0:00:02 > 0:00:04Hold onto your hats...
0:00:05 > 0:00:07..this is Don't Tell The Bride.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11What do you think?
0:00:11 > 0:00:13- 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 > 0:00:29No strippers!
0:00:29 > 0:00:32..and 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 on a battleship!
0:00:39 > 0:00:41Vegas, baby.
0:00:41 > 0:00:43..and a million things to organise...
0:00:43 > 0:00:44I don't know what she wants.
0:00:44 > 0:00:46He'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 > 0:00:55- or for worse?- After ten minutes I want to get it off.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58You've ripped the whole family apart!
0:01:00 > 0:01:02This is hell on earth.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05Tonight, surf-mad Mitch...
0:01:05 > 0:01:08It's just a bit of junkie fun, you know.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10..is giving landlubber Laura...
0:01:10 > 0:01:12My God, this is really exciting.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15..the beach-themed wedding HE'S always wanted.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17Swimwear.
0:01:17 > 0:01:18I'm really worried.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21How will Mitch cope with a bevy of bolshie bridesmaids?
0:01:21 > 0:01:25- £1?- It was £1!- £1?!
0:01:25 > 0:01:28Will he manage to impress his future mother-in-law?
0:01:28 > 0:01:29Fancy dress?
0:01:29 > 0:01:30Oops!
0:01:30 > 0:01:32I'm going to break his kneecaps.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36And will the best swell of the summer wipe out all his good intentions?
0:01:36 > 0:01:37That was sick!
0:01:37 > 0:01:43Can this surf dude get away with giving this beach babe the wedding of HIS dreams?
0:01:43 > 0:01:46Wash away this wedding shenanigans.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48Oh, God!
0:02:00 > 0:02:04Today, 31-year-old Laura is moving out of the Newquay home
0:02:04 > 0:02:09she shares with 31-year-old James, known to all as Mitch.
0:02:09 > 0:02:13Oh, my God, it is actually happening.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16MITCH COMICALLY WEEPS
0:02:16 > 0:02:20- It's not funny!- I was weeping.
0:02:20 > 0:02:25The pair got together four years ago when they bumped into each other on a night out.
0:02:25 > 0:02:26- There he was...- Never looked back.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28We got together and that was it really.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31- Been together ever since. - I fancied the pants off her.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34So much so that Mitch decided to propose.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38I took Laura down on the beach for a little walk,
0:02:38 > 0:02:43I pocketed an oyster shell with a Blu-tacked diamond ring inside it.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47The Blu-tack was there for safety cos I've got a bit of a track record for losing stuff.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50And I popped the question, didn't I?
0:02:50 > 0:02:51- You did, very well.- Ahh!
0:02:53 > 0:02:55They might seem like the perfect couple,
0:02:55 > 0:02:58but one of them has a dirty little secret.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00# Dirty little secret... #
0:03:00 > 0:03:02Mitch has a mistress.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05There was this one time I went to a wedding with Laura
0:03:05 > 0:03:08and I didn't really see the harm in slipping off.
0:03:08 > 0:03:09It was only down the road.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11He disappeared for about 40 minutes.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14It was only a quick one, do you know what I mean?
0:03:14 > 0:03:18And we didn't really speak for much of the meal.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21Yes, Mitch is hopelessly in love.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23With surfing.
0:03:23 > 0:03:29Surfing once we're married will be his second wife, or his mistress,
0:03:29 > 0:03:31because surfing is his life.
0:03:31 > 0:03:36It doesn't mean he loves me any less, it is just who he is.
0:03:37 > 0:03:43Mitch's passion goes back more than 20 years and has influenced every part of his life.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47He didn't go to college because of the fact that he couldn't surf when he wanted to,
0:03:47 > 0:03:48and it was very restrictive.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51I sort of felt like I didn't have a choice,
0:03:51 > 0:03:54which is the level of addiction I was at at that age.
0:03:54 > 0:03:59Even his job is geared around surfing.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03He's now a part-time lifeguard and part-time board fixer.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05Very part-time.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07If there's not swell, I'll catch up on work.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11If there's good waves, I'll have a day off and surf three times.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14And with Laura's budding photography business yet to take off,
0:04:14 > 0:04:17the couple simply couldn't afford to get married.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19- If money was no object...- Yeah?
0:04:19 > 0:04:24..I think it's got to be the platinum one with the massive stone that looks like it'll take your eye out!
0:04:24 > 0:04:30But now they CAN afford it, nothing's going to stop Mitch and Laura from making it work.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33Even past experience.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37We have seen some bad examples of marriage. Both of our parents split.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40- Watch me lick the knife.- No!
0:04:40 > 0:04:46But we have been together for four years, and I want to cement the relationship.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50I plan to learn from their mistakes, which is what you should probably do with your parents
0:04:50 > 0:04:53and what I expect my children to do with me.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56# Do you want to go to the seaside...? #
0:04:56 > 0:05:01Laura knows exactly how she wants to start her married life with Mitch.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05My dream wedding would be classy, romantic, beautiful.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09It has to be a sophisticated, elegant day.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11And don't get it wrong.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14- You only get to do this once. - I know.- I'll try.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17My biggest fear for the wedding is that if the surf's good,
0:05:17 > 0:05:20that WILL take priority over anything else.
0:05:20 > 0:05:25- And obviously the bridesmaids are going to be a big problem for him. - Laura has nine of them.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29This whole bridesmaid thing is sounding a lot of hard work.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32They are a challenging bunch!
0:05:32 > 0:05:34So we'll see how that pans out.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38I don't think he has a clue how difficult it's going to be.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43The time has come for Laura to say goodbye.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52Be good. Love you.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56- Love you, too.- See you soon, OK?
0:05:56 > 0:06:01- Next time she sees Mitch, hopefully it won't be in the sea.- Love you.
0:06:01 > 0:06:07# No woman no cry... #
0:06:07 > 0:06:10The biggest day of her life is now in this surf bum's hands.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14I think he will start hopefully making up a plan.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17I'm just going to head down the beach, go for a surf...
0:06:17 > 0:06:21I'm trying to get my head round the fact I don't get any say at all.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23Yeah.
0:06:26 > 0:06:32Laura's going to be spending the next three weeks sofa-surfing with several of her bridesmaids,
0:06:32 > 0:06:35starting with Jodie and Amy. They know Mitch all too well.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37What's he more than likely to be doing right now?
0:06:37 > 0:06:40Surfing. Of course. We all know it.
0:06:40 > 0:06:44We just need to do wave dances to make sure there's no surf.
0:06:44 > 0:06:49That's the thing, if the surf's amazing over the next three weeks, you're not going to get anything.
0:06:49 > 0:06:55- Your biggest day of your life depends upon the surf forecasts over the next three weeks.- Yeah, basically.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58- RADIO:- 'BBC Radio Cornwall.'
0:06:58 > 0:07:03'The surf forecast for today, one to four feet and clean-ish on the north coast,
0:07:03 > 0:07:06'on the south coast it's nought to a foot and generally flat.'
0:07:11 > 0:07:13Mitch's best dude, fellow surfer nut Joe,
0:07:13 > 0:07:17is going to be staying with him to help plan Laura's dream wedding.
0:07:17 > 0:07:23The pair have surfed together since they were kids.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28Yeah, I'm stoked, honoured. It's good.
0:07:28 > 0:07:32But what do the bridesmaids make of the best man?
0:07:32 > 0:07:34Joe is very laid-back, very chilled.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38Yep, they don't come any more laid-back than Joe.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40MITCH LAUGHS
0:07:40 > 0:07:43Joe is away with the fairies!
0:07:43 > 0:07:45It's quite comfy like this, though.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47He's just like planet Joe Moran.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51In the old days they used to walk under the swords of the knights to get married.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55You could do it with the surfboards, all the boys holding their surfboards up.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59- The pair of them together is a little bit worrying.- Yeah.
0:07:59 > 0:08:05But Mitch will also have the cream of the Fistral Beach surf scene to count on.
0:08:05 > 0:08:06It's not pumping, is it?
0:08:06 > 0:08:12Alongside best dude Joe, he's roped in fellow Newquay locals Ollie and Sam.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15Venue and dress - priorities.
0:08:15 > 0:08:20- Where do you go to get a wedding dress?- What about a dress from Primark?- Yeah, ideal!
0:08:20 > 0:08:24The stress of the dress, I think I need to do that quite fast.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26So, venues.
0:08:26 > 0:08:31I really want it to be around Fistral cos this is where we've all grown up, this is our stomping ground.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34See if we can get what I consider to be my dream day.
0:08:34 > 0:08:38I'm sure Laura will love that. Lots to do.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42But first things first - venue.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46Erm...
0:08:46 > 0:08:48Tomorrow.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51Yeah. Yeah, boys!
0:08:53 > 0:08:58But when tomorrow comes, and before any wedding planning can happen,
0:08:58 > 0:09:01the surf forecast throws a spanner in the works.
0:09:01 > 0:09:06Looks like Thursday, we've got a big swell hitting.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09So that means it's a great time for us to go on our surf stag trip.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12Leaving on Thursday is going to leave us a bit tight,
0:09:12 > 0:09:17but time and tide wait for no man, do they?
0:09:17 > 0:09:21We've got a lot to do today, then, buddy.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25Really, we need to get the venue sorted, the dress, and get the invites out.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28It's Tuesday today, and we leave on Thursday.
0:09:28 > 0:09:33- Go away and pick up the pieces when we come back.- Sounds good to me.
0:09:33 > 0:09:37Over on the south coast of Cornwall, close to where she grew up,
0:09:37 > 0:09:42Laura's taking another of her bridesmaids, Kate, to see her ideal wedding venue.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46- How gorgeous is that?- Amazing.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48Dream place.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50It's really beautiful, isn't it?
0:09:50 > 0:09:51Look at that view.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55I know. It's just so isolated, there's nobody else around.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58You just have your guests, and that is it.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01- Nobody else wandering around having a nose.- Exactly.- It's your day.
0:10:01 > 0:10:07Laura's wedding would get plenty of sticky beakers if she got married on Fistral Beach,
0:10:07 > 0:10:09Cornwall's surfing Mecca.
0:10:09 > 0:10:15But it's Mitch's home territory, so it's where he's starting his search.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19Overlooking Mitch's regular surf spot is the bustling Fistral Blu restaurant.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21Very imaginative(!)
0:10:21 > 0:10:25Obviously, you know you're right onto the beach, then.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27Set up a little slide here for the high tide.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30Slide, we can get them down, yeah!
0:10:30 > 0:10:32I would hate for a venue to be tacky.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35I'd hate a pub or something like that.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37Restaurants probably aren't great.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40I'm going to sprinkle some sand on the floor and stuff, yeah?
0:10:40 > 0:10:43There'll be some anyway, but we can get some of that.
0:10:43 > 0:10:48I'd hate to get married in a room that isn't traditional enough.
0:10:48 > 0:10:53- I like the boards on the wall as well.- It's the setting for it, for sure.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56It's so panoramic in that you can see the whole of Fistral,
0:10:56 > 0:10:59the headlands on both sides, maybe minus the Calippo flag.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01It's absolutely brilliant.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04Tacky really is my main issue.
0:11:04 > 0:11:09Better not mention the massive fish and chip shop downstairs then, Mitch!
0:11:09 > 0:11:13The ceremony room. This is where it will all happen.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16MITCH SINGS THE WEDDING MARCH TUNE
0:11:16 > 0:11:19- Can you picture it?- I really can.
0:11:19 > 0:11:23But Laura is picturing something a tad more elegant.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27I could see myself getting married in here, definitely.
0:11:27 > 0:11:31There is a massive amount of class and sophistication to this place.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33Illusions of grandeur.
0:11:33 > 0:11:38I think these chairs are pretty perfect. I don't think you need covers. They're kind of like...
0:11:38 > 0:11:41- The sea and the sand.- Perfect.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43If it was my decision, this would be my dream venue.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46Shame it's not your decision.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49Mitch is planning to hold the entire wedding on his local beach.
0:11:49 > 0:11:54There's just one catch. Fistral Blu would sink the budget.
0:11:54 > 0:12:01It's basically between £6,000 and £6,500 for the day, and about four grand for the evening.
0:12:01 > 0:12:06Mitch's dream venue, a busy restaurant above a fish and chip shop,
0:12:06 > 0:12:09would wipe out 4/5 of his budget.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13And it's not exactly going to sweep his bride off her feet either.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17I would love him to choose this venue.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19I really would love it.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23Imagine in my dress, sweeping around the corner.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27Mitch may have fallen for Fistral Blu
0:12:27 > 0:12:29and he might be in a massive rush,
0:12:29 > 0:12:34but even he can't commit ten grand without first finding Laura a dress.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37It's pumping out there today, look.
0:12:37 > 0:12:42Might have to put the wedding dress shopping off for another day, Mitch.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44Could be, couldn't it?
0:12:44 > 0:12:48Or maybe just do it really fast!
0:12:49 > 0:12:51Fast it is, then.
0:12:51 > 0:12:58Laura might not be allowed to choose her own wedding dress, but she's free to dream.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00My God, this is really exciting!
0:13:00 > 0:13:04She's looking for her perfect dress with mum Jan and bridesmaid Amy.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07- Let yourself go!- Right.
0:13:07 > 0:13:08- Go for it.- That one.
0:13:08 > 0:13:12But it doesn't take long for her co-pilots to take control.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15I don't think you should have pure white, you need something toned.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17- This is sticking out to me. - It's too white.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20I like it when it's blingy, but you know when they have flowers on it?
0:13:20 > 0:13:22I'm with Amy, I think it's old-fashioned.
0:13:22 > 0:13:26- I prefer that one.- I prefer that one to that one. It's too bulky.
0:13:26 > 0:13:30- No?- No. I can't see you in that one.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32Mum and Amy are quite opinionated.
0:13:32 > 0:13:37It's vital, absolutely vital. No bride is complete without the right wedding dress.
0:13:37 > 0:13:38Hopefully he'll get it right.
0:13:38 > 0:13:45With just a couple of hours till the shops shut, Mitch is cutting HIS dress search fine.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48- This little puppy.- No.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50No? This little puppy?
0:13:50 > 0:13:54That's really nice.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58- There's a lot of trail on it. - Can you cut the tail off it?
0:13:58 > 0:14:00If you wanted to, you could!
0:14:00 > 0:14:06I love this one. This is gorgeous. I really like how long the back is as well, the train.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09But a long train, or even tail, isn't quite what Mitch has in mind.
0:14:09 > 0:14:13It's shorter, if you're looking for something a bit different from the norm.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15It reminds me of an oil filter.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18Might be one just to put on the potentials.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22I think so - it's definitely one that the budget would like.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26And then Mitch spots a potential winner.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29I mean, that looks to me like the one that she would dream of.
0:14:29 > 0:14:33- You've obviously got good taste. - How much is that puppy in the window?
0:14:33 > 0:14:36- Two and a half G!- Is that what it is?
0:14:37 > 0:14:42I wouldn't say it's about spending the most money, it's about getting the right dress.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45Two and a half grand!
0:14:45 > 0:14:52Whether that costs £500 or £5,000, it's by the by. It's about what the dress means to you.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55Or what it means to Mitch.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59It's a small price to pay to make sure the rest of my life goes swimmingly.
0:15:03 > 0:15:07- I really like it.- I really like it, but I just think it looks creased.
0:15:07 > 0:15:12Of course, it's not just Laura Mitch has to please - it's also his future mother-in-law.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14I don't like it.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16- Do you not?- I don't like it at all.
0:15:16 > 0:15:20- It just doesn't do anything for me. - It's like a tutu just to the knee.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22Urgh!
0:15:29 > 0:15:31- It's very Marilyn, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37Have you got a fan, maybe put...?
0:15:39 > 0:15:41- It is nice to see legs, though. - It is nice, yeah.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45Laura's dream dress doesn't show her legs.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47It's this one. I love it.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50- Look at this train.- Mm.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53It's really big! I love it.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57Well, if it's big Laura's after...
0:15:57 > 0:16:00It's really nice. It is really nice.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03- You look lovely. - Could you spin round, please?
0:16:05 > 0:16:06I like it.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09I love it. This is it. Whoo!
0:16:10 > 0:16:13It's so big, though!
0:16:13 > 0:16:17I said, "I think James is going to get this wrong."
0:16:17 > 0:16:20I mean, he's a bloke. He's a bloke!
0:16:21 > 0:16:25I don't think James has got a clue!
0:16:27 > 0:16:30It's a lot of dress.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33I'm not sure that that's what Laura's going to want.
0:16:33 > 0:16:37Like I say, I'm not a big fan of the drag.
0:16:37 > 0:16:42- I just hope that he gets her one that's just like that. - I know. I know.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44Nah.
0:16:45 > 0:16:50If this one looks as nice on as it does on the hanger, then we're in trouble.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52MUM: Don't know what she's going to end up with.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55Probably a bright white nightie!
0:16:58 > 0:17:00Don't! Ohhh!
0:17:01 > 0:17:05And not just any bright white nightie,
0:17:05 > 0:17:07a two and a half grand bright white nightie.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10Ooh!
0:17:10 > 0:17:12- Are you going to be walking up the aisle in a nightie?- Don't!
0:17:12 > 0:17:16- That is really nice, isn't it? - It's nice.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18- Now I'm really worried.- Mm.
0:17:30 > 0:17:34- OK, I'm going to take that one. Ow, ow, ow!- Is that the most you've ever spent on a dress?
0:17:34 > 0:17:38- That's the most I've ever spent, ever, on anything, ever!- Is it?
0:17:38 > 0:17:40- Ever! What have I ever spent? - How much was your car?
0:17:40 > 0:17:43A grand and a half.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47Erm, how much was your trip to Hawaii all those years ago?
0:17:47 > 0:17:50I'll tell you what, you're probably nearing it.
0:17:50 > 0:17:56Three months in Hawaii, that's what that dress is! Oh, my God!
0:17:56 > 0:18:02It's taken Mitch 90 minutes to choose a dress costing £2,500.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06That means his ten-grand dream venue is no longer an option.
0:18:06 > 0:18:11He's left himself just one day to book a venue and register the marriage,
0:18:11 > 0:18:14or Laura won't be walking up the aisle at all.
0:18:14 > 0:18:18And news of the rush is spreading.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21I don't want to break this to you, Laura,
0:18:21 > 0:18:25but I did hear on the Newquay grapevine that there's a swell coming in on Thursday.
0:18:25 > 0:18:29That's just typical of the wedding starting, that there's going to be a swell.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31They won't have done anything yet.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34- Don't say that!- I think you're underestimating him.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38- Thanks, girls.- Joking aside, he'll have everything sorted by now.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41He'll be rushing to get it all done so he can go surfing for a week.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44RADIO: 'The surf along the north coast, three to four feet,
0:18:44 > 0:18:48'occasionally six later, generally good.'
0:18:48 > 0:18:52Mitch is off on his stag do first thing tomorrow.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55But for now, he's checking out the Carnmarth Hotel,
0:18:55 > 0:18:57just up the road from Fistral Blu.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00- This is actually available on the Sunday?- It is, yeah.
0:19:00 > 0:19:05And with best man Joe at work, support duties fall to pro surfer Ollie.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07What do you reckon? It's nice here.
0:19:07 > 0:19:11I think it's cool, yeah. Yeah. This is definitely an option.
0:19:13 > 0:19:14OK.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19Out back there's an indoor marquee, complete with DJ booth.
0:19:20 > 0:19:25Oh, it's massive, isn't it? Like, what marquee have you seen this big?
0:19:25 > 0:19:28- It's looking good, Oliver! - I know. I like it.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32An evening do here would cost him three grand less than at Fistral Blu.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34It gives Mitch an idea.
0:19:34 > 0:19:38We've looked at Fistral Blu. I was kind of thinking I could have half and half.
0:19:38 > 0:19:42Mitch could split the wedding between the two venues,
0:19:42 > 0:19:44holding his ceremony at Fistral Blu
0:19:44 > 0:19:47and his evening reception at the Carnmarth.
0:19:47 > 0:19:51Well, your decision's been made for you, then, hasn't it, really?
0:19:51 > 0:19:53It's done. It's done! Let's do it!
0:19:55 > 0:19:57I'm going to get in trouble!
0:19:57 > 0:20:05It's not the total beach wedding he wanted, but at less than seven grand for both venues, Mitch is convinced.
0:20:05 > 0:20:10He's sorted two venues and a dress in two days, which only means one thing.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12I'm excited. It's holiday!
0:20:12 > 0:20:14Surf's up, dudes!
0:20:14 > 0:20:16# I want to go surfing... #
0:20:16 > 0:20:2215 of the country's finest surfers, including European champion Ben "Skindog" Skinner,
0:20:22 > 0:20:29head off on a three-day stag do in search of the best waves in Cornwall and Devon.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32- How much money do you reckon you spent, Mitch?- 9,320 quid.
0:20:32 > 0:20:36THEY LAUGH
0:20:36 > 0:20:41Yeah, but it only leaves 2,700 to get the flowers, photographer,
0:20:41 > 0:20:48bridesmaids' dresses, decorations, cars, cake, invites, favours...
0:20:52 > 0:20:57Yeah, that was sick! Pumping! Perfect.
0:20:57 > 0:21:04Back in Newquay, Laura's heading home to find out if the rumours she's been hearing are true.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06Just going to go and have a quick scout about
0:21:06 > 0:21:10and find out whether or not he actually has gone away.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13She's on the hunt for incriminating evidence.
0:21:13 > 0:21:14My flowers are dead.
0:21:16 > 0:21:17And there's no surfboards.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20Oh, there is two. Bizarre.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23# Wild boys will be wild
0:21:23 > 0:21:27# Still acting like a child... #
0:21:27 > 0:21:29What about his wet suits and stuff?
0:21:29 > 0:21:32He keeps his in the van, so I probably won't know anyway.
0:21:32 > 0:21:33His big bag's gone.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35Exhibit A.
0:21:42 > 0:21:43Onwards and upwards!
0:21:45 > 0:21:47His toothbrush is gone.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49Exhibit B.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53- He's taken shower gel and stuff. - What?
0:21:53 > 0:21:55Wash away this wedding shenanigans.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57I think he's gone away.
0:21:57 > 0:22:01I do think he's gone away. So that's really good(!) He's not here.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04It's just a bit of junkie fun, you know?
0:22:04 > 0:22:11It confirms Laura's worst fears. Mitch has abandoned the wedding planning after just four days.
0:22:11 > 0:22:16His surfing just takes over everything. And I knew it'd take over this as well.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21This is when he shouldn't be letting it interfere,
0:22:21 > 0:22:26but for him... It wouldn't occur to him that this is more important.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29So it's frustrating.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33The life we lead is a little bit of a piss-take
0:22:33 > 0:22:36on everyone else's general perception of how you should lead a life!
0:22:36 > 0:22:40Look at this stuff. This is a bed of champions.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45Knock yourselves out, lads!
0:22:45 > 0:22:49Someone else with a bit of a headache at the moment is Laura's mum.
0:22:49 > 0:22:54I would have thought his priority would have been to get these invitations out.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57What am I supposed to say to people who keep asking me,
0:22:57 > 0:23:00"When's it going to be?", "What's the day going to be?"
0:23:00 > 0:23:03And I'm like a lemon, because I don't know anything.
0:23:03 > 0:23:07I could always go to a shop and get some invites,
0:23:07 > 0:23:12but I'm probably going to get ragged pretty heavily if I start doing my invites on my stag trip!
0:23:12 > 0:23:14Two weeks' notice is really not enough.
0:23:14 > 0:23:18And the way it looks like it's going, it's going to be even less than that.
0:23:18 > 0:23:23Got to let people know these things, haven't you, in some kind of advance?
0:23:23 > 0:23:25A few days.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28Just not quite yet.
0:23:28 > 0:23:29What would James hate?
0:23:29 > 0:23:33It's the last night of the stag and time for some ritual humiliation.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35That's pretty good.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42The boys have stitched me right up.
0:23:42 > 0:23:46I'm fat Britney. On acid.
0:23:46 > 0:23:48Lots of shenanigans went down last night.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50CHEERING
0:23:54 > 0:23:56A fair few beers.
0:24:00 > 0:24:04Mitch got stitched up with a drink which was full of Tabasco and absinthe.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06# ..when the sun goes down
0:24:06 > 0:24:10# They say he changes when the sun goes down... #
0:24:10 > 0:24:12Nudity.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14CHEERING
0:24:17 > 0:24:22I've seen the DIY man walking round this morning, repairing bits and bobs.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24Oops.
0:24:28 > 0:24:33Yeah. Get me home! I'm done.
0:24:36 > 0:24:42The epic three-day stag is over, and it's back down to earth with a bang.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45Despite a sore head, Mitch is feeling confident.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49I feel like I got most of the major things done before I went on my stag do.
0:24:49 > 0:24:53The pressure, for the second week at least,
0:24:53 > 0:24:58has been lifted a little bit by things going so smoothly in the first week.
0:24:58 > 0:25:02Mitch might be relaxed, but he's got less than three grand left in his pocket.
0:25:02 > 0:25:08So with Ben subbing for Joe, the boys set off to find some bargain-basement solutions...
0:25:08 > 0:25:10"Now £5"!
0:25:10 > 0:25:12..starting with nine bridesmaids' dresses.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14You look lovely as a bridesmaid.
0:25:17 > 0:25:18Look at that!
0:25:20 > 0:25:26Over at Mum's, Laura doesn't envy Mitch one bit when it comes to keeping all the girls happy.
0:25:26 > 0:25:31The bridesmaids are going to be funny, cos there's going to be nine of them for him to find dresses for.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33It's medium. What size is a medium?
0:25:33 > 0:25:35- Dunno. That is quite... - That looks like it'd fit you.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37What's his fashion sense like?
0:25:37 > 0:25:38It's hideous.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41- 99% of the time, it's very good. - Yeah.
0:25:41 > 0:25:42Tie-dye. Tie-dye's in.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46But when he gets it wrong, he gets it way off.
0:25:46 > 0:25:51- Swimwear. That's it, isn't it? - It's too good.- It's done!
0:25:51 > 0:25:52It's a no-brainer!
0:25:52 > 0:25:57That's nine bikini negligee combos in eight minutes.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59It's a new personal best for Mitch.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02I think they're not going to like it very much.
0:26:02 > 0:26:09Having had no say whatsoever in what they're wearing, what will the bridesmaids make of Mitch's choice?
0:26:14 > 0:26:16I like the colour. I like the colour.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20- What is that?!- Oh, my God.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22- Oh, my God.- That is hideous.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25£1, that cost. £1!
0:26:25 > 0:26:29£1. £12,000, £1.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31It was £1?!
0:26:31 > 0:26:33Mitchell will have done it to wind us up.
0:26:33 > 0:26:38I thought we'd give them something to sweat on. Send it for a sizing, let them cluck about it for the day.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40He's got to be joking. He must be joking.
0:26:40 > 0:26:44He has to be joking. That's the worst bikini I've ever seen.
0:26:44 > 0:26:45Yeah, sweat on.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48Oh, yeah(!) Oh, yeah(!)
0:26:48 > 0:26:51'Mitchell likes a good tease. That one nearly got us.'
0:26:51 > 0:26:54But quite relieved we're now getting to go bridesmaid shopping.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56But it's not going to be easy for him -
0:26:56 > 0:27:00nine girls, nine personalities, nine different body shapes.
0:27:00 > 0:27:01There might even be tears.
0:27:01 > 0:27:06Unaware of the storm brewing, Laura's getting her roots done.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09Mate Kim is wondering what the groom is going to look like on the day.
0:27:09 > 0:27:13Do you think he's going to be suited up?
0:27:13 > 0:27:16I'd like to think that on his wedding day,
0:27:16 > 0:27:18he'd want to brush up nicely.
0:27:18 > 0:27:24Luckily for Laura, Mitch, Joe and her little brother Daniel have every intention of looking cool.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26Yeah, I like this.
0:27:28 > 0:27:29Not lairy enough.
0:27:29 > 0:27:33- This the sort of blue you were thinking about? - We like the lairy, don't we, Daniel?
0:27:33 > 0:27:35We like the lairy.
0:27:35 > 0:27:39- Who's he got to help him do colours and things?- Well, Joe.
0:27:39 > 0:27:43- OK.- I don't think I've given this a lot of thought, have I?
0:27:43 > 0:27:47Hey, John Travolta, here we go! This is more like it!
0:27:47 > 0:27:50Isn't it, Daniel?
0:27:51 > 0:27:53Oh, yeah, Mitch!
0:27:53 > 0:27:55- I like that.- What? Get out of town.
0:27:55 > 0:27:56You look alive.
0:27:56 > 0:28:00Here we go, try the jacket on with it.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02I don't think I'll be alive for long.
0:28:02 > 0:28:03THEY LAUGH
0:28:03 > 0:28:06He's not overly bothered by his appearance, I don't think.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09Style. I like it. I like it.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12I'd like to see him wearing proper shoes.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14I don't want to wear flash, proper shoes.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17It'd be good to get a nice, light pair of skate shoes.
0:28:17 > 0:28:19Like the boot ones in all different colours.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21Yeah, that's a good call.
0:28:21 > 0:28:26No-go, flip-flop and trainers would be bad, cos I just think it's just so scruffy.
0:28:26 > 0:28:31It looks good with your flip-flops on, cos it's a casual suit.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34- Works quite well. - See Laura being happy with that?
0:28:34 > 0:28:38She's going to think it's cool.
0:28:38 > 0:28:43With 500 quid laid out on the suits, it's time for the main event.
0:28:43 > 0:28:49In the bridesmaids' corner, Amy, Emily, Polly and Jodie.
0:28:49 > 0:28:51- In Mitch's corner...Mitch. - BELL RINGS
0:28:51 > 0:28:55The budget, girls, has been rinsed. OK?
0:28:55 > 0:28:58- What's the budget?- If you want it to cost 30 quid, I'll pay for it.
0:28:58 > 0:29:04- I'm not really cheaping on anything but you, if that makes you feel any worse...- That's so mean!
0:29:04 > 0:29:07You're playing with fire there, Mitch.
0:29:07 > 0:29:11It's just purple. Purple's just not summer.
0:29:11 > 0:29:15- You see, more like... - Isn't that tiny? Is that a skirt? Bloody hell. You know what I mean?
0:29:15 > 0:29:19I'm going to be able to see right up to the maker's name.
0:29:19 > 0:29:21The maker's name?!
0:29:21 > 0:29:25What I think is hot should be what they think is hot.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28What girls wear to look hot is to make boys think they're hot.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31And I think I'm good at knowing what boys think are hot.
0:29:31 > 0:29:36So, unless they're slipping over on their tears, then they'll just lump it, won't they?
0:29:36 > 0:29:39And Mitch has spotted the hottest dress in the shop.
0:29:39 > 0:29:43- That's it, there.- You can't wear that for a bridesmaid dress!
0:29:43 > 0:29:46- I wouldn't even wear that to a wedding!- It's like a T-shirt!
0:29:46 > 0:29:48- Is that short?- This is really casual.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51It's going to look like we're going raving.
0:29:51 > 0:29:55There's two pregnant bridesmaids. That elastic bit will be going around their bump.
0:29:55 > 0:30:00- I wouldn't say, as a bridesmaid, that I would wear it. - But has it got to be bridesmaid-y?
0:30:00 > 0:30:01It's all about Laura.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04It doesn't have to be a bridesmaid's dress, but we have need to look nice.
0:30:04 > 0:30:08It's all about Laura to us as well. That's why we wouldn't wear that.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11- Yeah, but...- Think about the wedding pictures with us wearing that.
0:30:11 > 0:30:13I think you'd look hot in it.
0:30:13 > 0:30:18You walk round now and you show me what you think in here, to give me an idea of what you're thinking.
0:30:18 > 0:30:22Who's slipping on tears now, eh, Mitch?
0:30:22 > 0:30:25Nothing's ever simple. I'm so far off the mark, by the sounds of it.
0:30:25 > 0:30:29I'm just going to have to wait and see what they're thinking, really.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32I've no idea. I'm pretty clueless on this front.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34I'm glad of their help, really.
0:30:34 > 0:30:38We wouldn't even buy a dress to go to a wedding from here.
0:30:38 > 0:30:40Right, we're going looking somewhere else.
0:30:40 > 0:30:45Outnumbered and outclassed, Mitch throws in the towel and lets the ladies take charge.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48Nine women. It's hard enough to keep one happy, I've found.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55- Do know what comes to mind?- What?
0:30:55 > 0:30:57Beautiful dress and Rambo.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00He's not wrong.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02LAUGHTER
0:31:05 > 0:31:09- I was being nice! - I've also got this one.
0:31:09 > 0:31:10Oh, I really like that one.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13It's 237.50.
0:31:13 > 0:31:15237 quid? What's so special about it?
0:31:15 > 0:31:19- Has it got real silver on the shoulders?- It's Italian silk.
0:31:19 > 0:31:24- There is no point in trying it on, cos if you love it, it won't happen. - You tell 'em, Mitch.
0:31:24 > 0:31:28# When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie... #
0:31:28 > 0:31:32- It's nice and long.- And you can get pregnant bumps underneath it.
0:31:34 > 0:31:39It looks like they like the Italian silk number that costs 240 quid.
0:31:39 > 0:31:41It's way too much.
0:31:43 > 0:31:46Let's go and chat to the owner and see what we can do.
0:31:46 > 0:31:52But at more than two grand for nine dresses, Mitch is going to need a miracle.
0:31:52 > 0:31:57Because they are the end of the range, I will be honest, they have brought in a new style.
0:31:57 > 0:31:59I can do them for, like, 130.
0:31:59 > 0:32:03If the girls agree to help, it might just happen.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06That's more than your budget, what you intended, anyway.
0:32:06 > 0:32:11- It was always going to be more than my budget with the girls. Let's go halfies on it.- Yay!
0:32:11 > 0:32:15- We love it!- It is an amazing deal.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18But the designer dresses have set Mitch back nearly 600 quid.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20At least it's done.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23Yes! Yes!
0:32:23 > 0:32:24Can I do a dance?
0:32:24 > 0:32:27And with the guys and girls both kitted out...
0:32:30 > 0:32:32..Mitch heads off to celebrate.
0:32:37 > 0:32:43But over in St Austell, Laura's mum and stepdad Harvey aren't even sure if there's going to be a wedding.
0:32:43 > 0:32:47I can't believe we still have not had these invitations through.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50I have got to book the dog into the kennels, because it's summer, they're busy.
0:32:50 > 0:32:54- Why don't you ring him? - Give him a second. He's still got water in his ears.
0:32:54 > 0:32:56James, it's your mother-in-law.
0:32:56 > 0:32:58- Hello, mother-in-law.- Hello, James.
0:32:58 > 0:33:03- Now, when are these invites likely to arrive?- Er, soon.
0:33:03 > 0:33:06- The sooner they're out, I would appreciate it. - Cool. Don't worry about it.
0:33:06 > 0:33:13- I'm making them tonight and probably going through the night doing them. - Lovely.- Nice one.- Take care.
0:33:13 > 0:33:17I've got to send off these invites and fill people in on what's going on.
0:33:17 > 0:33:21If he's having to make them, then he could be running very low on the budget.
0:33:21 > 0:33:24- How much making is he going to do? - I don't know.
0:33:24 > 0:33:26Quite a lot, as it goes.
0:33:26 > 0:33:31I like to think of myself as a perfectionist with stuff like arts and crafts kind of things, anyway.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33So I'm going to make sure they look OK.
0:33:33 > 0:33:38Nothing to worry about. At the end of the evening, you'll say, "James, you've done a good job."
0:33:38 > 0:33:40I really, truly hope that I will.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43- I do, too, because...- Otherwise I'm going to break his kneecaps.
0:33:43 > 0:33:47- Washable finger paint!- If he lets my daughter down, God help him.
0:33:47 > 0:33:49He won't. I'm sure he won't.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52Fish, seashell, absolutely perfect.
0:33:53 > 0:33:55Look, pirates!
0:33:55 > 0:33:57HE LAUGHS
0:34:05 > 0:34:12Come the next morning, the riotous clash of pirates, surfboards and lovebirds is complete.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14Oh, God. HE LAUGHS
0:34:15 > 0:34:19I stayed up until four in the morning finishing off.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21But I think it's looking worthwhile.
0:34:21 > 0:34:22Sterling effort, Mitch.
0:34:22 > 0:34:27And it's given him plenty of time to think about why he's doing it.
0:34:27 > 0:34:31I've known for some time that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with her.
0:34:31 > 0:34:33Essentially, that's still what it is.
0:34:33 > 0:34:38It's just going to be that, just trying to please each other
0:34:38 > 0:34:40for the rest of our days, really.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43Laura might be oblivious to Mitch's hard work, but she's sure,
0:34:43 > 0:34:47whatever he is planning, it's for the right reasons.
0:34:47 > 0:34:49Marriage is important to Mitch.
0:34:49 > 0:34:54He was the one that instigated the marriage and he's the one that's been really keen to do it.
0:34:54 > 0:34:56That is lovely for me.
0:34:56 > 0:35:00Because we've both come from divorced parents, I think it's a big thing for him.
0:35:00 > 0:35:04I just think that he wants to make sure that we do it properly.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07And he only does it once!
0:35:07 > 0:35:11I think that's normal, when you have two people that love each other as much as we do.
0:35:11 > 0:35:15It's nice to be paired up and have a wingman, or a wingwoman.
0:35:15 > 0:35:20With a week till the wedding, it's his wingwoman's turn to take a road trip.
0:35:20 > 0:35:25Mitch has hired a minibus to whisk the girls off on a hen do adventure.
0:35:25 > 0:35:28- It's terrifying.- It's terrifying that Mitch has organised the day
0:35:28 > 0:35:31- and we know nothing about it. - Yeah, that is terrifying.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36- It'll be fine.- Oh!
0:35:36 > 0:35:41- And what were the chances it wouldn't involve surfing?- Oh, God.
0:35:42 > 0:35:44I'm so scared.
0:35:46 > 0:35:48I reckon the bodyboard would be all right.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51# If everybody had an ocean
0:35:51 > 0:35:54# Across the USA
0:35:54 > 0:35:56# Then everybody'd be... #
0:35:56 > 0:35:59I think he's done a really good job and I think all the girls love it.
0:35:59 > 0:36:01# ..outside, USA
0:36:01 > 0:36:03- # Ventura County line - Inside, outside, USA
0:36:03 > 0:36:08- # Santa Cruz and Tressels - Inside, outside, USA... #
0:36:08 > 0:36:10THEY SCREAM
0:36:10 > 0:36:14Thankfully, Laura's hen is going to be more than just a dunk in the wave pool.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17ALL: Cheers! THEY LAUGH
0:36:17 > 0:36:20Thoughtful Mitch has also arranged a pampering session.
0:36:20 > 0:36:25Couldn't be any better. This just tops it perfectly.
0:36:25 > 0:36:29While Laura has her nails painted, Mitch is chewing his.
0:36:29 > 0:36:35His laid-back approach to wedding planning is coming back to bite.
0:36:35 > 0:36:39The budget is wearing very thin. £392 left.
0:36:39 > 0:36:43I've still got to get flowers, got to get the cake, got to do the gifts.
0:36:43 > 0:36:49The bill coming off the girl's hen do is a little bit more than I thought.
0:36:49 > 0:36:55The drinks, that I hadn't supplied because the budget wouldn't do it, I think they've ended up having anyway.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58And it's fair enough, it's the hen do, they should be drinking.
0:36:58 > 0:37:03But I think I'm going to give the girls a call and see if I can wangle some money back.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05MOBILE RINGS
0:37:08 > 0:37:11- Hello?- Hello there, Amy. How's it going?- Thanks, Mitch!
0:37:11 > 0:37:15Everyone's had a lovely time and says thank you very much.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17I've been doing some sums.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19- Yeah?- And I've got a problem.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21OK.
0:37:21 > 0:37:27What you've just done this afternoon has actually come in more expensive than I thought, and I was hoping,
0:37:27 > 0:37:30so I could buy flowers for the wedding,
0:37:30 > 0:37:33that you girls might not mind sticking a tenner in the kitty each?
0:37:33 > 0:37:35- £10 each?- I wouldn't ask.
0:37:35 > 0:37:39I hope that you can pass that information on, but the coffers are empty.
0:37:39 > 0:37:44It's gone. Nice one, have a good rest of your day. Sorry, bye.
0:37:44 > 0:37:50It's hopefully not going to break their bank, whereas it's going to make Laura's day even better.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52So, I'm pretty happy.
0:37:52 > 0:37:54The same can't be said for the bridesmaids.
0:37:54 > 0:37:58They've already spent £65 each.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00Bit tough for us bridesmaids.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02We have contributed towards our dresses.
0:38:02 > 0:38:05It's ruined it a bit for Laura because she's had a lovely day
0:38:05 > 0:38:09and it's put a bit of a dampener on the end of the day, really.
0:38:09 > 0:38:13- I'm so sorry, girls. - We've had a brilliant time. - I've had a lovely day.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15It's only £10, it's like, nothing.
0:38:15 > 0:38:18I know, but that is so annoying.
0:38:18 > 0:38:25We've had such a nice day and this has just kind of killed it. But that's Mitch!
0:38:25 > 0:38:28It sounds like the girls are having a great time.
0:38:28 > 0:38:31They're having a whale of a time, basically. They didn't mind.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34Just typical. Why not tell us at the beginning of the day,
0:38:34 > 0:38:37"You'll be doing this, but you'll have to contribute towards it?"
0:38:37 > 0:38:42It's just the way it's been done is a little bit awkward.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44It's a small oversight.
0:38:44 > 0:38:49But it begs the question - what else has Mitch forgotten for the big day?
0:38:49 > 0:38:54At least the bridesmaids are taking control of the hen do. And they have an evil plan.
0:38:54 > 0:39:00As soon as I was told that the bridesmaids were taking over, I was scared.
0:39:00 > 0:39:04I wouldn't spend too much time on your make-up, Laura.
0:39:04 > 0:39:09I knew I'd be in for a nightmare.
0:39:09 > 0:39:11We might have tears in a minute...
0:39:11 > 0:39:15But when she sees us, I think she'll be all right, because we look like...what word can I use?
0:39:15 > 0:39:17Absolute freak.
0:39:17 > 0:39:19Erm, gimps.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22MUSIC: "Thriller" by Michael Jackson
0:39:22 > 0:39:24SCREAMING AND LAUGHTER
0:39:31 > 0:39:33# Cos this is thriller
0:39:33 > 0:39:35# Thriller night
0:39:35 > 0:39:39# Cos no-one's going to save you from the beast about to strike
0:39:39 > 0:39:44# You know it's thriller Thriller night
0:39:44 > 0:39:47# You're fighting for your life inside a killer thriller... #
0:39:47 > 0:39:50EVIL LAUGHTER
0:39:52 > 0:39:58With the 140 quid generously donated by the bridesmaids, Laura will see flowers at the wedding.
0:39:58 > 0:40:03- That's good.- Five of those? - Five like that, I think, yes.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06Just not many of them.
0:40:06 > 0:40:11Over at her dad's, Laura is thinking about her wedding photos.
0:40:11 > 0:40:17Dad Chris is also a photographer and they regularly do weddings together,
0:40:17 > 0:40:20so Laura knows exactly what she wants.
0:40:20 > 0:40:24For me, I want all those "getting ready" shots. The hair and flowers as well.
0:40:24 > 0:40:28I'm pretty sure that, if he needed me to do it, he would ask me.
0:40:28 > 0:40:32It's worrying, because I would've thought he'd speak to you.
0:40:32 > 0:40:35- You'll be all right, darling. - Yes, I hope so. But look at these.
0:40:35 > 0:40:39Meanwhile, invites are at last dropping on doormats.
0:40:39 > 0:40:45- It's everyone's first taste of Mitch's beach theme.- It's brilliant. - That is definitely James, isn't it?
0:40:45 > 0:40:48We've got the surfboard and obviously the beach and the sea.
0:40:48 > 0:40:50I'm gobsmacked.
0:40:50 > 0:40:55And Dad's got a surprise for Laura - her own special, hand-made invite.
0:40:55 > 0:40:57Oh, my God.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00- I don't really know what to say. - What can I say?
0:41:00 > 0:41:01There's a lot of effort gone in that.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03He's put a lot of thought into that.
0:41:03 > 0:41:09- Laura asked me last night, "Will I guess the colour scheme from the invitations?"- That colour is awful.
0:41:09 > 0:41:13- He's trying to wind me up! - Good thing she doesn't know what he's planning for the evening.
0:41:13 > 0:41:15Fancy dress?!
0:41:15 > 0:41:17Fancy dress!
0:41:17 > 0:41:18Pier party?
0:41:18 > 0:41:20Stole my New Year's Eve idea. LAUGHTER
0:41:20 > 0:41:24She might think it's a brilliant idea, but on the other hand,
0:41:24 > 0:41:27she might be completely appalled. I don't know. I really don't know.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30It's the day before the wedding.
0:41:30 > 0:41:34And Laura's about to see the two-and-a-half grand designer gown
0:41:34 > 0:41:38that Mitch spent just 90 minutes choosing.
0:41:38 > 0:41:43Let's hope she gets her hands on it before Mum and Amy do.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45Really, really nervous.
0:41:45 > 0:41:46But can't wait to see it.
0:41:48 > 0:41:51There was no "boof" when the dress went past.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54- No, it didn't fill the bag out. - There wasn't, no.
0:41:54 > 0:41:58It's nothing like the big dress Laura fell in love with.
0:41:58 > 0:42:00- Ready to see it?- Yes.
0:42:07 > 0:42:12Oh, my God! Oh, my God!
0:42:14 > 0:42:19- You all right?- I just love it.
0:42:23 > 0:42:25It's beautiful.
0:42:26 > 0:42:32- I hope you do like it, because it's the most expensive dress in the shop. - It's the most expensive dress?
0:42:32 > 0:42:36- Most expensive one we've got. - Oh, my God. Two-and-a-half thousand? - Yes.
0:42:36 > 0:42:40Are you all right? Has he done good?
0:42:40 > 0:42:42He's done really good.
0:42:42 > 0:42:46This is really different to the one I've been looking at, actually.
0:42:46 > 0:42:49- Really?- Yes, I thought I'd go for something more full.- Right.
0:42:49 > 0:42:54But having got here and seen it, yes, it's "me". It is more "me".
0:42:54 > 0:43:00- Definitely, I love it. Not sure my mum will like it, actually.- Really?
0:43:01 > 0:43:03I don't care what she thinks!
0:43:03 > 0:43:05THEY LAUGH
0:43:12 > 0:43:15It's beautiful.
0:43:15 > 0:43:17I'm speechless, because...
0:43:17 > 0:43:21Well, it's certainly nothing like what you were trying.
0:43:21 > 0:43:23I know.
0:43:23 > 0:43:25It feels really luxurious.
0:43:25 > 0:43:30I think now the shock of it's worn off, because it's so different, I do think it's lovely.
0:43:30 > 0:43:32- Oh, it's beautiful.- Mmm.
0:43:32 > 0:43:35It's... Love it.
0:43:35 > 0:43:39Mitch has absolutely nailed the dress...
0:43:39 > 0:43:41but the devil is in the detail.
0:43:41 > 0:43:45- Shoes.- Well, these are lovely.
0:43:45 > 0:43:48- How much are these? - No idea. A lot, I would imagine.
0:43:48 > 0:43:51Laura is dreaming of designer heels.
0:43:51 > 0:43:58I've just realised that I've not got Laura any shoes to wear with her wedding dress.
0:43:58 > 0:44:03So I'm going to have to borrow some money and go and get some shoes for her.
0:44:03 > 0:44:07I need to make a phone call. I just don't know quite who to ring.
0:44:07 > 0:44:11- I've not got a number. - Surely there's someone who can help a desperate groom?
0:44:11 > 0:44:15A friendly face in his hour of need?
0:44:17 > 0:44:20- Hello.- Hello, Jan. How's it going?
0:44:20 > 0:44:22- Hello.- Or not.
0:44:22 > 0:44:24I've spent every single penny I could spend.
0:44:24 > 0:44:27And I haven't got Laura any shoes.
0:44:27 > 0:44:29Oh, right.
0:44:29 > 0:44:33It's pretty much wear her own or...
0:44:33 > 0:44:37her rather lovely mother is going to owe her one for lending...
0:44:37 > 0:44:39Yes, I thought that was coming, yes.
0:44:39 > 0:44:41HE CHUCKLES
0:44:41 > 0:44:43OK.
0:44:43 > 0:44:45Brilliant. Thanks, Jan.
0:44:45 > 0:44:46- Speak to you in a bit.- Bye.
0:44:49 > 0:44:51Well, that sounded all right.
0:44:51 > 0:44:52She's perfectly upbeat.
0:44:54 > 0:44:58I need to borrow some money off of my future mother-in-law.
0:44:58 > 0:45:02- Bank of mother-in-law. - Before she is even my mother-in-law!
0:45:02 > 0:45:07I'm not particularly impressed, put it that way.
0:45:07 > 0:45:09SHE INHALES SHARPLY
0:45:09 > 0:45:12But it's my daughter, so obviously I'll do it for her.
0:45:12 > 0:45:15Let's just get there and sort it out.
0:45:15 > 0:45:19We're not going to get there behind these old fogies, though.
0:45:22 > 0:45:26- Come on, James, come on. - For the third time in three weeks,
0:45:26 > 0:45:30the surfer is bumming cash to keep his beach wedding afloat.
0:45:30 > 0:45:33- If you're really stuck, give me a ring.- It's fine, I'll sort it.
0:45:33 > 0:45:37- You're a legend, thank you very much. - But if you can't, give me a ring.
0:45:38 > 0:45:42Have faith, Jan. No-one can rush a job like Mitch.
0:45:42 > 0:45:45I've seen worse. 23 quid, job done.
0:45:45 > 0:45:48Hardly, there's still a ton of things to do.
0:45:48 > 0:45:51- Collecting the cheesecake...- Cheers!
0:45:51 > 0:45:56- ..grabbing some shells to decorate the tables.- These are pretty cool.
0:45:56 > 0:45:59And picking up pimp hats for the P party.
0:45:59 > 0:46:03Which just leaves transport, photography, favours,
0:46:03 > 0:46:05place names and the table plan.
0:46:05 > 0:46:07All the details that make a wedding.
0:46:09 > 0:46:13- ALL:- Woo! - Sick!
0:46:13 > 0:46:16But what will Laura make of her casual beach wedding
0:46:16 > 0:46:21above a fish and chip shop on one of Britain's busiest beaches?
0:46:21 > 0:46:23The fear's descended on me today.
0:46:23 > 0:46:26I think today's the first day that I've gone, "Oh, my God,"
0:46:26 > 0:46:32completely freaked out, and I'm feeling like I'm just going to have a complete breakdown.
0:46:39 > 0:46:42It's the morning of the big day, and the conditions aren't ideal
0:46:42 > 0:46:45for a beach wedding. But it's not all bad news.
0:46:45 > 0:46:50- RADIO: - 'The surf along the north coast generally two-to-three feet,
0:46:50 > 0:46:52'the incoming mainly clean.'
0:46:52 > 0:46:55I think what I need to do is go down and set the tables up.
0:46:55 > 0:47:02Once I've done that, I reckon I could be even more clear conscience and go for a quick surf.
0:47:02 > 0:47:07Over at bridesmaid Polly's house, it's not the miserable weather worrying Laura.
0:47:07 > 0:47:09It's Mitch's attention to detail.
0:47:09 > 0:47:11Is there anything going in my hair?
0:47:11 > 0:47:13I don't know, not as far as I know.
0:47:13 > 0:47:16He hasn't given me anything.
0:47:16 > 0:47:21- So I take it he hasn't got anything. - I can't believe he didn't get anything for my hair,
0:47:21 > 0:47:22that's so stupid.
0:47:22 > 0:47:26What bride do you see walking down the aisle with nothing in her hair?
0:47:27 > 0:47:30It's a wedding day.
0:47:30 > 0:47:35I'm sure he's probably forgotten a lot of things, I can't imagine we've got wedding favours.
0:47:37 > 0:47:41Can I put some gifts down to see what they look like?
0:47:41 > 0:47:46Actually, Mitch is treating everyone to a bottle of sand and a name pebble. And a few shells.
0:47:46 > 0:47:49It's kind of as it falls a little bit, you know.
0:47:49 > 0:47:53There's no point in fussing too much.
0:47:53 > 0:47:56Back in the bridal camp, Laura wants her dad.
0:47:56 > 0:48:00There's no photographer here yet, and I'm nearly done with my hair and make-up.
0:48:00 > 0:48:05- Would you be able to take a few shots?- We'll get something together.
0:48:06 > 0:48:11We'll just get the shots before we get to the reception, and hopefully
0:48:11 > 0:48:14there'll be a photographer there.
0:48:14 > 0:48:19Dad needn't worry, Mitch wouldn't forget the photos.
0:48:20 > 0:48:23He's got his good friend and pro photographer
0:48:23 > 0:48:25capturing every moment...
0:48:25 > 0:48:27of his wedding surf.
0:48:27 > 0:48:28INAUDIBLE
0:48:30 > 0:48:34While Mitch heads off into the deep blue...
0:48:34 > 0:48:36Oh, God.
0:48:36 > 0:48:39..deep blue is all Laura is seeing.
0:48:41 > 0:48:44Not what I would've chosen in a million years.
0:48:44 > 0:48:47But, yeah, you all look lovely.
0:48:47 > 0:48:49- Are you all happy?- Yes.
0:48:49 > 0:48:51- Are you sure?- Yes.
0:48:51 > 0:48:54It's good, I can get my leg up, cos I like to dance like this.
0:48:54 > 0:48:56Oh, my God!
0:48:56 > 0:48:58At least she loves her own dress.
0:48:58 > 0:49:01- ALL: Awww! - Wow!
0:49:01 > 0:49:04You look like a princess!
0:49:04 > 0:49:07- And her 23 quid shoes. - They're really nice.- I love them.
0:49:07 > 0:49:10Which is more than can be said for the boys' footwear.
0:49:10 > 0:49:13Flip-flops? Are you serious?
0:49:13 > 0:49:16- Yeah.- Bloody man.
0:49:16 > 0:49:17Christ's sake.
0:49:21 > 0:49:24Mitch may be riding high,
0:49:24 > 0:49:31but Laura's dream of an elegant, sophisticated day is sinking fast.
0:49:31 > 0:49:34- Oh!- Pat's taxis?!
0:49:34 > 0:49:36No way! Is that for the bridesmaids?
0:49:36 > 0:49:39Nope, that's for you, love.
0:49:39 > 0:49:41Pat's cabs?!
0:49:41 > 0:49:46Bloody awful, to be completely honest. Nothing like arriving in style.
0:49:46 > 0:49:48They could've put a few more bows on it.
0:49:48 > 0:49:51They could've had it through the bloomin' wash!
0:49:51 > 0:49:53That's a good point.
0:49:53 > 0:50:00It might not be luxury, but at least the bride and her nine bridesmaids are going to fit in.
0:50:00 > 0:50:04It's a bit... Oh, my dress.
0:50:09 > 0:50:15Down at Fistral Beach, the guests are arriving, but there's no sign of the groom.
0:50:16 > 0:50:17I haven't seen James.
0:50:17 > 0:50:22No ushers, nothing at the moment, so I've no idea what's happening.
0:50:22 > 0:50:24Fingers crossed everything goes all right.
0:50:24 > 0:50:31I can imagine him to still be in the surf and rock up a bit late, but that's just James.
0:50:31 > 0:50:33Well, he'd better get a move on.
0:50:33 > 0:50:35The bride's not far away.
0:50:35 > 0:50:39- Where's he indicating? - It's going left here, by the looks of it.- Where are we going?
0:50:39 > 0:50:42Ah!
0:50:42 > 0:50:44No ushers, no groom.
0:50:44 > 0:50:47Mitch wants a casual wedding, but this is ridiculous.
0:50:47 > 0:50:49Even the staff are getting edgy.
0:50:49 > 0:50:53Waiting for James to turn up, so the next five, ten minutes,
0:50:53 > 0:50:56he needs to be here, cos the registrars will be coming.
0:50:56 > 0:51:01Woo! That's it, last surf as a free man.
0:51:02 > 0:51:04What's going on?
0:51:04 > 0:51:07Going to be banded soon.
0:51:07 > 0:51:09There's Mitchell in a wet suit! Only kidding.
0:51:12 > 0:51:16Phew! Mitch arrives in the nick of time.
0:51:16 > 0:51:18What's going on?
0:51:18 > 0:51:21Just moments before the bridal party.
0:51:24 > 0:51:27Minus the bride.
0:51:27 > 0:51:32Lifeguard Mitch has laid on some transport for his bride after all.
0:51:35 > 0:51:38I can see the lifeguard truck with ribbons on it!
0:51:38 > 0:51:39HORN HONKS
0:51:39 > 0:51:42- Oh, my God.- This is typical him.
0:51:42 > 0:51:46Yep, Mitch to the rescue.
0:51:48 > 0:51:51I'm not going to get my countryside dream.
0:51:51 > 0:51:55Well, I had a good little surf this morning, right there.
0:51:55 > 0:51:59You can see why I'm getting married here.
0:51:59 > 0:52:02I think it's Fistral Blu, knowing him.
0:52:02 > 0:52:03- Might be.- It's right on the beach.
0:52:03 > 0:52:07# Two bodies in the sand... #
0:52:07 > 0:52:10Now I feel sick and I'm hungry.
0:52:10 > 0:52:14Well, you can always stop for some fish and chips.
0:52:14 > 0:52:15Where are we going?
0:52:15 > 0:52:20# I lost control here
0:52:20 > 0:52:22# Living free
0:52:22 > 0:52:25# I left my soul there... #
0:52:25 > 0:52:27Oh, my God! LAUGHTER
0:52:27 > 0:52:30Oh, my God, you look amazing!
0:52:37 > 0:52:39- This is really weird!- I know!
0:52:39 > 0:52:41I ask you now, James,
0:52:41 > 0:52:48will you take Laura to be your wife for the rest of your lives together?
0:52:48 > 0:52:52- Answer.- (Say, "I will.") - Yes, I will.
0:52:52 > 0:52:54LAUGHTER
0:52:54 > 0:52:58- Laura, I ask you now.- I will.
0:52:58 > 0:53:01Laura, with this ring, a promise is sealed between us.
0:53:01 > 0:53:04A promise of love and friendship.
0:53:04 > 0:53:07- To bind us together. - Through our passage of time.
0:53:07 > 0:53:14James and Laura, it is now my pleasure to announce that you are husband and wife.
0:53:14 > 0:53:16CHEERING
0:53:20 > 0:53:22I love you.
0:53:28 > 0:53:31CHEERING
0:53:31 > 0:53:35- Pat's cabs, flip-flops? - HE LAUGHS
0:53:35 > 0:53:36- Not so sure.- I know, I know. HE LAUGHS
0:53:36 > 0:53:42- I rinsed the budget and Pat's cabs was how you were getting here. - I didn't mind.
0:53:42 > 0:53:43Well, darling...
0:53:43 > 0:53:48And then, of course, there's Mitch's budget beach decor.
0:53:48 > 0:53:50- You remembered favours!- Exactly!
0:53:50 > 0:53:56- I so didn't think you would remember favours.- What a dream.
0:53:56 > 0:53:57- This is a dream for me.- I know.
0:53:57 > 0:54:00This is probably more my dream than yours.
0:54:00 > 0:54:04But at least Laura's getting her professional photos.
0:54:08 > 0:54:16Thank you, Laura, for being the most beautiful, perfect girl that I've dreamt about all my life.
0:54:16 > 0:54:18- ALL:- Awww!
0:54:20 > 0:54:23This wedding has definitely reflected James's tastes.
0:54:23 > 0:54:26It's definitely James has got his stamp on this one.
0:54:26 > 0:54:28It's been an absolute major success.
0:54:28 > 0:54:31It was a shame that Laura had to amble down the cliffs.
0:54:31 > 0:54:33Maybe if she'd organised the wedding,
0:54:33 > 0:54:36there might've been a slightly different mode of transport.
0:54:36 > 0:54:39The organisation's been pretty loose,
0:54:39 > 0:54:43but considering he's as such a surf bum, I think it's turned out all right.
0:54:43 > 0:54:44Turned out real good.
0:54:44 > 0:54:49I did think it was going to be a complete shambles, but he's has surprised me.
0:54:49 > 0:54:51I'm delighted with the way it's turned out.
0:54:51 > 0:54:54He ran out of budget, didn't he?
0:54:54 > 0:54:59So there was no limo, no horse-drawn carriage, just Pat's cabs.
0:54:59 > 0:55:01CHEERING
0:55:03 > 0:55:08And the newlyweds take a Tuxi to their reception venue.
0:55:08 > 0:55:13- How are you? Have you had a good day? - I've had an amazing day, thank you.
0:55:13 > 0:55:15You look like a beautiful bride.
0:55:15 > 0:55:17Thank you. It's all down to you.
0:55:17 > 0:55:20Well, you know, I like to try.
0:55:21 > 0:55:25This is us celebrating the rest of our lives together.
0:55:25 > 0:55:30And if I do anything to upset you, I won't be letting you down, I'll be letting everyone here down.
0:55:30 > 0:55:33And I've no intention of doing that.
0:55:33 > 0:55:35There's a pirate, nick his patch!
0:55:35 > 0:55:36Don't speak too soon.
0:55:36 > 0:55:42Darling wife of mine, I'll do my best not to ruin it for you,
0:55:42 > 0:55:46- but this is a P party, and you're the princess.- Oh, my God!
0:55:46 > 0:55:49Surely it's every bride's dream?
0:55:49 > 0:55:54Porn stars, priests, pimps.
0:55:54 > 0:55:58Pucker up, princess.
0:56:05 > 0:56:09Next time, James and Mercy.
0:56:09 > 0:56:12- OK!- I could picture her coming in and bursting into tears.
0:56:12 > 0:56:17- Exactly what I didn't want! - African men don't wear pink.
0:56:17 > 0:56:19SHE SCREAMS
0:56:21 > 0:56:23Where's the make-up artist?
0:56:23 > 0:56:25I've left the rings.
0:56:25 > 0:56:26SHE SCREAMS
0:56:26 > 0:56:29- Disaster. - Oh, my God, I can't get in.
0:56:29 > 0:56:30You're going to McDonald's?
0:56:30 > 0:56:32McDonald's? Oi! Less of that!
0:56:32 > 0:56:34SHE SCREAMS
0:56:34 > 0:56:36# ..together
0:56:36 > 0:56:41# Well, it's always better when we're together
0:56:41 > 0:56:45# Yeah, it's always better when we're together
0:56:45 > 0:56:49# Mmm mmm mm-mm mm-mm
0:56:49 > 0:56:52# Mm-mm mm-mm mmm mmm
0:56:52 > 0:56:54# Mmm mm mm. #
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