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00:00:01Weddings, the biggest day of your life.
00:00:04It was love at first sight, wasn't it? Yeah.
00:00:07For you, anyway. Yeah.
00:00:09And the most stressful.
00:00:10I can't look. Audio.
00:00:12Language, Colin.
00:00:13They can cost a small fortune.
00:00:15It probably would have cost a hundred grand.
00:00:17But does saying I do to big spending
00:00:20always buy a happy marriage?
00:00:23Why do I have to save money when you're spending two grand on a dress?
00:00:26Now, two couples from either side of the wealth divide...
00:00:30Cheers, Beth. Cheers.
00:00:31£200 a glass. A glass.
00:00:33Don't put fingerprints on that.
00:00:35..are swapping wedding budgets.
00:00:37Oh, my God.
00:00:38Why are you laughing? Stop.
00:00:40That would be my dream venue, you know, being a king for the day.
00:00:45Relationships will be stretched to the limit.
00:00:47I think Gary and I are going to be at the loggerheads.
00:00:49What is she thinking?
00:00:50..as they discover whether love or money...
00:00:55..is the key to the perfect day.
00:00:58Things you do for love.
00:00:59If it all goes pear-shaped,
00:01:01I'm going to have to pull out.
00:01:14In Salford, 43-year-old Gary and his fiancée, 56-year-old Janet,
00:01:19are madly in love.
00:01:21Janet, what do you reckon about these bobby-dazzlers?
00:01:23Everybody knows that weddings are about the bride.
00:01:26They're planning a wedding,
00:01:27but Janet is used to being in control.
00:01:30I would like to wear them.
00:01:32Joking aside, Gaz, you need to get some new clothes.
00:01:35I'm the boss in this relationship.
00:01:37To start off, I was a bit intimidated,
00:01:39but I learned to love her.
00:01:42I managed to train him and let him into shape,
00:01:44and now he is my ideal man.
00:01:46Aw.
00:01:48Even when they first met 11 years ago
00:01:50at a healthcare call centre,
00:01:52it was Janet who was in charge.
00:01:54We both worked on the dental team at one time,
00:01:56and I trained Gary,
00:01:58and so we get sent away to this room
00:02:00for about two weeks
00:02:01to learn all about the dental policies,
00:02:03and we just spent all our time yip-yip-yip-yip-yip-yip-yip.
00:02:06It was love at first sight, wasn't it?
00:02:08Yeah.
00:02:08For you, anyway.
00:02:09LAUGHTER
00:02:13Their office romance soon blossomed into long-lasting love,
00:02:17and on a romantic holiday two years ago,
00:02:20Gary popped the all-important question.
00:02:23That's the time where I think we really fell in love,
00:02:26and I proposed, got down on one knee,
00:02:29and my heart was racing.
00:02:31I think I might have waited a few minutes.
00:02:33Two minutes for me felt like an hour.
00:02:35Thank God you said yes.
00:02:38Gary and Janet's low-paid jobs in customer services
00:02:41make it a struggle to make ends meet.
00:02:45It's not that we don't try, do we?
00:02:47You know, we both work,
00:02:48but we're not rich through working.
00:02:50We just get by.
00:02:52To bring in extra money, Gary works as a wedding singer.
00:02:57It had to be you.
00:03:00It had to be you.
00:03:03But even with a second job,
00:03:04their combined disposable income is just £157 a week,
00:03:08and their big daydreams have been put on hold.
00:03:11We've been thinking of getting married for ages, haven't we?
00:03:13We just keep putting it off.
00:03:15We could get married in the register office,
00:03:17buy ourselves a cheap dress and a suit,
00:03:20get married there,
00:03:20and maybe go for a few drinks in the local pub.
00:03:24But if I want a wedding, I want it done properly,
00:03:27and if not, I'd rather not have a wedding.
00:03:29How much does a wedding cost these days?
00:03:32Like...
00:03:33I'm like...
00:03:33What are you talking?
00:03:35Tens and tens of pounds.
00:03:36£10,000.
00:03:37Like, what can you actually spend your money on,
00:03:39on that wedding?
00:03:41Like, £10,000 is a lot of money.
00:03:44By taking part in the swap,
00:03:47Gary and Janet will soon find out just how to spend £10,000 and more
00:03:52as they plan the wedding of their dreams.
00:03:54I want to treat you like royalty.
00:03:56You're my queen.
00:03:57I was thinking about a castle.
00:03:59Castle?
00:04:00What do you reckon?
00:04:02I could come down the aisle on a horse like a knight.
00:04:05Whoa!
00:04:06No horses.
00:04:07Animal-loving Janet has a more rustic wedding in mind.
00:04:11I favour something like a barn conversion
00:04:13with hundreds of fairy lights late in the day,
00:04:17so it's quite dark.
00:04:18Peacocks wandering around
00:04:20and llamas in the fields outside.
00:04:23She's a bit of a control freak, to be honest.
00:04:26I think the wedding and the choices we're going to make
00:04:28will be hers.
00:04:30Some people say I'm a yes man,
00:04:31but I'm happy to go with the flow
00:04:33and hopefully she'll do things I want to do as well.
00:04:38It's just an amazing opportunity.
00:04:45240 miles south, the only way is Essex for Lovebird's 37-year-old Cole
00:04:51and his fiancée, 34-year-old Raz,
00:04:56who live life in the fast lane.
00:04:58Got you some champagne.
00:05:01Cheers, babe.
00:05:02Cheers.
00:05:03200-pound a glass.
00:05:05A glass, yeah.
00:05:06Is it wrong that I probably prefer a pint?
00:05:10The couple may only have been together for two years,
00:05:13but they know they're made for each other.
00:05:17I happened to be hosting an event
00:05:20and I love being, like, the centre of attention
00:05:23and all that jazz.
00:05:24And I'm used to everyone knowing who I am.
00:05:26And in walks this, like, beautiful, like,
00:05:30Jasmine from Aladdin-looking girl
00:05:32who happens to be my childhood crush.
00:05:34And she walks in and she has no idea who I am whatsoever.
00:05:37I just didn't give you all the attention that you expected.
00:05:41For me, it literally was love at first sight.
00:05:43I know it sounds really corny, but it literally was.
00:05:49And a year later, Cole won his princess's hand
00:05:52with a three-carat rock.
00:05:55She's everything I've ever dreamt of in that regard.
00:05:57So, marrying her, calling her my wife,
00:05:59I'd be the luckiest man in the world.
00:06:01I've never had anybody that's in my life,
00:06:03like, that's loved me unconditionally,
00:06:05that is there for me no matter what.
00:06:09A smooth-talking businessman,
00:06:12Cole has built a string of successful start-ups.
00:06:15I decided to set up a properties-abating firm
00:06:19which should close out just under five million this year.
00:06:22I have built it on being able to negotiate
00:06:24the best possible deal.
00:06:26He also owns an events firm,
00:06:28hosting star-studded parties.
00:06:30You know, we've hosted people like Boyzone,
00:06:33Westlife, Five, so it's been incredible.
00:06:36But beneath the designer watches and clothes,
00:06:39there's another story.
00:06:45My dad left when I was really young.
00:06:46We did end up growing up in, you know, really poor,
00:06:49pretty much poverty.
00:06:50When I say poor, like, times we were virtually homeless,
00:06:53you know, we had to rely on the government at the time
00:06:55to make sure that we had somewhere to stay.
00:06:57It does affect you, you know, it does affect how you see life
00:07:00and why you work like you do,
00:07:01and it also kind of makes you pretty fearless.
00:07:03You don't, you don't really fear anything.
00:07:05You know, if I lost it all tomorrow, I'll just go and do it again.
00:07:10After growing up in North Manchester with family issues of her own,
00:07:15Raz became a city banker and has her own Cinderella story.
00:07:19One of the biggest things for us is, like, we've not come from money.
00:07:22Like, my dad's not around anymore.
00:07:25He passed away a few years ago.
00:07:26And work is something that's really given me a focus and a drive.
00:07:31And to find somebody that's also like that is great.
00:07:34But do these soulmates share the same wedding dream?
00:07:37Ever since Cole proposed,
00:07:39Raz has been planning her day in meticulous detail,
00:07:42and it hasn't included cut-price anything.
00:07:46I wanted, like, a villa, maybe in Italy or something.
00:07:50I wanted, like, Princess Vision.
00:07:52I wanted quite simple and elegant.
00:07:54But Cole wants to blow the budget in other ways.
00:07:57Party's the main thing for me.
00:07:58I just want everyone to have a good time.
00:07:59That's what people remember.
00:08:01But when you say a party,
00:08:02so your idea of a party
00:08:04is probably one of the parties that you've hosted.
00:08:07Like, the free bar.
00:08:09But at least they agree on why they're taking part in this swap.
00:08:13We don't have to have this big show around us
00:08:16or spend all of this money
00:08:18because I do think sometimes
00:08:20that can take away from what's really important.
00:08:22There's so much pressure
00:08:23to have this big, grand, Instagram-y wedding,
00:08:26and it just takes away from the whole point of it,
00:08:28which is to marry the one person that you love.
00:08:31So, we've got some envelopes.
00:08:33Do you want to open it?
00:08:34Go on, you do it.
00:08:35OK.
00:08:36Time now to find out
00:08:37who they're swapping wedding budgets with.
00:08:40That looks up north somewhere.
00:08:42Oh.
00:08:42Janet and Gary.
00:08:43I was going to be called Gary.
00:08:44Colin Rath.
00:08:46Colin Rath.
00:08:47They're a handsome-looking couple, aren't they?
00:08:49Yeah.
00:08:49Could do with a few styling tips off him, couldn't I?
00:08:52I know.
00:08:56They'll meet each other for the first time at their weddings.
00:09:00Right, do you want to read the letter out?
00:09:01Yeah.
00:09:02But for now, they've written messages
00:09:04revealing a little bit about themselves.
00:09:06We both work, as with so many people at the moment,
00:09:10it's hard to make ends meet.
00:09:11We've been trying to save for a wedding for years,
00:09:13but something's always cropped up
00:09:15and the savings just disappear.
00:09:17Janet, Gary, and Alfie, they don't.
00:09:19Aw.
00:09:20It puts everything into perspective, doesn't it, a little bit?
00:09:23For me, giving them the opportunity
00:09:25to do something like this is nuts.
00:09:27Col is a proper Essex boy, and Raz is actually from Manchester.
00:09:30Oh, look at this one.
00:09:31OK.
00:09:32This one, Raz.
00:09:32We're both working property, where we met,
00:09:34and Col runs a successful surveillances firm,
00:09:37while Raz works at a bank in the city.
00:09:40Now for us, come from any money,
00:09:41Col grew up very poor, which he never fails to mention.
00:09:45Also, never, ever compare yourself to us.
00:09:47Behind every successful couple is crippling stress and anxiety.
00:09:51I can imagine.
00:09:52I love it.
00:09:52I wonder if they're as excited as us, though,
00:09:55having a poor wedding, you know?
00:09:57But then she says they work hard,
00:09:59there's a lot of stress and anxiety,
00:10:00maybe they just want to do it.
00:10:02Simple, loved ones around them.
00:10:05Having got to know a little bit about how the other half live,
00:10:09budget time.
00:10:10Right, babe.
00:10:12Budget time.
00:10:13This is the budget?
00:10:15Yep.
00:10:15OK. Oh, my God.
00:10:17Time just what budgets
00:10:18and find out how much money they have for their big day.
00:10:23I'm nervous.
00:10:24It's open.
00:10:25Why are you laughing?
00:10:26Stop.
00:10:27I'm looking at your reaction.
00:10:30Go on.
00:10:323,500.
00:10:33Oh.
00:10:34Wow.
00:10:34OK.
00:10:35That's 3,500 pounds to pay for everything,
00:10:38from the venue to outfits, food and drink,
00:10:41entertainment and the rings.
00:10:43It's just like a holiday for us, isn't it?
00:10:45Three and a half.
00:10:46They can do it.
00:10:46We can do it.
00:10:47Maybe you're not grasping the seriousness of it all?
00:10:54Money, no object.
00:10:56Oh, my God.
00:10:57When have we ever had that opportunity?
00:11:00It doesn't mean we could just go and spend willy-nilly, though.
00:11:02Oh, don't start.
00:11:03You've reigning me in already.
00:11:04We've not even bought anything yet.
00:11:05No, I know, but I can see pound-cents in your eyes.
00:11:08The couples have three months to organise their wedding.
00:11:11They can accept help from family and friends,
00:11:15but strictly no topping up of their budgets on the side.
00:11:18I think it's going to be stressful,
00:11:20but, you know, I want to prove to myself that it can be done.
00:11:25It'll mean the world for Janet when we get married
00:11:28and we're finally going to seal the deal.
00:11:34They're keeping video diaries as they plan their big day.
00:11:38Well, it's great having money.
00:11:40It's a bit of a double-edged sword
00:11:42because normally I wouldn't have so much choice.
00:11:44It would be, well, that's affordable, let's do that.
00:11:46It's quite an overwhelming amount of pressure to get this right.
00:11:51Is it big enough?
00:11:53Coming up, both couples lock horns.
00:11:56Don't put fingerprints on that.
00:11:57Over wedding venues.
00:11:59I think Gary and I are going to be at the loggerheads
00:12:01a little bit over what to choose.
00:12:03We've got no one, you know.
00:12:16Two couples are swapping budgets
00:12:18in a bid to see if splashing out on your big day
00:12:21really makes you happy.
00:12:23Well, I can see pound signs in your eyes.
00:12:25Self-made millionaires Raz and Cole
00:12:27were planning a £100,000 celebration.
00:12:30Grand Instagrammy wedding.
00:12:33While hard-up couple Janet and Gary
00:12:35have never been able to afford to tie the knot.
00:12:38We've been thinking of getting married for ages, haven't we?
00:12:40We just keep putting it off.
00:12:42Now they've been given strict budgets
00:12:44and have just three months to organise
00:12:46their biggest day of their lives.
00:12:48It's quite an overwhelming amount of pressure.
00:12:52Let's go and check this castle out.
00:12:53Can't wait.
00:12:55In Salford, with just 12 weeks till they say I do,
00:12:59Gary's on a mission to lock in his dream venue.
00:13:06Peckforton Castle in Cheshire.
00:13:08It's one of the top places in the north
00:13:11for the super rich to get hitched.
00:13:13With money no object,
00:13:15Gary thinks it's the perfect choice for his queen.
00:13:18I would love to get married at a castle.
00:13:21Be the lord of the manor.
00:13:23Walking round like a king.
00:13:27It's massive.
00:13:30Wow.
00:13:31This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
00:13:34for Janet and Gary.
00:13:36Until now, their only hope of a wedding party
00:13:38was a knees up at their local.
00:13:43I thought I was going to be a princess on my wedding date.
00:13:45Looks like I'm going to be queen.
00:13:46Is it big enough?
00:13:48Let's go see.
00:13:49Go, lead the way, castle.
00:13:52Nice to meet you, babe.
00:13:53Gary, nice to meet you.
00:13:54Shall we head inside, if that's okay?
00:14:01This is amazing.
00:14:02The red carpet here, Janet.
00:14:04I'm going to get our own thrones.
00:14:08We should do away with our sofa at home and get these.
00:14:14The castle was beautiful.
00:14:16It's breathtaking.
00:14:17Everything was a wow factor to me.
00:14:19You know, I was in dreamland.
00:14:21This is our drawing room through here.
00:14:23Oh, wow.
00:14:25Wow.
00:14:26You're all set up for our arrival.
00:14:28The way that you see it laid out now
00:14:29is how it would be laid out for your day itself.
00:14:32Don't put fingerprints on that.
00:14:34But being king and queen for the day
00:14:37comes at a princely sum.
00:14:38What would this kind of package cost us?
00:14:42If you were looking just at a package
00:14:43based on your 50 people,
00:14:45again, we're probably looking around midweek,
00:14:46but you're probably looking anywhere
00:14:47roughly around sort of $10,000 to $15,000.
00:14:50$10,000 to $15,000 for 50 people?
00:14:53Yes.
00:14:54Nice car, a luxury holiday, deposit for a house.
00:14:57That's a lot of money for one day.
00:14:59The price tag doesn't include extras
00:15:01like entertainment, flowers and champagne,
00:15:05which can add, on average, another £10,000
00:15:08to the budget.
00:15:09I love it.
00:15:10I think it's amazing.
00:15:11It's got a load of character.
00:15:13It's classy.
00:15:14I think I might have a little bit of work to do on Gary
00:15:16because I think his mind is set in the castle.
00:15:19Once he sees something, he goes for it, he wants it.
00:15:21I'm not ruling it out,
00:15:22but I would like to look at a couple of other places first.
00:15:32All right, budget time.
00:15:34Yes.
00:15:35I have never really budgeted anything in my entire life.
00:15:37I know that.
00:15:39Roz and Carl are planning their frugal fairytale.
00:15:43First things first, venue.
00:15:45Yeah.
00:15:46I feel like that's the hardest to get within that budget.
00:15:50Obviously, I've hosted events before.
00:15:51Yeah.
00:15:51They're not cheap.
00:15:53Yeah.
00:15:53If you've got £3,500, what should we say?
00:15:57Like, £1,000?
00:15:58£1,500.
00:15:59£1,500?
00:16:01Yeah.
00:16:02OK, so that leaves us £2,000.
00:16:03What's next?
00:16:04Dress.
00:16:05£500?
00:16:08£1,000?
00:16:09I mean, realistically...
00:16:10You're going to wear it once?
00:16:12Yeah.
00:16:12The first and last time I'll ever be getting married.
00:16:15Correct.
00:16:16Have you seen...
00:16:17You look great in anything.
00:16:18£500.
00:16:19That's a lot of money, isn't it?
00:16:20I mean, how much did you spend last week on clothes?
00:16:23£500.
00:16:24Exactly.
00:16:25£500.
00:16:26Oh.
00:16:29Your suit?
00:16:30£500, please.
00:16:32We've got no money, look.
00:16:34We've not even talked about food.
00:16:36Look, babe, I just don't think people need food.
00:16:39Don't want to forgo the evening side of things.
00:16:43I need to make sure it's not just a massive party
00:16:47with his mates and alcohol.
00:16:50Remember the fun that we had.
00:16:53And marrying you, obviously.
00:17:00It's the second week of planning,
00:17:02and after some wedding venue research,
00:17:05romantic, animal-loving Janet has set her heart on a farm.
00:17:08You can have the animals come into your wedding
00:17:11to pet them, the llamas, the donkeys,
00:17:14witches right up my street.
00:17:16Not as grand as Peckfoot and Castle,
00:17:20but in a different way, perfect for me.
00:17:23So, I think Gary and I are going to be at the loggerheads
00:17:26a little bit over what to choose.
00:17:28Time to let the groom down gently.
00:17:30Hey, Gary.
00:17:32Want to see these venues I've just been looking at?
00:17:34What about the castle, though?
00:17:35You're not allowed?
00:17:36Well, it's still a contender, but you've got to keep open-minded.
00:17:39You're never going to guess what we're going to see tomorrow.
00:17:41Go on.
00:17:43The well-being farm.
00:17:45Farm?
00:17:45Yeah, and marrying on a farm.
00:17:47When I think of, you know, having all this money to spend
00:17:50and dream wedding and stuff like that,
00:17:53the last thing I'll be honest with you is I think of is a farm.
00:17:56Castle farm.
00:17:57Keep an open mind before we make any decisions.
00:18:03Meanwhile, in Essex, armed with a budget of £1,500,
00:18:08Cole is taking rise to his favourite venue,
00:18:12a local rugby club.
00:18:14I mean, when you talk about a rugby club...
00:18:16Yeah.
00:18:17..all I think about is men in sweaty rugby attire,
00:18:22changing rooms, like...
00:18:24This sounds like a fantasy, if anything.
00:18:26No, absolutely not.
00:18:29It's the first venue we looked at,
00:18:31so I'm a bit apprehensive about what she thinks about it.
00:18:34Reception-wise, it ticks my box's party.
00:18:37We know it's going to be cheap-ish.
00:18:39I have no idea how cheap yet.
00:18:42Perfect for rugby, but less than romantic for us.
00:18:47What's this?
00:18:48Um, don't... Look.
00:18:50Is it in an industrial estate? Just focus on that.
00:18:52OK, OK, OK.
00:18:53I had hoped for a really elegant, romantic wedding day.
00:18:57Like, regardless of the budget.
00:18:59And I'm slightly worried that it's going to be more trashy.
00:19:05We're nicely set up, as you can see, for the wedding.
00:19:08With windows overlooking a rugby pitch,
00:19:10could it be the romantic villa Raz was hoping for?
00:19:13Cole thinks so.
00:19:15We need to be cheap, cheap, cheap.
00:19:16So he does what Cole does best, haggle.
00:19:19In today's world, it's weddings are expensive.
00:19:22Yes.
00:19:23And...
00:19:24I don't know, I'm not from much, and I was here,
00:19:26and...
00:19:27It shouldn't take away from what it's about, you know,
00:19:30which is marrying this one. Exactly.
00:19:32If we said a low budget, what does that sound like to you?
00:19:34Well, it depends how low.
00:19:35£1500.
00:19:37OK. That was a big breath.
00:19:38I think we can work on that.
00:19:39I can think of three things we could do for you.
00:19:41OK.
00:19:42Um, three courses.
00:19:44Buttering up the manager seems to have worked.
00:19:46A roast dinner.
00:19:48Oh, OK.
00:19:48OK.
00:19:49And then I'm thinking for a dessert, something like apple crumble.
00:19:53A venue, three-course meal, and...
00:19:56Would we have, like, champagne toast or anything?
00:20:00Prosecco.
00:20:01But at £1500, it's a bargain.
00:20:04That's probably their cocktail bill in Ibiza.
00:20:08Out of ten.
00:20:09I'd say maybe, like, a five.
00:20:13I'm going to take huge pleasure in saying
00:20:15I'm not getting married in a rugby club.
00:20:18It's a no from Raz.
00:20:20So they're going to have to come up with a plan B, and fast.
00:20:24Love and romance, party.
00:20:27Um, and Raz has put her foot down,
00:20:30and she has said,
00:20:31I'm not going to be allowed to get married at the rugby club.
00:20:38240 miles north,
00:20:39the other groom's choice venue, a castle in Cheshire,
00:20:42is also hanging in the balance.
00:20:44A bit nervous, to be honest, like...
00:20:46Nervous?
00:20:47Janet wants to book a farm.
00:20:48It's going to be aces, animals.
00:20:51I know, yeah.
00:20:52I'm just trying to picture what it's going to look like, though,
00:20:54as a wedding.
00:20:56It's not like all McDonald's barn that you're picturing.
00:21:00You know, you've got your heart set in this castle.
00:21:02You just need to go in with an open mind.
00:21:05Yeah, no, I get that.
00:21:06Clear the castle out your head, pretend it's off the table.
00:21:11Still on the cartel, innit?
00:21:13Well, it is, yes, of course.
00:21:18Of the hundreds of five-star venues in the north-west...
00:21:22Have a look.
00:21:23That's amazing.
00:21:24Welcome, Janet and Gary, to the Wellbeing Farm.
00:21:28...Janet's convinced that a farm with llamas and alpacas
00:21:31is the perfect place for their big day.
00:21:36Hi.
00:21:37Hi.
00:21:38Welcome to the Wellbeing Farm.
00:21:40Nice to meet you.
00:21:41Are you ready to have a look round?
00:21:42Yeah.
00:21:44Follow me.
00:21:49Oh, look at these, Janet.
00:21:51Oh, my word.
00:21:52These are the real wedding guests.
00:21:54Hi.
00:21:55Do they bite?
00:21:57Hi.
00:21:57Don't touch the face.
00:21:59Oh!
00:22:02There were sheep, llamas, alpacas,
00:22:05and I'll be honest with you,
00:22:07I was a bit nervous at first, you know.
00:22:09I was trying to act that hard in front of Janet,
00:22:12but she just took it in a stride, you know,
00:22:15just grabbed by the animal like that.
00:22:17It was dead tame around her.
00:22:19I never thought I'd be walking a llama today, Janet.
00:22:22The things you do for love.
00:22:25You look like you're struggling, yes.
00:22:27You actually are his boss.
00:22:29Actually are his boss?
00:22:30Yeah.
00:22:30A bit like my relationship that night.
00:22:32Gary doesn't get to be the boss very often.
00:22:34He doesn't know how to do it.
00:22:35I didn't feel like I had enough control of it.
00:22:39A bit like our relationship, really.
00:22:41Well, Gary's got a problema.
00:22:44I just love animals,
00:22:45so anything that can incorporate them into the big day
00:22:48is going to be amazing for me.
00:22:51Whoa!
00:22:53It's beautiful.
00:22:54This is more than a barn, Janet.
00:22:56Told you that.
00:22:57I told you that.
00:22:58Telephone box.
00:22:59That's where everyone will be ringing a taxi.
00:23:01Janet's already sold on the venue,
00:23:04so they're heading inside to get down to the nitty-gritty.
00:23:08What kind of price are we talking, then?
00:23:10If you would like, you know, a three-course sit-down meal,
00:23:13your canapes, your evening food,
00:23:15our venue hire,
00:23:16we'd be looking around the 17,000 mark.
00:23:19Could have knocked me down with a feather.
00:23:22£17,000.
00:23:24That's a price.
00:23:25The fact that people have got that much disposable income,
00:23:28that they can just do that,
00:23:31that just... that just shocks me.
00:23:33We're about selling memories here.
00:23:35Nobody will ever forget your wedding
00:23:37because you have bow-tie wearing llamas,
00:23:39and I suppose that's the premium price that you're going to pay.
00:23:42I love the idea.
00:23:43Absolutely.
00:23:43Still choking over 17,000, though.
00:23:46Time for some tough decisions.
00:23:48Castle or farm?
00:23:53Coming up, Janet struggles to say yes to the dress.
00:23:57Too much choice.
00:23:58Too many shoes from.
00:23:59I'm not very good at making decisions.
00:24:02While stress tips Raz over the edge.
00:24:04This is £250.
00:24:06I don't think I'm going to be able to get a dress for £100.
00:24:19Two couples from opposite sides of the wealth divide
00:24:22are swapping wedding budgets
00:24:24to find out if splashing the cash
00:24:26is the key to a perfect big day.
00:24:29Wealthy entrepreneur Cole and his fiancée Raz
00:24:32have swapped their money-no-object budget
00:24:35for just £3,500.
00:24:37I'm worried it's going to be trashy.
00:24:40Well, for hard-up couple Janet and Gary,
00:24:42the sky's the limit,
00:24:43even if lavish spending doesn't come naturally.
00:24:46The fact that people have got that much disposable income
00:24:49just shocks me.
00:24:51In Essex, perfectionist Raz is revising the wedding budget
00:24:55to find out ways to cut down on big costs.
00:24:59She's reluctantly slash catering and her dress
00:25:02to just £100 each.
00:25:04I know Cole would rather forego like the ceremony element
00:25:08and just go straight to like maybe a big party.
00:25:11I want to make sure the romantic side of it stays.
00:25:16And now she's invited best pals Charlotte, Holly and Boo
00:25:19to pick their brains on savings.
00:25:26We are planning a very, very low-budget wedding.
00:25:30How low?
00:25:32One.
00:25:33Three and a half grand?
00:25:34Stop.
00:25:35You've got a job on your hands.
00:25:36Yeah, you have.
00:25:37Oh my goodness.
00:25:38Where do you think realistically we'll be able to cut the budget?
00:25:42Is this too lowbrow to say B-Y-O-B but bring a pot?
00:25:46Like a potluck?
00:25:46Yeah.
00:25:47They do.
00:25:47You do have venues that do that.
00:25:49Could you almost be like bring the bottle of something?
00:25:52Yeah.
00:25:52Forget the present.
00:25:53We've got £100 for the dress and we've got £100 for the suit.
00:25:57Sophie was saying this where they'd gone to a charity shop
00:26:00to find a wedding dress.
00:26:02OK.
00:26:03While Raz gets on top of her finances...
00:26:05I think it's going to be a challenge but I think if anyone can do it it's us four.
00:26:12In Salford, rich bride Janet...
00:26:15Sparkles.
00:26:16Yeah, OK.
00:26:17Domances.
00:26:18...is starting to feel the pressure of choosing a wedding dress.
00:26:21Nothing that's going to make me look like a hot dog.
00:26:24I'm not very good at making decisions so it's going to be very, very difficult.
00:26:29But bridesmaids Tracey and Lydia have come to the rescue
00:26:32with some bubbles to relieve the stress.
00:26:35A few more of these and I will relax.
00:26:39So with money in a pocket and just nine weeks until a big day...
00:26:44Oh wow, look.
00:26:46Janet and her besties head to the shops to see if something catches her eye.
00:26:51That's definitely you.
00:26:52Beautiful.
00:26:53Yeah.
00:26:54This is showstopper.
00:26:56Yeah.
00:26:56How much is it?
00:26:57The dress is actually £2,575.
00:27:00I was expecting you to stay around about the £4,000 mark for this.
00:27:04Yeah.
00:27:04The key to any wedding is planning.
00:27:07Do you have any themes to your wedding or anything?
00:27:10Not yet because I've not quite chosen a venue yet.
00:27:13And preparation.
00:27:15When you imagine your dream wedding dress, what is it that you picture?
00:27:19I've never given it a lot of thought until probably this weekend.
00:27:22Yeah.
00:27:23So it's not a great start for Janet.
00:27:25With all this budget, with all this money, comes a lot of difficulties in choice because it opens a lot
00:27:31more choice to you.
00:27:35Yeah.
00:28:00So this is Melody.
00:28:01Yeah.
00:28:02I know.
00:28:03You better decide quick.
00:28:05So what's the verdict?
00:28:06I think number two is a dress for me.
00:28:09Ooh!
00:28:11Wow!
00:28:12Or is it?
00:28:13Just gets me a little bit spending that amount of money on extravagance because that's what it is. It is
00:28:18extravagance.
00:28:19I love the other one now. That's the problem.
00:28:22So, undecided, it's back home.
00:28:29In Wimbledon, Raz is also looking for her dream gown.
00:28:34Elegance and opulence. I guess like Vera Wang design. Her dresses start at around £13,000.
00:28:42But £13,000 is four times her whole budget.
00:28:46So she's headed to the Trinity Hospice shop to see what she can find.
00:28:51I've never been in a charity shop before.
00:28:53No, still.
00:28:53It's actually quite nice.
00:28:55This is a nice one.
00:28:56It's a relief.
00:28:56Hello.
00:28:58I genuinely don't think I'm going to be able to get a dress for £100.
00:29:01Like, I don't think that's going to work at all.
00:29:03So I'm going to have to rob a little bit from the budget from elsewhere.
00:29:08There is a bright side, right?
00:29:10I've got little Prosecco!
00:29:14And not just the bubbles. Dresses on the rails here start at a very affordable £75.
00:29:21And they've even got some designer dresses to suit a princess.
00:29:25We have some Jenny Packham's, some Vivian Westwood's.
00:29:28Oh, wow, OK.
00:29:29Yeah, some beautiful pieces.
00:29:30Only Princess Kate's fave designer.
00:29:33Ah, there's a Jenny Packham one here. This is £250.
00:29:37Charlotte, can you Google how much that is? £4,000 originally.
00:29:41That's like a saving of, like, £3,750.
00:29:45Thanks.
00:29:45Just for the record, I actually liked it before I knew it was £4,000.
00:29:50Raz has found South London's answer to a Vera Wang dress.
00:29:54Oh, my God.
00:29:56Plenty of elegance and opulence.
00:30:04Honestly, it is so good. You found your dress!
00:30:08A £4,000 dress for £250.
00:30:12Which is already a good budget.
00:30:14Going over budget means tough choices on the rest of the budget.
00:30:18Something will have to go.
00:30:20Just get these packed up for you.
00:30:23During this process, like, the sacrifices that we're making are huge.
00:30:27It's things that you honestly don't think about
00:30:30when you're potentially planning, like, a normal wedding outside of this.
00:30:36But there is absolutely people out there that are having these thoughts and worries all the time.
00:30:43And, yeah, I feel for them.
00:30:46I actually feel for them because I'm going through that right now.
00:30:51Thank you so much.
00:30:52Of course. Thank you so much.
00:30:59It's crunch time.
00:31:01Gary and Janet need to agree on a reception venue.
00:31:07All hail the groom's choice.
00:31:09A spectacular castle in Cheshire.
00:31:11That would be my dream venue.
00:31:14You know, just sitting on that throne, being a king for the day.
00:31:18A farm in Edgeworth, Bolton, with its furry friends, is Janet's dream venue.
00:31:23My heart lies with a well-being farm.
00:31:25But you loved animals as much as I do.
00:31:27No, I do love animals, but I'm just thinking, like, since I was a little boy,
00:31:31I've always wanted to have a castle.
00:31:33Yeah, but I just think it's going to be far too expensive.
00:31:36Janet's skilfully outmanoeuvring Gary.
00:31:38Lovely and warm in here.
00:31:40Gorgeous, isn't it?
00:31:41Look at the bar.
00:31:43Managing to persuade him to revisit the farm to meet the wedding designer.
00:31:47I'm seeing this absolutely full of trees, and we're just going to come walking through them,
00:31:53into this area, fairy lights in the trees, maybe, or some hanging candles.
00:31:59The whole vision came together, the enchanted forest vision.
00:32:02We can add those hanging candle votives to there as well for you to tie it in with the trees.
00:32:07Amazing.
00:32:08I was quite surprised that I'd move away from the castle and think about anything else.
00:32:15But I started then getting all these ideas that Janet had about maybe a woodland scene.
00:32:23So you'll have your white thrones and you'll be lord and lady of the well-being farm.
00:32:29And something that makes it a surprise thrown in there, an owl swooping with our wedding rings.
00:32:37Suddenly, Janet's found the ability to spend money.
00:32:40And you'll say, do you know what, this is what our love has created.
00:32:43And which will cost £17,000, plus the enchanted forest and the swooping owl.
00:32:56It's week eight of planning in Essex, and Cole's cooked up a budget-friendly wedding meal plan
00:33:02for his tough-to-please fiancée, Spag Bowl.
00:33:06I think you can probably do it for a couple of quid per person.
00:33:10I'm just hoping she likes it. It could really save the day on the wedding.
00:33:16Mmm!
00:33:18I mean, it tastes lovely, but it's also warm.
00:33:22We're not going to be able to heat it up there, are we?
00:33:23I'm not always the bad guy.
00:33:25I did also see, like, a graze deli kind of set-up.
00:33:31Cheeses and meats and fruits and picky bits.
00:33:35Try it.
00:33:36A grazing platter it is, at £500.
00:33:40But Cole's not happy.
00:33:41All this posh poncy stuff with, like, some little, like, flower petals on.
00:33:46Like, oh, it looks good on Instagram, but it's going to taste like grass.
00:33:49I just feel a bit of a pressure from everyone else, saying,
00:33:51you need food, you need food.
00:33:54And I'm like, well, I can't afford food for people, and people are going to starve.
00:34:02No poncy grazing platters in Bolton, where Janet and Gary are feeling the strain.
00:34:08I might need another extension button on my pants, love, for this.
00:34:12But not on their budget.
00:34:14I'll be having someone undoing my dress when I eat this, I think.
00:34:17With money burning a hole in their pockets...
00:34:20Wow, that's a big can of pay, isn't it?
00:34:22I don't know where it is.
00:34:23Gary and Janet can't help themselves.
00:34:28I would never spend anything like that on a bottle of wine.
00:34:31Probably, like, five or six quid, but it's our big day,
00:34:35and if that means spending 60 quid on a bottle of wine, then so be it.
00:34:39MUSIC
00:34:43Money might be no object,
00:34:45but Janet and Gary can't change the habits of a lifetime,
00:34:48and are totting up the spend on top of the £17,000 venue.
00:34:52£10,000 to £15,000, £15,000.
00:34:55There's still more to buy.
00:34:56What else have we got to get, then? Let's do a racket.
00:34:59Wedding dresses, spent between maybe about £600 and a couple of thousand pounds.
00:35:04You're going to have to wear it more than once to get your money out of that.
00:35:07I'll wear it on Valentine's night.
00:35:08And Christmas.
00:35:14In Essex, the food issue is unresolved.
00:35:18Hello.
00:35:19Big hug.
00:35:21Love you.
00:35:21Right.
00:35:22OK, darling.
00:35:24So, Cole drops in his mum, Vanda, and sister, Melanie.
00:35:28How is all the planning going for your wedding, darling?
00:35:31Um...
00:35:32At first, I thought it would be quite easy.
00:35:34Well, that's a typical man comment, if you don't mind me saying, darling.
00:35:37Can't say that, Mum.
00:35:38You think you've still got to get, obviously, sort out food.
00:35:42Yeah.
00:35:42But Raj wants posh grazing platter.
00:35:44If I can interrupt there, darling.
00:35:45Just going back to the wedding cake.
00:35:47My beloved foster mother in heaven now, um, she made our wedding cake.
00:35:53If you'd like me to make the cake as a wedding gift to you, I would consider that a great
00:35:58honour.
00:35:58Yeah.
00:35:58I appreciate it.
00:36:00I appreciate it.
00:36:00I am the patriarch.
00:36:01I've got no-one to fall back on financially.
00:36:03You know, everything comes back down to me.
00:36:05I've had to ask my family for some help, and that was hard, because I'm not used to doing that.
00:36:10Um, and it was a real dent to my pride, because I'm the one that always looks after everyone.
00:36:16Um, but they are incredible, and I'm incredibly grateful to them.
00:36:19That would be a massive lifesaver for us, because the food, I must admit, is the thing that has stressed
00:36:23me out the most.
00:36:25Yeah.
00:36:25You're the one that's always helped us, so.
00:36:27And you know what they say?
00:36:28A problem shared is a problem held.
00:36:31Do you even make me a wedding cake?
00:36:33No.
00:36:34No, it's, it's, it's our pleasure.
00:36:36Yeah.
00:36:37It's our pleasure, because we love you.
00:36:38While the cake, dress, and, reluctantly, a £500 food platter are sorted, there's still the most important thing, the venue.
00:36:47Coming up, something old.
00:36:49I'm surprised at how good it actually looks.
00:36:51I think I'm going to leave it.
00:36:52And something new.
00:36:54I want to look like James Bond or something like that.
00:37:07Janet and Gary from Salford don't have a penny to spare.
00:37:10Just gets me a little bit spending that amount of money on extravagance.
00:37:14In Essex, it couldn't be more different.
00:37:17I guess, like, Vera Wang design.
00:37:19Her dresses, like, start at around £13,000.
00:37:24Both couples have swapped wedding budgets and have just four weeks before the big day.
00:37:28You'll be Lord and Lady of the Wellbeing Farm.
00:37:32To discover if money is essential for a happy wedding.
00:37:36At first, I thought it'd be quite easy.
00:37:38Well, that's typical man.
00:37:45In Liverpool, Gary and his best man, Brother Pete, are hitting Savile Row.
00:37:52Of the north.
00:37:55Hello. Hi.
00:37:56You OK? I'm the groom and he's the best man.
00:37:58Nothing off the peg for this groom.
00:38:00He wants to be dressed to thrill.
00:38:03I want to look like James Bond or something like that.
00:38:05The world's my oyster now.
00:38:07I can get any type of suit, get it all fitted smart.
00:38:10I think you're going to like this one.
00:38:11Go for it.
00:38:12Feels nice and comfortable and silky.
00:38:16What do you reckon, Pete?
00:38:17Love it.
00:38:18Yeah?
00:38:19Yeah, it's really you.
00:38:20Time now to get the sky falling for the rest of the lads.
00:38:23Good timing.
00:38:25Hey, what do you reckon?
00:38:26Yeah, good.
00:38:27Nice.
00:38:27Usher's Christian and JJ and, of course, his bro Pete.
00:38:31Right, let's get you measured up.
00:38:33Having that stress about how much it's going to cost, what we can and can't have, having that taken away
00:38:39has been absolutely amazing.
00:38:41Very smart.
00:38:44Yeah.
00:38:47Yeah.
00:38:47Yeah, that's Miles better that, innit?
00:38:49Kudos to the wrap pack.
00:38:50Yeah.
00:38:53Four suits bagged for £2,000.
00:38:57Do you think she'll approve?
00:38:58I think she'll approve, definitely.
00:39:00What do you reckon, Pete?
00:39:01That's not worth it.
00:39:03Might even say yes.
00:39:04Yeah.
00:39:10In a charity shop in Billericay...
00:39:13OK, guys, I've got it on.
00:39:15Come on in, mate, let's have a look.
00:39:16Have a look.
00:39:17Cole's taken a leaf out of Raz's book and found a second-hand suit.
00:39:21It's not great.
00:39:23Just not one he likes.
00:39:25Come on in, mate, let the fox see the rabbit.
00:39:27Single man, reveal yourself.
00:39:29Oh!
00:39:29Oh!
00:39:31It's actually not that bad.
00:39:32Yeah, it's the way you're standing.
00:39:33You're standing really weird.
00:39:33Yeah, you are standing really weird.
00:39:36Stand like you're not really weird.
00:39:36Come on, no, just relax.
00:39:38Mate, that's...
00:39:39No, no, no, no, no.
00:39:41Let's probably get a whole lot for £35.
00:39:43Yeah.
00:39:44What's the normal suit cost for you?
00:39:46About a grand.
00:39:47A grand?
00:39:48Yeah.
00:39:48Hmm.
00:39:49You haven't got a grand.
00:39:50I think I'm going to leave it.
00:39:52With the hunt for a suit drawing a blank.
00:39:56You're welcome.
00:39:57There's no option but to widen the search.
00:40:08Mate, this is like one extreme to another, isn't it?
00:40:10Yeah.
00:40:11Story of my life, mate.
00:40:12Cole is soon back in more familiar territory.
00:40:15Yeah, I'll call you, mate.
00:40:16Nice to meet you.
00:40:16Nice to meet you.
00:40:17A swanky suit shop.
00:40:19Maybe something like a beige or a stone can work really nicely.
00:40:25I just can be a bit spontaneous and a bit impulsive sometimes when it comes to my spending and the
00:40:31suits important to me.
00:40:32Thank you, mate.
00:40:35Oh, that feels better.
00:40:36Do you feel more like you?
00:40:37I do.
00:40:38I feel more like me.
00:40:40So, how much does it cost to feel like Cole?
00:40:43To buy the jacket and trousers is $2.60.
00:40:46It's a really, really nice suit.
00:40:48Don't get me wrong.
00:40:49But it's, what, $2.60 if you're going to buy it?
00:40:52Yeah.
00:40:52That's £160 extra that you're taking out of the wedding, potentially taken away from Raz as well.
00:40:59It's just as much her day as it is yours.
00:41:01If anything, probably bigger.
00:41:03Should we just get it and deal with it later?
00:41:06I reckon it'll be fine.
00:41:07Solutions, not problems, you know?
00:41:08But I think there might be some regrets.
00:41:10Mate, forgiveness is better than permission.
00:41:12Also, while we're spending some money, do you have any shoes?
00:41:16Spot the groomzilla, anyone?
00:41:18I've just blown 390 quid on a suit and some shoes.
00:41:26I'm probably going to get in quite a bit of trouble with Raz.
00:41:29I can't have the last to go back in and take it back.
00:41:31She really, truly loves me.
00:41:33She's going to get annoyed.
00:41:36See what we're going to try on today.
00:41:38Former penny pincher turned spendaholic Janet is off wedding shopping.
00:41:43I'm getting used to spending money now.
00:41:45Nice to be able to just have all the frivolities of the wedding that you want.
00:41:52And when the shop owner unveils a custom-embroidered luxury gown, Janet's all over it.
00:42:00Oh, wow.
00:42:01It's a little bit more understated.
00:42:03Yeah.
00:42:03It's simple, it's more age-appropriate.
00:42:06I don't want to set this off now.
00:42:07That's how it should feel.
00:42:08Back it up.
00:42:09But why stop there, when money's no object?
00:42:13So she splashes out on a veil, tiara, shoes, all for three grand.
00:42:19It's quite strange that when I started this journey, I was very reluctant to spend thousands of pounds on a
00:42:25dress.
00:42:25And then the one that I actually walked away with today was the most expensive dress in the shop.
00:42:30You're turning into Cole.
00:42:32Cheers to the dress.
00:42:33Cheers to the dress.
00:42:34Cheers to the dress.
00:42:35Cheers to the dress.
00:42:37Speaking of Cole, with just two weeks until a big day...
00:42:41Right.
00:42:42Undo the bag.
00:42:44£7.50?
00:42:46Yeah.
00:42:47Bloody hell.
00:42:48Language, Colin, please.
00:42:49He's putting the icing on the cake that his mum is making as a wedding present.
00:42:55Who is that?
00:42:56She was my amazing, most wonderful, beloved foster mother.
00:43:00And she didn't have any money.
00:43:02But for my wedding gift, she made a beautiful wedding cake.
00:43:07This...
00:43:07That's a good cake.
00:43:08...is what this is going to be like.
00:43:10Absolutely no chance.
00:43:12Ignore him, Mum.
00:43:13He's just under pressure.
00:43:15I think everyone's being annoyed at me because I'm not getting stressed, but...
00:43:18Well, when you say to the girls that all they have to do, and me, is to turn up on
00:43:24the day...
00:43:25It's true, isn't it?
00:43:26I think it sort of is a little bit like a red rag to a ball at the moment.
00:43:31Wise words.
00:43:32My mum is incredible.
00:43:34She'll do anything for me.
00:43:35I'm not from money and I grew up in, you know, a situation where I was always kind of on
00:43:40the breadline.
00:43:41And I need to remember that sometimes because you're only, you know, one bad deal away from kind of getting
00:43:45back to that spot.
00:43:46I've got so much to go through.
00:43:48So much.
00:43:49But I can't actually remember what's in here.
00:43:52With only three weeks to go, Raz has some serious planning to do.
00:43:56Having blown half the budget on outfits, the registrar and food, she needs to think where she can make savings.
00:44:03You know how laid-back it is. It's really not easy.
00:44:06Luckily, soon-to-be sister-in-law Holly is handing over her wedding candles and silk flowers.
00:44:13I'm taking all of these, thank you.
00:44:15Yep.
00:44:16There you go.
00:44:17It's my wedding gift to you.
00:44:23And it means Raz has more money for a venue.
00:44:27Literally spent hours and hours and hours looking for different venues.
00:44:30I've actually found this, like, estate, which sounds bizarre because apparently it's within budget.
00:44:39Only one way to find out.
00:44:41I think this will actually tick, like, all the boxes.
00:44:47Raz is pinning her hopes on a Grade II listed coach house in the Essex countryside.
00:44:53I think we just need to really pray that this venue actually works out.
00:44:59The venue looks posh, but as it's January and they want to dry-hire just the one room, they hope
00:45:06they can get it for what's left in the budget, a grand.
00:45:10Welcome to the coach house. These are the gardens.
00:45:13Yep.
00:45:14So, the master Hagler gets prepared for the kill.
00:45:18I'm going to keep a brave face. I am not going to let Raz see any nerves.
00:45:23Try and use that Essex charm, but we'll see.
00:45:27But it's going to take a serious amount of bargaining.
00:45:34That probably leads us into the nitty-gritty budget.
00:45:38Typically, for a mid-summer, peak season, Saturday wedding,
00:45:45you'd be looking in the region of $20,000.
00:45:48What about the price for just the room in cold, dark January?
00:45:52I know you know we don't have a lot of money,
00:45:54so I'm ready for you to kind of break my heart then, maybe mend it.
00:46:00Is there any room at all?
00:46:01And I hate asking, I hate being that guy, but I would kick myself if I didn't ask.
00:46:07So, if we did reduce hours, 12 until 6,
00:46:12because you're doing it on a more DIY basis,
00:46:15then that would be more like £1,050.
00:46:19Just a few weeks before they say, I do,
00:46:22they finally found their dream venue at a bargain price.
00:46:26I'm absolutely buzzing. We found the dream venue. Buzzing.
00:46:31Oh, thank God. I think we're getting married.
00:46:36Razzie's perseverance has paid off.
00:46:38The venue is finally sorted,
00:46:40and their budget is almost spent on their DIY wedding.
00:46:47After three busy months,
00:46:49both couples are making their final and most important purchase,
00:46:53their rings.
00:46:57Razzie's crafting Coles ring herself.
00:47:01I get to do all of this, and it's just going to be, like, £100.
00:47:06The wax ring mould she designs will eventually be cast in gold.
00:47:12If you actually take time to do things,
00:47:15the money element really doesn't need to come into play as much.
00:47:18So, I think that is a big takeaway for me.
00:47:23Meanwhile, at a pawnbroker,
00:47:25Coles also picking up a bargain.
00:47:30The little band you've got in your hand is £63.
00:47:34That's so nice, that one.
00:47:36That's the one, mate.
00:47:37OK, lovely.
00:47:38Is Col finally getting the hang of saving money?
00:47:48The past few weeks has got Gary thinking too.
00:47:51Every day is like a dream when we get one step closer.
00:47:54If I was to look back last year and think,
00:47:58where would I be now?
00:47:59I wouldn't have imagined I'd be this far into the wedding plan.
00:48:03Happy with your choice? Happy with yours?
00:48:04Yeah, me too.
00:48:05Two wedding bands bought for £804.
00:48:09The next time they'll wear the rings, we'll be at the altar.
00:48:15Coming up, will Janet and Gary's lavish forest fairytale wedding
00:48:19give them the happily ever after?
00:48:22Do you promise to forever be the natural beauty that Gary loves?
00:48:27Maybe.
00:48:4011 weeks ago, two couples from different sides of the wealth divide
00:48:44swapped wedding budgets.
00:48:46I think it's going to be stressful.
00:48:47I can see pound signs in your eyes.
00:48:49To see if money does buy a happy ever after.
00:48:52We had married on a farm.
00:48:54While wealthy couple Col and Raz got just £3,500.
00:48:58I'm not always the bad guy.
00:49:00Hard-up couple Janet and Gary were given a money-no-object budget.
00:49:04But will it be enough for the most important day of their lives?
00:49:08What she said just meant the world.
00:49:11And I'll remember it forever.
00:49:15The big day has arrived.
00:49:19Janet's dream of a farm fairytale is coming to life.
00:49:22Everybody ready?
00:49:25Honorary groomsmen? Check.
00:49:27Ring-bearer? Check.
00:49:30Best man? Check.
00:49:32And after 24 hours of manpower, 50 artificial birds,
00:49:38hundreds of fake roses and trees,
00:49:41and 40,000 fairy lights,
00:49:44Janet's woodland transformation is complete.
00:49:50It's like an enchanted forest.
00:49:55Fairy lights, a little candles.
00:49:59Everything that we wanted.
00:50:08Oh, look at this. It's amazing.
00:50:18The guests are beginning to arrive.
00:50:22Gary gets to meet Raz and Cole for the first time.
00:50:27I'm a hugger, mate.
00:50:29Nice one.
00:50:30Hi Gary.
00:50:32You're very handsome, mate.
00:50:34I'm really looking forward to it.
00:50:39As the ceremony gets close, emotions run high.
00:50:43It's a big day for me and my family, you know.
00:50:46It's, erm...
00:50:48Yeah.
00:50:48It's happening.
00:50:53While Gary is already welling up...
00:50:56I've had a big wheel like this.
00:50:57It's the last wheel I'm having all day.
00:50:59Janet is keeping a stiff upper lip.
00:51:01I'm not very good at talking about my feelings.
00:51:03Gary's very, love you, love you.
00:51:05I'm just not very good about talking about my emotions.
00:51:07But she's ready to change the habit of a lifetime
00:51:10on this very special day.
00:51:13I'm getting really excited.
00:51:16APPLAUSE
00:51:20CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
00:51:22CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
00:51:49A very warm welcome to you all today
00:51:51on Janet and Gaby's wedding day featuring Alfie, of course.
00:51:57The key to success is to forgive, but also just to forget.
00:52:03For example, Janet, Gary will forgive
00:52:08that you are a little bit taller than him.
00:52:13Next up, Gary, do you promise to continue
00:52:17being the romantic to Janet's joker?
00:52:21I do.
00:52:22Janet, do you promise to forever be the natural beauty
00:52:26that Gary loves so much?
00:52:29Maybe.
00:52:30LAUGHTER
00:52:34You're now going to share your individual promises to each other.
00:52:40I can't wait to create even more memories together
00:52:43as we travel, grow, explore the world, and in hand.
00:52:50You never fail to make me feel loved, valued and special.
00:52:56And even when I don't always say it out loud, I do notice it,
00:52:59I do appreciate it, and I love you more for it.
00:53:04I'm so happy and excited to be in this new chapter of our lives
00:53:07as your wife, your ball and chain,
00:53:10whatever you want to call me.
00:53:11But most importantly, as Mrs Royal Griffin.
00:53:14What she said just meant the world,
00:53:16and I'll remember it forever.
00:53:20Now for Janet's piece de resistance.
00:53:28I give you this ring as a symbol of my love.
00:53:32Promise to always support you and love you
00:53:34through all of life's adventures.
00:53:36Gary, you may now kiss the bride!
00:53:40CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
00:54:00I feel a bit more confident with this Lana now, Janet.
00:54:03Can we get one?
00:54:04It was making me love more of the values that Janet loves.
00:54:08That is what love's about.
00:54:11MUSIC
00:54:17It's great to be able to put on a lavish meal like that
00:54:20for your friends, for your nearest and dearest.
00:54:22That's all been fabulous.
00:54:23I just wish you both all the happiness in the world.
00:54:32To have the money to spend on it, to do it,
00:54:34and be here with everyone we love.
00:54:43MUSIC
00:54:50I'll remember it forever.
00:54:54What money has bought us today, in this wedding,
00:54:57is memories.
00:54:58Memories that I couldn't afford.
00:55:03Coming up, Cole takes on the biggest job of his life.
00:55:06A lot to do, currently no groomsmen.
00:55:09With no help from the bride...
00:55:11Cole does get me a bit nervous.
00:55:13..can he give her a day to remember?
00:55:15Yes, that's right, it's OK, I got it under control.
00:55:29Janet and Gary are happily married, with no expense spared.
00:55:34I'll remember it forever.
00:55:36Now it's Raz and Cole's big day.
00:55:38I am not gonna let Raz show or see any nerves.
00:55:43But will it shape up to Raz's romantic dream?
00:55:51Today's the big day.
00:55:54And hair and make-up is in full swing for Raz and her bridesmaids.
00:55:59In the back of my mind, I'm also thinking, like,
00:56:01I wanna make sure that everyone has a good time,
00:56:05that, like, it looks nice.
00:56:11And that task falls to Cole.
00:56:15I don't really know what I'm trying to do here, if I'm being honest.
00:56:20And sidekick Chris.
00:56:22Step one, slot the block.
00:56:25Now what is the block and how do I slot it?
00:56:29Block? Block, where are you?
00:56:31And they've only got two hours to do it.
00:56:33So, Cole actually said, do we really need flowers or decorations?
00:56:38If I don't have flowers and decorations, it's literally just a booze up in a barn.
00:56:43Having to hand that over to the boys and to Cole to be able to decorate it,
00:56:48and I'm not gonna be able to see it until I'm there, walking down the aisle.
00:56:52It does get me a bit nervous.
00:56:54I mean, what could possibly go wrong?
00:56:57I've got a lot to do, currently no groomsmen, and two hours.
00:57:02And get ready.
00:57:05I've got to try and make it look nice, and she did kind of show me.
00:57:08I just don't think I was paying attention.
00:57:10Hopefully she'll be looking at me, not this flower arrangement thing.
00:57:16Decorations done.
00:57:18Oh, hold on, what's this?
00:57:19Sort of.
00:57:21Next up, the finger food.
00:57:24For 50, apparently.
00:57:25We're getting there.
00:57:27Only there's 80 guests.
00:57:28I'm a little bit nervous that a grazing board isn't gonna be enough for everybody.
00:57:32I hope people don't starve.
00:57:34Here's hoping no one's too peckish.
00:57:38After 12 weeks, it's almost time to get married.
00:57:42Oh!
00:57:45I'm ready!
00:57:47Oh!
00:57:49You look amazing!
00:57:51Raz has received some bad news from her sister,
00:57:54who is going to be her only family member at the wedding.
00:57:57My sister Farah couldn't come,
00:57:59because she's had a few issues with the visa getting out of Dubai and going back,
00:58:05because she's a teacher out there.
00:58:06So that's been quite unfortunate.
00:58:12And the fact that I am getting a new family.
00:58:15We are being able to celebrate our love, and that's the most important thing.
00:58:19So how do you reckon Raz is feeling now?
00:58:21I hope she's excited and happy.
00:58:22I hope she's not feeling alone.
00:58:23That's my main worry.
00:58:24Because she's got to walk down the aisle on her own.
00:58:27And that poor girl has gone through so much.
00:58:29I just hope that I can still give her the wedding that she deserves.
00:58:39Back at the venue, the first guests are trickling in.
00:58:44Hello, darling.
00:58:46How are you doing?
00:58:47Absolutely gorgeous.
00:58:48Oh, thank you.
00:58:49Let's have a look at you.
00:58:52Ready for husbandhood.
00:58:54Oh, yeah.
00:58:55Beautiful.
00:58:56Mwah!
00:58:57Mwah!
00:59:00Mum Vanda has brought her stunning wedding gift.
00:59:05So that's the guy on the bottom, yeah?
00:59:07So if the food runs out, there's not one, but three cakes.
00:59:12Mr and Mrs Royal Griffin have arrived to join the celebrations.
00:59:17Will it live up to their farm extravaganza?
00:59:19Oh, it's nice. It was a lovely drive up here as well.
00:59:22Yeah, but when we came here, we were just like,
00:59:24there's no way we can get this on the budget.
00:59:25And they're like, no, you can.
00:59:26I was like, oh, this is good.
00:59:27Put out everything else and just let's have this.
00:59:29Yeah, it's like food.
00:59:30Raz is arriving in T-minus about 20 minutes.
00:59:35I'm really bloody nervous, though.
00:59:37My stomach's going like anyone's business at the moment.
00:59:45I think it's been an incredible life lesson.
00:59:48It's been hard, really hard.
00:59:50But I don't regret a single second of it.
00:59:58Congratulations, Raz.
01:00:00Your dream day is about to begin.
01:00:03I'm so proud of her and I cannot wait to watch her walk down the aisle.
01:00:20Just that proud, independent woman that she is and future Mrs Hilton.
01:00:23MUSIC PLAYS
01:00:30Colin and Raz have chosen to exchange their own vows today.
01:00:34So, Colin, if you'd like to go first.
01:00:37I came to you?
01:00:39No.
01:00:40And it was going so well, Cole.
01:00:42Did I?
01:00:43Oh.
01:00:45Oh, sorry, I got it on my phone.
01:00:46It's OK, if that's OK.
01:00:48Sorry.
01:00:49I think I've still got that.
01:00:50Yes, that's right, it's OK.
01:00:51I got it under control.
01:00:53It's definitely under control.
01:00:55To my darling Raz,
01:00:56from the moment I saw you, I knew that was it.
01:00:58I was always a sceptic about love at first sight, but I can safely say with you, it truly was.
01:01:05Let's do this, Mrs Horton.
01:01:09Cole, you are the best human I've ever met.
01:01:14Your kindness in every fibre of your being, and I have your mum to thank for that.
01:01:18From now till forever, unconditionally.
01:01:21Raz, I give you this ring as a token of our marriage.
01:01:24Colin, I give you this ring as a token of our marriage.
01:01:27And as a lasting reminder of the promises we've made here today.
01:01:30It, therefore, gives me the greatest pleasure to announce that you are indeed now husband and wife.
01:01:39You may kiss the bride.
01:01:41CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
01:01:53CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
01:01:55I'm not just saying this, it has been the most incredible day.
01:01:59Of your life.
01:02:00Of my life.
01:02:01Of my life.
01:02:01So far.
01:02:07You two compliment each other perfectly.
01:02:09You truly are a match made in heaven, and I love you both.
01:02:12All I was worried about was just making sure you were okay.
01:02:14And you were smiling.
01:02:15I was like, oh, right, right, right, right.
01:02:17This is the right thing to do.
01:02:20I just think people are nuts spending 50 grand on the wedding.
01:02:23Like, the person you are with should love you if you have no money or a billion pounds.
01:02:27All that matters is marrying the person that you love.
01:02:46It's the morning after.
01:02:47The newlyweds who swapped budgets 12 weeks ago are meeting to discuss their weddings.
01:02:53We had no idea what to expect, like, when we arrived.
01:02:56We knew you loved animals.
01:02:57We knew that you weren't your stereotypical couple.
01:03:02It's not going to be an atypical wedding.
01:03:04I've never seen an owl go down the aisle.
01:03:06I saw this owl going down.
01:03:07I was like, oh, my God, how much did that cost?
01:03:09Yeah, it was magical.
01:03:11Were you happy?
01:03:11It was the best day of my life, getting married to Janet, who I love like mad.
01:03:17And seeing all the family there, you know, it was just magical.
01:03:22What I liked about yours, I think it was, like, romantic and more personal.
01:03:26I would have been quite happy with what you had, because you had the fairy lights, the candles, everything I
01:03:31love.
01:03:31And the venue was beautiful.
01:03:33I think they were very, very similar, the venues.
01:03:35It was only really the dressing of our venue, I think, that put a difference between it.
01:03:39And, of course, Sandra the sheep and the larners.
01:03:42It's weird, like, when you don't have, like, the budget to spend, you kind of focus more on the things
01:03:46that are going to mean more, if that makes sense.
01:03:49Where sometimes we don't have the time to do things and we'll just put money to it and be like,
01:03:55oh, someone else can sort all of that out.
01:03:56Actually, if you were to take the time and do it yourself, it means more.
01:04:02But before they leave each other, it's the moment everyone has been waiting for, finding out the cost of their
01:04:09weddings.
01:04:10So, I know the budget was set at £3,500.
01:04:12But I don't know if we hit that figure.
01:04:16I think we should have been close.
01:04:17There or thereabouts.
01:04:25£3,626.
01:04:26Wow.
01:04:27Well done.
01:04:28An eight pence.
01:04:29An eight pence.
01:04:29An eight pence.
01:04:30Very precise.
01:04:31That's amazing.
01:04:32I had no idea how good you do it.
01:04:34Well done.
01:04:35That was our budget, really, about three and a half grand for our wedding.
01:04:38But we would have been more than happy with what you had.
01:04:43Now to find out what Janet and Gary's farm extravaganza cost.
01:04:47How much do you think?
01:04:4820 grand.
01:04:50Feels very heavy, this envelope.
01:04:52I think upwards of that.
01:04:53Up more than 20?
01:04:54Yeah.
01:04:55Oh, no.
01:04:56I'm nervous for you.
01:04:58I don't know why.
01:05:02What?
01:05:07£50,118.60.
01:05:09What was the 60 pence on?
01:05:10That's right.
01:05:11I just think there's so many people in the world that have got nothing that it upsets me.
01:05:18I actually am getting about to spend that kind of money.
01:05:21One day, it's just extravagant.
01:05:23It's too much.
01:05:25Oh, gosh.
01:05:26Do you know what, though?
01:05:26You've worked hard all your life, love.
01:05:28And, you know, it's nice to get something back sometimes, isn't it?
01:05:33Yeah.
01:05:35You deserve it.
01:05:36Yeah.
01:05:37We'll remember it for the rest of our lives.
01:05:38Done it now.
01:05:42It was a special day.
01:05:47It was a lot of money was spent, but it was the best day of my life.
01:05:50Yeah, it was lovely to sit with our friends and family.
01:05:53Just a great feeling, amazing feeling.
01:05:55The genuine shock on their face when they saw how much money they spent.
01:06:00That...
01:06:00I don't know.
01:06:01I don't know.
01:06:02I wanted to cry.
01:06:03It also kind of made me realise that, like, we are a bit frivolous sometimes.
01:06:07And, like, we kind of did me bat an eyelid.
01:06:10Yeah.
01:06:10At that number.
01:06:13I feel like I have changed throughout this experience.
01:06:16It's inspired me, you know, looking at Colin Raz and what they do.
01:06:20Whilst money is important in life, it's not the be all and end all.
01:06:24And I'm definitely going to go into my new phase of life as a husband,
01:06:29not worrying so much about if I'm a success, if I'm not a success.
01:06:33All we wanted to do was to get married and be with our friends and family
01:06:37and have an amazing day.
01:06:38And that's what we were able to achieve.
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