Sarah & Jack Don't Tell the Bride

From the depths of the earth... to the crests of the mountains...

My legs have gone weird.

..these crusading grooms must rise to the challenge.

£12,000...

..and just three weeks...

I love that girl! I love her!

..to plan a wedding worthy of their betrothed.

Oh, my God. What's he done?!

He just took my dress!

These fair maidens are bound by contract to be legally wedded...

I hate it.

..but have no say in their big day.

Is it all just going to be last-minute and just rubbish?

Where'd he get green from?!

Can these hapless heroes marshal their armies...

Just leave me to drown!

..vanquish dragons...

-Oh!

-Do as your future mother-in-law tells you!

..and conquer all before them?

Get out of my pub!

Or will they be...

..defeated?

I'm not doing it.

Tonight, professional magician Jack...

..Not any more.

..wants a show-stopping wedding with his magic centre stage.

We're having a theatre, fact. It's got to be done.

While all his bride Sarah wants is one day without any tricks.

I just want us to be the centre of attention,

not magic be the centre of attention.

Can Jack keep control of his conjuring?

Paul Daniels and Debbie McGee.

Without one, you wouldn't have the other.

Will he sweep his bride off her feet?

Not only is it my first illusion, I'm floating my wife.

Brilliant.

Could it be magic, or will it be tragic?

-Sarah, are you all right, darling?

-WEEPING

Oh, for goodness' sake.

What is he thinking of?

21-year-old Jack from Burton-upon-Trent

first laid eyes on his 20-year-old bride-to-be Sarah four years ago

in a bar on board a cruise.

Words cannot describe the butterflies that a man gets

when you know something is right.

You just get this wave of... wow, she is just amazing.

We was both suited and booted. It was in one of the cabaret lounges.

Every time we picked up our drink, it was just like an awkward moment

and then looking away again.

It was nice, but we just didn't know what to say.

And then, all of a sudden,

a conga line went past and Jack went, "Do you like the show?"

Cruise over, they decided to conga for longer

and fell completely in love.

Can I be honest? I do love absolutely everything about her.

I honestly don't think there's one thing

I could turn around and say, "That's something I don't like."

I just love how fun and friendly and happy he is

because, before I met him, I was quite a reserved person.

Now, we don't really have a dull moment.

But there is another love in Jack's life. His day job.

Me and magic are like this. I'm a magician for the rest of my life.

Without the magic, there would definitely be no Jack.

Not only does he do magic when he is outside at events,

he also brings it back home so we could be sat on the sofa

and he could be learning new magic tricks or asking me,

"Does this look all right?

"What do you think of this trick? What's your reaction?"

You're born to be a dancer or a singer or an actor.

I was born to be a magician.

In fact, it's tricks and illusions 24/7 for these love birds.

And it's in the bedroom that the magic really happens. No, really.

Babe, did you see how high I got that one there?

Sometimes when he's learning a new trick,

he'll just keep practising it over and over and over again.

It's really repetitive and really quite frustrating sometimes.

But while Sarah sometimes wishes her showman would put his wand away,

Jack just can't resist an opportunity to whip it out.

How are you, dude? Good to see you. Are you well?

Sometimes it feels like magic's a bit in front of me

and I'm a bit on the back burner a bit.

-I've got a new one, do you want to see it?

-Go on, mate.

Shall I show him the trick?

Jack has been performing close-up hand magic professionally

since he was 15

and has ambitions to take it all the way to the top.

My buzz is getting either a round of applause

or seeing people's faces and those reactions.

That is what gets my adrenaline going.

For some people, it might be going on a rollercoaster

or going on a ride. For me,

it's simply standing in front of an audience and doing what I do best.

-The two.

-Not any more.

That, for me, is the reason I am a magician.

But there is one trick he hasn't mastered yet.

Moving out of Mum and Dad's.

I think I'm a lot more mature than he is.

Sometimes he can act a little bit immature.

Like, I've gone to university,

I've become a lot more independent from my parents.

I pay my bills, do my own cleaning and washing, all that kind of thing.

When I come here, he gets his mum and dad to do everything.

Lovely. Thank you.

Being taken care of by Mum

means Jack can really focus all his energy on his magic.

It does make my life a slight bit easier

because it just means I get to do magic all day,

come home and things have pretty much been dealt with.

I do say it at all the time

that I wear the trousers and, "You can't organise anything.

"If your head wasn't screwed on, you'd lose it," and all this.

It is his time to shine and say,

"Go on, then, organise it and prove me wrong."

Despite his devotion to his craft,

Sarah knows Jack is the magic man for her.

I really want to marry him because I just know he is the right person.

He's truly the match to me.

We've got so much in common, we just clicked so well.

We rarely have arguments. We're just made for each other.

I just think getting married to him would be the icing on the cake.

Getting married is the one thing that is going to click in our life,

that says, "Right, we are together, end of."

Sarah may sometimes feel like the magician's assistant to Jack,

but for her wedding, she would like to be the centre of attention.

I'm a very traditional person.

I've always wanted to be the princess on my wedding day.

I want to be the centre of attention for once.

I hope that he thinks, "Well I'm always the centre of attention,

"so let's let Sarah be in the limelight for once."

And there is definitely one thing she doesn't want on her big day.

If, on the wedding day,

he pulled out a pack of cards or did a magic trick,

or did something magic-related, I think I would be feeling like,

"Back to square one, this is just like any other day,

"this is like work, not a special day."

But Jack's got far more plans than pulling out a pack of cards.

In the show, in the evening.

Sarah is absolutely going to be top of the bill,

as they would call it in showbiz.

She is going to be the top,

she is going to be the one that everyone is waiting to see.

They will see all the acts, and Sarah is the headline.

Sounds more like the Royal variety Performance than a wedding.

But Jack is serious about taking his relationship to the next level -

his relationship with magic that is -

all on the one day that Sarah wants Jack's tricks

kept firmly in their box.

I want to put on one of the biggest shows that I have ever put on.

We are going to make it very theatrical, very cabaret style,

and, of course, during the show, I want to do a part to Sarah,

and do a piece of magic that she's never, ever seen before.

If he could just put that to one side for a day,

and we could just enjoy it without all the magic element,

I'd really appreciate it.

She knew from the moment that we met I'm a performer.

And if that means being a performer on your wedding day, so be it.

It's time for Jack and Sarah to say goodbye.

How are you feeling?

I can't believe it's going to be three weeks till I see you again.

The next time they see each other will be on their wedding day.

Are you ready?

CRYING

-You all right?

-Yeah.

Sarah's heading back to her parents' house 50 miles away in Telford.

-Have you got a picture?

-Yeah.

-Everything you need?

-Spend wisely.

-And get the dress right or else?

-Yes. Or else.

And I'll see you on our wedding day.

I love you.

See you, baby, I love you.

That goodbye was quite tough.

I didn't think it was going to be easy,

but that really was hard to say goodbye.

The show is on. And this is it.

It's like the curtains are about to open

and I'm about to just go, phew, spotlight on, you're on.

With no idea Jack is hoping to turn her wedding day

into his biggest magic show yet, Sarah arrives back home,

where she is greeted by her glamorous assistants -

Mum and two of her bridesmaids.

I cried and cried and cried while we were packing.

-Stress-free for you. You're the lucky one, you are.

-Stress-free?

You can relax for three weeks.

He's quite romantic,

so he should pull it out the bag, not a bunny rabbit, but...

Don't! We're not having any magic at the wedding.

No magic at the wedding? At all?

No, I've said no, it's not a work day, it's not a normal day,

it's a big, special day so I don't want any magic.

I just want us to be the centre of attention,

not magic to be the centre of attention.

Back in Burton upon Trent,

magic Jack needs a new glamorous assistant

to help him pull off the show of a lifetime.

Where is a best man when you need it?

Ta-dah!

As if by magic, best man and twin brother Tom.

So, we're doing a show.

OK.

But not just a show, we're not going to see a show,

-I'm producing a show.

-You are the show.

-Yeah.

-This is a wedding, isn't it?

-Yeah. A bit of magic.

By yours truly.

-Now, you're performing on your own wedding day?

-Yeah.

You work all the time, you're always performing at weddings.

Yeah, I know.

The only thing I'm worried about

is that Jack is going to make it about him on the day.

He's very focused on his magic, work-based, performing, big theatre.

But he's got to remember it's Sarah's day as well.

This isn't the Jack show.

Most women in general, it's their big day,

it's what they dream of since they were a little girls.

You need to make it special.

So, why don't...obviously, when we do the magic piece,

have no-one else on the stage other than just me and Sarah?

I don't want his personality to overrun the day

and I want it to be as much about her as it is for him.

I want her to enjoy it and not feel like,

"Oh, I'm going to one of his gigs,"

as his helper or his assistant.

Looks like Sarah's dream of a traditional wedding

may be performing a spectacular vanishing act.

But first, Jack needs to work a bit of hocus-pocus to find a venue

fit for his spectacular magic show. I mean, wedding.

At the top of his list

is the venue he has always dreamed of performing in -

the 1,800 seater Birmingham Hippodrome. Yeah...!

Oh, my word. Look at the size of it.

Imagine doing a show or something up there.

Or maybe doing something that doesn't involve your day job, you know?

Like a wedding?

We've got a built-in aisle for her to walk down.

-Red carpet.

-Can you imagine that?

While Jack is getting increasingly excited

by the potential for a big performance,

in her hometown of Wellington, Sarah is visiting All Saints Church,

a place with very special connections to her family

and where she has always dreamed of getting married.

Wow. Beautiful.

Nice-sized aisle and everything to walk on.

Obviously, your grandmother and grandad got married here,

you auntie and uncle got married here,

me and your dad got married here.

-So really sentimental connection.

-Yeah.

I love the stained-glass window.

-It's gorgeous, isn't it? So big as well.

-It's really pretty.

I want something big and grand like this.

Big and grand? Try this.

I don't do things by halves, mate, do I?

We wanted a stage, you don't get bigger than this.

It's just you all over.

Sarah wants a magical day, but without the magic tricks.

Whereas Jack is bedazzled

by a venue perfect for his biggest performance to date.

-I like it.

-But do you think Sarah will like it?

You've got to remember it's a wedding.

Yeah, we come here all the time to watch shows

and it's going to be the biggest show you have ever seen.

-Yeah?

-Yeah. I'm loving it, me.

Imagine when the lights are on in here, and the lights go down and dim

and there is a spotlight on me and Sarah.

We need to look at numbers. How many are we looking across?

50, something like that?

50-odd back.

That's a lot. I'm getting all excited.

I've been coming here since I was a babby, watching shows.

-And now I'm doing my own show.

-Your wedding day.

While Jack is getting excited about the potential for his big show,

best man Tom is a bit more focused on the fact it's a wedding.

Do you think she will understand

the thought pattern behind everything?

Yeah, well she must do...

It's a wedding, it's a big special day, obviously it's what you want...

She's getting married to a magician.

I'm making a decision.

We are having a stage, done.

We're having a theatre, fact.

It's got to be done.

Back at All Saints Church,

Sarah is realising just how much getting married here

would mean to her and her family.

Here in this, one of our wedding registers,

-we've looked up to see if we could find you.

-Right, oh, lovely.

-Oh, yes, look.

-Just at the top.

That is so special.

That's lovely to see, isn't it, 33 years on?

It'd be nice, in times to come, that I can come and show my kids...

that this is where me and Jack got married.

Imagine if we didn't go somewhere like this,

like, traditional and grand,

and it was like something that's just not traditional,

somewhere that's just really out there and different

and like, why are we getting married here?

-TOM:

-My only concern is obviously, is it too big?

We've got budget to, you know, to consider.

We've got, you know, we've got to get everyone here, you know.

We've got the show to sort out,

as well as the dress and everything else that we've got to deal with.

Tom may have his doubts but Jack's set his heart on his dream venue.

All he needs now is to see if he can get it in budget

and on the right day.

There's only really two dates that I've got in my head.

It's either 12 August, or the 13th.

Now over both those dates, the auditorium is in use.

Um, it will be in use by the company in the day and then obviously,

the performance on the evening.

Looks like the lights may be going down on the theatre dream.

But for Jack, the show MUST go on.

So I'm thinking an option of stopping

a show during the interval, and doing something like that.

It's a professional show, Jack.

People have paid tickets. You can't just waltz in -

"Hi, I'm Jack. Don't stop, I'm getting married."

It's... It's... I'm afraid to say it, mate.

There's some things you can do and some things you can't do.

On this occasion, there's a show on.

As the curtain finally falls on Jack's plan, Sarah's come to see

the reception venue she would choose if she was in charge.

She's at Soulton Hall, an Elizabethan manor house in Shropshire,

along with Mum, Nan, and bridesmaids Rachel and Rachel.

Wow!

Oh, my days! That's so pretty.

Oh, it's really pretty, isn't it?

It's just so like elegant and like classy.

Yeah.

I like this kind of venue, because it's just fairytale,

quite princessey,

and I think a wedding has to have that magical theme about it.

Did she just say magical? Sarah, you could be in luck.

Imagine if it wasn't like this, though -

all like light and airy and it was all like dark and dingy.

You wouldn't want that, would you? Definitely not, no. This is lovely.

While Sarah daydreams in her bright and airy country manor,

Jack has conjured up another potential venue -

a converted cinema above an all-you-can-eat buffet.

Sounds perfect for a wedding!

-Oh, my God!

-Wow!

-Look at the size of it.

-You've even got like a stage and dance floor.

You are kidding me!

JACK GUFFAWS

Dude, are you thinking what I'm thinking?

-What are you thinking?

-I think we might have just found a venue.

Imagine, you've got everybody else down there, looking.

Oh, God. I'm bricking it already. I'm getting all nervous.

Imagine you've got all them people waiting.

All the way down, like that.

And we get married right on the stage.

I said I wanted a stage.

Jack might have found a venue for his show,

but Sarah doesn't want a show.

She wants a wedding.

Imagine us walking through here and everyone like just...

Walk down, all clapping.

Thanks, guys!

Now I've seen some venues that I've looked around

for a church and a venue to have a party in,

I think it's really like brought it real to me, that like

it's happening and that I really haven't got a say in anything.

I'm hoping that Jack, after four years, will know Sarah very well.

So I'm hoping that he will surprise her in the way

that she wants on her wedding day.

I think he's going to surprise us, you know. I've just get a feeling.

-Yeah.

-He's going to pull it out of the bag.

-He's good at...

-Yeah, I do.

Well, he's more likely to be pulling rabbits out of hats,

cos Jack's busy sealing the deal on HIS perfect venue.

-So we're looking at having the ceremony done here...

-Yep.

Um, we've got the aisle and obviously drinks reception,

that sort of thing while they change the space around,

ready for the evening with the cabaret tables.

And even best man Tom has given up trying to talk him around.

I'll leave this. Your call. But I... I know what I'd do.

-My call?

-I know...

-My call?

-If it was me, Tom.

-Suzanne, we're doing it.

-Great. Look forward to it.

We are in. We're in. We're doing it. I've got my venue! Oh, my God!

And just like that, Jack spends a budget-busting

£5,200 on his wedding ceremony and his full-on magic cabaret reception.

Got a full-blown stage and everything. I can't wait.

We've got like a full lighting rig which is going to make this show

look ten times better, um... Oh, I can't wait!

It's just perfect.

We've just spent pretty much half the budget on the venue.

I can't believe we've spent that much money already so fast!

Hopefully he's being successful

in getting on with things. Planning things.

I want to see an itemised list of what he's spent it on and

if he's budgeted.

What do you think the first thing is that he's going to look...to book?

-I hope it's the dress, the first thing he's booked.

-Do you?

-And planned, but...

-No, ensure there's a venue.

-Really?

-Yeah.

-No, a dress. I reckon dress.

Unfortunately for Sarah, he's not shopping

for a show stopping wedding dress,

but an ambitious show stopping illusion to add to his box of tricks.

When we go and buy this illusion today, and look at them,

It's going to be a bit kind of...

-Mmm.

-I'm going to be a bit nervous.

I'm going to be a bit nervous,

cos I know I've not got much money to play with.

And we've still not got the dress yet.

As the centrepiece of his wedding, Jack is planning to put Sarah

at the heart of his most daring and magnificent illusion yet.

Something he hopes will amaze and dazzle all his guests.

Close the doors and then down.

And there you have it. Dah-dah!

Enough of the tricks.

It's time to get down to some serious wedding business.

What can I do for you?

I need to make my fiance, my wife-to-be,

-float on her wedding day.

-Right.

-So I'm thinking of levitation, so I want to make her float.

-Right.

In front of... It's like the feature piece at the end of the show.

-So she's not going to know about it, how it works, so...

-No.

-..it leaves us with only really one choice.

-Oh, OK.

Which is going to be the Yogano.

This one's simply a chair the bride will stand on.

You'll give her two poles that she will hold on to and then literally,

you get the stool and you remove the stool and she's floating in midair.

-Wow. With nothing else?

-With nothing else.

-Oh!

-As simple as that.

-That's amazing, isn't it?

Mate, obviously, it's got to be as special

for her as well as for him, so...

But she's got to understand what she's getting into.

-That's it.

-It is, though, isn't it?

-Paul Daniels and Debbie McGee.

Without one, you wouldn't have the other.

She doesn't want him to be working on his wedding day.

-Yeah.

-Never mind an illusion.

-But I've said, on the flipside,

she is marrying a magician, so she's got to expect it at some point.

She knows what she's having.

It's my dream, this! Forget the wedding, it's my dream!

It's your dream, but you've got to remember,

it's her day as well. She's getting married.

She's looking amazing in a dress, heels,

-and you're asking her to go on stage...

-Stand on a stool.

Step on a stool. Is she really going to feel comfortable?

Yes, because the way you do it, it's...

"I want you to stand up there, cos I'm looking up,"

and it's all the height difference and it's...

This is the romance coming out now, isn't it?

-Oh, it's a story.

-I'm nervous for you.

Adam, thank you very, very, very much for your help.

It's a pleasure.

That's just over £700 of Jack's budget gone up in a puff of smoke

on the star of the wedding - a magic trick.

This, for me, at the end of the night,

being able to float Sarah up and up and up is just amazing.

To be able to do that on my wedding day,

knowing it's something that she's never seen before, ever,

ever, ever, and that we're able to do it - oh! Insane.

That's over half the budget gone with just an old cinema

and a magic trick booked.

Doubting Thomas has decided it's time to pin down his twin brother

for a budget chat.

You've got your illusion and that is...

That's a big chunk of the budget. £700.

You know, that's a lot of money.

It is. I completely agree with you but it's worth it, Tom.

That's a big part of what we're doing.

-You've still got to do the dress.

-Dresses.

-Rings.

-Yeah.

Guest list and all the little details.

Transport, bridal dresses...

Yeah.

Bridesmaids dresses. You've got plenty to do.

It's the end of the first week and in Shropshire, Sarah is still hoping

for her traditional white wedding.

She's come to look for a dress perfect for her dream day

along with her mum, nan, and two of her bridesmaids,

Rachel and Steph.

My dress is the most important part of the wedding, because it's just...

I want to look nice, I want to feel comfortable,

I want to be the centre of attention,

everyone looking at me and how pretty my dress is

and looking like a princess and feeling like a princess for the day.

-That's nice as well.

-It's a different colour, isn't it?

-Yeah.

-Oh, there's so many gorgeous ones!

-I know how you feel.

This is like my dream shop,

like this is like exactly what I want the dress to be.

Back in Burton-upon-Trent,

Jack and Tom are also on the look for the perfect dress.

The perfect dress for levitating his glamorous assistant,

AKA the bride, two feet off the ground.

The show that we're doing, um, in the evening at the venue, um,

Sarah's dress has got to be convenient for that,

obviously, with regards to the illusion that we're doing,

the dress does play a part within what we're doing.

Oh, wow. Hello.

Hello.

Blissfully unaware she's going to be Jack's Debbie McGee,

Sarah's looking for a dress perfect for the one day

that she wants to be all about her.

Got to have a look at this one over here.

I've got to try that one, definitely.

It looks like Jack has the magic touch.

The first dress he's drawn to would definitely make Sarah shine.

Wow! That's well nice.

Hey, that's lovely, that is.

Don't want to jump straight in, but that is really like...

That's dead pretty. It don't feel right!

You can't see a dress and go, "That's the one!"

All the sparkle on the netting and all of that, well pretty.

It is really nice.

But all that glitters may not be gold for this bride.

Sarah's falling for a simple classic dress without a sparkle in sight.

-That's beautiful.

-Oh, Sarah, that's gorgeous.

-I love that bow.

-Yeah.

It's the colour as well, Sarah, I think, that suits you.

-Yeah.

-Isn't that gorgeous?

-There's no bling, really.

-There's no bling on it.

-But it's simple and it's just classy.

While Sarah's enchanted by a traditional gown,

Jack is still looking for a dress

that will make his bride twinkle in the spotlight.

Oh, my word!

Look at the bling of it! But it's not too much.

You've got all the diamonds,

I keep getting flickers on the dress on the bottom bit. Oh, Tom...

Imagine what it'd be like to see her in that.

That is absolutely stunning.

While Jack may have found the perfect dress for his show,

Sarah's found the perfect dress for her wedding.

-This is the one, is it?

-Yeah, this is the one.

-That's just very classy.

So classy, isn't it? And very traditional as well.

'If it wasn't my dream dress what Jack chose,'

I think I would be a little disappointed

because obviously I know what I've got in my mind

and what I really like and what my mind's set on.

-That is gorgeous, isn't it?

-Yes.

If you had a church, which one would you choose?

This one.

If you had a big manor house?

This one.

And if you had...a magic cabaret in an old cinema?

This one.

I think for the trick that we're doing in the evening,

that's going to be suitable.

I've got to make her float in it, two foot from the floor.

-How's that...?

-I can't tell you my secret, I'm afraid!

There's no harnesses or anything, is there?

No, nothing that needs to be dealt with.

What I like is, if you look at the base of the dress,

-it's going below your feet, which is great.

-How's that?

-I'm wearing very high heels.

-Oh, OK, that's worth knowing.

So, height wise, it'll definitely be fine on that.

So Jack spends £950 on a glittering, show-stopping dress, tiara and veil.

Sarah's dream of a classic, traditional wedding

has been sawn in two.

It's, in my mind, the perfect dress.

In her mind, I would HOPE that it's the perfect dress.

It's the beginning of week two.

Jack and Tom are heading to Telford on a special mission

to give Sarah an admission ticket to her own wedding and, for once,

there's no magic involved.

Phase one - get Sarah out of the house without suspecting a thing.

"Hi, Rachel, it's Tom Dent.

"Jack would like to surprise Sarah

"and the girls for a rematch of one of our recent games.

"Get yourselves ready and have a great afternoon." What the hell?

Phase two - get into the house, deliver the invitation

and get out of there undetected.

Right, quick, quick, quick.

-Walkie-talkie. Ticket.

-Yep.

-Rose petals, number 12 nice and big on the pillow.

-That on the pillow.

-And that on the bed.

-OK.

He might have a magical twin...

Testing, one-two.

I've got you.

..but the only way Tom is going to know if the girls get back early

is if Jack keeps a lookout.

To make his fiancee disappear,

Jack has arranged for the girls to go clubbing.

Hand these in when you're finished.

I say clubbing - it's mini-golf.

'I think Jack organising the crazy golf,

'we did have a game a few weeks ago

'and obviously he wanted to see if I was still good at it

'cos I did beat him the other day.'

What? No, I give up, I just give up.

-JACK ON WALKIE-TALKIE:

-Not got much time, mate, try and be quick.

This is so stressful.

Time's running out.

The girls have finished their game and are heading back home.

Right, I'm on my way, on my way.

Yes!

Well done, sunshine, put it there! Good job, let's go.

Ohhh!

What's it say on your ticket?

It just says "admit one -

"Jack and Sarah's wedding on the 12th of August 2015."

Jack's admission ticket invite has got the girls worried

about what's in store for the big day.

Maybe this is just the wedding theme.

Yeah, maybe it's like your golden ticket to go to the ball.

I can't think of how it would be on the actual wedding day, though.

How's he going to get a theme into the whole wedding?

Without it being, like, really over the top?

It is kind of scaring me a little

because I thought he might have toned it down a little bit

whereas I think a lot of theatre shows and productions,

all the name in lights and stuff, is quite big, bold and in your face.

That's kind of not what I want!

Oh, dear!

I kind of need your help, my friend, cos JD is getting married.

Alongside his own star performance on the big day,

Jack wants to book a big name act.

And, in typical Jack fashion, he's aiming high -

VERY high.

How much do you think it'd cost me

to get Lionel Ritchie at the wedding?

Hello there, have I got the right number

for Lionel Ritchie's publicity and press, please?

Although she said he might not be in the UK,

to me, that doesn't mean anything.

That's not saying that he CAN'T be in the UK, anything's possible.

If he had to be here, then he would be here.

But on the off-chance Lionel doesn't want to perform

in a converted cinema above an all-you-can-eat buffet,

Jack has got a few backups.

I'm organising an evening variety performance with myself,

my twin brother Tom, we're looking at getting some special guests in.

Adam Ant.

Oh, really? Oh, wow!

Jamiroquai.

That's perfect.

-Robbie Williams.

-Really?!

Wicked! Elton John.

I'm wondering if, er, if they'd like to be part of our wedding day.

-Pavarotti.

-Er, he's dead.

Thank you very much. Have a nice day, bye-bye.

It'd be a nice surprise for her

if we could get some of you guys down there.

All being well, Mr Lionel Ritchie.

The lookalike.

I did try getting the original, but it proved to be very, very tricky.

With his A-list of lookalikeys booked,

Jack's very own lookalikey is getting worried.

She said when they first got engaged,

"I don't want you to work on your wedding day,"

and that's exactly what he's going to be doing so fingers crossed,

I hope she understands and kind of sees where he's coming from,

but it's a bit of a risk.

It's been nearly two weeks since Sarah and Jack said their goodbyes.

Since I've been apart from Jack, I've actually started doing

a diary of what I've been doing every day

and what I think Jack's been planning

or what I hope he's been planning or I wonder what he's been planning.

So it's kind of keeping me occupied cos it's giving me something to do.

'I've really thought about getting married

'and having a big wedding day

'since I was little with, you know, the big princessy,'

traditional big white wedding with the traditional themes throughout -

the church, the entertainment, the transport, everything like that.

So I've really dreamt about this for ages.

Entertainment that I'd like,

I'd like maybe a band or some kind of music in the background

that people could listen to or have a dance to,

but I won't really want anything that's too in your face,

like circus acts and aerial silks or something like that

that's a bit wacky and out there or anything to do with magic

or a classic stage show or something like that

because that's what he does a lot all the time every day.

So I think that if that was at our wedding,

I'd feel like I'm just at work with him.

Even if it wasn't him performing and someone else doing it,

I'd still feel like, "I'm just at a magic show."

It's not JUST a magic show - there's a whole host of acts.

There's Robbie Williams, Elton John, Pavarotti back from the dead.

But that's all to come. Now, it's time for your hen do.

I'm just a bit anxious about where we're going to go,

what we're going to do.

We're getting all dolled up like this and then it'll be like...

-Bingo!

-Yeah!

Let's go.

Their transport has arrived to whisk them off to their secret location.

But with all the money blown on Burton's ultimate variety night,

it's not quite what Sarah was hoping for.

A white minibus! Are you joking?

Well, he's sorted out the luxury travel(!)

Leather seats!

I think you'd like to do a spa and then, at night-time,

get ready, have your hair done, make-up and then go out.

Yeah, a spa would be quite relaxing.

A spa is exactly what Jack has planned...

for himself.

Oh, this is lovely!

With the show just days away, Jack's taking some time to fully prepare.

Oh, my God!

JD decided to treat himself

because, you know, throughout this whole process of this,

I've done everything for my girl, for Sarah.

It's the only one thing out of the whole budget,

the whole experience, that I've done for myself.

Unless you count buying magic tricks and booking acts for your show,

but let's not quibble.

While Jack relaxes at the spa, Sarah and her bridesmaids

arrive in Shrewsbury for a cocktail masterclass, followed by a meal.

Obviously, he knows that I'm quite a classy girl,

he has thought about that when he's planned this hen party

cos it's a really classy venue.

We're doing some classy things

and hopefully he has thought about that

in the way he has planned the wedding.

Sarah, this is a special moment, my darling,

cos you're going to create something special.

Thoughtful Jack has arranged for the girls to make cocktails

that were available on the cruise ship

the first night he and Sarah met.

THEY CHEER

-Wow!

-Oh, lovely-jubbly!

'I really think Jack's thought about me

'when he's planned this hen party.'

It does really make me think that he's going to think about me

for everything else he's planning.

On the massage table,

Jack is already thinking about his happily ever after.

I tell you now, I'll definitely be bringing her back

cos as Mr and Mrs Dent, we are going to be sparring all the time.

And there might be sparring of a different kind fairly soon

once Sarah realises what's in store for her wedding.

It's the final week and, with around £2,000 left,

magic man Jack is on a mission to make it vanish as fast as possible.

He takes a gamble on a fun casino...

We'll do it for you for £800 plus the VAT, which brings you to 960.

..hires suits.

You're paying £300 for four suits.

That, for me, is absolutely spot on.

..and, most importantly, collects his show-stopping illusion.

Absolutely stunning! It feels like a million dollars.

Not only is it my first illusion, I'm floating my WIFE! Brilliant.

With time and budget running out,

the boys still have one big job left -

to buy dresses for five demanding bridesmaids.

That's a really nice blue, actually. What size is that?

Six!

What does that mean?

These are going to be the ones.

£544.85, sweetheart.

Wow!

With the dresses and shoes in the bag,

the boys head off to deliver them to five anxious bridesmaids.

-I'm worried mine is not going to fit.

-Yeah, same.

We're not the same size. It's going to be difficult.

I would find it difficult.

He's got a challenge.

'There's still a lot of worry.'

Now, we've got Monday and Tuesday

to potentially go and re-buy bridesmaids dresses.

I think that's what we've all sort of discussed together -

that if they are horrendous, then we can go and buy our own!

-Hi, everyone!

-Hello!

-Lovely to see you.

-And you.

Just hold. OK, you can stand up and have a nosey. One, two, three - go.

Oh, wow!

So, go and get them on. Quick as you can, I'm so nervous!

Good luck, everyone!

-Have we all got the right size?

-Yep.

-No.

-Oh, dear.

-Mine says size six.

What happens if it doesn't fit?

If they start complaining, I'm gone.

End of!

-I'm so nervous, guys, really.

-So are we!

-Oh, no!

I'm sweating really bad.

-ALL BRIDESMAIDS:

-Three, two, one...

Oh, wow!

-Wow!

-Oh, my God!

-Did we do good?

Steph's got something to tell you.

-It's a bit tight.

-Steph's is two sizes too small.

Right, OK, cool.

Have you paid for alterations?

No. That's all been spent on his tricks. But, as if by magic...

-She's got her auntie that can do it?

-Yeah, we've got a seamstress.

Brilliant! Put it there.

Absolutely amazing.

I'll be honest with you, it could have gone a lot worse,

it could have gone a hell of a lot worse.

These are glamorous, we're going to a ball.

Going to a ball or going to the theatre.

Well, more of a cinema. But it's Ritzy!

It's two days before Jack hopes to wow his bride

with a spectacular magic show

and, with the help of his magician friend Paul,

he's planning to give her a taste of what's to come

with a cunning stunt involving the dress.

You can just clip...

Using magical tools of the trade,

they are going to conjure up a surprise illusion.

Cool!

She told me and swore to me, "Jack, don't do magic on our wedding day."

Is Jack beginning to realise he may be overdoing it on the magic?

No, of course not!

What else do I do?

Mess with the wedding dress, get her up on stage, host a show,

have it a cabaret, have it on a stage.

Here we go. Do you know what they call it, Mr P?

-Job done.

-Job...done.

Boom, we're in!

We will hear it from our house

whether she likes it or doesn't like it.

It's the day before the wedding

and the moment the bride has been dreaming of for years

is just around the corner.

Sarah, her mum, her nan

and her five bridesmaids are about to see the dress she'll get married in.

I'm really excited to see my wedding dress.

I'm a little bit anxious and a bit worried.

I think cos I'm such a traditional person,

if this is slightly wrong or completely wrong, it will put doubts

in my mind of everything being completely different to what I want.

Sarah longed for a sophisticated classic dress

to match her dream of a traditional church wedding.

What will she make of the blinged-up dress Jack chose

to fit in with his showcase?

Not to mention the extra magical touch he conjured up yesterday.

-Would you like to come and try your dress, then?

-Yeah, I think so!

If you'd like to come through...

-It looks quite big in the back so hopefully it's...

-OK.

-Is that good?

-Yeah, that's good.

-OK.

OK, so this is the dress Jack's picked for you.

He's put a lot of thought into this

and thinks it's going to go with your whole wedding theme

so here we are.

SHE GASPS

Oh, my God!

Don't you like it?

Don't you like it?

Oh, Sarah...

-SARAH WEEPS

-Is she crying?

-Yeah.

Sarah, are you all right?

-I don't like the colour.

-Do you want me to come in?

Sarah, are you all right, darling?

Darling, darling, what's wrong?

-I don't like the colour.

-Oh, for goodness' sake!

-What is he thinking of?

-He said it would go with the wedding.

He knows you don't like green. Where did he get green from?

-No way!

-What did she say?

-Green.

-Just try it. Just try it.

-Just try it, darling.

I know it's not what you want.

SARAH CONTINUES TO WEEP

Sarah, look, just try it.

SARAH SCREAMS

Oh, my God!

Oh, my God, it's beautiful!

-What's he done?

-I was going to kill him!

-Oh, my God, it's beautiful!

-Isn't it beautiful?

-Is that the one?

That's you, that's your dress.

-What's he done?

-I'm going to kill him!

-It was two dresses in one bag.

-It was green and it was vile.

It's like bright green, like frog green, like Nan's cardigan green.

I'm literally going to kill him when I see him.

I'm actually going to kill him.

I'm already stressed enough and he shows me a green wedding dress.

Oh, dear! Oh, dear!

How did you just do that? Is that a magic trick?

-It was a magic trick.

-Really?

ALL GASP

-Oh, my goodness!

-Oh, Sarah, that's beautiful.

Gorgeous!

It feels amazing.

The jewels and everything on,

they're just right, just the right amount.

-That tiara is absolutely gorgeous.

-Do I look good?

-Yeah, you do.

-That sprinkle of jewels as well...

-Yeah.

-And it's very not green.

-Yeah!

-I'm so glad it's not green.

-Oh, it's gorgeous!

-Look at that!

-Oh, wow!

That fits perfect.

SHE GASPS

Oh, my God...

I love it!

Oh, it's amazing!

-I love it.

-Do you feel like a princess?

-Yeah, a proper princess.

I think he knew if he got it wrong, he'd actually be dead.

I'm actually going to kill him, anyway, cos of the green one, but...

-You'll forget all about that tomorrow.

-No, I won't.

I think the dress that he's bought for me is absolutely beautiful

and I think he really knew that that was going to suit me

and he wanted me to be a princess, obviously,

so he got the right shape, the right fit.

I think he's got it spot on and he's really done well.

The dress that Jack has actually chosen for the day is just perfect.

He couldn't have chosen better.

Come on, Princess Fiona!

LAUGHTER

-It does fit nice, but imagine me turning up with this

--

green veil, green tiara, green shoes.

Did you hear what they said?

Yeah, I look like Princess Fiona.

He's Shrek and I'm Fiona.

I'm actually really fuming that he's decided to pull a trick on me

this close to the wedding cos he'll know I'm really anxious

cos obviously it's the day before the wedding

and I haven't seen my dress yet.

To pull that prank was a bit stupid, really.

Frog green! Toad green!

There you go, you've got your laughs now.

This is what I was screaming about.

It's the morning of the wedding and the girls are still reeling

from the magic trick Jack pulled on Sarah yesterday.

If you think he did that little trick with your dress,

what else do you think he might have done?

I hope that he does think of me and think,

"No, that's the trick over and done with.

"Let's get the serious side of it out now

"and do something really nice."

Well, Jack IS getting on with the serious stuff,

doing what he does best - organising a variety show.

Look at that rig!

Those lasers looked amazing, Roger.

Perfect!

We have a blue door, everyone.

A blue door - the second illusion.

We're producing Lionel Ritchie, everyone, for real.

While Jack ensures the magic really WILL happen on the day,

Sarah gets her first look

at the dresses he's chosen for the bridesmaids.

Oh, you all look beautiful! You're my bridesmaids!

Oh, girls, I'm so happy.

Happy with the bridesmaids' dresses, Sarah gets to be centre stage

as she reveals her wedding dress to the other man in her life - her dad.

You look absolutely gorgeous, darling. Beautiful.

I've got Nan's cross on the back for you.

Come here, Dad.

Oh, I'm so proud of you, darling. You're beautiful, you really are.

In her traditional dress, Sarah gets into her traditional wedding car,

hoping she's going to the traditional wedding of her dreams.

-We're going to a wedding!

-We are!

-Going to MY wedding.

-The thing is where are we going?

-I don't know! That's the scary thing.

Look at the lights! Oh, look at that!

This is one of our illusions later on.

It's very, very thin so I can't have any lighting from behind.

Back on the road, Sarah has driven past the town

with the family church she was hoping to be married in.

It is hard, thinking that getting married in Wellington

would have been the ideal. That's what the tradition was, wasn't it?

Hopefully, he's got something of the same standard, the same look, maybe.

Meanwhile, at the venue, Jack's planning a surprise illusion

the moment Sarah walks down the aisle.

I'm going to crawl down here.

I'm going to crawl under and then we're literally just going to go...

That's when I'll crawl under.

As soon as you see me stand up, just go one, two, three...

Let go and I'll appear.

Back in the car, it dawns on Sarah she won't be getting

the traditional wedding she was hoping for after all.

Where are we going?

This can't be the wedding venue.

At last, the scene is set and the guests are gathered

as a very confused bride makes her way into the lobby.

-It's very different to what I imagined!

-Yes, absolutely.

I didn't think that it'd be in a restaurant.

Where is everyone, Dad?

I don't know, we just keep going round and round, don't we?

Where have we got to go?

Oh, my days, is he being serious? He knew how big this dress was!

Oh, my... What is he doing? Where are we going?

Oh, and there's more steps.

After three weeks of waiting and five flights of stairs,

the bride who wanted a traditional church wedding

finally gets a glimpse of the magic in store.

-SHE SCREAMS

-Oh, my God!

It's stunning!

I thought we were getting married in a restaurant!

Everything is set for a magical wedding.

But there's one thing missing - the groom.

Where is he?

I can see his dad and his brother, but where is he?

It's time for Jack's first big illusion.

Where's he hiding?

Is he behind that cloth?

Yes, Sarah, yes, he is.

Ta-dah!

-I love you.

-I love you, too.

(Compose yourself.)

I, Jack David Dent, take you, Sarah Louise Robinson,

as my best friend for life.

I pledge to honour, encourage and support you.

-Through our walk together.

-Through our walk together.

When our way becomes difficult, I promise I'll stand by your side.

I now pronounce you husband and wife.

-You may now kiss.

-APPLAUSE

When I pulled up to this restaurant,

I was thinking I was going to be walking down between two tables

was going to be the aisle.

As soon as I walked through that door, I was just like, "Whoa!"

And the best part is you still don't know what's coming.

I don't need any more surprises!

With the ceremony over, Sarah's had a taste of the magic to come.

The room is transformed, ready for Jack's big show

with his brand-new illusion as the grand finale.

It's very theatrical, very Las Vegas.

-I've got quite a lot of surprises in store for you.

-Mmm, OK!

I've got stuff to do! I've got illusions to do later on.

It's all very... Lots to do.

We're doing the doorframe illusion, we're also making Sarah float

so we've still got lots of magic to put in there yet.

-Please save my seat next to you here.

-Yeah, that's fine.

-I'm excited!

-Hold tight!

It does feel like I'm just sat down ready for a show to start,

not actually at a wedding

where I'm supposed to be mingling with the guests.

I think everyone's going to be sat down and told to just watch.

As the audience files in, they are met by an A-list cast,

including Simon Cowell, Pavarotti and Harry Hill.

Well, their lookalikes, at least.

Ladies and gentlemen...

..it's showtime!

CHEERING

To warm the crowd up, Jack has got his very special guests.

Please welcome to the stage, Mr Adam Ant!

# Stand and deliver... #

A very, very close friend - Pavarotti!

HE MIMES TO PAVAROTTI RECORDING

It did feel like he's working a bit because he was just up

and down all the time and that's what he's like,

he wants to be part of it and he doesn't like to just sit back

so that's probably why he wants to get involved.

It's like, "Just sit with me

-"and enjoy it and hold my hand and relax!"

-It's Robbie Williams!

Over the next three hours, they come thick and fast.

Jamiroquai!

Now, it's the moment everyone has been waiting for.

The next act on stage you're about to see...

-..is myself.

-CHEERING

It's Jack's time to shine and the bride,

who just wanted a traditional wedding with no magic,

is about to be put under the spotlight

at the centre of Jack's biggest trick.

APPLAUSE

The bride, who wanted to be centre of attention for the day,

is left literally floating on air.

When he got me up, I was like, "What are you doing?"

I thought he was going to saw me in half or something!

The crowd love it, but has Jack's biggest show ever

impressed the one person who didn't want a magic-filled day?

I really didn't want magic at the wedding so I was a bit like,

"Grrr, I didn't want you to do that on our wedding day!

"I wanted it just to be relaxed and everyone enjoy it,

"not you working and trying to impress and everything."

But I married a magician so I think I've just got to live with it now!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

And the magic's not over yet. Jack has another trick up his sleeve.

Well, actually, it's behind that door.

# Hello

# Is it me you're looking for? #

How can you put that into words? How can you explain that to people?

"Oh, we went to the World Buffet last night

"and we saw Robbie Williams and we saw Pavarotti and Jamiroquai."

# Cos I wonder where you are

# And I wonder what you do... #

It's not your traditional wedding. It's not your average wedding.

It's massive and it's gone down really well

and I don't know about being a magician,

I think we should go into wedding planning.

# Cos I wonder where you are... #

And what does the magic man himself think of his performance?

Even I'm shocked at what has just happened -

the biggest and best show I've ever been to.

I wanted the stately home, traditional,

country, simple, classy wedding.

It's gone kind of Las Vegas-y, cabaret show theme,

but he did it and I couldn't be more proud of you so I'll let you off.

48 hours later and with her feet now firmly on the ground,

Sarah and Jack make their marriage official.

Next time, laidback last-minute groom Josh...

Sorry I'm late.

Sorry I'm late, boys.

..plans a big beach wedding abroad,

while his bride-to-be Amy dreams of a simple affair much closer to home.

This is what I want, definitely, definitely, definitely.

Will his plans take flight...

We have nothing - in Spain, sweating, panicking.

..or will his hope for a fiesta...

Bit wet down there now.

..turn into a fiasco?

Anywhere but here would have been great.

MUSIC: Hello by Lionel Ritchie