0:00:02 > 0:00:04This programme contains strong language.
0:00:04 > 0:00:08Five years of Don't Tell The Bride. 48 brave brides,
0:00:08 > 0:00:1048 game-on grooms,
0:00:10 > 0:00:13dozens of dress disasters...
0:00:13 > 0:00:14Don't panic.
0:00:14 > 0:00:16..and one near miss.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18Please just get on the plane.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21I'm not coming. Game over.
0:00:23 > 0:00:28Now we're back for a whole new rollercoaster ride,
0:00:28 > 0:00:32as 12 more blushing brides leave the biggest day of their lives...
0:00:32 > 0:00:34Oh, my God.
0:00:34 > 0:00:37..in the hands of the men they love. The grooms get three weeks...
0:00:37 > 0:00:39No way!
0:00:39 > 0:00:40..and £12,000.
0:00:40 > 0:00:4212 Gs, man!
0:00:42 > 0:00:44- Oh, my God! - Are you ready?- Born ready, mate.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47And their brides get no say in how it's spent.
0:00:49 > 0:00:50I don't want to do this.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52So saddle up for tears...
0:00:52 > 0:00:53SHE SOBS
0:00:53 > 0:00:55..tantrums...
0:00:55 > 0:00:58Why the hell are we at Thorpe Park?
0:00:58 > 0:01:00..and total meltdowns.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04- SOBBING:- I can't even plan a wedding for her. I can't do anything.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09Tonight, 22-year-old skater boy Alex
0:01:09 > 0:01:13wants to turn his bride's big day into a big playground.
0:01:13 > 0:01:17Bouncy castles, rodeo bulls, coconut shies, the lot.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19I'm going to hate the whole day.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22Will he and his best mates get a gold star for good behaviour?
0:01:22 > 0:01:24ROARING
0:01:24 > 0:01:26They're like children.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29Or forever be condemned to the naughty step?
0:01:29 > 0:01:30Hello, Mummy!
0:01:30 > 0:01:35- Can his controlling bride let go? - You look really angry.
0:01:35 > 0:01:36Can Alex cover himself in glory?
0:01:39 > 0:01:42Can this big kid give this woman...
0:01:42 > 0:01:44I'd never have picked that dress.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47..the happiest day of her life?
0:01:47 > 0:01:48THEY SCREAM AND LAUGH
0:02:03 > 0:02:05- I know she loves me.- No.
0:02:06 > 0:02:11Today, 25-year-old hairstylist Kara
0:02:11 > 0:02:13is moving out of HER house in Reading and leaving the keys
0:02:13 > 0:02:16in the tattooed hands of her fiance Alex.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19This 22-year-old care worker
0:02:19 > 0:02:22is about to take sole charge of planning their wedding.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24- I'm really scared. - I'll do it proper.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29- I don't believe you.- I promise.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31They met two years ago
0:02:31 > 0:02:34and it seems that Alex's hedonistic reputation preceded him.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36He was a total slag.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38I would say hero.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42I wouldn't go as far as superhero. Just a hero.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44Do I look like a superstar?
0:02:44 > 0:02:47Alex is brilliant. He doesn't take anything too seriously
0:02:47 > 0:02:51which in general life is nice because I'm really serious
0:02:51 > 0:02:54and we balance each other out. He just makes me happy.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00When they met, Kara was a hair stylist
0:03:00 > 0:03:03and Alex was a barman and partying hard.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06Before I met Kara I was quite a troublesome youth
0:03:06 > 0:03:10and she's put me on the right path. It's so good that I've met her.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14I'm only 22 and I feel ready because I know I love Kara so much.
0:03:14 > 0:03:18I like the fact that you would do anything for me.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21It's good to have someone like that in your life.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23I've never really had it before, so...
0:03:23 > 0:03:26At the tender age of 22,
0:03:26 > 0:03:31Alex proposed to his girl, three years his senior, in a muddy field.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37- I proposed to Kara at a festival. - It was awesome.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41We were amongst thousands of people but in our own little world.
0:03:44 > 0:03:48I wouldn't have wanted a whole, massive proposal.
0:03:48 > 0:03:52- That would have been so cringey. - Family, friends. - It would have been awful.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58Kara has a five-year-old son Roman from a previous relationship.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01I first met him when I was 21.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05I love him to bits. He's such a nice character, so hyper.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11He's at that age now where I'm embarrassing mum.
0:04:11 > 0:04:12He sees Alex as his friend.
0:04:14 > 0:04:18But when it comes to Alex and money it feels like she's a mum of two.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20You don't take things seriously, like a child.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22I'm not childish.
0:04:22 > 0:04:23SHE GIGGLES
0:04:23 > 0:04:25What are you doing?
0:04:25 > 0:04:28Alex lived with Kara immediately after moving out of his mum's
0:04:28 > 0:04:31and his more sensible fiancee
0:04:31 > 0:04:35is petrified about leaving him alone in her house.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39- Soon as I'm in here, ruling the roost...- No, no.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42- King of the castle.- No, it's not your house. It's my house
0:04:42 > 0:04:44and everything's in my name.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46If you don't pay everything, that's on me.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48It'll be fine. You panic too much.
0:04:48 > 0:04:53He's so bad with money that she even has to baby-sit his bank card.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57I have your card and stuff and I take out what needs to come out.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59Kara is a control freak, basically.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04Kara has worked as a hair stylist for hundreds of brides.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07I've been to so many weddings and they're all so similar.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10And she knows exactly what she wants.
0:05:10 > 0:05:15I want people to come to our wedding and know they're never going to a wedding like that ever again.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18Considering how often Kara changes her look,
0:05:18 > 0:05:20Alex will need to be psychic
0:05:20 > 0:05:22to guess the current flavour of the month.
0:05:22 > 0:05:27I don't want diamonds, I don't like sparkles, bling or glitter.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30So everything a normal bride likes I don't like.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33Kara doesn't seem like she would be a Bridezilla,
0:05:33 > 0:05:36but I think it's within her.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39Extra small? Ooh!
0:05:39 > 0:05:42I'm so small, so a dress that looks amazing on a six-foot girl
0:05:42 > 0:05:45will not look amazing on a four-foot-eleven girl.
0:05:45 > 0:05:49I'm just going to look like I'm in my mum's clothes playing dress-up.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52I'd feel uncomfortable and it would ruin my whole day.
0:05:54 > 0:05:55With a difficult bride,
0:05:55 > 0:05:58Alex needs to ramp things up and learn a few new tricks
0:05:58 > 0:06:02or this wedding could be bad, wheelie bad. Get it?
0:06:02 > 0:06:05Go on, Alex. You can do it, my son.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09I'm pretty clueless to what she wants.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12We'll see. I'll just have to get it right.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17I've got to rely on you and your mates
0:06:17 > 0:06:19to plan the biggest day of my life.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21THAT'S planning my wedding!
0:06:21 > 0:06:22LAUGHTER
0:06:22 > 0:06:24I'm really freaked out.
0:06:26 > 0:06:30Kara likes Alex's fun side
0:06:30 > 0:06:31but she doesn't want her wedding to be a joke.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35I know that it could go disgustingly wrong.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39Can he be serious enough to give himself a fighting chance?
0:06:39 > 0:06:43If I get this wrong, she's going to go absolutely mad.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46I think she's going to kick off at her friends and family,
0:06:46 > 0:06:48whoever's around her. She'll kick off big-time.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55It's time for the couple to say goodbye.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58See you soon. Three weeks. It'll go quick.
0:06:58 > 0:07:02- All right.- Bye.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05- Promise you won't mess up?- Promise. - I promise I won't kill you.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09They won't see or speak to each other until their wedding day.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12She probably will kick my head in if I mess up
0:07:12 > 0:07:15but then again I think she has a little faith in me.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18It's just going to be horrible.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21With Roman at school for the day,
0:07:21 > 0:07:2525-year-old Kara is moving back home with mum and younger sister Stacey
0:07:25 > 0:07:26where she'll spend the next three weeks.
0:07:26 > 0:07:31- What are you most nervous about? - Just everything.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34- You've got to have faith. - He's not the best person with money
0:07:34 > 0:07:37so I haven't really got much to go on.
0:07:37 > 0:07:42Kara should be more worried about leaving Alex alone in her house
0:07:42 > 0:07:44but he won't be alone for long.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48- He's calling up his best men and old schoolmates Jack...- Hello.
0:07:48 > 0:07:52Jackie boy! It's on like Donkey Kong.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54..and Gilbert.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58- Yo.- It's party time right now. - Let's get it on.
0:07:59 > 0:08:03Jack is a mechanic and tattoo artist.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07Gilbert is a music producer and DJ.
0:08:07 > 0:08:12When they all get together, it's the unholiest of trinities.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20He's probably well excited that two of his friends are moving in.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22Yeah, because he's never lived on his own.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26He's probably like, "Argh! I've got my own house!"
0:08:26 > 0:08:29It is mine. It's my house.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31Yeah, but he will respect your house.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33I know he won't mess it up or anything.
0:08:40 > 0:08:41I'm worried about Jack.
0:08:41 > 0:08:45This place is going to smell like a fucking brewery.
0:08:45 > 0:08:51Gilbert is, like, good. He'll be all right. I think he'll be good.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54- Let's do this. Let's plan a wedding. - I just want to skate in the house.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56HE BURPS
0:08:57 > 0:08:58HE CRIES OUT AND LAUGHS
0:09:06 > 0:09:11It's the next day and it's time for our big kids to get to work.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14This has to be a blow-out. Take it to another level.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16That no-one's ever seen before.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18I want to try and do it like a summer fete.
0:09:18 > 0:09:23# Summer time and the livin' is easy... #
0:09:23 > 0:09:24Your spelling is horrendous.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26THEY LAUGH
0:09:26 > 0:09:31- Would Kara like that?- She may do. But do we like that? Yeah, we do.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33I don't know what he'll do.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36I don't want him to go over the top. I don't want it to look tacky.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39Let's get our thinking moustaches on.
0:09:40 > 0:09:46There's just such a fine line and I'm really scared that he's going to cross it.
0:09:46 > 0:09:51So we're going to do bouncy castles, rodeo bulls, coconut shies, the lot.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56Less than 24 hours after moving out, just to rub it in,
0:09:56 > 0:10:01Kara's back at work styling the hair of a bride who's got complete control of her wedding day.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04I don't know how you feel confident enough
0:10:04 > 0:10:06to let him plan your wedding at all.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09I have no confidence.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12Coming here has made me realise all these things
0:10:12 > 0:10:16I know he's going to forget, and I'm trying to come to terms
0:10:16 > 0:10:20with the fact that I'm not going to get what I want.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24If it's down to them planning it, I'd be scared of what he'd do!
0:10:24 > 0:10:27And so you should be, because after scribbling on the window...
0:10:27 > 0:10:3112 Gs, man, we've got £12,000.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35..the boys rush off to make their wedding party fantasies a reality.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37MUSIC: "Wild Boys" by Hardcore Superstar
0:10:37 > 0:10:41When he's with his friends he's...they just act like children.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50They just think everything's funny
0:10:50 > 0:10:53and I just want them to realise it's my wedding and it's not funny.
0:10:55 > 0:10:56Well, it's quite funny.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59And, like kids in a sweetshop,
0:10:59 > 0:11:03the boys fritter away £500 on a bunch of inflatables.
0:11:04 > 0:11:09Probably not the once-in-a-lifetime experience Kara's hoping for.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14She's such a unique and uncompromising individual,
0:11:14 > 0:11:17she wants to get married in a cave - obviously.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20Oh, my God! You have no idea how much I love it.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24This marriage might well be on the rocks before it's even started.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28Nobody else would actually walk through a cave and get married.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30Oh, I just want to get married here so bad!
0:11:30 > 0:11:34- I'm going to cry.- Oh, don't cry!
0:11:37 > 0:11:40It's just actually stunning.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42And it's so different.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47I just love it here, because, I don't really like tradition.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51I couldn't imagine you with the whole church, horse and carriage...
0:11:51 > 0:11:53They're like my worst nightmare.
0:11:53 > 0:11:58If I had a church and a manor house I'd be like, "Do you know me at all?"
0:11:58 > 0:12:04Yeah, because any fool knows he should plan his wedding in a cave.
0:12:04 > 0:12:05Except Alex,
0:12:05 > 0:12:09who's come to the traditional setting of Lillibrooke Manor,
0:12:09 > 0:12:13which has more than enough space to house his overgrown playpen.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15This is our courtyard, cloister garden.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18- This is amazing. - It is brilliant.
0:12:18 > 0:12:22You can actually get married there and your guests are on the lawn.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25- Brilliant.- Amazing. Absolutely amazing. - This is really good.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29It's just really important to me that he doesn't do traditional.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32Yeah, but he knows how untraditional you are.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34You don't do anything the way you should.
0:12:34 > 0:12:39He could think getting married in a barn's not traditional.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47So, this is the Great Barn.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49This is a great barn, you're right.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51Oh, no!
0:12:51 > 0:12:54This barn has seen hundreds of weddings,
0:12:54 > 0:12:58and it's absolutely ideal for a traditional start to the day.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01And there's more.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03It's massive.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06We want to have a party sort of thing,
0:13:06 > 0:13:10with a summer fete theme, so with bouncy castles
0:13:10 > 0:13:13and rodeo bulls and inflatables, blah-blah-blah, the whole lot.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15That's brilliant.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17And in her underground chamber,
0:13:17 > 0:13:21Kara is completely in the dark about Alex's choice of venue.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24BOTH: I dooooo!
0:13:24 > 0:13:25Nooooooo...
0:13:25 > 0:13:27You don't.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30Alex may be keen, but he still hasn't committed
0:13:30 > 0:13:36to the £3,300 hire charge which would be the biggest because he's ever made.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39You've got to see this place, this place is FRESH.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42Alex is sold on the pitch for his inflatable playground,
0:13:42 > 0:13:47but, as a man who doesn't even look after his own bank card, he's out of his depth.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50So, it's up to best man Jack to seal the deal.
0:13:50 > 0:13:55We were just hoping that we could knock you on a price.
0:13:55 > 0:13:56What would you prefer?
0:13:56 > 0:14:02Well, if we could just make it £3,000, then we'll shake your hand today and say yes.
0:14:02 > 0:14:03Because it's late availability...
0:14:03 > 0:14:06I know, that's another thing, as well, yeah.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09- ..I can give you a bit more discount. - Really? That's brilliant.
0:14:09 > 0:14:13Thank you very much. That's really good, I'm really...
0:14:13 > 0:14:15LAUGHTER
0:14:15 > 0:14:16Wahey!
0:14:18 > 0:14:20Thank you!
0:14:20 > 0:14:21Thank you so much!
0:14:21 > 0:14:24ALL: Thank you!
0:14:24 > 0:14:25At the end of day three,
0:14:25 > 0:14:28Alex has spent £3,500 on a traditional wedding ceremony,
0:14:28 > 0:14:32which couldn't be further from what his bride wants.
0:14:32 > 0:14:36And it's not just the sheep who should be running scared.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45He may have a massive venue to fill,
0:14:45 > 0:14:49but rather than concentrating on wedding essentials,
0:14:49 > 0:14:53the boys from Reading are in London to buy some games for their party.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57This place is giving me the horn, man!
0:14:57 > 0:15:00King of the castle, King of the castle!
0:15:00 > 0:15:03And it's not long until the boys get carried away - again.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06It's a bit smelly in here.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09Ah! Get off! Get off!
0:15:09 > 0:15:12'I just want everything, do you know what I mean?'
0:15:12 > 0:15:15I want that, that'll be good. I want that, as well.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21In the end, Alex splashes out on a tin can alley...
0:15:21 > 0:15:23..a coconut shy...
0:15:23 > 0:15:26..a game of hoopla...
0:15:26 > 0:15:29..and a plethora of other toys to play with on his wedding day.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32This wedding plan is going to be so easy.
0:15:32 > 0:15:33- Do you know what you are?- What?
0:15:33 > 0:15:37- You're the donkey.- Am I?!
0:15:37 > 0:15:39By the time they stop assing around,
0:15:39 > 0:15:43they're two grand worse off and halfway through the budget.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45But he couldn't be happier.
0:15:45 > 0:15:46MUSIC: "Jump Around" by House Of Pain
0:15:46 > 0:15:48Jump around.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51Jump around.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53Jump up, jump up and get down!
0:15:57 > 0:16:02Kara isn't the first bride in her family not to be in control of her wedding day.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06When she was 16, she saw her mum walk down the aisle in a dress she hated
0:16:06 > 0:16:10after the wedding was sprung on her during a family holiday.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12I can't believe that I wore that.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14You didn't have any choice in your dress, did you?
0:16:14 > 0:16:20Obviously, when we went on holiday it wasn't a planned wedding trip, was it?
0:16:20 > 0:16:24So, I had no dress, no make-up, no nothing.
0:16:24 > 0:16:29so I had to make the best out of what was available.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32- Pressure, you was under pressure. - Yes, I was under big pressure.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34Because everyone was there, as well.
0:16:34 > 0:16:39I'd never have bought that dress back home in a million years.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42It's like the say, don't they, "a picture never lies",
0:16:42 > 0:16:46and I obviously was that sad.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50I hope you don't ever feel like that.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53That whole dress ruined your day.
0:16:53 > 0:16:58How important is your dress in comparison with everything?
0:16:58 > 0:17:01Massive. 90%.
0:17:01 > 0:17:05If I don't feel like I look my best, I won't have a good time.
0:17:05 > 0:17:09If you don't like the dress, you won't be happy.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11So, your pictures might be like this, as well.
0:17:11 > 0:17:15It starts to dawn on Kara that history could be repeating itself.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18And as the first week draws to a close,
0:17:18 > 0:17:23she's blissfully unaware that Alex is going to buy her wedding dress
0:17:23 > 0:17:25and is taking a stinking hangover with him.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28RAPPING: Went out last night, got in a mess,
0:17:28 > 0:17:30today we've got to get a wedding dress.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33Worse still, he's off to someone's house in the suburbs
0:17:33 > 0:17:36that specialises in second hand dresses.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39I'm coughin', I got glasses on but I'm not a boffin,
0:17:39 > 0:17:41after the three weeks Kara's gonna put me in a coffin!
0:17:41 > 0:17:44Maybe she'll bury you alive.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50- Hello.- Hello. I'm Alex. - Hello, Alex, pleased to meet you.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56Alex is about to make the most important purchase of his life
0:17:56 > 0:18:00and he's surrounded by traditional looking dresses
0:18:00 > 0:18:03for his very untraditional and picky bride.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07- That one there with lace, or is she not a fan of lace? - Um, I don't know.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10Oh, they're just all the same, aren't they?
0:18:10 > 0:18:12All the dresses are really nice,
0:18:12 > 0:18:15but finding one for Kara is the hard one.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17Cos she's short, man.
0:18:17 > 0:18:21This is the biggest test of Alex's wedding planner credentials,
0:18:21 > 0:18:27but can the boys stay serious long enough to find the perfect dress for his height-conscious bride?
0:18:27 > 0:18:29We think we might have found the one for Kara.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32- Definitely the right size. - We won't need to take it in at all.
0:18:32 > 0:18:33LAUGHTER
0:18:33 > 0:18:35This one, this is ideal for her.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38Just the right length and everything.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40Oh dear, Alex, you might well be doomed.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43I can imagine you walking down the aisle with this, mate.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45Like you're standing at the altar.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47HE HUMS WEDDING MARCH
0:18:47 > 0:18:50There you go, it's Alex, hooray!
0:18:50 > 0:18:52She's going to kill you.
0:18:52 > 0:18:53I do - kiss it, kiss it.
0:18:53 > 0:18:57- No!- Imagine you haven't seen Kara in the over a week.
0:18:57 > 0:19:02This is a coathanger form of Kara.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05Have your little bit, say you love her, give her a little smooch.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07Give her a kiss, man!
0:19:07 > 0:19:09I'm not kissing a coat hanger!
0:19:09 > 0:19:12Hello, Mummy!
0:19:12 > 0:19:14Hello, Alex!
0:19:16 > 0:19:21Meanwhile, in London, Kara's off to boutique wedding dressmaker Candy Anthony.
0:19:21 > 0:19:25The frock of her dreams is a colourful 1950s-style prom dress -
0:19:25 > 0:19:29the complete opposite of her mum's wedding day disaster.
0:19:29 > 0:19:35# You and I'll go shopping and find exactly what we're looking for. #
0:19:35 > 0:19:36I like that, as well.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39Just perfect.
0:19:41 > 0:19:42I'd never have got that.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44I feel so sorry for Alex.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47I just can't begin to imagine what he's going through.
0:19:47 > 0:19:53I'm her sister, and even I hate buying her things for Christmas, birthdays...
0:19:53 > 0:19:58Even as a youngster, I'd never let her open a Christmas present in front of somebody...
0:19:58 > 0:20:01Cos she tells you straight, she's just like, "No."
0:20:01 > 0:20:04If I struggled to buy her a dress for Christmas,
0:20:04 > 0:20:06then Alex is going to struggle, big time.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11Oh, my God. I'm actually welling up here!
0:20:13 > 0:20:15Oh, you look really cute, yeah!
0:20:20 > 0:20:22I love it.
0:20:22 > 0:20:26Absolutely, it's just, you look like a woman.
0:20:26 > 0:20:27I really like it, I really like it.
0:20:27 > 0:20:32A little bit of colour, because I do like colour,
0:20:32 > 0:20:36and I don't want a train, I want people to be able to see
0:20:36 > 0:20:40my really expensive shoes that he's going to buy me, hopefully.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42I don't even feel like I look short.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45I think the reason you dress the way that you do
0:20:45 > 0:20:49is because you are, deep down, self-conscious about yourself.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52I wouldn't say I'm self-conscious about myself.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56I'm self-conscious about my body, I've had a kid, do you know what I mean?
0:20:56 > 0:20:59I know what suits my figure.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03And I don't know if he does.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06I'm really sad now.
0:21:14 > 0:21:19I thought trying on my dream wedding dress is going to be amazing,
0:21:19 > 0:21:22I'm going to love it, which makes it so much worse.
0:21:22 > 0:21:26You look really angry. Chill out a little bit.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28I'm just pissed off now.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31I want people to be seeing my shoes.
0:21:36 > 0:21:41But what Kara wants and what Alex is looking at are worlds apart.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43I like the length in the trail.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47You can't see her shoes, that'll be good.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49- Yes, for sure, I like it. - Would Kara like it?
0:21:49 > 0:21:52I think she would.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54I just don't want a long dress.
0:21:54 > 0:21:58My worst nightmare, I would hate it.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06I like it, I like it a lot.
0:22:06 > 0:22:10- I think Kara would choose this dress, as well. - Yeah, well I hope so.
0:22:10 > 0:22:15She doesn't ever compromise - it's her way or no way.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18She hasn't got a choice now, has she?
0:22:18 > 0:22:20If you took this dress I don't think you'd regret it.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23She'd just be really pissed off.
0:22:23 > 0:22:24So, how much was this one?
0:22:24 > 0:22:25It's priced at 1,200.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27Oh, fff...
0:22:27 > 0:22:291,200.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31She's not going to let him get away with it.
0:22:31 > 0:22:35No, I think she'll bring it up every day. Every single day.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38I'd pay a grand for it, I think.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41I will do it for 1,000 including the alteration.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43Yes, do it, I think.
0:22:44 > 0:22:49Alex is now £1,000 lighter, has spent over £8,000 of his budget,
0:22:49 > 0:22:53and Kara has a long, traditional, white wedding dress
0:22:53 > 0:22:55with a trail to rival even her mum's.
0:22:55 > 0:22:59- I hope she likes it then. - Kara's going to be happy.
0:22:59 > 0:23:03No doubt she'll be tripping over her train to thank you.
0:23:07 > 0:23:11Despite not exactly acing the first two weeks,
0:23:11 > 0:23:14Alex is going to let his hair down on his stag do.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17And there was only ever one place it could start.
0:23:25 > 0:23:29LOUD HAILER: He's going to do the next one,
0:23:29 > 0:23:30he's off!
0:23:38 > 0:23:40This day's over!
0:23:41 > 0:23:43SCREAMING
0:23:46 > 0:23:50For Kara's hen do, Alex has arranged for best man Jack
0:23:50 > 0:23:54to whizz across town and chauffeur her to a mystery location.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56Hello, sailor.
0:23:58 > 0:23:59I'm your chauffeur this evening.
0:23:59 > 0:24:03Here's a letter for you. Open and read now.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06'Hey Babe, welcome to the start of your hen do.
0:24:06 > 0:24:10'Be nice to your chauffeur. Have fun, love you so much.'
0:24:10 > 0:24:13Shit, what am I doing?
0:24:14 > 0:24:18I hate it that you know more than me.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21The tattoo shop, we're going to the tattoo shop?
0:24:23 > 0:24:27If I'm getting tattooed today and I haven't known about it...
0:24:27 > 0:24:29I feel really unprepared.
0:24:29 > 0:24:33Well, Kara, prepared to feel unprepared,
0:24:33 > 0:24:36because Alex has organised for a very special tattoo
0:24:36 > 0:24:38to be administered by Jack at his old workplace.
0:24:38 > 0:24:43'To commemorate our special day, Jack is going to ink you up
0:24:43 > 0:24:46'so you can remember our wedding date for ever.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48'Love you millions.'
0:24:48 > 0:24:51Oh, my God, I'm going to find out the day of the wedding?
0:24:51 > 0:24:54You're going to find out the day of the wedding.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57It's like the weirdest invitation I've ever had.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59Hope I like it.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02With just one week until the biggest day of her life,
0:25:02 > 0:25:04Kara finally knows when she's getting hitched,
0:25:04 > 0:25:07thanks to some Roman numerals on her leg.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10Let's hope it's a day she'll want to remember.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16- Meanwhile, at Cara's house... - Drink it!
0:25:16 > 0:25:20Alex is being put through his paces on his stag do.
0:25:20 > 0:25:24Three! Four!
0:25:24 > 0:25:29Lift it! Lift it! Lift it! LIFT IT!
0:25:30 > 0:25:34Don't break anything now, boys.
0:25:34 > 0:25:36CHEERING
0:25:36 > 0:25:38Whilst the girls are out getting trashed.
0:25:38 > 0:25:44Alex and a few mates are having a quiet night in at Kara's house.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47MUSIC: "Let's Start A Riot by Three Days Grace
0:25:51 > 0:25:54BOTTLES RATTLE AND MUSIC STOPS
0:25:54 > 0:25:56MUSIC RESUMES
0:26:11 > 0:26:15It's the day after Alex made the inspired decision to
0:26:15 > 0:26:17have his stag do in Kara's house.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22HE COUGHS
0:26:24 > 0:26:26It's 9.37.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28You've still got the Frisbee on!
0:26:28 > 0:26:30I got really messed up.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33Oh, and someone kept trying to finger my bum last night.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36And speaking of a pain in the backside,
0:26:36 > 0:26:39it's also the day he's going to buy some bridesmaids' dresses
0:26:39 > 0:26:41and treat mother-in-law-to-be Anne to a frock as well.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45I'm not excited about today, at all.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48The hardest person to buy a dress for today is probably Anne,
0:26:48 > 0:26:52because she's small, but her tits are massive.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55Way to get in with the mother-in-law straight away.
0:26:55 > 0:26:56Good lad.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03With the alcohol fumes still evaporating from him,
0:27:03 > 0:27:08Alex's sister and his in-laws are looming down on our green-looking groom.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11- Hello.- Hello.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14- I bet you feel like shit.- Yeah. Let's go and look at some dresses, then.
0:27:14 > 0:27:19May the battle of the bridesmaids' dresses commence.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21Going for a red. What about this one?
0:27:21 > 0:27:23- It's a bit work-ish, though. - Work-ish?
0:27:23 > 0:27:26- Yeah, you could wear that to the office.- You can try it on.
0:27:26 > 0:27:30With Dutch courage still flowing through his veins,
0:27:30 > 0:27:35- Alex makes an assertive start.- It's going to take ages, I know it is.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41I knew you'd have your trainers on.
0:27:41 > 0:27:45Yeah, I think if there's something else on it, I think they'll look all right.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48I'm trying to picture it without them trainers on.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51- Has yours got that... that pointy thing?- Yeah!
0:27:51 > 0:27:55- It looks a bit like we've got massive nipples.- Huh?
0:27:55 > 0:27:57- Yeah, the nipples...- No.- Nah.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59This is shocking.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02Alex is losing his bottle...
0:28:02 > 0:28:06I would prefer it to be red but if you can't find a red, then a blue.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09..and his colour scheme has gone out of the window.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12But at least he's found a dress for his mother-in-law.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15I think this is quite a good shape.
0:28:15 > 0:28:20With his hangover kicking in, he's going to have to rely on his boyish charm to see him through.
0:28:20 > 0:28:24- What do you think?- Dunno. A bit tight. I can see your bellies.
0:28:24 > 0:28:25Oh, dear.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28- What?! Insulting! - I can't believe this.
0:28:28 > 0:28:32I felt really fat before I even came out and then he just pointed it out.
0:28:32 > 0:28:36OK, well, maybe you could lose some weight or something.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39- No? All right, all right. - Such a prick.- What?!
0:28:39 > 0:28:41- Such a prick.- If we feel fat, we're not going to wear it.
0:28:41 > 0:28:45- We're not going to wear it - you told us we look fat. - I'm not saying you look fat.
0:28:45 > 0:28:49- Alex, yes, you did.- You did! You said, "I can see your stomachs."
0:28:49 > 0:28:52I said, "I can see your belly."
0:28:52 > 0:28:56- What?- What are you trying to say, Alex? - HE GROANS
0:28:56 > 0:29:01- Do you want that?- Not if we look obese.- I didn't even say that, did I?
0:29:01 > 0:29:06- Well...- Yes, you look very nice. - Do you like it, then? What do you think?- I do like it.
0:29:06 > 0:29:09What do you prefer? This one or the last one?
0:29:09 > 0:29:13- This one. Better than the red one. - Winner. So do you like that on?
0:29:13 > 0:29:19- Yeah.- Your tits look massive.- I have massive boobs.- Looks like you've got a loaf of bread in there!- Alex!
0:29:19 > 0:29:23He's narrowly avoided a lynching but Alex has been press-ganged
0:29:23 > 0:29:27into spending almost double his £120 budget for the dresses.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29Amazing.
0:29:29 > 0:29:34Well, at least he has learned the most important lesson a man can ever learn.
0:29:34 > 0:29:38Nah, you can't mess with the mother-in-law. She just smashed me out.
0:29:38 > 0:29:41So far, Alex has managed to insult the bridesmaids,
0:29:41 > 0:29:44pay £1,000 for the wrong dress,
0:29:44 > 0:29:48and blow over three grand on the wrong type of venue.
0:29:48 > 0:29:52Still, while we're throwing it around, why not keep going?
0:29:52 > 0:29:54And spend £455 on suits...
0:29:54 > 0:29:57and another £180 on bling...
0:29:57 > 0:30:00before heading to the caterers to decide on a menu,
0:30:00 > 0:30:03and with a conspicuous display of table manners,
0:30:03 > 0:30:07forks out another £2,000 on grub for the guests.
0:30:10 > 0:30:12With Alex fast approaching the 10 grand mark,
0:30:12 > 0:30:14he can't resist splashing out on a little treat.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16Thank you very much.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18And as the brain freeze kicks in,
0:30:18 > 0:30:23our three big kids have a totally awesome idea.
0:30:23 > 0:30:28We were just wondering if you could help us out with a massive, massive favour?
0:30:28 > 0:30:29I am getting married on Friday.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32We were just wondering if you could maybe help us out
0:30:32 > 0:30:36- by picking up the bride and taking her to the wedding.- No problem.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39- I'd be more than welcome to do that for you.- Yes.- Lifesaver.
0:30:39 > 0:30:44And another £100 melts away.
0:30:50 > 0:30:53Today, Kara's son Roman comes home for the first time
0:30:53 > 0:30:55since she went away.
0:30:57 > 0:30:59Alex is taking a day off planning
0:30:59 > 0:31:03to get stuck into something that comes a bit more naturally.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05No.
0:31:05 > 0:31:08Why, did Mummy ask that?
0:31:08 > 0:31:10Whoa!
0:31:10 > 0:31:13Have you missed your bed? Have you missed me?
0:31:16 > 0:31:19Let's do some painting. Yeah?
0:31:19 > 0:31:24Remember when I told you I've got a good remembory?
0:31:24 > 0:31:25- A good remembory?- Yeah.
0:31:25 > 0:31:29- It's called a good memory.- Remembory. - Good memory.
0:31:29 > 0:31:33- Remembory.- No, memory. - Memory.- Memory.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35Yes.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38I like chilling with you, because you make me laugh all the time.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41- I know what makes you laugh.- What?
0:31:42 > 0:31:44HE SINGS
0:31:44 > 0:31:46ALEX LAUGHS
0:31:46 > 0:31:48I'm going to put your head in the paint.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51- No, paint, please!- Yes, please.
0:31:51 > 0:31:53- No, no!- Yeah.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56'Jack and all my other friends, my close friends,
0:31:56 > 0:32:01'they have been my friends for years and years and years and they're my past.
0:32:01 > 0:32:03'And now Kara and Roman are my future,'
0:32:03 > 0:32:04so...
0:32:22 > 0:32:26Even though he's not my kid, but obviously I treat him like he is.
0:32:26 > 0:32:31Do you know what I mean? Some people might say, "Oh, you've got a girlfriend with a kid,"
0:32:31 > 0:32:33but again someone might say to someone,
0:32:33 > 0:32:37"Well, you don't know how that is so you can't say anything."
0:32:37 > 0:32:41'Ronan is a massive responsibility cos he's a five-year-old kid.
0:32:41 > 0:32:45'To be like a male role model for him, living with him,'
0:32:45 > 0:32:50is a great thing. Obviously the relationship me and Kara have
0:32:50 > 0:32:53'started from when he was three - like, I'm not his dad,
0:32:53 > 0:32:56'but I'm not trying to be his dad,'
0:32:56 > 0:33:00But I'm there doing the things that any dad would do.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13In the time that I've known you I don't think you've ever...
0:33:13 > 0:33:17been as happy with anyone as you are with Alex.
0:33:17 > 0:33:23He is the best thing that ever happened to me. You know, sometimes it seems too good to be true.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26He is younger than me and I do appreciate, you know,
0:33:26 > 0:33:30he took on me and Roman.
0:33:30 > 0:33:31It's a lot.
0:33:31 > 0:33:36But he's the first person I've ever met that we want the same future.
0:33:36 > 0:33:40Even how I bring up Roman, he totally gets it.
0:33:40 > 0:33:44I dunno, like, that's a massive thing,
0:33:44 > 0:33:48to meet someone, like... We just agree on everything.
0:33:48 > 0:33:51Straightaway, or after discussion?
0:33:51 > 0:33:56The only thing after discussion is money, but, I mean, apart from that...
0:33:56 > 0:34:01- Is that cos he's rubbish with it?- Yeah. - KARA LAUGHS
0:34:01 > 0:34:04Right, so if you get your calculator out...
0:34:04 > 0:34:06With only a few days till the wedding,
0:34:06 > 0:34:09Alex is about to do his sums
0:34:09 > 0:34:12to see if he's any better with money than when he started...
0:34:12 > 0:34:1367.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16..or if Kara's worst fears have come true.
0:34:17 > 0:34:21So we've basically got £164 left.
0:34:21 > 0:34:22What have we got left to do, then?
0:34:22 > 0:34:25Shoes, underwear, flowers, decorations.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31Alex's budget is in the doghouse.
0:34:32 > 0:34:36Don't need underwear. Forget about undercrackers for Kara.
0:34:36 > 0:34:42- So no underwear. - Decorations - they're a vital.- Yeah.
0:34:42 > 0:34:46- We need decorations. - And Kara's shoes. Fuck's sake.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48Shoes...
0:34:48 > 0:34:50for Kara.
0:34:50 > 0:34:53- And we have £160.- Mmm.
0:34:54 > 0:34:59And for Kara, the shoes are even more important than the dress.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02I just want some really expensive shoes.
0:35:02 > 0:35:04Like, I think, "He's got 12 grand -
0:35:04 > 0:35:07"the least he can do is buy me a decent pair of shoes."
0:35:07 > 0:35:11Correction - he HAD 12 grand.
0:35:12 > 0:35:15Alex needs a bargain, and quite possibly a miracle.
0:35:15 > 0:35:20# I want to buy you something
0:35:20 > 0:35:24# But I don't have any money Don't have any money
0:35:24 > 0:35:26# Oh, oh, oh... #
0:35:26 > 0:35:28I'll try and get some in the sale. That'd be good.
0:35:31 > 0:35:35I think they'd be all right. We're going to be saving some money on this.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37No-one looks at the shoes.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39Ideally, I'd want an £800 pair of shoes.
0:35:39 > 0:35:44Can you imagine if he just comes out with a normal pair of high street shoes?
0:35:45 > 0:35:46Yeah, Jack!
0:35:48 > 0:35:50- 35.- Yeah, boy.
0:35:52 > 0:35:57- There's a few tiny little marks on them.- A bit extra money off, Alex?
0:35:57 > 0:36:01All right, I'm going to get these. Is there any chance - cos they've got little dents on them,
0:36:01 > 0:36:04they're for my girlfriend for her wedding - I could get any money off?
0:36:04 > 0:36:07- I'd be able to take 10% off. - OK, that'd be brilliant.
0:36:07 > 0:36:10- It'd make them non-refundable. - That's cool, thank you.
0:36:10 > 0:36:14Kara may dream of glamorous £800 designer footwear,
0:36:14 > 0:36:18but Alex is so skint, he's spent £31.50
0:36:18 > 0:36:22on a pair of bargain-basement, discounted, non-refundable, high street shoes...
0:36:22 > 0:36:25- Thank you very much, cheers. - ..with dents in.
0:36:32 > 0:36:36It's the day before our young groom's toy-town summer fete wedding,
0:36:36 > 0:36:40- and the nerves are kicking in. - It'll be a long day tomorrow.
0:36:40 > 0:36:44It's just the setting up. That's the main thing - getting it all ready.
0:36:45 > 0:36:49This whole three weeks is to show Kara how I love her
0:36:49 > 0:36:53and how much she can rely on me in the end, you know.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56She wants to, and I want to prove to her that she can.
0:36:56 > 0:37:01So I just hope that... I hope that happens. I'm sure it will.
0:37:07 > 0:37:09It's time for Kara to see if Alex has avoided
0:37:09 > 0:37:14putting her through the same wedding dress disaster that her mum went through.
0:37:14 > 0:37:18# It's all just a little bit of history repeating... #
0:37:18 > 0:37:22I'm a bit more worried than I thought I would be, cos we're at a house,
0:37:22 > 0:37:26not a shop. He knows what I like...
0:37:27 > 0:37:29..so why would he bring me here?
0:37:29 > 0:37:33I know how anxious you must be, Kara, cos I felt exactly the same.
0:37:33 > 0:37:38On the day, yeah, I didn't feel great but it is a part of the day, that is it.
0:37:38 > 0:37:42It's not just a small part. It's like a massive part.
0:37:42 > 0:37:46If I don't feel comfortable or confident, then I'm just going to hate the whole day.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59- Hello. - ALL: Hiya.
0:38:00 > 0:38:04- I'm sure you're anxious to see your dress, Kara.- Yeah.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07Kara wanted a colourful 1950s-inspired dress
0:38:07 > 0:38:10that would show off the £800 shoes she's not getting.
0:38:12 > 0:38:17The dress Alex chose is a long, long, long way off.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24It's like a proper bride's dress.
0:38:27 > 0:38:31I'd never have picked that dress in my life. Ever. Ever.
0:38:40 > 0:38:44The dress isn't what she would pick,
0:38:44 > 0:38:47so I'm hoping Alex has done well with her shoes and made it really different.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50I'm more worried about the shoes than the dress, I think.
0:38:52 > 0:38:56Before Kara sees herself, Mum and sister Stacey give their verdict.
0:38:59 > 0:39:00I love it.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03I really do like it.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08How do you feel? Feeling upset?
0:39:13 > 0:39:18- It's just so big.- Yeah, but it's big because it's long as well.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25Remember you've got no shoes on.
0:39:25 > 0:39:27- It doesn't make much difference. - It does.
0:39:27 > 0:39:33It'll make a big difference, Kara, because you've probably got a foot on there what needs to be shortened.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35You like it, then?
0:39:40 > 0:39:42I'm excited now.
0:39:45 > 0:39:49Stacey may be feeling the love, but what will Kara think
0:39:49 > 0:39:52when she sees herself in the mirror for the first time?
0:39:55 > 0:39:56Oh, shit.
0:40:10 > 0:40:11No, I like it.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14I think I look really pretty.
0:40:18 > 0:40:19I do like it.
0:40:19 > 0:40:23I think you're really lucky cos, even though you haven't got a choice,
0:40:23 > 0:40:25- you actually do like it. - I do like it a lot.
0:40:25 > 0:40:26You look good in it.
0:40:26 > 0:40:30I just feel, like, really grown up and...stuff.
0:40:30 > 0:40:35Yeah, but maybe he just wants to be like that for one day.
0:40:35 > 0:40:39To be grown up and to be a proper couple, a proper grown-up.
0:40:39 > 0:40:43- Cos maybe he wants to...- Take it seriously.- Yeah, take it serious.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46I just look like such a bride.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49- It's a wedding.- No, I know that.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51I do love it, though.
0:40:51 > 0:40:55- Yeah, which I'm glad about. - Yeah, I don't hate it.
0:40:55 > 0:40:59So our boyish groom has pulled off a grown-up gown for his bride,
0:40:59 > 0:41:02who might just be more traditional than she realises.
0:41:02 > 0:41:05But when it comes to the shoes...
0:41:05 > 0:41:09Dorothy, I've a feeling you're not in Kansas any more.
0:41:10 > 0:41:15- I'm not keen on the shoes. - You're not keen? Why?
0:41:17 > 0:41:19They're just not designer shoes.
0:41:22 > 0:41:26- I don't...- I think they look really cute.- I don't think I want them.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29And I really didn't want to be a...
0:41:29 > 0:41:32They're not high enough for the front or the back.
0:41:32 > 0:41:35There's no platform. They're quite mumsy, I think.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40I just think they're shit.
0:41:40 > 0:41:41Can we not call him?
0:41:43 > 0:41:46- Come and sit down. - They're horrible, Mum.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49- Yeah, I would wear them.- Exactly.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51Oh, they're horrible.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53I actually don't mind them.
0:41:55 > 0:41:57You see, I'd wear them.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05- Hi, Alex, it's Stacey.- Hiya, Stace.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08- Kara loves her dress, by the way. - She loves her dress.- Yeah.
0:42:08 > 0:42:12The shoes, you've got to admit, they are a bit mamby, aren't they?
0:42:12 > 0:42:14She wants me to take those ones back?
0:42:14 > 0:42:17Yeah, she still wants them to be red,
0:42:17 > 0:42:19just get ones with a bit more platform at the front.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22- And I'm a size three.- And she's a size three, not a size four.
0:42:22 > 0:42:23I'll get her three.
0:42:23 > 0:42:26But I don't want to get a three and it be too small.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28If you get a three it might be too small.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31Er, what does she want me to do?
0:42:31 > 0:42:37Would you be able to get the shoes in a size three and a size four.
0:42:37 > 0:42:40No. I haven't got enough money to be buying two pairs of shoes.
0:42:40 > 0:42:45- He hasn't got enough money. - Oh, fucking hell, I'm fucked off.
0:42:45 > 0:42:48- What does she want, three or four? - I don't know, Mum.
0:42:48 > 0:42:49I think a three will be fine.
0:42:49 > 0:42:53They'll probably be too small and then he's to go back again!
0:42:53 > 0:42:56Is she saying go back in if they're too big or too small?
0:42:56 > 0:42:58They're going to be too big, Mum.
0:42:58 > 0:43:02I haven't got time to be going to town and back, town and back.
0:43:02 > 0:43:04I've got other things to do.
0:43:04 > 0:43:08He hasn't got time, he's got other things to do. He's stressing now.
0:43:08 > 0:43:10Go for a three-and-a-half if he can get it.
0:43:10 > 0:43:14Three-and-a-half if you can get it. If not, four and insoles.
0:43:14 > 0:43:17- Yeah.- And make sure you don't get it wrong.- All right, then.
0:43:17 > 0:43:20Bye. For fuck's sake.
0:43:21 > 0:43:24- You're being a little bit... - I'm not Stace.
0:43:24 > 0:43:27A little bit, because he can't... He's already rushing around.
0:43:27 > 0:43:30He's stressing at me on the phone.
0:43:30 > 0:43:34You're saying buy two pairs of shoes which you don't have the money for.
0:43:34 > 0:43:38He's under so much pressure. You don't know what he's got to do.
0:43:38 > 0:43:40I just want to get out of the dress.
0:43:41 > 0:43:45Can we take it off? Can we take it off?
0:43:50 > 0:43:53I'll go and see if she's all right.
0:43:54 > 0:43:56I just hope he can get something.
0:43:58 > 0:44:00With Alex down to the bare bones of his budget,
0:44:00 > 0:44:05he can only afford one pair of shoes, so he better get it right.
0:44:13 > 0:44:17It's sunrise on the morning of the wedding.
0:44:20 > 0:44:21It's your wedding day!
0:44:22 > 0:44:26In a few hours Kara will find out if her 22-year-old groom
0:44:26 > 0:44:29has taken a mature, considered approach to her big day.
0:44:30 > 0:44:34Or, if he's just bought some toys and stuck 'em in a field.
0:44:34 > 0:44:38It's twenty past six now. We've got to leave as soon as possible.
0:44:38 > 0:44:41Get them to the venue, organise what we've got to do.
0:44:43 > 0:44:47It's 9am and Alex has left it all to the last minute.
0:44:47 > 0:44:51He's only got two hours to set up his entire wedding.
0:44:51 > 0:44:53Even then he might still get a kicking,
0:44:53 > 0:44:56if he's bought his bride the wrong shoes.
0:44:57 > 0:45:00Back at her mum's, Kara's getting ready.
0:45:00 > 0:45:06If there's one thing this hairstylist is especially concerned about, it's her hair.
0:45:06 > 0:45:11Yeah, obviously, hair and make-up's the most important thing.
0:45:11 > 0:45:14If you don't look good, you don't feel good and you have a crap day.
0:45:14 > 0:45:18Listen, you trusted Alex in everything.
0:45:18 > 0:45:20This is my job though.
0:45:20 > 0:45:22Kara, it's fine.
0:45:22 > 0:45:25I know it's really important to you but you trusted him
0:45:25 > 0:45:27with your whole wedding.
0:45:27 > 0:45:29He doesn't know about hair.
0:45:29 > 0:45:31Kara, stop stressing.
0:45:31 > 0:45:35If she doesn't like her hair it will ruin her day.
0:45:35 > 0:45:37With the hair stylist about to start,
0:45:37 > 0:45:39the pressure is starting to show.
0:45:39 > 0:45:41Will I like what you're gonna do?
0:45:41 > 0:45:46I think you will, yeah. Yes!
0:45:48 > 0:45:51Mmm, she doesn't sound too sure.
0:45:53 > 0:45:56The clock is ticking and there's a long way to go.
0:45:56 > 0:46:01Alex's barn is bare and his inflatable summer fete looks limp.
0:46:01 > 0:46:03Time is running out fast.
0:46:03 > 0:46:06Come on, we've got to get it done and be dressed
0:46:06 > 0:46:10and get the tables done. We haven't got a lot of time
0:46:10 > 0:46:12and we've got to set up the tables as well.
0:46:12 > 0:46:14So, let's get to it.
0:46:14 > 0:46:18Meanwhile, the hairstylist's fingers are in a flurry
0:46:18 > 0:46:22and Kara's day is about to be made or broken.
0:46:24 > 0:46:26Dun-dun-dun!
0:46:27 > 0:46:32- Is it what you're expecting?- No. - No?!- Yeah, kind of.
0:46:32 > 0:46:37- From what you were doing, but... - No?- Yeah, good hair.
0:46:37 > 0:46:40With the bridesmaids ready to reveal their dresses,
0:46:40 > 0:46:43let's hope Kara's nicer to them than Alex.
0:46:43 > 0:46:47- Yeah, you all look really nice.- Yay! - You look really slim, all of you.
0:46:47 > 0:46:50That's not what he said.
0:46:50 > 0:46:54Where's the colour scheme, then? We've got red, blue, pink...
0:46:54 > 0:46:56I don't really know.
0:46:56 > 0:46:57Neither does Alex,
0:46:57 > 0:47:01who has only got an hour and a quarter till Kara's due.
0:47:01 > 0:47:02And he's a long way off.
0:47:06 > 0:47:09It's just because, you know, we was running an hour late.
0:47:09 > 0:47:11So, that's put us back a bit.
0:47:11 > 0:47:14But, you know, we're just trying to get it done.
0:47:16 > 0:47:18THEY LAUGH
0:47:24 > 0:47:26Right, come on. Let's go.
0:47:26 > 0:47:29It's almost time for Kara to leave.
0:47:29 > 0:47:32But does she like her new shoes?
0:47:33 > 0:47:35SCREAMING AND SHOUTING
0:47:35 > 0:47:42- Oh, beautiful! Beautiful! - I can't believe he chose them!
0:47:42 > 0:47:45THEY TALK OVER EACH OTHER
0:47:45 > 0:47:46Her shoes, wait for 'em!
0:47:46 > 0:47:49LAUGHTER AND SHOUTING
0:47:49 > 0:47:53- Yeah! Look at that!- The shoes...!
0:47:53 > 0:47:58You should've seen the shoes he bought me before. They were horrible!
0:47:58 > 0:48:00Listen, that's all he's got wrong.
0:48:00 > 0:48:03What a difference a bow makes.
0:48:05 > 0:48:07Bouncy castle round here
0:48:07 > 0:48:11and then the Bucking Bronco I think near there for the riders.
0:48:13 > 0:48:17Kara may be ready to go, but Alex still has a lot to do,
0:48:17 > 0:48:21and at this rate, he's sure to smell extra fragrant at the altar.
0:48:27 > 0:48:33- Right, Kara's getting picked up in 20 minutes. - Don't worry about her, mate!
0:48:33 > 0:48:34Kara's smiling so far,
0:48:34 > 0:48:37but will her novelty transport receive an icy reception?
0:48:37 > 0:48:40- I hope it's not a horse and carriage.- That would be awful.
0:48:42 > 0:48:43No way!
0:48:43 > 0:48:46LAUGHTER
0:48:48 > 0:48:54- I'm going in an ice cream van?! - Yeah!- You just need to focus on it.
0:48:54 > 0:48:56OK...
0:49:00 > 0:49:02- Couldn't have put a bow on it?- Oh!
0:49:08 > 0:49:12At the barn, our motley crew of skaters have scrubbed up
0:49:12 > 0:49:13rather well.
0:49:13 > 0:49:17- She's left. Let's go. - We've got to get it sorted.
0:49:17 > 0:49:21And Jack's remembered the rings.
0:49:21 > 0:49:23Even if he does nearly drop them in the gutter.
0:49:26 > 0:49:28Down the drain! Imagine that!
0:49:30 > 0:49:36The excitement that I have seeing Alex has just overtaken everything.
0:49:36 > 0:49:41I'm not even thinking about anything else, really, apart from seeing him.
0:49:43 > 0:49:45- You're ruining it! - I'm not ruining it!
0:49:47 > 0:49:50First time I've got a clue where the hell I'm going.
0:49:50 > 0:49:53I just want to, like, I just want to ask someone
0:49:53 > 0:49:56all these questions and no one knows. It's, like, so frustrating.
0:49:57 > 0:50:00She may have loved her quirky transport,
0:50:00 > 0:50:04but will the courtyard ceremony suit Kara's non-traditional tastes?
0:50:07 > 0:50:10PLAYS "Wonderwall" by Oasis
0:50:12 > 0:50:14Oh my God!
0:50:16 > 0:50:18(Where's Alex?)
0:50:25 > 0:50:28Oh look, he's crying!
0:50:28 > 0:50:30Oh, don't cry!
0:50:34 > 0:50:36- (I missed you.) - Me too.- Don't cry.
0:50:38 > 0:50:40- You look lovely.- So do you.
0:50:55 > 0:50:58(Oh my God, we're going to get married!)
0:50:58 > 0:51:00- Do you like it?- (I love it!)
0:51:01 > 0:51:07May I first ask, who gives this woman to be married to this man?
0:51:07 > 0:51:11- Say "I do".- I do.
0:51:13 > 0:51:16- Alex, do you take Kara to be your wife?- I do.
0:51:16 > 0:51:19No, you've got to promise a few more things first!
0:51:19 > 0:51:21LAUGHTER
0:51:21 > 0:51:25Do you promise to love her, and to cherish her,
0:51:25 > 0:51:31and to remain true to her, for the rest of your lives together?
0:51:31 > 0:51:33I do.
0:51:33 > 0:51:37Kara, do you take Alex to be your husband, do you promise to love him
0:51:37 > 0:51:42and to cherish him, for the rest of your lives together?
0:51:42 > 0:51:43I do.
0:51:43 > 0:51:48Roman, can I ask you to step forward and give Alex the ring, please?
0:51:48 > 0:51:51Thank you. Give me a kiss.
0:51:53 > 0:51:54(Love you.)
0:51:58 > 0:52:00Oh, that's so cute!
0:52:00 > 0:52:07I, Alexander, take you, Kara, to be my wedded wife.
0:52:07 > 0:52:13I, Kara, take you, Alexander, to be my wedded husband.
0:52:13 > 0:52:16It's now my pleasure to announce
0:52:16 > 0:52:19that you are lawfully husband and wife.
0:52:20 > 0:52:22APPLAUSE
0:52:36 > 0:52:40Feels so good to see you, it feels like it's been years.
0:52:40 > 0:52:42I know, it feels like ages.
0:52:43 > 0:52:46This is the start of our life together, married.
0:52:46 > 0:52:50- You've done so much better than I thought you would.- That's good.
0:52:50 > 0:52:53- It's absolutely perfect. - It's only just started.
0:52:56 > 0:52:58CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:53:01 > 0:53:04And so, after three weeks of kidding around,
0:53:04 > 0:53:07Alex has proven that he can be a grown-up after all.
0:53:07 > 0:53:13- But he's still a big kid at heart. - Smell 'em.- I can't believe they've fags on!
0:53:13 > 0:53:17He's just a grown-up who really likes to have fun,
0:53:17 > 0:53:19which is exactly why Kara loves him.
0:53:22 > 0:53:25- This is way good.- Yes.
0:53:25 > 0:53:26I love it.
0:53:29 > 0:53:31I don't want to lose him, he's my brother,
0:53:31 > 0:53:35but I'm not losing a brother, I'm gaining a sister, and Roman.
0:53:35 > 0:53:40I've added two more wolves to my wolfpack, so my wolfpack is now complete.
0:53:40 > 0:53:43It's so important that everyone's here today...
0:53:44 > 0:53:46What?
0:53:48 > 0:53:53I just hope you all like it just as much as I planned everyone to.
0:53:53 > 0:53:54< We love it!
0:53:54 > 0:53:56You've done really well!
0:54:00 > 0:54:03APPLAUSE AND WHISTLING
0:54:05 > 0:54:08The emotion is running high for Alex, and hopefully,
0:54:08 > 0:54:12Kara will be wowed by her wedding day Wonderland.
0:54:23 > 0:54:26- Oh my God! - CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:54:28 > 0:54:32- Oh, my God!- Right, let's go for it. - What, to play?
0:54:32 > 0:54:34Yeah, do what you want!
0:54:34 > 0:54:36What's that?
0:54:36 > 0:54:40This is mental! I wouldn't have thought of doing this, but I love it.
0:54:40 > 0:54:43Oh, I just want to see everything, I'm just like, ooh!
0:55:01 > 0:55:04I don't think she would have thought of this at all,
0:55:04 > 0:55:09and I don't think she could have done a better job, but don't tell her I told you that!
0:55:13 > 0:55:20Everything's been amazing. Really proud of you. I didn't expect that.
0:55:20 > 0:55:24- Like, at all.- That's a good thing, then.- Yeah, you did so good.
0:55:27 > 0:55:32I love both of 'em, and I'm really glad that Roman's got a good role model around him in Alex.
0:55:32 > 0:55:34Alex!
0:55:35 > 0:55:39- I'm just really looking forward to the future now.- Cos this is day one, really.
0:55:41 > 0:55:46This is another step closer for us three to be more of a family together.
0:55:46 > 0:55:48It's the first stage of moving up.
0:55:52 > 0:55:57MUSIC: "You And Me Song" by the Wannadies
0:56:12 > 0:56:17Next time, ex-footballer Steve wants to give his wannabe-WAG Kayleigh...
0:56:17 > 0:56:19Proper, proper, shut up!
0:56:19 > 0:56:23- ..the ride of her life. - ...say "I do", and then, boom!
0:56:23 > 0:56:28- But will his romantic idea... - Why the hell are we at Thorpe Park on my wedding day?
0:56:28 > 0:56:29..derail the entire wedding?
0:56:29 > 0:56:32I know whatever I pick will be wrong.
0:56:32 > 0:56:38Will this ex-footballer give this one wannabe-WAG the wedding of her nightmares?
0:56:38 > 0:56:42SHE SOBS I don't want to go!
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