a tractor.

So we need to find a tractor that is capable of transporting

-two human-sized vegetables?

-Yeah.

So the guys get tracking down some tractory-type transport.

-You like this one?

-Yeah, it's quite nice.

I like the tractoriness.

Yes, it's all going on in the tractor department.

Could be a different colour.

Yeah, yellow kind of says building site, to me.

We'll bear you in mind.

Have you got any others?

-This one's quite nice.

-It's not yellow, is it?

-I like the colour of it.

-Yeah?

-It suits the theme.

-Yeah.

It's the same colour as broccoli.

Yes, which your dad's going to be dressed as.

It's screaming vegetable.

Tractor picked. Next, the girls sort out how to transport

their veggie parents on the wedding day.

Da-da-dah!

Look! Trailer!

Yeah.

Yeah, for your mum and dad to arrive in, it's perfect in every way.

-Well, we need to take some of the stuff out.

-OK.

Maybe we'll take that stuff out, but that would work, wouldn't it?

-Yeah, I guess.

-What better way for a bride and groom to arrive

-at a wedding?

-We could add a few decorations.

And we could draw some vegetables.

-Oh, yeah, paint some vegetables on the side?

-Yeah.

-That's a good idea.

Looks like we've got ourselves some wedding transport.

That's transport all ploughed up.

Rosie and Bea's wedding plans have well and truly sprouted.

We're having a wedding!

From a bumper crop of outfits...

Dad, he looks great, doesn't he?

To a disgusting blend of entertainment.

And as they finalise their planning, what they don't know is,

I'm expecting a call from an old friend. And he's not happy.

GIRLS GIGGLE, PHONE RINGS

Edward Petrie, I've got a bone to pick with you.

-Hacker!

-Why have I never been invited to one of your weddings?

-I'm livid!

-Oh, I think they don't allow dogs at the venue.

All lies, cocker.

Don't you try and throw cotton into my face.

Don't you mean pull wool over your eyes?

What's the theme? Is it a meat-paste wedding or a Wigan wedding?

Or is it Sue Barker themed?

-That would be good.

-Ah, no, it's vegetables.

Vegetables? They're all brightly coloured and good for you.

I'm not a fan of that, cocker.

No, nein, nicht and indeed not.

-You don't want him at your wedding, do you?

-Um...

-I do.

All right, all right, I'm in.

Send me an invite and I won't read it because I can't

and I'm also devoid of thumbs

so I won't be able to even open it, cocker.

The connection's gone a bit funny so I'm going to use this as an excuse

-to hang up on you.

-You make me sick.

See you, Ed. I'll see you at the wedding.

Looks like you've got an extra guest to your wedding - Hacker T Dog.

How do you feel about that?

-Uh, excited.

-I'm really excited.

-It's going to be kind of weird, though.

-Yeah.

It's always kind of weird when Hacker's around.

It's the morning of the wedding.

And down at the farm, the barn has been transformed

into a farmers' market, ready for some new produce.

It really does FIELD good in here.

And one wedding guest has turned up early.

-You all right, cockers?

-COWS MOO

I thought it was a vegetable theme, this wedding -

why are you lot dressed as cows?

It stinks around here.

-Ooh, Ed can't be far away!

-HE LAUGHS

Oi, Hacker, at least I don't pong of meat paste.

Stop messing about, you've got a wedding to get to.

Why are you standing around? You need to go and get changed.

-Go on.

-You promised I didn't have to dress up as a vegetable.

Oh, no, don't worry. I've got something special for you.

What do you mean? Ed, Edward!

JB, help me!

Don't, you mustn't!

As we get changed into our outfits...

..at a top secret location, Mum and Dad are sprouting into theirs.

And they haven't a clue what the girls have in store for them.

It feels slightly bizarre.

Well, slightly is...

..an understatement.

This isn't quite the wedding dress that I had in mind.

It might not be a wonderful white wedding dress but you are rocking

-the carrot look, Mum.

-But how's Dad feeling about his?

It feels maybe, it feels more like a Dalek, actually.

Exterminate?

More like germinate, with that headgear.

No idea. A Smurf?

I feel like I'm almost hidden behind some sort of bell outfit.

I'm not quite sure what to think, really.

Our parents are completely clueless about their outfits.

But back on the farm, someone is not happy.

I'm livid. You've dressed me as a tomato.

-Actually it's a fruit.

-Is it?

-Oh, all right.

-At least you're not dressed as a sheep.

Why am I dressed as a sheep exactly at a vegetable-themed wedding?

-Cos it's a farm.

-Guys, we don't have THYME for this.

Thyme's a herb, not a vegetable!

I'm working with rank amateurs here.

Just keep your eyes really tightly closed, Dad.

It's time to plough on and spill the beans with what Mum and Dad

are wearing on their big day.

Let's hope they'll be happy with their outfits that the girls

have hand-picked for them.

How are we feeling, Mum and Dad?

-Great.

-Hah-hah-hah!

Right, we're going to put you out of your misery. On the count of three -

three, two...

one. Open your eyes!

So, do you DIG your outfits?

Love it!

This is brilliant. I quite like being a carrot, actually.

Mum and Dad love their giant vegetable outfits.

But can they guess the theme?

-Do you know what the theme is?

-No idea.

It's your vegetable-themed wedding.

Hey!

I hope you've got a good PEELING about this.

-Hey!

-I don't get it.

-Why did you pick this theme?

-Like, hopefully, after the wedding,

we won't have to eat so many vegetables.

Not a chance, not a chance!

Who's ready for some vegetable-related celebrations?

CROWD CHEER

With Mum and Dad loving the girls' choice of theme...

It's time for the girls' stomach-churning entertainment.

GAMESHOW HOST: It's that time of the week we've all been waiting for.

Don't pulp, and your parents might sulk.

It's the Smoothie Challenge.

And here's your host, JB Gill, and his sidekicks, Ed, the girls,

and Hacker T Dog.

It's the only show where,

if you down in one, there's a wedding to be won.

Smoothie Challenge!

Welcome to the Smoothie Challenge.

You're each going to pick from this brown bag

and then my assistants over here,

they're going to pick the vegetables which are going to go into

your blenders.

Ladies first.

-Number eight.

-Let's introduce some kimchi.

Ah.

So, first into Mum's blender is a Korean favourite, kimchi,

closely followed by teary onion and pongy garlic.

Love a bit of garlic.

-A bit!

-Get it all in.

Oh, that will make one sickly smoothie.

Dad, you're up.

Number four.

Here is the dynamic root vegetable,

the ginger.

Dad's picked ginger...

..carrot and fennel.

I'll pop that in there for you.

All making one tasty smoothie.

He'll be glowing in the dark if he dares drink that hideous concoction.

Time to find out.

-Right then, Mum.

-Right.

-You won't be after we've finished.

Let's get blending.

Remember, to win the wedding, they have to drink it.

-It's the climax of today's... ALL:

-..Smoothie Challenge.

Care to do the honours, Dad?

It's all right, I'll help you.

-Dad's going in.

-Get it all in!

Go on. Stick it in.

Dad's munched his way through his.

-How's that taste?

-Ah, interesting.

But will nutritionist Mum be as brave?

How's that kimchi working for you?

Yeah, it's great!

They've only gone and done it!

Well, what did you expect from our veggie-loving parents?

Do you two think you deserve to get married now?

-I think so.

-What do you think, everyone?

-ALL:

-Yes!

We're not kissing each other, though!

Thanks for joining us.

We'll see you next time on another...

-ALL:

-..Smoothie Challenge.

-Smoothie Challenge.

After successfully eating their fellow vegetables...

..all our loved-up carrot and broccoli need to do

is get to market. I mean, their wedding.

Here it comes!

And for this, Rosie and Bea have arranged

-some truly tractorious wheels.

-BEA GIGGLES

Straight away, Mum's got a problem.

How are we supposed to get in?

But Bea's having none of it.

Jump on! Get in!

Hurray!

Safely onboard, and Mum doesn't seem to have a CARROT ALL!

-You look very comfortable.

-I'm very comfortable.

Unlike Dad, who seems to be having more than just a bad hair day.

I'll need a neck brace after I finish this.

Don't worry, Dad, your journey's at an end.

And look! The whole veg patch has turned up to see you.

EVERYONE CHEERS

What a surprise!

So now that we're all here,

it's time for these two veg to bunch up and get married.

Mike, I give you this ring as a symbol of our marriage

and as a token of my love.

I promise to give you my love, friendship and support

throughout our lives together.

It now gives me very great pleasure to congratulate you

on being husband and wife.

Congratulations.

That's it!

After being together for 15 years, they finally tied the knot.

And it's all because of Rosie and Bea.

And now they're hitched, LETTUCE celebrate!

And look what a fantastic job Rosie and Bea have done making their

vegetable cake really come to life.

But with all this veg about, it can be quite hard to spot.

What have you done with it, Hacker?

Don't look at me, Petrie, I haven't had it.

It's there!

Oh, this is the cake? Cake identified.

But do what our newlyweds make of it?

-It's amazing.

-It's incredible.

And it's all edible.

It looks awesome, but what does it taste like?

Is it good?

-Delicious.

-Is it?

Go on, Ed, cut into the parsnip bit.

Look at that! It's all cake.

Whoa! Look at that!

Now that everyone has eaten,

Hacker gathers the guests for one final surprise.

Now you are married,

we need to have a group picture taken to remember the big day.

Say "Peas"!

-ALL:

-Peas!

Oh, that's one for the album.

But, as the day draws to a close,

what have Mum and Dad made of their wedding?

It's been brilliant. I know I'm sitting here covered in mushy peas,

but it's a day we will never forget, for sure.

Today was super-duper fun, wasn't it?

Really duper-super-wuper-trooper fun.

A very emotional day, very moving.

Seeing them run the show, basically.

-But, yeah, fantastic.

-They've done brilliantly.

We are very proud.

It feels amazing that they are now married, because, like,

we organised it and so if we didn't organise it,

it probably wouldn't have happened.

Oh, so mushy.

They might have planned this wedding

to put me off giving them vegetables, but, not a chance.

They're going to get five times as many now.

-Starting with mushy peas.

-Mushy peas every day.

-BOTH:

-Today has been absolutely broccolicious.

Have you seen JB?

Well, he said something about a talking vegetable

-being on the loose.

-Urgh, I'm not falling for that again.

Talking vegetables! HACKER LAUGHS

Yeah.

Leave me alone! I've got a wedding reception to go to!

-Get back here!

-I won't!

I won't!