Ellie & Craig Don't Tell the Bride

-Has anybody got any confetti?

-Yes!

-Come on, then.

Every girl...

I do.

..likes to take control of her wedding.

So what happens when she has no say on her big day?

Urgh, they are awful.

We're not doing it.

Don't Tell The Bride is back.

This is ridiculous.

As ever, the grooms are in charge.

I want there to be a donkey at the wedding.

I'll look lovely on our big day.

But with £12,000 to spend

and just three weeks to throw the wedding of their dreams...

Tell my mum I love her!

Aah!

..have the boys pushed themselves too far?

Oh, my God!

You're fired.

With more shocking...

..more outrageous...

..and more daredevil weddings than ever before...

will there be a happy ever after?

This is not the thing you get wrong the day before your wedding.

Will true love save the day?

Mum, what is that? Mum, what is that?

Or is it a countdown to disaster?

Three, two, one...

Tonight, thrill-seeker Craig plans an adrenaline-fuelled wedding

for his country girl bride-to-be.

"You may kiss the bride..."

Bang!

But with Ellie hoping for a more grounded day...

I dread to think what he might be thinking.

..what happens when a skydive and a bungee jump take centre stage?

Oh, my God.

Can Craig get his head out of the clouds

and pull off the most heart-stopping wedding?

SCREAMING

..or has he stretched himself too far?

Oh, man.

Are we getting married at some point?

# I feel so in love... #

SCREAMING

This programme contains some strong language.

MUSIC: Grange Hill Theme

27-year-old Ellie met her childhood sweetheart Craig

when they were just 15.

Craig was brought up in London

but moved out to the country and joined Ellie's school.

And it wasn't long before they caught each other's eye.

I sort of knew you from afar.

We knew each other through friends, you were quite quiet.

Well, I was quite good in school.

And you were definitely a naughty kid.

Compared to you, probably.

Yeah, compared to me, yeah.

He was like this skinhead with the moped,

but actually, when we started speaking,

I realised that he was actually quite sweet,

which I think was surprising for how he came across.

Now working as an electrician,

moving out to the country

was worlds away from the city life he was used to.

My upbringing was rough and ready.

I moved around a bit, lived in a few different houses,

went to a lot of different schools.

I associated with a lot of different type of people.

But steadfast country girl Ellie finally got Craig feeling settled.

Ellie's my stability.

She keeps me with my feet on the ground.

I think, if it wasn't for Ellie, my life could have been different.

-Keep you out trouble.

-Keep me out of trouble.

With Ellie having a stable job working in retail,

she's in no hurry to move away from the countryside.

I've lived in Pratts Bottom my whole life,

went to the local village school down the road.

Everyone sort of knew each other -

we'd all, like, walk to school together,

play in the fields, play on the haystacks,

get told off by the farmer!

After leaving school, Craig whisked Ellie away on an adventure

and took her travelling around the world.

We've been to a lot of places in the world,

and we went travelling for about five months.

Best thing we've ever done, 100%.

Ellie's probably had quite a comfortable upbringing -

before she met me,

was probably not that experienced in life in terms of what is out there.

Once back in the village,

to save money for their first house together,

they moved in with Ellie's parents. where mum Kerry rules the roost.

She is the ultimate organiser,

she organises everyone, the whole family.

All of her friends as well.

And Craig's future mother-in-law already has concerns

about what he's planning.

My mum is terrified of Craig planning the wedding.

I don't think she quite knows how to cope with not being involved,

not knowing what's going on.

Not having any say. I think it is literally going to kill her.

I'd love to be there with him organising it, absolutely -

giving him ideas.

I would.

-Come on, then, give me an idea.

-It's really killing me.

-Any advice?

What's the advice, then?

-Don't invite the mother-in-law?

-No.

You haven't got one yet, you've got three weeks still.

It's hard - when you're used to taking on board everything

and sorting everything out,

and suddenly you're just like a spare part.

I book everything, I sort everything out

and if anything needs to be done or something, everyone seems to ask me.

And I enjoy it.

That's why I'm not enjoying this wedding!

So Craig has his future bride and his future mother-in-law to please.

No pressure, then.

I'm the only daughter,

so I think it's definitely a massive pressure for Craig, pleasing my mum.

And perhaps his mother-in-law's right to be concerned...

Because bad boy Craig has a passion

that he wants to feature in their big day.

I try absolutely anything that gives you adrenaline.

Bungee jumping, skydiving, rock climbing,

motorbiking, car racing.

As many life experiences as possible,

that would be great.

But Craig's down-to-earth fiancee

doesn't share his devotion to danger.

Oh, he loves it, I don't know anyone that's done a bungee jump

that's said they enjoyed it, but he genuinely did.

I'm scared of flying,

so I don't know why he enjoys that kind of thing.

Cautious Ellie has far more grounded ideas for her big day.

I think you always imagine what it would be like.

I've always imagined my wedding being local,

I've grown up in the countryside in the local area

so I guess I've always just imagined

that it would be in the local church over the road, quite traditional.

Yeah, that kind of thing.

But with adrenaline pumping through his veins,

this thrill-seeker wants to give his bride-to-be, his future in-laws

and the local village a day they'll never forget.

I want it to be different, I want it to be unique,

so I think something adrenaline-based, I suppose.

Anything where you feel like there's potential danger.

I think if you let your fear overcome you,

then you'll never experience anything in life.

It's time for Ellie and Craig to say goodbye.

But before Craig sets off to organise the biggest day

in either of their lives,

Ellie has to organise Craig.

Have you checked your list?

Right, go through it and I'll tell you.

Your iPad and charger?

Ninja Turtle pyjamas?

SHE LAUGHS

You've got your hat and your wallet?

-Check.

-Have you got your watch?

-Yep.

-That's it.

All packed up, ready to go.

And of course there's only one way thrill-seeker Craig likes to travel.

That's it, then.

Have fun.

I trust you.

-Love you.

-Wish me luck.

Drive safely.

Craig might have just moved out of his in-laws' house,

but for the next three weeks,

he'll be staying at their holiday home

in a caravan park in Whitstable.

And while Craig checks in,

Ellie settles in to three weeks by herself.

It feels really serious, like, the not knowing,

not seeing him, not knowing if he's OK -

it's really strange.

Strange that I'm not going to see him,

and strange that next time I do,

it's, like, on one of the biggest days of our lives.

It's day one, and after a lonely first night in,

Craig's waiting for best man Jamie to arrive

so he can get to work on some high-flying ideas.

-Hello, Stan the Man.

-How's it going?

-Yeah, not bad, not bad.

-How you been?

-Inviting me in, or what?

Craig's going to be carrying a lot of stress, worrying about stuff,

getting things done to a schedule on time.

And I think I'm going to just be the calming influence.

What's the plan?

Well, the idea is based like on an adrenaline-based idea, I think.

Hang on, adrenaline for the wedding?

For the actual vows.

The actual...the main part!

What are you thinking?

Skydiving. Like, I could skydive into the wedding.

Oh, my God.

Bungee jumping off a hot-air balloon off Tower Bridge.

Off the Shard.

Off Tower Bridge? How are you...? Oh...

I think Craig's good for...what HIS ideas are.

He's quite headstrong.

Whether he's thinking about Ellie with his ideas, I'm not sure.

How do you think Ellie would react to saying our vows on the ceremony

on something like a bungee jump, skydiving?

Er, on her wedding day, that's... That's bold.

Her in her wedding dress?

Yeah, after we say our vows and...

-Go!

-You're up there, you get married up there,

"You may kiss the bride..."

-Bang!

-Jump.

Jamie needs convincing, so Craig's got a plan.

MUSIC: The Blue Danube Waltz by Johann Strauss

With nothing booked yet,

Craig's whisked Jamie away to an indoor skydiving centre

to show him how this wedding could really take off.

It's amazing.

Absolutely brilliant, fantastic.

That was awesome, epic.

It's just confirmed that this is exactly what I want -

this is what life's about, the buzz, the thrill, living.

And why not incorporate that in a wedding day?

I think even she was scared before she does something like this,

this feeling now - if she feels like this on her wedding day,

that's got to be a good thing.

While the boys are talking about jumping out of aeroplanes,

bride-to-be Ellie, together with her mum and her bridesmaids,

have less extreme ideas.

I suppose I've always thought it will be local,

probably in the village, the village church,

quite traditional,

like, go to the church then walk back,

like, typical countryside wedding.

That's what I've always had in mind.

When you think of a wedding,

you just think of a church, a reception.

I think you always assume you get to organise it.

Yeah, Mum definitely does.

It's killed me, I'm absolutely heartbroken.

When it's traditional, you just think that's what it is, isn't it?

-In a church.

-Mm.

God, as long as it's nothing he did on his travels.

I worry that he might have some funny ideas

about something he might think is good,

and once he thinks it's good, that's it,

he'll think it's a really great idea.

I dread to think what he might be thinking.

It's the next morning, and fully pumped about their wedding plans,

the boys have arrived at a local airfield

to see if their sky-high ceremony can even take off.

I want to find out if it's possible to do a skydive into the wedding,

into the ceremony.

I want to find out if it's possible to hold the venue here,

and obviously possible to get a bungee here, also.

Skydive into a wedding...

-THEY LAUGH

-Yep, definitely possible.

-Seriously?

-Absolutely. No problem at all.

And how would we go about that, and is there a building or a marquee?

You'd have to look at, you know, using a marquee

or something like that.

-Wow.

-Sounds fantastic.

So far, so good.

But the boys want to bounce off one more idea.

-We want to get a bungee jump as well.

-Oh, yeah.

-So could we get a bungee jump in here?

-On site.

It's not anything that's been done on the airfield before,

cos we're not allowed to fly kites here, for example,

because they go up in the air.

So I think it's unlikely you'd be able to get a crane in here

to do a bungee jump from.

Oh...

Hadn't thought about that, had you?

That's BLEEP it right up, hasn't it?

Pretty much, if you can't have the bungee.

So you think, "Hang on,

"I'm sacrificing what I actually want just to fit one activity in."

Not content with throwing Ellie out of a plane,

Craig wants to erect a bungee crane and throw her off that as well.

But that can't happen at the airfield,

and so the venue search goes on.

Meanwhile, in Kent,

the bridal party has arrived at a small village church,

where Ellie dreams of having a traditional wedding...

Without a parachute or bungee rope in sight.

You could have all flowers at the ends.

Yeah, loads of flowers - and candles.

A traditional ceremony is definitely important,

coming in to quite traditional music.

Dad walk me down the aisle with the bridesmaids.

The sort of traditional ceremony,

and then coming out and having the bells ringing

and, like, the confetti outside the church.

What are the chances, do you think,

of Craig picking something like this?

I don't know, but I just have a feeling he won't pick a church.

No, I don't think he'll pick a church.

He likes to, like, rebel against tradition, doesn't he? So...

But do you think he might consider it,

-knowing that that's something that you want?

-Yeah, maybe.

He's thoughtful, he's definitely really thoughtful,

-but not necessarily traditional.

-He's not traditional.

He'll think of something, like, really meaningful

and lovely, probably.

Yep, a meaningful bungee jump and a lovely skydive.

Adamant on giving Ellie two adrenaline experiences,

Craig's travelled over two hours to an airfield in Peterborough

to make it happen.

See? Thoughtful.

The idea is that we skydive into the wedding,

we have a walkway of some sort to a bungee which we get married off.

Does she know what you're planning?

-No.

-Oh, right. Marvellous.

That's going to make life interesting, innit?

If the guests are here, can I jump first?

So I jump into the wedding and then she comes afterwards,

so we jump at different times?

Oh, yeah, that wouldn't be a problem at all.

Could they dive in their suit and dress?

We normally put a jump suit on people,

purely for safety reasons.

The only thing we have got to insist on, you have to have a hat on.

-Could we put a marquee up?

-Yeah.

-You could put a marquee up right out here.

-In this space here?

Yeah, depends how big it is - we can shift the tables,

we will cater for you, we're here to help you.

What is it, two weeks' time?

Under two weeks.

The weekend, 13th, 14th, 15th.

Friday's the 13th.

Friday would be better.

Did he just say Friday the 13th?

Yeah, we can do Friday.

Unlucky for some.

But Craig books a venue for £3,500

that will hold his two separate sky dives and bungee jump wedding

in one place.

And all on Friday the 13th.

What could possibly go wrong?

Unaware of the impending wedding taking place

on the unluckiest day of the year,

mother-in-law to be Kerry is convinced

Craig has Ellie's wedding wishes in mind.

I just think Craig's thinking of Ellie.

I'm sure he is.

I just wish I was there to prompt him.

If I think that Craig's being...maybe selfish -

I don't know whether that's the right word or not -

if he's just thought of himself...

I mean, he loves to do adventurous things.

Has he only thought of himself when he's done it?

I wouldn't want her to be put in danger,

and I wouldn't want her to look a bit of an idiot

in her wedding dress.

No danger of that,

she'll look lovely dangling upside down.

Back at the airfield, the boys have worked through their plan.

Ellie will skydive into the ceremony

before being hoisted 200 feet up again for the vows,

and finally bungee jumping back down again for the reception.

Kerry's going to have kittens.

How tall is it when it's up?

The crane that I think's coming is going to be about 58 metres.

So, compared to the hanger, how high?

Five times as high.

Five of those?

So, in your opinion,

what would be the best way about me protecting her

from mooning the guests?

Er...

Um...matching Lycra shorts?

Underneath, potentially.

Lycra shorts, lovely.

That sounds good, so I'll have to get her some shorts.

With the skydive, marquee and bungee coming to £5,500,

it looks like Craig's budget is rocketing towards a crash landing.

What do you think Ellie's going to be thinking?

I think she's going to be absolutely brickin' it.

She's going to be like, "Oh, my God, I can't believe this."

But when we sat down on day one and described the wedding...

-This is it, yeah.

-..to be epic...

This is it. This is it.

It's the beginning of week two,

and with Craig's adrenaline wedding at full throttle,

it's time for his biggest risk yet.

He's in search of a wedding dress fit for his bride to wear

when she's dangling from the end of a bungee rope.

This is the most important thing.

It's just trying to find the right dress I like,

that I think Ellie would look good in.

We could spend forever trying to pick the right dress.

Do you want it white or, like, the off-white sort of ivory thing?

These are different colours...

Yeah, to me, to me...

I-I don't know.

Mate, this is ridiculous.

This is impossible.

Looks like Craig's finally found an activity that DOES scare him.

Meanwhile, Ellie's brought her bridal party

to find her dream wedding dress.

-Hello!

-Hi.

The thought of Craig being able to pick the dress...

Yeah, it's a bit scary.

I quite like the one behind you with, like, the lace...

-With the high lace neck, yeah?

-Yeah.

-OK.

The perfect dress that I have in mind

is like Millie Mackintosh's wedding dress,

where it was, like, the lace on the top,

really quite simple and classic.

She had, like, the lacy top - so not, like, too much

but maybe a bit sheer with some lace fitted at the waist

and then, like, out.

But having no say in what Ellie will actually wear

finally gets too much for mum Kerry.

Oh, Mum, come in.

Aw...!

-I'm all right.

-It's supposed to be a happy day!

I'm still finding it hard.

I think I'm accepting that there's not a lot I can do.

I think, out of everything,

the dress is the most important thing.

I love this one. I love the lacy neck.

Keen to avoid a dress that's too revealing,

Ellie has opted for one with a high lace neck that covers her shoulders.

I think the worst thing is something really fitted and open,

you know - nothing to hide behind.

While Ellie wants modesty,

true to form, Craig is after something a little more daring.

There's a dress in here now that she'd be really happy with.

That's your job to find it, you should know.

That's what I'm doing - what are we doing here?

I feel sorry for you, to be honest.

The boys have chosen a selection of revealing, strapless dresses.

Because, let's face it, there'll be more than enough straps

on that bungee harness.

I really like that one. Oh, we're going to have problems now.

I do like the way it almost looks like

you belong on top of a wedding cake.

What are you thinking?

God, man.

No, I do like that one.

Oh, Craig, that was like a wildcard, that was like...

That one - you put that one in just to confirm...

"Yeah, you don't want that." Basically.

Oh, man.

Hard work, innit?

It's stressful, man.

This process is something women do for a year.

I'll be gutted if it's wrong, I'll be absolutely mortified.

Even if Ellie was here now, she would be struggling.

She would be struggling, yeah.

But Ellie isn't struggling,

as she's found her dream dress

that she's about to show to her mum and bridesmaids.

-Ready?

-Yeah!

Aw...

Oh, Elle...

I really like that.

Oh, I'm crying!

I really like it.

Oh, Elle, it's perfect.

I love the lace, I really love it.

ALL: Mm.

Oh, God, Craig.

If Craig gets the dress wrong,

I think it will put a huge downer on the day,

so fingers crossed he doesn't completely screw it up.

After hours spent looking at strapless dresses,

the boys have whittled it down to two.

Oh, no!

Craig's favourite is a blingy, crystal encrusted gown...

but he thinks Ellie might prefer a ruched satin number.

Question is, which one to choose?

Oh, man.

What are you attracted to? Which one are you attracted to?

Oh...

I think she'll go for this one, but I like this one.

So it's hard.

Will he gamble on the one he wants,

or go with the one he thinks Ellie would like?

I like that one. If she was here now, I think she'd say I want this one.

But I think that one's nicer,

and I think she'll look better in that one.

I don't know.

I'm going this one.

Boom, decision.

-Yeah.

-Mate, good effort.

It's going to be a gamble, I just...

I just hope it's a gamble that pays off.

Craig's decided to gamble on the dress he likes.

No.

He might be a daredevil, but that could be his biggest risk yet.

Cheers, thank you very much.

Thank you, sorry for making you try on all the dresses.

And with £1,300 spent on the risky dress,

Craig's already blown over half his budget.

It's the middle of week two,

and Craig's about to give Ellie and mum Kerry a hint

of the adrenaline ride to come

by sending them to pick up Ellie's wedding invite

at Chessington World of Adventures.

Are you excited now?

-No.

-No!

The only problem is, before Ellie gets to see it...

MUSIC: Thriller by Michael Jackson

..she must first go on a roller coaster

as a clue of what's ahead.

SCREAMING

One happy bride.

Having braved the roller coaster,

Ellie finally gets to see her wedding invitation.

Don't Tell The Bride -

you are invited to Craig and Ellie's wedding,

Friday...Friday the 13th of June.

It's the worst possible date, it's the one I didn't want,

but it's the one I knew was going to come up,

I just had a feeling these last few days it was going to be the 13th.

Yep.

At least it's sooner, we've gotta wait less time.

Yeah.

Clearly disappointed, mum Kerry is soon speculating

as to why exactly they're sat in a theme park.

I think it's going to be something...

Like a theme park?

I don't know. I just think the ride -

there's a clue there, I think.

It's the beginning of week three,

and time for the bridesmaids to see what Craig has chosen

for them to wear on the big day - unaware that one of them,

along with Ellie, will be thrown out of a plane in it.

If this industrial estate is anything to go by,

by our dresses...

I'm not that impressed!

Aah!

Oh, it's so nice to see you.

Right, are we excited?

Yes. Nervous, excited, 50/50.

Right, don't go in yet. That's yours, Amber.

Right.

Because of...obvious reasons.

Right.

One of you has to decide who's more adventurous and who's the bravest.

-Oh,

-BLEEP

-off, Craig.

Between you.

Craig, what have you done?

When you say brave do you mean, like...?

What do you mean by brave?

On the day, one of you might have to be the bravest.

-Oh, man.

-Can we just do rock-paper-scissors?

Cos I'm not going to agree to do it,

and you're not going to agree to do it...

Yeah, go on, just do it. Go on, rock-paper-scissors.

One, two, three...

-Oh,

-BLEEP! LAUGHTER

Snip, snip, snip!

Without realising it, Natalie's just volunteered herself

to skydive with Ellie on the big day.

Oblivious, the girls try on their dresses.

SHE GASPS

Oh...

Not being allowed to skydive in dresses,

Craig has bought skydiving onesies

for Ellie and lucky bridesmaid Natalie.

Can you put the hood on, please?

Still, she does get a dress for when she lands...

-THEY CHEER

-Thank you.

..which is a relief.

I just don't get it. I don't know what it means -

if I knew what it meant,

then I would get it, but I don't get it at all.

No. But I suppose we'll know that on the day, won't we?

With Craig's plans still a mystery,

Amber fills Ellie in on what she does know

over a pre-wedding beauty treatment.

Last night, we got to see the dresses.

Yeah. And was everyone happy?

Yeah and no.

We've got to the dress place,

and there's three, like, little curtains

and behind each curtain, we thought, was three dresses.

So we've all pulled back our curtains

and behind the curtain was an owl onesie.

An owl onesie?! Why?

I don't know, Elle. And I suppose we'll find out the rest on Friday.

-What's the point of that?

-I don't know.

I don't get it.

What the hell has that got to do with anything?

The owl onesie being a topic of concern,

little do the girls know that's the least of their problems.

There's just a few days left until the big day,

and the boys are checking the budget

to see how much their adrenaline-themed wedding

has cost them so far.

Where are we with the budget?

I think we're at probably at about ten grand at the moment.

Right, let's start with big things.

Skydiving and ground rent, the use of the facilities, venue.

-Ellie's dress.

-£1,280 with shoes, veil, alterations.

With some food, entertainment

and last-minute decorations still to buy,

it's time to see if the £10,000 Craig thinks he's spent is correct.

£11,388...

50 pence.

That don't leave a lot... So you've done something wrong.

I think YOU might have done something wrong.

What did you think it was going to be?

Er...about ten.

He may be in control of his wedding idea,

but Craig seems to have lost all control over his budget.

Oh, mate, how did you make that mistake?

So we've sat down, broke everything down,

worked out all the costs - which we had a sort of rough idea.

But it's the first time we've actually broke every little bit down

and added it all up.

Schoolboy, really.

As the big day fast approaches, the budget's on the breadline.

It's time for Craig to arrange Ellie's hen do...

and these girls have big ideas.

-Guys, we've got a text.

-Oh!

"Hi girls, for Ellie's hen doo..." with a double O, "doo"...

THEY LAUGH

"We've organised a swanky bar in Central London

"for you all to party the night away with your own area,

"some drinks and food thrown in too.

"However, the only problem is you have to get there yourselves."

We're going to a bar in Central London -

the only problem is that I've got about 25 people now

that I've got to try and get there.

So we're going to have to try and get some taxis,

get ourselves to the station.

But, yeah, we just want to get going now.

With no choice but to slash the spends,

Craig's set aside just £100 for drinks and nibbles

at a club in London's pricey West End.

I think he's literally run out of money.

I think this is a good sign that the wedding's going to be really good.

Yeah. Or this is a sign of that...

This is a sign of what's to come!

He's that disorganised, he hasn't done, like...

He hasn't got us transport to the wedding,

-hasn't done anything like that.

-Oh, we'll see.

Over in East London, the stag do has kicked off too,

and it's not just the girls facing cutbacks.

Craig's got tough and made all the boys pay their own way.

And acting tough isn't easy when you're dressed as a fairy.

-ALL:

-Ohh!

We've put more effort into the wedding.

That's right, yeah.

The stag do, obviously,

you've got to compromise between the wedding and the stag do,

and I think Jamie's had really short notice.

It's been difficult, because there's quite a lot of people.

You make it sound like it's really rubbish.

-No, no, it's cool, it's cool.

-All right.

THEY CHEER

Right towards Piccadilly Circus.

Meanwhile after almost an hour's journeying into Central London,

the 25 hens are looking forward to being spoilt

on their big night out...

I hope we're nearly there.

Bit of a long one.

We should have got a taxi for Nan.

..only to find that Craig has put on a buffet and some balloons.

Hopefully Craig has spent so much on the wedding day

that that's why he's scrimped on the hen do,

and not that he's forgotten this because it's just not important.

I have faith.

-I have faith.

-Well, I do at the moment.

-I have hope.

Yeah, we have hope - that's it!

DANCE MUSIC PLAYS

The next day, and as Craig recovers from his budget stag do,

he has time to reflect on the build-up to his wedding.

The last three weeks have been really difficult -

more difficult than what I would have suspected.

Initially, I think it's going to be, "What?"

You know? "What, I'm in my dress - my hair,

"what do I do about my shoes, what am I going to wear?"

Like, "I've got to get changed."

So, yeah, the bungee's going to be the big ask, I think.

The reason I'm doing these things for my wedding day

is because I've pushed her to do things,

maybe, that she's not comfortable with,

and I think she feel a lot more safer when I'm there.

And to celebrate that on our day is quite a significant meaning.

So, I think it'll be cool.

It'll be good.

Shall we roll back down?

It's the day before the wedding,

and Ellie, mum Kerry and the bridesmaids

are about to see the dress that Craig has bought for the big day.

Hello.

Little does Ellie know tomorrow she'll be bungee jumping in it

with a harness strapped round her as well.

-Are you nervous about seeing the dress?

-Yeah, really nervous.

-You are?

-Yeah.

-OK, would you like to come through?

I've got the dress here that Craig's chosen for you.

The dress is really important.

I really just want to feel comfortable and happy with it

so that I can relax and know that I can enjoy tomorrow.

Oh, it's in a bag!

Well, Ellie, this is your dress.

This is the moment you've been waiting for.

I think if he's done well, then it'll just top it.

If he hasn't, he'll know it by the time she gets there!

If he hasn't, there might not be a wedding.

Risk-taker Craig gambled on a strapless, revealing dress.

Ellie wanted something classic

with a high lace neck to cover her shoulders.

There's a lot riding on this choice.

-Come on, Ellie.

-Come on, yeah.

-Come on, Ellie.

Ohh!

Put it down.

I can't - hang on, it's really long.

-Ah, it's lovely, Elle.

-Oh, it's beautiful, Elle.

Let's see the back.

Oh, look at the bottom.

It's beautiful, Elle.

Oh, I really, really love it.

Yay!

-THEY CLAP

-He's done well.

Oh, my God!

One veil with crystals.

Yeah.

And one pair of shoes.

The shoes are lovely as well.

He's done really well. I really love the dress,

I love the veil, I've got shoes - it's beautiful.

I feel so relieved.

I'm so much more relaxed, now,

that I don't really mind what happens tomorrow,

because, no matter what, I've got a really lovely dress.

It is literally perfect.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

Oh, Mum! Someone give her a hug.

Considering Craig's never even bought a dress of any kind before,

he's done really well.

With the wedding coming round tomorrow,

I'm a little bit apprehensive,

not quite sure what he's got planned.

Anything...going by the dress,

then I think we've got nothing to worry about.

With the fears of the onesie forgotten

and the budget hen do forgiven,

it seems that Craig's risky choice of wedding dress has paid off.

I don't know what to really think at the minute.

Like, he's done so well with everything,

I've just got no worries now about tomorrow.

I think the main thing is a venue and a dress for Ellie.

Once you've got that, anything else can sort of come along, can't it?

Everyone's delighted.

But just before they leave...

PHONE CHIMES

..Craig texts one last piece of news.

"Hi, girls, I've paid for a hotel for you all tonight.

"You have a couple of hours drive ahead of you.

"Can't wait to see you all.

"Getting close now, lots of love, Craig, kiss.

"PS, you'd best get a move on."

Oh, my God, what time do we have to leave?

-How many hours' drive?

-It just says a couple of hours.

As the girls head off on a two-hour journey

away from Ellie's beloved village...

Thanks, bye!

..the boys have arrived in Peterborough

to start setting up the marquee for the wedding reception.

-That looks sick.

-Do you think?

Yeah. Yeah, that looks cool, man.

-Do you think it looks all right?

-Yeah.

You don't think Ellie will be, like,

-"Why are we sitting on a park bench?"

-No.

I can't wait. I really can't wait.

I can't wait to skydive, I can't wait to bungee,

I can't wait to do the lot.

To me, it's relatively the normal.

It's two things I love doing,

and to do them on your wedding day - it's going to be amazing.

I hope she accepts it, and just - you know, enjoys it, really,

cos it's - at the end of the day, it's life, you have to enjoy it,

you only live once.

On the eve of her wedding,

the bride is left wondering why she's almost 200 miles away

from her local village,

where she dreamed of getting married.

Not really sure why we're this far away.

I keep trying to think of reasons why we would be somewhere like this.

He must have picked this area for a reason -

hopefully, it's something really good.

I am a little bit scared,

a little bit nervous that he might have something up his sleeve.

I'm not sure what's going to happen.

I just hope that it's going to turn out really well.

It's the morning of the wedding, but the boys still have a lot to do.

Craig is theming his marquee around the places he's been with Ellie.

But with just £250 left in the budget,

the boys have hit the discount aisles.

Let's go, man, we ain't got much time.

Over in a nearby B&B,

Ellie is reflecting on the day's significance.

Getting married is really important.

It's something that I've always wanted.

For my dad to be giving me away, it's a massive deal for my mum,

so, yeah, it's just really important for the whole family.

Back at the marquee,

Craig is quickly dishing up his budget banquet

for his travel-inspired reception.

Where's this shit going?

I don't know.

I'm worried about that, I don't care if it gets put up,

but you just worry about that later on.

I'm getting stressed now, yeah. Because the time's getting closer.

Really stressed.

Still got to do the skydive, finish off touches,

a lot to do and we've probably only got an hour and a half to do that.

Short on time and out of cash,

Craig's asked Ellie's dad Trevor to drive her to the wedding.

It's an ideal solution...

or at least it would have been, had Craig given decent directions.

As times ticks on, Trevor's very lost and very late.

-Are you feeling all right?

-Yeah.

Dad's not here yet.

-Don't worry, don't worry.

-They're a bit lost.

Ellie, don't get upset, don't get upset.

You'll be fine, Elle.

We're not going to leave without him, so don't worry.

He'll get here, it's fine. He's just a bit lost.

We'll get him, we'll get him.

-It'll be fine, Elle.

-Don't ruin your make-up.

It'll be fine, Elle. It's going to be amazing.

Ellie's wedding day is completely up in the air -

which is ironic,

because Craig's about to make his own skydive entrance.

But while he has no idea about Ellie's hold up,

down on the ground, the arriving guests have no idea...

Well, what's going on at all, really.

We're in an airfield, it's all very...scary.

I hope she doesn't have to jump out of an aeroplane!

I've no idea what he's doing. Really don't.

Meanwhile, with Craig in mid-flight...

..dad Trevor has touched down at Ellie's B&B.

THEY CHEER

Just the hour late, then.

Dad got a bit lost, so it was of a last minute worry

whether he was going to get here on time,

but he's here now.

I couldn't have gone without my dad, so I was getting really worried.

Look!

It was wicked.

What do you reckon to that?

-Brilliant.

-Was it scary?

Do you know what? I needed it. I needed that.

Are you stressed? Would you do it again?

-Yeah.

-Hey, mate.

Cheers, man.

As Craig lands, the wedding party consider what lies ahead for Ellie.

I wouldn't like this wedding.

-I'd like something quiet.

-Yeah.

Ellie's a girlie girl,

expecting, probably, to walk down the church in a lovely wedding dress

and then she's got to take the wedding dress off

and put a jumpsuit on and jump out of a plane.

I don't think she'd like that, not on her wedding day.

Back at the B&B, it's time for Ellie to reveal her dress.

THEY CHEER

-Beautiful!

-Well done.

Oh, Mum.

He is as well.

He's got his red wine!

LAUGHTER

Ellie's finally up and running,

but back at the venue, Craig's still having problems.

The minister has another appointment booked,

and, with things running late, time is running out.

As yet we've no bride, she has to do her skydiving,

she then has to go back into the hangar, get changed,

before we start the ceremony - so it's not looking good.

The bridal party have arrived having missed Craig's parachuting entrance.

And as mum Kerry buckles up on the front row...

with the bridesmaids walking through an aircraft hangar

full of parachutes, the penny's dropped.

Except Natalie has her own bomb shell.

I'm six weeks' pregnant.

Who is? The bride?

Can she do the activity planned?

Can I do what's planned?

I can't say yes or no, it's up to her.

-It's her choice.

-It's her choice.

I can't guarantee anything, she's got to make the decision.

-I think...I think Tara should do it.

-I think you should do it.

-OK.

-Is that OK?

-I don't think it's worth risking.

-OK.

-I really don't.

With Natalie carrying a passenger of her own,

Tara's up the creek without a paddle.

As she gets her head around being hurled out of a plane

with the bride, an oblivious Ellie and dad Trevor finally arrive.

Are we at an airport?

Are we flying somewhere?

-LAUGHS:

-Why the

-BLEEP

-am I at an airport?

-Craig's organised a bit of a surprise for you.

-I can tell.

It's your entrance into the wedding -

-not the actual wedding, just the entrance in, all right?

-OK.

So we're just going to go through here

-and you'll find out exactly what it is.

-OK.

-All right?

-Yeah.

-Come on, let's go.

Oh, my God.

What the hell is that?

So, here's your changing room.

Changing room? Oh, my God!

What the hell is that?

That is the outfit that you need to put on, OK?

Right.

Then you can do your entrance to the wedding.

-Do you want to tell her?

-Yeah.

-Hello, Ellie.

-Hi.

-I'm Chris, we're going to jump out of an aeroplane together.

-Oh, my God!

Tara's going to be with you the whole time.

-Tara!

-The whole time.

What, like, strapped to me?

Next to you.

-Next to me.

-Next to you, OK?

I'm going to be strapped to you.

You're strapped to me, OK.

I'm sure you're going to be fine.

Oh, my God.

I'm scared.

I'm really scared.

But just as she's getting ready to jump,

the minister's getting ready to leave.

She's due at her second booking,

so Craig's ceremony is on hold till she gets back.

Sorry to put a downer on your wedding day.

I swear I'll come back, see you soon.

I'm really concerned.

I'm concerned, and really worried about it,

so hopefully she hurries up, because we're running out of time.

Meanwhile, mum Kerry has seen an aeroplane taxiing into position

and has guessed what that means.

SHE SOBS

As the wedding party see Ellie disappear in the plane...

Oh, my God!

Aah!

Oh, my God!

..mum Kerry's worst fears are realised.

She'll be all right.

I don't want her to go in a plane.

MUSIC: Chandelier by Sia

# I'm gonna swing from the chandelier

# From the chandelier

# I'm gonna live like tomorrow doesn't exist

# Like it doesn't exist

# I'm gonna fly like a bird through the night... #

THEY CHEER

# I'm gonna swing from the chandelier

# From the chandelier

# But I'm holding on for dear life

# Won't look down, won't open my eyes

# Keep my glass full until morning light

# Cos I'm just holding on for tonight

# Help me I'm holding on for dear life

# Won't look down won't open my eyes

# Keep my glass full until morning light

# Cos I'm just holding on for tonight

# On for tonight... #

Thank God she's down safe.

The girls have survived.

More surprisingly, so has mum Kerry.

I felt sick, I felt ill, but now I don't give a damn what happens,

-anything can happen, I don't care.

-Yeah.

It's all good news from here...

Unless you count the bungee jump

and the fact that the minister's done a runner.

Cue best man Jamie.

We had a minister,

she was going to do this straight after...the skydive.

-But the minister - which is our

-BLEEP

-up,

cos we knew she had to go with timings and stuff -

she had to go and do something else.

Obviously, this was not the plan but shit happens.

I feel really sick.

And with that, Ellie faces a two-hour wait

in a rusty old air hangar...

while all the guests start the reception,

pre-wedding, without her.

Apparently the minister's gone home.

Wha...?

We're eating before the ceremony - what's that about?

If it's Craig's planning, it doesn't surprise me.

I think that's a typical man.

He's a typical man, and typical Craig.

Oh, my God.

-I've got a

-BLEEP

-hat mark.

We've been here, how long? Three and a half hours?

-Three hours and...nearly four hours.

-Ooh, OK.

-And we haven't had a wedding yet.

-No.

-The wedding's actually going to be sometime this evening.

-Yeah.

But with the food and a fair bit of drink polished off,

the minister returns.

It's time...

Are you all seated, please?

..finally, for Ellie to get wed.

It's, like, nearly 5 o'clock in the afternoon

and I still haven't seen Craig, so...

Just dying to get on with it now.

Cue best man Jamie...again.

So...

-After your epic entrance...

-Yeah.

I forgot...

Oh, are you kidding me?

I'm sorry.

-Are you joking?

-Are we getting married at some point today?

-You're going to get married right now.

-Right, let's go, then.

-But before that...

-This is...

But before that, this lady has gotta put something on you.

And who doesn't love a bungee harness with their wedding dress?

-Over her dress?

-How?

-Under your dress.

-Yeah, yeah, yeah.

It's going to hurt my legs.

No, but listen, listen...

Elle...

Just remember, what you're doing now is what Craig wants for you.

-Right.

-And he wouldn't do anything you don't want to do.

I don't want to get in the harness, J!

My harness has fallen down.

Here she is, look. Look!

There she is.

-What the

-BLEEP

-is that?

It's almost time for Ellie to take the plunge.

Hi!

After three weeks apart

and nearly five hours of waiting in an air hangar...

Oh, my God!

..Ellie finally gets the chance to throw her arms around Craig.

CHEERING

So far, everything seems forgiven for the skydive,

but there's one last thing Craig's forgotten for the bungee.

Can I really do this in a wedding dress?

My dress is going to go over my head.

-You've got shorts on, ain't you?

-No.

Oh, yes, the Lycra shorts - remember them?

Well, Craig didn't.

I haven't got anything on underneath.

What we'll do is, once we get you harnessed in,

I'll tie a bit of elastic around your dress.

That's that sorted. Time for another journey skywards -

and, on the plus side, it's not as high as the first one.

Oh, is that all we jump onto, Craig?

Oh, my God, it's really high.

Don't even worry about it, don't even look.

Shit.

Oh, my God!

Oh, my God.

And so here we are today.

Craig has done all of this for Ellie.

Whether it is what Ellie herself would have planned

is almost immaterial.

Ellie and Craig, could you please join hands?

So, Craig, do you promise to share your life with Ellie May

and will you pledge to love, honour and care for her

in tenderness and affection as long as you both shall live?

I do.

Ellie May, do you promise to share your life with Craig,

and will you pledge to love, honour and care for him

in tenderness and affection as long as you both shall live?

I do.

I now pronounce you husband and wife.

Craig, you may now kiss your bride.

CHEERING

I give you Mr and Mrs Hoadley!

Here we go again.

-All good.

-I'm so scared.

Woo-hoo!

Three, two, one...go!

Aah!

-Oh, my good God.

-Sick.

-How was that?

-Oh, I want to get down.

Oh, my God. I want to get down, Craig.

I need a drink - you will not believe what I've been through.

Craig, I feel really sick.

I've got to admit, I'm glad it's over!

-No, it is...

-I want to do it again.

-I'm scared of heights...

-Yeah, I know.

-..and I'm scared of flying.

-Yeah, I know.

You're scared of everything.

Woo!

She's down - without chucking up, crying or showing anyone her bits.

All in all, that's a result.

But what will she make of her reception?

Oh, it looks so good in here.

Oh, my God, look at the sweets, Elle!

Look at all the food. Oh, it looks so good.

Now, this is actually exactly what I wanted.

-Is this what you wanted?

-Yeah.

Oh, look, I've just realised, look at the flags.

He's done something for every country.

Are these all countries you've been to?

-Yeah, he's done a little theme.

-France...

-Oh, look!

-It's a little shisha corner.

Oh, Tara, is it the shisha?!

No! He's just put so much thought into it,

and it's just really lovely.

-Goddamn you, shisha.

-ELLIE LAUGHS

I've had a roller coaster of a day, but this is just amazing.

We can just relax now.

Here he is.

What do you reckon?

It looks really good.

It's the best I could do, short notice, but...

You know, I only had a couple of weeks.

Do you like it?

Yeah, I really like it.

The marquee's a hit -

no doubt partly because it's actually on the ground.

And although the reception started earlier than planned,

it swings back into action - this time with Ellie included.

I'd like to say to Ellie this has been

the hardest three weeks of my life, the most stressful.

I think you look beautiful and, er...

I love you very much.

I didn't think he'd put quite so much thought into it for Ellie.

Everything that's here's for Ellie.

Kerry accepted me into the family, she's provided a roof over my head.

I'd just like to say thank you for everything you've done for me.

I know how hard this was for you,

because you would have wanted to control every aspect of this wedding.

LAUGHTER

And I hope I've done you proud as much as Ellie.

These are for you.

Thank you.

I didn't expect Craig to pull something like this off.

-The bungee jump...

-That was the worst part of it, for me.

-To actually see it happen in front of your eyes...

-Yeah.

-..it was hard.

-Yeah, it does take it out of you.

-Yeah.

He's done really well.

Yeah, he has. Quite surprised us all.

And now we know he can do it, he can continue to do things.

I don't know about you, Craig...

That's the best wedding I've ever planned.

Ye-e-es!

Get in!

Yeah, OK, it's been my only one, but still the best.

Even if I plan another one, it won't be as good as this one.

Something that I've learned through this experience

is that...this guy

needs this girl to function.

Because without her, this guy's an idiot.

Obviously, if Ellie sat down and planned out at her own wedding,

it probably wouldn't involve skydiving and bungee jumping.

But the plan was, when she looks back on this,

goes, "You know what?

"Yeah, I wouldn't have planned it - but now I wouldn't change it."

In the end, the best wedding ever, so...

What more can you do?

I think you've done really well.

It's a really nice location, perfect setting.

I hated doing the bungee jump.

-You didn't want to do it, did you?

-No.

-Was there a bit of you that was...?

-I'd just done a skydive, Craig.

-Yeah, I know.

-I could handle the skydive,

and then I, like, got myself over it, I got myself dressed...

-Did you not know about the bungee?

-No!

-What, until you walked round?

Until someone came in with a harness

and I was like, "What the hell is it?"

I wouldn't have jumped if you hadn't jumped.

It was only cos we were stuck together.

Never doing another skydive or a bungee again,

I've done enough now.

Skydive - do a skydive.

No more.

-No more, no.

-To be continued.

-No way.

-Next week...

-Girls do that - gays don't do that.

Former drama student Jack...

GASPS: Oh, my God!

..is hoping to impress his husband-to-be, James,

by putting on a play and a wedding.

But with James desperate for a traditional day...

Just a little bit scared now.

SCREAMING

..what happens when our groom takes on a literary classic?

Midsummer Night's Dream.

Will it be a Midsummer Night's Dream...

or a Shakespearean tragedy?

-What the hell is going on?

-Stop.

# Come fly with me

# Let's fly, let's fly away

# If you can use some exotic booze

# There's a bar in far Bombay

# Come fly with me

# Let's fly, let's fly away

# Pack up, let's fly away. #