0:00:02 > 0:00:05Hold on to your hats.
0:00:05 > 0:00:08This is Don't Tell The Bride.
0:00:09 > 0:00:13- LAUGHTER What do you think? - You look really nice.- Do I?
0:00:13 > 0:00:16- Only the bravest of brides... - I'm really scared.
0:00:16 > 0:00:21..would let their groom organise the biggest day of their life...
0:00:21 > 0:00:23- alone.- She's going to love it, I know she is.
0:00:23 > 0:00:27- But she'll probably kill me. - The grooms get £12,000.
0:00:27 > 0:00:28No strippers!
0:00:28 > 0:00:32And the brides get no say in how it's spent.
0:00:32 > 0:00:36With a million ways to splash the cash...
0:00:36 > 0:00:39I got married in a battleship.
0:00:39 > 0:00:42- Black for Vegas, baby. - And a million things to organise...
0:00:42 > 0:00:45- I don't know what she wants. - He's well stressing out.
0:00:45 > 0:00:50- ..can the guys pull it off in just three weeks?- I can't do it.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52And will it be for better...
0:00:52 > 0:00:55- or for worse?- After ten minutes, I want to get it off.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58You've just ripped the whole family apart.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02This is hell on earth.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06Tonight, nice guy James attempts to
0:01:06 > 0:01:09pull off the perfect big day for his bride, Mercy.
0:01:09 > 0:01:13I'm absolutely petrified I'd be bitterly disappointed.
0:01:13 > 0:01:17Will this nuptial novice's lack of planning undo his "I do"s?
0:01:17 > 0:01:19Exactly what I didn't want!
0:01:19 > 0:01:23Could this be Don't Tell The Bride's most laid-back groom ever?
0:01:23 > 0:01:25Where's the make-up artist?
0:01:25 > 0:01:28The rings. Disaster.
0:01:28 > 0:01:32And has he got a chance in hell of delivering a dream Nigerian wedding?
0:01:32 > 0:01:35African men don't wear pink.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38Oh, James...
0:01:38 > 0:01:43Can this man give this woman the most special day of her life?
0:01:45 > 0:01:47OK!
0:02:00 > 0:02:04Today, 28-year-old human resources manager, Mercy, is moving out
0:02:04 > 0:02:07of the house she shares with her fiance, James, in Bedfordshire.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10- You got enough for three weeks? - Yeah.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12They've been together for 13 years and
0:02:12 > 0:02:15have been engaged for four months.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17I look like I'm about three.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20Mercy met IT technician James at college
0:02:20 > 0:02:22and it was love at first sight.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24Do you remember the first day we met?
0:02:24 > 0:02:26Yeah, computer room.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29- No, that was the cafeteria. - No, that was... No...
0:02:29 > 0:02:31You didn't specifically meet me, but that's where our eyes met
0:02:31 > 0:02:34and I was like, "Yeah, baby!"
0:02:34 > 0:02:39- The longest they've ever been apart is five days.- I just jumped on him.
0:02:39 > 0:02:40I was like, "Baby, don't ever go.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43"I never want to leave you again!"
0:02:44 > 0:02:49- And it's clear who manages who round here.- Salmon fillets.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53- No, I prefer those ones.- OK.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55It's going to be very hard for me to let go, because I'm involved in
0:02:55 > 0:02:59everything, every decision making about the house or about the bills.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02Crusty roll. Look at that.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06Not today, Josephine.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08Mercy will be like, "OK, shall we do this?"
0:03:08 > 0:03:10I'm like, "I don't know. Maybe."
0:03:10 > 0:03:13I don't say, "Shall we do this?" I end up saying, "We're doing this. "
0:03:13 > 0:03:15- Because if I wait for you... - If you'd let me finish...
0:03:15 > 0:03:19..nothing's going to happen. See? Took control again.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23Lo and behold, going to pay for it now and he's gone,
0:03:23 > 0:03:28"I don't actually have your card." Why didn't you tell me that about 15 minutes ago when we were shopping?
0:03:28 > 0:03:30Typical. I know.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33Can disorganised James prove his future wife wrong?
0:03:33 > 0:03:35Ah, just great.
0:03:35 > 0:03:36See?
0:03:36 > 0:03:38I like to think I'm the foreman.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40You can't get any more laid-back than James.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43This is my time for me to assert myself.
0:03:43 > 0:03:48He needs somebody behind him to push him because he's way too laid-back.
0:03:48 > 0:03:49I can do it.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51Just leave me to it and I'll sort it out.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53But the stakes are high.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57Mercy has been dreaming about her wedding since she was three.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01My personality is very big, so in terms of my wedding, I would like
0:04:01 > 0:04:04entertainment to be very flamboyant.
0:04:04 > 0:04:09I would like Las Vegas dancers, casino tables,
0:04:09 > 0:04:13fire breathers, fireworks. I would want all of that.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20If James gets it wrong, I will be serving you divorce papers.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26It's time for the couple to say goodbye.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28It'll be all over before we know it.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34- Love you.- Me too.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36Drive safely, OK?
0:04:39 > 0:04:41Love you.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48The biggest day of Mercy's life
0:04:48 > 0:04:52is now in James's hands and he's feeling the pain already.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57I've just lost a piece of me.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00I know it's only for three weeks, but
0:05:00 > 0:05:04it's tough. It's just...
0:05:04 > 0:05:10But here comes help in the shape of little bro' and best man, Shane.
0:05:14 > 0:05:15Hey!
0:05:15 > 0:05:18- I suppose you're up for a tea? - A tea?!
0:05:18 > 0:05:21I'm liking the look of that.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24Next to ruck up is childhood buddy and usher, Aswad.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26How you doing, bro'? You all right?
0:05:26 > 0:05:29Must be beer o'clock.
0:05:29 > 0:05:34You've got to stay sober. You've got a wedding to organise.
0:05:34 > 0:05:35Down to James.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40You're just here to organise...
0:05:40 > 0:05:44Organise the beer rotation.
0:05:44 > 0:05:50For the next three weeks, Mercy is staying with her sister Dulcie in Bermondsey, London.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53And she's already fretting about her man.
0:05:53 > 0:05:57I do have faith in James but, because he's never been given the opportunity
0:05:57 > 0:06:00to organise anything really, I don't know what he can produce
0:06:00 > 0:06:04because he has never had the opportunity to produce anything.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06For all I know, he could be really, really
0:06:06 > 0:06:10stressed out and low and I can't be there for him and that hurts me.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13He could be stressed, but he's not.
0:06:13 > 0:06:18Are you confident that you've got everything planned out in your head?
0:06:18 > 0:06:21- No.- No? Oh, gosh.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29Day two, and the boys have sorted... hangovers.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35Feeling a bit rough this morning. Got a bit of a dodgy stomach.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37I don't know whether it's that I drank too much.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40I think I need a couple more hours' sleep and I'll be all right.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42Hopefully we can get something sorted.
0:06:42 > 0:06:47By the looks of James, I don't think he can think of anything today.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50With half the morning gone, it's dawning on the boys
0:06:50 > 0:06:54how clueless James is about weddings and, more worryingly, his bride.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57You know what size she is, right?
0:06:57 > 0:06:59Um... yeah.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02- Sure?- Yeah...
0:07:02 > 0:07:04I think.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08Yeah, I'm 100% confident.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10Oh, my gosh! Wow!
0:07:10 > 0:07:15- First, he needs a venue. - It's quite memorable.
0:07:15 > 0:07:21- James likes them all and just can't make a call.- A zoo?
0:07:21 > 0:07:23You really want to go to a zoo?
0:07:23 > 0:07:25- That would be good, man. - Mercy would kill me.
0:07:25 > 0:07:30Take her round to see the monkeys and that before you tie the knot.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37The next day, and James has finally whittled it down
0:07:37 > 0:07:40- to two available venues.- Is this it?
0:07:40 > 0:07:42Yeah, I think so.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45First up, the Addison Community Centre in Bedford.
0:07:45 > 0:07:50I wouldn't like to have a community hall or anywhere
0:07:50 > 0:07:51where there's loads of car parks.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53It's not a bad location. It's do-able.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57- Yeah?- There's ample parking.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00- The first thing you see is just a car park.- There's flowers there.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04Yeah, that fits my greenery criteria.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06But does it fit Mercy's?
0:08:06 > 0:08:07Oh, my gosh.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10Oh, look, there's the swans.
0:08:10 > 0:08:14Because this is her dream venue.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16It's amazing.
0:08:17 > 0:08:23900-year-old Leeds Castle, set in 500 acres of rolling Kent parkland.
0:08:23 > 0:08:28Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair!
0:08:28 > 0:08:30Greenery as far as the eye can see.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32Everything I wanted is actually here.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34I'm completely breathless.
0:08:34 > 0:08:38You could not feel any more special than this. You just can't.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40- You couldn't feel any more special than this.- No, you couldn't.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43You know what you want and you ticked that box, and if he doesn't
0:08:43 > 0:08:49tick the box, then there's going to be...
0:08:49 > 0:08:53tears and they won't be tears of joy.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57Looks like James is going to be needing a lot of tissues.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00- It's a bit dark, isn't it? - I'm sure that will be sorted out.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03Nice bit of strategic lighting.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06A few candles won't turn this into a castle,
0:09:06 > 0:09:08but that's not putting James off.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11If we do have a band, have a band up there. Dancers.
0:09:11 > 0:09:16And he's not the only one letting his imagination run wild.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20- You'd need a butler.- Yes, I would. All for a day. All for a day.
0:09:20 > 0:09:21- It's your special day, isn't it? - Yeah, it's a once in a lifetime.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25You'd want something like this for a once in a lifetime, wouldn't you?
0:09:25 > 0:09:29Princess Mercy has fallen in love with her fairy-tale castle.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33It's ticked all the right boxes, every single one of my...
0:09:33 > 0:09:36- five-page list. - You couldn't get much more...
0:09:36 > 0:09:39- Did you have a five-page list? - I did have a five-page list.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41That list has been growing since I was about three. It's not something
0:09:41 > 0:09:44- that just popped out of my head now. - Since you could write.- Yeah.
0:09:44 > 0:09:49James is more focused on the bottom line. It's 600 quid.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51- All right, we'll give it a go. - I can't believe how cheap it is.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53Yeah, that's brilliant.
0:09:53 > 0:09:57Imagine if all weddings were that cheap and that simple.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01Yeah, just imagine... Mercy's face.
0:10:01 > 0:10:06Fortunately, James still has one more venue to visit.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09Will it be the rural idyll that Mercy wants?
0:10:09 > 0:10:12Not really. He's heading for South London.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14We're stepping in the right direction.
0:10:14 > 0:10:18I think that's probably why I'm feeling a bit more at ease.
0:10:18 > 0:10:23- Dulwich College is licensed to hold civil ceremonies.- Initial thoughts?
0:10:23 > 0:10:24Very nice.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28Only problem is, Mercy wants a church.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32She's brought best friend Asima to All Saints in Maidstone, Kent.
0:10:32 > 0:10:37Because of my religious Christianity beliefs, I want to be able to do it
0:10:37 > 0:10:40properly and in a church.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42It would be perfect for the whole of your family
0:10:42 > 0:10:44for you to get married here.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47And my dad would be so proud.
0:10:47 > 0:10:51So you just want to start your, like, married life off
0:10:53 > 0:10:56- in this way.- Yeah.
0:10:56 > 0:11:01At Dulwich College, James is checking out the room used for civil ceremonies.
0:11:01 > 0:11:02Nice and dusty.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05Yeah.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07It looks nice.
0:11:07 > 0:11:11I'm just trying to picture it all now. I have such a weak imagination.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13Shame it's a library.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16There's not a steeple in sight.
0:11:16 > 0:11:20I'm liking this. It's just one room, really,
0:11:20 > 0:11:22isn't it? But I can picture this.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24Yeah. It's good.
0:11:27 > 0:11:32James seems oblivious to what really matters to Mercy.
0:11:32 > 0:11:37Very cheeky question. We only budgeted two and a half.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40Let me just see if I can do something else.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43It's not too over-budget, so James splashes the cash.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46That would be lovely. Perfect.
0:11:46 > 0:11:47Revelation for us.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50A decision at last.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53I think it's just a case of pulling a few things back in a few places.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56But which places?
0:11:56 > 0:11:59Especially when your bride wants the best of everything.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04Princess Mercy is having a Cinderella moment
0:12:04 > 0:12:06with best mate Asima.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10- These would be quite nice. - Do you like them? For a wedding?
0:12:10 > 0:12:11Yeah, they're shiny, sparkly.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14This girl has a thing for bling.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17What kind of shoes do you think James is going to get you?
0:12:17 > 0:12:19I don't know.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21I think he's going to go for sparkle.
0:12:21 > 0:12:25He knows what I'm like with the shoes. He knows that I like sparkle.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29Do you think he's confident of getting everything sorted?
0:12:29 > 0:12:32Given the timescale, he's probably got the venue done now...
0:12:35 > 0:12:37That's it?
0:12:37 > 0:12:41Mercy does end up doing everything, so James takes the back seat.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44James likes to just eat and
0:12:44 > 0:12:48play his computer, so this is well out of his comfort zone.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51In fact, he's so far out of his comfort zone,
0:12:51 > 0:12:53he can't see it any more.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55That must be why he's throwing caution to the wind
0:12:55 > 0:12:56with Mercy's transport.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59I want to see the surprise you got for me.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01My dream transport to the wedding
0:13:01 > 0:13:05would be a white Bentley convertible or a horse and carriage that you can
0:13:05 > 0:13:08have a sort of grand entrance. It has to be really, really big,
0:13:08 > 0:13:11flamboyant, very grand, just like my personality.
0:13:11 > 0:13:16And entrances don't come much bigger than by carnival elephant.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18- Wow!- So she'd be able to drive this, would she?
0:13:18 > 0:13:22I can't lift my leg over.
0:13:22 > 0:13:26- I can imagine making an entrance on this.- Can you imagine this?
0:13:26 > 0:13:28This would be out of this world.
0:13:30 > 0:13:31This could go two ways.
0:13:31 > 0:13:37Exactly. I think she can either say, "Wow, you've really got
0:13:37 > 0:13:42"creative and got imaginative and pulled it out the bag"
0:13:42 > 0:13:44or "What the heck was I thinking?"
0:13:44 > 0:13:47Then it's down to you, man.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50- I think it's a good idea. - I don't want to kill my bride
0:13:50 > 0:13:53before I get to marry her.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57You'd better insure her first, then!
0:13:57 > 0:14:00How much is it going to be for the day?
0:14:00 > 0:14:05For the day? 1,800 quid for the day.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08- OK, cool. - I'll just leave it up to you.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10- You can let me know.- Absolutely.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17OK. I'll let you know as soon as I can.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19I feel like a second-hand car dealer!
0:14:20 > 0:14:22You buy it!
0:14:24 > 0:14:26Do you think she'll like it, or do you think she'll kill him?
0:14:26 > 0:14:28I think she'll like it, but then she'll probably
0:14:28 > 0:14:31kill him at the same time!
0:14:33 > 0:14:38At nearly a sixth of his budget, that's one ma-hoo-sive gamble.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40- I don't think we could chance that! - No!
0:14:40 > 0:14:44- I don't think we should chance that! - Yeah, exactly!
0:14:47 > 0:14:51Not only has poor old James got to make Mercy happy,
0:14:51 > 0:14:54he's got to keep her traditional Nigerian family onside, too.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57So do you want to have
0:14:57 > 0:15:01a traditional white wedding dress and then a Nigerian dress?
0:15:01 > 0:15:02Yeah. After.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04What do you want to say your vows in?
0:15:04 > 0:15:06- My wedding dress.- Which one?
0:15:06 > 0:15:09- My Western dress.- OK.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12And then get changed into your Nigerian and start winding out.
0:15:12 > 0:15:17Older sister had a traditional Nigerian wedding, and Mercy wants
0:15:17 > 0:15:21James to prove that he has a handle on their family traditions too.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25My parents are going to be watching him, so he needs to get that right.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27It's wonderful, isn't it?!
0:15:27 > 0:15:29Ah!
0:15:29 > 0:15:31I want my wedding to look like that!
0:15:31 > 0:15:34But James comes from a West Indian background,
0:15:34 > 0:15:36and they do it different in the Windies.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39I have absolutely no idea how I can
0:15:39 > 0:15:43integrate the specifics of Nigerian culture into the wedding.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46It's going to be an interesting vibe. I don't know where to start.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49Trying to get those together is going to be difficult.
0:15:49 > 0:15:50It's going to be hard to pull off.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53Everyone's got to wear the same colour headdress.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56Yeah, can you see everyone's in pretty much the same colour?
0:15:56 > 0:15:57- Do you think he knows that?- No.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03Daddy, can you see you?
0:16:03 > 0:16:06- Yeah, can you not see?- Oh, my gosh! I look like a young man there!
0:16:06 > 0:16:08THEY LAUGH
0:16:13 > 0:16:16Sadly, James can't fly to Lagos on his budget,
0:16:16 > 0:16:20so he's off to the next best thing, Brixton Market.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24He needs traditional wedding costumes for both him and his bride.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30I don't want to get it wrong. I don't want everybody's like,
0:16:30 > 0:16:31"Oh, my gosh, what has he done?"
0:16:31 > 0:16:36It's not just the Nigerian box he has to tick.
0:16:36 > 0:16:40The colour he chooses needs to be specific to Mercy's family's tribe.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44I'm not a Nigerian, and I have no idea where to start.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46Faced with a rainbow of colours and fabrics,
0:16:46 > 0:16:48James considers looking pretty in peach.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51I could imagine that, looking all regal!
0:16:51 > 0:16:55- Yeah!- But he's no idea if peach would be an insult
0:16:55 > 0:16:57to his bride's tribe.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59Did you not do any research before you came out?
0:17:02 > 0:17:04Not as much as I thought I needed to.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09This boy needs someone to save his bacon.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13I just need an idea of where to go and what to look for.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15I'm not sure if you know, it's a very small tribe.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17- Do you know what part of Nigeria that is?- Benin.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21- OK, that's not too far from where my family are from.- Brilliant.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24You can get a lot of those kind of things from West London.
0:17:24 > 0:17:25Petticoat Lane,
0:17:25 > 0:17:27round Liverpool Street Station.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30There's a lot of shops there that deal in all these kind of things.
0:17:30 > 0:17:34- Smashing.- But how's he even going to know it when he sees it?
0:17:34 > 0:17:36Thanks again. Thank you, bye.
0:17:36 > 0:17:41James the novice Nigerian tries Petticoat Lane and has the good
0:17:41 > 0:17:45fortune to fly straight into the safe hands of an African angel.
0:17:45 > 0:17:51Usually a coral colour, pinkish wine....
0:17:51 > 0:17:52- OK.- Colours like that.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55So if we go with something like that, that'd be nice.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57How about dusky pink, then?
0:17:59 > 0:18:05Usually, African men don't wear pink.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08You understand?
0:18:08 > 0:18:11What about something like this one here?
0:18:11 > 0:18:13- One along the bottom.- This one?
0:18:13 > 0:18:16- Yes, you can wear that.- I see.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19James might look like a plonker in pink, but it seems
0:18:19 > 0:18:21they can both carry off champagne.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26Drunk on his success, it's not long before James is thinking of getting
0:18:26 > 0:18:28Mercy the matching bridal head tie.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33Hold your horses, mate,
0:18:33 > 0:18:36you haven't even bought her white wedding dress yet!
0:18:36 > 0:18:38Right, either way I'm going to blow my budget with this.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42Tell me, what's your budget like? How much do you want to spend?
0:18:42 > 0:18:45I would say, all in all, everything, 300.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48So the material and then the outfits, 300.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50In an African wedding,
0:18:50 > 0:18:55nobody should outstand you, nobody should dress more than your bride.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58Your bride should stand out.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02To afford the standout dress, James has got to lose the head tie.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05Let's hope his princess won't chop off his head.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07Welcome to the African world!
0:19:07 > 0:19:10Thank you!
0:19:13 > 0:19:16But his bride expects two dresses.
0:19:16 > 0:19:20Surely he'll find it easier to choose a white one?
0:19:22 > 0:19:23Nope.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25Have you any idea of fabrics?
0:19:25 > 0:19:28Lace or satins or...?
0:19:28 > 0:19:29Just something quite fitted?
0:19:29 > 0:19:31She's got a good figure, then?
0:19:31 > 0:19:34Yeah, very slim. I need to be schooled.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36I have no idea where to start!
0:19:36 > 0:19:38Decisions just aren't James' thing.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40Is she quite girly?
0:19:40 > 0:19:45No. Yeah, she's quite girly, fitted stuff.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47Yeah.
0:19:47 > 0:19:51- Yeah, fitted stuff, really. - That narrows it down(!)
0:19:53 > 0:19:55So which one do you prefer out of these two?
0:19:55 > 0:19:57All three of them, in fact.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59I like the reverse on this one,
0:19:59 > 0:20:04I like this on this one, and I like that top part on that.
0:20:04 > 0:20:05Bits of all three!
0:20:05 > 0:20:09Let's just mash it all together, we'll have a perfect dress!
0:20:12 > 0:20:17Mercy, however, knows exactly what she wants, and her bridesmaids
0:20:17 > 0:20:19Dulcie and Natalie seem to agree.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21Mercy, you look beautiful.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23You look really, really beautiful.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25It's got the neckline that you want.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27It's got everything.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29It's even got the train.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32It's really, really lovely. It's really lovely.
0:20:32 > 0:20:36It's big, it's bold, it makes a statement when I walk through a room.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40It's still elegant, cos I am a very elegant lady!
0:20:40 > 0:20:43And it's just got everything about me attached to this dress.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46If only James could be that decisive.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50Getting the woman's dress is going to be... Ah, gosh.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53They're all really nice in their own unique way.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56Cos I can picture her just coming in and bursting into tears.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58Don't say that!
0:20:58 > 0:20:59Princess Mercy's found her
0:20:59 > 0:21:04fairytale dress, a hand-beaded ivory gown with a chapel-length train.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07It's quite flamboyant, it's very fairytale.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10All topped off with a diamante tiara.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13You look like a princess.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16I do feel like a princess. I'm actually going to throw
0:21:16 > 0:21:19the biggest tantrum in the world if I don't get it!
0:21:19 > 0:21:22- You don't know anything she would like about a dress?- No.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25Gosh. What do you do when she talks to you?
0:21:25 > 0:21:27- I told you...- Just ignore her?!
0:21:27 > 0:21:30It's like a little jingle going on in the back, like Homer Simpson.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32Let it be a lesson for all the men out there!
0:21:32 > 0:21:38- If I could go back in time... - Sadly, James doesn't have a TARDIS.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43This is the nerve-wracking bit.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47It could make or break the wedding. No pressure(!)
0:21:52 > 0:21:54I think I've made my mind up already.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56Wow!
0:21:56 > 0:21:59The first one, I think, is better.
0:21:59 > 0:22:04- Amazing. James has made the first quick decision of the week - but is it the right one?- I know you.
0:22:04 > 0:22:10Don't make up your mind because you don't want to do another day of this!
0:22:10 > 0:22:14- I like it.- Don't just make do.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17Making do isn't in Mercy's dictionary.
0:22:17 > 0:22:23Worst case scenario, if he gets you a dress you really don't want to wear, what are you going to do?
0:22:23 > 0:22:26I will go to my sister's house and put some jeans on
0:22:26 > 0:22:30and put a T-shirt on, and I will be coming down that aisle with high heels on and a tiara.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33That's what I'll be doing, cos I'll not be wearing it!
0:22:33 > 0:22:35Um...
0:22:35 > 0:22:37So, what's it going to be, James?
0:22:37 > 0:22:40- That one.- This one?- Yeah.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43Yes. This one we can do for £800.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45- OK.- Deal done.
0:22:45 > 0:22:52This reluctant groom is now the proud owner of two wedding dresses, and all for 1,300 quid.
0:22:54 > 0:22:58There are over 1,000 individual decisions to be made for the average wedding.
0:22:58 > 0:23:02So far, James has made three,
0:23:02 > 0:23:04and he has less than two weeks till the big day.
0:23:04 > 0:23:08Has she ever said to you particular flowers that she really likes?
0:23:08 > 0:23:12Have you ever been to weddings together where she's gone, "That's really nice?"
0:23:12 > 0:23:17Um... No, I don't think there's been a case where...
0:23:17 > 0:23:18She probably did!
0:23:18 > 0:23:20This is it, yeah! I tend to zone out after a while.
0:23:20 > 0:23:27Good thing this groom has a new strategy - letting other people make his decisions for him.
0:23:27 > 0:23:31The caterer has chosen a three grand menu without James even picking up a fork.
0:23:31 > 0:23:35Just seeing spring roll at the end, chow mein,
0:23:35 > 0:23:38is that common amongst...?
0:23:38 > 0:23:41It is. You find most black people,
0:23:41 > 0:23:44the easiest takeaway for them to do is Chinese.
0:23:44 > 0:23:49Yep, spring roll and chop suey - that's traditional Nigerian, isn't it(?)
0:23:49 > 0:23:53And after a Chinese, of course you want...a wedding cake.
0:23:53 > 0:23:59So if we go with the three tiers, both sponge and fruit.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02PHONE: 'Do you want any little figurines on top?'
0:24:02 > 0:24:07Oh, yeah. Yeah, that'd be lovely, yeah, whatever you could do to make it look nice would be great.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10- He's not fussed! - Yeah, I'm just like, "Ah, headache!
0:24:10 > 0:24:12"Everything, headache! Aaagh!"
0:24:15 > 0:24:18That's not as big as the headache he's going to have when he realises
0:24:18 > 0:24:22he's forgotten one of the most important wedding essentials.
0:24:29 > 0:24:33I don't know. I don't know.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36No. I don't know.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39His guests don't just need a time and a place.
0:24:39 > 0:24:43Nigerian tradition dictates that they match their outfits to the colour scheme,
0:24:43 > 0:24:45which should be on the invites.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47- PHONE:- 'So I don't need to talk to him?'
0:24:47 > 0:24:48No, don't worry about it.
0:24:48 > 0:24:52- 'OK.' - All right then, see you later. Bye.
0:24:52 > 0:24:58I've had this vision in my mind that I do want some of the family to wear Nigerian wear.
0:24:58 > 0:25:03They need to get their outfits made, they need to go and get their jewellery to match their outfits,
0:25:03 > 0:25:06they need to get their shoes, their bag.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09Everything's got to be organised and collated together.
0:25:12 > 0:25:17Time is running out, and there's still a matrimonial mountain to climb.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20But Sherpa James is talking a breather.
0:25:20 > 0:25:24It's just a nice little escape for an hour or two.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27Just focus on something other than wedding planning!
0:25:29 > 0:25:32I'm just getting to the point where it's doing my head in.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35Elsewhere, invitation stress is spreading.
0:25:35 > 0:25:40The cards should be sent out immediately, so that we know the venue, the time and the date.
0:25:40 > 0:25:44Cos when it's too late, they won't know what to wear.
0:25:44 > 0:25:48- Some of them, maybe they want to travel.- Exactly.
0:25:48 > 0:25:53They can't get their dresses tailored or anything because they don't know the colour of the garments.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56I really want you to point it out quick.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59I will sort it out. I will sort it out.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01- I'll leave it.- OK.
0:26:01 > 0:26:05For Mercy's family, this is much more than a wedding.
0:26:05 > 0:26:09Their pride is at stake. Asima is sent to sort the boys out.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13I think we're only down to about £200 now.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15For the stag and the hen do.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17We see it as a normal night out.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21- Hello!- Hi, babe! - What the heck are you doing here?!
0:26:21 > 0:26:24- Surprise! You all right? - What's going on, stranger?!
0:26:24 > 0:26:25How are you, darling?!
0:26:25 > 0:26:29- I'm here for a reason, obviously. - I don't like these things!
0:26:29 > 0:26:31I don't like scares, man!
0:26:31 > 0:26:33- I'm here to talk business.- Oh, mate!
0:26:33 > 0:26:35- How are you getting on with the invitations?- Uh...
0:26:35 > 0:26:39Please tell me they're done and you're going to hand them out tonight.
0:26:39 > 0:26:40They'll be out by the end of the week.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42That's all you need to worry about.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44- It's cool.- End of this week.
0:26:44 > 0:26:49This is the issue. They need the invitations because they're hoping from the invitations
0:26:49 > 0:26:52they can see what sort of colour scheme you have going on.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54Their clothes have to match that.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57- Friday, they'll be out. - I need to hear end of the day.
0:26:57 > 0:26:58- End of the day?!- Yes.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01Don't let me down, please, cos I'll be letting them down.
0:27:01 > 0:27:02Guess the stag's on ice, then.
0:27:02 > 0:27:04See what we can do.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07Mercy's parents were saying they needed them two days ago,
0:27:07 > 0:27:13so I'm a bit worried about that, because they've told me not to let them down, but clearly I have.
0:27:13 > 0:27:18At least it's not my fault, but James didn't know it was that important,
0:27:18 > 0:27:20so I'm not really that pleased about it.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22HE YELLS IN FRUSTRATION
0:27:22 > 0:27:25The family are desperate for the invites.
0:27:25 > 0:27:31They needed them yesterday, but incredibly, it's another two days before James pulls his finger out.
0:27:31 > 0:27:38I've got 100-plus to do, and I've got a big bag of diamantes.
0:27:38 > 0:27:39Sparkle it up, make it look nice.
0:27:39 > 0:27:44Where I'm saving money, that's always a source of inspiration!
0:27:44 > 0:27:46Couldn't he just have gone to the shops?
0:27:46 > 0:27:48The final result.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52Looks like it's going to be an all-nighter.
0:27:57 > 0:28:01The next day, and Aswad's up bright and early up playing Postman Pat.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03Should be fun, yeah?
0:28:03 > 0:28:05- HE KNOCKS ON DOOR - Poppy?
0:28:12 > 0:28:14Poppy! How you doing? You all right?
0:28:14 > 0:28:17- What are you doing here? - Special delivery for you.
0:28:17 > 0:28:19What's that in your hand?
0:28:19 > 0:28:22It's from the one and only Bobby.
0:28:23 > 0:28:27Just to show you his love, that he's still thinking of you,
0:28:27 > 0:28:30- and that's your invite. - THE GIRLS SCREECH EXCITEDLY
0:28:30 > 0:28:33He did diamantes. Oh, look!
0:28:33 > 0:28:37That's your personal invite.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39- He's been doing diamantes. - He done 'em all.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41He done every single one by himself.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44He was up until late last night doing it all.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46Oh, that is bri... Mercy, look at that.
0:28:46 > 0:28:52- I've got diamonds!- It's not even on your fingers. She is so excited.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54Have faith in the old James.
0:28:54 > 0:28:56Exactly.
0:28:56 > 0:28:58- Oh, my God. - "To my beautiful princess."
0:28:58 > 0:29:00Shall I start crying now?
0:29:00 > 0:29:01THEY LAUGH
0:29:01 > 0:29:05I might be pleasantly surprised about the wedding now, because
0:29:05 > 0:29:10the fact he has taken an concerted effort to make a love-heart shape
0:29:10 > 0:29:16with diamonds means that there may be an element of attention to detail in some respect.
0:29:16 > 0:29:21I've got to get my hair done, my nails done. Oh, my God.
0:29:21 > 0:29:25Despite the Blue Peter touches, there's one very important detail missing.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28There's nothing on there to indicate what colour.
0:29:28 > 0:29:32I'm thinking it might be around this sort of colour.
0:29:32 > 0:29:37With just four days to go, James can't be dealing with details.
0:29:37 > 0:29:41He's still got to sort the rings, bridesmaid dresses, stag,
0:29:41 > 0:29:45hen, shoes, drinks, DJ, transport, photographer...
0:29:47 > 0:29:50He's also got to get the boys' suits.
0:29:50 > 0:29:53Tricky when some of the lads have gone AWOL.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56We're trying on the suits today,
0:29:56 > 0:29:58and they're not here.
0:29:58 > 0:30:00Have you got their measurements?
0:30:00 > 0:30:03No. I haven't got either of their measurements.
0:30:03 > 0:30:07I was expecting Lyndon and Aswad to be here and they're roughly the same size.
0:30:07 > 0:30:08You can't do that.
0:30:08 > 0:30:10I know, but you can roughly...
0:30:10 > 0:30:13They're not roughly the same size anyway.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15Lyndon's bigger than Aswad.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18Details, details.
0:30:18 > 0:30:20Have you got the other guys' measurements?
0:30:20 > 0:30:23No. I'm not very sure what they are, to be honest with you.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26I can probably call some of them.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28We can get the sizes.
0:30:28 > 0:30:34If he's similar to any of you guys, then we can get another suit that's similar to yourself or yourself.
0:30:34 > 0:30:38That's the chance you take. It may not fit.
0:30:38 > 0:30:40Time to phone a friend.
0:30:40 > 0:30:42Where are you? You at home?
0:30:42 > 0:30:45- PHONE:- 'No, I'm just running up the road, mate, to get some food.'
0:30:45 > 0:30:49All right. Have you got a tape measure at your house?
0:30:49 > 0:30:52You've got a tape measure?
0:30:52 > 0:30:54'I should do, yeah.'
0:30:54 > 0:30:58- Can you get Emma to measure you up? - 'OK.'
0:30:58 > 0:31:01Shane might be struggling to get the lads suited and booted,
0:31:01 > 0:31:04- but James seems to know his own mind for once.- I really like this.
0:31:04 > 0:31:07It's really... It's me.
0:31:07 > 0:31:09While James plays at being Hugh Grant...
0:31:10 > 0:31:13..Mercy is about to have a huge rant.
0:31:15 > 0:31:19I don't know what my dress looks like. I haven't had a fitting for the dress.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22Time is fast approaching.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25What if he gets me this dress and it is either ten sizes too big?
0:31:25 > 0:31:28How is he even going to find somebody with my shape and figure?
0:31:30 > 0:31:33No, I'm worried about everything.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35I'll be the runaway bride.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38I'm just going to get there and go, "Oh, my God."
0:31:38 > 0:31:41I'm not overly happy with the way things are going. I want red.
0:31:43 > 0:31:51I think right now red is the colour of anger and frustration and stress.
0:31:51 > 0:31:53So I want red.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57Maybe the prospect of the hen night will calm her down.
0:32:03 > 0:32:05- Or maybe it won't. - Can you just open it?
0:32:05 > 0:32:08"I would have loved to send you to a spa, but the budget's tight,
0:32:08 > 0:32:11"so hopefully you'll enjoy bowling..."
0:32:11 > 0:32:14THEY ALL SCREAM
0:32:16 > 0:32:20Hold on. "Lots of love, James.
0:32:20 > 0:32:24"PS - See you on Sunday." This is what you DIDN'T want, isn't it?
0:32:24 > 0:32:28It's exactly what I didn't want! I didn't want to go bowling!
0:32:28 > 0:32:32James has bought the girls an hour of bowling time.
0:32:32 > 0:32:33Last of the big spenders(!)
0:32:33 > 0:32:36I've chipped my nails.
0:32:36 > 0:32:38And I got one pin.
0:32:39 > 0:32:44Bowling, no drinks. Not impressive at all for a hen night.
0:32:44 > 0:32:48It's not exactly your idea of fun, is it, really? Look at these nails.
0:32:48 > 0:32:50They won't be bowling.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54The girls aren't exactly bowled over.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57I would have liked to have gone with all the girls just to a bar
0:32:57 > 0:33:02with lots of drinks, cocktails, maybe something like have our own private section,
0:33:02 > 0:33:07maybe have done a bit of, I don't know, pole dancing, like.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09The stags have also hit the streets.
0:33:09 > 0:33:14But they're not going to be able to afford many lap dancers with a budget of zero.
0:33:16 > 0:33:18Oh no!
0:33:18 > 0:33:22After half an hour, Mercy has blown out the bowling.
0:33:22 > 0:33:27We've decided to scrap the bowling and go on to a bar, which we will sort out ourselves with the girls
0:33:27 > 0:33:31and have a laugh and leave bowling were bowling needs to be -
0:33:31 > 0:33:35in an alley where I am not there with it.
0:33:35 > 0:33:38Things are looking up for the girls.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41And at the gentlemen's club, too.
0:33:44 > 0:33:47I was wondering, if they are going to spend £61 on the stag do...
0:33:47 > 0:33:49No, they won't be. Of course they're not.
0:33:52 > 0:33:56Luckily for James, his mates are chipping in.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01And for the girls, a man with chips.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04Doesn't get better than that!
0:34:15 > 0:34:17Where is James?
0:34:17 > 0:34:19It's just two days before the wedding.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23After the lame-duck hen, the bridesmaids need James to
0:34:23 > 0:34:25redeem himself with their dresses.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28But he's two hours late.
0:34:29 > 0:34:30Hello!
0:34:30 > 0:34:34- At least someone's got some love for me.- Not impressed.
0:34:34 > 0:34:38They were obviously all a little upset.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41So do you have an idea of what we are looking for today?
0:34:41 > 0:34:44Um...you know me.
0:34:44 > 0:34:46Oh, my God. Colour scheme?
0:34:46 > 0:34:49I would have thought by now they would have chosen a dress,
0:34:49 > 0:34:52not be coming to pick a dress two days before the wedding.
0:34:52 > 0:34:56James is virtually cashless and totally clueless.
0:34:56 > 0:34:59He doesn't even have a colour scheme in mind.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02And he thought shopping for Mercy was difficult.
0:35:02 > 0:35:04I think he's going to do a runner.
0:35:04 > 0:35:08- We should do a runner! - How long have we been here?
0:35:08 > 0:35:11Oh, my God.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13Two hours.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16We haven't even tried on one thing.
0:35:20 > 0:35:23This is all hitting home now.
0:35:23 > 0:35:27Because if he hasn't even picked anything...
0:35:27 > 0:35:30I hope he's picked Mercy's dress.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33Somebody give him a hand!
0:35:35 > 0:35:39Oh, James... What are you doing?
0:35:39 > 0:35:41Hurry up.
0:35:43 > 0:35:48- Saved! By Titi, his three-year-old niece.- Uncle James!
0:35:48 > 0:35:50All right, don't kill me.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53What do you think? Do you think Auntie should wear this?
0:35:53 > 0:35:55If we were 40...
0:35:55 > 0:35:57That wouldn't be a problem.
0:35:57 > 0:36:00- It's just a bit granny-ish.- OK.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02We can try it on. It might look nice on.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06- No, look at these. - Yeah, I know.
0:36:09 > 0:36:10It looks like you've pumped them up.
0:36:12 > 0:36:16You know when you have a bike, the air pump? That's what it looks like.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19I'm trying to cover my modesty here.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21The little that I have.
0:36:21 > 0:36:23I think we need to pick something else.
0:36:23 > 0:36:25You look lovely.
0:36:25 > 0:36:28- It's horrible.- It's horrible. We don't want to come out.
0:36:28 > 0:36:30It's cheap.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33It hugs you in all the wrong places. It makes you look so bumpy.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36Dulcie's just refusing to come out.
0:36:36 > 0:36:40Mercy would cry if she saw us turn up in this dress.
0:36:40 > 0:36:41I picked it up and I looked at it...
0:36:41 > 0:36:46Sorry, James. You look so disheartened.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48Don't worry.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50I'm running out of options.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53Not really. There's a whole shop of options out there, mate.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56You just have to make a decision!
0:36:56 > 0:36:58- We kind of customised it.- Cool.
0:36:59 > 0:37:01These are lovely, man.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04James is convinced and even the girls realise
0:37:04 > 0:37:07that two days before the wedding something is better than nothing.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10- Cool.- Yeah.- Job done.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14I'm hoping a lot more thought has gone into the wedding dress,
0:37:14 > 0:37:19because at the moment Mercy is really stressed about it, really stressed about it fitting,
0:37:19 > 0:37:21the way it's going to look and so forth.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24So I'm hoping a lot more thought's gone into it,
0:37:24 > 0:37:27otherwise you're just going to have another
0:37:27 > 0:37:32stressful, frustrating day like he had today.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34But this groom doesn't do stressed,
0:37:34 > 0:37:37even though he still has to buy wedding rings
0:37:37 > 0:37:39for himself and his bride.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41- Do you know what size she is?- No.
0:37:41 > 0:37:45- I can probably take a fair guess. - Yeah.
0:37:45 > 0:37:49I reckon it's probably that part of my finger.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52We'll measure that and try to get a rough idea anyway.
0:37:52 > 0:37:54- When's the big day?- Sunday.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57- Sunday?- Yeah, I'm leaving everything till the last minute.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00Really? I hadn't noticed.
0:38:00 > 0:38:01James finds a ring,
0:38:01 > 0:38:06but they don't have the size he thinks is Mercy's in stock.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08I really think that's going to be too small.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11Basically, we only have one of each ring on site.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14- We're going to see what we can do to get it for Sunday.- Thank you.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17It's now down to the shop assistant
0:38:17 > 0:38:21to magic a ring from another store within 24 hours.
0:38:21 > 0:38:23As long as they find a store,
0:38:23 > 0:38:26it should be OK. It's going to be a mad day tomorrow,
0:38:26 > 0:38:29but I've got some good right-hand men.
0:38:29 > 0:38:34Just as well, because tomorrow they're going to have their work cut out for them.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43I'm nervous about the fact that it's not just about the wedding.
0:38:43 > 0:38:45It's going to be the after-effect as well.
0:38:45 > 0:38:49Is he going to produce something based on what I would like,
0:38:49 > 0:38:51or is it going to be...
0:38:51 > 0:38:55what he would like, kind of forgetting
0:38:55 > 0:38:58a little bit about me, therefore not really knowing me as a person?
0:38:58 > 0:39:03I just don't know if I trust him to be able to deliver the day that I expect.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06I think maybe my expectations are too high.
0:39:10 > 0:39:13I just don't know if he's going to be able to pull it off.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19I'm absolutely petrified that I'm just going to get there
0:39:19 > 0:39:21and just be bitterly disappointed.
0:39:23 > 0:39:28The wedding is tomorrow and James still needs to book transport
0:39:28 > 0:39:31and buy booze, Mercy's wedding shoes and the all-important rings.
0:39:31 > 0:39:36Without any one of these things, the wedding will be a disaster.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38Gosh, there's so much to do.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44For Mercy, it's the moment of truth.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47She's about to see her wedding dress.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50I feel sick. What if it's, like...
0:39:50 > 0:39:52bright red or something?
0:39:52 > 0:39:56Or I look like a toilet roll holder or something?
0:39:56 > 0:39:58- Barbie pink?- Oh, God.
0:39:58 > 0:40:01Mercy can only hope her man knows her better than that.
0:40:01 > 0:40:05I'm nervous. I feel sick. Oh, my God.
0:40:05 > 0:40:07Want to pull back the curtain?
0:40:14 > 0:40:16OK! I don't know!
0:40:16 > 0:40:18Wow.
0:40:18 > 0:40:20Oh, my God, it's got a long train!
0:40:20 > 0:40:22Oh, my God! I want to put it on!
0:40:22 > 0:40:24Can I put it on now?
0:40:31 > 0:40:32ALL: Aww!
0:40:34 > 0:40:35It is really pretty.
0:40:38 > 0:40:42I love it! I really didn't think he'd be able to get me anything...
0:40:42 > 0:40:44I love it.
0:40:44 > 0:40:49I had this image in my head of the dress that he was going to get me and I was like, "Oh, my God."
0:40:49 > 0:40:51And it fits as well!
0:40:51 > 0:40:54It actually fits.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57He's completely exceeded expectations.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00Completely and utterly exceeded expectations.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12My dress is amazing.
0:41:15 > 0:41:18Just one problem. James has completely forgotten
0:41:18 > 0:41:21that his bride needs shoes for the fitting.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23- Here we go. Moment of truth.- Hello?
0:41:23 > 0:41:26'Hi, James. It's Natalie.
0:41:26 > 0:41:31'We're just wondering, have you got her shoes sorted out?'
0:41:31 > 0:41:34Um... You know what, I woke up this morning
0:41:34 > 0:41:39thinking, "Oh, my gosh, I haven't got Mercy's shoes."
0:41:39 > 0:41:41I'll have it cracked by the end of the day.
0:41:41 > 0:41:45We need it now, really, because it's the fitting.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47'OK, can you see anything local?'
0:41:47 > 0:41:51Is there anywhere you guys can go to,
0:41:51 > 0:41:54because I'm going to have to run around and then get down to you guys
0:41:54 > 0:41:56and obviously I haven't got them now, so...
0:41:56 > 0:42:00It is your choice, so you need to actually pick the shoes yourself.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03Come on, James. What programme do you think you're on?
0:42:05 > 0:42:08Shocked into action,
0:42:08 > 0:42:10the lads finally pull their collective finger out.
0:42:13 > 0:42:15They've got just an hour before closing time
0:42:15 > 0:42:19to find the most important shoes of Mercy's life.
0:42:19 > 0:42:23- You want one of them ones, yeah? - Yeah.- She's sparkling for the night.
0:42:23 > 0:42:25- Yeah, I like that.- Yeah? - What about these?
0:42:27 > 0:42:29Quite short.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31You can't buy them, no, man! Put them back!
0:42:31 > 0:42:34- That's something your nan would wear.- £16!
0:42:34 > 0:42:38But if they're good enough for Nan, they're good enough for Princess Mercy.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41- Just time for a dash to the jeweller's. - Have you got the rings?
0:42:41 > 0:42:45Good stuff, that's great. Brilliant stuff, that's perfect. Exactly what I needed. Lovely...
0:42:45 > 0:42:49After three weeks of cluelessness and chaos, has James done enough
0:42:49 > 0:42:51to make his bride happy?
0:42:56 > 0:42:59The big day is finally here.
0:42:59 > 0:43:02Stick them all in a bit of water...
0:43:02 > 0:43:05Mercy is at her parents' house in South London.
0:43:05 > 0:43:07But there's not a carnival atmosphere.
0:43:07 > 0:43:10- Why do you look glum now? - It's raining.
0:43:10 > 0:43:12Are you looking forward to today?
0:43:12 > 0:43:16- I want my umbrella, cos it's raining.- Aw!
0:43:16 > 0:43:19It'll be fine. It's got to be fine.
0:43:19 > 0:43:21But James isn't fine.
0:43:21 > 0:43:24His guests arrive in two hours.
0:43:24 > 0:43:26And guess what? He's still got loads to do.
0:43:26 > 0:43:29Still got to get my hair cut in that time, get dressed,
0:43:29 > 0:43:31make sure that the, er, caterers...
0:43:33 > 0:43:36Oh, gosh, just the thought of everything,
0:43:36 > 0:43:38it's just, er, it's a bit nerve-racking.
0:43:38 > 0:43:43- Where's the make-up artist, do you know? Does anybody know? - I don't know.
0:43:43 > 0:43:45It's the day of the London Marathon.
0:43:45 > 0:43:48Yay! Do it, do it!
0:43:48 > 0:43:51- Come on!- Mercy's dad is enjoying the race,
0:43:51 > 0:43:53but large parts of London are blocked off.
0:43:55 > 0:43:59There's just 90 minutes to go, and Mercy's nowhere near ready.
0:43:59 > 0:44:03Have you spoken to the make-up artist, cos she's still not here...?
0:44:03 > 0:44:06Is she not there yet?
0:44:06 > 0:44:09- 'Are you able to call her?' - Yeah, yeah, cool.
0:44:09 > 0:44:12Cos basically she can't get dressed without her make-up...
0:44:12 > 0:44:14Hi, is that Bolonay?
0:44:14 > 0:44:17- 'Yes, it is.' - Hi, it's James, how are you?
0:44:17 > 0:44:20'Hi, good morning, and congratulations...'
0:44:20 > 0:44:24But James doesn't seem to appreciate the urgency.
0:44:24 > 0:44:28- She's where?- In Lewisham. - 'In Lewisham.'- What...? Ah...!
0:44:28 > 0:44:30Does she know where she's going?
0:44:30 > 0:44:33- She's in Lewisham. - Is she walking here maybe?
0:44:33 > 0:44:35Gosh!
0:44:37 > 0:44:40After two bottles of champagne, I don't care who does my make-up.
0:44:40 > 0:44:42It's fine!
0:44:42 > 0:44:44OK...
0:44:44 > 0:44:47His guests are due in 30 minutes.
0:44:47 > 0:44:50James isn't dressed, and neither is the venue.
0:44:50 > 0:44:51- Oh, not good.- Why?
0:44:51 > 0:44:54There's nothing in there, basically.
0:44:54 > 0:44:56Where's the caterer?
0:44:56 > 0:44:58I phoned him - voicemail.
0:44:58 > 0:45:00OK.
0:45:00 > 0:45:04- Florist?- I told her to come for 12.
0:45:04 > 0:45:06You told the florist to come for 12?
0:45:06 > 0:45:08- Yeah.- Why did you do that? - It's fine, isn't it?
0:45:08 > 0:45:11- The, um, the meal starts... - People are getting here at 12.
0:45:11 > 0:45:14The florist has got to put the flowers in the church,
0:45:14 > 0:45:17in the... Where you're getting married.
0:45:17 > 0:45:21No caterer, no flowers, no hair and make-up - what planet is he on?
0:45:21 > 0:45:25The wedding's at 12, you can't turn up half-an-hour before the wedding
0:45:25 > 0:45:28and go and do it, that's ridiculous.
0:45:30 > 0:45:37The groom makes a last-minute dash to his hotel to change, leaving his brother to pick up the pieces.
0:45:37 > 0:45:39Hopefully, Shane will get
0:45:39 > 0:45:44on top of it, and make sure the florist is there, the caterer...
0:45:46 > 0:45:49Um, a little worried that the caterer is not there at the moment,
0:45:49 > 0:45:52but I'm sure he'll be there fairly soon.
0:45:52 > 0:45:55There's plenty of time anyway. I'm panicking,
0:45:55 > 0:45:57panicking, panicking for no reason.
0:46:01 > 0:46:05It's the bride's prerogative to be late for the wedding, James!
0:46:05 > 0:46:10She still might be, even though her make-up artist has finally arrived.
0:46:12 > 0:46:14Because of the Marathon.
0:46:14 > 0:46:19My goodness, it's taken like two hours!
0:46:19 > 0:46:23I'm really nervous - really, really, really nervous, at the moment.
0:46:23 > 0:46:25I feel sick.
0:46:25 > 0:46:29I feel like I'm about to pass out, and I just feel
0:46:29 > 0:46:32scared, worried, excited.
0:46:32 > 0:46:34I think I've got every single emotion in
0:46:34 > 0:46:37the dictionary going at the moment.
0:46:37 > 0:46:39And so has James.
0:46:39 > 0:46:43Amongst all his other worries, he's lost his wedding cravat.
0:46:43 > 0:46:44Disaster.
0:46:48 > 0:46:51OK, right...
0:46:51 > 0:46:53Mercy is ready.
0:46:53 > 0:46:55All she needs now is her bridesmaids.
0:47:01 > 0:47:03Ah!
0:47:03 > 0:47:05Do you like it?
0:47:05 > 0:47:07Oh, my God!
0:47:07 > 0:47:10Oh, my God, oh, my God! Ah!
0:47:10 > 0:47:12- Is it nice?- You look fantastic!
0:47:12 > 0:47:15- Do you like them?- Oh, my God!
0:47:15 > 0:47:18- Is that a yes?! - Yes!- Do you like the colour?
0:47:18 > 0:47:21Oh, my God, you look amazing.
0:47:21 > 0:47:24- I hate purple. I hate purple! - It's not purple, it's blue.
0:47:24 > 0:47:27It's midnight blue.
0:47:27 > 0:47:30It just looks...fantastic.
0:47:30 > 0:47:33Let me see the shoes.
0:47:33 > 0:47:35Shut your mouth! Oh, my God.
0:47:35 > 0:47:37- Do you like them?- Do I?!
0:47:37 > 0:47:40You could have painted your toenails the same colour, though!
0:47:40 > 0:47:43They're beautiful.
0:47:43 > 0:47:45Oh, my God, you all look beautiful.
0:47:45 > 0:47:47Right, but we need to get a move on.
0:47:47 > 0:47:51And these are the shoes that James has got you.
0:47:51 > 0:47:55Oh, my God, I don't even know what they look like.
0:47:55 > 0:47:57- Oh, my God. Ah, bless. - You know what?
0:47:57 > 0:48:01Funnily enough, they're the kind of shoes that I would have picked you.
0:48:01 > 0:48:03Ah, do you know what? I love him, I just love him.
0:48:03 > 0:48:08- I absolutely love him. - Yeah, they're her size. They do fit.
0:48:08 > 0:48:10They fit! They fit!
0:48:10 > 0:48:12And they go with your dress more.
0:48:12 > 0:48:15- Yeah, they do. - Oh, my God, and they actually fit.
0:48:15 > 0:48:18Time to get married! Aaah!
0:48:18 > 0:48:20Married!
0:48:20 > 0:48:25Somebody hold my dress! And my flowers, don't forget the flowers.
0:48:25 > 0:48:26Oh, the flowers...
0:48:26 > 0:48:31- Go and get them downstairs... - James has found his cravat.
0:48:31 > 0:48:32Um...
0:48:32 > 0:48:35Are you sure you've got everything now?
0:48:35 > 0:48:37Oh, my gosh!
0:48:37 > 0:48:38The rings! Oh...
0:48:40 > 0:48:42You are a nut job!
0:48:42 > 0:48:44Um... Ah, gosh...
0:48:44 > 0:48:47At this rate, mate, your bride will be waiting for you!
0:48:51 > 0:48:54Got the rings.
0:48:54 > 0:48:56That was...! That was worrying!
0:48:56 > 0:48:59- Oh, goodness.- Oh, my God!
0:48:59 > 0:49:01Mercy's wedding transport has arrived.
0:49:01 > 0:49:03Fortunately, it's not an elephant.
0:49:03 > 0:49:05And it's a sunny, it's sunny!
0:49:05 > 0:49:08Oh, my God, I'm a bit tall.
0:49:08 > 0:49:11- You'll need to duck your head first...- Oh, my God, I can't get in.
0:49:17 > 0:49:21In the nick of time, James has made it to his own wedding,
0:49:21 > 0:49:23just before his bride.
0:49:27 > 0:49:30We're pretty much in south London,
0:49:30 > 0:49:35- so where are we going that's going to be...?- We're going to McDonald's.
0:49:35 > 0:49:37McDonald's? Oi, less of that!
0:49:37 > 0:49:42Where in south is really green and picturesque?
0:49:42 > 0:49:46I'm getting confused and scared. Oh, my God.
0:49:46 > 0:49:50Well, there's a little bit of green.
0:49:50 > 0:49:55And Mercy's family and friends have turned up in full Nigerian dress -
0:49:55 > 0:49:58even though he didn't help them with a colour scheme.
0:50:00 > 0:50:03Mercy wanted a church wedding.
0:50:03 > 0:50:07She wanted a reception in a castle, with swans on a lake.
0:50:07 > 0:50:10She's not getting any of those things.
0:50:12 > 0:50:14I just want to see him now.
0:50:16 > 0:50:21Is James about to get the biggest roasting of his life?
0:50:29 > 0:50:31It's the moment of truth...
0:50:38 > 0:50:40# My endless love...
0:50:49 > 0:50:51# Two hearts
0:50:51 > 0:50:55# Two hearts that beat as one
0:50:58 > 0:51:01# Our love has just begun
0:51:05 > 0:51:06# For ever
0:51:09 > 0:51:11# I'll hold you close in my heart... #
0:51:14 > 0:51:16You look beautiful.
0:51:23 > 0:51:29Do you, James, take Mercy to be your lawful wedded wife, to be loving,
0:51:29 > 0:51:34faithful and loyal to her for the rest of your lives together?
0:51:34 > 0:51:36I do.
0:51:36 > 0:51:41Mercy, do you take James to be your lawful wedded husband, to be loving,
0:51:41 > 0:51:48- faithful and loyal to him for the rest of your lives together?- I do.
0:51:51 > 0:51:54Place the ring on the ring finger on her left hand...
0:51:57 > 0:52:00Get a bit of a push going on!
0:52:01 > 0:52:03Yours fits!
0:52:04 > 0:52:10I am very pleased to declare, you are now lawfully husband and wife.
0:52:21 > 0:52:25The dress is amazing, the shoes are comfortable. Comfortable!
0:52:25 > 0:52:28Your suits are amazing, everyone looks really amazing,
0:52:28 > 0:52:31everyone looks really happy. I haven't seen inside yet, so...
0:52:31 > 0:52:34Time to reveal Dulwich College's Great Hall.
0:52:34 > 0:52:35Oh, my God!
0:52:37 > 0:52:39Wow!
0:52:41 > 0:52:43It's awesome.
0:52:52 > 0:52:55I do have traditional sort of Christian values.
0:52:55 > 0:52:59I would have liked to get married in a church - what woman wouldn't?
0:52:59 > 0:53:01However, at the end of the day, I was with James -
0:53:01 > 0:53:04whether it be in a chapel, walking down the aisle,
0:53:04 > 0:53:07or a registry office, it doesn't matter at the end of the day.
0:53:07 > 0:53:11Because seeing that emotion that I had when I saw him,
0:53:11 > 0:53:13I didn't even look at the setting, I just saw James,
0:53:13 > 0:53:17ran down that aisle, and I just saw my man and just hugged him.
0:53:17 > 0:53:19So it didn't matter, it doesn't matter.
0:53:21 > 0:53:23Even the Chinese buffet's going down well.
0:53:23 > 0:53:28Thank you all for coming as well.
0:53:28 > 0:53:30I had this nightmare of seeing
0:53:30 > 0:53:34all these white tables with nobody sitting on them.
0:53:34 > 0:53:37Some of that would have been my fault - half of you probably hadn't had an
0:53:37 > 0:53:42invitation, and that was all word of mouth, and that was just my nature. I said I would do it.
0:53:42 > 0:53:45But I put it off and I put it off and I put it off.
0:53:45 > 0:53:48And that's what I do all the time, so nothing new there.
0:53:48 > 0:53:52But as long as you're here, that's the main thing.
0:53:54 > 0:53:57I never expected that the venue was going to be so good.
0:53:57 > 0:54:02I enjoyed excellent meal and drink. Everybody is happy.
0:54:02 > 0:54:06Before this wedding occasion came out,
0:54:06 > 0:54:09and he told me, "Mummy, I'm not going to let you down.
0:54:09 > 0:54:12"I make sure we are going to be happy."
0:54:12 > 0:54:17Really, when I came here today, I feel so proud, and I'm really happy.
0:54:17 > 0:54:20To the bride and groom!
0:54:20 > 0:54:23- Bride and groom!- I don't think that it will change him as a person.
0:54:23 > 0:54:26You know, I don't think he will next week become a wedding planner,
0:54:26 > 0:54:29or become lot more of a proactive person.
0:54:29 > 0:54:31What I do think it has done, though,
0:54:31 > 0:54:36is that he's become a lot more confident in his belief that
0:54:36 > 0:54:40he can actually achieve whatever he puts his mind to.
0:54:40 > 0:54:42I reckon Mercy's going to be giving him
0:54:42 > 0:54:47loads more jobs now. He's not as silly as he makes out to be.
0:54:47 > 0:54:51James has done good, I've got to give it to him. I think like,
0:54:51 > 0:54:56um, given the timescale, there's a few things could have been done a bit differently,
0:54:56 > 0:55:01but overall, it has been a success. Mercy's happy, and that's the main thing, and James is happy.
0:55:01 > 0:55:04They're together, they're married - job done.
0:55:06 > 0:55:10Just one more job left, actually - the couple have to change into
0:55:10 > 0:55:12their traditional Nigerian outfits.
0:55:12 > 0:55:15The traditional wear is absolutely spot-on.
0:55:15 > 0:55:17It's beautiful, absolutely beautiful.
0:55:17 > 0:55:23- Absolutely fantastic. I think you've done really well, baby. - Yeah?- Yeah.
0:55:23 > 0:55:26'I would have got me a Bentley. Oh, yeah, and the fireworks.'
0:55:26 > 0:55:32- Yeah, what else?- There was no swans. - Oh, you want swans? And water... - And there was no lakes.
0:55:32 > 0:55:35'To be fair, if I wanted lakes, I'll go and visit a lake.'
0:55:35 > 0:55:37What I might do is take my camera with my wedding dress
0:55:37 > 0:55:40and go and picture myself outside a lake and pretend I was there.
0:55:40 > 0:55:44- Exactly.- For me, it's almost like, "He can pull this off. So maybe I should stop
0:55:44 > 0:55:48- "being a sort of control freak and let you kind of deliver."- Yeah.
0:55:48 > 0:55:52But the only problem with you is, you take too long.
0:56:01 > 0:56:04Next time, we're with country boy Nathan...
0:56:04 > 0:56:06Got my pig, cook his head.
0:56:06 > 0:56:11..as he attempts to blow away his bride-to-be, Nicky.
0:56:11 > 0:56:14- He's trying, and he's trying harder. - Really gutted.
0:56:14 > 0:56:18But will his rustic plans be ruined by his meddling mother-in-law?
0:56:18 > 0:56:21I ain't happy, Nick - this is the biggest day of your life.
0:56:21 > 0:56:25It's not only Nicky's hopes and dreams, it's my hopes and dreams.
0:56:25 > 0:56:27- Mum's really cross, I tell you.- Why?
0:56:27 > 0:56:30Certain people are not happy.
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