0:00:02 > 0:00:04Hold on to your hats.
0:00:05 > 0:00:07This is Don't Tell The Bride.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11LAUGHTER What do you think?
0:00:11 > 0:00:13- You look really nice.- Do I?
0:00:13 > 0:00:15Only the bravest of brides...
0:00:15 > 0:00:16I'm really scared.
0:00:16 > 0:00:20..would let their groom organise the biggest day of their life...
0:00:21 > 0:00:22..alone.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25She'll love it, I know. But she'll probably kill me.
0:00:25 > 0:00:27The grooms get £12,000...
0:00:27 > 0:00:28No strippers!
0:00:28 > 0:00:32..and the bride's get no say in how it's spent.
0:00:34 > 0:00:36With a million ways to splash the cash...
0:00:36 > 0:00:39I got married on a battleship.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41On black for Vegas, baby.
0:00:41 > 0:00:43..and a million things to organise...
0:00:43 > 0:00:46- I don't know what she wants. - He's well stressing me out.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49..can the guys pull it off in just three weeks?
0:00:49 > 0:00:52- I can't do it. - And will it be for better...
0:00:52 > 0:00:54- THEY SCREAM - ..or for worse?
0:00:54 > 0:00:57After 10 minutes, I want to get it off.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00It's ripped the whole family apart.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02This is hell on earth.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05Tonight, fashionista Tom wants to create
0:01:05 > 0:01:08an outdoor extravaganza for his bride, Lotty.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10It's a Mongolian tent, basically.
0:01:10 > 0:01:14But will it be her taste or his that wins the day?
0:01:14 > 0:01:16I want a dress that just goes...
0:01:16 > 0:01:19If she wants to put her chav bling on it, then fine.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21Will he pay tribute to her late mother?
0:01:21 > 0:01:24Come on, Mum. Swing it, please.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27I'd like to remain positive and not completely write it off.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30And can he prove how well he knows his bride?
0:01:30 > 0:01:33Oh, my God! Oh, my God! Oh my God...
0:01:33 > 0:01:36He really doesn't know me at all, does he? Oh, my God.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38Can this man
0:01:38 > 0:01:42give this woman the day of her dreams?
0:01:42 > 0:01:44SHE SOBS
0:01:44 > 0:01:45I don't want to do it.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02Today, 30-year-old Lotty is moving out of the Bristol home
0:02:02 > 0:02:05she shares with 28-year-old Tom.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07To actually comprehend that I'll be leaving Tom here
0:02:07 > 0:02:12and feel like I'm outside my life for the next three weeks
0:02:12 > 0:02:14is going to be really surreal.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17When the couple met four-and-a-half years ago, it was destiny.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20I bounced over to see him. We had the same phones.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23I asked him his star sign, took his number.
0:02:23 > 0:02:27All the important things you need to know about someone instantly.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29"What star sign are you? Do you like cheesy Wotsits?"
0:02:31 > 0:02:33Three years later, Tom popped the question.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37'He told me he wanted to go out for his birthday in a nice restaurant.'
0:02:37 > 0:02:41- He dressed me up in a dress and... - Not that I thought you were a Barbie!
0:02:41 > 0:02:42No, but, put me in a dress.
0:02:42 > 0:02:47'But Tom seemed extremely edgy, you know.'
0:02:47 > 0:02:51He kind of got up and he was... shaking on one knee
0:02:51 > 0:02:53and you could hear people behind going, "Is he, is he?
0:02:53 > 0:02:56"Yes, he is! He's down on one knee!"
0:02:57 > 0:03:01It's not every day that Tom gets to show his romantic side.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04He's a brickie by trade, but he's not like the other guys.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07Many's a time he's said he's going to go home tonight
0:03:07 > 0:03:09and it's manicure night tonight.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11- When have I ever said that? - You know you have!
0:03:11 > 0:03:15- "It's manicure night?"- "I'm going to have a nice little pedicure."
0:03:15 > 0:03:16I've never said that!
0:03:16 > 0:03:21Metrosexual Tom makes all the design decisions
0:03:21 > 0:03:23in their Bristol apartment.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27- Ultimately, I'd like to change the cushions.- Yeah...
0:03:27 > 0:03:30We've got a role reversal in our relationship.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34Whereas I should be all about buying a great big TV, I don't really care.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36It'd be nice if we sorted the bedroom out,
0:03:36 > 0:03:38got curtains up and things like that.
0:03:38 > 0:03:43Luckily for Tom, his future Mrs is an insurance broker
0:03:43 > 0:03:45and she wears the pants at home.
0:03:45 > 0:03:50I think I bring an authoritative role to the relationship.
0:03:50 > 0:03:51Do you want me to check it?
0:03:51 > 0:03:53No, you're all right.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56I think I bring organisation, I bring...order,
0:03:56 > 0:03:57'I bring the importance of'
0:03:57 > 0:04:00why things need to be done to our relationship.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05And Tom, well he brings his flair for fashion.
0:04:05 > 0:04:09He likes to look through the women's magazines at the clothes.
0:04:09 > 0:04:10I was going to suggest that...
0:04:10 > 0:04:13'Then I have to guess which pair of shoes he likes.'
0:04:13 > 0:04:16It's a bit like Russian roulette because if I pick the wrong one,
0:04:16 > 0:04:19'am I going to be totally berated for the fact that'
0:04:19 > 0:04:21I've picked a pair of shoes that are chavvy.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27- That's horrible, Lotty. - It's got a strap.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30I like a bit of sparkle, I like a bit of... You know.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33'I like to show off. I'm a confident person'
0:04:33 > 0:04:34and I don't like to hide.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38But Lotty hasn't always had the chance to shine.
0:04:38 > 0:04:42When she was just 13, her mother, Toni, lost her fight with cancer.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45Unfortunately, when my mum passed away,
0:04:45 > 0:04:49I then missed out on an 18th, a 21st,
0:04:49 > 0:04:52that were particularly memorable.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55I wouldn't want a wedding day that was half-hearted and glossed over.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58I want it to be the most special, important day of my life.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01I think I'll pull off my own perfect wedding,
0:05:01 > 0:05:03but Lotty's perfect wedding...
0:05:03 > 0:05:05I'd like to think so.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08I'd like to think I know her well enough in order to do so.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12It's time for the couple to say goodbye.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18The next time they see each other will be at the altar.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21I'll see you in three weeks.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24- Stay calm, enjoy yourself. I love you.- I love you, too.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27- Love you, sweetheart.- Love you, too.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30Love you. See you in three weeks, babe.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39Just going to really miss her, basically. It's going to be tough.
0:05:39 > 0:05:40It feels like, at the moment,
0:05:40 > 0:05:43it's going to be the longest three weeks of our lives.
0:05:43 > 0:05:48Tom is now in control of the biggest day of Lotty's life.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54Time to send in the cavalry.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58Tom's big brother and best man, Joe, works in London as a teacher,
0:05:58 > 0:06:01so they've got some catching up to do.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04- Come here.- I was going to just go for the handshake!
0:06:04 > 0:06:07Nice to see you've dressed up for the occasion(!)
0:06:07 > 0:06:10You're dressed for the summer as well, aren't you?
0:06:10 > 0:06:13- Come here, you! - THEY LAUGH
0:06:13 > 0:06:14We've got serious planning to do.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17I hope you're up for it, the next three weeks.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20I'll deliver the best wedding I can for you and your lady.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22Whatever you want me to do, I'll absolutely do.
0:06:22 > 0:06:23It's just me and you?
0:06:23 > 0:06:25Me and you planning a wedding.
0:06:25 > 0:06:26It's been five minutes
0:06:26 > 0:06:29and I've exhausted every avenue of conversation.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32I won't lie - I think I'm a bit bored of you, as well.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34I'm really looking forward to it.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37I haven't spent three weeks with him for the best part of a decade.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40With the sage moral counsel of his big brother,
0:06:40 > 0:06:43everything will come up smelling of roses. Fingers crossed.
0:06:43 > 0:06:48Lotty is staying with her surrogate mum, Auntie Lisa,
0:06:48 > 0:06:50who was also Lotty's mum's best friend.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53- THEY CHEER AND LAUGH - Hello!
0:06:53 > 0:06:56'Charlotte spent an awful lot of time'
0:06:56 > 0:06:59at my house because her mum was ill and couldn't go out.
0:06:59 > 0:07:04Whatever we did, Charlotte came and she was just part of our family.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06It's nice to have this chance with you.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09These three weeks are going to be special.
0:07:09 > 0:07:13I knew...that this would be a really hard day, when she got married.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16Oh... Just a minute.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18SHE CLEARS HER THROAT
0:07:18 > 0:07:23'When I used to go and visit Toni and sit there and hold her hand,
0:07:23 > 0:07:25'she used to say, "I really wish I could stay alive
0:07:25 > 0:07:30'"and see my daughters get married and be there for them."'
0:07:30 > 0:07:32She said, "You will be, won't you?"
0:07:37 > 0:07:40THEY LAUGH
0:07:40 > 0:07:42We've got one cupboard here.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46And here we've got another one.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49I'm coming here to a new beginning.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52This is the first time I've come to live with you without any tears.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54Without any hassle, yes.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58Because it's a positive reason why I'm coming to live with you, not...
0:07:58 > 0:08:01- Oh, no, you'll be crying.- ..a loss.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05I don't know how long I'll give you, I think it'll be about eight days!
0:08:08 > 0:08:10Tom's wedding plans are about to be
0:08:10 > 0:08:13influenced by one of his greatest passions.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16Due to the fact I love surfing, it'll be great to have
0:08:16 > 0:08:21some sort of influences of what I enjoy within in the wedding.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24Just that sort of out-in-the-open-air feeling.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30So to bring the outdoors in,
0:08:30 > 0:08:33he's thinking of hiring
0:08:33 > 0:08:35a Mongolian yurt.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37Really cool, I like it.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40'I'd ideally like a stately home'
0:08:40 > 0:08:43or a manor house or a country house hotel.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48You can definitely visualise the day and how it's going to go.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50It's quite spectacular to walk around and see.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54If Tom chooses to go a bit relaxed and off the wall,
0:08:54 > 0:08:56I hope it's not too much.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58I really like it, it's nice.
0:08:58 > 0:09:05This empty tent would cost him half his budget, but Tom is smitten.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07Something like this is fantastic,
0:09:07 > 0:09:09a little bit different and I'd happily have it.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11It's something I'd like to have.
0:09:11 > 0:09:16Now all he needs is somewhere to pitch it. Should be a doddle.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19We'd like to erect a yurt.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21It's like a Mongolian tent, basically.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25But not everyone's as keen as Tom on the yurts.
0:09:25 > 0:09:26No way at all, then?
0:09:27 > 0:09:30Mongolian tent. It's a yurt, like a Mongolian tent.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33It's not something I'd be allowed to do?
0:09:33 > 0:09:37You don't do that at all? No possibility whatsoever?
0:09:37 > 0:09:41That's a big fat no. This is getting off to a cracking start(!)
0:09:41 > 0:09:46While Tom is looking for a patch of grass to pitch his tent,
0:09:46 > 0:09:49Lotty has a rather grander green in mind for her reception.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52It would be perfect.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56She and chief bridesmaid Laura are visiting Bowood House,
0:09:56 > 0:09:58an exclusive golf resort.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01Really lovely, especially with the sun out.
0:10:01 > 0:10:05You can imagine everyone drinking Pimms on the terrace, sat around.
0:10:05 > 0:10:06- Yeah.- It's lovely.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10The building is really important -
0:10:10 > 0:10:13architecture and being inside a beautiful building -
0:10:13 > 0:10:15but the view, the grounds...
0:10:15 > 0:10:18Golf courses are the most beautiful surroundings,
0:10:18 > 0:10:21simply because of all the grass being so short
0:10:21 > 0:10:24and you can see the trees and everything else around you.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26It'll be suitable for her train.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28I could get the lawn mower across.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30Tom is currently in the rough.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34Still, at least he'll be allowed to erect his yurt
0:10:34 > 0:10:36at Bullock Farm Fishing Lakes.
0:10:36 > 0:10:37Do we have to get portaloos in?
0:10:37 > 0:10:41I think with 150 guests, there's going to be queues.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44We haven't got a lot of money so I was just thinking 30 buckets.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47How does that sound? Just like the Mongolians used to do it.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49Yeah, Lotty's going to love it(!)
0:10:51 > 0:10:55I can just visualise it. Imagine getting in a horse-drawn carriage
0:10:55 > 0:10:58all the way down there and leading you up.
0:10:58 > 0:10:59- That'd be lovely.- Beautiful.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01A big grand entrance,
0:11:01 > 0:11:05big open doors, grand ceilings, everything, walking in.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09This makes you feel like you're arriving to your very...
0:11:09 > 0:11:11grand stately home.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15It wouldn't be everyone that gets married on an island, would it?
0:11:15 > 0:11:16This is it. No man's an island!
0:11:16 > 0:11:19I'm trying to see whether it would be wide enough.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21One yurt with 150 is going to be...
0:11:21 > 0:11:23It would go here I guess.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25You can just roughly pace it.
0:11:25 > 0:11:30Tom's huge Mongolian tent might just fit between the two streams,
0:11:30 > 0:11:34- but his guests had better go easy on the champers.- About 14 metres.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36There's just not enough room, is there?
0:11:39 > 0:11:41Tom's not giving up yet.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44He's heading to Chew Valley Reservoir, south of Bristol,
0:11:44 > 0:11:47to find a big enough plot for his yurt.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50- Absolutely beautiful, mate. - That's a nice view all round.
0:11:50 > 0:11:54That's what you're looking for. Something just steps off the page
0:11:54 > 0:11:57and that's how Lotty's going to feel
0:11:57 > 0:11:59when she comes here and pulls up in that car.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01It's going to be quality, proper good.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04It's a beautiful spot,
0:12:04 > 0:12:08but other than the view, it's not got a lot.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10Pretty struck with it so far.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13You've found your venue. I think you've picked well.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16And you wouldn't believe the price of grass these days.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19- You're looking at £2,000 plus VAT. - Right, OK.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22We expect the site cleared by yourselves afterwards.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25You offer the portaloos and arrange that within the price
0:12:25 > 0:12:28and the connection for the electricity, as well?
0:12:28 > 0:12:29No, we don't do any of that.
0:12:29 > 0:12:33All we do is you pay us for the site and everything else - toilets,
0:12:33 > 0:12:37generator, lighting, decorations, it's all down to yourselves.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39- And is there...? - More hard work for you.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43Absolutely. Is there any wiggle room on that price?
0:12:43 > 0:12:47- No, I've given you the rock bottom. - Yeah. OK.
0:12:48 > 0:12:49That told you, boys!
0:12:49 > 0:12:51I love the venue.
0:12:51 > 0:12:52- Same as you.- I definitely do.
0:12:52 > 0:12:57I can't help the overriding feeling, 2,350 is very expensive
0:12:57 > 0:13:00- for what's essentially a field with a fantastic view.- Yeah.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03So the search continues.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05Next up, Priston Mill.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07It's got toilets, it's even got electricity,
0:13:07 > 0:13:11but will they let Tom turn it into a campsite?
0:13:11 > 0:13:17Is there any way, if possible, maybe erecting some sort of marquee?
0:13:17 > 0:13:20You can have a marquee but I'd say it's not necessary.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23They're quite expensive.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25So Tom is discovering.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28It's a really lovely feature.
0:13:28 > 0:13:32- The chefs are just prepping these for the weekend.- Nice!
0:13:32 > 0:13:36There's no need to put on a DIY wedding here.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39We've our own in-house team, chefs, front-of-house staff.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42It may not be his tent, but it's certainly slick.
0:13:42 > 0:13:47This is set up fairly typical style for a wedding breakfast.
0:13:47 > 0:13:52Everything is provided - the tables, catering - as well?
0:13:52 > 0:13:55In terms of organisation, we can have all the reception
0:13:55 > 0:13:59and the wedding party organised probably in an hour and a half.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01- Right, OK.- It's very easy.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03Not for Tom, it isn't.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05He's got a dilemma on his hands.
0:14:05 > 0:14:11Priston Mill can provide food, drink and a roof for just over £5,000 -
0:14:11 > 0:14:13a grand less than his empty dream yurt.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16It looks like it's going to be too expensive.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19I don't want to let go of it completely, but...
0:14:19 > 0:14:21You've tried your best, mate.
0:14:21 > 0:14:22I've been right here with you.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26- Maybe if we were party planners, but we're not.- This is so tough!
0:14:26 > 0:14:30I thought it would be we just ring a few people, yeah,
0:14:30 > 0:14:33we'll get it sorted and we've got a bit of a budget, no problem.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36My God, this is hard work! I'm not used to giving up on ideas.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40Usually I generally try to stick to it, but...
0:14:40 > 0:14:43Priston Mill, which is a place that I know you liked...
0:14:43 > 0:14:46I know it's not your first choice outside of the yurts.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49Priston Mill is ticking the right boxes.
0:14:49 > 0:14:53It ain't a compromise. The outside space is fantastic.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56Deal done.
0:14:56 > 0:15:01Tom's yurt dream has turned out to be a pipe dream.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05But when it comes to the ceremony, he's only thinking of Lotty.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07I've set my eyes on this church
0:15:07 > 0:15:10due to the reason that it means so much to Lotty.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13To get the church for our wedding is quite crucial
0:15:13 > 0:15:16Backwell Church in North Somerset
0:15:16 > 0:15:20has special significance to Lotty and her family.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23She used to go there regularly with her mum,
0:15:23 > 0:15:24so I think she feels she may
0:15:24 > 0:15:29have her mum in spirit around with her on the day.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32Ultimately, everything else falls in around getting the church,
0:15:32 > 0:15:36so it'd be really disappointing if it didn't happen.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44The church is full of memories
0:15:44 > 0:15:47for Lotty, her sister Angela and Auntie Lisa.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50We always thought I'd get married in Backwell Church.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53- Come on, Mum. We need a miracle. - THEY LAUGH
0:15:53 > 0:15:56Come on, Mum. Swing it, please. Swing it for us.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59It's lovely here, Charlotte. It's perfect.
0:16:01 > 0:16:05Angela was 16 when she attended her mother's funeral here.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08It feels surreal being here again, though, for me.
0:16:08 > 0:16:09It does for a long time.
0:16:09 > 0:16:13Last time I was here, I was sat here for a whole different reason.
0:16:13 > 0:16:14It was a completely different day.
0:16:14 > 0:16:20It's just got so much history and...so many good memories.
0:16:20 > 0:16:21It's kind of peaceful, isn't it?
0:16:21 > 0:16:25I think it's nice sometimes to go back and revisit after.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28It kind of puts a lot of things to rest for you.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31I guess, in a way, it would feel like she was here, as well.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34Yeah. Oh God, yeah.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36- It's like a part of her is here. - Yeah.
0:16:36 > 0:16:40From childhood and being brought up here.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43One thing she always used to say was that she would
0:16:43 > 0:16:46try and battle the cancer cos she wanted to see us walk down the aisle.
0:16:46 > 0:16:47She will.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50She will.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54Anyway, let's start to think about the happy occasion now.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56Yeah. Try and think about good things.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58Sorry, I didn't mean to be upset.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00- It's all right. - One of us was going to anyway!
0:17:00 > 0:17:04It's good to get this feeling done now. hopefully we'll come back here
0:17:04 > 0:17:05and know your mum's around
0:17:05 > 0:17:08and she'll be with us in heart and spirit.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12- It would be Charlotte's day and it'll make it a happy one.- Yeah.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15But Lotty will only be happy if she gets her church
0:17:15 > 0:17:16and it's not a given.
0:17:16 > 0:17:21A little bit panicked at the moment. I left a message with the Reverend.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23It's hit me that it's quite a pivotal thing.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26If this doesn't happen, then...
0:17:26 > 0:17:28I'm kind of the stuck a little bit
0:17:28 > 0:17:33and basically the whole plan is scuppered for the church.
0:17:35 > 0:17:39It's quite crucial that the Reverend will give me a ring fairly soon.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41Fingers crossed and God willing.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44Lotty's dream hangs in the balance.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48But with 11 days to the wedding, Tom has other pressing matters -
0:17:48 > 0:17:51his all-important suit.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56I really like that, this navy. I like that, basically.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59He may not have dressed his bride yet,
0:17:59 > 0:18:02but he knows what he wants to wear on the big day.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06Quite fitted, quite tailored, not skinny fit,
0:18:06 > 0:18:07but quite a tailored suit.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10My brother is metrosexual, I suppose.
0:18:10 > 0:18:11Do you have it with the spots?
0:18:11 > 0:18:14He's a bricklayer, but spends his Saturday shopping
0:18:14 > 0:18:18for the latest trends in fashion and stuff when everybody else
0:18:18 > 0:18:22will be out playing or watching football on a Saturday afternoon.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24# I'm too sexy for my cat
0:18:24 > 0:18:25# Too sexy... #
0:18:25 > 0:18:30Lotty and bridesmaid Laura know how tricky it is to please clotheshorse Tom.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32He'll say I want this and this.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35They'll go, "I've got the perfect suit." They'll find it for him...
0:18:35 > 0:18:36I quite like that.
0:18:36 > 0:18:40..and then he'll go, "But the waistband is just a bit too high,"
0:18:40 > 0:18:42or, "That centimetre of the knee."
0:18:42 > 0:18:43Not too tight, no.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47It just goes right the way up and it's very baggy round the back area.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49I'm so glad I won't be there!
0:18:52 > 0:18:54Let's go and get hitched.
0:18:54 > 0:18:59Something that's not suiting Tom is news about Lotty's dream church.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01Neither Tom or Lotty live in the parish,
0:19:01 > 0:19:04which is making things more complicated.
0:19:04 > 0:19:09The church is of paramount importance to Lotty and the idea of that not being
0:19:09 > 0:19:12able to be green lit for whatever reason, is a crying shame.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15We don't know if it's definitely not.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19I'd like to remain positive about it and not completely write it off just yet.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23For Lotty, ignorance is bliss.
0:19:23 > 0:19:27She's taking a trip down memory lane with Auntie Lisa.
0:19:27 > 0:19:31We used to come down here regularly on the weekends,
0:19:31 > 0:19:35get the ponies out and she was nagged for lessons all the time.
0:19:35 > 0:19:39It's nice to see her take us back and remember all those things.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42I know she'd like to have a horse and carriage on her wedding day,
0:19:42 > 0:19:46that would be fantastic if that was a part of the dream.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50It's not exactly the kind of horsepower that the boys have in mind.
0:19:53 > 0:19:59Tom is determined to bring the great outdoors into his wedding somehow.
0:19:59 > 0:20:03- So, you both VW fans? - Yeah. I do a bit of surfing.
0:20:03 > 0:20:08I'm not going to confess to being amazing at it, but I definitely do a bit of surfing. I try my best.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12BRMS or MP5s. The choice is yours.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14I quite like the ones that's on already. I do like them.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18Lotty's requirements for her wheels are also very specific.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22I quite like the idea of it being more like a cart,
0:20:22 > 0:20:25so a very walnut-coloured cart with some dark horses.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29You've got the foot soldiers driving the horse and cart and they're in
0:20:29 > 0:20:36the traditional top black hats and red and black and grey suits.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39Not much room for footmen in there.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42Look how clean the engine is!
0:20:42 > 0:20:46This one's a little bit more nippy. It's a more sporty engine in.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49I prefer this one. Yeah, I love this one.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51Most brides like this one.
0:20:51 > 0:20:52Not me.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54THEY LAUGH
0:20:56 > 0:20:59I'm not going to lie, I'm sold.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01To be honest.
0:21:01 > 0:21:08- You're absolutely welcome. - You've made my day. Thanks so much.
0:21:11 > 0:21:16With half his budget gone, Tom's wedding plans have been overshadowed by news of the church.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20Tom's had to provide a paper trail of documents to the church
0:21:20 > 0:21:22to prove that Lotty used to live in the parish.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25- Good morning, Reverend. - Hi, Tom. Good to see you again.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27But will it be enough?
0:21:27 > 0:21:29We've got the church, which is cracking. I'm over the moon.
0:21:29 > 0:21:34Everything's going to plan on this side of things, anyway.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40It's now eight days before the wedding and although Tom's suited and booted,
0:21:40 > 0:21:42he still hasn't tackled the biggie.
0:21:42 > 0:21:46Hiya. It looks like there's been a snowdrift in here.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48Fortunately he knows what he wants.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51- I quite like the 1950s look, the fishtail sort of dresses.- OK.
0:21:51 > 0:21:52Quite tightly fitted.
0:21:52 > 0:21:56Quite plain as well. Not too much bling going on.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58So we don't want too much bling going on.
0:21:58 > 0:21:59- That one there?- This one here?
0:21:59 > 0:22:04Yeah, there's not too much going on on there, but it's plain enough as well.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07While the groom makes himself perfectly plain,
0:22:07 > 0:22:10Auntie Lisa and bridesmaid Laura are indulging
0:22:10 > 0:22:16- Lotty in a spot of fantasy wedding dress shopping.- I like the diamante.
0:22:19 > 0:22:20That is a body in there!
0:22:20 > 0:22:23And it turns out it's not just the groom who has strong opinions.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26It's like a net curtain. That's like wearing a bikini.
0:22:26 > 0:22:30Dracula, that is. It's just horrid.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33It's like crepe paper, isn't it?
0:22:33 > 0:22:37Oh, my God! No! I don't mean that horribly, but obviously one man's
0:22:37 > 0:22:42champagne is another man's vinegar, and that definitely is balsamic.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50I like that one. Because it's simple.
0:22:50 > 0:22:55- If you go for a plain dress, it kind of accentuates natural beauty anyway, I think.- Yeah.
0:22:55 > 0:22:59Yes, Tom, but there's simple and then there's plain dull.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04Oh, lovely.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06I like how it sparkles when you move.
0:23:06 > 0:23:10I love the diamante. I love the diamante!
0:23:11 > 0:23:13I like all the sparkly bits on the front.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19I'm not demure and plain and straight and boring.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21I want a dress that just goes... Raah!
0:23:22 > 0:23:27Tom's looking at dresses that go, "Erm, excuse me."
0:23:27 > 0:23:30I'm not too keen on the detail on the shoulder.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33It's just literally hand-sewn on which can come off.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35So we can lose this if you wanted to.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38Yeah. I'm a bit wary of the big sort of brooch.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42So if you wanted that to come off, then it could be just unstitched.
0:23:42 > 0:23:48I don't want loads of bling and all that sort of stuff because I think she's pretty enough.
0:23:48 > 0:23:52Pretty she is, but she's going to be pretty disappointed if Tom doesn't get her any sparkle.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55Sadly, he's on the search for something even plainer.
0:23:55 > 0:24:00Fairly plain, to a point. And without the sort of detailed bits of, um...
0:24:00 > 0:24:02Not too fussy?
0:24:02 > 0:24:06Yeah, not too fussy. Definitely not a meringue or anything like that.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08- Too much?- Probably a bit too much on that one.
0:24:08 > 0:24:12Any plainer and you'll have her in jeans and a T-shirt.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14Probably not too much on the detail.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16That gives quite a bit of fish-tail shape.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18I like that one and it's plain as well.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20And there's so many possibilities with plain.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23Plain shoes, plain bag...
0:24:23 > 0:24:26Where does she keep all her stuff?
0:24:26 > 0:24:28- Has she got a bumbag underneath her dress?- What stuff?
0:24:28 > 0:24:31Well, you know, paying for drinks...
0:24:33 > 0:24:37If you're too much of a dry bread to get your new bride in, I'll take care of her. All night long.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39I'll make sure she's kept in liquor.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44Oh, wow! I like it.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48Absolutely.
0:24:48 > 0:24:53This is definitely the dress. The thing I love about it. Where do I start? Buttons.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56Beautiful buttons. All the bling. Look at the bling.
0:24:56 > 0:25:01I just didn't think I would ever wear something this massive.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04But it's absolutely stunning.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08When I look down, I just think,
0:25:08 > 0:25:10"Blingy!"
0:25:11 > 0:25:16Oh, you look lovely. You look lovely.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19It's just what I imagined you to look like.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24It's lovely, isn't it?
0:25:24 > 0:25:26You look really beautiful.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29- Don't you cry.- It's all right!
0:25:32 > 0:25:37Tom's narrowed down his options to two simple duvets - I mean dresses -
0:25:37 > 0:25:40with very little detail and not a glimmer of sparkle.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47I'm going to be going for that one.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50I really like that. Hopefully Lotty will as well.
0:25:50 > 0:25:55Don't feel bad. You can come back and try again next year, but for now, the winner of Bride Idol...
0:25:55 > 0:25:57Woo-hoo!
0:25:57 > 0:26:01That dress there, again, you could bring it in and what have you.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04- I'm sold. Hopefully she will be as well.- I'm sure she will.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07Somehow I doubt it!
0:26:07 > 0:26:12Will Tom show any better knowledge of his bride's taste when it comes to the entertainment?
0:26:12 > 0:26:14What about if he got your dad's barbershop band?
0:26:14 > 0:26:18That would be...stunning.
0:26:18 > 0:26:22So that's different. I didn't even think about that. Well done!
0:26:24 > 0:26:29Lotty's parents both used to sing in barbershop choirs.
0:26:29 > 0:26:33It was an important part of family life.
0:26:33 > 0:26:37And Tom has a special favour to ask Lotty's dad.
0:26:37 > 0:26:42So, I was hoping that you might be able to help me with maybe getting the barbershop...
0:26:42 > 0:26:45involved somewhere along the lines? I know she likes it
0:26:45 > 0:26:47and she speaks about it a lot as well.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51We haven't practised for years and haven't sang for a while now,
0:26:51 > 0:26:53but it's still there, if you want to do it.
0:26:53 > 0:26:59Say you did get married in a church, it's quite nice to have a choir, isn't it?
0:26:59 > 0:27:02A choir's great, but Barbershop to me is there...
0:27:02 > 0:27:06Me and her, Mum and Angela, we used to make a quartet...
0:27:06 > 0:27:09out of us and sing together in the front room sometimes.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12- Really?- We had a little quartet going. It was quite good.
0:27:12 > 0:27:16- I don't actually know if I'd be able to cope, actually. - It would be very tearful.
0:27:16 > 0:27:20- Well thanks, Dave. Appreciate it. - That's all right.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23- I don't know if I could cope with the barbershop. I'd get too upset. - I know.
0:27:23 > 0:27:26See you later. Cheers, mate.
0:27:29 > 0:27:30We'll be all crying.
0:27:33 > 0:27:34That's perfect.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37In the last two weeks, Tom's spent 10 grand.
0:27:37 > 0:27:41He's agonised over his venue, wrangled over rings...
0:27:41 > 0:27:43It was definitely that one a minute ago.
0:27:43 > 0:27:45..and fussed over flowers.
0:27:45 > 0:27:50But what's on his mind today is whether his hen is going to like the surprise he's planned.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52I've sent them to a recording studio,
0:27:52 > 0:27:56- so they can all lay down a track together and...- Do they sing?
0:27:56 > 0:27:59HENS: # Here we go, here we go... #
0:27:59 > 0:28:02Lotty used to be part of a covers band and also an originals band as well.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05So she loves singing and she loves writing music as well.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07She's very good at as well.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10What we're going to do today, if you haven't already worked it out,
0:28:10 > 0:28:13is we're going to sing some songs.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16Oh, my God!
0:28:16 > 0:28:18- And we're going to record them. - Shit.
0:28:18 > 0:28:22- Yeah. OK.- And we're going to record them and put them on a CD.
0:28:24 > 0:28:26He really doesn't know me at all, does he? Oh, my God!
0:28:26 > 0:28:29I've heard that you quite like singing.
0:28:29 > 0:28:31No. Not at all.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35I think she... I think the lady doth protest too much.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37I'm really starting to panic now.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40No. I've been paid to do all the sort of stuff,
0:28:40 > 0:28:42this is not something I'd want to do on my hen do.
0:28:42 > 0:28:44- This is for fun, though.- Oh, my God!
0:28:44 > 0:28:47I do not want everybody hearing how I sing.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50ALL: Aw!
0:28:50 > 0:28:52What's wrong? You're an amazing singer!
0:28:52 > 0:28:55The thing is, I don't know whether she'd be too keen on the fact
0:28:55 > 0:28:59that I've put her in that situation with her friends, "all eyes on me".
0:28:59 > 0:29:01But I don't know.
0:29:01 > 0:29:06- CRIES:- It sounded so bad last time in the studio, I don't want to do it.
0:29:06 > 0:29:10Don't make me do it. I really, really don't like it.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13I don't want to do it.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16I sound really ungrateful and I don't want to be ungrateful.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18But it really knocked my confidence last time
0:29:18 > 0:29:22and I don't want to do it because it's so soul-destroying.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25I'm probably wrong. She loves the attention, so she might be all right.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28Why do you think I don't sing in bands any more?
0:29:28 > 0:29:30- Cos I'm not any good. - That's not true, Charlotte.
0:29:30 > 0:29:34I haven't been in the studio since I had that shock, you know?
0:29:34 > 0:29:36I thought, "This is what I sound like,
0:29:36 > 0:29:39"what on Earth am I even doing with myself? I'm just such a fool."
0:29:39 > 0:29:41No, cos I heard your tapes and they're really good.
0:29:41 > 0:29:46- But you love me. - I do love you. You know that.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49There's a few bottles of champagne laid on anyway,
0:29:49 > 0:29:52so I would have thought that would get them in the spirit.
0:29:52 > 0:29:54I'm really sorry, everybody.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57I didn't mean to have a total prima donna moment. I'm fine.
0:29:57 > 0:30:01I just absolutely freaked because I'd closed the door on all of that
0:30:01 > 0:30:04cos I didn't think I was any good.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06Here's the song. It goes like this.
0:30:06 > 0:30:10- MUSIC PLAYS - You did, even for someone who was crying...
0:30:10 > 0:30:13# I got my first real six string
0:30:13 > 0:30:16# Bought it at the five and dime
0:30:17 > 0:30:19# Played it till my fingers bled
0:30:20 > 0:30:23# Was the summer of '69... #
0:30:23 > 0:30:24Woo!
0:30:26 > 0:30:28That was my bit.
0:30:28 > 0:30:30# Had a band and we tried real hard
0:30:30 > 0:30:33# Jimmy quit, Charlotte got married
0:30:33 > 0:30:36# I should have known we'd never get far... #
0:30:36 > 0:30:40- I'm getting married! - # Oh, when I look back now
0:30:40 > 0:30:44# That summer seemed to last forever
0:30:44 > 0:30:48# Those were the best days of my life
0:30:50 > 0:30:51# Oh, yeah
0:30:51 > 0:30:56# Back in the summer of '69
0:30:56 > 0:30:58# Oh, yeah
0:30:58 > 0:31:02# Me and my baby in '69... #
0:31:02 > 0:31:07This experience has really made me evaluate my whole life and what is important to me.
0:31:07 > 0:31:11And the only thing that is really important to me are the people I love,
0:31:11 > 0:31:12and obviously Tom.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14CHEERING
0:31:14 > 0:31:19Tom is my world and he really makes out to himself...
0:31:19 > 0:31:22That's cos I'm talking about him.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25- ..that he's silly and an idiot, and he's not. - VOICE CRACKS
0:31:25 > 0:31:27He's really intelligent.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30SINGING
0:31:30 > 0:31:31Yeah, proper Einstein.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36# Cider, cider... #
0:31:36 > 0:31:40Joe has organised a typical Bristolian bash for his brother's stag,
0:31:40 > 0:31:44featuring '70s West Country hit band the Wurzels.
0:31:46 > 0:31:48# I got a brand new combine harvester... #
0:31:48 > 0:31:51I'm probably going to go for a martini. That's lovely. Yeah.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56We'll mix up the muffins a little bit, I guess.
0:31:56 > 0:32:00There's a lot of Bristolian lads here, so I think we'll have a bit of a laugh.
0:32:00 > 0:32:02Mix up the muffins?
0:32:02 > 0:32:04He's even got a VIP backstage pass.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07Let's have a hug. Let's have a hug.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10Get in, come on now!
0:32:14 > 0:32:18- Me and the Wurzels.- Before he gets married, have you got any advice?
0:32:18 > 0:32:21Well, he's the best man for that.
0:32:21 > 0:32:23I'm coming up 50 years.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25- 50 years of marriage?! - 50 years next May.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28- You don't look a day over 21. - Just keep your powder dry,
0:32:28 > 0:32:31that's all I can say.
0:32:31 > 0:32:33- Cheers, boys.- Cheers!- Cheers!
0:32:33 > 0:32:36- Good luck. - Well, thank you very much.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39# Oh, what a beauty
0:32:39 > 0:32:42# I've never seen one as big as that before. #
0:32:42 > 0:32:45CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:32:45 > 0:32:51We'd like to dedicate that song to a young man who's getting married on Friday.
0:32:51 > 0:32:53HE CHEERS
0:32:53 > 0:32:57Tom Simms across there, we dedicate that song to you, boy.
0:32:57 > 0:32:59Yo!
0:33:01 > 0:33:06It's a beautiful thing. Happy stag do, brother.
0:33:06 > 0:33:08CHEERING
0:33:11 > 0:33:13- ALL:- # I am a cider drinker
0:33:13 > 0:33:18# I drinks it all of the day... #
0:33:18 > 0:33:21I've had an absolute belter of an evening.
0:33:21 > 0:33:24I've enjoyed myself. Got my mates around me.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27I'm missing her loads, do you know what I mean?
0:33:27 > 0:33:32I just can't wait to see her on the day, coming down the aisle.
0:33:32 > 0:33:34WHISTLING
0:33:39 > 0:33:43With four days to go, Tom isn't in the clear yet.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46He still has to get bridesmaid dresses for Laura,
0:33:46 > 0:33:48Lou and Lotty's sister, Angela.
0:33:48 > 0:33:53- Have you got a colour scheme?- Either peaches or pinks. Not bright pink.
0:33:53 > 0:33:58He's budgeted 350 quid for three bridesmaid dresses.
0:33:58 > 0:34:00But Angela's not sure.
0:34:00 > 0:34:03I would be more comfortable in a suit, doing the Ange thing.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08Make that two bridesmaid dresses and a suit.
0:34:08 > 0:34:09I'm just gutted I can't carry it off.
0:34:09 > 0:34:13I put it on and I just look like I'm in drag.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16We've got a trouble-maker already, we're five minutes in!
0:34:16 > 0:34:19Tom's got his work cut out for him.
0:34:21 > 0:34:23What sort of suit jacket size are we looking for, Angela?
0:34:23 > 0:34:27- They're getting brighter. - Just tone it down a little bit.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30Luckily, this man could shop for England.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33We'll get you wrapped up in a suit pretty easy.
0:34:33 > 0:34:38It should be quite straightforward. There's not that many styles to diverse from.
0:34:38 > 0:34:40How little she knows, eh, Tom?
0:34:40 > 0:34:44- Look at that.- Now, that would be really cool to wear out somewhere funky.
0:34:44 > 0:34:46It's like Beetlejuice.
0:34:46 > 0:34:50They always sit slightly differently because my little blessings are in way.
0:34:50 > 0:34:54I'm lucky. Charlotte got the blessed side of that part of the family.
0:34:54 > 0:34:55Oh, yeah! LAUGHTER
0:34:55 > 0:34:59I got the handful. That's nice in the arms.
0:34:59 > 0:35:00It's too long in the arm.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03It's proving to be tougher than he thought.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05Let's move on.
0:35:05 > 0:35:09Tom shelves the suit for now. Perhaps he'll find dresses easier?
0:35:10 > 0:35:14Don't like that one. You look like you're going to an eight-year-old disco.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16The way it flares out and everything.
0:35:16 > 0:35:20I don't know if I'm a fan of the shoulder-piece. I think it's a bit mental.
0:35:20 > 0:35:23I quite like them. How much are they?
0:35:25 > 0:35:28- Right, yeah, £150.- Crikey!
0:35:28 > 0:35:32Go and just hang them back up and forget all about those two.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36I think I'm losing the will to live.
0:35:36 > 0:35:40He's also losing track of his pink colour scheme.
0:35:40 > 0:35:43You wouldn't think of grey particularly as a dress for a bridesmaid.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47Not something that you would traditionally choose, is it?
0:35:48 > 0:35:51Yeah. Just generally getting a bit despondent, just thinking,
0:35:51 > 0:35:54"We'll just put those girls in anything now, and just make do."
0:35:54 > 0:35:58Unbelievable! The shopaholic's had his fill of shopping.
0:35:58 > 0:36:02Suddenly, bricklaying seems so much more straightforward.
0:36:03 > 0:36:07We just can't seem to find the right style and colour all in one dress.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09I thought it was going to be much easier.
0:36:09 > 0:36:11But it's hard and I'm panicking a bit now.
0:36:11 > 0:36:14Where else have we got to go? Nowhere else, have we?
0:36:16 > 0:36:21Four hours in, and he still has no dresses, no suits, no nothing.
0:36:21 > 0:36:27It's cut for a man, so that's probably why it might be pushing out there a little bit.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29Hang on. Let me do my best man pose.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32Yeah, I think it's a really nice suit, actually.
0:36:32 > 0:36:33One down, two more to go.
0:36:33 > 0:36:37You feel smart, you feel better on the day, don't you?
0:36:37 > 0:36:41You feel like you're not letting anybody down, especially when it's your sister's wedding.
0:36:41 > 0:36:45The last thing you want is to let your sister down on her big day.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48Tom doesn't want to let his bride down either.
0:36:48 > 0:36:53But an hour before the shop's close, he's running out of time.
0:36:53 > 0:36:57We've got this kind of style here for you. It's quite Audrey Hepburn, quite chic.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00Hold on a minute, haven't we seen this dress somewhere before?
0:37:00 > 0:37:02And wasn't it too expensive?
0:37:02 > 0:37:05Just hang it back up, all right, and then forget all about those two.
0:37:08 > 0:37:10- I like it.- Yeah.
0:37:10 > 0:37:12I quite like the pleats you've got at the front.
0:37:12 > 0:37:16I think they fit quite well, so, how much?
0:37:16 > 0:37:18The dresses are £150 each for you.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20Might have gone over a bit, but that's all right.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23They look great, so we're going to keep them.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25I think we're done on the dress front.
0:37:25 > 0:37:29Thankfully. It's been a long day. We got there in the end.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32In total, it's been an eight-hour-shoppathon.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34I didn't think it was going to be easy, anyway.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37But probably not this hard.
0:37:39 > 0:37:43In need of some time to recharge his batteries, Tom heads for the surf.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46It gives him space to reflect on being away from Lotty.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49It's quite lonely not having Lotty around.
0:37:49 > 0:37:53I guess, I take it for granted she's around all the time, and what have you.
0:37:53 > 0:37:57I've been very used to spending every day with Lotty.
0:37:57 > 0:38:01It's made me realise how important she is in my life, and what have you.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04Obviously, the main reason I'm getting to married to her really
0:38:04 > 0:38:07is because I want to spend every day with her.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12Determined to keep his outdoor theme alive,
0:38:12 > 0:38:16Tom is hand-making place settings in the shape of leaves.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19I do need to keep my mind occupied a little bit because,
0:38:19 > 0:38:22you know, I'm missing her quite a bit.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25- I can't wait to see her. - Hang on a minute.
0:38:25 > 0:38:29You were telling me how brilliant it was to have me around and, "It's been too long,
0:38:29 > 0:38:33"I wish you didn't live in London and you'd be hanging around in Bristol."
0:38:33 > 0:38:35Mate, I love you being around here,
0:38:35 > 0:38:38but it's weird waking up next to you every morning.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40You don't wake up next to me.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43You absolute weirdo. We're not Burt and Ernie.
0:38:43 > 0:38:45We've got two different rooms.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48Let me get on with my leaf-making.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50Before I start blubbering.
0:38:50 > 0:38:53Yeah, get on with your leaf-making, you big sap.
0:38:56 > 0:39:00With only three days to go, Lotty finally receives her invitation.
0:39:00 > 0:39:04- Oh, my God.- It's got Lotty on it. - I don't want to open it.
0:39:04 > 0:39:05SHE LAUGHS
0:39:08 > 0:39:11Tom Simms would like to invite Lotty Hart to our wedding.
0:39:11 > 0:39:14Your carriage awaits at 12:30pm sharp.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16Carriage! Your carriage awaits.
0:39:20 > 0:39:21Be ready for 12.30.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24To be whisked away in your carriage.
0:39:26 > 0:39:27Amazing, a real carriage.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30It's very plain. It's very, very Tom, isn't it?
0:39:30 > 0:39:32Very minimalist, very plain.
0:39:32 > 0:39:35So, hopefully, our wedding won't be too plain.
0:39:35 > 0:39:37Don't speak too soon.
0:39:37 > 0:39:42It's the day before the wedding and you're about to see your frock.
0:39:42 > 0:39:44I'm feeling quite apprehensive today.
0:39:44 > 0:39:48It might make me think, what's the whole wedding going to be like
0:39:48 > 0:39:52because the invitations were plain, and if the dress is wrong, I'll be thinking, "Oh, no.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54"Oh, no." Fingers crossed.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02- Thank you.- Hiya.
0:40:02 > 0:40:04- Hello.- All right?
0:40:06 > 0:40:10Open your eyes. That's exactly what I thought Tom would choose.
0:40:10 > 0:40:14Oh, my God. OK. Ooh.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17- Do you like the look of it?- No. No.
0:40:17 > 0:40:21But, I'll try it on and it might look lovely on.
0:40:21 > 0:40:23It's one of those dresses, sometimes you have to see on
0:40:23 > 0:40:25before you can appreciate it.
0:40:25 > 0:40:29It's just extremely plain, very plain, isn't it?
0:40:30 > 0:40:32OK, I'll try it on.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34We'll take a pew and you try your dress on.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38- I'm sure it'll look nicer on. - I think it will.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40I think she'll look lovely in it.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43Getting choked up thinking about it. I'm trying not to do that today.
0:40:45 > 0:40:48I know that, like, how much her mum wanted to be here.
0:40:48 > 0:40:50And see this moment.
0:40:50 > 0:40:54- I've got that privilege in her place.- Yes.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56THEY GIGGLE
0:41:02 > 0:41:03Silly shoes.
0:41:03 > 0:41:05- Oh!- Oh!
0:41:05 > 0:41:06You look lovely!
0:41:06 > 0:41:10- Charlotte, you look stunning. Stunning.- Gorgeous.
0:41:10 > 0:41:14Yeah. It's just extremely plain, isn't it?
0:41:16 > 0:41:18I love the shape at the front?
0:41:18 > 0:41:20I'm pushed in. Look how flattened I am.
0:41:20 > 0:41:24I don't like straps because I'm too restricted and I feel like I want to get them off.
0:41:24 > 0:41:27I know you're doing that and telling me they'd fall off.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29- But you don't have to... - That's how I feel.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32After ten minutes, I want to get it off. I'm like "get it off me".
0:41:32 > 0:41:34- Cos I'm like that. - I know it's hard.
0:41:34 > 0:41:39- It's like someone's put me in a straightjacket. - It looks stunning. It's lush.
0:41:39 > 0:41:40The dress does you justice.
0:41:40 > 0:41:43Maybe that's the problem. Maybe I am too bloody chavvy.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46Maybe I never know when I should wear something more classy.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48Maybe that's the problem.
0:41:48 > 0:41:49Um...
0:41:49 > 0:41:55With her hair tied up, the girls try to see what can be done.
0:41:55 > 0:41:56Is there anything else...?
0:41:56 > 0:41:59He's not going to get me a tiara because that involves bling.
0:41:59 > 0:42:03He was just thinking, "I don't like the fact that she wears diamantes."
0:42:03 > 0:42:06That's what Tom was thinking. Any money.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09- Would you like to wear a tiara? - I'd rather have a different dress.
0:42:09 > 0:42:13Auntie Lisa thinks that a sparkly necklace will turn Lotty around,
0:42:13 > 0:42:15but will it be enough?
0:42:15 > 0:42:17I feel like a bloody T Rex.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20- It's too tight at the moment.- Ow.
0:42:20 > 0:42:23- I just want to get it off me. - I do think you look fab in it.
0:42:23 > 0:42:27- I would ring Tom.- I can just choose not to wear it at all.
0:42:27 > 0:42:28Is it uncomfortable?
0:42:28 > 0:42:31It's uncomfortable, it's restrictive. I don't like it.
0:42:31 > 0:42:34It's plain. It's boring. I'm going to walk down the aisle
0:42:34 > 0:42:37and people will go, "Oh, she's in a white dress."
0:42:37 > 0:42:41This is all the things you said you wouldn't do if you didn't like the dress.
0:42:41 > 0:42:43I'll walk down the aisle in jeans and a T-shirt.
0:42:43 > 0:42:45I'll go, "I'm sorry, mate, but..."
0:42:45 > 0:42:47Is there any way anything can be put on it?
0:42:47 > 0:42:50- If we could speak to the seamstress and see.- Yeah.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52If that will make you happy.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54OK. Yeah.
0:42:54 > 0:42:57But nothing can be altered without Tom's approval.
0:42:57 > 0:43:01Can you say to him, "It's way too plain, sunshine."
0:43:01 > 0:43:03- Way too plain.- Those words?
0:43:03 > 0:43:05- "It's way too plain, sunshine?"- Yeah.
0:43:07 > 0:43:08Laura has to break the news to Tom.
0:43:08 > 0:43:10PHONE RINGS
0:43:10 > 0:43:13- Hello. - What will he make of her proposal?
0:43:13 > 0:43:19Basically, she's tried the dress on and just not very happy that it's really plain.
0:43:19 > 0:43:22Because initially, she was like, "I want to change it to something
0:43:22 > 0:43:25"that's got diamantes and bling and stuff all over it." So...
0:43:25 > 0:43:28That sounds really classy(!)
0:43:28 > 0:43:33She is going to be adding some sort of motifs and bling and stuff on it.
0:43:33 > 0:43:36- I don't know if that's OK? - Motif?- Can we do that?
0:43:36 > 0:43:41I thought it would have been nice to move away from, like, the less classy sort of side of things with, like
0:43:41 > 0:43:46diamantes and everything else going on all over it, but if she wants to put her chav bling on it...
0:43:46 > 0:43:49- Chav title on it. - Fine, fine. That's fine.
0:43:51 > 0:43:55I'm going to walk down the aisle like that, like a chav.
0:43:55 > 0:44:01She's obviously liking the diamantes, or whatever they are, probably little bits of plastic glass.
0:44:01 > 0:44:04If it's something she wants to put on the dress, that's fine.
0:44:04 > 0:44:10I just hope it don't cheapen the dress or make it look a little bit rubbish.
0:44:10 > 0:44:16We've got a bit of a diamantes tummy. And put your necklace and that on with it.
0:44:16 > 0:44:20I think there's a fine line between glamorous and just garish.
0:44:23 > 0:44:27The man who prides himself on his taste has failed his bride.
0:44:32 > 0:44:37Over at the venue, maybe he'll do a better job with the interior decor.
0:44:39 > 0:44:46- Oh, it's going to look good. - Move over, Laurence Llewelyn Bowen. Tom Simms is in the Mill.
0:44:46 > 0:44:51He's gone all out and bought, yes, floor tiles to decorate his tables.
0:44:51 > 0:44:53Guess we can have the apple as well.
0:44:53 > 0:44:56Time for his piece de resistance.
0:44:56 > 0:45:00Hand-crafted name-tags stuck to apples.
0:45:00 > 0:45:04With the apples, it's just bringing that sort of rustic, but getting a bit of colour to the table.
0:45:06 > 0:45:07It's whether or not just have...
0:45:07 > 0:45:12- Everything has to be millimetre perfect.- But let's have a look at that a minute.
0:45:12 > 0:45:14What do the decorating committee think?
0:45:19 > 0:45:22I think we'll go with that, then.
0:45:24 > 0:45:30The big day that Lotty's mother so wanted to see is finally here.
0:45:30 > 0:45:32But all is not well with the bride.
0:45:32 > 0:45:34I can't stop being sick.
0:45:35 > 0:45:39They'll be like, "Do you, Tom..." And I'll be like, "Hang on a minute."
0:45:39 > 0:45:42I feel like... I had to answer the door earlier on and say excuse me.
0:45:42 > 0:45:47Hopefully, Tom's first surprise, a professional hairdresser, will lift her spirits.
0:45:47 > 0:45:52- Are you excited to see him?- Yes. I am.- has it felt like a lifetime?
0:45:56 > 0:45:58I'm going to shut up!
0:46:02 > 0:46:08Tom has given strict instructions for the style he wants. A natural tussled look.
0:46:08 > 0:46:09Oh, wow, it's curly.
0:46:09 > 0:46:12And you're going to be having a flower in there.
0:46:12 > 0:46:16- There's nothing else going to be up? - Would you prefer more up?
0:46:16 > 0:46:19I tried that dress on and I think it has to be off my... it has to be up.
0:46:19 > 0:46:24So, it's back to the drawing board and Lotty gets her way with a more traditional wedding up do.
0:46:24 > 0:46:28Are you having that bottom bit down or is that going to be up?
0:46:28 > 0:46:31- That's going to kind of... - Be like that.- Yeah.- Not sure?
0:46:31 > 0:46:34Yeah, it's just a bit high for me.
0:46:36 > 0:46:41- Yeah. I guess.- It's not a great start to the wedding day, but there's nothing the groom can do.
0:46:41 > 0:46:45Me and Joe's worked really hard over the past three weeks to get here.
0:46:45 > 0:46:49Now's the time to just enjoy everything. If things go wrong, they go wrong.
0:46:49 > 0:46:51Let's get going, then.
0:46:51 > 0:46:54But Tom's got one more trick up his sleeve.
0:46:54 > 0:46:56Oh, they're lovely!
0:46:59 > 0:47:00Oh, he's got diamantes on it.
0:47:00 > 0:47:05Oh, yeah! That's bling!
0:47:05 > 0:47:07Don't start.
0:47:09 > 0:47:13- You've got sparkles.- Yay!
0:47:17 > 0:47:19I couldn't sleep a wink.
0:47:19 > 0:47:21I kept waking up going, "Huh!
0:47:21 > 0:47:23"What time is it? You haven't got to get up yet."
0:47:23 > 0:47:25I know I'm going to lose the plot.
0:47:25 > 0:47:28and end up crying all day.
0:47:28 > 0:47:31She'll put that dress on, and that will finish me off.
0:47:34 > 0:47:36Lotty is ready.
0:47:36 > 0:47:38Sparkles and all.
0:47:38 > 0:47:41It's time to show her dad.
0:47:44 > 0:47:46You look beautiful. Lovely.
0:47:46 > 0:47:48I love your dress. It's great.
0:47:50 > 0:47:53- Don't you start crying.- I'm not going to cry. Don't let me cry.
0:47:53 > 0:47:58- Oh, you look lovely. - Her bridesmaids are also ready.
0:47:58 > 0:48:02Just trying to figure out how to make a paper aeroplane out of a cravat.
0:48:02 > 0:48:03Well, almost.
0:48:03 > 0:48:05- How's that?- Let's see?
0:48:05 > 0:48:08- Isn't it meant to be wider? - I don't know.
0:48:08 > 0:48:13Look, I've got bling on my... Oh, I'm all... I'm all frightened.
0:48:18 > 0:48:22Oh, you look lush. Oh, my God!
0:48:22 > 0:48:27- Those dresses are lovely. - Absolutely gorgeous. Yes, it's lovely.
0:48:27 > 0:48:29Oh, my God, he's chosen pink. He's chosen pink!
0:48:31 > 0:48:33You look amazing. You look beautiful.
0:48:33 > 0:48:37I hope I don't look a...chav.
0:48:37 > 0:48:39No, you don't. You look absolutely amazing.
0:48:39 > 0:48:42All she needs now is her carriage.
0:48:42 > 0:48:45Here comes the horse power.
0:48:45 > 0:48:47Oh, my God.
0:48:50 > 0:48:53This is Tom all over, this is.
0:48:53 > 0:48:56Oh, my God! It's not very elegant, is it?
0:48:56 > 0:48:58Still, at least there's a footman.
0:48:58 > 0:49:02- Where can I sit? Up here? - Watch your head, Princess.
0:49:02 > 0:49:05My very own little camper van.
0:49:05 > 0:49:07Bye.
0:49:13 > 0:49:16She still doesn't know that Tom's got the church that means so much to her.
0:49:16 > 0:49:19It looks like you might have got you wish.
0:49:19 > 0:49:23We're on the right route.
0:49:23 > 0:49:25I don't want to count my chickens yet.
0:49:30 > 0:49:33I seem to have lost my breath all of a sudden.
0:49:33 > 0:49:35Oh, my God, he's got the church!
0:49:44 > 0:49:47Oh, my goodness. I'm just totally shocked.
0:49:47 > 0:49:49I just can't breathe.
0:49:49 > 0:49:51I'm just totally, totally shocked.
0:49:51 > 0:49:55I didn't think in a million years he would be able to get the church.
0:49:55 > 0:49:57Got it, sis!
0:49:57 > 0:49:59I'm so proud of you.
0:49:59 > 0:50:00Come on, then.
0:50:02 > 0:50:06BRIDAL MARCH PLAYS
0:50:15 > 0:50:18We say a very, very warm welcome to your families,
0:50:18 > 0:50:25to your friends who've come to witness you declare your love, one for the other.
0:50:25 > 0:50:30Thomas Simms, will you take Charlotte Susan Hart to be your wife...
0:50:30 > 0:50:34- I will.- Will you love her, comfort her, honour and protect her?
0:50:34 > 0:50:36Wait.
0:50:36 > 0:50:41Forsaking all others, be faithful to her, as long as you both shall live?
0:50:41 > 0:50:42I will.
0:50:45 > 0:50:47I, Charlotte Susan Hart.
0:50:47 > 0:50:50- Take you Thomas Simms. - Take you Thomas Simms.
0:50:50 > 0:50:52- To be my husband.- To be my husband.
0:50:52 > 0:50:54To have and to hold.
0:50:54 > 0:50:57To have and to hold.
0:50:57 > 0:50:59From this day forward.
0:50:59 > 0:51:01From this day forward.
0:51:01 > 0:51:03Till death us do part.
0:51:03 > 0:51:04Till death us do part.
0:51:13 > 0:51:18I therefore proclaim that they are husband and wife.
0:51:37 > 0:51:45It was so emotional for me because I just kept thinking how much, how proud... I knew you'd do this to me.
0:51:45 > 0:51:48How proud her mum would be to be here and see her get married.
0:51:48 > 0:51:52And she looked beautiful today. She absolutely looked stunning.
0:51:54 > 0:51:58It felt like it's our first date, I didn't know whether it was OK to hold your hand.
0:51:58 > 0:52:00I didn't know whether it was OK to kiss you.
0:52:00 > 0:52:03- I was trying to behave myself in the church.- So far, so good?
0:52:03 > 0:52:05- Yes.- Including the ring?
0:52:05 > 0:52:08- Yes, I love the ring. Let's see yours?- I like it.
0:52:08 > 0:52:09Yeah. It's lush.
0:52:09 > 0:52:12- I like... I don't know.- Do you feel like a man? Like your dad?
0:52:12 > 0:52:14Yeah. I feel like a proper bloke now.
0:52:19 > 0:52:21Hello. How are you today?
0:52:21 > 0:52:24- Very well, thank you. I just got married.- Congratulations.
0:52:24 > 0:52:27- Thanks very much.- Pleasure. - Will you help me get out of the car?
0:52:27 > 0:52:28Of course I will, darling.
0:52:30 > 0:52:35But, what will Lotty make of Tom's unique interior design?
0:52:38 > 0:52:40Oh, my God.
0:52:40 > 0:52:43Oh, my God. Wow.
0:52:43 > 0:52:45D'you like the cakes?
0:52:45 > 0:52:48That is...very colourful.
0:52:48 > 0:52:51Did you choose that?
0:52:51 > 0:52:54- Do you like it? - Where did the green come from? - Look around, it's all green.
0:52:54 > 0:52:57Oh, I like your favours.
0:52:59 > 0:53:01I love you. That is so sweet.
0:53:01 > 0:53:06That is lovely. And it is very plain white like I thought it would be.
0:53:06 > 0:53:10But, for some reason, it's not... It's still very intimate. You've...
0:53:10 > 0:53:14Oh, my God, you're just... Why the bloody hell are you a builder?
0:53:14 > 0:53:17Why aren't you an interior designer?
0:53:17 > 0:53:20I just thought he'd be concentrating more on how he looked.
0:53:20 > 0:53:24But it sounds like he's actually had a real epic of a mission.
0:53:24 > 0:53:28And that room is just so intimate and beautiful.
0:53:28 > 0:53:31I just think he's actually done a much better job than me.
0:53:31 > 0:53:33Than I could ever do.
0:53:33 > 0:53:36HARMONIOUS SINGING
0:53:36 > 0:53:39Lotty's dad has been true to his word.
0:53:39 > 0:53:43The barbershop choir is making a very special appearance.
0:53:43 > 0:53:48She seems to be really happy with everything. And, really, that's all I wanted to happen.
0:53:48 > 0:53:50And I feel so far, I've kind of achieved that.
0:53:50 > 0:53:53So, I'm a happy man, really.
0:53:53 > 0:53:56It was done to please Lotty.
0:53:56 > 0:53:59And that's all I set out to do. I don't think anything's changed.
0:53:59 > 0:54:03I think I'll be going back to bricklaying. Because it seems an easier life.
0:54:03 > 0:54:06Please be upstanding for the beautiful bride and groom.
0:54:20 > 0:54:23It's fair to say you've never been a pushover.
0:54:23 > 0:54:27Or a 'yes' girl. But tonight, hopefully, you might do both.
0:54:27 > 0:54:31LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
0:54:31 > 0:54:35You made me the happiest and most completed man when you said yes
0:54:35 > 0:54:38to marrying me on my birthday last year. I love you, Lotty.
0:54:38 > 0:54:41APPLAUSE
0:54:45 > 0:54:47For Mr and Mrs Simms!
0:54:47 > 0:54:48CHEERING
0:54:52 > 0:54:55He could not have picked better. To every detail, he has got it nailed.
0:54:55 > 0:55:02I do love Tom to bits, yeah, so I'm really, really proud that I can call him my brother-in-law, oh, my God.
0:55:02 > 0:55:05- My brother-in-law.- I think he's done everything beautifully.
0:55:05 > 0:55:07I couldn't be any prouder of him.
0:55:07 > 0:55:11My brother is, without a shadow of a doubt, my best friend in the world.
0:55:11 > 0:55:14And all his strengths, I think, have come through in Technicolor.
0:55:14 > 0:55:18I was so worried you were going to have me on Clevedon Pier,
0:55:18 > 0:55:23- or something, with like, fish and chips, and a big tent.- A tent?
0:55:23 > 0:55:27Now, who would have thought of that?
0:55:29 > 0:55:34# When I'm feeling blue
0:55:34 > 0:55:39# All I have to do Is take a look at you.
0:55:39 > 0:55:42# Then I'm not so blue
0:55:42 > 0:55:44# When you're close to me... #
0:55:44 > 0:55:47I'm not going to congratulate myself, pat myself on the back and go,
0:55:47 > 0:55:53"Wow, I'm amazing." But... But...wow, what a job, eh?
0:55:53 > 0:55:57- Oh, my God, you've really, really gone all out.- Yeah.
0:55:57 > 0:56:00I love you so much.
0:56:00 > 0:56:03Next time, Simon and Keighley.
0:56:05 > 0:56:07She's going to kill me. Vegas, baby!
0:56:07 > 0:56:11I don't want no tack, nothing trashy.
0:56:11 > 0:56:17- If I get that wrong, she'll go ape. - Get me on the phone, I'll tell him what a bitch is.
0:56:17 > 0:56:22- Pissed off isn't the word. - Oh, God, I've screwed up.
0:56:22 > 0:56:25Why would the man I love do this?
0:56:25 > 0:56:27He's spoilt her wedding day.
0:56:27 > 0:56:30You've absolutely broken my heart.
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