0:00:02 > 0:00:03Mayita and JP are madly in love.
0:00:03 > 0:00:06After about three or four months I realised Mayita was the one.
0:00:06 > 0:00:12Feisty Mayita takes the lead in the relationship, and a year ago, she proposed to film student JP.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15JP thinks I stole his thunder by proposing.
0:00:15 > 0:00:16I just got sick of waiting for him.
0:00:16 > 0:00:1926-year-old JP's just finished uni.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21He's completely skint,
0:00:21 > 0:00:24and still living at home with his parents in Hayes.
0:00:24 > 0:00:28It would have been maybe five or six years before I could have afforded to get married.
0:00:28 > 0:00:32Aspiring actress Mayita doesn't have a penny, either.
0:00:32 > 0:00:37- It's brilliant.- The cash-strapped couple are desperate to wed,
0:00:37 > 0:00:40so we're giving them £12,000 towards their big day.
0:00:40 > 0:00:44This is going to be the greatest wedding mankind has ever known.
0:00:44 > 0:00:46But there's a catch.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48They've agreed, in the presence of a lawyer,
0:00:48 > 0:00:50that JP will organise the wedding alone.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52They'll have absolutely no contact,
0:00:52 > 0:00:55and the bride won't know a single thing about her wedding
0:00:55 > 0:00:57until the big day in four weeks' time.
0:00:57 > 0:01:01This is my chance to sort of do something spectacular,
0:01:01 > 0:01:03and make up for not proposing to you.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06So will JP be able to keep everyone happy?
0:01:06 > 0:01:09This is my day, and I want to look gorgeous.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11Will Mayita get to hear about the stag night?
0:01:13 > 0:01:16And how will they cope with a four-week separation?
0:01:16 > 0:01:19I haven't seen him in such a long time.
0:01:19 > 0:01:23Can this man give his bride a day that she will never forget?
0:01:23 > 0:01:27I'm not going to walk down the aisle wearing something that barely goes over my bum.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29So what, then I'm just walking down naked?
0:01:40 > 0:01:42John Paul, also known as JP,
0:01:42 > 0:01:46met Mayita in a bar in Kingston three years ago.
0:01:46 > 0:01:50- You charmed me, didn't you? - I did, I worked my magic.
0:01:50 > 0:01:55They've been engaged for a year, but they still live apart with their respective parents.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58It's exciting that we've never lived together...
0:01:58 > 0:02:00And now we're going to get married.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04- Some would say stupid. - Some would say traditional.
0:02:04 > 0:02:05But, breaking with tradition,
0:02:05 > 0:02:09Mayita's letting JP plan the biggest day of her life.
0:02:09 > 0:02:13- And here's to secrets, not telling you anything.- Secrets and lies.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16Lots of secrets and lies and potato pies.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19I think it's definitely going to be a point of maturity for me,
0:02:19 > 0:02:21and also it's something that I really want to do,
0:02:21 > 0:02:23to show my commitment to Mayita.
0:02:23 > 0:02:28Mayita and JP have agreed not to see or speak to each other until the day.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31Bye.
0:02:31 > 0:02:36- The next time they meet...- Love you. - Love you.- ..will be at the altar.
0:02:37 > 0:02:41Mayita is moving out of her parents' house in Kingston,
0:02:41 > 0:02:43and in with maid of honour Jess in East London.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47I think she's going to be feeling quite emotional
0:02:47 > 0:02:51and lonely and a bit left out of all the organising and stuff,
0:02:51 > 0:02:55so, by moving in with me, we can help support her,
0:02:55 > 0:02:58and kind of make her feel cosy and happy.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00She's going to be my security blanket.
0:03:02 > 0:03:07JP's going to be relying on his best men Adam and Liam for support.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10It's got the fear of Mayita hanging over us all the time.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14She's threatened us enough to keep us on our toes.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16- Welcome. Ready to plan a wedding?- Yep.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20We are not complete idiots, although we may look, at times, like that.
0:03:20 > 0:03:25We can, you know, we'll pull a plan together.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27Who knows how to put up whiteboards?
0:03:27 > 0:03:30I don't think this actually came with screws.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32I don't think this is really going to do it.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34It's quite heavy for Blu Tack.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36I think it's going to be quite precarious.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40Basically, don't write on the whiteboard, it's too dangerous.
0:03:40 > 0:03:41So we've got £12,000.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45- What are we going to do with 12 big 'uns?- Spend it on alcohol.- Yeah.
0:03:46 > 0:03:51It's hard to sort of guess at the moment what sort of budget to allocate.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55I think JP's capable of organising the wedding.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57I do have a lot of faith in him.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01So we have four weeks, and it's wedding season.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04It's going to be tough, I think, to find anywhere.
0:04:04 > 0:04:10Downstairs, JP's parents, Eve and Jerry, are coming to terms with their son's impending marriage.
0:04:10 > 0:04:15I still think of him as being a boy, rather than a man, young man.
0:04:15 > 0:04:16So it'll be strange.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20I think he doesn't realise how much there is to be done.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23He looks at it all, and writes things down,
0:04:23 > 0:04:26- but things don't always go to plan, do they, so...- Mm.
0:04:31 > 0:04:37I think erecting a whiteboard is on par with arranging a wedding, in terms of difficulty.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41It's a beaut. It is a beaut.
0:04:41 > 0:04:46- Guest list.- Entertainment. - Entertainment.- Drink.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49- Drink.- Drink. - Shall I underline that?- Yeah.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53- I think we should.- Twice.- It's going to be a good party for £12,000.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57I've been looking at it as an opportunity to get eternal brownie points.
0:04:57 > 0:04:58Rings.
0:04:58 > 0:05:03- Do you have to get a wedding licence thing, or...?- Legal stuff.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07JP's strengths, he's extremely good with money.
0:05:07 > 0:05:11Honestly, I'm really have no idea what anything's going to cost.
0:05:11 > 0:05:17This is from maybe what I've seen in movies.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20If it goes anything like the board, it's going to be the shoddiest wedding ever.
0:05:20 > 0:05:26Meanwhile, Mayita is settling into her new home with Jess and her fiance Charlie,
0:05:26 > 0:05:28and she's got one thing on her mind.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32The dress is the most important thing because at the end of the day,
0:05:32 > 0:05:34I've got to wear that in front of everybody,
0:05:34 > 0:05:38and I want everybody to go, "God, doesn't she look amazing?"
0:05:38 > 0:05:39Not, "Oh, she looks all right."
0:05:39 > 0:05:45Which is why, for me, it's the most important thing that he gets right, anyway.
0:05:45 > 0:05:49Yeah, and he doesn't come out with something like that.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51- I kind of like that.- What?
0:05:51 > 0:05:55- It's a good thing you're not planning the wedding.- That is grotesque.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57Yeah, but she's got appeal.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00What kind of appeal? To be picked up...?
0:06:00 > 0:06:06No, that's true, she does look maybe a little bit like she's trying to entice Hugh Grant into a car.
0:06:06 > 0:06:12- Exactly.- For Mayita, living with a couple makes her separation from JP more painful.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16The three of us get on really, really well, Jess, Charlie and I.
0:06:16 > 0:06:20It gets really weird, though, when it's night time,
0:06:20 > 0:06:25and the two of them are going off on their own, and they're in bed.
0:06:25 > 0:06:26So...
0:06:31 > 0:06:34Sorry. That makes it more difficult.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36You know, it's all worth it.
0:06:36 > 0:06:40I keep saying to myself, as well...
0:06:40 > 0:06:44that we've got a whole life together, so...
0:06:46 > 0:06:50But it's the next four weeks JP's got to focus on.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53Time to brainstorm with his trusty sidekicks.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55We are most worried about entertainment.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58Yeah, yeah, entertainment's a big thing, I think.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01You can have like 10 bands playing, charge entrance fees.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04It's gradually going from a wedding to a festival.
0:07:04 > 0:07:10What about say, if my Nan comes, she's like 91, coming up to 91.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12She doesn't really mosh, no.
0:07:12 > 0:07:18I trust the best men to be supportive as far as guiding JP to make the right decisions.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20I do worry about the best men's maturity.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22- Shall we have an old person's tent? - Yeah.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24And have like, is Vera Lynn still alive?
0:07:26 > 0:07:28- I don't know.- Just an idea!
0:07:28 > 0:07:31I wouldn't like an overly themed wedding.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35For example, a theme where everybody has to come dressed as a character.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37I wouldn't like our wedding day to be gimmicky.
0:07:37 > 0:07:41The theme is going to be 1940s and early 50s film noir.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45That's for the look, so the dress, so the suits, her wedding dress,
0:07:45 > 0:07:48the guests are going to dress like that.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51I was just wondering if I could come dressed a pearly king?
0:07:51 > 0:07:54You can come dressed as a pearly queen, then.
0:07:54 > 0:07:55Yeah, I would do that for you.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58- You'd do that for me? Be the pearly queen?- Yes.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01By closing time, JP's full of Dutch courage.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05This is going to be the greatest wedding mankind has ever known.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08Since the birth of mankind, when God created man,
0:08:08 > 0:08:11if he even did, this is going to be the greatest single moment
0:08:11 > 0:08:13to ever grace our fair planet.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19It's JP's job to choose the dress,
0:08:19 > 0:08:22but Mayita can't resist a chance to feel bridal,
0:08:22 > 0:08:26- and takes Jess for some fantasy shopping.- Oh, wow, check that out.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29It's kind of been stressful so far.
0:08:29 > 0:08:33Just because I think Mayita's been feeling a bit upset about not seeing JP.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36I'm getting in the wedding mood now.
0:08:36 > 0:08:41I am too. I'm really excited. I can barely contain myself.
0:08:41 > 0:08:45Yeah, because I think I've been feeling a little left out.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48- I like that. I think you should try that.- Yeah, all right then.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50One of the biggest reasons I want to get married
0:08:50 > 0:08:53is so everybody can look at me and go, "Doesn't she look amazing?"
0:08:53 > 0:08:55- Thank you.- Gorgeous!
0:08:56 > 0:09:03Meanwhile across town, JP's off to make the most important purchase of his life, alone.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06Because I've never been wedding dress shopping before,
0:09:06 > 0:09:11I'll go in there thinking, "That looks nice, I'll take one of those and maybe one of those."
0:09:11 > 0:09:17With his '40s theme in mind, JP's first stop is a retro bridal shop.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25- What sort of height is she? - She is 5'5" and a half.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27She always likes to stress the extra half.
0:09:27 > 0:09:31- That's exactly the same as me. - Oh, wow, so she's your height, then.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34My height, probably not my width, but anyway...
0:09:36 > 0:09:38MAYITA: JP does like his bargains.
0:09:38 > 0:09:42I don't know whether he realises how important the dress is to me.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45- This kind of... - Yeah, cos that's the thing.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47I'd quite like to do something like that,
0:09:47 > 0:09:50- because she's quite kooky, is a nice word.- Is she?- Yeah.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54He's very shrewd with his money, so I think he'll be fine with that.
0:09:54 > 0:09:55He's a good haggler.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58- What price is this dress, in particular?- This one's 1,500.
0:10:00 > 0:10:05OK. I think I initially set aside around about 1,000 for a dress,
0:10:05 > 0:10:09but that was kind of like including shoes and accessories,
0:10:09 > 0:10:12so obviously, it's more than I initially planned.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14I just don't want to get into debt.
0:10:18 > 0:10:19Back in Westminster,
0:10:19 > 0:10:24the wedding dresses Mayita's found cost at least twice what JP's budgeted.
0:10:24 > 0:10:30For Mayita, the most important dress of her life has no price tag.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36- Oh, dear. My tissue box is upstairs.- I'm OK.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38Oh, you look gorgeous.
0:10:41 > 0:10:46But Mayita's only allowed to try, not buy.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49It's what JP thinks that matters.
0:10:49 > 0:10:55The dress I want to buy for Mayita would be not probably not like a traditional kind of a white dress.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57Now let's try this. This is very ballerina.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01- It's gorgeous. - There is a traditional girl in there somewhere, obviously.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03- Yes, deep down!- Exactly.
0:11:03 > 0:11:04The dress is a big deal.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07I hate to sort of sound kind of vain, but at the end of the day,
0:11:07 > 0:11:10this is my day, and I want to look gorgeous.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13If he doesn't get me a dress that I look nice in,
0:11:13 > 0:11:16then I'm going to be disappointed.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19Mayita's far more traditional than she realises she is.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22JP's definitely got his work cut out,
0:11:22 > 0:11:27because I think what he'll THINK she likes is maybe not what she likes at all.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30Seeing myself in those very long, full dresses,
0:11:30 > 0:11:34I thought, "This is actually what a wedding dress should probably look like",
0:11:34 > 0:11:37and I felt more like a bride in those.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39Luckily for Mayita,
0:11:39 > 0:11:43JP's called in reinforcements, and heads to a traditional wedding shop
0:11:43 > 0:11:45in search of a dress for under a grand.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47So do you want sleeves on it, or...?
0:11:47 > 0:11:51I quite like something that is strapless, like that is quite nice.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54You are going to make someone a beautiful wife.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57That is like a sleeve thing that you would button down there.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00- It would be all right without that. - It looks nice.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02- Just take a pair of scissors to it. - Yeah, cut it.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04What kind of price would this dress be?
0:12:04 > 0:12:08- This one is 2,600.- OK.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12Cool. Yeah, I think that's about it, really,
0:12:12 > 0:12:16- because obviously we've got a lot of appointments today.- Absolutely.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19I'm just worried that they are a bit too traditional,
0:12:19 > 0:12:21but at the same time,
0:12:21 > 0:12:24they also are significantly higher in terms of budget
0:12:24 > 0:12:27than what I think I can really afford to spend on it.
0:12:28 > 0:12:33I never ever thought wedding dresses could be so bloody expensive.
0:12:33 > 0:12:38They make their money preying on little girls' dreams, basically.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42Girls grow up dreaming that "I'm going to have this beautiful wedding,
0:12:42 > 0:12:44"and I'm going to have this beautiful wedding dress."
0:12:44 > 0:12:46They're hiking the price up.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49But that's for people who can afford that kind of thing.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52We've gone from like a particular wealth status...
0:12:52 > 0:12:54- We're poor.- You know, we're paupers.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01If JP thinks wedding dresses are pricey,
0:13:01 > 0:13:04he's yet to discover the cost of a venue.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06Yeah, time isn't really on our side,
0:13:06 > 0:13:11so we're probably going to be limited to maybe two or three venues.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16JP's found one venue that has a date free for his wedding,
0:13:16 > 0:13:18the Newbury Manor Hotel in Berkshire.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21Come on, guys, have a look at the flowers.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24In terms of the venue, I don't want it to be a modern thing,
0:13:24 > 0:13:29because that would probably not match with the theme we are thinking about in terms of the dress,
0:13:29 > 0:13:30which is a '40s/'50s style.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33This is the largest function suite we have.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35I think at first,
0:13:35 > 0:13:38the little ceremony hall seems a bit kind of stale.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40It just seemed too hotely.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44You've got a glass of sparkling wine for the bridal toast and the speeches.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46Cost - 6,300.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49About 4 to 5,000 I think was my initial figure,
0:13:49 > 0:13:52so maybe I underestimated what a venue would cost.
0:13:52 > 0:13:56With money tight and only two weeks to go before the big day,
0:13:56 > 0:14:00JP's passion for film gives him a big idea -
0:14:00 > 0:14:03the world-famous Pinewood Studios.
0:14:03 > 0:14:08Home to international movie productions like Batman and Casino Royale,
0:14:08 > 0:14:12Pinewood Studios is built around an old lodge, Heatherdon Hall.
0:14:15 > 0:14:20- Oh, my God, this is amazing. - Stunning, isn't it?- Yeah, wow!
0:14:20 > 0:14:24- Let's take it. Perfect.- Sold? - Yeah, honestly, sold.- Fantastic.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27But, no, yeah, obviously we are going to talk first,
0:14:27 > 0:14:30- didn't mean to get your hopes up there, sorry.- No.
0:14:30 > 0:14:35I think this would blow Mayita's brain to pieces,
0:14:35 > 0:14:40so much so that we may have to pass on this, because it's too dangerous.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42Movie buff JP hasn't even asked the price,
0:14:42 > 0:14:45and already he's dreaming of the silver screen.
0:14:45 > 0:14:50- The room was actually originally built as a set for the Great Gatsby. - Oh, really?
0:14:50 > 0:14:54I'm really impressed, both myself and my fiancee are big film fans,
0:14:54 > 0:14:59- so that is why I thought this would be quite a nice place to have the event.- Definitely.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03I think Mayita will love this place, because you feel like a film star.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06- I'm confident she'd like it, definitely.- Yeah.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09So, what dates or date is available?
0:15:09 > 0:15:12We've got Saturday the 28th available for you.
0:15:12 > 0:15:16OK, that sounds good, I think most people can make it. You guys free?
0:15:16 > 0:15:19- Try and get the time off work. - No. Bit busy.- You're busy?
0:15:19 > 0:15:22I think we're thinking that the venue, with food,
0:15:22 > 0:15:25we're hoping to get in the region of about £5,000.
0:15:25 > 0:15:30You're looking at around just over £7,000, plus VAT on top of that.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33- So 9,000 and something or other. - 9,000, yeah.
0:15:34 > 0:15:39£9,000 for Pinewood Studios is almost double the cost of the first venue.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42I was just amazed, it's just the most stunning location,
0:15:42 > 0:15:45and I think Mayita would really, really love it.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48The downside obviously is it's a bit more expensive,
0:15:48 > 0:15:50quite more expensive, actually,
0:15:50 > 0:15:52but something I think that's worth doing.
0:15:52 > 0:15:57Pinewood will eat up three quarters of his total budget.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59JP needs a cash injection.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03He seeks financial back-up from the bank of Mum and Dad.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06If you are going to put money into the wedding,
0:16:06 > 0:16:09it would be good to know upfront roughly how much,
0:16:09 > 0:16:13my pocket money, my allowance, will be this month.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15What about £2,000?
0:16:15 > 0:16:17- 2,000, yeah?- Will that help?
0:16:17 > 0:16:21Yeah, yeah, that would be excellent. So we'd have about 14,000.
0:16:21 > 0:16:22Does she need a dress?
0:16:22 > 0:16:26No, no, we'll get her a bin liner, she'll be fine.
0:16:26 > 0:16:27If things go horribly wrong...
0:16:27 > 0:16:29Even after his parents' top-up,
0:16:29 > 0:16:34JP only has £5,000 left to buy everything else he needs for the wedding.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38The dress, the decorations, the rings, the invites, the car, even the flowers.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41I may on the day explain to her that the flowers may not so nice,
0:16:41 > 0:16:43but shut up and look at the surroundings.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46- They're pretty frigging awesome. - That's romance for you.
0:16:46 > 0:16:52That's romance, "Shut up your face and look at all this beautiful venue." Yeah.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55Mayita's worrying about what the day might hold,
0:16:55 > 0:16:58and turns to her parents for support.
0:16:58 > 0:17:03The most important thing for a woman on that day is going to be the dress. Got to be the dress.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07If I get a dress that I can't fit into, what's the point?
0:17:07 > 0:17:08It will be hanging over his head.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11- Shut up.- No, it won't, only if you make it.
0:17:11 > 0:17:12It's so frustrating,
0:17:12 > 0:17:16because people are always telling me, "How's it going? What's happening?"
0:17:16 > 0:17:19and I'm like, "I don't know, stop asking me.
0:17:19 > 0:17:23"Just, you know, I don't know anything, so please..."
0:17:23 > 0:17:27On average it takes six weeks to make a wedding dress,
0:17:27 > 0:17:30and four fittings with the bride.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33JP has less than two weeks, and no chance of a fitting.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35He hasn't even chosen a dress yet.
0:17:35 > 0:17:39I just worry that they'll just come up with some crazy joke, and go with it.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42That is beautiful, Adam, you'll make someone...
0:17:42 > 0:17:45- Imagine that, imagine that. - Oh, stop!
0:17:45 > 0:17:49And think it's really funny and then on the wedding day they realise
0:17:49 > 0:17:52that actually maybe they should have got a nice dress.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55She is quite quirky and likes interesting designs,
0:17:55 > 0:17:58so I'm just worried that a lot of the dresses I've seen today
0:17:58 > 0:18:00are quite traditional and plain.
0:18:00 > 0:18:04It's a predicament, because that is awesome.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07I do get worried, I mean, when it comes to clothing,
0:18:07 > 0:18:10I think that's where there might be an issue.
0:18:10 > 0:18:14We've come to blows a few times when he's picked something up for me, and I'm like,
0:18:14 > 0:18:18"OK, when have you ever seen me in anything like that?"
0:18:18 > 0:18:20Yeah, yeah.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23- Something like that.- That's good, cos it's not traditional,
0:18:23 > 0:18:25and that's what I'm going for.
0:18:25 > 0:18:29If you have something striking up here, that's good cos it's going to make her waist look tiny.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31Right, yeah, it'll be good.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35How much is this one?
0:18:35 > 0:18:39- So you are probably looking more like 12 to 1,300, 1,400 price.- OK.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43That's at least 300 more than JP wants to spend.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47We sit down, do a little bartering, a little haggling,
0:18:47 > 0:18:48and see what we can do.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51- You can try.- I will try.
0:18:51 > 0:18:55We did say 12, I'm sure I said 12,
0:18:55 > 0:18:59but I'm sure we could do it for 1,100.
0:18:59 > 0:19:00Yeah, because genuinely,
0:19:00 > 0:19:02and I know it doesn't sound like a lot of difference,
0:19:02 > 0:19:03but because I'm on a really tight budget...
0:19:03 > 0:19:07Yeah. Well, no it does, I understand that you've got other stuff to do.
0:19:07 > 0:19:11I've actually agreed to the dress, they bumped down £100 for it.
0:19:11 > 0:19:17I'm 99% positive that Mayita will love it, so I'm feeling good.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20I guess I'm growing up now.
0:19:20 > 0:19:25Unlike JP, Ross the dressmaker has years of experience in pleasing brides.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27We don't get a lot of wacky brides,
0:19:27 > 0:19:31and I would say somebody that comes in and wants something truly, truly different
0:19:31 > 0:19:34is once every two years, you'll maybe get one.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37I think he's a very brave man, that's what I think.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45I got a little diary here that I bought the other day,
0:19:45 > 0:19:49so I should start putting in all these details, in case I forget.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52Thursday, I've got two appointments.
0:19:52 > 0:19:58Meeting the graphic designer at 5.30,
0:19:58 > 0:20:02and then Sampson the ring maker.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04I think I'm handling things well.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07Wedding planner is a possible career, you know.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10Who knows? Next year, I don't know what I'm going to do.
0:20:10 > 0:20:11I might be doing a PhD.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14If that doesn't go through, I don't know what.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16Wedding planning could be a possibility.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22But he's got to pull off his own big day first.
0:20:22 > 0:20:27He's off to a second-hand shop to find vintage suits to fit his '40s theme.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30What do you think? The trousers could come up a bit.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33- It's quite big.- It IS a little big.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35I look like sex on a stick.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43Will you stop laughing? Now he's off again.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45I want people to think I look really cool,
0:20:45 > 0:20:48and hopefully Mayita will think I'm sexy.
0:20:48 > 0:20:52The first '40s suit that JP tried on, it's just ridiculous.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56- What is the price of this? - The suits are 65.
0:20:56 > 0:20:57- 65, excellent.- That's good.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00Because I spent tons on the wedding dress.
0:21:00 > 0:21:04The suit doesn't fit, his best men can't stop laughing,
0:21:04 > 0:21:07but it's cheap, so he's not going to rule it out just yet.
0:21:07 > 0:21:08What did you think?
0:21:08 > 0:21:11Did I look like that kid in Big, you know,
0:21:11 > 0:21:14when he shrinks, and he's wearing Tom Hanks' suit?
0:21:14 > 0:21:17I'll be honest. I think you could do a bit better.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26You look like the Godfather again!
0:21:26 > 0:21:30- You can get that lengthened. - Yeah, I can, with my super powers.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34The suit, I think, is going to prove quite hard to get,
0:21:34 > 0:21:39cos obviously, most people from the '40s are dead.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42What do you think? Would you marry me?
0:21:42 > 0:21:45I can't let my best mate get married in that.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48You look like a '30s dictionary salesman.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51Which part of me are you laughing at?
0:21:51 > 0:21:52- Everything.- Everything?
0:21:52 > 0:21:56- You guys are going to be dressed like this too.- BLEEP
0:21:56 > 0:21:58I don't think we're going to get it done today.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01It might take a bit longer than we anticipated.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03Let's have a little fun with some '80s stuff.
0:22:03 > 0:22:07Rock gods at heart, the boys abandon their suit hunt.
0:22:11 > 0:22:15I just feel natural. I think we have to buy this stuff.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17- That is a beaut.- It's a beaut.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19JP can't resist a haggle.
0:22:19 > 0:22:23Is there any chance of getting like a bulk discount you think, at all?
0:22:23 > 0:22:26- Let's see how much it is. - Wicked, cheers, dude.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31Today, we have spent £70
0:22:31 > 0:22:36all on '80s luminous clothing from the vintage shop.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38No suits, no shoes, no hats yet.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41The wedding budget goes a long way, down the pub.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43Unsuccessful, but a funny day.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47- It was funny. We got something. We got an idea.- What did we get?
0:22:47 > 0:22:52We got an idea that we know absolutely BLEEP about suits.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55I'm worried as to how good we're going to look,
0:22:55 > 0:23:00and I don't want any of the guests to have some totally awesome suit, better than us.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03It's tough. And then normally, at a time like this,
0:23:03 > 0:23:06Mayita would be here to help me, but she's not,
0:23:06 > 0:23:08so you know, I have to go it alone.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13With just over a week to go, the venue is booked,
0:23:13 > 0:23:18the dress is bought, but Mayita is in the dark, and feeling frustrated.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20The waiting has been really difficult.
0:23:20 > 0:23:25There's nothing there for me to see or to hold, or to read, or you know, anything.
0:23:25 > 0:23:32So it's difficult for me to kind of bring excitement from nothing, really.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35- I haven't been able to see him for the past four weeks. - Oh, my goodness.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38So that's been my stress.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41- Where is it going to be? Do you know that?- I don't know.
0:23:41 > 0:23:42- Not even that?- No.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45- She doesn't know what she's wearing, even.- Oh, my goodness.
0:23:47 > 0:23:51To relieve her wedding stress, Mayita calls a girls' night out.
0:23:51 > 0:23:55Why do you actually want to get married? What made you think?
0:23:55 > 0:23:57I've heard JP's absolutely loaded,
0:23:57 > 0:24:01so erm, I thought, "Grab my chance, get me a millionaire."
0:24:01 > 0:24:06Yeah, and then I decide to marry a student who still lives with his parents,
0:24:06 > 0:24:09- and hardly earns a penny.- Hot stuff!
0:24:09 > 0:24:11Rags to riches, baby, rags to riches.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13Oh, you know, it must be love.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16Because I'm not marrying him for anything else.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21Before I met Mayita, I was a lot more cynical about love.
0:24:21 > 0:24:25In my opinion love was like a chemical reaction in your brain.
0:24:25 > 0:24:29I'm a bit too analytical and scientific at times, I think.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32Her in general, she has completely changed my opinion on that,
0:24:32 > 0:24:36and I've realised that I couldn't be happier with anyone else.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38I really doubt that would be possible.
0:24:38 > 0:24:43While JP's in the mood for love, the girls' conversation turns to sex.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46I could never ever marry someone who I hadn't had sex with.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49- And who hadn't had sex before, either.- Yeah.
0:24:49 > 0:24:53- The thing is, you connect through sex, so...- Yeah, exactly.
0:24:53 > 0:24:58I haven't been faithful in previous relationships, and...
0:24:58 > 0:25:02But not to the full extent of being unfaithful.
0:25:02 > 0:25:06THEY GIGGLE It's not something I'm proud of.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10When I broke up with my last boyfriend, it was because of that.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13It was because I just thought, you know, I've cheated so many times,
0:25:13 > 0:25:16this is ridiculous, and this person doesn't deserve it.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18It was like, I got drunk, I felt lonely,
0:25:18 > 0:25:20somebody was giving me attention,
0:25:20 > 0:25:23and I thought, "Great opportunity, why not?
0:25:23 > 0:25:25"Nobody's ever going to find out."
0:25:25 > 0:25:28Which is why I knew, for me, that JP was the man,
0:25:28 > 0:25:33because I felt, fully and wholly, that this was the man for me.
0:25:33 > 0:25:35I felt happy, I felt true in myself,
0:25:35 > 0:25:40I feel beautiful, and I feel like... that I'm important.
0:25:40 > 0:25:45SHE SINGS "Here Comes The Bride"
0:25:49 > 0:25:51Suspecting that his budget is in trouble,
0:25:51 > 0:25:54JP's called late night crisis talks.
0:25:54 > 0:25:58I don't think I'd spent that much, I don't think.
0:25:58 > 0:26:03- So, yeah, we've already kind of spent 12,000.- Yeah.
0:26:03 > 0:26:08I used to think that I was a quite financially aware kind of a person,
0:26:08 > 0:26:12but yeah, my ideas of that are changing slowly.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15So far, I've been thinking, "This is going to cost this",
0:26:15 > 0:26:20and everything is just ridiculously more expensive than I imagined it would be.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23I swear that is almost like 12,000 now,
0:26:23 > 0:26:29not including car, Mayita's accessories, or our accessories.
0:26:29 > 0:26:33It's just starting to dawn on me how soon this is and how little time there is to do things.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35JP's made a radical decision,
0:26:35 > 0:26:38and has some bad news for Jess and the bridesmaids.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41What are you thinking about, what kind of dresses?
0:26:41 > 0:26:45'Erm, something that's all similar.
0:26:45 > 0:26:49- 'Black, white and red are the colours.'- Controversial.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52'I know, but I'm confident. I'm confident.'
0:26:52 > 0:26:54And what's your budget, JP?
0:26:54 > 0:26:57How much are we spending on bridesmaids' dresses?
0:26:57 > 0:27:00'Well, it's up to you, you can spend as much as you like,
0:27:00 > 0:27:04'but I don't really think I'm going to be able to help with the money, I'm afraid.'
0:27:04 > 0:27:11- Right, OK.- 'Yeah, I have pissed away the budget on other things.'- OK.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14'I know, I'm sorry.'
0:27:14 > 0:27:15It's a bit of a shock.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18I didn't realise it was going to be something I had to budget for.
0:27:18 > 0:27:25As far as I knew, JP was going to pay for them out of the budget, but he's not any more.
0:27:25 > 0:27:29No, he's not, but my mum said she's going to pay for mine.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32I know, but I don't have a mummy who's going to pay for mine!
0:27:32 > 0:27:36I'm really surprised by the colour scheme, without being funny.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38Because, I would have...
0:27:38 > 0:27:43I'd feel weird wearing white, because that's the bride's colour,
0:27:43 > 0:27:47I don't wear red at all, and I'm really anti black at weddings,
0:27:47 > 0:27:50I'm so anti it, and in fact, for my wedding,
0:27:50 > 0:27:53I'm banning people from wearing black.
0:27:53 > 0:27:57Right, let's get three of these, three of these, let's go.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59Even though JP's not paying,
0:27:59 > 0:28:02he wants to have the last word on the dresses the girls will buy.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04That's awful.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07- I'm out of my element. - The pressure's on.
0:28:07 > 0:28:09With a week to go until the wedding,
0:28:09 > 0:28:12this is JP's last chance to get all the girls together.
0:28:12 > 0:28:16- £39!- That's the sale rail, as well.
0:28:16 > 0:28:17Right, there is no option, I think.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20I think we're going to have to go for something here.
0:28:20 > 0:28:24That dress there, with the blue sash, is kind of nice,
0:28:24 > 0:28:27but if it was, like, in a red kind of colour.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30Something like that would sort of be cool.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32I would be happy if they went for any of these,
0:28:32 > 0:28:34but I know they are, obviously,
0:28:34 > 0:28:37they are on a whole different level of woman-ness,
0:28:37 > 0:28:41and they'll probably have something they'll like about it.
0:28:41 > 0:28:45So who was looking for this one, size 10?
0:28:47 > 0:28:51I guess I should not really come in, should I?
0:28:56 > 0:28:59My verdict is buy them, let's get out of here.
0:29:00 > 0:29:03Even though it's not hurting his pocket, true to form,
0:29:03 > 0:29:05JP's looking for a discount.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08We're just going to see if we can get a concession,
0:29:08 > 0:29:09or some kind of discount,
0:29:09 > 0:29:13because Chia knows someone who works for someone who works for someone
0:29:13 > 0:29:16who once knew someone who visited John Lewis.
0:29:17 > 0:29:21Do we get like a sort of three for two on this, or anything?
0:29:21 > 0:29:24- Buy one get one free or... - I wish we did that!
0:29:24 > 0:29:26Cool, thank you for your help. Cheers.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29Yeah, maybe I'm not as good with money as I first thought.
0:29:31 > 0:29:35Shoes, hats, flowers, DJ, band.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38I feel like I'm back at university before an exam.
0:29:38 > 0:29:42You're just revising, cramming so much information into your head.
0:29:42 > 0:29:46It's all too much.
0:29:46 > 0:29:51But if JP's starting to feel the strain, after three weeks apart,
0:29:51 > 0:29:53Mayita's at breaking point.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56I don't think the gravity of the situation
0:29:56 > 0:29:58really has kind of dawned on me,
0:29:58 > 0:30:01because I've just been so occupied with, you know,
0:30:01 > 0:30:05when I'm going to see him, and that will be so much fun.
0:30:05 > 0:30:11Trying to deal with the fact that I haven't seen him in such a long time
0:30:11 > 0:30:16has, I think, has taken so much of my effort.
0:30:16 > 0:30:19While Mayita is on the ropes,
0:30:19 > 0:30:24JP is on the road, to Brighton for his stag do.
0:30:24 > 0:30:2654p - that is frigging good.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31What was that? Am I getting married?
0:30:31 > 0:30:35It is. It's kind of weird. Cos I've been so frigging busy,
0:30:35 > 0:30:38it's like it hasn't kind of dawned on me.
0:30:38 > 0:30:44Getting married is like being at the airport and realising you are about to get married, or get on a plane.
0:30:44 > 0:30:45What? It's overpriced...
0:30:45 > 0:30:47All the tickets are really expensive,
0:30:47 > 0:30:50and you should have remembered your passport.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52And you know you shouldn't be going there.
0:30:52 > 0:30:56Do you need a passport when you get married? Surely you'd need ID.
0:30:56 > 0:30:58With almost all his budget gone,
0:30:58 > 0:31:02JP's got a cheap solution for his stag night.
0:31:02 > 0:31:04My God, it's windy!
0:31:07 > 0:31:10- This shouldn't be rocket science. - Is this the front?
0:31:11 > 0:31:18Have you got this in the right part, though?
0:31:18 > 0:31:22You said that where we put it up, this was on the right side,
0:31:22 > 0:31:24- I trusted you.- No, I didn't.
0:31:24 > 0:31:28- Is that the front? That is the front, isn't it?- You dick!
0:31:28 > 0:31:32Is there some way we can move the bottom?
0:31:32 > 0:31:35He can organise a wedding, but he can't put up a tent.
0:31:35 > 0:31:39So far, it's pretty much exactly as I thought it would be,
0:31:39 > 0:31:42which is an absolute shambles.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45I think we might have put the tent up on a cowpat.
0:31:47 > 0:31:52Determined to get value for money, JP whips out his £70 worth of Lycra.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55Are you joking? I've got to wear that?
0:31:55 > 0:31:58- Can you wear this? - I have to wear that as well?
0:31:58 > 0:32:00- It's a good T-shirt. - OK, I'll wear anything.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06Mate, legend.
0:32:06 > 0:32:10My ideal hen night, I'd love to go away for the weekend.
0:32:10 > 0:32:17I'm not into kind of, going out into town and, you know, wearing veils with L plates.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19I always felt that was a bit cheap.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22In their relationship Mayita's the one who wears the trousers,
0:32:22 > 0:32:25so it's more appropriate, the hen gear for him.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27- She's the trouser wearer.- Yeah.
0:32:27 > 0:32:29I'm the Lycra and the pink shorts.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32- You are not the alpha male in the relationship.- No.
0:32:32 > 0:32:34I don't think JP would have strippers either.
0:32:34 > 0:32:38I think him and his friends, bless them, they are very funny,
0:32:38 > 0:32:41and they do like to do the odd joke, but they're such old men at heart.
0:32:48 > 0:32:50It will probably be round one of their houses.
0:32:55 > 0:32:59He wouldn't really like things waggled in his face, you know,
0:32:59 > 0:33:01half-naked women.
0:33:23 > 0:33:30For me, it's another step into adulthood, as well, being Mrs.
0:33:30 > 0:33:32All right? He's all right.
0:33:34 > 0:33:40- Help me.- What's going on here? - I'm all right.
0:33:51 > 0:33:52It's all good.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55It's the worst stag do ever!
0:33:55 > 0:33:57- How many stag dos have you been on? - Two.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00- And was this the second one?- Yeah. - And the first one was better?
0:34:00 > 0:34:03- Yeah.- So I had a 50/50 chance, I missed it.- Bad boobs. - What can you do?
0:34:03 > 0:34:07- Bad strippers and boobs.- But there were strippers in the place.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10- Our tents, they're still up there.- Our tents!
0:34:10 > 0:34:11Ah, high fives!
0:34:11 > 0:34:15JP's final fling isn't over yet.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31- Goodbye, single life. - What was that?
0:34:31 > 0:34:34Getting in the sea with a bunch of men was your single life?
0:34:34 > 0:34:36Yeah. Get out of it!
0:34:57 > 0:34:59- Liam?- Yeah?
0:34:59 > 0:35:01- Are you alive?- Yeah.
0:35:01 > 0:35:03Just checking. Adam?
0:35:03 > 0:35:05Adam, wake up.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07Adam?
0:35:08 > 0:35:09I think we lost Adam.
0:35:10 > 0:35:16There is £100 off the food bills, the band can play.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19JP may have taken the cheap option of camping,
0:35:19 > 0:35:23but he still wants his stags to pay their own way.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26Guys, guys, guys, it's really cheap, it's like a tenner each.
0:35:26 > 0:35:30Has everyone got a tenner each to pay for the actual campsite?
0:35:30 > 0:35:32You don't? You genuinely don't?
0:35:32 > 0:35:34Cheers, dudes.
0:35:34 > 0:35:40His stag night may be over, but JP knows wedding plans wait for no man.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45- This is the traditional...- Yeah, that's really nice.- ..garters.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48Sorry I haven't returned any of your recent calls,
0:35:48 > 0:35:52been a little bit busy, as you might sort of understand.
0:35:52 > 0:35:53In you go, come on.
0:35:53 > 0:35:57I managed to get your number off the guy across the road in the cafe.
0:35:57 > 0:35:58Bargain, as well, good price.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01I reckon I've got a few quid left.
0:36:01 > 0:36:05No, probably not, actually, I think I'd better leave it.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08It's not her taste, anyway. Little tight.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12That's better. Thank you very much.
0:36:12 > 0:36:15Oh, not bad, a little stressed, you know how it is.
0:36:15 > 0:36:20I wonder how much these are. Doesn't say, you know it's expensive.
0:36:25 > 0:36:28JP's taking his duties very seriously,
0:36:28 > 0:36:31and has even decided to keep Mayita's hen night a secret,
0:36:31 > 0:36:34so Jess is on standby awaiting instructions.
0:36:34 > 0:36:38Find out what's happening tonight.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43- Hello.- What's going on, what are we doing, my friend?
0:36:43 > 0:36:45Oh, OK, where are you now, then?
0:36:45 > 0:36:47We are outside Victoria Station,
0:36:47 > 0:36:50- I've got Susie and Madge, and that's it, so far.- Me!
0:36:50 > 0:36:54You go to the corner of Bar...
0:36:54 > 0:36:59Sorry, hang on a second, I need to actually find it on the map.
0:36:59 > 0:37:03Oh, man. What's going on?
0:37:03 > 0:37:07It's on the corner of Grosvenor Place and Hobart.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10I don't have a map.
0:37:10 > 0:37:12Oh...BLEEP
0:37:13 > 0:37:15Wilton Road.
0:37:15 > 0:37:20Sorry about this, see how organised I am. Is it W-I-L-T-O-N?
0:37:20 > 0:37:23I for idiot.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25Thanks(!)
0:37:25 > 0:37:29Perhaps a little bit more organisation would have been nice.
0:37:29 > 0:37:33- This really doesn't bode well for my wedding.- Yep, bye.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36- That man!- What's up, Jess?
0:37:36 > 0:37:38I don't really know where I'm going,
0:37:38 > 0:37:42but I'm going to try and sort the situation out, so, girls, come on.
0:37:42 > 0:37:46I'm slowly starting to fall apart at the seams now, I think, so...
0:37:46 > 0:37:49- A map. Let's go.- OK.
0:37:51 > 0:37:52So where are we going?
0:37:58 > 0:38:00Hey, I'm on Grosvenor Garden.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09The man I'm going to marry has chosen where we went for our first year anniversary!
0:38:09 > 0:38:12Hello, sorry, did you arrive there yet?
0:38:12 > 0:38:14You have.
0:38:14 > 0:38:16Yay!
0:38:17 > 0:38:20I'm contributing towards the cost of the meal.
0:38:20 > 0:38:24Luckily there's hardly anyone turned up for it now, it should be fine,
0:38:24 > 0:38:26so you may actually have some left over for drinks
0:38:26 > 0:38:28when you go to the next place.
0:38:28 > 0:38:31- How much have we got?- There's £100.
0:38:31 > 0:38:35That's £100 between all of them.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38So you can maybe buy yourself a nice couple of mojitos,
0:38:38 > 0:38:39and then the thing is,
0:38:39 > 0:38:42because I haven't be able to get to see you or anything,
0:38:42 > 0:38:46would yourself or Susie be able to pay, and then I'll reimburse you?
0:38:46 > 0:38:48OK.
0:38:51 > 0:38:56Sister Chia and friend Victoria join them to make a party of five.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59Worlds apart from JP's stag night,
0:38:59 > 0:39:01the girls settle down to a civilised meal.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06After £100's worth of food,
0:39:06 > 0:39:10JP's next plan is for the girls to go to the bar next door.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15- This is a bit posh.- I know.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17It's very quiet in there!
0:39:17 > 0:39:21Should be an interesting night(!) There doesn't seem to be a dance floor.
0:39:21 > 0:39:25He obviously thinks I'm far more sophisticated than I think I am.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28- Let's do it! Drinks! - Is everybody ready?
0:39:28 > 0:39:30- Come on.- All right, then.
0:39:48 > 0:39:53I'm surprised at how subdued the night is.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55And I don't whether that's because of us,
0:39:55 > 0:39:58or perhaps because of the venues he's chosen.
0:39:58 > 0:40:01He describes me as a bit of a party animal, and then, I don't know.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04Maybe this is something he's trying to tell me to do,
0:40:04 > 0:40:06that if I'm going to become a married woman,
0:40:06 > 0:40:08I've got to learn to subdue myself.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11- Come on. - I don't know where we're going.
0:40:11 > 0:40:13Are we going to Victoria Station?
0:40:18 > 0:40:22With no entertainment for the reception, and no budget left,
0:40:22 > 0:40:24- JP's stuck.- Hi.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28BLEEP BLEEP
0:40:28 > 0:40:32If I had more budget, I would definitely go for that.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34£1,000 for a live band.
0:40:34 > 0:40:38£1,000, it could bring the whole tally to, like, £15,000,
0:40:38 > 0:40:40or something.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42Unless I get 10 people not to go.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45I just call up 10 people and say, "Sorry."
0:40:45 > 0:40:49On this spreadsheet it already exceeds £14,000, like,
0:40:49 > 0:40:52and that didn't even include the band.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55Paddy, do you think you could sing at the wedding?
0:40:55 > 0:40:56How much do you charge?
0:40:58 > 0:41:01Two dog biscuits, yeah?
0:41:01 > 0:41:02Got a deal.
0:41:03 > 0:41:08I have money saved, but when it comes to September, neither of us have jobs.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11We really need to move out, as a married couple,
0:41:11 > 0:41:16I don't want to, like, carry on living in my mum's attic, sort of thing.
0:41:16 > 0:41:20I don't want to sort of not be able to afford to live next year.
0:41:20 > 0:41:23I'm stressed. I'm really stressed right now.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29Bring your foot further in.
0:41:29 > 0:41:35With just three days to go, best mate Jess is determined to get Mayita into shape for married life.
0:41:35 > 0:41:38JP likes my curves, he'll hate it if I turn up twiggy.
0:41:38 > 0:41:43Mayita, three days, it's not going to have that much effect!
0:41:43 > 0:41:46- Keep your arms going, as well. - I'm going!
0:41:46 > 0:41:50- Keep going.- This is so the last time I'm doing this.- No, it's not.
0:41:50 > 0:41:53- Tomorrow morning.- Oh, no.
0:41:53 > 0:41:56You can BLEEP off there, thanks.
0:41:56 > 0:41:57You've done well.
0:41:57 > 0:42:01- You've got to go back though, don't forget that.- Ohhhh!
0:42:01 > 0:42:04JP's 14 grand budget is long gone.
0:42:04 > 0:42:08Everything else he spends will eat into his own savings,
0:42:08 > 0:42:12so he's come up with a cunning plan to bake the wedding cake himself.
0:42:12 > 0:42:16It's banana and pecan cake.
0:42:16 > 0:42:18The guests will probably all hate it,
0:42:18 > 0:42:21but I'm arranging the wedding. It's my say.
0:42:21 > 0:42:24It saves us about £500, I think.
0:42:24 > 0:42:30I was ten years old when I won an award for baking in the Cub Scouts.
0:42:31 > 0:42:33Perfect!
0:42:33 > 0:42:35I think ingredients came to about £60.
0:42:35 > 0:42:38Oh, Paddy!
0:42:38 > 0:42:41Oooh, yummy! I want to become a cake maker now.
0:42:43 > 0:42:45Wedding nerves are kicking in.
0:42:45 > 0:42:48The source of Mayita's stress is still her dress.
0:42:48 > 0:42:50I'm hoping JP's got my sizes.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52- I mean, do you know if he's got my sizes?- No idea.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54Well, that's a bit worrying.
0:42:54 > 0:42:58- I don't think I'm a standard size. - No, you're not standard at all.
0:42:58 > 0:43:00I mean, I've always got problems when I go...
0:43:00 > 0:43:03Especially, you know, like, skirts and dresses and stuff,
0:43:03 > 0:43:05because unless you have my size,
0:43:05 > 0:43:07I really doubt it would fit.
0:43:07 > 0:43:12How's that gonna affect my confidence?
0:43:12 > 0:43:16The fact I can't even get into my own wedding dress? I'm too fat.
0:43:16 > 0:43:20I don't think Mayita will be too bothered if it's not a perfect fit,
0:43:20 > 0:43:22she understands that I'm limited in what I can do,
0:43:22 > 0:43:25because I can't get her to come in and try it on and all this,
0:43:25 > 0:43:29so it might be sort of a bit loose in certain parts,
0:43:29 > 0:43:31but you know, that's the way it is.
0:43:31 > 0:43:36I'm not going to walk down the aisle in something that barely goes over my bum. I'm not having it.
0:43:36 > 0:43:38What? Then I'm just walking down naked,
0:43:38 > 0:43:41or you know, with a dress that's way too small,
0:43:41 > 0:43:44that's exposing my bum and my back to everybody.
0:43:44 > 0:43:46How is that nice? How is that enjoyable?
0:43:46 > 0:43:50If it's too small and I can't do it up, we don't get married then,
0:43:50 > 0:43:53but I'm not wearing something that doesn't fit.
0:43:56 > 0:43:58It's the day before,
0:43:58 > 0:44:02and all that's left for JP to do is wait and worry.
0:44:02 > 0:44:05I don't think I can eat any more of my breakfast.
0:44:05 > 0:44:06Little bit too nervous today.
0:44:06 > 0:44:09At least I've had half of it. It's better than nothing.
0:44:09 > 0:44:12Some mornings I haven't had a chance to have anything.
0:44:12 > 0:44:16I'm worried about the dress, the fitting of the dress.
0:44:16 > 0:44:20Because there isn't that much leeway, kind of on the waist part.
0:44:20 > 0:44:25It's crunch time as Mayita is finally going to try on the wedding dress
0:44:25 > 0:44:27that JP has picked and paid for.
0:44:27 > 0:44:29OK, Mayita, over you come.
0:44:29 > 0:44:34JP wants Mayita to see the dress in its full glory, shoes and all,
0:44:34 > 0:44:37so she's blindfolded until the look is complete.
0:44:37 > 0:44:38Are you really uncomfortable?
0:44:38 > 0:44:40I'm not used to having something this tight.
0:44:40 > 0:44:44That is very tight, do you think you ought to loosen it?
0:44:44 > 0:44:46Is it not fitting properly?
0:44:46 > 0:44:50See how you go. Wear it and see you how you feel.
0:44:50 > 0:44:53- It's starting to loosen up now. - Is it?- Yeah.
0:44:53 > 0:44:55I just can't take full breaths.
0:44:55 > 0:44:59- Would you like to have a look? - OK, Jess, do you want to have a look?
0:45:06 > 0:45:09Is that a look of despair or pleasure?
0:45:09 > 0:45:13All right, Madgie, this is the Cinderella moment.
0:45:14 > 0:45:16Erm, lift this foot.
0:45:16 > 0:45:18- Are these the ones I'm wearing?- Yeah.
0:45:18 > 0:45:20- Are these my wedding shoes?- Yeah.
0:45:20 > 0:45:23- Oh, wow.- Get comfy, dear.
0:45:23 > 0:45:27- I think you look absolutely beautiful.- Aw!
0:45:27 > 0:45:32- Is that you?- You're not grabbing anybody else, don't worry.- Oh, no!
0:45:32 > 0:45:35Oh, I'm not going to be able to control myself now.
0:45:35 > 0:45:37- Ready, steady...- Oh!
0:45:44 > 0:45:48Beautiful. It's absolutely beautiful.
0:45:48 > 0:45:53- Do you like it?- I love it, it's just... It's so amazing.
0:45:53 > 0:45:57- Thank you. Thank you so much. - And it fits well.
0:45:57 > 0:45:59He's done an amazing job! I can't believe it!
0:45:59 > 0:46:02I don't think I really expected anything like this.
0:46:02 > 0:46:05I wasn't expecting pattern, or...
0:46:05 > 0:46:07You all right, sweetie?
0:46:14 > 0:46:16On his final night as a bachelor,
0:46:16 > 0:46:20JP's practising the vows he's written himself.
0:46:20 > 0:46:23It just kind of came to me, and I kind of realised that it was right,
0:46:23 > 0:46:25cos it was just honest, and it was just...
0:46:25 > 0:46:30I thought, "All I can do is just write how I feel about her, and the reasons I'm doing this."
0:46:30 > 0:46:33If you are ever sad, I'll be there to make you smile.
0:46:33 > 0:46:36If you are ever lonely, I'll be there to offer you friendship.
0:46:36 > 0:46:39If you ever feel lost, I'll be there to show you the way.
0:46:39 > 0:46:41You mean more to me than you will ever know.
0:46:41 > 0:46:44You are a friend, a lover and an inspiration.
0:46:44 > 0:46:47That is just a short extract.
0:46:47 > 0:46:49I think I'll see myself,
0:46:49 > 0:46:54maybe just more of a whole person when I become somebody's wife.
0:46:54 > 0:46:59I think I'll just perhaps feel more like I belong with somebody,
0:46:59 > 0:47:04rather than constantly thinking that I'm having to search, you know,
0:47:04 > 0:47:07for somebody or something extra whenever I go out.
0:47:07 > 0:47:13If ever there was anything to test a man's sort of certainty of who he's about to marry,
0:47:13 > 0:47:15I think this whole process has done that,
0:47:15 > 0:47:18and it's just reaffirmed to me, like,
0:47:18 > 0:47:20I know that I really, really love her,
0:47:20 > 0:47:23and she's the person that I really want to be with, so, yeah.
0:47:26 > 0:47:32After four weeks of separation, and a bill of over £14,000,
0:47:32 > 0:47:34it's finally the big day.
0:47:38 > 0:47:41OK, that's it. Don't tighten it any more,
0:47:41 > 0:47:43cos I can't actually breathe now.
0:47:43 > 0:47:47No more. Don't. Don't be a cow. Oh!
0:47:53 > 0:47:55That's beautiful!
0:47:57 > 0:47:59Oh, wow!
0:47:59 > 0:48:05In keeping with the theme, a 1950s Pontiac arrives to take Mayita to her wedding in style.
0:48:05 > 0:48:07Oh, my God!
0:48:07 > 0:48:09God, I feel like Grace Kelly!
0:48:09 > 0:48:12- Let's get married, bring it on. - Has anyone got house keys?- Eh?
0:48:12 > 0:48:14House keys, I haven't got house keys.
0:48:14 > 0:48:16- You don't live here any more!- Aw!
0:48:16 > 0:48:18Who's got the keys?
0:48:19 > 0:48:23As she leaves her parents' house, she may FEEL like a film star,
0:48:23 > 0:48:27but will JP pull off a wedding fit for a screen goddess?
0:48:32 > 0:48:35The guests are arriving at Pinewood Studios,
0:48:35 > 0:48:37and JP awaits his leading lady.
0:48:37 > 0:48:40Now all I have to do is worry if Mayita's going to turn up.
0:48:40 > 0:48:43Oh, my God. So how many people are coming?
0:48:43 > 0:48:46There's about 90 or so, I think.
0:48:46 > 0:48:49Do you have any fears?
0:48:49 > 0:48:52I don't know, things seem to be going well so far.
0:48:52 > 0:48:56The main thing is that you are happy,
0:48:56 > 0:48:59and you get a nice, good life with JP.
0:48:59 > 0:49:02- That is how I feel.- Love you.
0:49:07 > 0:49:09Get this over with, so I can get this thing off!
0:49:12 > 0:49:15Oh, Mayita, you look...
0:49:15 > 0:49:18Jess presents Mayita with the final touches.
0:49:18 > 0:49:20- That's your bouquet, sweetie. - Oh, wow.
0:49:20 > 0:49:23- Now, John Paul...- Yeah.
0:49:23 > 0:49:28Show me your hands. Not shaking, well done, well done so far.
0:49:30 > 0:49:35OK, hang on. Keep that make up on.
0:49:35 > 0:49:39I know. Don't you dare cry!
0:49:39 > 0:49:45Ladies and gentlemen, could I ask you all please to stand for the arrival of the bridal party?
0:50:04 > 0:50:08John Paul and Mayita, we are here today to celebrate your commitment
0:50:08 > 0:50:12to a marriage that will deepen and enrich every aspect of your lives.
0:50:12 > 0:50:15Mayita, I did all of this because of all you've done for me.
0:50:15 > 0:50:18Whenever I've been sad, your smile has melted my sorrow,
0:50:18 > 0:50:21Whenever I've been lonely, your touch has brought me comfort.
0:50:21 > 0:50:25You are my best friend, my lover and my inspiration, and I will always be yours.
0:50:25 > 0:50:30It's Mayita's turn to read a poem that JP has chosen.
0:50:30 > 0:50:33I cannot promise you a life of sunshine.
0:50:33 > 0:50:36I cannot promise riches, wealth or gold.
0:50:36 > 0:50:41I cannot promise you an easy pathway that leads away from change or growing old.
0:50:41 > 0:50:45But I can promise all my heart's devotion,
0:50:45 > 0:50:47a smile to chase away your tears and sorrow,
0:50:47 > 0:50:50a love that's ever true and ever growing.
0:50:50 > 0:50:53A hand to hold in yours through each tomorrow.
0:50:53 > 0:50:56I'm now going to ask Liam, please, to step forward...
0:50:58 > 0:51:01..and pass the bride's ring to John Paul.
0:51:01 > 0:51:05Mayita, I give you this ring as a sign of my love, and as a symbol of our marriage.
0:51:05 > 0:51:06I hope it fits.
0:51:06 > 0:51:11And it's my great pleasure and my privilege to declare you as being husband and wife.
0:51:11 > 0:51:16APPLAUSE
0:51:25 > 0:51:27ALL: Gee whizz!
0:51:30 > 0:51:32Right, let's go!
0:51:33 > 0:51:36I have my husband!
0:51:39 > 0:51:46- Oh, my God!- You like it?
0:51:46 > 0:51:50Keen to score more brownie points, JP's got another sweet surprise for his new wife.
0:51:50 > 0:51:53- You see that cake?- Oh, the cake!
0:51:53 > 0:51:55Homemade. Banana and pecan.
0:51:55 > 0:51:59- Did you make that?- I made it, how good does it look?
0:52:05 > 0:52:07- It's not something I would have chosen, but...- Aw!
0:52:07 > 0:52:11- It's better than what I would have chosen.- Oh, really?
0:52:11 > 0:52:17It's so beyond anything that I would have thought that I would pick out for myself, absolutely. I just...oh!
0:52:17 > 0:52:22- That's good.- I'm really overwhelmed that you did something so gorgeous for me.
0:52:22 > 0:52:23Hey, it's all right.
0:52:25 > 0:52:30This is just the most incredible venue, it's perfect. Mayita looks beautiful, she's so happy.
0:52:30 > 0:52:33The moment when Mayita was walking down the aisle,
0:52:33 > 0:52:37you realise how much he put it into it over the last four weeks and how much it means to both of them.
0:52:37 > 0:52:40That was like, that was a really emotional moment.
0:52:40 > 0:52:46- Everyone was welling up, even the boys.- Were you welling up?- No.
0:52:46 > 0:52:51He knows her so well. You know, this is absolutely Mayita, through and through, the whole thing.
0:52:51 > 0:52:56Non-traditional as ever, Mayita gets to her feet to have the final word.
0:52:58 > 0:53:02Erm, I did have a speech, but erm,
0:53:02 > 0:53:06I think it's a bit boring, so...
0:53:06 > 0:53:07LAUGHTER
0:53:07 > 0:53:14Basically, over the past month, although we haven't seen each other, I feel that I have learnt new things.
0:53:14 > 0:53:17I'm very proud of what you have accomplished,
0:53:17 > 0:53:22and what a fantastic day you have created for both of us.
0:53:22 > 0:53:25Although these weeks have been difficult,
0:53:25 > 0:53:27I have thought about you every minute of the day,
0:53:27 > 0:53:30and counted the seconds till I could tell you in person
0:53:30 > 0:53:34how proud I am of you, and how happy I am to be calling you my husband,
0:53:34 > 0:53:39and I'm glad that I plucked up the courage to ask you to marry me, and relieved that you said yes.
0:53:42 > 0:53:45- Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.- Afternoon.
0:53:45 > 0:53:47- All having a good time?- Yes!
0:53:47 > 0:53:50I think I speak on behalf of myself...and him!
0:53:50 > 0:53:52LAUGHTER
0:53:52 > 0:53:54..when I say that the last four weeks
0:53:54 > 0:53:56have been some of the most nerve wracking,
0:53:56 > 0:54:00stress inducing and mentally exhausting of our young lives.
0:54:00 > 0:54:03Coming up with something nice to say about JP...
0:54:03 > 0:54:06LAUGHTER
0:54:06 > 0:54:09..in such a short time would be hard for anyone.
0:54:14 > 0:54:17Put your hands together for Mayita and JP!
0:54:19 > 0:54:23HE SINGS "MACK THE KNIFE"
0:54:23 > 0:54:30And yes, JP dug deep and coughed up his own savings for the best entertainment in town.
0:54:39 > 0:54:43The total I spent was £14,337 and 50 pence.
0:54:45 > 0:54:47And I feel it was worth every penny,
0:54:47 > 0:54:51and I would have paid more to have that kind of a day again.
0:54:51 > 0:54:53It was just so worth every penny.
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