0:00:02 > 0:00:05James and Linda are besotted with each other.
0:00:05 > 0:00:08I tell her I love her every day and I show it every day.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11We love each other and want to be together for the rest of our lives.
0:00:11 > 0:00:16And Linda expects nothing short of bridal bliss on her wedding day.
0:00:16 > 0:00:20It's only one day that I'm going to do once, so I want the wedding to be perfect.
0:00:20 > 0:00:25But they can't afford the sort of wedding she wants, so we're giving
0:00:25 > 0:00:31them £12,000 towards their big day, but there's one big catch...
0:00:31 > 0:00:33self-confessed control freak Linda has agreed,
0:00:33 > 0:00:39in the presence of a lawyer, to let James organise the wedding alone.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41Your wedding is mine! HE CACKLES EVILLY
0:00:41 > 0:00:45- And the divorce is mine! - SHE CACKLES
0:00:45 > 0:00:48They'll have absolutely no contact, and the bride won't know a single
0:00:48 > 0:00:53thing about her wedding until the day itself in three weeks' time.
0:00:53 > 0:00:57- Will James come up with some big ideas?- Wow!
0:00:57 > 0:00:59I said I don't want a themed wedding.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02Can he get his bride to the church on time?
0:01:02 > 0:01:06Please don't say what you're going to say, Sam, because I'll go mad.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09Or will he finally crack under the stress?
0:01:09 > 0:01:13Yeah, she'll be getting in the car now.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16Can this man give his bride a day she'll never forget?
0:01:16 > 0:01:22- The whole day has been ruined! He's just not organised anything! - SHE SOBS
0:01:32 > 0:01:37Today, Linda's moving out of the flat she shares with James just outside Derby,
0:01:37 > 0:01:40and for the first time in five years,
0:01:40 > 0:01:42she's letting her man take over.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45I wear the trousers absolutely 100%.
0:01:45 > 0:01:51- And I would just like to say Linda wear the trousers 110%.- Yep.
0:01:53 > 0:01:57I would consider myself to be quite a huge control freak.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01Oh, you can't do it by that.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04She rules James with a rod of iron at times, and it makes me cringe.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07'The poor bloke, I feel quite sorry for him at times.'
0:02:07 > 0:02:10All the time... nag, nag, nag, nag.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13- It's cute.- You love it!
0:02:14 > 0:02:1622-year-old Linda's
0:02:16 > 0:02:23wanted a fairytale wedding since she was a little girl, but what began as a fantasy, has become a fixation.
0:02:23 > 0:02:28I want the traditional Cinderella wedding, you know, the white dress,
0:02:28 > 0:02:31big church, nice fancy reception with a sit-down meal.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33This is to us.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36- To us, and our wedding. - Our wedding...
0:02:36 > 0:02:37three weeks.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40As a training manager for a mobile phone company,
0:02:40 > 0:02:44James is used to responsibility at work, but not at home.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48To be wearing no trousers for five and a half years, and then getting
0:02:48 > 0:02:51them solidly on for three weeks, is going to be a huge journey.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55And he's only too aware how high the stakes are.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57If I get this wrong,
0:02:57 > 0:03:02then I'm going to be hearing about it on that sofa for many years to come.
0:03:02 > 0:03:08This is going to be the first major gig, and if he gets it wrong... oooh, quick wedding, quick divorce!
0:03:10 > 0:03:15The time has come for Linda and James to go their separate ways.
0:03:20 > 0:03:25I love you. It's going to be fine, you know?
0:03:25 > 0:03:26Be brave, yeah?
0:03:26 > 0:03:32I'll see you up the end of that aisle, now get out of here before we change our mind.
0:03:56 > 0:04:00And after a quick recovery, it's time for him to summon his troops.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03She's gone, so just get here as fast as you can.
0:04:03 > 0:04:11His second in command is 26-year-old Sam, a sales manager and confirmed bachelor.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15I've got no plans to get married myself, and I kind of switch off
0:04:15 > 0:04:21whenever anybody talks about weddings and cakes, dresses, flowers and all of that stuff.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24Sam might think he's too macho for wedding planning,
0:04:24 > 0:04:27but James is certainly in touch with his feminine side.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29- Hey, come here!- Good to see you!
0:04:29 > 0:04:33He's very flamboyant, he likes attention, put it that way...
0:04:33 > 0:04:34he likes the spotlight.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36Good to see you, mate!
0:04:36 > 0:04:38Yeah, it's good to see you!
0:04:38 > 0:04:41James is bubbling, extroverted,
0:04:41 > 0:04:45over the top, camp in some respects.
0:04:45 > 0:04:49Just to throw you straight into it, we're going wedding dress shopping.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52- Now?- Now.- With you?- With me.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54Great (!)
0:04:56 > 0:05:05For brides up and down the land, the acid test for a successful wedding is finding the perfect gown.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08Ah... there it is!
0:05:08 > 0:05:13Surely a metrosexual man like James won't have any trouble?
0:05:13 > 0:05:15It's going to be white...
0:05:19 > 0:05:22I don't know, there can't be that many dresses to choose from.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24These are the wedding dresses!
0:05:24 > 0:05:26Oh, my God!
0:05:30 > 0:05:32They're all wedding dresses...
0:05:32 > 0:05:35There's loads.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38- How about this kind of thing?- Right.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42Is there anything about that that you don't like?
0:05:42 > 0:05:45I'm not so sure about... I knew you'd be good at this...
0:05:45 > 0:05:50I'm not sure about it, so if you've got anything that doesn't have... what's it called? What do you say?
0:05:50 > 0:05:52Swathing.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54- Yeah...- The frilly bits.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58That's it, cool, and also I don't want anything that necessarily is going to rustle.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02On a scale of one to rustliness, how rustly is it?
0:06:02 > 0:06:03About five, probably.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06Probably about five? Right, OK. What actual material is it?
0:06:06 > 0:06:09That's taffeta.
0:06:09 > 0:06:10Taffeta, right.
0:06:10 > 0:06:15- What is taffeta?- How do you define...
0:06:15 > 0:06:18- it's taffeta!- All right, OK.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20That's a technical term, James.
0:06:20 > 0:06:28Up until this moment, as arrogant as it may seem, I didn't think I was going to get this wrong.
0:06:28 > 0:06:33I thought that I'd see five or six dresses, and choose one,
0:06:33 > 0:06:38but now I'm thinking I am going to get it wrong.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41Linda's mum knows getting it wrong isn't an option for her daughter.
0:06:41 > 0:06:45I love James, but the thing is, if he brings me a shitty dress,
0:06:45 > 0:06:47and he's obviously half-heartedly picked it out,
0:06:47 > 0:06:51then obviously he doesn't take into consideration how much it means to me.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53Will you be bothered if it's not long?
0:06:53 > 0:06:54Yeah, I would,
0:06:54 > 0:06:57I'd have to think twice about whether I'd actually wear it.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01He knows that the dress is so important to me,
0:07:01 > 0:07:04he wouldn't risk mucking that up,
0:07:04 > 0:07:07and if I refuse to wear the dress, then...
0:07:07 > 0:07:11Would you risk not getting married for the sake of just a dress?
0:07:11 > 0:07:13Yeah, potentially, I would.
0:07:13 > 0:07:14No pressure, then!
0:07:14 > 0:07:19If only she knew that her groom doesn't even have a grasp of the basics!
0:07:19 > 0:07:23- So you've got some measurements, and...- Like her vital statistics?
0:07:23 > 0:07:25You want to do the hugging test, don't you?
0:07:27 > 0:07:32Yeah, just a little bit taller than yourself, five two?
0:07:32 > 0:07:35Three? Four? About 5'3.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39Oh, dear! James's chances of picking the right dress already seem doomed.
0:07:39 > 0:07:44Meanwhile, his bride knows exactly what she wants,
0:07:44 > 0:07:49she chose it three years ago, before James had even proposed,
0:07:49 > 0:07:53and today her mum and sister get a peek.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56- What do you think? - That's absolutely stunning.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59Have you fallen in love with this one?
0:07:59 > 0:08:02Yeah, once you've found the dress, you've found the dress.
0:08:02 > 0:08:07This was definitely the dress, I think I tried on perhaps 15, 20 dresses?
0:08:07 > 0:08:13- 15, 20 dresses... God.- Yeah, lots of different stores, and then obviously this is my favourite one.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15You wouldn't have gone for a two-tone?
0:08:15 > 0:08:16No, no, I like this one.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20A traditional girl at heart, only white will do.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22But what if it wasn't white?
0:08:22 > 0:08:25It will be, I'm not thinking about that, I'll get upset!
0:08:25 > 0:08:29- I think I was looking for white. - Is ivory out, or is it just not the first choice?
0:08:29 > 0:08:32- I prefer white.- You will struggle with white, I'm afraid.
0:08:32 > 0:08:36You've got to have a good complexion to wear white. Have you got a photo of her?
0:08:36 > 0:08:38Here's my little princess.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40OK, oh, wow! She's very pale,
0:08:40 > 0:08:44if that lady was to come into the store, she'd be asking for ivory.
0:08:44 > 0:08:45No, she wouldn't!
0:08:45 > 0:08:49Based on what you two guys have said, I'm quite happy, I think,
0:08:49 > 0:08:54to have a look at the ivory options, if that's all right?
0:08:54 > 0:09:00Back at the boutique, fantasy dress shopping has been all too much for Linda.
0:09:00 > 0:09:05We spent hours picking the perfect dress, and I'll never get to wear it.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13Obviously, you think about it, but when you come and put on the dress
0:09:13 > 0:09:16that you spent so long picking, it's like really, really hard.
0:09:16 > 0:09:21It's really important to me, especially standing here
0:09:21 > 0:09:24in the dress that I've chosen, it's really hard.
0:09:24 > 0:09:28SHE SIGHS
0:09:28 > 0:09:29- Yes, or no?- No.- No.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33- No.- No.- No.- No.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38It takes James a whole three days.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40- Do you like it?- Erm... - Do you think Linda would like it?
0:09:40 > 0:09:46- I don't know any more.- Four bridal shops, six shortlisted dresses...
0:09:46 > 0:09:48- Come here, man. Come here... - Aaw!- No!
0:09:48 > 0:09:50And several hugs.
0:09:50 > 0:09:55- I've been looking at tafeka. - Taffeta?- Taffeta.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57Before he finally makes up his mind...
0:09:57 > 0:10:01- Give me some love.- ..and ends up back almost where he started.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04Have you got anybody that would be willing to try it on?
0:10:04 > 0:10:06You know what? This is the one.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09Er, no,... it isn't.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13This is the dress, THE dress, that's right.
0:10:13 > 0:10:14- The one.- THE dress.
0:10:14 > 0:10:19You know what it is? You know what the whole thing is, the reason why I keep changing my mind,
0:10:19 > 0:10:23is that I don't know what I want, but I think that she would like that.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26Of course, he doesn't know that there's only one dress for Linda,
0:10:26 > 0:10:29so he parts with £750 and seals the deal...
0:10:29 > 0:10:32- Give me some of that. - With a hug, of course.
0:10:32 > 0:10:37Whilst James is working hard to give his bride to be her perfect wedding...
0:10:37 > 0:10:39- That's yours.- No!- You're having some.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41- I don't want any!- Do as you're told!
0:10:41 > 0:10:46Linda, now settled in at her parents' house, seems to have little faith in her man.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49What do you think then, Linda, what do you think James is going to do?
0:10:49 > 0:10:52I think, right about now, he's perhaps
0:10:52 > 0:10:55pulling his hair out thinking, "What have I got myself into?"
0:10:55 > 0:10:57What do you think, Dad?
0:10:57 > 0:11:02I dread to think, I think he's got something very elaborate set up.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04- Do you think? - Yeah, and you'll all enjoy...
0:11:04 > 0:11:06As in elaborate, and I'm going to kill him?
0:11:06 > 0:11:09Elaborate and you're going to kill him.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11She doesn't know the half of it!
0:11:14 > 0:11:18With the dress in the bag, James is on a roll. He's got two and a half weeks
0:11:18 > 0:11:20to pull off the wedding of the century.
0:11:20 > 0:11:25First option would be the idyllic classic elegant wedding,
0:11:25 > 0:11:29the second option, I think it would wow a lot of people to be in that elegant environment
0:11:29 > 0:11:33then all of a sudden, when they come back after an hour's respite,
0:11:33 > 0:11:37just see something completely different, and a completely different atmosphere.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40But what will that something completely different be?
0:11:45 > 0:11:50The next morning, he has a brand-new master plan.
0:11:50 > 0:11:54I want to bring a little bit of something,
0:11:54 > 0:11:57somewhere that we've always wanted to go to the wedding,
0:11:57 > 0:11:59in a tasteful way, and that's Las Vegas.
0:11:59 > 0:12:03And he can't wait to break the news to one of his ushers, Greg.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06Traditional ceremony, yeah?
0:12:06 > 0:12:08- Yeah.- Traditional wedding breakfast,
0:12:08 > 0:12:11and then Vegas, and when I say Vegas, I mean Vegas...
0:12:11 > 0:12:15- I want the wow factor.- OK.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19And without wasting any time, the boys crack on with finding a venue.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22Hi, there, this is a message for Langley Priory,
0:12:22 > 0:12:25and I just wondered whether you could give me a call?
0:12:25 > 0:12:29Hi, this is a message for Helen, a return call would be much appreciated.
0:12:29 > 0:12:33I want to discuss you as a possible venue in short notice.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37What I want is that I want elegant ceremony,
0:12:37 > 0:12:44yeah, elegant breakfast, but then I want to bring Vegas to Makeney Hall.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47Right, cheers then, bye-bye.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49- That's Makeney Hall. - That's Makeney Hall,
0:12:49 > 0:12:54and I think that it's viable to get Vegas, like proper Vegas,
0:12:54 > 0:12:59- I'm not just talking scratch cards and cheap roulette tables!- No.
0:12:59 > 0:13:07I'm talking about hired neon lamps with flowy water, I'm talking about cabaret-type lamps for
0:13:07 > 0:13:14the thing, I'm talking about a shrimp and steak buffet, which I think could be right original.
0:13:14 > 0:13:15Right original?
0:13:15 > 0:13:20Ah, James, you're organising a wedding, not a fancy dress party!
0:13:20 > 0:13:25The worst thing for the day would be perhaps having a themed wedding,
0:13:25 > 0:13:30if I turned up, and it's all themed, I think I'd be distraught.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38Linda's heart is set on a traditional wedding in a traditional church,
0:13:38 > 0:13:41a world away from the bright lights of Vegas.
0:13:41 > 0:13:46It's lovely, because obviously all the bells are very traditional.
0:13:51 > 0:13:57And today she's showing her chief bridesmaid Sarah her dream church.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00It's just very pretty, and you can have your choir and all your bells.
0:14:00 > 0:14:05- Yes. - I'd find it really hard to accept if I couldn't have a church wedding,
0:14:05 > 0:14:08I think it's always something that I've had in my mind,
0:14:08 > 0:14:14that traditional church wedding, and if I had a civil ceremony, I think it'd be very much like, hm.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30The boys aren't even thinking about the ceremony.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34They've come to see Makeney Hall just outside Derby in the hope
0:14:34 > 0:14:38that it will be the perfect setting for their Vegas theme.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40Oh, wow!
0:14:40 > 0:14:43- Hi, how are you? - James, congratulations!- Thank you!
0:14:43 > 0:14:46- Nice to meet you, I'm Helen. - Nice to meet you, this is Greg.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48- Greg?- Hello.- Hi, nice to meet you.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50Thank you for seeing us at such short notice.
0:14:50 > 0:14:51My pleasure, come on through.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54For a groom with ambition, it's all about the function room.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57Around the dance floor and in the middle section of the room,
0:14:57 > 0:15:01that's where we can do your casino tables, your blackjack tables...
0:15:01 > 0:15:04- all that kind of thing you want. - And you know what?...
0:15:04 > 0:15:07this looks like the entrance hall to the Monte Carlo Hotel in Vegas.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10Thought you'd never been to Vegas, James?
0:15:10 > 0:15:14Sold already, he discovers that Makeney Hall is licensed for civil weddings.
0:15:14 > 0:15:19So we'll put a big red carpet all the way down, and you'll get married in the bay window.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22Brilliant, gut reaction's are positive, and you know what?
0:15:22 > 0:15:26- If a gut reaction is positive, it's usually the right thing to do.- Yeah.
0:15:26 > 0:15:31And if I spend my life worrying about what she wants, we'll never get married, so let's go.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33That's true!
0:15:33 > 0:15:35But so far you've done nothing she wants!
0:15:35 > 0:15:36Thank you.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39It doesn't stop him signing up on the spot for four grand.
0:15:39 > 0:15:44I think that this is the perfect venue, I like the layout of the room,
0:15:44 > 0:15:47the fact that it's wide, I even like the casino-style red carpet,
0:15:47 > 0:15:50so I think that it's going to work. It's going to be a great wedding.
0:15:50 > 0:15:57Linda's dream of a church wedding has been firmly pushed to one side.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00- How are you, mate?- Not too bad, how are you?- Yeah, very good.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03Back at base, James brings Sam up to speed with his plans.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07We're going to bring Vegas to Derby.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09All right!
0:16:09 > 0:16:13So I just want you now to help me kind of bring this to life.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15I'm impressed!
0:16:15 > 0:16:17- Are you impressed? - I'm very impressed.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19Aah... fantastic!
0:16:19 > 0:16:23Looks like Vegas has tickled commitment-phobe Sam's fancy too!
0:16:23 > 0:16:28Can I just show you that picture when you type Vegas into Google Images?
0:16:28 > 0:16:30- I think that would be quite good. - Oh, no!
0:16:30 > 0:16:33Even the small image, you can already... yeah?
0:16:33 > 0:16:34Right, yeah...
0:16:34 > 0:16:36the whole idea of Vegas isn't a gimmick,
0:16:36 > 0:16:41I'm marrying the woman that I love, that I'm going to spend the rest of my time with...
0:16:41 > 0:16:45I really shouldn't laugh at that, I'm sorry.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47I know it's not funny.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49HE LAUGHS
0:16:49 > 0:16:50- Are you all right?- Yeah.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54Can I actually repeat, or is this like too fuzzy for you?
0:16:54 > 0:16:58- No, I think it's absolutely lovely, that's all.- Yeah, right, Sam!
0:16:58 > 0:17:02- I know it's a really silly thing to say...- Yeah?
0:17:02 > 0:17:05Can I just ask, can you pull your trousers up a bit, please?
0:17:10 > 0:17:16Fed up of all the wisecracks, James takes Sam on a little field trip.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20First stop, a prop shop in York.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23Oh, wow!
0:17:23 > 0:17:24That's wicked!
0:17:24 > 0:17:26Wow!
0:17:26 > 0:17:29And a lesson in Vegas history for Sam.
0:17:29 > 0:17:33I can't believe how big these things are, can you?
0:17:33 > 0:17:35- Can I ask a dumb question? - Yeah?- Who's that?
0:17:35 > 0:17:37That's Sammy Davis Junior!
0:17:37 > 0:17:40- OK.- You don't know who that is?
0:17:40 > 0:17:42But?... all right!
0:17:42 > 0:17:45That is the sandman, Sinatra.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47- All right, OK! - And that is Dean Martin.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50- I got that one.- One out of three! - One out of three's not bad.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54I can't believe you didn't high five me. And look at the size of this thing!
0:17:57 > 0:18:02I don't want my wedding turning into a circus, I want it to be very elegant,
0:18:02 > 0:18:06and I've got it all in my head what I want, and if when I came in,
0:18:06 > 0:18:09it was like a multi-coloured swap shop, I think I'd be quite upset!
0:18:09 > 0:18:17- But ignorance is bliss, and James is sold, even at the hefty price of two grand.- Yes.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19Always with the bloody hugging!
0:18:19 > 0:18:22Oh, for God's sake!
0:18:22 > 0:18:24Cool it! Oh, it's my dream!
0:18:27 > 0:18:30Whoa, thank you!
0:18:30 > 0:18:34And it only takes three hugs to seal the deal.
0:18:34 > 0:18:42Yes! For the first time, I'm actually starting to believe, truly believe that we are going to pull this off.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45# Viva Las Vegas!
0:18:46 > 0:18:47# Viva Las Vegas!
0:18:47 > 0:18:52There's just time for a late night stopover at Makeney Hall.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54It's huge, isn't it?
0:18:54 > 0:18:56- Let me talk you through... - Walk me through what...
0:18:56 > 0:19:01Are going to say "James and Linda welcomes you to the Sands Vegas Derby. Black jack...
0:19:01 > 0:19:06- Yeah.- Roulette, and then you'd have your four gel lights,
0:19:06 > 0:19:08one there, one there, one there...
0:19:08 > 0:19:11they're going to give the Vegas casino tables that red glow.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14I still don't quite believe you're going to get married.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18- I'm growing up. - Oh, don't, it's scary!
0:19:18 > 0:19:19I could hug you.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22You can't hug me, it's too late for hugging.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25I could just give you a quick squeeze right now.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27OK, how many tables have we run around this week?
0:19:27 > 0:19:31- I'm not running around any more tables, so just... no!- Please!
0:19:31 > 0:19:33- Please!- Oh, no! It's too late!
0:19:33 > 0:19:35- It's too late!- I love you, mate!
0:19:35 > 0:19:37Thank you very much!
0:19:37 > 0:19:40Down, boy! Aah, maybe he's just missing his girl.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42You're not doing nothing, OK?
0:19:45 > 0:19:48She certainly looks like she could do with a hug.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51I'm really, really missing him, it's really hard,
0:19:51 > 0:19:55and especially at bedtime is the worse, when you're getting into bed,
0:19:55 > 0:19:58and you just think, aww, I could really have a cuddle,
0:19:58 > 0:20:00and I just like think, yeah,
0:20:00 > 0:20:04I hope he's missing me as much as I'm missing him!
0:20:04 > 0:20:09So it's quite terrible, and both of us are like kind of shell of a people without each other,
0:20:09 > 0:20:14because we're virtually part of each other now, so it's really hard.
0:20:20 > 0:20:26Ten days to go before James walks up the aisle, and he's determined to pull out all the stops for his girl.
0:20:31 > 0:20:35- If I went with that kind of white... - That cake with chocolate inside.
0:20:35 > 0:20:41First a visit to a local cake maker, and a stab at DIY design.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50I'm a boy! I don't know what I'm doing!
0:20:57 > 0:21:02And whilst most men wouldn't dream of making their own table decorations...
0:21:04 > 0:21:07..James isn't most men.
0:21:12 > 0:21:17I bought some charming rose petals and beads to bring a natural glitz
0:21:17 > 0:21:22which may look cool or tacky, I haven't decided yet, but you know, in for a penny, in for a pound.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25And it doesn't stop there.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29Can you make my bride more beautiful?
0:21:29 > 0:21:31No, I can enhance her beauty.
0:21:31 > 0:21:32Oh, see...
0:21:32 > 0:21:34I'm going to have to remember that one!
0:21:34 > 0:21:38James takes the risky step of specifying his bride's look.
0:21:38 > 0:21:43What about make-up? Am I allowed to ask her anything about it, or have I just got to go in and do it?
0:21:43 > 0:21:45You've just got to go in and do it.
0:21:45 > 0:21:46I can't ask her anything?
0:21:46 > 0:21:48- You can't ask her anything.- OK.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52But two weeks of browsing in bridal shops has taken its toll.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55Perhaps like a little bit more brighter on the lips than that?
0:21:55 > 0:21:59I think she could look a little bit washed out, with blonde hair?
0:21:59 > 0:22:01Right, OK, so that's fine, we're doing...
0:22:01 > 0:22:04Oh, my God! Did you just hear that? I can't believe it!
0:22:04 > 0:22:06What's happened to me?
0:22:06 > 0:22:08That's not a problem, I know what I'm doing.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10I used to drink beer and watch football.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13Now you're talking about lip shades and tones!
0:22:13 > 0:22:17What?... I feel like I've grown a uterus, or something!
0:22:19 > 0:22:23But James isn't out of the woods yet,
0:22:23 > 0:22:28he's still got to buy the bridesmaids' dresses with Linda's sister Hannah and friend Cathryn,
0:22:28 > 0:22:31and that means enduring five hours of shopping...
0:22:33 > 0:22:36- No.- Why not?- No!
0:22:38 > 0:22:42Linda won't like it, I know for a fact she won't like it.
0:22:42 > 0:22:46- ...before they finally settle on a dress.- What are you saying?
0:22:46 > 0:22:49I like it, it's dead nice, I like this one.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52£180 for three frocks.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54Thank you for your help, cheers.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00Excellent, well done, good work!
0:23:04 > 0:23:09The next day, and James is finally back on more familiar territory.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18But while Sam likes the traditional tailcoat,
0:23:18 > 0:23:23the desperate to be different James favours a more informal brown number.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27I just love brown. How do you feel about the cut of that?
0:23:27 > 0:23:30It's just a very traditional wedding dress, isn't it?
0:23:30 > 0:23:33Ian, what do you think?
0:23:33 > 0:23:35It depends on the style of wedding you want,
0:23:35 > 0:23:38if you want the traditional thing, go with the tails.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41But James is allergic to traditional.
0:23:41 > 0:23:45I think the dress does look better with the black.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47What do you think, though?
0:23:47 > 0:23:51If somebody was in the street in this you would go, "They're going to a wedding".
0:23:51 > 0:23:53I just don't like tails, it's just...
0:23:53 > 0:23:57I'm not born in the '50s.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59I do think the black works.
0:23:59 > 0:24:00I just think it's boring.
0:24:00 > 0:24:05I just think black is not a wedding colour at all.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07And brown is?
0:24:07 > 0:24:08Brown it is?
0:24:08 > 0:24:11Brown it is. I've made my decision.
0:24:11 > 0:24:15While James is having a colour scheme crisis...
0:24:17 > 0:24:20..Linda is having crisis talks with her mum.
0:24:20 > 0:24:26Lack of control over her wedding is starting to get to her.
0:24:26 > 0:24:30Yes, I understand that you can't do certain things, but I'm not asking for blood.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33That's the name of the show... "Don't Tell The Bride!"
0:24:33 > 0:24:37Yeah, and I'm not asking to be told, I'm being asked to be told the date of my wedding.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41Otherwise it's just getting harder and harder every day,
0:24:41 > 0:24:46because you're not chilling out, you've got to let it take its course.
0:24:46 > 0:24:50Well, can you chill out? Are you in my position?
0:24:50 > 0:24:54Have you been like 12 days, without speaking to your fiance or your husband?
0:24:54 > 0:24:56No, you haven't, so back off.
0:24:56 > 0:25:00But I'm just saying, with you being upset, don't you think that affects me as well?
0:25:00 > 0:25:01Of course it does.
0:25:01 > 0:25:06So you've got to relax as well, and try and just enjoy the time.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09I'm trying, but you can't get up one day and go,
0:25:09 > 0:25:13"Well, it doesn't "matter, it's the biggest day of my life, blah, blah"...
0:25:13 > 0:25:17it doesn't work like that, one day, you feel fine, the next, you feel crap.
0:25:17 > 0:25:21I think she's finding it very hard, like, Linda's always in control,
0:25:21 > 0:25:24she always likes to think she's in control of everything,
0:25:24 > 0:25:30but now as it is, it's what James wants or what James is going to let her have, so to speak.
0:25:30 > 0:25:36That's what it's all about, it's all about the control, or lack of it.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40After two weeks of trying to think like a girl,
0:25:40 > 0:25:43it's time for James to get tanked up on testosterone.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46After all, it is his stag night.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48- Now, I've got a present for you. - All right.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50Your stag do starts now.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52Ever the non-conformist,
0:25:52 > 0:25:55James has got his sister to organise proceedings.
0:25:57 > 0:26:01Thank you, thank you guys, that's brilliant. Can I go get a beer?
0:26:03 > 0:26:05Can we have clink glasses for the pretty groom?
0:26:08 > 0:26:13To the father! I think my sister's done a fantastic job,
0:26:13 > 0:26:15I'm loving every minute of it.
0:26:15 > 0:26:21What better way to celebrate his final night of freedom than a game of kiss-chase?
0:26:21 > 0:26:24COME BACK. DON'T LEAVE ME AT THE ALTAR!
0:26:24 > 0:26:26Anyway, guys, thank you all for coming.
0:26:26 > 0:26:27Good boy!
0:26:31 > 0:26:32Come here!
0:26:32 > 0:26:37In Derby city centre, Linda and her hens are also off on their big night out.
0:26:53 > 0:26:57We all wish Linda and James a very happy wedding, and Linda...
0:26:57 > 0:26:59have a happy hen night! To Linda!
0:26:59 > 0:27:01To Linda!
0:27:04 > 0:27:07And finally even Linda lets her hair down.
0:27:27 > 0:27:33Just 48 hours to go, and there's one last thing on James's to do list.
0:27:34 > 0:27:38Right, I'm just about to go get some bridal shoes, fours,
0:27:38 > 0:27:41fours, four, four...
0:27:41 > 0:27:44she's a four, she's a four.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46They're closed toe, they're closed toe.
0:27:46 > 0:27:53They're closed toe, they're closed toe... I think I'm going for a four in a closed toe. That was easy.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56After three weeks of shopping for Linda, it's hard to tell
0:27:56 > 0:27:59where James the man ends, and James the bride begins.
0:27:59 > 0:28:03- They're quite elegant, aren't they? And is that ivory?- They are, yes.
0:28:03 > 0:28:04Yeah, I'll take them, please.
0:28:04 > 0:28:08- Is that it, done?- They're beautiful. - They are gorgeous, yes.
0:28:08 > 0:28:12I like them, they're simple, they're elegant, it's exactly what she would like.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14- Brilliant!- Yeah, wicked.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17- If you were a bride, right...- Yep.
0:28:17 > 0:28:19- ..you've got shoes...- Yep. - ..you've got a dress...- Yep.
0:28:19 > 0:28:25- you've got a veil, you've got a tiara, you've got wedding jewellery that matches the tiara...- Yep.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28- Is there anything that... flowers? - Flowers are good, yeah.
0:28:28 > 0:28:33Is there anything that, as a girl, that you would think,
0:28:33 > 0:28:35what else do I need?
0:28:35 > 0:28:38I think it sounds like you're pretty much ready to go.
0:28:38 > 0:28:40Which can only mean one thing.
0:28:40 > 0:28:43You're looking at the other side of the counter.
0:28:43 > 0:28:46Get off! We've done it! We've done it!
0:28:46 > 0:28:48Er, not quite, James!
0:28:48 > 0:28:51What about Linda's invitation?
0:28:51 > 0:28:52Has the post been?
0:28:54 > 0:28:56I'm hoping James has remembered.
0:28:56 > 0:29:00- I hope he remembers!- What are you expecting, anyway?- An invitation.
0:29:00 > 0:29:03- I've not been invited yet! - Look, the postman's here now.
0:29:03 > 0:29:07- What's he doing?- He's running away! - He's going in the other direction!
0:29:07 > 0:29:14It's not the postman walking up the path, but an invitation is still about to be delivered...
0:29:15 > 0:29:17Hello, Linda!
0:29:17 > 0:29:19...by Austin Powers, sort of.
0:29:20 > 0:29:25Your invite comes in the form of me,
0:29:25 > 0:29:30with a psychedelic twist for my groovy baby.
0:29:30 > 0:29:37On Sunday, you'll be wed, and then it's forever.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40See you down the aisle for the start of something new.
0:29:40 > 0:29:42Groovy!
0:29:42 > 0:29:44Thank you! I'm so embarrassed!
0:29:44 > 0:29:47Not as embarrassed as James should be!
0:29:47 > 0:29:49I can't quite remember... what day was it?
0:29:49 > 0:29:51It was Sunday!
0:29:51 > 0:29:52What time, do you know that?
0:29:52 > 0:29:56I don't know what the time is, baby!
0:29:56 > 0:29:57Thank you!
0:30:02 > 0:30:06- What do you think to that? - Oh, my God! Brilliant!
0:30:06 > 0:30:08That reflects James, doesn't it?
0:30:08 > 0:30:11I hope that's not reflecting the way the wedding's going to go,
0:30:11 > 0:30:14like a themed, like Austin Powers type thing?
0:30:14 > 0:30:16What do you reckon, Pete?
0:30:16 > 0:30:19- Oooh...- I said, I don't want a themed wedding.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21"Psychedelic, baby!"
0:30:21 > 0:30:26- No, don't you start! - Yeah, psychedelic!- God!
0:30:29 > 0:30:33It's the day before the wedding, and Linda's about to see the dress
0:30:33 > 0:30:36that James has agonised over for the very first time.
0:30:36 > 0:30:42If she doesn't like it, she's made it quite clear she might refuse to tie the knot.
0:30:44 > 0:30:46I'm going home now.
0:30:46 > 0:30:51- What I need you to do, inside the fitting room you'll find your shoes and your underwear.- Right.
0:30:51 > 0:30:55I'd like you to get into those and then I'll come into you, OK?
0:30:55 > 0:30:56Give me the nod!
0:30:56 > 0:31:00Oh, dear! I'm dreading what this is going to be like!
0:31:00 > 0:31:03She'll be absolutely fine, I'm sure she'll love it.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05- Aah, fingers crossed, anyway! - Hopefully!
0:31:05 > 0:31:11In less than 24 hours, James will be saying "I do",
0:31:11 > 0:31:14but he's having a bout of pre-wedding nerves.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17I'm just getting sick of the W word,
0:31:17 > 0:31:21I'm happy now that I've got all the bits put in place,
0:31:21 > 0:31:28and I've got all the core things, and Vegas really excites me as well, which is going to be good.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31I just want it done now, do you know what I mean?
0:31:31 > 0:31:35I just want it done, and I just want to marry her, I miss her,
0:31:35 > 0:31:39and that's why I'm just getting sick of it, I just really miss her.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44Sorry, I just can't wait.
0:31:47 > 0:31:52We argue like cat and dog some days,
0:31:52 > 0:31:56and I don't think we'll ever truly get each other,
0:31:56 > 0:31:58but God, I love her!
0:32:01 > 0:32:03- Right, I've had a request from James...- Yeah?
0:32:03 > 0:32:07..that at this point I come in and blindfold you.
0:32:08 > 0:32:10Pardon?
0:32:10 > 0:32:14I can't look, really, seriously.
0:32:20 > 0:32:24- Hey, here it goes! - Carry on, I'm fine.- Right, now then.
0:32:24 > 0:32:26For better or for worse,
0:32:26 > 0:32:31Linda's going to have to forget about her dream dress and trust in James's choice.
0:32:33 > 0:32:35- Wow, yeah... I do like that.- Ooh!
0:32:39 > 0:32:42- Do you want me to take that off you? - Aah, he's done a wicked job!
0:32:42 > 0:32:44It suits ya!
0:32:44 > 0:32:46- All the details.- Yeah. - Are you thrilled?
0:32:46 > 0:32:49Yeah, I'm really happy with that, really happy.
0:32:49 > 0:32:53- So it's made for you, isn't it, really?- Absolutely, yes.
0:32:53 > 0:32:56- He's done a really good job. - Yeah, he's done a fantastic job,
0:32:56 > 0:32:58I'm so chuffed.
0:32:58 > 0:33:01Against all the odds,
0:33:01 > 0:33:04James has achieved the seemingly impossible
0:33:04 > 0:33:06and made his hard to please bride happy.
0:33:16 > 0:33:21After three weeks of separation, the big day has finally arrived.
0:33:21 > 0:33:24I'm actually feeling really, really excited.
0:33:24 > 0:33:29It's 9.30am, just four hours to go before James is reunited with the woman he loves.
0:33:29 > 0:33:33Stuff that I need to do today, I just need to get dressed...
0:33:33 > 0:33:36yeah, that's about it, really.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38This last day,
0:33:38 > 0:33:42I wanted to make sure that I didn't have a lot to do, and it looks like I haven't.
0:33:42 > 0:33:44There is one thing he still has to do,
0:33:44 > 0:33:47and that's deliver the bridesmaids' dresses to Linda's house.
0:33:49 > 0:33:54Linda's been awake since six, and she's already worrying about the missing dresses.
0:33:54 > 0:34:00That, and the conspicuous absence of anyone to do her hair and make-up.
0:34:00 > 0:34:02- Half past nine.- Still nothing.
0:34:02 > 0:34:04I've been up since half six.
0:34:04 > 0:34:09Instead of waiting for things to take their course, Linda's getting more and more impatient.
0:34:09 > 0:34:14The dresses still aren't here, we have no idea what's happening, who's coming, what.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18He knows how stressed I'll be.
0:34:18 > 0:34:22We're all have to just pull together, if nothing happens, to get ourselves sorted the best we can.
0:34:22 > 0:34:27I'll be happy when the dresses arrive, and when we've got some sort of schedule.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30Until then, I'll not be able to rest.
0:34:30 > 0:34:32I've just had enough now.
0:34:32 > 0:34:34SHE SIGHS
0:34:34 > 0:34:41At 10.30, a whole hour later, still nothing, and Linda's anxiety has rubbed off on everyone else.
0:34:41 > 0:34:45- Where's the hairdresser? - No hairdresser, no make-up artist.
0:34:45 > 0:34:49God knows what time it is now, and we're still waiting, nobody's about.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52It's not funny, this isn't, this is too late.
0:34:52 > 0:34:58All right, don't start getting wound up, honestly, not this morning...
0:34:58 > 0:35:02Don't get upset about it, don't.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05- It's not worth it.- We will sort it.
0:35:05 > 0:35:11The bridesmaids' dresses are not here, so I'm stressing now, I don't know what's happening.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14Been looking forward to this and all we want is a smooth run,
0:35:14 > 0:35:16but we haven't got it, we haven't got it.
0:35:16 > 0:35:20The thing is, Linda's now in tears on the morning of her wedding
0:35:20 > 0:35:23over something which James should have sorted out.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26The dresses and everything should be here now...
0:35:26 > 0:35:28they're not. Why not?
0:35:28 > 0:35:34The wedding's just three hours away, so Linda's dad takes matters into his own hands.
0:35:36 > 0:35:40- Daddy Linda!- James, I've got girls crying down here,
0:35:40 > 0:35:44I've got girls that are very upset, because they need those dresses.
0:35:44 > 0:35:48Right, OK, I've got them in my house now, I will swing them round.
0:35:48 > 0:35:52What the hell are they doing there? How long will you be?
0:35:52 > 0:35:55I'll be as quick as I can, I'll be 20 minutes.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58Make sure it is 20 minutes, we need to get sorted.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00All right, OK, will do... speak to you in a second.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02- 'Right, cheers mate.'- Bye.
0:36:02 > 0:36:07Right, OK, sugar... I need to get the bridesmaids' dresses to the girls.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30I forgot about the bridesmaids' dresses!
0:36:30 > 0:36:31DOORBELL RINGS
0:36:31 > 0:36:35But thankfully, James hasn't forgotten the beautician.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37Hi, I'm your hair and make-up lady!
0:36:42 > 0:36:43Now, is this everything?
0:36:43 > 0:36:45Yes, that's everything.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48Is there anything else missing? I won't have to phone you up again?
0:36:48 > 0:36:51- There's nothing else missing. - Okey-dokey.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54- All right, see you later. - All right.
0:37:03 > 0:37:06What an idiot, let's just hope there's nothing more missing.
0:37:12 > 0:37:14- I know you, you're Linda...- Cathryn.
0:37:14 > 0:37:17Sarah. Hi, there, I'm Sarah.
0:37:17 > 0:37:21- Hannah.- Hannah, right. Cathryn, Sarah, Hannah... OK.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24At last, calm is restored,
0:37:24 > 0:37:27until the beautician drops a bombshell.
0:37:27 > 0:37:32James has asked me to do your hair and make-up in a specific way,
0:37:32 > 0:37:35so that's the way I'm going to do it today.
0:37:35 > 0:37:40- Right.- Linda's wedding look is now in the hands of a stranger who's been briefed by a bloke.
0:37:40 > 0:37:44He's got a specific idea in mind what he wants the whole look to be
0:37:44 > 0:37:46like, that's what we'll go with, but it's very beautiful.
0:37:46 > 0:37:50I'll tell you whether I think that at the end!
0:37:52 > 0:37:56Fine, nervous that I'm going to have like a crow's nest on my head.
0:37:56 > 0:38:01No offence to obviously your styling but obviously James has got ideas
0:38:01 > 0:38:06to how he wants it, which is fine, we'll go with it, and see how it turns out afterwards.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10While Linda's being made up,
0:38:13 > 0:38:16Makeney Hall is also undergoing a facelift...
0:38:16 > 0:38:18Vegas style.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20Yeah, it looks really smart.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23James finally sees his big plans brought to life.
0:38:23 > 0:38:27# He's got high hopes... #
0:38:30 > 0:38:32- We're having a Vegas night tonight.- Right, OK.
0:38:32 > 0:38:34Just in case you hadn't guessed!
0:38:34 > 0:38:38We've got the flame lights, casino tables, there's going to be three,
0:38:38 > 0:38:42and the centrepiece, which should be the next thing we make up.
0:38:49 > 0:38:53It's now two hours before the ceremony, and after a long session
0:38:53 > 0:38:58of lipstick, powder and paint, Linda's also been transformed.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04I don't like it.
0:39:04 > 0:39:07I like the hair, I do like the hair,
0:39:07 > 0:39:10I'm happy with the hair... I hate the make-up, I'm really sorry.
0:39:10 > 0:39:16Yeah, I hate my make-up, I feel like an absolute clown, it isn't me,
0:39:16 > 0:39:18I won't be going out like this,
0:39:18 > 0:39:21I'll be a lot happier when I've got on my stuff, the way I dress,
0:39:21 > 0:39:25the way I like to look, the way I imagined...
0:39:25 > 0:39:27not like this.
0:39:32 > 0:39:36- We can pick them up later.- Go on, let's just deal with your face.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41- Lin, it's OK! Hannah?- Yeah?
0:39:41 > 0:39:45Can I have your cleansing pads? I need to get this mess off her face.
0:40:02 > 0:40:05What do you want me to take off? Everything off?
0:40:05 > 0:40:07I don't know what time I've got!
0:40:07 > 0:40:10Don't worry! Just take the lot off.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12- It doesn't matter.- If I'm late?
0:40:12 > 0:40:14It doesn't matter! Don't worry! Come on.
0:40:14 > 0:40:18Close friend Becky steps in to remove the warpaint.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26An hour to go, and James has
0:40:26 > 0:40:31only just got home after dropping off the bridesmaids' dresses.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34Jesus Christ!
0:40:34 > 0:40:36Sod it!
0:40:40 > 0:40:42Extra measure.
0:40:44 > 0:40:48It's a 45-minute journey to the venue, and James is worried
0:40:48 > 0:40:50that he won't be there in time to greet his bride.
0:40:50 > 0:40:54My bride's arriving in like literally half an hour.
0:40:56 > 0:41:01- Oh,- BLEEP!- Yeah, she'll be getting in the car now,
0:41:01 > 0:41:03and I'm not there.
0:41:08 > 0:41:12What he doesn't know that she's not even dressed yet, and is currently
0:41:12 > 0:41:15having a second lot of make-up applied.
0:41:15 > 0:41:18No more tears.
0:41:18 > 0:41:20You're making the foundation wet.
0:41:21 > 0:41:26Erm...the cars are here.
0:41:27 > 0:41:31I want everybody dressed, if the cars are here, you need to be dressed.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33I'll sort that, get yourself sorted.
0:41:33 > 0:41:37- I want everybody dressed.- Right, OK, I'll get everybody sorted...
0:41:37 > 0:41:40don't worry about that. Don't worry about a thing, all right?
0:41:40 > 0:41:43I feel absolutely crap, the cars are here.
0:41:43 > 0:41:47I don't want to make you cry.
0:41:47 > 0:41:50Absolute rubbish, I'm just,
0:41:50 > 0:41:54I can't believe it, everything is so disorganised.
0:42:00 > 0:42:05It's 45 minutes before the ceremony begins, and James,
0:42:05 > 0:42:09still under the impression he's running late, puts his foot down.
0:42:09 > 0:42:13The time is now 12.25,
0:42:13 > 0:42:16I need to be there at the very latest twenty to one.
0:42:16 > 0:42:20The three weeks of just
0:42:20 > 0:42:21graft
0:42:21 > 0:42:23rests on...
0:42:23 > 0:42:25rests on me getting there in time.
0:42:25 > 0:42:27Traffic!
0:42:28 > 0:42:30HE SIGHS
0:42:34 > 0:42:36Come on!
0:42:37 > 0:42:40Mine are just going to slip straight off my feet.
0:42:40 > 0:42:42Yeah, so are these.
0:42:42 > 0:42:45At Linda's parents' house, things have gone from bad to worse.
0:42:45 > 0:42:47These shoes aren't even staying on.
0:42:47 > 0:42:51The straps on the bridesmaids' shoes that James bought don't fit.
0:42:55 > 0:42:58For Linda, it's the final straw.
0:43:03 > 0:43:07- The whole day has been ruined. - SHE SOBS
0:43:07 > 0:43:10He's just not organised anything!
0:43:10 > 0:43:13Can you just turn it off a minute?
0:43:15 > 0:43:19The ceremony is due to begin in 15 minutes,
0:43:19 > 0:43:24and Linda's make-up will have to be re-applied a third time.
0:43:31 > 0:43:33It's quarter past,
0:43:33 > 0:43:36and I've got no bridesmaids
0:43:36 > 0:43:39or any bride,
0:43:39 > 0:43:41and it starts in 15 minutes.
0:43:45 > 0:43:48But I'm all right, I'm excited,
0:43:51 > 0:43:55but I need to shift, because it's quarter past, so...
0:43:57 > 0:43:59I'm ready.
0:44:03 > 0:44:05But Linda isn't.
0:44:05 > 0:44:08I think they've wrapped it round, haven't they? Here you go.
0:44:08 > 0:44:11Lift it up, then unhook it.
0:44:11 > 0:44:12Up, up!
0:44:15 > 0:44:19Half an hour later, with the ceremony now running 15 minutes late
0:44:19 > 0:44:22- there's still no news from the bridal party.- Have a sip.
0:44:22 > 0:44:25I know, thank you, I appreciate this.
0:44:25 > 0:44:29The key thing is that you get married and you enjoy your day... So let's get married...
0:44:29 > 0:44:34This is the most important thing to her, this is what I'm worried about, this is where things start to...
0:44:34 > 0:44:36Go wrong?
0:44:36 > 0:44:38Could they be any worse?
0:44:38 > 0:44:42Everyone's finally ready to go, but now there's a problem with the cars.
0:44:42 > 0:44:45We're going to have to do two journeys, I think.
0:44:45 > 0:44:47The thing is, we're not going to have the time to do it.
0:44:47 > 0:44:51Is there any chance we can get the bridesmaids in the car all together?
0:44:51 > 0:44:57We can take three in one car and three in the other, but that means no, it can't be possible,
0:44:57 > 0:45:01the daughter and the father will go separately.
0:45:01 > 0:45:05Knowing that Linda's in no mood to be flexible, her mum offers to travel separately.
0:45:05 > 0:45:08- You two girls... - But I'm not starting without you!
0:45:08 > 0:45:12Stay calm, I will be there, I will not miss your day, right?
0:45:12 > 0:45:15- Don't worry.- I want you lot to take the first two cars then.
0:45:15 > 0:45:19- No, no, please.- No, no, no... I want you to take the first two cars...
0:45:19 > 0:45:22I will wait, because the show can't start without me.
0:45:22 > 0:45:24- You need to be there.- No... go!
0:45:24 > 0:45:27And he can wait.
0:45:27 > 0:45:29- Pete?- Yes?
0:45:29 > 0:45:30There's a problem with the cars.
0:45:30 > 0:45:32What's the matter?
0:45:32 > 0:45:34They will only take two in each.
0:45:34 > 0:45:38- Fine.- Three, so Linda's saying that she wants to wait here.
0:45:38 > 0:45:40As soon as we can come... you go.
0:45:40 > 0:45:43- OK.- Go on.- Right then, so we'll see you in a bit.- So we'll see you then.
0:45:43 > 0:45:45- All right. - See you in a bit, it's no problem.
0:45:45 > 0:45:49Word's got back that the bride is still at home.
0:45:49 > 0:45:54With the ceremony now running an hour late, Makeney Hall's wedding co-ordinator steps in.
0:45:54 > 0:45:57Is there anybody that can bring her here?
0:45:57 > 0:45:59No, we're going to have to get a taxi.
0:45:59 > 0:46:01But... will Linda go with that?
0:46:01 > 0:46:04Unfortunately, because of the logistics,
0:46:04 > 0:46:08it's either we get married or we don't, I know that's really harsh.
0:46:08 > 0:46:10- I wouldn't tell her that!- No, no!
0:46:10 > 0:46:13Let me have a word with Linda, a bit more tactfully than that.
0:46:15 > 0:46:16There's a telephone call for you.
0:46:16 > 0:46:20- Who is it? - From Sam, he wants to speak to you.
0:46:20 > 0:46:22- Yep?- Hiya, Linda, how are you?
0:46:22 > 0:46:25Fine, what?
0:46:25 > 0:46:28Please don't say what you're going to say, Sam, because I'll go mad!
0:46:28 > 0:46:32OK, so you wouldn't like your dad to bring you to the...?
0:46:32 > 0:46:33I wouldn't.
0:46:33 > 0:46:36Let's just put it this way, the day is ruined.
0:46:39 > 0:46:41You don't know how mad I am!
0:46:41 > 0:46:48The two options we've got is either waiting sort of about an hour for the cars to come back,
0:46:48 > 0:46:51- and that really squashes everything in the rest of the day...- A-hm.
0:46:51 > 0:46:55...or getting the cars to maybe meet you sort of quarter of the way here?
0:46:55 > 0:47:00I have to squash my dress in their car that's got dog hairs in it?
0:47:00 > 0:47:02Is that pretty much a no?
0:47:02 > 0:47:04Yes, it is pretty much a no.
0:47:04 > 0:47:09At the end of the day, he will have to wait, this is his mess,
0:47:09 > 0:47:13he can wait, and he can explain to everybody why I'm not there.
0:47:13 > 0:47:15OK, then, no problem.
0:47:15 > 0:47:17Bye.
0:47:21 > 0:47:24He wants my dad to bring us in their car.
0:47:28 > 0:47:30What's the verdict?
0:47:30 > 0:47:33Well, the last phrase was, "OK then, bye."
0:47:33 > 0:47:36So take a guess. She's waiting for the cars to come back.
0:47:36 > 0:47:38Let's send the cars and get her here as fast as we can.
0:47:38 > 0:47:42- Thank you.- Not a problem, my pleasure, my darling.- All right.
0:47:44 > 0:47:48I'm just going to go down here for a second.
0:47:48 > 0:47:49And kill myself.
0:48:04 > 0:48:07At last in the car, and minutes away from marrying the man she loves,
0:48:07 > 0:48:11Linda's dad thinks it's time for a pep talk.
0:48:11 > 0:48:13It'll be fine.
0:48:13 > 0:48:16- Yeah?- I know you've had ups and downs this morning,
0:48:16 > 0:48:22I know it's been unbelievable, I know you've looked like something out of the Chinese circus!
0:48:22 > 0:48:24The panda?!
0:48:24 > 0:48:27But, again, you've got to remember now,
0:48:27 > 0:48:32is that we've got to get on with it, yeah? We've got to enjoy it.
0:48:32 > 0:48:35CHEERING
0:48:35 > 0:48:39- Here she is! - After three weeks of turmoil,
0:48:39 > 0:48:44tears and tantrums, a morning of missing dresses and bad make-up,
0:48:44 > 0:48:48Linda, the bride, makes it to her wedding.
0:49:08 > 0:49:12I've missed you so much! I'm going to love you forever!
0:49:16 > 0:49:18James, do you wish to be married to Linda?
0:49:18 > 0:49:20Oh, yes!
0:49:20 > 0:49:21LAUGHTER
0:49:21 > 0:49:24- And Linda, do you wish to be married to James?- I do.
0:49:24 > 0:49:29I, James Philip Willis, do take thee, Linda Karen Gale,
0:49:29 > 0:49:31to be my lawful wedded wife.
0:49:31 > 0:49:35- I, Linda Karen Gale, do take thee, Gee...- Gee?
0:49:37 > 0:49:41- James Philip Willis to be my lawful wedded husband.- Thank you.
0:49:41 > 0:49:46It now gives me great pleasure to declare you husband and wife.
0:49:51 > 0:49:57Never, in the history of mankind, has a groom been so relieved to tie the knot.
0:49:57 > 0:49:59My bride! My bride!
0:49:59 > 0:50:02My bride, a round of applause.
0:50:02 > 0:50:04Thank you!
0:50:08 > 0:50:11Do you know how much I've missed you?
0:50:11 > 0:50:14Not as much as I've missed you!
0:50:15 > 0:50:20'I'm glad I came, it was a bit debateable'
0:50:20 > 0:50:22whether I'd actually make it here,
0:50:22 > 0:50:27but an hour an a half late, we made it, we're now Mr and Mrs Willis!
0:50:27 > 0:50:29Can you pick my train up?
0:50:29 > 0:50:32Yes, of course. You do look absolutely stunning.
0:50:32 > 0:50:34Do you like the tiara?
0:50:34 > 0:50:39- Yeah, you don't know how mad I was this morning, though.- Sorry.
0:50:39 > 0:50:41But we're here.
0:50:41 > 0:50:44- I'm sorry.- I love you so much...
0:50:49 > 0:50:53The looks on their faces when they first saw each other,
0:50:53 > 0:50:58it was just fantastic, really fantastic.
0:50:58 > 0:51:01It's nice to see your baby that happy, isn't it?
0:51:02 > 0:51:05It was gorgeous, it really was nice,
0:51:05 > 0:51:08It was really lovely. Very emotional for both of them.
0:51:08 > 0:51:15I think she looks beautiful, she looks really lovely, and it's all gone really well... finally!
0:51:18 > 0:51:21Please be upstanding for your bride and groom.
0:51:21 > 0:51:23CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:51:26 > 0:51:28Everything has gone fantastic,
0:51:28 > 0:51:32apart from this morning, and there was going to be something wrong.
0:51:32 > 0:51:35He's not that perfect, we're males, what's the matter with you?
0:51:39 > 0:51:43Against all the odds, it looks like James has pulled it off,
0:51:43 > 0:51:46and given Linda the wedding she's always wanted.
0:51:46 > 0:51:50I didn't actually think I was going to be standing here as Mrs Willis,
0:51:50 > 0:51:53and there was a minute where I said, "I'm not going!
0:51:53 > 0:51:56"He's blown it now, I'm not going!",
0:51:56 > 0:52:01but it's the best thing that I ever did, and I'm hoping for
0:52:01 > 0:52:0450, 60, 70 years as Mrs Willis,
0:52:04 > 0:52:08so I just want to thank my wonderful husband for the great day we've had,
0:52:08 > 0:52:11the wonderful dress I've got on today,
0:52:11 > 0:52:16which I wouldn't change for the world, and hope you all have a lovely time.
0:52:21 > 0:52:26I'm really chuffed, he's done such an amazing job, my dress is great,
0:52:26 > 0:52:31he's really thought, planned, little crystals on the table, all of it...
0:52:31 > 0:52:36lovely thought, and since I've got here, everything has been perfect, and I wouldn't change anything.
0:52:36 > 0:52:42At one point, I wasn't sure that I'd be able to add this on, but thank you Linda for turning up.
0:52:42 > 0:52:45I'd like to think that everyone who knows me
0:52:45 > 0:52:50knows how much I think of you, but I've just missed you so much.
0:52:50 > 0:52:52- Ahhh!- I love you.
0:52:52 > 0:52:53CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:52:53 > 0:53:00So far, so good, but just around the corner, James's ambitious gambling mecca awaits his brand-new bride.
0:53:00 > 0:53:04After the morning's chaos, he's not convinced she'll approve.
0:53:04 > 0:53:10I'm worried that she'll think that I've just lowered the tone of this beautiful venue. My ring's fell off!
0:53:15 > 0:53:18I hope that's not a premonition, do you know what I mean?
0:53:22 > 0:53:26The time has come for James to roll the dice, and unveil his big idea.
0:53:27 > 0:53:29Oh, God!
0:53:38 > 0:53:40James and Linda, welcome to your Vegas!
0:53:40 > 0:53:44You know how we said that we always wanted to go?
0:53:44 > 0:53:46Yeah, I didn't want it at my wedding.
0:54:01 > 0:54:03Are you not impressed?
0:54:04 > 0:54:06You're not, are you?
0:54:06 > 0:54:07No.
0:54:07 > 0:54:09One out of two ain't bad.
0:54:09 > 0:54:11The first bit was great!
0:54:11 > 0:54:13I'm sorry.
0:54:14 > 0:54:16I'm thinking,
0:54:16 > 0:54:21worst possible scenario, the thought that this might happen,
0:54:21 > 0:54:24lovely traditional first bit of the wedding,
0:54:24 > 0:54:27not so lovely bit of the second wedding.
0:54:27 > 0:54:30It was a gamble,
0:54:30 > 0:54:31it was a risk...
0:54:31 > 0:54:33I knew that from the start.
0:54:33 > 0:54:36I think my guests are going to love it,
0:54:36 > 0:54:38and I'm really excited,
0:54:38 > 0:54:42and I think by the end of the night you may get a different response.
0:54:58 > 0:55:02- Hit me, 21!- Yeah!- Hey!
0:55:02 > 0:55:08And as the Vegas party gets into full swing, Linda has a change of heart.
0:55:08 > 0:55:11I'm very, very happy, he's done an absolutely fantastic job.
0:55:11 > 0:55:16Yes, I didn't want a theme, but he gave me my traditional wedding.
0:55:16 > 0:55:21I'm really, really happy and really excited for the future.
0:55:21 > 0:55:27Time for the first dance, and James's final surprise - a Frank Sinatra impersonator.
0:55:27 > 0:55:31# How lucky can one guy be
0:55:31 > 0:55:35# I kissed her and she kissed me
0:55:35 > 0:55:37# Like a fellow once says
0:55:37 > 0:55:39# Ain't that a kick in the head... #
0:55:42 > 0:55:48The whole experience will have taught Linda that James knows her
0:55:48 > 0:55:51better than she thinks he does,
0:55:51 > 0:55:55and that she can let him have that rein and have a go at it.
0:55:55 > 0:56:00I do think that I've learnt to trust James a lot more.
0:56:00 > 0:56:04It shows he is capable of organising a lot in a short space of time
0:56:04 > 0:56:09and I just need to give him the opportunity to do it.
0:56:09 > 0:56:10# Tell me quick
0:56:10 > 0:56:13# Ain't love a kick
0:56:14 > 0:56:16# Tell me quick
0:56:16 > 0:56:22# Ain't love a kick in the head!
0:56:24 > 0:56:28# Ain't love a kick in the head. #
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