0:00:02 > 0:00:04Hold on to your hats...
0:00:05 > 0:00:07..this is Don't Tell The Bride.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13- 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 > 0:00:25- Alone.- She's going to love it, I know she is. 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 > 0:00:32And the brides 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 in a battleship!
0:00:39 > 0:00:42- The lights of Vegas, baby! - And a million things to organise...
0:00:42 > 0:00:46- I don't know what she wants. - It's well stressing me out.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49..can the guys pull it off in just three weeks?
0:00:49 > 0:00:51I can't do it.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54And will it be for better... or for worse?
0:00:54 > 0:00:58- After ten minutes, I want it off.- You've ripped the whole family apart!
0:01:00 > 0:01:02This is hell on Earth!
0:01:03 > 0:01:07Tonight Don't Tell The Bride celebrates its first civil partnership,
0:01:07 > 0:01:11as daring Dan tries to plan the perfect day for his partner, Mark.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13Performers, maybe some drag.
0:01:15 > 0:01:20- It'd be my worst nightmare. - Can Dan control his spending? - We started off with £12,000.
0:01:20 > 0:01:24- Three days in...- We've got three. I'm going to have to rent you out!
0:01:24 > 0:01:27Will he let his best man go OTT with the campery?
0:01:27 > 0:01:28Chin-chin!
0:01:28 > 0:01:32Topless waiters! Anyone got a good body? Stop!
0:01:32 > 0:01:36Will he be able to pick the perfect wedding suit for perfectionist Mark?
0:01:36 > 0:01:40I will not wear for the biggest day of my life, anything that's not right.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44Can this man give this man the wedding of his dreams?
0:01:44 > 0:01:48I just hope that my suit hasn't come at the expense of some crappy drag queen.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52It's just embarrassing.
0:02:04 > 0:02:09Today, 29-year-old student Mark is moving out of the flat in central London
0:02:09 > 0:02:14that he shares with 28-year-old human resources consultant Dan.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16Back to Southend. I can't wait.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20You've got quite a lot of luggage there, babes, for three weeks.
0:02:20 > 0:02:24Yeah, I've got my clothes, my work...
0:02:24 > 0:02:28The couple met in a bar in Sydney six years ago.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30God, look at the state of you.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34- I love that photo. - It's brilliant. - Look at how young you look there.
0:02:34 > 0:02:39I'd got to the bottom of the stairs and I was like, "Right, nice meeting you, bye." Then you lunged at me
0:02:39 > 0:02:43and stuck your tongue down my throat! I was like "Er, yeah..."
0:02:44 > 0:02:47Two months later, and the lads moved in together.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51But there's something missing in their relationship.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54He would ask me about getting married probably every day.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56Every day?!
0:02:56 > 0:02:59- Yeah. - No, I'm not that bad, once a month?
0:02:59 > 0:03:03- No, probably about three times a week.- Three times a month, max!
0:03:03 > 0:03:05- Three times a week. - OK, three times a week.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08But they can't afford the wedding Mark is desperate for.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12He's still studying and Dan is trying to pay off his student loan.
0:03:12 > 0:03:18So now Mark's decided he's going to hand over all control of his big day to Dan.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21I knew I would fall into the bride role.
0:03:21 > 0:03:26I've planned our wedding thousands of times in my head, so I know exactly how I want it,
0:03:26 > 0:03:28where everything is going to be, who's going to come.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31I wouldn't say I'm a control freak...
0:03:31 > 0:03:36- Aren't you?- No, I'm not! But I do like things in a certain way.
0:03:36 > 0:03:41And when it comes to keeping domestic life blissful, Mark generally gets his way.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45I'm really meticulous about how I have things.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49You've put the pillows wrong as well. You haven't done the diamond formation,
0:03:49 > 0:03:52- you know I like the diamond formation.- I can't do anything right.
0:03:52 > 0:03:58Mark is really persistent and it can be a bit like, "OK, enough already."
0:03:58 > 0:04:03So can laid-back Dan live up to meticulous Mark's master plan?
0:04:03 > 0:04:09I think it is really important that I grab the bull by the horns and run with it and show Mark
0:04:09 > 0:04:14that I can deliver something really spectacular in that time.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25It's time for the couple to say goodbye.
0:04:28 > 0:04:33Mark's parents arrive to take him back to Southend for the next three weeks.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40See you when we get there,
0:04:40 > 0:04:43and we're walking down the aisle. All right?
0:04:44 > 0:04:46- I love you.- I love you too.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50It will be the longest the couple have been apart in six years.
0:04:54 > 0:04:59The biggest day of Mark's life is now in Dan's hands.
0:05:01 > 0:05:06I'm feeling quite upset that I'm leaving Daniel,
0:05:06 > 0:05:09cos I'm just going to really miss him.
0:05:09 > 0:05:15I love him so much and I'm so used to being with him every day and speaking to him every day,
0:05:15 > 0:05:18so a little bit of trepidation, but some excitement as well,
0:05:18 > 0:05:23cos I know that in three weeks' time I'm going to get to see him again and we're going to get married.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27DOORBELL RINGS
0:05:27 > 0:05:29For Dan, help is at hand...
0:05:29 > 0:05:31Hiya, boys!
0:05:31 > 0:05:32Hello, sweetheart.
0:05:32 > 0:05:37- ..in the shape of best men, Andy and Steve.- We're moving in.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39How long are you moving in for?
0:05:39 > 0:05:41- Only a couple of days. - Three weeks of freedom.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44- All you've got to do is plan a wedding. Easy.- Easy.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47What's that, a bottle of Taittinger?
0:05:47 > 0:05:50We shouldn't go for the Taittinger, that's Mark's.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52Sod it. He's not here. We're drinking.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56Cheers, Mark. He's going to go ballistic if we drink his champagne.
0:05:56 > 0:06:00- Do you reckon? No, he'll be fine. - I don't really care anyway.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03The fear I have is that he's easily persuaded into anything,
0:06:03 > 0:06:06so if his friends are like, "Oh, my God, let's get this,"
0:06:06 > 0:06:09he'll be like, "I don't know." And they'll be like,
0:06:09 > 0:06:11"It'll be fun," and he'll be like "All right then."
0:06:11 > 0:06:14I know from first-hand experience how easily persuaded he is.
0:06:14 > 0:06:19- I think Mark wants something quite traditional.- Yawn.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22- Boring.- But it's nice.
0:06:22 > 0:06:26But Mark's got no input because he's not here, so it's about what we do.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29- So what do you want?- I guess we can make it a bit more me.
0:06:29 > 0:06:30Totally party in the evening.
0:06:30 > 0:06:35We could maybe have somewhere we can have some performers, maybe some drag?
0:06:35 > 0:06:37You can have topless waiters.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40Go showgirly, with topless waiters.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43Cos we can kind of make that classy.
0:06:43 > 0:06:49I think the worst thing that Dan could do is to just go over the top
0:06:49 > 0:06:54with the campery and everything is garish and in-your-face and tacky.
0:06:54 > 0:07:00That would be the worst nightmare, that there's no classic or classy stuff and there's no tradition,
0:07:00 > 0:07:02it's just tack, tack, tack. I would hate that.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05So Dan knows that Mark wants a traditional wedding.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09And now he's told his best men. But Steve's not listening.
0:07:09 > 0:07:13There's a place in the City called Proud.
0:07:13 > 0:07:17That's kind of like, you know what we were saying with the showgirlish?
0:07:17 > 0:07:19That's very much like that in there.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23- If it's a cabaret venue, we'd have a stage.- You'd have the stage for the cabaret in the evening.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25That'd be pretty cool, wouldn't it?
0:07:25 > 0:07:29The problem is, has it got a licence for a civil...?
0:07:29 > 0:07:31Why would I know that?
0:07:31 > 0:07:33I'm not a wedding planner!
0:07:35 > 0:07:39But Mark knows exactly what he wants, and it doesn't include showgirls.
0:07:40 > 0:07:46His perfect wedding venue lies among the dreaming spires of Oxford, where he's a student.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51He's invited his mum, Jean, to his college, Corpus Christi,
0:07:51 > 0:07:55to show her where he'd be tying the knot if he was in charge.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59So people would walk in, but they'd be greeted with this beautiful quadrangle.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02There's something magical about Corpus Christi.
0:08:02 > 0:08:07You get sort of sucked in to its romantic feeling about the place.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10It's exclusive to the extent that you can only get married there
0:08:10 > 0:08:12if you're a current member of the college,
0:08:12 > 0:08:16so it's not something that anyone could just rock up and do.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20A really romantic place. It would be perfect for a wedding.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24Something nice and tranquil and traditional and beautiful.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26I think it'd look amazing, don't you?
0:08:26 > 0:08:32Having your ideal wedding here would be just, well, magnificent.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34Absolutely magnificent to have it here.
0:08:39 > 0:08:44- Dan's been dragged by best man Steve to Proud cabaret...- Wow.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48..a club famous for its cabaret acts and burlesque waitresses.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52Just have you and Mark sitting up here on thrones during the evening.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54Throughout the whole evening!
0:08:54 > 0:08:57We just sit here, have our dinner on trays.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59We could be waving.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02- Waving out. - Mark would hate it. Let's do it!
0:09:02 > 0:09:08- I really love the venue, though. - I love it. I actually love it.
0:09:08 > 0:09:09Amazing.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15I can just imagine everyone coming in, being seated
0:09:15 > 0:09:19and being served by smartly dressed waiters and waitresses.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22So what is their normal outfit in the venue?
0:09:22 > 0:09:26It's a black corset, seamed stockings, full burlesque outfits.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28Amazing!
0:09:28 > 0:09:31- Showgirl Kylie, we wanted. - Yeah. I love it.
0:09:31 > 0:09:36I've spent so much time thinking about it and visualising it, it would just be...
0:09:38 > 0:09:41..very special for myself and Daniel, I think.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44Just the perfect place...
0:09:44 > 0:09:47- for my son to get married.- Aw.
0:09:47 > 0:09:48Aw, indeed.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55But would Jane be as proud if her son got hitched at Proud?
0:09:55 > 0:10:00At nearly seven grand, the price is certainly swish.
0:10:00 > 0:10:06But Dan's dream venue doesn't have a marriage licence, so he can only have his reception here.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08I haven't got a negative for this place.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12I haven't got one negative, I can't fault anything.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16- Is this where you're going to have your reception?- Yeah, I reckon it is. It's perfect.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20- Chin-chin!- Ha-ha!
0:10:20 > 0:10:24Mark's Oxford dreams are destined to stay just that.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27He's met up with best mate Andrew.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31They're wondering how Dan's coping without his man.
0:10:31 > 0:10:36I think he'll miss your input, because when he's trying to arrange everything,
0:10:36 > 0:10:38he'll be thinking, "What would Mark like?"
0:10:38 > 0:10:42He'll worry that he's doing things I won't like and that'll stress him out.
0:10:42 > 0:10:47But Dan is very organised, so he'll have some kind of spreadsheet with everything set out,
0:10:47 > 0:10:50and he'll have the budget, how much he's spent and things like that.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53He'll be very cautious about spending money.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56Are we talking about the same person?
0:10:56 > 0:11:00Dan's already blown over half his budget on a reception venue
0:11:00 > 0:11:03before he's even found somewhere to get married.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07Fortunately, Islington Town Hall would be a snip at £300.
0:11:07 > 0:11:11- This is the room. - Wow.- This is really nice, isn't it?
0:11:11 > 0:11:15- You two would be sitting on these chairs. Is it the two of you?- No, no.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19- It's actually Mark who's my partner. - Your partner and yourself?- Yes.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21So it'll be you and your partner sitting here.
0:11:21 > 0:11:26- At the end of the ceremony, you'll just come and sign on this table.- Very nice.
0:11:26 > 0:11:30It's very grand, which is very what Mark wanted.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33It's really traditional, isn't it?
0:11:33 > 0:11:36- Very traditional. - Ticks that box, doesn't it?
0:11:36 > 0:11:41- Have you booked a date for giving notice yet to get married? - What's that...?
0:11:41 > 0:11:42What's giving notice?
0:11:42 > 0:11:47Aha. OK, you need to actually, both you and your partner need to
0:11:47 > 0:11:51call your local register office to book an appointment to give notice.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54OK, and how long does that take?
0:11:54 > 0:11:58It's 16 days before the notice clears, so...
0:11:58 > 0:12:01Minimum is 16 days before the date of the ceremony.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04- (BLEEP)- What's 16 days from now, what day is that?
0:12:04 > 0:12:06You have to give notice by tomorrow.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11- That's quite serious.- You reckon?!
0:12:11 > 0:12:15It is, you can't do your civil partnership without giving notice.
0:12:15 > 0:12:20- OK.- Potentially, we've just spent six and a half grand on an evening venue that we can't actually use.
0:12:20 > 0:12:24- We might not be able to use.- And you probably won't even get back again.
0:12:24 > 0:12:29Then we'd have how much? £5,400 to do everything in there?
0:12:29 > 0:12:36It's either that or me and you will have £6,600 of food and drink to drink on our own in Proud Cabaret,
0:12:36 > 0:12:42which will probably be followed by a rather immediate rush to the hospital
0:12:42 > 0:12:46- to have our stomachs pumped. - We'll give it a good go, though!
0:12:46 > 0:12:50I suppose we've got to check if there's one of those registrars available as well.
0:12:50 > 0:12:51What's one of them?
0:12:54 > 0:12:58The person that marries you. Or that civil partners you.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01Yeah, but when you book a venue, that comes with it.
0:13:03 > 0:13:08- Does it?- I don't know. - So you want to book an appointment to give notice for a civil partnership?
0:13:08 > 0:13:12- Yep. - It'll be £67 that you pay Camden.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14- Per person?- Together.
0:13:14 > 0:13:18- For the two of them.- Per person! How many do you want in the wedding?
0:13:18 > 0:13:21- We all love each other, we're having four. Sorry.- It's OK.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24I think we're a bit hysterical.
0:13:35 > 0:13:41But it's no laughing matter. The town hall is available and affordable, but Dan's not convinced.
0:13:41 > 0:13:47He's now leaving himself less than 24 hours to find a wedding venue.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51- Let's just hope this is the one. - I hope so. I really hope so.
0:13:51 > 0:13:57Lovely location, perfect for what we're trying to do. And it looks amazing so far.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01Desperate Dan's last hope is the Andaz Hotel in central London.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03Ta-da!
0:14:03 > 0:14:05Oh.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09So, yeah, this is the ceremony room.
0:14:09 > 0:14:10I think this is amazing.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12I think we need to get it.
0:14:13 > 0:14:19- The hotel even has a Masonic temple where Dan could hold his drinks reception.- Oh, my...
0:14:19 > 0:14:23- Honestly, thrones! You said about thrones.- I told you...
0:14:26 > 0:14:28Oh, my God.
0:14:28 > 0:14:33- It's not Oxford, but it has the tradition that Mark has always dreamt of.- Dan?
0:14:33 > 0:14:35- Yeah.- The colour scheme's the same as Proud.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38It's true.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41- The red uplighters. - I think it's good, don't you?
0:14:41 > 0:14:44But nothing's sacred to Steve.
0:14:44 > 0:14:45He's got other ideas.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49Go-go dancers, up there!
0:14:49 > 0:14:53We could have a couple of cages just in the corner.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58Steve, you've turned this venue from class to pure class!
0:14:58 > 0:15:00Spin the bottle in the middle.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02Strip poker in the corner.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05You're going to have the most amazing wedding.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08Yeah, but it's going to cost a fortune, isn't it?
0:15:10 > 0:15:12Might have to rent you out, love.
0:15:13 > 0:15:14There goes another two grand.
0:15:14 > 0:15:20Dan's spending cash quicker than Kylie at a hotpants auction.
0:15:20 > 0:15:25I think it's scary when we started off with £12,000.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28- And now we've got... - Three days in...
0:15:28 > 0:15:31We've got three. Three and a bit!
0:15:31 > 0:15:33Those were always going to be the more expensive things.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37The rest of it is you reining your taste in.
0:15:37 > 0:15:41Now, the rest of it is compromise time.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45While Dan and Steve come to terms
0:15:45 > 0:15:47with their nine grand spending spree,
0:15:47 > 0:15:50at his parents' house in Southend,
0:15:50 > 0:15:52Mark is also starting to feel the pressure.
0:15:52 > 0:15:57I think it's difficult for me to let go of all control.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01It's the anticipation of not knowing where it's going to be,
0:16:01 > 0:16:05who'll be walking me down the aisle, what I'll be wearing, all that stuff.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08It's a bit nerve-racking. I think sometimes he can be indecisive
0:16:08 > 0:16:12and he just goes with the flow a little bit, so my only worry is that
0:16:12 > 0:16:19in arranging the wedding, he might get caught up in other people's ideas, rather than asserting his own.
0:16:19 > 0:16:23Does anyone want to get their top off for an audition
0:16:23 > 0:16:27for a topless waiter in ten minutes? Anyone?
0:16:27 > 0:16:28Anyone got a good body?
0:16:28 > 0:16:32The money to pay for topless waiters is one thing these boys don't have.
0:16:32 > 0:16:37What they do have is a plastic megaphone and absolutely no shame.
0:16:37 > 0:16:38Stop where you are!
0:16:38 > 0:16:41We're looking to...
0:16:41 > 0:16:46- cast some topless waiters. - OK.- Cool.- We need someone as a topless waiter.
0:16:46 > 0:16:52- You don't need to understand, you just need to take your top off. - No, no, no!- Stop, please, stop.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56We're looking for a couple of topless waiters to give out some champagne.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58- We've got four.- Four?
0:17:00 > 0:17:02What about that one there?
0:17:02 > 0:17:03Oh, no, it's a woman!
0:17:04 > 0:17:09I think Dan could be led astray on some things.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12Too skinny, too bald.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14I do love Steve.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18But, I think, he is quite a character, isn't he?
0:17:18 > 0:17:21We're looking for really hot guys who want to get their tops off.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24And he might lead Dan astray.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26Do you want to get your top off?
0:17:26 > 0:17:32If Mark thought I was sending him down the street getting phone numbers of guys with hot bodies...
0:17:32 > 0:17:35I don't necessarily know that the wedding would happen.
0:17:37 > 0:17:41And if you blame me, Mark will never speak to me again.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45- It's all right.- You've got somewhere to come when the divorce happens!
0:17:45 > 0:17:48After a couple of hours, the boys call it a day.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51Probably for the best.
0:17:56 > 0:18:01In Southend, Mark's getting to spend some quality time with his mum.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04Do you remember when we used to come here when you was little,
0:18:04 > 0:18:07- and we'd throw the bread in? - I loved it. I love this park.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10Mark came out as a teenager. It was a huge step.
0:18:10 > 0:18:17It got to the stage when I was 17 when I thought "I cannot carry on lying any more or pretending
0:18:17 > 0:18:21"that I'm not gay" because it was making me so unhappy, and that's when I told you.
0:18:21 > 0:18:25I think when I came out to you, I think everything changed, didn't it?
0:18:25 > 0:18:28I think so, yes. It was quite a big thing.
0:18:28 > 0:18:34I was totally surprised by it but, I think, I was quite happy.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36- I held your hand. - You did hold my hand.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39I said, "It's not a problem," and whatever.
0:18:39 > 0:18:46I still loved you, you're still my son. And there wasn't going to be any problems with me accepting it.
0:18:46 > 0:18:47And the same with your dad.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50- Yes, Dad was really good, wasn't he? - Excellent, he was.
0:18:50 > 0:18:5515 years later, I'm very happy and I've got someone I want to spend the rest of my life with.
0:18:55 > 0:19:01And for us to now celebrate that in a civil partnership is just perfect.
0:19:01 > 0:19:05- Yeah. Very proud.- Are you? - Very proud, yeah.
0:19:05 > 0:19:09- Give me a kiss. You all right?- Yeah.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18Two weeks to go and Dan may be short of cash, but he's full of ideas.
0:19:18 > 0:19:22He and the boys have decided to make Mark a tribute video.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24We need to have a good balance, don't we,
0:19:24 > 0:19:27of niceness, as well as cheesiness?
0:19:27 > 0:19:31- Yeah.- I haven't seen him for three weeks, so it'll be a nice little tribute.
0:19:31 > 0:19:37A nice tribute to Mark in a way that is fitting to you - cheesy, trashy and camp!
0:19:39 > 0:19:40Love it!
0:19:40 > 0:19:42Sit up.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44I need a hero.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47Mark may not be there, but at least his head is. Make that two.
0:19:47 > 0:19:48Steve, arm.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51# He's got to be strong And he's got to be fast
0:19:51 > 0:19:55# And he's got to be fresh from the fight... #
0:19:56 > 0:19:57Yes, that's brilliant!
0:19:57 > 0:20:01# I'm only searching for a hero till the morning light
0:20:01 > 0:20:04# He's got to be strong And he's got to be smooth
0:20:04 > 0:20:10# And he's got to larger than life Larger than life... #
0:20:10 > 0:20:15Director Charlie's creative concept - love songs from Dan to Mark.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18# I left a good job in the city
0:20:18 > 0:20:21# Working for The Man every night and day
0:20:21 > 0:20:24# And I never lost one minute of sleeping
0:20:24 > 0:20:27# Worrying about the way things might have been
0:20:27 > 0:20:30- # Big wheel keep on turning- Turning
0:20:30 > 0:20:33- # Proud Mary keep on burning- Burning
0:20:33 > 0:20:36# And we're rolling, rolling
0:20:36 > 0:20:37# Rolling on the river
0:20:37 > 0:20:39You can't fault their enthusiasm.
0:20:39 > 0:20:43# Rolling, rolling on the river
0:20:43 > 0:20:46# The river Do, do, do, do, do, do
0:20:46 > 0:20:47# Do, do, do, do, do, do
0:20:47 > 0:20:49# All right! Yeah!
0:20:51 > 0:20:54# All right! Uh-huh! #
0:20:54 > 0:20:57Cool, let's go, that's a wrap.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59# They seek him here... #
0:20:59 > 0:21:02While the boys are camping it up around town,
0:21:02 > 0:21:06Mark is hitting Savile Row on a very serious mission.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09# He's a dedicated follower of fashion... #
0:21:09 > 0:21:14Mark wants a tailor-made suit, anything off-the-peg and his day will be ruined.
0:21:14 > 0:21:15I quite like it, actually.
0:21:15 > 0:21:20I was a bit reluctant before about having tails, but I really like
0:21:20 > 0:21:23the fact that it's traditional with more of a modern twist on it.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26I think it's pretty sharp. I really like it.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28I hope he gets something like this.
0:21:31 > 0:21:38Mark may want high end, but Dan can only afford high street, and he wants them in matching suits.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42- We could put Mark in white, couldn't we?- He is the bride.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44Dan, what about this?
0:21:44 > 0:21:48Fabulous. I'd look good in that.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50We could with, like, straw hats.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52Like a barbershop quartet?
0:21:52 > 0:21:56Listening to this man could seriously damage your marriage.
0:21:56 > 0:22:02The suit would definitely have to be tailor-made because of my body shape.
0:22:02 > 0:22:07I've got a really long, slight torso and then really long arms.
0:22:07 > 0:22:12So, for example, if Dan was to buy something like this off the peg, the arms don't quite fit,
0:22:12 > 0:22:14this needs to be pulled in in the back,
0:22:14 > 0:22:19the trousers would need to be taken in slightly, for it to fit properly.
0:22:19 > 0:22:23That would be massively important. It has to be tailor-made.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26He has to get all my measurements.
0:22:26 > 0:22:30Dan's forgotten to bring the sizes of Mark.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32So we're kind of guessing.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34If it doesn't fit, I won't wear it.
0:22:36 > 0:22:41- I think I quite like you like that. - Do you? I could fit a side of beef down here.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49You look like you should be on the river, punting!
0:22:49 > 0:22:51Or up a certain creek without a paddle?
0:22:53 > 0:22:54No.
0:22:56 > 0:22:57That's really nice.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00It fits better, as well.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10- Mark.- What do you reckon?- No.
0:23:10 > 0:23:14I don't think it looks as bad as I thought it was going to.
0:23:14 > 0:23:19- Make him stand out, though, from the crowd.- But not in a good way. It's not right.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22You've got to be really good looking to wear that.
0:23:22 > 0:23:23Excusez-moi!
0:23:24 > 0:23:27Can you imagine if he got me something like this?
0:23:27 > 0:23:29I would be just like "What?"
0:23:29 > 0:23:32Even though it's supposed to be my size.
0:23:33 > 0:23:38It's ill-fitting, it's got no shape and it just hangs on me.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42And if Dan buys something like that?
0:23:42 > 0:23:47I will not wear for my wedding, the biggest day of my life, anything not right.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50How much did you say in the budget you want him to spend on a suit?
0:23:50 > 0:23:51A good £1,000, I think.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54Which is more important - the cost or how well it fits?
0:23:54 > 0:23:56How well it fits will...
0:23:56 > 0:23:58- Depend on the price. - Depend on the price.
0:23:58 > 0:24:02So if he buys a £150 suit, I know for a fact that it won't fit me properly.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06Dan couldn't afford socks from Savile Row.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12< STEVE WHISTLES
0:24:12 > 0:24:15- That's really nice. - It's really nice.
0:24:15 > 0:24:19And it's not, it's not like you're going to work.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23- Mark would look really nice in that. - It's shimmery and shiny. - He'll love it.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26Mark has decided on the tails.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28This is definitely the one.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31I love it. I really, really love it.
0:24:32 > 0:24:37The ivory shirt, tie and then the contrast with the dark black
0:24:37 > 0:24:41and the tails. It gives it that classic, elegant look.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44I really love it. I want to get married in this suit. How much is this?
0:24:44 > 0:24:47- £2,000.- 2,000?- Yeah.
0:24:49 > 0:24:50I'm worth it.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52Take the jacket off.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54It's here. 100.
0:24:54 > 0:24:58- 150? Fine.- Perfect, isn't it?
0:24:58 > 0:25:03THEY HUM THE WEDDING MARCH
0:25:03 > 0:25:06You look amazing in it. Mark will look amazing in it.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09It's within budget. It would be silly not to get it.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13I think we should go for these.
0:25:13 > 0:25:17- How much of a percentage? 100?- 95.
0:25:17 > 0:25:18It's good enough for me.
0:25:21 > 0:25:25It may be good enough for Steve, but it won't be good enough for Mark.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34With their budget rapidly evaporating,
0:25:34 > 0:25:38Dan and Steve go to the local florist, where Steve has a plan.
0:25:38 > 0:25:42If you can get it within 400 quid, I say, do it.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45Or you're going to have to cut something else out.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48We keep overspending. The money isn't there, that's the problem.
0:25:48 > 0:25:53- How many would you need in a bouquet? - At least ten. Those ones are short ones, so after that,
0:25:53 > 0:25:57it's depending whether if you really want this size or longer.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00- Is shorter cheaper? - That's the cheapest.
0:26:00 > 0:26:01OK, so, buttonholes.
0:26:01 > 0:26:05I think Mark and I would want different buttonholes.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08- You want something different? - A bit more extravagant.- Extravagance.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11- I was thinking more them. - ALL LAUGH
0:26:13 > 0:26:15Just imagine, on you.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21- It is quite extravagant, isn't it? - It looks like a javelin!
0:26:21 > 0:26:23It's not going to stay.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26You could do your first kiss and poke Mark's eye out.
0:26:26 > 0:26:32- Can you zhuzh a calla lily differently? - You could get a larger calla lily.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34We can have larger, yeah.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37- So they're £4.50 a buttonhole. - £4.95.
0:26:37 > 0:26:41- £4.50? £4.10?- £4.95!
0:26:43 > 0:26:45That's a shame.
0:26:45 > 0:26:49At £465, Steve's met his match.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52- OK, so it's a yes, we're going to order it all.- Hurrah!
0:26:52 > 0:26:57At the end of the second week, Dan's credit is well and truly crunched.
0:26:57 > 0:27:01He's got just 1,500 quid left, to buy the bridesmaids' dresses,
0:27:01 > 0:27:06a cake, transport, stag-do, favours, make-up, shoes...
0:27:09 > 0:27:13Mark's blissfully unaware of Dan's financial crisis.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17He's now dreaming of his ideal wheels for the big day.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19There's nothing like travelling in a bit of style.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22This is what I would like.
0:27:22 > 0:27:27No Jaguars, no Mercedes, no BMWs. It has to be a Bentley.
0:27:27 > 0:27:32I would be disappointed if he doesn't get a Bentley. He knows how much I love them.
0:27:34 > 0:27:40What wouldn't be ideal is if he just calls a taxi, bus, underground.
0:27:40 > 0:27:47It's nice to arrive in style. I wouldn't want to walk to the venue. Could you imagine?
0:27:47 > 0:27:49We could go there and up.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52No, we want to make the most simple route for everyone.
0:27:52 > 0:27:56Up...Blister Street. Which is quite appropriate,
0:27:56 > 0:27:58because they'll all have them!
0:28:01 > 0:28:04When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
0:28:04 > 0:28:08Dan has decided to make his future husband and 100 guests walk a mile
0:28:08 > 0:28:11between the wedding and reception venues.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13- It must be that way. - Let's go that way.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15That's if they can find it.
0:28:15 > 0:28:17- That way?- I would say that way.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20Which way is Fenchurch Street?
0:28:20 > 0:28:21Which way?
0:28:23 > 0:28:25I think they'll probably think we're cheap.
0:28:25 > 0:28:29They're actually going to walk past quite a few cool buildings.
0:28:29 > 0:28:34It's going to be very...different. And I think it's going to be a really cool talking point.
0:28:35 > 0:28:39A talking point? For the rest of your married life.
0:28:39 > 0:28:40It's actually quite a long walk.
0:28:40 > 0:28:45- I'm thinking it's down that way there.- Yeah.
0:28:45 > 0:28:50- That took approximately 20 minutes. - Perfect.
0:28:53 > 0:28:57With six days to go, Dan's in Blackpool for his stag.
0:29:02 > 0:29:08He's penniless, so he's got his mates, including bridesmaids Katie and Danielle, to pick up the bill.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21Mark is also being indulged.
0:29:21 > 0:29:25Dan's arranged some pampering for him and his mates.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27He's just not going to be paying for it.
0:29:27 > 0:29:34- Oh, good Lord.- "In case you hadn't already guessed, no money has this stag do been blessed." Thanks(!)
0:29:34 > 0:29:38"For it has all been spent on the actual day. It's not for you lot to fritter away.
0:29:38 > 0:29:45"I didn't want this to cause a dampener, so I waited to say until after your pamper."
0:29:45 > 0:29:46Thanks(!) Yes.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51- I'll have to pay for that. You pay for yours.- No, I'll pay.
0:29:51 > 0:29:53No, I'll pay for the other one.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56- You pay for yours and then I'll have to pay for the other bit.- No.
0:30:00 > 0:30:03It's not that Dan hasn't put the effort in.
0:30:03 > 0:30:06He's booked a restaurant. But guess who's forking out for it?
0:30:06 > 0:30:10I'm really enjoying our good night. It's costing me a fortune. Thanks, Dan(!)
0:30:10 > 0:30:14He's getting me back for all those years of me spending his money.
0:30:15 > 0:30:16Cheers!
0:30:17 > 0:30:24Back in Blackpool, and Dan's trying his hardest to put his money worries behind him.
0:30:43 > 0:30:47# I want to wake up in a city that never sleeps... #
0:30:58 > 0:31:01"A little bit delicate" is probably an understatement of the year.
0:31:01 > 0:31:04I am feeling a little bit nervous.
0:31:04 > 0:31:08I do really want the day to go perfectly.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11That's what I'm most nervous about.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14What we get done is what we get done.
0:31:14 > 0:31:18What we don't get done doesn't matter. People won't know about it.
0:31:18 > 0:31:22So we've done the important stuff now. It's going to go well.
0:31:22 > 0:31:23I'm sure.
0:31:30 > 0:31:31Hi, Mum. You all right?
0:31:31 > 0:31:37With only three days to go, an exhausted Dan heads home to his mum's house in Kent.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40- What's been going on? - Oh, lots to tell.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43- Are you hungry?- A little bit.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45How are you coping without young Mark?
0:31:45 > 0:31:50It is really difficult, but I guess I am in the kind of privileged
0:31:50 > 0:31:55- position that I've got our wedding to organise, so it keeps my mind busy.- Yeah.
0:31:55 > 0:32:00But when you go to bed at night and try and stop thinking about that,
0:32:00 > 0:32:03you turn over and the pillow's empty.
0:32:03 > 0:32:08- There's nobody then to talk to. - It's really difficult.
0:32:08 > 0:32:10What difference does it make to your life?
0:32:10 > 0:32:14I know a lot of people get married to have children and stuff.
0:32:14 > 0:32:18For my old-fashioned mind, that is.
0:32:18 > 0:32:21- Well, we've been together for six years.- Mmm.
0:32:21 > 0:32:25I think it's really important that we're able to kind of share that
0:32:25 > 0:32:28and show people how much we love each other, as well.
0:32:28 > 0:32:33The thing for us really is about celebrating it with our friends and our family.
0:32:33 > 0:32:34For mum Philippa,
0:32:34 > 0:32:39it's a chance to find out exactly how the civil ceremony will unfold.
0:32:39 > 0:32:43Dan's decided to ditch tradition and wants their mothers to give them away.
0:32:43 > 0:32:49You've asked me to walk you down the aisle, which I'm very proud of.
0:32:49 > 0:32:56- Because usually one of you would be down the aisle already, wouldn't you?- Yeah.
0:32:56 > 0:32:59- So will Mark be down the aisle already?- No.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02We both want to have our moment of glory, I think.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05SHE LAUGHS
0:33:05 > 0:33:09So you and I would walk up and then, once we're, kind of, at the top,
0:33:09 > 0:33:12that's when I would then be waiting
0:33:12 > 0:33:17and that's when they'd bring Mark in and he would walk up with his mum.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20His mum's walking him down and I'm walking you down.
0:33:20 > 0:33:24Dads usually walk the girls down, so the mums can walk the boys down.
0:33:24 > 0:33:29So how are you feeling about it all, then? What about the ceremony?
0:33:29 > 0:33:31I'm looking forward to it.
0:33:31 > 0:33:35It's not many mums that'd get to give their sons away, is it? Mums usually have a back seat.
0:33:35 > 0:33:39The fact that Daniel's had the opportunity to do this,
0:33:39 > 0:33:44which he wouldn't have had years ago - not that many years ago, is it?
0:33:44 > 0:33:48So, for me, it will be a very emotional day,
0:33:48 > 0:33:52as I'm sure it will be for him, too. Yeah, I'm very proud of him.
0:33:52 > 0:33:53Really proud.
0:33:54 > 0:33:56You take care.
0:33:56 > 0:34:00- Let me know if there's anything you need.- Will do.- Stay calm.
0:34:00 > 0:34:03- Thinking of you.- See you on Friday.
0:34:03 > 0:34:05See you Friday. Take care, darling.
0:34:11 > 0:34:12Back in Southend...
0:34:12 > 0:34:14What is it?
0:34:14 > 0:34:16Mark finally receives an invite.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18It's his first hint of what Dan is planning.
0:34:18 > 0:34:22Very slimline card. Silver and white.
0:34:22 > 0:34:24Or purple and gold.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27Silver and white, probably.
0:34:27 > 0:34:32Purple and gold, that'd be...hideous?
0:34:32 > 0:34:35It's nice on the invite, but I hope it's not the themed colours.
0:34:35 > 0:34:40There is a slight mark on here. That's just like a nice wallpapery pattern on the back.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42Hopefully, that's got...
0:34:42 > 0:34:46nothing to do with what they'll be wearing.
0:34:46 > 0:34:47Or what we'll be wearing.
0:34:47 > 0:34:50- Purple suit, gold tie? - Can you imagine?
0:34:50 > 0:34:57Mark won't have to imagine for long. Dan's colour scheme is purple and silver.
0:34:58 > 0:35:02With just two days to go, Dan finally braves bridesmaids' dress shopping.
0:35:02 > 0:35:07And without his sidekick Steve, this groom is way out of his depth.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11I haven't really got a clue what I'm doing.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14I've never bought a dress before in my life.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17Well, not for somebody else, anyway.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21The good news is, there's plenty of purple around.
0:35:21 > 0:35:26Is this a dress or a top? I wouldn't really know where to start.
0:35:26 > 0:35:28Below the crotch, it's a dress.
0:35:28 > 0:35:33Bridesmaids Danielle and Katie arrive to try on the dresses he's shortlisted.
0:35:33 > 0:35:37Right then. Here we are. The bridal room.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39Very appropriate.
0:35:42 > 0:35:43Ah!
0:35:43 > 0:35:46I like this one.
0:35:46 > 0:35:48Yeah, I like this one.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50From your face, I'm not sure what you think.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53You do look like two blackcurrants.
0:35:53 > 0:35:57- It's not hideous, is it, though? - No, I quite like it.
0:35:58 > 0:35:59Reveal...
0:36:01 > 0:36:02I really like it!
0:36:04 > 0:36:08- It's all right. I prefer the purple one. - This is definitely an improvement.
0:36:08 > 0:36:11- I don't think you look like prostitutes.- No. That's good(!)
0:36:11 > 0:36:12I really like it.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15Have we got you in a dilemma?
0:36:15 > 0:36:16A little bit in a dilemma.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19But Dan doesn't do dilemmas.
0:36:20 > 0:36:24- Fabulous! - What have you stuffed it with?
0:36:24 > 0:36:26That's my T-shirt.
0:36:27 > 0:36:31I think it's disturbing how he fits the dress better than me!
0:36:31 > 0:36:33It looks pretty good.
0:36:33 > 0:36:39And I think, actually, from a bit afar, it's not as blingy as it feels when it's on.
0:36:39 > 0:36:44I know I do look fabulous, but I ain't wearing this to my wedding.
0:36:44 > 0:36:51But the bridesmaids are. Dan's spent over £300 on their dresses and shoes.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53That's twice as much as on Mark's suit.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55Let's hope he's not the jealous type.
0:37:03 > 0:37:07It's the day before the wedding, and Mark's back in London
0:37:07 > 0:37:11to see the shiny off-the-peg suit that Dan has chosen for him.
0:37:11 > 0:37:15He's brought his mum and dad along for moral support. He's going to need it.
0:37:15 > 0:37:19We're going in Topshop? Are you serious?
0:37:22 > 0:37:26It's close to Savile Row, but it's a bit not Savile Row, is it?
0:37:32 > 0:37:35Mark's dreaming of a £2,000, bespoke tail suit.
0:37:35 > 0:37:40Dan's spent just £150 on the man he loves.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43A bit shaky. I'm very nervous about this.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46Are you looking forward to the reveal, though?
0:37:46 > 0:37:50Um... A little bit apprehensive. Yeah, we'll see.
0:37:56 > 0:37:58Nice?
0:38:02 > 0:38:04It's a nice colour.
0:38:08 > 0:38:13It's not my size, but it's the right colour. It's a nice tie.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18It looks fine.
0:38:20 > 0:38:27No offence to you, I was expecting a designer suit that costs at least £500 to £1,000.
0:38:28 > 0:38:31We're in a high-street chain.
0:38:31 > 0:38:35We're not in Savile Row or a designer's, so I'm a little bit disappointed about that.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38But I'm just shocked that I'm here.
0:38:38 > 0:38:42Again, no offence because I do love this shop, and I buy all my clothes from here.
0:38:42 > 0:38:47But I suppose because I buy all my clothes from here, my wedding day would probably not be here.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49But perhaps they ran out of money.
0:38:50 > 0:38:51Hmm.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57Sorry.
0:39:34 > 0:39:37I just wanted it to be so special for him.
0:39:37 > 0:39:42And it's not. It's not even made to measure, is it?
0:39:42 > 0:39:44I don't even know if he'll try it on.
0:39:48 > 0:39:52He wanted something made for him for his wedding day.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54It's just real disappointment.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56Bit of a meltdown there.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58I'm all right now.
0:39:58 > 0:40:01I'm fine. I'm over it now.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04I just was a bit shocked to be here.
0:40:04 > 0:40:08But I think we should just try it on.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14Keep our fingers crossed that it fits him.
0:40:20 > 0:40:25- What do you think?- It looks really nice, actually. Really nice. Yeah.
0:40:25 > 0:40:29- You don't look too overwhelmed. - It's a nice suit.
0:40:31 > 0:40:36The jacket's not fitted enough as I'd have if it was tailor-made.
0:40:36 > 0:40:43I'm struggling still to get past the fact that I'm in the biggest high-street store.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46- Can this be altered?- No.
0:40:47 > 0:40:49It's not fitted properly.
0:40:49 > 0:40:53I won't be borrowing your special cufflinks, I'm afraid.
0:40:53 > 0:40:59Because it's just a normal buttoned shirt. Retailing at £29.99.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04Does it feel comfortable, though? Is it comfortable?
0:41:04 > 0:41:06It's not about comfort, it's about style.
0:41:06 > 0:41:09I want to look like a groom going to a wedding,
0:41:09 > 0:41:13and not like I'm about to go to a business meeting,
0:41:13 > 0:41:18or go to someone else's wedding as a guest.
0:41:18 > 0:41:22I think, if anything, it means that they must have run out of money,
0:41:22 > 0:41:24and more money will be spent on the day or whatever.
0:41:28 > 0:41:33I just hope that my suit hasn't come at the expense of some crappy drag queen.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36In which case, I'll be furious.
0:41:36 > 0:41:40Because this is so important that I had a bespoke suit.
0:41:40 > 0:41:47Can you imagine asking a bride to come into a high-street shop to buy a wedding dress?
0:41:48 > 0:41:51You wouldn't, would you? It's just embarrassing.
0:41:53 > 0:41:57I might come across as a bit of a mean bitch,
0:41:57 > 0:41:59but I'm getting married tomorrow.
0:41:59 > 0:42:03I'm not sure if I want to get married in this.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09Tomorrow, Dan will have to face Mark.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12Will his choice of suit ruin the big day?
0:42:21 > 0:42:22It's the morning of the wedding.
0:42:22 > 0:42:25After a night to come to terms with his wedding suit,
0:42:25 > 0:42:30Mark's putting a brave face on things with the support of his friends.
0:42:35 > 0:42:37Ta-da!
0:42:37 > 0:42:40Oh, my God! You look so lovely.
0:42:40 > 0:42:42Aw, thank you.
0:42:42 > 0:42:45- You look so smart. - It fits you really well.
0:42:45 > 0:42:46Do us a little spin.
0:42:47 > 0:42:49It's really fitted.
0:42:49 > 0:42:52It fits beautifully. Honestly.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54You guys have made me feel so much better now.
0:42:55 > 0:42:58Yesterday I was a little bit upset
0:42:58 > 0:43:03about the fact that I'm wearing this suit to the biggest day of my life,
0:43:03 > 0:43:06but today I'm feeling really good about it.
0:43:06 > 0:43:11I think I look good, and my friends tell me that I'm looking nice, so that's made me feel better.
0:43:11 > 0:43:14I'm not sure what he's spent all the money on.
0:43:14 > 0:43:15It certainly isn't the suit,
0:43:15 > 0:43:19and I'm yet to see whether there's going to be a nice car picking us up,
0:43:19 > 0:43:21or whether we'll be walking or getting a taxi.
0:43:24 > 0:43:28- Shall I run and get it? - It's too late to worry where the money's gone.
0:43:28 > 0:43:32With only three hours to go, there's no turning back.
0:43:37 > 0:43:40- Do you want a bit of bronzer on? - I could go a little tiny bit.
0:43:42 > 0:43:46Time for Mark to see his extravagant wedding buttonholes.
0:43:46 > 0:43:49I'm not sure if this big one might be for you, Mum. What do you think?
0:43:49 > 0:43:53- Let's have a look. I wouldn't know. - It's a bit too big, do you think?
0:43:53 > 0:43:58- It's a little bit big, isn't it? - You don't look impressed!
0:43:58 > 0:44:02Maybe someone can give Steve or Dan a call, cos I don't want to be wearing a different one to Dan.
0:44:02 > 0:44:07I don't know whether that big one's for me, but that will be too big, don't you think?
0:44:07 > 0:44:12Mark's bridesmaid calls an already stressed Steve to check who's meant to be wearing the large buttonhole.
0:44:12 > 0:44:18I just went "I'll call you back," cos I was like "Tell him to wear it."
0:44:18 > 0:44:20Don't wear it, then.
0:44:20 > 0:44:23Right, I'm just going to phone up and say "Don't wear it, then,"
0:44:23 > 0:44:26but he won't be matching to Dan. That was the whole point.
0:44:26 > 0:44:31He can wear what he wants. I didn't realise it was going to be that big, but...
0:44:31 > 0:44:35Hi, it's Steve. Hello, love. Right, that's the flower that Mark's meant to be wearing.
0:44:35 > 0:44:40If he doesn't wear it, then that's his choice, but he won't be matching Dan.
0:44:40 > 0:44:42We're getting a bit stressed this end,
0:44:42 > 0:44:47so whoever wears what flowers wears what flowers, it's cool.
0:44:47 > 0:44:48All right. Bye!
0:44:54 > 0:44:57Where's the car?
0:44:57 > 0:44:59Here's the Bentley(!)
0:44:59 > 0:45:04I haven't even got time to think about the fact that it's not a Bentley, but let's get in.
0:45:04 > 0:45:09Mark's on the move, and his guests are starting to arrive.
0:45:14 > 0:45:16I'm just in panic mode at the moment.
0:45:16 > 0:45:19I just want to get there in whatever means possible.
0:45:21 > 0:45:23I can't breathe.
0:45:23 > 0:45:26Has anyone got a paper bag?
0:45:27 > 0:45:30- I've got my asthma pump on me, if you need it.- I might do.
0:45:30 > 0:45:35- I need to calm myself down, actually. - Just calm down. Just calm down.
0:45:37 > 0:45:38You're all right.
0:45:44 > 0:45:48With Mark en route, Dan's mum is getting ready for her big moment.
0:45:49 > 0:45:54I'm going to walk him down the aisle and I'm very excited. It's the start of a new life for him.
0:45:54 > 0:46:01I've heard a lot about it, so this is seeing what he's done over the last three weeks.
0:46:01 > 0:46:03Could everybody please stand?
0:46:25 > 0:46:30Where are we? Are we here?
0:46:30 > 0:46:32Is it a hotel?
0:46:32 > 0:46:36This is not how Mark imagined his big day going.
0:46:36 > 0:46:40I've spent so much time thinking about it and visualising it.
0:46:40 > 0:46:45I would be very disappointed if he doesn't get a Bentley, because he knows how much I love them.
0:46:45 > 0:46:49I will not wear for my wedding, the biggest day of my life, anything that's not right.
0:46:49 > 0:46:52But while Dan's ready for his big moment, Mark isn't.
0:46:52 > 0:46:57I need some more time. Tell him I need some more time.
0:46:57 > 0:46:59Nerves have got the better of him.
0:47:00 > 0:47:06I feel a bit faint and my hands are really tingling at the moment, so I just need a few more minutes.
0:47:08 > 0:47:11Mark's failure to appear is making Dan panic.
0:47:11 > 0:47:15(INAUDIBLE)
0:47:15 > 0:47:17Is he going to be left alone at the aisle?
0:47:25 > 0:47:28APPLAUSE
0:47:41 > 0:47:43Could you all please be seated?
0:47:46 > 0:47:48Are you all right, darling? I missed you so much.
0:47:50 > 0:47:54Dan, will you take Mark to be your civil partner?
0:47:54 > 0:47:58Will you be loving, faithful and loyal to him for the rest of your lives together?
0:47:58 > 0:48:02- I will.- Mark, the same for you.
0:48:02 > 0:48:05Mark, will you take Dan to be your lawful civil partner?
0:48:05 > 0:48:09Will you be loving, faithful and loyal to him for the rest of your lives together?
0:48:09 > 0:48:12I certainly will.
0:48:12 > 0:48:15Now, if you'd like to take each other's hands.
0:48:15 > 0:48:18Dan, you need to repeat after me and say these words to Mark.
0:48:18 > 0:48:22- I promise to share with you. - I promise to share with you.
0:48:22 > 0:48:24- All the good times. - All the good times.
0:48:24 > 0:48:26- And the bad times. - And the bad times.
0:48:26 > 0:48:28- To be your best friend. - To be your best friend.
0:48:28 > 0:48:31- Your support and companion. - Your support and companion.
0:48:31 > 0:48:32And to love and respect you.
0:48:32 > 0:48:35- And to love and respect you. - Always.- Always.
0:48:35 > 0:48:37- I give you this ring.- As a symbol.
0:48:37 > 0:48:40- As a symbol.- Of my love.- Of my love.
0:48:43 > 0:48:46Again, halfway on the third finger. Left hand. That's it.
0:48:46 > 0:48:48And say these words.
0:48:48 > 0:48:53THEY ALL LAUGH
0:48:53 > 0:48:55OK. I give you this ring.
0:48:55 > 0:48:56- I give you this ring.- As a symbol.
0:48:56 > 0:48:58- As a symbol.- Of my love.- Of my love.
0:48:58 > 0:49:02It gives me great pleasure to pronounce you are now legally civil partners.
0:49:02 > 0:49:04Would you like to kiss each other?
0:49:04 > 0:49:06APPLAUSE
0:49:29 > 0:49:32Honestly, I'm the happiest man alive at the moment.
0:49:32 > 0:49:35That really sounds corny, but I really am.
0:49:35 > 0:49:37Sorry for keeping you waiting.
0:49:37 > 0:49:39I was having a bit of a panic attack downstairs!
0:49:39 > 0:49:44And then I thought I was going to faint, and I couldn't have come up when I was feeling like that.
0:49:44 > 0:49:46- Let's go and get a drink. - Yeah, let's get a drink.
0:49:46 > 0:49:50Guys, I just want to say, if you want to raise a glass in the air
0:49:50 > 0:49:54and welcome to the room for the first time as newlyweds, Mark and Dan.
0:49:54 > 0:49:56CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:49:59 > 0:50:01So the boys are finally hitched.
0:50:01 > 0:50:05But what's Mark going to make of the hike to the reception?
0:50:07 > 0:50:10- It's not a Bentley, no. - I knew you wanted a Bentley.
0:50:10 > 0:50:15I know. I would have thought you would have thought I wanted a Bentley, rather than a Ford, but...
0:50:15 > 0:50:20- I did. I got you a Ford Galaxy, that'll do fine.- All right, yeah.
0:50:20 > 0:50:24No, the most important thing is that I'm with Dan and all my friends and family are behind me,
0:50:24 > 0:50:28so nothing's going to wipe the smile off my face today.
0:50:29 > 0:50:34Not even a purple and silver cabaret venue packed with drag queens?
0:50:34 > 0:50:36Proud Cabaret?
0:50:39 > 0:50:40Let's go in.
0:50:40 > 0:50:45# The club is alive with the sound of music... #
0:50:48 > 0:50:50Oh, my goodness!
0:50:50 > 0:50:53'When I first walked in, I was a little bit shocked.'
0:50:53 > 0:50:58I was a bit like "Um, this is a cabaret venue. I hope it's not going to be too tacky."
0:50:58 > 0:51:01I'm not sure how Grandma is going to feel about this.
0:51:01 > 0:51:07It's definitely not conventional, but Dan's still sticking to some traditions.
0:51:07 > 0:51:13Now, in any wedding, whether it's between two boys, two girls, or a boy and a girl,
0:51:13 > 0:51:16the mums always expect to be involved,
0:51:16 > 0:51:20and the mums have had a real kind of hands-off approach to this.
0:51:20 > 0:51:27So we've got a couple of little gifts to say thank you very, very, very much
0:51:27 > 0:51:31for being so supportive of us and so understanding.
0:51:31 > 0:51:34Whatever, they're the same price, it doesn't matter!
0:51:36 > 0:51:39Thank you, my mother, and my mother-in-law.
0:51:39 > 0:51:43CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:51:45 > 0:51:50It's the perfect moment to reveal Dan's cabaret extravaganza.
0:51:50 > 0:51:53I would quite like to just know what's going on.
0:51:53 > 0:51:57There's more surprises. I think I'm a bit all surprised out.
0:51:59 > 0:52:02CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:52:02 > 0:52:04- Oh! - LAUGHTER
0:52:04 > 0:52:08# I tried to be like Grace Kelly
0:52:08 > 0:52:13# But all her looks were too sad
0:52:13 > 0:52:15# So I tried a little Marky
0:52:17 > 0:52:21# I've gone identity mad... #
0:52:21 > 0:52:24But not everyone's a fan of drag.
0:52:24 > 0:52:26The cabaret was a bit of a shock.
0:52:26 > 0:52:30I'm sure Mark would have thought to himself, "What the hell is going on now?"
0:52:30 > 0:52:33Are you all right, my dear? You're a bit surprised, aren't you?
0:52:33 > 0:52:35Everybody loved it.
0:52:35 > 0:52:38- Everybody.- I...
0:52:38 > 0:52:39They did.
0:52:39 > 0:52:44I know, darling, I know. Everyone loved it, and I was included in the love of that.
0:52:45 > 0:52:46# Should I bend over
0:52:46 > 0:52:49# Should I get older just to be put on your shelf...? #
0:52:49 > 0:52:52Don't touch me. I don't know where you've been, dear.
0:52:52 > 0:52:56It's so Dan, and I love Dan. And if Dan loves that, then that's great.
0:52:56 > 0:52:58And the crowd goes wild!
0:52:58 > 0:52:59CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:52:59 > 0:53:04The drag act may have cost Mark his suit, but Dan has one final ace up his sleeve.
0:53:04 > 0:53:06We've done a little...
0:53:07 > 0:53:12- Wedding?- Video for you. To show how much Dan loves you.
0:53:12 > 0:53:14A tribute to Mark.
0:53:14 > 0:53:19It's Dan's special way of showing Mark just how much he loves him.
0:53:19 > 0:53:21# I need a hero
0:53:22 > 0:53:25# I need a hero till the end of the night
0:53:25 > 0:53:27# He's got to be strong
0:53:27 > 0:53:28# And he's got to be fast
0:53:28 > 0:53:32# And he's got to be fresh from the fight
0:53:32 > 0:53:36# And then a hero comes along
0:53:36 > 0:53:40# With the strength to carry on
0:53:40 > 0:53:44# And you cast your fears aside
0:53:44 > 0:53:48# And you know you can survive
0:53:48 > 0:53:51# From this moment...
0:53:51 > 0:53:55LAUGHTER
0:54:00 > 0:54:03# From this moment
0:54:03 > 0:54:05# I will love you... #
0:54:10 > 0:54:11CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:54:11 > 0:54:14It's a triumph.
0:54:16 > 0:54:19That was the funniest thing I've seen in a long time.
0:54:19 > 0:54:22That was brilliant. That was so funny.
0:54:22 > 0:54:26I laughed from start to finish. It was amazing.
0:54:26 > 0:54:33Will you please welcome to the floor, for the first time, your bride and groom -
0:54:33 > 0:54:39Which way round you like - for their first dance, Dan and Mark!
0:54:39 > 0:54:43CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:54:50 > 0:54:56I think that this wedding has Dan and Steve written all over it,
0:54:56 > 0:55:00with me in mind, and so I think for that reason it's been perfect.
0:55:00 > 0:55:07# I want one moment in time... #
0:55:07 > 0:55:13It's so different, so wacky, totally different to what we were expecting, and I love it.
0:55:13 > 0:55:16He's done a brilliant job. And Mark is so happy.
0:55:16 > 0:55:18He's beaming all the time.
0:55:18 > 0:55:20I love the whole thing. It's just brilliant.
0:55:24 > 0:55:28Really pleased. He's happy. He's married to Dan now, of course he's happy.
0:55:28 > 0:55:33# One moment in time... #
0:55:33 > 0:55:37'To see my mum and my dad with such massive smiles on the faces,'
0:55:37 > 0:55:42and my friends and family coming up to me going this is the best wedding they've been to,
0:55:42 > 0:55:44and they've been absolutely ecstatic, I'm just...
0:55:44 > 0:55:46That's what we wanted, memorable.
0:55:49 > 0:55:53This is my husband, and I'm looking forward to spending the rest of my life with him.
0:55:53 > 0:55:58CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:55:58 > 0:56:02- Next time, Laura...- We're just going to have a complete breakdown.
0:56:02 > 0:56:05- ..and Mitch.- Just a bit of junkie fun, you know?
0:56:06 > 0:56:10If the surf's good, that will take priority over anything else.
0:56:10 > 0:56:13- Last surf as a free man. - The bridesmaids are really funny.
0:56:13 > 0:56:16- Nine women.- It was a pound! - A pound?!
0:56:16 > 0:56:19- Hello, mother-in-law. - I'm going to break your kneecaps.
0:56:19 > 0:56:22- Oops!- Fancy dress!
0:56:25 > 0:56:27Wash away this wedding shenanigans.
0:56:27 > 0:56:31# All the lovers
0:56:31 > 0:56:35# That have gone before
0:56:35 > 0:56:39# They don't compare
0:56:39 > 0:56:42# To you
0:56:44 > 0:56:47# Don't feel frightened
0:56:47 > 0:56:51# Just give me a little bit more
0:56:51 > 0:56:55# They don't compare. #
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