Sean and Laura Don't Tell the Bride

Laura and Sean are head over heels in love.

-I love her to bits, she's my number one.

-It would be lovely to call him my husband.

They have been engaged for seven years, but can't save enough for Laura's dream wedding.

We've got a grand total of zero.

We are giving them £12,000 to pay for their big day, but there is a catch.

They've agreed in the presence of a lawyer that Sean will organise the wedding alone.

You better do a good job.

I'm like a Jedi warrior when it comes to planning weddings.

They'll have absolutely no contact

and the bride won't know a single thing about her wedding until the big day in three weeks' time.

-If Sean don't get it right...

-A knife in the back.

Three weeks apart will push their relationship to the limit.

You're not changing your mind, are you?

Will Sean get the wedding dress on time?

-I can't be bothered.

-Will his family have to step in to save the day?

I'll have to kick your backside. I'm having a nervous breakdown.

Or will the boys' boozy nights out ruin everything?

-Why are you in the pub? You've got so much to organise!

-Sick of weddings.

-I can't believe they've sent us here.

-He's trying to worry us.

-He's doing a good job!

-I feel sick.

Can this man give this woman the wedding day she has always dreamed of?

That's just a joke.

-Oh, my God.

-You are an idiot, Sean.

I think I have gone about it the wrong way.

Just pass me that folded stuff.

Today, 26-year-old Sean is moving out of the house he shares

with Laura and their dog, Harry, just outside Manchester.

God, look how young we are!

Credit manager Laura met engineer Sean on a Club 18-30s holiday seven years ago.

-I thought he looks like fun, right, I'll make my way over there.

-That was it.

We just started talking and we were inseparable from then.

It is like we knew each other forever.

-It was like we were long lost friends.

-Friends, yeah.

It is clear who is in charge of this relationship.

She is very controlling. She likes the power.

Laura runs a tight ship at home.

Sean, will you do some jobs for me, please?

Laura organises the house. I just turn up and do what she wants.

Where's the polish?

I'm definitely the decision maker.

Is all the smears out? I would have wiped the leather, if I was you.

He can be a bit of a pushover.

-Can you shake the mat out the front door?

-Oh, my God.

When things go wrong, Laura is a force to be reckoned with.

This is my new dress.

It said "Hand wash only" and he's washed it at 40 and it shrunk.

-Just lazy!

-Sorry.

-Just stay away from my stuff in the washing bin.

I'm bossy. I know I'm bossy.

Don't be fat when I see you cos you've just been drinking beer.

But Sean is sick of being pushed around.

I'd like her to come away with more respect for me as well.

I want to show her it's all right if she lets me take the reins.

Even Laura knows things need to change.

I have never left something to Sean and trusted him to just do it

because of the way I am. This is going to be a massive trust thing.

All right, I think that's it. Don't get upset.

Come here.

-I just need you to go now.

-All right, then. See you later.

It is time for the couple to say their goodbyes.

See you later, Batman!

See you later.

Three weeks, yeah, that's it, three weeks.

The next time they see each other will be at the altar.

I've got three weeks of hard work and planning.

I think I've packed all me stuff so we can just get down to business now

and give her the best day ever... I hope.

Sean's temporary home and wedding HQ will be his best man Kidder's house.

Kidder and his other best man, Danny, are expecting him.

All right, boys. Party the essentials.

Stick that in the fridge, yeah?

I've never lived with friends before. The first time I lived on me own

was when I was with Laura. This is the exciting part,

spending time with your mates and having a drink.

It's his day, so you don't want to lean on him too much,

but you have to give him some guidance.

-Definitely.

-We're going to have to give him enough rope to hang himself.

He might not need too much help there!

Sean's remembered the beer, but forgotten his most crucial wedding planning tool.

To three weeks of hard work. Do you know what I forgot, the laptop?

I would have rather left all me clothes and come down in my boxers,

not the laptop.

It's going wrong already and we've not even started.

Chief bridesmaid Claire goes out with Kidder.

So, while the boys live at her house, she's moving in with Laura.

-Hi!

-Are you OK?

How bad are you feeling now? Are you nervous?

I was really upset when Sean went and now I just feel sick.

-With nerves?

-Yeah. I hope they've started thinking about venues and invitations.

They've got cold pretty quick, them.

-Yes!

-No!

Get in!

-I would have hoped they have made a plan.

-Everything they need to do.

Delegated certain jobs.

# Club Tropicana Drinks are free... #

They'll not go in the pub tonight, surely.

Why go to the pub when you've got a crate of beer at home?

Finish your drinks, then we'll go.

Two hours, four games and the arrival of a borrowed laptop later,

the boys finally get down to business.

Are we having a church and then a venue or are you having the do in the venue?

-I've no idea.

-This is going to be impossible.

Laura's wedding might be the most important day of her life, but Sean hasn't given it much thought.

You've got to see what's out there.

He has no idea what he wants yet,

so we're just randomly looking for stuff.

Go on, get the beers.

Let's look at Manchester hotels.

The boys find a venue that takes their fancy in Manchester's city centre.

The Lowry Hotel. It's just behind Deansgate, isn't it?

-It's where all the footie players go when they play United, isn't it?

-Yeah.

For bride-to-be Laura, venue is everything.

I want a venue that takes my breath away.

I want something that I walk in and go, "Oh, well done, Sean!"

I want something that I pull up and think this is a real class act.

But Sean is thinking about practicality.

He wants somewhere with good transport links so Laura's family can come up from Kent.

Let's see if these have got availability.

-Where is that?

-They're near the airport.

I think half the budget should go on the venue, £6,000. Definitely.

Yeah.

All right, let's go boys.

The boys set off on their grand tour of two venues,

but at least they're out of the starting blocks.

Well, almost.

Can I have a medium Big Mac meal with a strawberry milkshake?

Can I have a large Big Mac meal with a strawberry milkshake?

By this wedding comes along, I'll be about 30 stone.

The phone's ringing, it's that woman from the hotel. Hello.

You don't say.

You don't say.

You don't say.

-See you then.

-Who was it?

I don't know, they didn't say!

LAUGHTER

I couldn't resist. I could not resist.

First stop is the ultra-modern, inner city Lowry Hotel.

-I think we're onto a winner. I have a good feeling about it.

-I have a really good feeling about it.

Not only is it five-star, but it's also a celebrity hangout.

-All the England football team stay there.

-Well, if it's good enough for them, it's good enough for us.

I would hate to have a venue somewhere that's in the city centre.

Anything too busy, you know, where you are on a main road.

They have got Ferraris and everything here! We're onto a winner.

I want it to be very private with loads of nice scenery. It has got to have really nice grounds.

This is nice, isn't it? Coming in here.

The Lowry Hotel can hold 400 guests, but Sean and Laura have only got 70.

Time to talk numbers.

We can do the Lowry Hotel package for £6,000 in total.

Looking good. Yeah. It is looking like a top runner.

That's the top runner out of one, Sean looks ready to book it, but Kidder isn't sure.

The only thing that concerns me is when Laura is driving down

and thinking, "Where are they taking me?"

And they are going in through all the back streets.

That's Manchester.

If we're doing city centre, we want it to be Manchester. We don't want it to be dead nice.

Sean's dream wedding venue may not be dead nice,

but Laura's is. She's taking Claire to see Thornton Manor,

a 19th century country estate in Cheshire,

set in 120 acres of parkland.

Have you ever seen anything so beautiful in all your life?

Oh, my God, it's gorgeous.

It's picturesque, it's quiet. It'd just be your wedding.

There is no other noise. It's just so quiet.

AEROPLANE ENGINE ROARS

The only other hotel on the boys' list would be handy for Laura's family.

Etrop Grange is two minutes from Manchester Airport and is set in half an acre

of car park.

-This is the other end of the scale here.

-Guests would assemble in here.

There is doors that open at the bottom so she has a lovely long walk down the aisle.

And this is the aisle that you would walk down if you wanted to,

into your room, where all your guests are.

-Isn't it a lovely room?

-Absolutely stunning.

-It's your style.

-It's classy.

Oh, my God, it's beautiful.

How unbelievable.

This is where you you have your wedding breakfast and evening entertainment.

Oh, it's so lovely.

So this is your coach house suite, where the main wedding breakfast will take place.

So we have top table in front of the French windows.

That's quite a good size. Yeah, it is.

Yep, very nice.

I will measure up my venue on the day to this venue, because I can see myself getting married here.

It's a shame Sean can't.

He's torn between a city centre venue or one by the airport.

I really do not know.

-We do complimentary canapes and we'll upgrade your reception drink to champagne.

-Brilliant.

All in, Etrop Grange will cost him £2,000 less than the Lowry.

His decision is made.

-I've done well.

-The boy's done good.

-Where's mine?

-You didn't do anything!

It looks like Laura is going to be getting the budget wedding of Sean's dreams.

The stress of having no control over the big day is getting to Laura and her mum, Elaine.

They know exactly what Sean's top priority should be.

I would have thought by now he should be looking at dresses.

I hope so as well.

The decision maybe out of her hands, but that doesn't stop Laura

searching for her dream wedding dress.

THEY GASP That's gorgeous. Oh, it's so lovely.

-It's beautiful. Yeah.

-That is absolutely stunning.

This one is a fishtail, so what it's designed to do....

-Fitted.

-Show your bust, your waist and your hip.

< It's gorgeous.

-Do you like it?

-Yeah. I'm surprised. I didn't think I would like something this figure hugging.

-It makes you look really slim.

-Like you are being dragged in.

Oh! She looks so lovely.

< She looks like she should be on a wedding cake, like a proper bride.

That just looks so nice, doesn't it?

I wish we could pick her dress and buy that now.

Unfortunately for Laura, that's Sean's job.

Laura's £2,000 dream dress will stay just that, a dream.

I've experienced my dream dress for half an hour.

If Sean don't get it right, he's got a lot to answer for.

If it was horrendous. A bold colour, a massive train.

I couldn't wear it.

Realising what's at stake, Sean's future mother-in-law, Elaine,

doesn't want to be kept in the dark any longer.

She visits the boys to try and find out the venue.

-Hiya.

-Are you all right?

Is everyone all right?

The interrogation begins.

-Are you happy with what you've chose?

-Yeah.

-How happy are you?

-100%.

-You might as well tell me, Sean.

So, is it a country manor?

It's a hotel.

Is there nice grounds? Is what we dreamed off, Sean?

-It's along those lines, I think.

-You did look round a lot?

-He's not filling you with confidence smiling like that.

-It's so hard!

-I don't feel confident now. Will Laura like it?

-Yeah.

She's going to really love it? Is it a nice drive to the hotel?

-It's a drive, yeah.

-Is it country or into town?

-A little bit of both.

Why don't you tell me where it is. Do you think I would tell Laura?

-See you all.

-Seriously, don't worry.

Congratulations Sean, you survived. Elaine leaves none the wiser.

-She doesn't trust us.

-No.

-She definitely doesn't trust us.

-I think her stress has rubbed off.

-Yeah.

We don't get it spot on, we're in deep, deep...

Doo-doo. A couple of hours later, the boys are still reeling from the shock.

-We needed that food after that grilling.

-Um...

-You're marrying into that as well.

-I know.

It's just hard to reassure her.

-I think they thought, start Monday, we will have an invite by Tuesday.

-If only the world worked like that.

Elaine likes to be in the know, without being in the know. It's hard for her.

-She said "is it what we wanted" not what you two wanted.

-Yeah.

I think she feels out of the loop.

The boys want the wedding to have a personal touch,

so they're making the invites themselves.

-We have a production line. I'm on printing.

-I'm chief glue dolloper.

You need steady hands and steady nerves or it'll be ruined.

Unfortunately, Sean's bride-to-be won't be getting one of these nice hand-made cards.

We'll send her a party invite like a cheap, tacky card so it frightens her a little bit.

# Here we come

# Walking down the street... #

Laura thinks her dress should be Sean's priority, but next on his list is shopping for wedding rings.

# Hey, hey, we're the Monkees And people say we monkey round

# But we're too busy singing To put anybody down... #

This one's open.

Reductions, that's what we like to see.

Of course, Laura's got an opinion on what kind of ring Sean should buy.

I just hope he doesn't go to like a high-street jewellers.

Oh, dear. That's exactly where he's gone.

High-street is not the same class.

Sean's not looking for class. He's looking for a bargain.

You see that, it is a good idea, the box set. You've both got exactly the same.

-I do like these ones with diamonds.

-How much?

-Is that £1,160?

Poor Sean.

Nice little box as well, isn't it?

You don't wear the box, Sean.

That's lovely. £1,500. It's over a tenth of his budget!

-Can we order them?

-OK.

-Nice, I like it.

-I feel sorry for him.

-Stop saying you feel sorry for him!

-I do.

-You make me feel bad.

Don't feel too sorry for him, girls! He's spent £279 on a his and hers box set.

It's taken them a week to organise a venue, make some invites and buy two rings,

-but the boys are taking a break.

-WHISTLE BLOWS

They don't even have a dress,

but they are convinced they've already cracked this wedding planning lark.

What would've been the difference if Laura had organised the wedding?

If men organise it, they get it done and dusted.

Women drag it out because they fall in love with the concept.

Women lead a boring life. They never want to go to the pub.

What shall we do on a Monday, watch Corrie or plan our wedding?

Women go for the ceremony and all that stuff. Men go for parties.

-They go for the flowers.

-Men don't do that.

-That's nonsense.

Get it out of the way, done and dusted and onto the evening.

-Everyone remembers good party.

-Exactly.

-Gretna Green and £10,000 behind the bar.

THEY LAUGH

While the boys are relying on liquid calories, Laura and Claire are counting theirs.

I can't believe you've never had it. There is hardly any fat whatsoever in it.

That is why we are losing weight, it's low-fat.

Good thinking, because at this rate, you'll be walking down the aisle in your underwear.

-I think you'll like it.

-Thanks.

-We have turned into two home birds.

-I bet the boys have got wasted every night.

I bet they've gone out loads.

Laura knows she's not good at dealing with excitement.

-It could make me go into shock.

-Don't wet yourself.

-Prepare yourself. Can you imagine?!

-CLAIRE LAUGHS

-Wet yourself with pure excitement.

-He would kill me.

The amount of times I've wet myself in public.

-On your wedding day is not the best time.

-I didn't even think about wetting myself.

-A grown woman should not be wetting herself.

-Especially not walking down the aisle.

I wet myself once every couple of months.

I don't mean to.

I'd be so embarrassed.

-I can't help it, I have a weak bladder.

-Don't do it.

After a big night on the booze, it's a late start for the boys.

# Well, I woke up Sunday morning

# With no way to hold my head that didn't hurt... #

Last orders. One, half one?

I'll go and wake them two up.

Wakey wakey!

-Whoa! That is your dog.

-That is my dog, yeah.

-You can pick it up.

It's a good job it ain't on that rug.

Two days your dog has been here. She's pissed in my bedroom

-and

-BLEEP

-on my lounge floor.

She feels relaxed in this house. It's a welcoming house.

Urgh, Kidder! Stop it!

Ten days in, Sean still hasn't even thought about what Laura and her bridesmaids

will be wearing for the wedding.

-But he is making time to kit himself out.

-Tails.

-That's nice that silvery-grey.

-Pretty slick, Rick.

-You've got it.

-Try the black suit.

-I love the grey suit.

I reckon Laura would have you in black. Try a black one on.

Oh, yes!

No mucking about.

LAUGHTER That's just one of my moves.

I think I like the grey better.

Sean's happy. But Kidder's suspects they have their priorities wrong.

We should have gone to the bridal shop first. We have to match up.

That's the point.

Sean won't let a small detail like lack of colour scheme get in his way

and spends £1,000 on suits.

There's still no sign of Sean buying anything for the woman in his life.

Now he's thinking about his stomach.

Bloody hell.

-Look at the size of that one.

-I could eat that myself.

£2,000!

I can't get over the designs. It must take...

When you had in your head "cake", you think of something like that.

Exactly. You don't think this is possible to do with a cake.

-A couple of days to make a good one?

-She said a week!

-Physically make one.

They make ten cakes. It's a piece of cake and they put the fudge in.

So when someone says, "Can you do something?" "Yeah, it's a piece of cake,"

it depends on the complexity of the cake.

They could be saying, "It's gonna be a right pain in the arse."

He's just got us there. Hook, line and sinker.

Instead of normal cakes, they've taken everything to the extreme.

A castle for the cake. The detail and time and effort gone into some of these are unreal.

£700 for a cake, are you mad?! But it looks like we

will pay £700 on a cake.

The one that won his heart is a three-tier, white chocolate covered cake

with diamantes and ruffles.

It costs him three times more than his wedding rings,

but at last, he's wising up to the ways of the wedding industry.

As soon soon as you mention wedding their eyes light up and go, "cha-ching!"

People will pay whatever it costs.

Did you look at the price list? For a birthday cake, which is the same cake inside,

it was £100. For the same size wedding cake, it's £400.

You are just paying for "wedding", aren't you?

With just over a week to go, Sean is finally sparing a thought for the girls.

They are in for a surprise.

"Laura and Claire are invited to attend Laura's Hen Night.

"Venue to be confirmed. More details to follow."

He hasn't forgot about us. We have got a hen night.

I'm so pleased. I really thought we'd get a text saying "few drinks in the local bar," yeah.

-It doesn't say where though, does it?

-It doesn't.

We could still be in the local bar.

Gonna get them to meet in the local pub.

Dream hen would be... Pamper day, classy bar, champagne on ice when we got there.

-Send them to the Gay Village for a couple of drinks there.

-That's class.

The hen on Friday will be a good indicator of the wedding.

Hope she don't look too closely at the party bags then!

We've gone for plenty of penises,

because we know for a fact that women love penises.

They might think we've gone tacky, but who cares?

-Not too tacky.

-Like the girls that are gonna be using them.

Very cheap, very tacky.

Sean still doesn't have a wedding dress, bridesmaid dresses, flowers, transport or entertainment.

He has invites, though. He's dropping some off to his family.

They're nice. I thought they would be crappy ones.

-You must have spent hours on them.

-I can't come that day, I'm having the dogs cut.

-Shut up!

-They look so professional.

-What else have you got left to do now?

-Cars, flowers...

-You have to sort the flowers?!

-You've not done your flowers?!

-There are plenty of flower shops.

-People have to make them.

-You can't order them too quick. They'll die.

-You have to order them.

-They go to flower markets and pick them.

-That might need sorting. Dress we are doing this weekend.

-Ahhh.

-You haven't done it yet?

-Where will you go for that?

I've been on the internet and got loads of bridal shops down.

You should have got the dress first. That's worrying me now.

-Why have you left the dress so late?

-We've not had the time.

You've not had the time for the dress?

-That's the most important!

-It is, it is.

What have you been doing for two weeks then?

I was thinking about it with Kidder before

and we haven't really done a lot.

Laura's not got her dress, but Sean's definitely got his.

I'll go and find some of Claire's make-up.

More is less. Just remember that, more is less.

Keep reapplying it.

LAUGHTER

Feel these bad boys.

Cheers, boys.

Should be enough there to keep us going for an hour.

-Your chariot.

-Thank you.

Oh, my God. I'm trapped!

Laura is also trapped...

in the local boozer.

Hope we're going somewhere else after this.

WHOOPING

So classy!

-ALL:

-Cheers!

The hens wonder what Sean and the stags are getting up to.

-That's naive.

-Sean's never been to a strip bar.

-They have.

-Sean's a right prude when it comes to that.

The thought of a strip bar might be quite appealing.

Rubbish!

No, Sean wouldn't do that.

Sean wouldn't do that! But Kidder and Danny would!

Hopefully Sean's dad'll be there to keep an eye on him.

The stags move on to another bar

that that seem to be serving pints of Dutch courage.

How long did it take you to organise your wedding?

Three weeks in total and I've got a week left.

Oh, my God. That's not long enough.

It took me at least six months just to decide on the favours.

-Three weeks, are you serious?!

-Seriously.

-It took me a year and a half.

-No, three weeks.

It's been really easy.

I don't know why it takes two years to organise a wedding.

He may have most of his wedding still to organise,

but Sean is feeling the force.

I'm like a Jedi warrior when it comes to planning weddings. They ain't got a clue.

THEME FROM STAR WARS

Three weeks, that's all you need.

CHEERING

After a shaky start, Sean's Jedi powers have worked their magic on Laura's hen do.

She said, "The boys have paid for champagne for you and want you to have a good night."

They picked the champagne and reserved the area.

Ohh, what's wrong with me?! Come on, woo!

Spending time apart from Sean

has made Laura realise a few home truths.

Sean does everything for me, you know?

He will come in from work and do all the jobs

and I notice one thing not done and whinge,

and I can't believe that I have done that before.

That is ungrateful and I'm so annoyed with myself.

When he tries his best, which he always does, to do something,

I won't be picking bones in it ever again.

I will appreciate him just 100 times over.

If only she knew that with just seven days to go,

Sean still hasn't bought her dress.

Now that he is finally on the case, he's visiting a charity shop.

Some nice ones.

That one's nice. How much are the dresses?

Between £150 and £200.

Seriously?

I've died and gone to bridal heaven!

It is like a little Aladdin's cave.

A bit of detail, all ruffled up. Quite a nice big train.

It has diamonds down the back of it. It's nice, that one.

HE SNIFFS

It smells like it has been worn.

-Why are we smelling the boob area?

-Cos that's the bit that gets sweaty.

-If you don't mind...

-No.

Sean reserves the dress for his second-hand rose,

just in case he can't find as good a deal in the next shop.

-Would somebody be able to try this one on?

-Yes.

-Is that all right?

He needn't have worried.

The boys get considerably more than they bargained for.

I do like that. I like that.

-Go and have a look.

-I can see it from here!

-Go on.

-What? Do you want me to touch it? I don't need to touch it.

It looked pretty good, that one.

She's fit as well.

The boys try one last shop

and a £700 ruffled number catches Sean's eye.

-I like that one.

-I think it's really nice.

Remind you of anything, Sean?

-Is this the one?

-I think so. I think that's the full package.

It's not the £2,000 structured fishtail gown that Laura was after,

but at least it's not from the charity shop.

Done. Dusted, home, kip, pub.

Home, kip, pub, beer.

With just five days to go,

Sean still hasn't sorted bridesmaid dresses, flowers,

entertainment, transport, table decorations or favours.

It's not surprising even his mates are starting to worry.

If you were leaving things till last,

-what wouldn't you leave to last?

-Bridesmaids dresses?

Did you know what you had to do last week?

You've just not prioritised it?

-Yeah.

-You've just left it all?

Do you get what we're trying to to say now?

-Are you nervous to make decisions?

-No.

It could have massive implications on the day.

-Why are you in the pub?

-I'm sick of weddings.

This wedding's not going to go away just cos you're sick of it, Sean,

and neither is the pressure. Now Sean's nan is on the warpath.

I don't understand him. I'm just disappointed in him.

I really am disappointed.

-Is the dog all right?

-Yeah.

-I've come to see what is happening

about all these things.

No bridesmaids' dresses. I've come to kick your backside.

I'm worried to death about everything.

I'm having a nervous breakdown.

I'm taking the girls shopping for dresses on Thursday.

That's cutting it a bit fine. What if they need alterations?

I'm buying them off the rail.

-What colour's your flowers?

-White.

Just white. Are you not matching up with the bridesmaids?

No, cos I don't know what colour I'm getting them yet.

You're far too confident. You will put me in an early grave.

I'm not sleeping, my arthritis is killing me.

-You're not changing your mind, are you?

-No.

-How am I getting there?

-I'll sort that out.

-I need to know, Sean.

At 4pm today, I'll sort it out.

I want figures, I want dates, I want times and I want results today.

Otherwise, you're dead. I can still give you a good hiding, Sean.

-Are you sure you don't want a cup of tea?

-No, thanks.

Don't change the subject.

Stop this drinking lark, you're drinking too much.

She's not leaving until she's seen some results.

-I will book the string quartet for you now.

-Get it booked.

Sean books the DJ and the flowers.

Fantastic, mate. No worries.

-This is the result of drink.

-Modern men.

-Modern men?!

-That's what we are.

I thought the bailiffs had come when I heard the knocking.

Do you not pay any bills?

I always pay my bills. I thought that Claire had run up a catalogue bill.

-I'll see you all later.

-Thanks for coming round, Nan.

I'll be looking through the letterbox to make sure you're not drinking.

He doesn't think there's anything to worry about,

but there you go, that's young ones for you.

There's a surprise arrival at Laura's house this morning, too.

Woo! Invited to something!

She's received Sean's joke invitation.

You are getting married on Sunday at two o'clock!

But what the hell's that?! What a BEEP. I can't believe he wrote them.

FRIEND LAUGHS

I wanted to get my invitation and cry cos I was so happy with it.

I just want to cry, cos it's BEEP.

Take it away from me. You don't want it either. It's crap, isn't it?

While we're on the subject, the big day is just three days away

and Sean still has no bridesmaids' dresses.

He's finally bitten the bullet,

but with no colour scheme and four bridesmaids in tow,

he's gonna need a miracle.

I'm praying.

This is tiny.

I think it's very clingy.

-Think he's trying to get us worried?

-He's doing a good job.

He's not chosen a colour scheme,

because he picked up purple, red, black and pink dresses.

-What about colour?

-I'm not sure yet.

I think this is his danger area.

It's all right Sean, you just lay back.

I'm really worried. Are you not worried at all?

On the outside, I'm all right. Inside, I'm crying.

-Sean, you look lost for words.

-I am.

What worries me is the wedding is on Sunday and it is 3.30 on Thursday.

Oh, my God.

I think it could go on a little bit later than I anticipated.

I can't see me having a drink tonight.

I think he has got to, "Oh, my God, I don't know what to get them."

Just get changed, I might dive over to the Trafford Centre.

Three hours in one shop.

Time's ticking. Five dresses to buy.

Five hours into the shopping trip from hell

and the penny has finally dropped.

I shouldn't have left it this late. I think I was a bit too confident

and too cocky to just think you could turn up, pick what you want and go home.

You are an idiot, Sean.

I would definitely have changed it round. I'd have done the bride first

and the bridesmaids in the first week, along with the venue.

Yeah, I think I've gone about it completely the wrong way.

At last Sean has got them all to try on the same dress,

but that doesn't mean they all have the same opinion.

-It does look cute.

-It does look cute. How does it feel?

-I like it,

I'm just not keen on the colour.

-I don't like it.

-I really like it.

We all look very different in them.

-Next!

-Next! You're eager you, aren't you?

Just try this on. If you get the colour right, you can't go wrong.

Funny you should say that, Sean.

-What is the worst colour? The worst?

-Red.

Reds are a no-no. Red's my worst nightmare.

I hate red. Anything on the day, it'd better not be red.

-It is a nice dress.

-I love it.

I'm not sure on the colour.

I like it, but I don't know if Laura would like the colour.

Laura has a thing about red.

-I think that looks quite nice.

-Do you like the colour?

-Yeah.

What is it, like a satin red?

-Cherry.

-It's like a cherry colour.

I think we're onto a winner here. That looks like a bridesmaid dress.

I feel sick

because I don't want Laura to look at us on the day and go,

"Why have you got a red dress on? You know I hate red."

He's spent ten painful hours and over £1,000,

but Sean is now the proud owner of five red dresses,

five red bags and five pairs of cream shoes.

No other word to explain it, just hell.

It's the day before the wedding and the boys are off to get scrubbed up for their starring role.

My face feels mighty fine!

For Laura, it's the moment of truth.

She's about to see her dress for the first time.

Her dream was a £2,000 fishtail gown.

What will she make of Sean's £700 wedding cake dress?

Oh! Oh, it is so lovely.

Look at the train on it!

-Oh, Laura.

-Oh, look at the back!

- That is lovely. - It is beautiful.

Isn't that nice?!

Right, let's put it on, please.

Oh, Laura. Oh, Laura, you look so lovely, babe.

I can't believe he's picked that.

-Laura, do you like it?

-I love it.

-You love it.

-It's gorgeous.

-Do I look really slim?

-He'd better cry when he sees me in it.

-I think he will.

I don't suppose I've got a veil?

-I'll see if there is anything else for you.

-Or a tiara would be nice.

-A veil!

-And a tiara.

-It's just beautiful.

-Was it an expensive dress?

-I'm not supposed to tell you that.

-Oh, aren't you?

Absolutely love it.

Let's get married.

He probably knows me better than I know myself, cos I would never have picked this dress.

I probably haven't appreciated how much he does know me and understand me.

Maybe I've been a bit mean because he just done it perfect, absolutely perfect.

It's the day of the wedding and Sean wakes up at his dad's house to a typical Manchester morning.

Concerned about the weather at the minute.

Yesterday was a beautiful day

and my wedding day, it's chucking it down.

Is this the sign of things to come, I don't know? We'll wait and see.

Pre-wedding nerves are starting to show at Laura's house too.

-Is it raining?

-Yeah. Yesterday morning it was so sunny.

-Thanks.

It might still do. There was a few sunshine bits.

I feel nervous and sick. I think I'll be fine.

I need a couple of hours to let myself settle a bit.

It's time for the bridesmaids to get ready.

Will Laura see red when she claps eyes on their dresses?

Oh, God. My arms are shaking.

This is the most nerve-racking part of the day.

What will she say about the colour?

Come on!

< God's sake!

Oh, don't you all look...

-What do you think?

-You look lovely.

-Even the colour?

-Even the colour.

-Yes!

-I'm so shocked.

-We thought you were going to cry.

-At what you've got on? No.

-So, you like the colour?

-I'm in shock.

I never in a million years thought they'd be that colour. Ever.

Right, I need to get my dress on now.

I feel like a huge weight has just been lifted off my shoulders.

What time is it? 12.00.

Did you take my overnight bag, kid?

-Sean's getting nervous. Will you cry?

-I don't know.

-I reckon...

-Sean, Graham, Alan.

-I'll give you even money he cries.

-I bet you cry.

-No.

-I bet you do seriously.

-I'm hard-faced.

No, you're not.

- It's lovely. - Gorgeous.

THEY SCREAM

Let her put it down.

That's exactly what I love.

How lovely are the flowers?

- Oh, my God. - Oh, my God!

Sean's definitely pulled it out of the bag with the dress, flowers and the car.

Well done, Sean.

-Should I just run off now?

-Yeah. Forget about it all now.

We've got a beer each, got a bit of cash.

-Go and get the bus and go home.

-Take the cake.

-Yeah, we'll take the cake.

Sneak through the back, get a cake, leg it, to the airport and get a flight.

Laura has always wanted to get married in grand style in a country manor.

Am I getting married abroad?

What will she make of her hotel by the airport?

We are getting close to the airport now.

Maybe he thought, sod the wedding and blew it all on the honeymoon.

Good afternoon. Straight through, please.

Try not to cry.

Does that mean we're here? Am I getting married in there?

There are people standing outside.

No!

This is lovely. I can't believe this.

Oh, my God. Oh, my God.

Show time, boys.

Are you all right?

< Take a deep breath, Laura, you'll be fine.

-Are you all right, babe?

-Oh, God!

-Are you all right?

-Yeah.

All right.

-Sean, will you take Laura to be your lawful wedded wife?

-I will.

Laura, will you take Sean to be your lawful wedded husband?

I will, definitely.

I, Laura, do take thee, Sean, to be my lawful wedded husband.

Thank you. Do we have some rings?

I give you this ring as a symbol of my commitment to our marriage.

-That's fabulous. Thank you.

-And it fits! Yay!

I promise to love, cherish, honour and respect you...

-From this day forward.

-..from this day forward...

-..for as long as we both shall live.

-..for as long as we both shall live. Yeah, it fits!

It is my great pleasure to declare you both to be husband and wife together.

Congratulations!

-Beautiful, isn't it?

-Yeah.

I've had your pleasure, though, haven't I?

-You had to take it serious.

-No more drinking.

We were wrong to doubt him. He's done a great job, hasn't he?

-I'm really, really proud of him.

-I'm absolutely amazed.

How he's done all this, I've no idea. That's not the Sean I know.

I think that pep talk did it. I don't think he would have done as well, do you?

Go on.

Oh, my God.

I wouldn't have done anything differently. Not a thing.

You've probably done it better than I would have done it.

-That's a good achievement, isn't it?!

-It is.

APPLAUSE

So can you all stand and raise a glass to the married couple.

To Mr and Mrs Openshaw!

-Thank you.

-Thanks.

APPLAUSE

It's been the hardest three weeks of my life, but as soon as I see you,

I thought it's worth it.

A round of applause for the bride and groom, thank you.

APPLAUSE

ALL: Whooo!

-You chose my song.

-Yeah.

-I can't believe it.

I'm so proud of all three of them. They've worked really hard.

I can't be more pleased than I am at this point.

'I hope he takes one thing of it - he's more intelligent than people think.'

Everyone thought, these guys don't know what they are doing.

They are not going to do well. When they come here today, they've been like...

Wow, I don't believe it. So, yeah, I'm pleased.

That's the satisfying thing about it all, that we know that we've done all right.

It sort of opened my eyes to the fact that, I can make decisions. I stand on my own two feet.

-I can get things done.

-It makes me realise you are capable of a lot more than I give you credit for.

-Did you get cala lilies cos you know they are my favourite.

-No.

-Oh.

-Nice, isn't it?

-Not cos they're my favourite?

-No.

Did you get lily of the valley in my mum's corsage cos it's my favourite?

I don't know what lily of the valley is! I just said to the man in the flower shop...

We need to rewind, then! I've been saying you done all things all day you've done things cos I love them.

-Maybe you've just got lucky.

-Yeah, talk about luck. I have been lucky.

# To make you feel my love... #

CHEERING

# Cos I just can't look It's killing me

# Taking control...

# Jealousy turning saints into the sea

# Swimming through sick lullabies

# Choking on your alibis

# But it's just a price I pay

# Destiny is calling me

# Open up my eager eyes... #

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