0:00:04 > 0:00:06This programme contains some strong language
0:00:06 > 0:00:09- Don't Tell The Bride is back for a Christmas special. Juan gets £12,000.- Do you think I'm mad?
0:00:09 > 0:00:13To give his Bride to be Alice the Christmas wedding she'll never forget.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15I like the idea of showing a bit of leg. She'll look bang tidy.
0:00:15 > 0:00:18By taking on her favourite fairy tale.
0:00:18 > 0:00:19We're doing an Alice in Wonderland Wedding
0:00:19 > 0:00:21Are you serious?!
0:00:21 > 0:00:23But with a ceremony across the pond...
0:00:23 > 0:00:26You're flying to New York today.
0:00:26 > 0:00:28..and a Bride that can't stop crying.
0:00:28 > 0:00:30- You all right? - SHE WEEPS
0:00:30 > 0:00:32Can I have a hug?
0:00:32 > 0:00:34Will a big day in the Big Apple
0:00:34 > 0:00:35prove rotten to the core?
0:00:35 > 0:00:38This is your future mother-in-law and your wife,
0:00:38 > 0:00:40do you really want to start off with this situation going on?
0:00:40 > 0:00:42Will it be a festive delight?
0:00:42 > 0:00:46- You can literally see my pubes. - Or a nightmare before Christmas?
0:00:46 > 0:00:49It's the one thing I wanted him to get right.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51Basically, if we don't get sort it out they're going to go home.
0:00:51 > 0:00:52Can this mad hatter...
0:00:52 > 0:00:55It's not going to be nearly as good as you thought it was going to be
0:00:55 > 0:00:58You actually want £500 off each of us?
0:00:58 > 0:01:00..give his very own Alice?
0:01:00 > 0:01:02I hope something goes right today - something has to.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05..the fairy tale wedding of her dreams?
0:01:05 > 0:01:08It's so bad - it's awful.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10I just didn't want him to have a massive joke,
0:01:10 > 0:01:13and I already know that's exactly what he's done.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28This Christmas, 26-year-old Juan from Brighton wants to give
0:01:28 > 0:01:33his 25-year-old fiancee, Alice, a festive gift she'll never forget.
0:01:33 > 0:01:34That one's quite good.
0:01:34 > 0:01:38I want one that's tidy. I want a nice tidy bush!
0:01:38 > 0:01:42In three weeks' time, he wants to pull off her dream wedding
0:01:42 > 0:01:46so they can spend their first Christmas in a new home as husband and wife
0:01:46 > 0:01:53It's all right, Alice. It's heavier than it looks(!)
0:01:53 > 0:01:56The couple met 14 months ago in London,
0:01:56 > 0:01:58when Alice ran out of money one night.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00I was really stuck and didn't know what to do I think
0:02:00 > 0:02:04I had about £2 in my wallet if that.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06In need of being saved
0:02:06 > 0:02:10she turned to a dating website, and found Juan
0:02:10 > 0:02:13So I get a message that says, "I'm in town on business
0:02:13 > 0:02:16"but wouldn't mind a bit of pleasure!"
0:02:16 > 0:02:18I can't believe you just said that!
0:02:18 > 0:02:21Well, that is what you said.
0:02:23 > 0:02:27- You didn't get any pleasure, though. - I didn't get any pleasure, though!
0:02:27 > 0:02:31Six months into their relationship and head over heels in love,
0:02:31 > 0:02:34Juan was about to pop the question,
0:02:34 > 0:02:38when his romantic plan was foiled by a disastrous phone call
0:02:38 > 0:02:42We were in the car driving and I had the speakerphone on
0:02:42 > 0:02:49and my boss said, "So what's this about you getting engaged then?"
0:02:49 > 0:02:51I was like, "Oh, no!"
0:02:51 > 0:02:54Despite the spoiled surprise, Alice said yes.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57And Juan's been on cloud nine ever since.
0:02:57 > 0:03:03I want to get married because I want everyone to see how much I love you.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07You're going to make me cry.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12By day, Juan's an account manager.
0:03:12 > 0:03:16But, outside of work, managing isn't a strong point.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19You always say it'll be all right,
0:03:19 > 0:03:22there's loads of time, and their never is.
0:03:22 > 0:03:23Yeah, but it always is all right.
0:03:23 > 0:03:24It never is all right.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28Organised Alice couldn't be more different.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30I plan for a plan I write a list for a list.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34- I guess I'm quite focused and a bit anal with things.- Yeah.
0:03:34 > 0:03:38And number one on that list is looking good
0:03:38 > 0:03:41I take pride in how I look.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45First impressions are everything. Yeah, I like to look good.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47Alice always dreamt of being a designer,
0:03:47 > 0:03:50and after achieving a first in fashion at university
0:03:50 > 0:03:53she took an internship at a London fashion house.
0:03:53 > 0:03:58Fashion, to a certain extent, was always my first love and always what I'd chosen to follow.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02It's all I ever wanted to do since I was about 12 years old.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04But six months into their relationship
0:04:04 > 0:04:07and Juan wanted to move back to his hometown near Brighton.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10Alice faced a crushing dilemma
0:04:10 > 0:04:15I think when you're in a relationship it's a lot about compromise.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18Alice decided to give up the glamorous
0:04:18 > 0:04:20but all-consuming London fashion world,
0:04:20 > 0:04:25move to the coast to be with Juan, and take a job as an Estate Agent.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29Since I was 12 I wanted to be a fashion designer.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33It was a difficult decision to make, especially for me.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38- Sorry. - It's all right.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42After the sacrifice Alice made for their relationship,
0:04:42 > 0:04:47her doting husband-to-be is determined to give her the Christmas wedding of her dreams.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49It meant a lot to me that she came down here,
0:04:49 > 0:04:55sacrificed her fashion goals, she deserves something epic.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57We're approaching Christmas
0:04:57 > 0:05:02and I want it to be the fairy tale ending to the year.
0:05:02 > 0:05:08He may mean well but when it comes to surprises, Juan's track record isn't great.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11Alice's last birthday present involved a different sort of ring.
0:05:11 > 0:05:17When you're expecting a nice dress or jewellery,
0:05:17 > 0:05:21Juan's really excited about it and it turns up in the post and it's boxing gloves
0:05:21 > 0:05:23and you've never boxed before.
0:05:23 > 0:05:28It was a real "why-have-you-bought me-these" moment.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30Birthdays are one thing, but for her Christmas wedding,
0:05:30 > 0:05:34Alice expects nothing less than an absolute belter.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37This is what you're going to get if you mess the wedding up.
0:05:37 > 0:05:45It's important for me to be classy and stylish and demure. They would be my three key words.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47Classy, stylish and demure is exactly how Alice
0:05:47 > 0:05:51would like her Christmas tree, if they can agree that is
0:05:51 > 0:05:52What about the tinsel?
0:05:52 > 0:05:56Really? Tinsel's like for dancing at the Christmas do.
0:05:56 > 0:06:02I'm really concerned that what will come out is complete tat.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04So how does Juan plan to give his classy,
0:06:04 > 0:06:08demure bride her dream Christmas wedding?
0:06:08 > 0:06:10Is that an it'll-be-all-right face?
0:06:10 > 0:06:13- "It'll be all right."- It'll be all right.- It will be all right.- It WILL be all right.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15It better be all right.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18It'll be all right
0:06:18 > 0:06:21The ideas that I've got, she's never going to guess.
0:06:23 > 0:06:27Growing up she's told me that she read Alice In Wonderland
0:06:27 > 0:06:29because her name is Alice, basically.
0:06:29 > 0:06:36I can't think of anything more epic than an Alice In Wonderland wedding
0:06:36 > 0:06:40A themed wedding day would be my worst nightmare.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46It's time for the couple to say goodbye
0:06:49 > 0:06:50Gonna miss you.
0:06:51 > 0:06:52- I love you so much.- I love you too.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58Make it work.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02Look after yourself.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11The next time they see each other will be on their wedding day, a few weeks before Christmas.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16For the girl who moved away from her friends and family,
0:07:16 > 0:07:20being apart for so long is almost too much to bear.
0:07:20 > 0:07:26It's hard. I just know I'm going to miss him so much.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35The first stop on Juan's journey to Wonderland is two miles
0:07:35 > 0:07:40down the coast at the home of lifelong friend and best man James.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42- How's it going? - Good to see you mate.
0:07:42 > 0:07:43- How you doing? - Yeah, pretty good.
0:07:43 > 0:07:49Also pitching is second best man, and best buddy, Ian.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52- Are you ready?- I guess so.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56It's time to let Santa's little helpers in on the big idea.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00I just want to make sure that this wedding is off the Richter scale.
0:08:00 > 0:08:08I want to do this fairy tale ending capturing the winter Christmassy...
0:08:08 > 0:08:13What I'm thinking, in Central Park in New York,
0:08:13 > 0:08:16there's actually a big Alice In Wonderland statue.
0:08:16 > 0:08:21So it's going to be an Alice In Wonderland wedding fairy tale wedding
0:08:21 > 0:08:24in New York, that's what I'm going for.
0:08:24 > 0:08:29- Amazing, blatantly amazing - I'm glad you said that!
0:08:29 > 0:08:32I was thinking you were going to go, "No, that's not going to work."
0:08:32 > 0:08:34Do you reckon that will be good.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36It's brilliant.
0:08:36 > 0:08:37I've never been there. It looks mega!
0:08:37 > 0:08:40Let's go to New York! New York!
0:08:41 > 0:08:43Cheers.
0:08:43 > 0:08:44Juan's heart's in the right place -
0:08:44 > 0:08:49but what do the boys really know about Alice's favourite fairy tale?
0:08:49 > 0:08:52- Well, not much. - Have you read the book?
0:08:52 > 0:08:53- No? - I've not read the book
0:08:53 > 0:08:56I've not read the book.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58I didn't really even know there was a book.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02- I thought it was a Disney movie.- Oh, Lordy! If they had read the book, then they'd know that
0:09:02 > 0:09:05it's a bizarre tale about a young girl's trip into
0:09:05 > 0:09:11a weird world of talking animals, tea parties and vicious playing cards!
0:09:11 > 0:09:14It's got "demure wedding" written all over it.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16- I've seen the cartoon when I was a kid.- It's better than nothing.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20All I know is that she gets really big then really small.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23There's no wedding but there is a fat tea party.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27I think you should go for that theme. With one long table.
0:09:27 > 0:09:31We can get everyone round that one table
0:09:31 > 0:09:32and it does become a tea party.
0:09:32 > 0:09:39You've got like drink me, eat me, love hearts playing cards
0:09:39 > 0:09:44Quite like psychedelic. Tweedledum and Tweedledee.
0:09:44 > 0:09:45Mad Hatter.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47Weird and whacky
0:09:47 > 0:09:53Make it big, pull out all the stops, make it visually amazing
0:09:53 > 0:09:54and knock her off her feet.
0:09:54 > 0:09:59The Mad Hatter's Tea Party has Juan grinning like a Cheshire Cat.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02Sadly, it's nothing like the wedding Alice wants.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05Since she moved to Brighton she's had her heart set on
0:10:05 > 0:10:09the traditional South Lodge Hotel in Sussex.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13Today she wants to show her mum and bridesmaids Hannah and Juliet,
0:10:13 > 0:10:17her perfect venue for a cosy festive wedding.
0:10:17 > 0:10:18Cheers!
0:10:19 > 0:10:23ALL: Wow!
0:10:23 > 0:10:28I love these chandeliers. I can imagine getting married in this room.
0:10:28 > 0:10:35It's quite understated, but very beautiful. As quite a visual person I want the perfect wedding
0:10:35 > 0:10:41I want the perfect flowers, the perfect everything.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44- Look at the gazebo.- It's very English.
0:10:44 > 0:10:51Because I'm losing my surname England so I want it to be an English wedding.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53An Englishman's home is his castle
0:10:53 > 0:10:58But an English wedding for Miss England, couldn't be further from this groom' mind.
0:10:58 > 0:11:03- I reckon you want to go from the 17th to the 20th.- He's looking into flights for a wedding in New York.
0:11:03 > 0:11:08If we budget 400 quid, that's worst case scenario.
0:11:08 > 0:11:12- I think around 70 guests is the perfect amount for a wedding. - Hannah's got a plus one.
0:11:12 > 0:11:18Flying 70 people to New York would cost over £25,000.
0:11:18 > 0:11:23With only £12,000 for everything Juan's planning something much smaller.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26We need to work out how many people we can take,
0:11:26 > 0:11:33who's not going to be too upset and whether we care!
0:11:33 > 0:11:38Problem solved! Scrap 53 names off your guest list, you're down to 17 people.
0:11:38 > 0:11:39Easy.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41Do it. Book these flights.
0:11:41 > 0:11:45Let's not even think about it let's just put it to the back of our minds.
0:11:45 > 0:11:49So on his first day of wedding planning, Mr "Oh it'll be
0:11:49 > 0:11:53"all right" blows over £7,000 on 17 flights, leaving
0:11:53 > 0:11:57him just 5,000 to pull off the wedding of Alice's dreams.
0:11:57 > 0:12:02- that's well loads of money. - He'll send Alice
0:12:02 > 0:12:04and her mum to New York three days before the wedding,
0:12:04 > 0:12:06under the pretence that they're on a hen-do.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08The rest of the guests will arrive the day before the ceremony.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10Ever heard of jet-lag?
0:12:10 > 0:12:14Are you still feeling confident about it?
0:12:14 > 0:12:17I think you just got to be really quite cheap.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23Do you think I'm a bit mad doing this?
0:12:23 > 0:12:27- It'll be different.- Different?
0:12:27 > 0:12:29With the mad hatter planning the wedding, Wonderland could be
0:12:29 > 0:12:32in danger of becoming the nightmare before Christmas.
0:12:34 > 0:12:40It's the end of week one, and having spent the last week doing absolutely
0:12:40 > 0:12:44on the wedding, the boys are, at least, finally heading to New York.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46It's getting well exciting.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49Juan can only afford to take one best man with him
0:12:49 > 0:12:51to make all the preparations in New York, so it's up to
0:12:51 > 0:12:5526 year old full-time gardener James to pitch in.
0:12:55 > 0:12:55No regrets
0:12:55 > 0:12:59- We're too far down the rabbit hole, James.- They're way too
0:12:59 > 0:13:02far down the rabbit hole, and without a shovel in sight.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22An eight-hour flight and taxi ride later, and the boys
0:13:22 > 0:13:23are in in New York, There's only two weeks till the wedding and
0:13:23 > 0:13:27they've done no research, but I'm sure Juan's got Alice on his mind.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29That is the biggest rack I've ever seen,
0:13:29 > 0:13:33It's like 20-foot boobies on a board That's amazing!
0:13:40 > 0:13:41And that's not all that's big
0:13:41 > 0:13:43The roads are big the cars are big.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47You literally can't see the top of the buildings.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51Finally on top of the Empire State Building they get the "big" picture.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53Basically, we do need to get down there at some point
0:13:53 > 0:13:56and sort out a reception venue, a ceremony venue
0:13:56 > 0:14:03and a wedding dress, we got a lot of stuff to do.
0:14:06 > 0:14:07On the eighth day of wedding planning,
0:14:07 > 0:14:10Alice's true love is in Central Park.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12He's looking for the ceremony location he's had his heart
0:14:12 > 0:14:14set on from the start.
0:14:14 > 0:14:18This statue of Alice was the sole inspiration
0:14:18 > 0:14:21for flying 3,500 miles across the Atlantic.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23- Big, isn't it?- Massive, yeah.
0:14:23 > 0:14:27It's in your face and a bit cheesy, isn't it?
0:14:27 > 0:14:32Shame he's spent seven grand on flights for a statue he doesn't like.
0:14:32 > 0:14:37- I don't know. I think it's too much. - I definitely wouldn't want to get married here.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40It's... It's crawling with kids.
0:14:40 > 0:14:45But I'm torn, because this whole trip to New York has been because of this,
0:14:45 > 0:14:49but do I want to use it in the wedding?
0:14:49 > 0:14:51- I don't know.- Maybe a photo?
0:14:51 > 0:14:54The statue might be ruled out, but getting married in the park
0:14:54 > 0:14:59is free, so the boys have no choice but to keep exploring other options.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02It's pretty fairy tale here. Belvedere Castle.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05This hits the nail on the head for fairy tale.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07That is well fairy tale.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11The castle is a 19th-century novelty tourist attraction.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14This turret is proper fairy tale, isn't i?
0:15:14 > 0:15:18It's tiny inside - a ceremony would have to take place in the courtyard.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20I think it's really nice.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22Where else could you go and get married in a castle?
0:15:22 > 0:15:26I know its only a little castle, but where else can you get
0:15:26 > 0:15:28married in a castle for next to nothing?
0:15:28 > 0:15:30And that's the venue sorted.
0:15:30 > 0:15:34Juan's demure bride will be married outdoors, in winter,
0:15:34 > 0:15:38beside a novelty castle crawling with tourists. Should be fine!
0:15:38 > 0:15:40As long as it doesn't rain.
0:15:43 > 0:15:49In Brighton, Alice's mum Sue is taking her fashion-conscious daughter on a trip down memory lane.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51I chose pink for the veil.
0:15:51 > 0:15:55- And the dress is white, yeah? - And the dress is white, yes.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57Did you enjoy going for your dress?
0:15:57 > 0:16:00- Was that a big part of it? - That was exciting. Yes.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04That's the frustration. You've been dreaming of your dress for so long...
0:16:06 > 0:16:11..and I'm never going to get the opportunity to pick what I would have wanted.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15For me, that's quite a lot to sacrifice.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17It is really winding me up now.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19It'll be all right.
0:16:20 > 0:16:21It's just hard.
0:16:25 > 0:16:29While the former fashion designer realises just how much she's given up,
0:16:29 > 0:16:32in New York, Juan's realising how much he's coughed up.
0:16:32 > 0:16:37Having spent over £2,000 on accommodation for the guests,
0:16:37 > 0:16:41the financial reality of a wedding in New York is starting to bite.
0:16:41 > 0:16:42Cheers.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50- Basically, we're half way through now, aren't we?- Yeah.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52We've only got a few days to do everything else.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56- It's just money, isn't it? - Shall we have a count up?
0:16:56 > 0:17:016,875... About £9,500.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04We've got 2,500 to do the wedding.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07- It's a lot less than we thought we would have.- Definitely.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11Out of that, we've got to get the venue, all the food, the dress.
0:17:11 > 0:17:16- It's not enough money, is it?- No.- At all.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20Tweedledum and Tweedledee are deep down the rabbit hole now.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22Oh, well.
0:17:22 > 0:17:23Yeah.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28There's nothing we can do.
0:17:28 > 0:17:32- We'll budget Alice's dress down. - I think we have to skimp on everything.
0:17:32 > 0:17:37It's not going to be nearly as good as we thought it would be.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41Well...yeah.
0:17:41 > 0:17:46With only £2,500 left to buy everything for wedding,
0:17:46 > 0:17:47morale is at rock bottom.
0:17:47 > 0:17:53I talked about at the beginning I didn't want to do a half-arsed attempt
0:17:53 > 0:17:55at doing a fairy tale wedding,
0:17:55 > 0:17:58and I'm worried that that's what it'll turn out to be,
0:17:58 > 0:18:00purely because we've got no money to spend on things.
0:18:00 > 0:18:04We're just going to have to skimp on lots of things and cut back
0:18:04 > 0:18:06and it might just be more of an average wedding.
0:18:06 > 0:18:12All I've done after a week and a half is plan 16 holidays to New York.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16Now I've got to plan a wedding.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27With less than a week to go until the big day,
0:18:27 > 0:18:31fashion graduate Alice is visiting a high-end bridal boutique -
0:18:31 > 0:18:34exactly the kind of thing she expects from Juan.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37It's lovely but it's quite plain
0:18:37 > 0:18:42and I'm not a fan of this sort of...tuck in.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45I'm hard woman to please! I'd like a long dress.
0:18:45 > 0:18:50Definitely, so I can swish around and feel like a princess.
0:18:50 > 0:18:54So this is one decision Prince Charming can't get wrong.
0:18:56 > 0:19:00Juan can't afford a high-end Manhattan boutique.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03He's looking for a Alice In Wonderland dress
0:19:03 > 0:19:06in a budget bridal shop in Chinatown.
0:19:06 > 0:19:11Bridal dress shopping here is not exactly the boutique experience Alice is thinking of.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14With no window display or dresses on show,
0:19:14 > 0:19:16Juan only has pictures to choose from.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19You pick what you like, write it down, and I'll get it for you.
0:19:19 > 0:19:23- That's a good way of doing it. - It's a bit like a catalogue shop.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25But for wedding dresses.
0:19:25 > 0:19:26In Chinatown.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29- It's a well good way to do it. - They seem to have a lot on there.
0:19:29 > 0:19:35If you went into shop... I mean, I've never been in a shop, but I imagine it would take you for ever.
0:19:35 > 0:19:39Juan's looking for an Alice in Wonderland-style dress.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42Sadly, he has no idea what that actually looks like.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45- Have you got a rough idea? - I think so.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48Not like, poof, like that, but kind of, prrrr.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50- OK.- Do you know what I mean? Yeah
0:19:50 > 0:19:53- You know what I mean.- They haven't got a clue, is what they mean.
0:19:53 > 0:19:57In Brighton, after an hour of looking, Alice has finally found something
0:19:57 > 0:20:01worthy of trying - an ivory full-length vintage dress.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04But the fussy fashion graduate is still not convinced.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07It's not the one. I'm not wearing it and thinking, this is the one.
0:20:07 > 0:20:13Probably, if I had my scissors and needle, I might take this bit off and...
0:20:13 > 0:20:15don't really want that bit there.
0:20:15 > 0:20:21If I had a veil, I'd want it to be some crazy kind of...hat veil.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24- That is very Alice In Wonderland. - It's almost exactly the right blue.
0:20:24 > 0:20:29If you go bold you'll either get it really right or really wrong.
0:20:29 > 0:20:30Mm.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33But I think I need to take that risk.
0:20:33 > 0:20:38I don't think I'm going to go for something really plain, because I know that Alice wouldn't like that.
0:20:38 > 0:20:43- I'm shaking, so therefore... - Oh, she must like it.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45Ohh!
0:20:50 > 0:20:51That's beautiful!
0:20:51 > 0:20:55Alice's dream dress is a strapless full-length traditional gown,
0:20:55 > 0:20:58with hand-woven embroidery and a lace train.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01It's the one.
0:21:01 > 0:21:06I love it. I want to take it home and sleep in it.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09It's absolutely perfect.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12Oh, this is horrible.
0:21:23 > 0:21:28- It's harder than I thought it would be. - Not for the Mad Hatter!
0:21:28 > 0:21:31He's spotted one he likes after just 12 minutes of looking.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34I quite like that. It's quite different.
0:21:34 > 0:21:35Yes, it is quite different.
0:21:35 > 0:21:41I think its quite Alice in Wonderland and Alice has got some great pins, so may as well show them.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43It is pretty.
0:21:43 > 0:21:48Juan has his eye on dress number 1576.
0:21:48 > 0:21:49Luckily, it's in stock...
0:21:49 > 0:21:52out back in a bin.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54That's what you expect.
0:21:54 > 0:21:58- That's really nice, isn't it? I really like that.- It's good.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01Legs out and everything
0:22:02 > 0:22:09I feel so classy and elegant in this. It's rare for me to say that about anything, but it's perfect.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12Grrr. I want this one!
0:22:12 > 0:22:17Well, you're going to get THIS one, if it's within Juan's dwindling budget.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19It's 525.
0:22:19 > 0:22:23- 525?- Yeah.- Really?- Yes.
0:22:23 > 0:22:27That's £340. Bet he likes the sound of that.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30That's well good. I'll take one of them.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33I like the idea of showing a bit of leg.
0:22:33 > 0:22:38- I think she'd look bang tidy. - Really? The girl who wants demure, elegant and classic
0:22:38 > 0:22:41is getting a wedding dress with a see-through lace bodice,
0:22:41 > 0:22:46plastic encrusted diamantes, a huge bow and a cut-away skirt.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48Bang tidy, indeed!
0:22:48 > 0:22:50I really like that. It's really nice.
0:22:50 > 0:22:54So lucky you had that picture up, or I wouldn't have seen it.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56Lucky, lucky, lucky.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59It's definitely not Alice's £2,000 dream dress.
0:22:59 > 0:23:04There is no way in a million years that Juan would get me a head piece like this.
0:23:04 > 0:23:08I feel like Sarah Jessica Parker. I need a nice white dove.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11She may feel like SJP,
0:23:11 > 0:23:15but Juan's dress is less Sex And The City, and more sex in a cheap motel.
0:23:15 > 0:23:19So to really class it up, he's adding three glittery butterflies,
0:23:19 > 0:23:25a garter and a wand, costing a grand total of £360.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28The lady said most people take a year to pick their wedding dress.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30How long did it take us? About 12 minutes?
0:23:30 > 0:23:32Probably about 12 minutes.
0:23:32 > 0:23:36- Like you say, you know when you like it.- When you know, you know.- Yes.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41That was well good.
0:23:41 > 0:23:46Despite a free ceremony at a castle in Central Park and a cut-price dress,
0:23:46 > 0:23:51Tweedledum and Tweedledee have just over £2,000 left in the budget.
0:23:51 > 0:23:55Nevertheless, the boys are heading over to the trendy meat-packing district
0:23:55 > 0:23:59to see a potential venue for the Mad Hatter-inspired reception.
0:23:59 > 0:24:03- How are you? I'm Dan Fehlig.- Juan. - You're the groom?- Yes.- I'm James.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07You're the helper. Does that mean you're the maid of honour?
0:24:07 > 0:24:08Maid of honour, that's it!
0:24:11 > 0:24:15They're meeting designer Dan Fehlig, who runs a corporate events and wedding caterers
0:24:15 > 0:24:17from a fashionable gallery space.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19Tell me some ideas. What are you thinking of?
0:24:19 > 0:24:24My fiancee is Alice and I'm trying to pull together an Alice In Wonderland theme.
0:24:24 > 0:24:29The Mad Hatter's tea party is the idea for the table and the dinner.
0:24:29 > 0:24:33How fun is that?! Here's how we are different here.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36We sit with the client - usually it's the couple -
0:24:36 > 0:24:39we determine exactly what it is they want
0:24:39 > 0:24:41and then build everything around them.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45You get to come in and determine exactly where the tables are,.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49exactly what the colours are, exactly how it's decorated.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51It's a blank palette.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53You have to use your imagination,
0:24:53 > 0:24:56but, frankly, you're running down the road ahead of me.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59We have a strong plan of how we want to dress it up.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02This is New York - you can have whatever you want!
0:25:02 > 0:25:06It's all available and you can RENT it all, so you don't have to spend a fortune.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08We don't HAVE a fortune.
0:25:08 > 0:25:12Dan's offering to fulfil all of Juan's Mad Hatter
0:25:12 > 0:25:15catering and decor requests at a last-minute knock-down price
0:25:15 > 0:25:18of £2,500.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21It looks like the boys have found their Fairy Godfather.
0:25:21 > 0:25:26You're asking what we can provide. We can help you do everything, but that would be cheating.
0:25:26 > 0:25:31So, despite an asking price £500 higher than Juan has left in the budget,
0:25:31 > 0:25:36he goes for broke, hiring a fairy godfather to grant his wedding wishes.
0:25:36 > 0:25:40Now he has to work out how he's going to pay for it.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46With rings, flowers, bridesmaids' dresses,
0:25:46 > 0:25:49and more still to buy, Juan's thinking the unthinkable.
0:25:49 > 0:25:53He must go cap in hand, and ask his wedding guests for money.
0:25:53 > 0:25:58I haven't actually got enough money to pay the venue,
0:25:58 > 0:26:01so I'm going to have to ask people if they can pay their way.
0:26:01 > 0:26:03I think that's the realisation.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05I don't know how I can do it otherwise,
0:26:05 > 0:26:07without asking for some money back.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10I do really miss her.
0:26:10 > 0:26:14It's been hard, not being able to speak to her,
0:26:14 > 0:26:16and just wondering what she's doing.
0:26:16 > 0:26:20It's three days before the wedding, and Juan's budget problems
0:26:20 > 0:26:24might be mounting up, but he's about to reach the point of no return.
0:26:24 > 0:26:28His cunning plan to get Alice out to New York has kicked in.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31Alice and mum Sue have been sent to the airport under the pretence
0:26:31 > 0:26:34that they're off on a hen party overseas...
0:26:34 > 0:26:37- I'm nervous- ..but they have no idea where they're heading.
0:26:37 > 0:26:42- How are you?- Very well, thank you. Nervous!- Nervous wreck!
0:26:42 > 0:26:46- Nerves? - Yeah, I think so. - So you're flying to New York today!
0:26:52 > 0:26:58- That is a long way to go for a hen party!- And get back.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01- Empire State Building. - I've got an excitement headache.
0:27:01 > 0:27:05In New York, Juan's got a very different headache,
0:27:05 > 0:27:06of the financial kind.
0:27:06 > 0:27:11If he wants to give Alice a reception, he's going to have to beg.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13- Today is judgement day, isn't it? - Yep.
0:27:13 > 0:27:18We've got to tell the families that they have to cough up, or they're not coming.
0:27:18 > 0:27:23And, effectively, there is no wedding if they don't cough up.
0:27:25 > 0:27:26Hmm.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29He's asked Alice's dad and brother in Plymouth,
0:27:29 > 0:27:34and his older sisters and mum in Brighton, to stand by for very important video call.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37They have no idea what's going on.
0:27:37 > 0:27:41- Hello Keith and Nick, future family-in-law- ..let alone that they're flying in three days.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44Right, so this is the long-awaited invite.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47Basically, the wedding is going to be this Friday.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49Friday? Oh, my God!
0:27:49 > 0:27:51The thing is, it's not going to be in England
0:27:51 > 0:27:53What?
0:27:54 > 0:27:56In New York!
0:28:00 > 0:28:02Oh, my God!
0:28:02 > 0:28:05It's not gone down well with everyone -
0:28:05 > 0:28:07in particular, older sister Sophie.
0:28:07 > 0:28:12Juan, can I just say, I've got my kids?
0:28:12 > 0:28:16- You've got your kids? - Yeah, so, what's happening?
0:28:16 > 0:28:21- We'll have to work something out for somebody to look after them. - So, they're not invited, then?
0:28:21 > 0:28:25I couldn't invite everyone. We have spent the whole budget now.
0:28:25 > 0:28:29It's a good job you don't work for me, going over budget to that extent!
0:28:29 > 0:28:34I've still got quite a few things to pay for. The reason I couldn't invite everyone
0:28:34 > 0:28:38is because each person has cost me £500,
0:28:38 > 0:28:41and I was kind of hoping you might be able to help me out with that money.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43No, you can get stuffed on that.
0:28:43 > 0:28:45I mean, it's a pretty sweet deal really.
0:28:45 > 0:28:47Basically you're going to get flown to New York.
0:28:47 > 0:28:51You actually want five hundred pounds off each of us?
0:28:51 > 0:28:54I kind of need five hundred pounds off each of you, yeah.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57I haven't got five hundred pounds.
0:28:57 > 0:28:58Bang goes Christmas.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01Basically you guys are all flying in 48 hours.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03- What?- When?
0:29:03 > 0:29:09- Thursday.- But I'm moving house next week! I've got to exchange tomorrow!
0:29:09 > 0:29:11Ohhhhhh...
0:29:11 > 0:29:12What do you think, Keith, Nick?
0:29:12 > 0:29:16Can we squeeze you for five hundred pounds each?
0:29:16 > 0:29:21- It's a good deal.- It's not a good deal when you haven't got money.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24Yeah, but if you've already paid for them you're not going to get the money back anyway, are you?
0:29:24 > 0:29:27- No.- So if we don't give it to you, you're stuffed.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29It's just Alice's wedding that you'll ruin, basically.
0:29:29 > 0:29:34Oh, yeah, just put the pressure on us then.
0:29:34 > 0:29:36We're sort of forced into it, then, aren't we?
0:29:36 > 0:29:39We're going to need an answer out of you guys. Who's in for it?
0:29:39 > 0:29:41Yeah, we're in.
0:29:42 > 0:29:43Sophie?
0:29:43 > 0:29:48- I don't know until I check my bank. - OK. Magda?
0:29:48 > 0:29:50I'll say I'm in, but you owe me big time.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52OK. See you in New York!
0:29:52 > 0:29:54See you in New York on Thursday.
0:29:54 > 0:29:56Bye.
0:29:56 > 0:29:57That went all right.
0:29:57 > 0:29:59- Sophie...- Was livid.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02Sophie nearly disowned me.
0:30:02 > 0:30:06It's a shock. Obviously I want to be there for him,
0:30:06 > 0:30:09but I don't know if I'll be able to.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11The grovelling groom's trans-Atlantic guilt trip
0:30:11 > 0:30:14has put £4,000 back into the budget.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17He now has six grand left, but only three days to spend it.
0:30:17 > 0:30:21With the brides arrival imminent, Brighton's biggest kid
0:30:21 > 0:30:25heads straight down the shops for some wedding essentials.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28We're looking for a giant bunny costume.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31Yeah, we have some, I'll show you.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34And anything else you have that's Alice in Wonderland.
0:30:34 > 0:30:36This is some sexier Alices that we have.
0:30:36 > 0:30:40I like enchanted Alice. That's quite cute, isn't it?
0:30:40 > 0:30:43The Mad Hatter's Hen Party ruse was just the first
0:30:43 > 0:30:47in a series of surprises he's got in store for Alice.
0:30:47 > 0:30:49Next on the shopping list
0:30:49 > 0:30:53are props for the wacky Mad Hatter-inspired banquet
0:30:53 > 0:30:55and they've got to be the cheapest in town.
0:30:57 > 0:30:59We're trying to find a few bits of crockery and stuff.
0:30:59 > 0:31:03We're doing an Alice in Wonderland wedding.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05Oh, my God! Are you guys decorators?
0:31:05 > 0:31:07We're not decorators, no.
0:31:07 > 0:31:11I'm getting married, and basically me and my friend are planning the whole thing. We're organising it.
0:31:11 > 0:31:13We've only got four days left, though.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16Oh, OK! You didn't just start?!
0:31:16 > 0:31:19We started three days ago. No, four days ago. Properly.
0:31:19 > 0:31:23- To plan the whole wedding?- Yeah! - Are you serious?!
0:31:23 > 0:31:30- How much is this?- Can I give you a gift?- Really?- Yeah, for your wedding.- Yeah, absolutely.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33- That's really nice of you. - It's really pretty, isn't it? - It's gorgeous.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39That's like a proper birdcage.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42And you can take the whole thing off, fill it with flowers, and stick it back on.
0:31:42 > 0:31:44- Three hundred.- Thank you very much.
0:31:44 > 0:31:45- Congratulations. - Thank you very much.
0:31:45 > 0:31:49Four birdcages and a bag full of second-hand crockery later,
0:31:49 > 0:31:52and it's off to the reception venue to pay the Fairy Godfather,
0:31:52 > 0:31:54and have him work his magic.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58The bride-to-be and her mum
0:31:58 > 0:32:01have landed in a wet and rainy New York
0:32:01 > 0:32:03and they're not exactly full of pre-wedding excitement.
0:32:03 > 0:32:07A trans-Atlantic flight for a hen party with her mum
0:32:07 > 0:32:09has left Alice feeling a bit underwhelmed.
0:32:11 > 0:32:15I'm not loving being in New York, I have to say.
0:32:15 > 0:32:19It is a long bloody way to come for a hen party
0:32:19 > 0:32:22and now I'm just so stressed out about how I'm getting home
0:32:22 > 0:32:24and how tired I'm going to be for the wedding,
0:32:24 > 0:32:26and I'm a bit upset about it all really.
0:32:26 > 0:32:30- In theory, it's a lovely idea. - It is, it's marvellous.
0:32:30 > 0:32:34But in practice, it's the stupidest idea in the world.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37With Juan's popularity at rock bottom, he couldn't have
0:32:37 > 0:32:40picked a better moment to give Alice a taste of the Wonderland theme,
0:32:40 > 0:32:43and let her know she's getting hitched in the Big Apple.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46Oh, my God!
0:32:46 > 0:32:48In three days' time.
0:32:48 > 0:32:49"I have a message..."
0:32:50 > 0:32:54- "You are formally invited..." - Quickly!
0:32:54 > 0:32:58"To your wedding this Friday..."
0:32:58 > 0:32:59THEY GASP
0:32:59 > 0:33:02You haven't got to go home!
0:33:02 > 0:33:03Yes!
0:33:06 > 0:33:08Oh, yes!
0:33:10 > 0:33:12James!
0:33:13 > 0:33:15I'm so excited!
0:33:15 > 0:33:20I got to the point where I was like, "this is the most ridiculous idea in the world,"
0:33:20 > 0:33:24but now I know it's happening here, this is the best idea in the world!
0:33:24 > 0:33:27Alice is one happy bunny, and it doesn't stop there.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30Right on cue, the bridesmaids have arrived
0:33:30 > 0:33:33to make it a proper hen do for Alice.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35You all look gorgeous!
0:33:35 > 0:33:38Totally nuts. Totally beautiful.
0:33:38 > 0:33:43I didn't realise he could be so flipping romantic. Stupid boy.
0:33:43 > 0:33:47Against the odds, Juan's best-laid plans seem to be working,
0:33:47 > 0:33:50but there's one more surprise.
0:33:59 > 0:34:01Not bothering to check it out in person,
0:34:01 > 0:34:07slapdash Juan has booked the girls into an apartment 150 blocks uptown,
0:34:07 > 0:34:11in the notorious district of Washington Heights.
0:34:11 > 0:34:14Oh, my God.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18There's like one two three, there's four beds and there's six of us.
0:34:18 > 0:34:20It's a fucking dive.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23How are we going to get ready for a wedding in here?! It is what we're here for.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25Imagine a wedding dress in here.
0:34:25 > 0:34:29I can't believe he'd come to a place like New York
0:34:29 > 0:34:33and not come and check places out before you put people in them.
0:34:33 > 0:34:38- I want to go home.- ALL: Aww! No!
0:34:38 > 0:34:41Are you all right? Aww.
0:34:41 > 0:34:43It's not good enough, and it's got to be sorted out,
0:34:43 > 0:34:47so one of you's going to have to ring Juan and just be like, "What are you going to do?
0:34:47 > 0:34:49Hello?
0:34:49 > 0:34:53- Hi, Juan.- Oh, all right, Emily, how are you doing?
0:34:53 > 0:34:57I'm just going to start off by saying like the simple fact
0:34:57 > 0:35:00that there's one double bed, one single bed, and there are six of us.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03Right.
0:35:03 > 0:35:07Also, the area, it's not the safest, and we just don't feel very secure around here.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09And something needs to be done, like, straight away.
0:35:09 > 0:35:13Er...I don't really know what we can do.
0:35:13 > 0:35:17Tell him it's supposed to be my hen do tonight and because of all this I'm not going to get one.
0:35:17 > 0:35:22It's supposed to be her hen do tonight, the proper one, and at this point we're not really feeling it.
0:35:22 > 0:35:23There's no real point to it.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27Well, it's Harlem, basically.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29I just had to turn away cos she's like crying.
0:35:29 > 0:35:31This is your future mother-in-law and your wife.
0:35:31 > 0:35:35Do you really want to start off with this kind of situation going on?
0:35:35 > 0:35:41At the moment we're in the middle of New York, so I don't really know what to do.
0:35:43 > 0:35:47We'll have to go back somewhere where we can figure something out.
0:35:47 > 0:35:52If we start looking for something and we find something, what are we working with?
0:35:52 > 0:35:56Why didn't he stay in Brighton, if he couldn't afford it?
0:35:56 > 0:36:01We've got £2,500 left, that we haven't paid,
0:36:01 > 0:36:04but that'll mean that we can't have a venue,
0:36:04 > 0:36:07can't have a cake, can't have flowers, all that sort of stuff.
0:36:07 > 0:36:10So there won't be a wedding, basically, if we use that money.
0:36:10 > 0:36:12He's saying they've got two and a half grand left, but that means
0:36:12 > 0:36:16there won't be a venue, a cake...there won't be a wedding.
0:36:24 > 0:36:27What the fuck are we supposed to say to that?
0:36:27 > 0:36:30- What are you waiting for? - They're talking to each other.
0:36:30 > 0:36:35The woman who rented it knows how many people are staying, doesn't she?
0:36:35 > 0:36:38Yeah, she knows. Yeah. I mean, I booked it for...
0:36:38 > 0:36:41I booked it for five, even though it was for six.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44Because Alice's mum's only there one night.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46Can you try and sort that your end,
0:36:46 > 0:36:49- and get back to us as soon as you can?- Yeah.- Thanks.
0:36:49 > 0:36:55Right. So basically if we don't sort it out, they're going to go home.
0:36:58 > 0:37:00It's a fucking nightmare, this is.
0:37:00 > 0:37:01Juan had good intentions,
0:37:01 > 0:37:04but his organisational skills have let him down.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07He's heading back to the hotel to try and find some new accommodation.
0:37:07 > 0:37:12But it's too late. The girls take matters into their own hands.
0:37:12 > 0:37:16I'm not bothered about having a hen party - I'm too tired and pissed off.
0:37:16 > 0:37:20We need to get tonight sorted out.
0:37:20 > 0:37:24- Then they have tomorrow to deal with this.- Yeah.
0:37:24 > 0:37:28Using the money from the cancelled hen party,
0:37:28 > 0:37:31they book into a hotel downtown.
0:37:31 > 0:37:35What should be Alice's dream wedding has had a nightmare start.
0:37:35 > 0:37:40I think it just really sucks when you hear that Alice and her mum are crying.
0:37:40 > 0:37:47It was down to me to book the accommodation, so it's my responsibility. Yeah.
0:37:54 > 0:37:58It's the day before Juan and Alice's fairytale New York wedding.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01After last night's debacle, Juan sorted out
0:38:01 > 0:38:05the remaining accommodation, and in the spirit of the season,
0:38:05 > 0:38:07Alice has decided to forgive him.
0:38:07 > 0:38:10He should have gone and looked at these places.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13But I could get angry about it, but what's the point?
0:38:13 > 0:38:16What's happened has happened, we've sorted it out now,
0:38:16 > 0:38:20I'm getting married tomorrow, and I just...
0:38:20 > 0:38:25Fingers crossed that dragging everyone out here is going to be worth it.
0:38:25 > 0:38:30A major step towards making things worth it would be a happy bride.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33Now Alice is in Chinatown to see the Wonderland-themed dress
0:38:33 > 0:38:36Juan chose in just 12 minutes.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39It certainly doesn't look like the kind of area you'd come to find a wedding dress.
0:38:39 > 0:38:44The worst-case scenario is that I absolutely hate it.
0:38:45 > 0:38:50For the girl who studied fashion, who gave it all up to be with Juan,
0:38:50 > 0:38:54this is the moment she's been waiting for.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56- Hello.- Hi.
0:38:58 > 0:39:02I just hope that something goes right today. Something has to.
0:39:02 > 0:39:03Oh, God.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08Oh my God, it's short!
0:39:12 > 0:39:15- There's a train, but it's short at the front.- Yes.
0:39:15 > 0:39:19Cos he wants to see my legs, because he loves my legs. Brilliant.
0:39:22 > 0:39:25We have something else for you. Accessories.
0:39:25 > 0:39:27Surprise!
0:39:27 > 0:39:29Yeah, surprise!
0:39:29 > 0:39:33None of it's what I would have chosen at all,
0:39:33 > 0:39:39and I would have thought he would have known that, but obviously not.
0:39:39 > 0:39:44- I just don't know what to think. - I hope he's done the right thing.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46If she doesn't like this, it's just going to be like
0:39:46 > 0:39:49- the cherry on top of everything, really.- Yeah.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52Don't worry about crying, girls, because it's so bad, it's funny.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58What a twat.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06Don't even pretend that it's nice.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08No, it's not nice.
0:40:08 > 0:40:09No, it's not.
0:40:09 > 0:40:14What a monstrosity. It literally couldn't be worse, could it?
0:40:14 > 0:40:15It's just..
0:40:15 > 0:40:18It's like a pantomime special, isn't it?
0:40:18 > 0:40:19Oh, dear.
0:40:19 > 0:40:23I cannot believe how horrible it is. It's just tat.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25I can't think of a better way to put it.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27You can literally see my pubes.
0:40:28 > 0:40:30No, but d'you know what I mean?
0:40:30 > 0:40:32It feels like cheap toilet roll.
0:40:32 > 0:40:35I'm not wearing this.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37It's awful.
0:40:42 > 0:40:47It's the one thing I wanted him to get right, and he's just taking the piss.
0:40:47 > 0:40:51While the Wonderland-themed dress is plummeting to new depths of disappointment,
0:40:51 > 0:40:56Juan's dropping in to see how Fairy Godfather Dan is getting on
0:40:56 > 0:40:58with the Mad Hatter's Tea Party.
0:40:58 > 0:41:02Do you think we're going to have it ready by tomorrow?
0:41:02 > 0:41:04Probably not.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06Is he joking or not?
0:41:06 > 0:41:08I don't think the bride would see the funny side.
0:41:08 > 0:41:09No.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11No...
0:41:11 > 0:41:13Meanwhile, Alice has refused to wear the dress.
0:41:13 > 0:41:15Without consulting Juan,
0:41:15 > 0:41:18she is taking matters into her own hands again.
0:41:18 > 0:41:20What's that one like?
0:41:20 > 0:41:22Nope. Nope.
0:41:22 > 0:41:24- Go back. That one.- No way.
0:41:25 > 0:41:26- Not like that one?- No.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29Eventually Alice finds something to try on,
0:41:29 > 0:41:31but what are the chances of the fussy fashionista
0:41:31 > 0:41:33finding a frock at this late stage?
0:41:33 > 0:41:36I hope this one's going to be better.
0:41:36 > 0:41:37If not, a few drinks.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39I could do with one now.
0:41:42 > 0:41:44GASPS
0:41:44 > 0:41:45I look pretty!
0:41:45 > 0:41:49That's lovely.
0:41:49 > 0:41:50I look pretty!
0:41:50 > 0:41:52I love it. It's gorgeous.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54- Do you feel happy in that?- Yeah.
0:41:54 > 0:41:57Oh, that's lovely. It's a bit different, isn't it?
0:41:57 > 0:42:00I still look like a princess.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02Let's see the back? Look at it!
0:42:02 > 0:42:07- Look at the buttons.- Wow.
0:42:07 > 0:42:09- Do you love it? ALL:- Yeah. - Do you love it? I love it.
0:42:09 > 0:42:10It is pretty, isn't it?
0:42:10 > 0:42:16Cos that's what I want. I want people to go "ah!" not "..oh."
0:42:16 > 0:42:18Do you know how much this is?
0:42:18 > 0:42:21- Same price. - It's the same price?!
0:42:21 > 0:42:26If he could choose that over this, he is an idiot!
0:42:26 > 0:42:28Full on.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31I can't believe he would have put me through all that.
0:42:31 > 0:42:37And this is exactly what I said all along, like...
0:42:40 > 0:42:47I just didn't want him to try and have like a massive joke and take it so far that it wasn't even funny,
0:42:47 > 0:42:50and I already know that's exactly what he's done.
0:42:56 > 0:42:58I feel pretty...let down.
0:42:59 > 0:43:01Obviously I'm quite upset.
0:43:04 > 0:43:05I just...
0:43:07 > 0:43:09I think being flown halfway across the world
0:43:09 > 0:43:14makes you think that you're going to get something absolutely spectacular
0:43:14 > 0:43:18and I just don't feel like that's the way it's going to go.
0:43:18 > 0:43:20We've had so many ups and downs
0:43:20 > 0:43:23and so many things go wrong since we got here.
0:43:23 > 0:43:25We've really had no time to stop and sleep
0:43:25 > 0:43:29and kind of think about what's going on and all of a sudden,
0:43:29 > 0:43:32it's kind of hit me that I'm getting married tomorrow
0:43:32 > 0:43:37and I'm just going to have to realise that it's not going to be
0:43:37 > 0:43:40the kind of demure, classy wedding that I'd hoped for
0:43:40 > 0:43:43and it's going to be just a little bit more of a pantomime.
0:43:45 > 0:43:47SHE SNIFFS
0:43:58 > 0:44:03It's the morning of Juan and Alice's big wedding in the Big Apple,
0:44:03 > 0:44:05and it may not be a snowy winter wonderland,
0:44:05 > 0:44:08but at least the sun is shining.
0:44:08 > 0:44:10At her new improved accommodation,
0:44:10 > 0:44:14Alice is about to get her first surprise of the day.
0:44:15 > 0:44:20- Hello!- Hi, how are you? I'm Adam. - Hello, Adam. Why are you here?
0:44:20 > 0:44:23- I'm here to do your hair. - Really? Oh, wow!
0:44:23 > 0:44:27Despite Juan's best intentions, he's made a string of bad decisions.
0:44:27 > 0:44:28I get hair!
0:44:28 > 0:44:33So, he's been wise to let Alice take control of her own hairdo.
0:44:33 > 0:44:36Oh! I'm happy you're here and you're just doing something nice.
0:44:36 > 0:44:38THEY LAUGH
0:44:38 > 0:44:41Yesterday, I felt there were too many minuses.
0:44:41 > 0:44:44I went to try my wedding dress on and it was...
0:44:44 > 0:44:48I didn't even know they did wedding dresses this horrible.
0:44:48 > 0:44:51Downtown and with only a few hours until the wedding,
0:44:51 > 0:44:54Juan and freshly-arrived best man Ian
0:44:54 > 0:44:56still have some last minute errands to run.
0:44:56 > 0:44:59- How are you?- How's it going? - Good, man.- The day of, huh?
0:44:59 > 0:45:01He still has to finalise transport details,
0:45:01 > 0:45:04or Alice will be walking through Central Park
0:45:04 > 0:45:07and be exhausted and possibly mugged.
0:45:07 > 0:45:10She'll be in a wedding dress, so you should be able to see her.
0:45:10 > 0:45:12Standing there shivering.
0:45:12 > 0:45:14Looking like, "What the hell's going on?"
0:45:14 > 0:45:16Back at the new apartment,
0:45:16 > 0:45:18Alice is getting a few things off her chest.
0:45:18 > 0:45:21I know now that this wedding isn't anything close
0:45:21 > 0:45:23to what I would have wanted.
0:45:23 > 0:45:26It's going to be his and it's going to be crazy
0:45:26 > 0:45:29and it's probably going to be disgusting.
0:45:29 > 0:45:32It's going to be like, erm... Disney World!
0:45:32 > 0:45:35To be fair, it has been a bit Mickey Mouse.
0:45:35 > 0:45:38But we've come this far. We're not backing down.
0:45:38 > 0:45:43Over in Central Park, the guests that have paid £500 each to get here
0:45:43 > 0:45:46are being shown to Belvedere Castle.
0:45:46 > 0:45:50Everyone's made it, including Juan's older sister Sophie.
0:45:50 > 0:45:55It truly is the season of goodwill to all men and mad hatters.
0:45:55 > 0:46:00Even if the mad hatter in question has just fleeced you for 500 quid.
0:46:00 > 0:46:03Back at the apartment, Alice is about to set eyes
0:46:03 > 0:46:07on Juan's wonderland bridesmaids dresses.
0:46:08 > 0:46:10We don't hate them.
0:46:10 > 0:46:15It's a million miles better than I thought it was going to be.
0:46:15 > 0:46:19- Definitely. Definitely.- They're nice and the wedding dress was horrible.
0:46:19 > 0:46:23How do you figure that out, you know? He obviously likes you more than me.
0:46:23 > 0:46:25THEY LAUGH
0:46:25 > 0:46:31And it seems all the stress to get Alice's dress right was worth it.
0:46:31 > 0:46:34Awww. You look so pretty.
0:46:34 > 0:46:37Alice may have got her classy princess dress,
0:46:37 > 0:46:40but Juan has another surprise in store.
0:46:40 > 0:46:42- This has just arrived for you. - Are these my shoes?
0:46:42 > 0:46:45- There's a note in there, as well, for you.- Right.
0:46:45 > 0:46:47Wear me.
0:46:47 > 0:46:52Start your journey, wear me and hail a cab.
0:46:52 > 0:46:54Yeah, I'll be there two hours late.
0:46:55 > 0:46:57MOTHER LAUGHS
0:47:00 > 0:47:02He is such an idiot!
0:47:02 > 0:47:03Ow.
0:47:03 > 0:47:04SHE WRETCHES
0:47:04 > 0:47:09It's time for Alice to hit the street in her new shoes.
0:47:09 > 0:47:11Juan's heart was in the right place
0:47:11 > 0:47:13by asking Alice to take a taxi to the ceremony,
0:47:13 > 0:47:16but the new apartment is over 60 blocks away
0:47:16 > 0:47:18and it's rush hour.
0:47:18 > 0:47:20Taxi!
0:47:20 > 0:47:23Not the ideal way to start your trip down the aisle.
0:47:23 > 0:47:27Woah, dude! They're always off duty.
0:47:27 > 0:47:28After a show for the locals...
0:47:28 > 0:47:30That's not it, is it?
0:47:30 > 0:47:33..bridesmaid Jules finally saves the day.
0:47:33 > 0:47:38Can we go to Central Park South and Avenue of the Americas?
0:47:38 > 0:47:43As they crawl 100 blocks to Central Park through heavy New York traffic,
0:47:43 > 0:47:46Juan's lack of organisation is beginning to tell.
0:47:46 > 0:47:49I can't bear this!
0:47:49 > 0:47:50It's all taking too long.
0:47:50 > 0:47:54The guests have been waiting by Belvedere Castle for over half an hour
0:47:54 > 0:47:57and it looks like the cold has gone to their heads.
0:47:57 > 0:48:00THEY SING THE HOKEY COKEY
0:48:00 > 0:48:03At the park entrance,
0:48:03 > 0:48:07Alice finally gets transport befitting a princess bride
0:48:07 > 0:48:10and the surprises keep on coming.
0:48:10 > 0:48:13Juan has arranged for a Christmas gift to keep her warm.
0:48:13 > 0:48:15Wow! Wow!
0:48:20 > 0:48:23If someone had told me yesterday, on top of everything else,
0:48:23 > 0:48:26that we were going to Central Park, I literally would have lost it,
0:48:26 > 0:48:28considering what the weather was like.
0:48:28 > 0:48:33But being here now on a day like today, at the end of the year,
0:48:33 > 0:48:34it's, like...
0:48:35 > 0:48:36..perfect!
0:48:36 > 0:48:38Juan may have been lucky with the weather,
0:48:38 > 0:48:42but the biggest risk was to give his bride a themed wedding.
0:48:42 > 0:48:45Well, ladies. Now, we're going on another journey.
0:48:45 > 0:48:48But he wants to show her that there was method to the madness.
0:48:48 > 0:48:53Juan based the whole wedding around Alice's favourite childhood tale.
0:48:53 > 0:48:56She's about to see his inspiration for coming to New York -
0:48:56 > 0:48:58The Alice In Wonderland statue.
0:48:58 > 0:49:01Oh, I'm going to cry.
0:49:05 > 0:49:09Such a beautiful idea. It is.
0:49:10 > 0:49:13It is such a beautiful idea.
0:49:13 > 0:49:18- It's a themed wedding but it's amazing.- Beautiful.
0:49:18 > 0:49:20It's beautiful. It is.
0:49:20 > 0:49:24Now, I get why he's chosen here.
0:49:24 > 0:49:28The next leg of the tour takes Alice and Mum
0:49:28 > 0:49:29through the park by rickshaw.
0:49:29 > 0:49:32Wowsers, lets see if I can fit.
0:49:32 > 0:49:36- So, what's happening now? - Well, Alice, it's all a surprise.
0:49:36 > 0:49:39Juan has arranged for them to meet up with Alice's dad and the bridesmaids.
0:49:39 > 0:49:42Hello, Daddy!
0:49:42 > 0:49:45And the mad hatter has one more Christmas gift in store
0:49:45 > 0:49:46for his bride.
0:49:46 > 0:49:51- We're not done yet. We have a beautiful pair of... - Oh, my God!
0:49:53 > 0:49:54What?!
0:49:57 > 0:49:58What?
0:50:00 > 0:50:02SHE SCREAMS
0:50:02 > 0:50:05A pair of £700 designer shoes.
0:50:08 > 0:50:13- They are beautiful. - Wow.- They're amazing.- Oh, my God.
0:50:13 > 0:50:16Now, I get why he went for the short dress.
0:50:16 > 0:50:17But still. Oh!
0:50:17 > 0:50:20She may never forgive him for that dress,
0:50:20 > 0:50:24but perhaps Juan has finally proved he's got some taste after all.
0:50:24 > 0:50:27The best shoes in the world!
0:50:27 > 0:50:31- I've got the best shoes in the world. Literally.- They're amazing! - Aren't they?
0:50:31 > 0:50:35Finally, after three weeks that have been more nightmare than fairy tale,
0:50:35 > 0:50:38the style queen bride is ready to walk the best shoes in the world
0:50:38 > 0:50:42down the aisle to her groom.
0:50:57 > 0:51:02Now, Alice, it was Juan's dream to give you a fairy tale wedding,
0:51:02 > 0:51:05here at Belvedere Castle in the Park.
0:51:05 > 0:51:08Even though you may feel you've fallen down the rabbit hole...
0:51:08 > 0:51:10Oh, yeah.
0:51:10 > 0:51:14..this is all very real and what makes this day real
0:51:14 > 0:51:17is Juan's love for you.
0:51:17 > 0:51:20- I, Juan, take you Alice... - ..to be my wife.
0:51:20 > 0:51:22..to be my wife.
0:51:22 > 0:51:25- To have and to hold... - To have and to hold...
0:51:25 > 0:51:29- ..from this day forward. - ..from this day forward.
0:51:29 > 0:51:31I, Alice, take you Juan...
0:51:31 > 0:51:34- ..to be my husband. - ..to be my husband.
0:51:34 > 0:51:37To have and to hold...
0:51:37 > 0:51:40- It's all right. - To have and to hold...
0:51:40 > 0:51:42THEY LAUGH
0:51:45 > 0:51:47- ..from this day forward... - ..from this day forward...
0:51:47 > 0:51:49..to love and to cherish...
0:51:49 > 0:51:51..to love and to cherish..
0:51:51 > 0:51:54- ..now and forever. - ..now and forever.
0:51:54 > 0:51:58- Alice, take this ring... - ..as a sign of my love...
0:51:58 > 0:52:00..as a sign of my love and faithfulness.
0:52:00 > 0:52:02We'll get you one that fits later.
0:52:02 > 0:52:04LAUGHTER
0:52:06 > 0:52:10Juan, Alice, here in the heart of New York City,
0:52:10 > 0:52:13in the presence of these witnesses,
0:52:13 > 0:52:16I pronounce, by the authority of the State of New York,
0:52:16 > 0:52:21Juan, Alice, you are now married.
0:52:21 > 0:52:23CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:52:28 > 0:52:31I love you. Perfect.
0:52:32 > 0:52:34I love you.
0:52:34 > 0:52:37I didn't think it was going to happen...yesterday.
0:52:37 > 0:52:41In fact, I wondered if Alice would turn up, because of the dress.
0:52:41 > 0:52:42Do you like it?
0:52:42 > 0:52:45Wow, yeah, that's mega, isn't it? How did you manage to get that then?
0:52:45 > 0:52:48This is from the same shop and it was the same price.
0:52:48 > 0:52:50Changed the dress, I noticed.
0:52:50 > 0:52:53Yeah. Yeah, apparently she didn't like that first one.
0:52:53 > 0:52:57Ah, I know you meant well.
0:53:00 > 0:53:03He's done so well, it's so beautiful up here,
0:53:03 > 0:53:06even if it's a little bit cold!
0:53:06 > 0:53:08The boy's done good.
0:53:08 > 0:53:10BOTH: And the shoes!
0:53:10 > 0:53:13It feels like an eternity.
0:53:13 > 0:53:16It's nice to have you back.
0:53:18 > 0:53:22Juan has somehow pulled off a fairytale ceremony,
0:53:22 > 0:53:24but he thinks the best is still yet to come.
0:53:24 > 0:53:27So it's time for the bride, on her special day,
0:53:27 > 0:53:30to head to the reception in a carriage...
0:53:30 > 0:53:32on the New York subway.
0:53:33 > 0:53:37Well, the cash for those designer shoes had to come from somewhere!
0:53:37 > 0:53:39As the final surprise looms,
0:53:39 > 0:53:42will Juan's Alice In Wonderland reception
0:53:42 > 0:53:44be anything more than a gaudy nightmare?
0:53:44 > 0:53:47Oh, my god!
0:53:48 > 0:53:51Juan!
0:53:51 > 0:53:54Its spectacular!
0:53:54 > 0:53:57With considerable help from fairy godfather, Dan,
0:53:57 > 0:53:59Juan has pulled off the impossible -
0:53:59 > 0:54:03a New-York chic take on the Lewis Carroll fantasy tale.
0:54:03 > 0:54:04You're going to make me cry.
0:54:06 > 0:54:09- You ain't seen half of it yet. - Oh, my goodness, it's amazing.
0:54:09 > 0:54:13- This is the cake. - Oh, wow, it's beautiful.
0:54:13 > 0:54:14Look who it is.
0:54:14 > 0:54:16Alice and Juan!
0:54:16 > 0:54:17It's me and you!
0:54:17 > 0:54:19Look at me!
0:54:19 > 0:54:22Room One is a winter wonderland
0:54:22 > 0:54:24complete with candlelit snowy forest,
0:54:24 > 0:54:26and spotlit Alice-inspired wedding cake.
0:54:26 > 0:54:28Oh, Juan, this is so beautiful.
0:54:28 > 0:54:30A step through the looking glass
0:54:30 > 0:54:34takes Alice into room of floating candles and snowfall projections.
0:54:34 > 0:54:37- They're like the chessboards... - I can see!
0:54:37 > 0:54:39..from the Through The Looking Glass.
0:54:39 > 0:54:44This is so couture and so amazing.
0:54:44 > 0:54:48And of course, The Mad Hatter's Tea Party table.
0:54:51 > 0:54:53It's beautiful.
0:54:53 > 0:54:56A Banquet table complete with Queen of Heart tarts
0:54:56 > 0:55:00and hanging teapots pouring flowers into stacks of crockery.
0:55:00 > 0:55:03Me and James got these birdcages from a flea market.
0:55:03 > 0:55:06I cannot believe you got this so perfect.
0:55:06 > 0:55:10You got the dress so wrong but you got everything else so right.
0:55:10 > 0:55:13- I think it looks cool.- It's perfect. - I'm glad you're happy with it.
0:55:13 > 0:55:15No, it doesn't look cool. It is epic.
0:55:15 > 0:55:18The word is epic. It is epic!
0:55:18 > 0:55:22Looks like he spent the money wisely after all.
0:55:22 > 0:55:23This IS the best day of my life.
0:55:23 > 0:55:26Yeah, it's the best day of my life as well.
0:55:26 > 0:55:28About time!
0:55:28 > 0:55:30It's amazing!
0:55:30 > 0:55:33With Alice utterly enchanted by her wonderland theme,
0:55:33 > 0:55:36it's time to get the party started.
0:55:36 > 0:55:39It's beyond amazing. It's impossible, it's fantastic.
0:55:39 > 0:55:42Look at the teapot!
0:55:42 > 0:55:44Mr and Mrs Bonin!
0:55:44 > 0:55:47WHOOPING AND CHEERING
0:55:47 > 0:55:50There's still time for one last surprise for Alice -
0:55:50 > 0:55:51her favourite dish.
0:55:51 > 0:55:52Fish and Chips!
0:55:52 > 0:55:56You can't go wrong with fish and chips.
0:55:56 > 0:55:58Unless your caterers are American,
0:55:58 > 0:56:01and they've confused chips with crisps. But never mind.
0:56:01 > 0:56:0624 hours ago, Juan was nothing more than a frog to Alice,
0:56:06 > 0:56:08but having pulled off a fairytale wedding
0:56:08 > 0:56:11for the girl that gave up everything to be with him,
0:56:11 > 0:56:13he's now truly Prince Charming.
0:56:13 > 0:56:15I think you've done the most amazing job.
0:56:15 > 0:56:19- Yeah.- I'm so proud of you I couldn't be happier.
0:56:22 > 0:56:26The dress was so bad yesterday that I thought,
0:56:26 > 0:56:29"This is my worst nightmare."
0:56:29 > 0:56:31I hated you a little bit for what you did to me yesterday
0:56:31 > 0:56:33and I thought, literally,
0:56:33 > 0:56:36it was so bad I thought you'd done it for a joke. It was pretty bad.
0:56:36 > 0:56:39I was trying my bestest. Sorry.
0:56:39 > 0:56:44I think we've been through so much just to be with each other.
0:56:44 > 0:56:46I couldn't have wished for more from you.
0:56:46 > 0:56:49You've done so well, Juan, I'm so proud of you.
0:56:49 > 0:56:53- It is the best wedding ever. EVER.- Good.
0:56:53 > 0:56:56I'm so proud of you.
0:56:56 > 0:56:59It looks like it'll be a very, very Merry Christmas.
0:56:59 > 0:57:02Merry Christmas, darlings.
0:57:05 > 0:57:08# The boys of the NYPD choir
0:57:08 > 0:57:11# Were singing Galway Bay
0:57:11 > 0:57:15# And the bells were ringing out for Christmas Day. #
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