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NARRATOR: When it comes to weddings,
everyone wants the perfect day.
But unless you have unlimited funds,
it's 'I do', but at what cost?
This is what the wedding should be.
No, not at all.
I don't want my wedding to be this.
A wedding's not a show.
There is no way that I would wear this.
How long has it been that you've been without work?
Are you seriously looking that hard?
You need money today.
You need money last week.
You're embarrassing me here.
I have hardly gotten
anything of my own into this wedding.
And this is exactly why, because it's all ugly.
[♪]
NARRATOR: Weddings are a bride beautiful in white.
Weddings are a groom in his sacrificial rite.
Weddings can leave you financially tight.
Meet newlyweds Jay and Jake.
Creating their fantasy wedding
meant slaying a few financial dragons.
Let's follow along and see if this fairytale wedding
made their savings go poof.
My name is Jay and I'm 24 years old.
I work at a veterinary clinic.
I met Jake when we were both 14 years old
and attended the same school.
Even though we have dramatically different personalities,
we fell in love.
This is the story of hour our wedding day visions
collided all the way to the alter.
The wedding day was great.
Everything turned out perfect, I think.
Yeah, it was pretty crazy for me.
I think it went by...the whole 18 hours or whatever,
it felt like 18 seconds.
It went by very quickly.
It went by fast, yeah.
Their wedding may have gone by fast but getting there
took more than a few quick fixes.
Let's turn back the clock and see if this couple
can stick to their budget and to each other.
For the wedding planner I expected Angelique
to take care of all those little things;
all the things that you don't really think about,
with all the craziness of planning a wedding...
that she'll be there and make sure things are done.
Enter Angelique Sobschak.
Her 12 years of experience as a wedding planner
may make her the fairy godmother of weddings,
but can she grant this couple their wishes
without landing them over budget?
My role as a wedding planner is to really take
everybody's ideas and make it into one wedding
that everybody likes.
And ultimately that's a big challenge.
So what I always love to hear from my couples
is how you see your wedding day playing out.
Something simple, black/white traditional,
nothing too elaborate or crazy.
So the feel, is it casual, is it high end, formal?
Like formal.
How about you Jake, what do you like?
I'm thinking that I'm totally opposite.
I'm going like elaborate and crazy.
I want to kick it up a notch,
have something ...something unique.
I'm thinking throwing in a little medieval type of stuff.
Medieval?
Yeah, having some goblets, maybe a jester sword fight
on the dance floor.
Call it a battle pit or something.
Nothing like that at all.
Oh yeah...no, no.
Really what might help is overall with your vision
and your vision,
who is contributing for the wedding financially?
Me. Exactly, so...
No, no, no.
Our parents...our parents are paying for the reception, right.
Okay, okay.
[cross talking inaudible]
Okay, so parents are involved
and you're involved...
But everything else is us,
and basically me because he's not working,
so I think I have more of a say in everything.
I've been back in the Country like for
hardly at all.
Long enough to get a job.
Not long enough to get a job.
There's nothing out there that suits me.
Any job is better than no job,
especially when you have a wedding coming up.
But that's the thing is you have all these expectations
and ideas for your wedding
that you can't contribute financially...
Exactly.
I can totally contribute financially.
How are you going to contribute financially?
I just use the gold.
We're not going into the debt for...
The gold, what gold?
The gold card.
A credit card.
Oh, a credit card.
Can I just say that you cannot start your marriage,
you wedding by being in debt.
I understand that.
So why are we going to get these stupid medieval things.
I'll be able to pay it off after the wedding.
Why would we want to pay it off after the wedding?
My biggest source of stress is the fact that Jake's
not working and not contributing.
Other than that, if he was working I think we'd be
in a much better situation, but right now,
he's my biggest stress.
Do you see a location for your reception?
Do you have something like that booked?
No, not yet.
Not yet.
So we need to find a location for the reception.
How about ceremony?
Will it be a religious ceremony,
an outdoor ceremony?
At the church, yes.
So it'll be a church ceremony.
What about cake?
Um...something simple, small.
I was thinking something like tall and huge.
Small, tall.
Let's go medium.
I mean are you doing it for dessert or it is going to be
something that's served for late night?
Probably for the late night.
What's your guest number?
That's something we can cut costs on.
A bit over 200.
So your guest number is around 200 so you only need a cake
to feed about 100 people.
Exactly.
Do you have an overall idea about any sort of décor?
I'm thinking like maybe having some scrolls on the wall
for table seating so that everyone can just walk up
and check out your name on the scroll.
No, we're not having scrolls.
That doesn't go with anything.
We've already sent out the invitations,
they're nothing to do with medieval things.
I know, and I didn't even have a say on the invitation.
Well you didn't pay for the invitations.
As a bride I think that she's very particular.
She wants things her own way.
She doesn't really like any input from myself,
whereas me as a groom,
I think that I am extremely creative.
I'm also flexible so I'm down with things
that she's thrown out there.
I just think that I have to be able to get my input as well.
How about outfits?
What do you see yourselves wearing?
Just something simple, classic, white, strapless.
So you're really looking for a traditional wedding gown.
Girls...
I don't know, maybe black.
I like that. How about you?
What do you see yourself wearing?
I want something styling, like armor with huge swords
and stuff.
No, it's a wedding Jake.
Like you enter in armor.
First of all armor is really expensive.
There you go.
You just rent it.
I'm trying to help you out here and I have to say
I love your enthusiasm; I love your ideas,
it's great for me.
But I need to realistically understand your wedding.
We definitely have some compromising to do,
but what I need to know to really make your wedding
what you both want, I need your budget.
NARRATOR: Remember, it's I do, but at what cost?
Your parents are covering the reception?
Yes.
Coming up:
This is what the wedding should be.
No. Not at all.
I was nervous and hoping I wouldn't trip.
Grace has never been my middle name
so I was petrified that I'd do something stupid like trip.
NARRATOR: When it comes to planning a wedding,
you really have your work cut out for you.
Who's contributing to the wedding financially?
Me, he's not working.
There's nothing out there that suits me.
Any job is better than no job
especially because we have a wedding coming up.
And at the end of the show we'll let you know
if this couple could find the funds to pay for their big day.
Dress shopping was pretty difficult,
trying to stay within a low budget.
It was pretty hard.
Which one is the bride?
This young lady here.
Did you have a style in mind or a price in mind?
Strapless that's maybe in the $300-$500 range.
Okay, we can work this out.
Do you have anything.
[cross talk inaudible]
This rack over here is the 50% off
and there's actually a rack that's $99.
[quiet crosstalk]
Here this one's plain, you like plain.
Meh. It's okay. Not really.
Okay, well get excited about it.
I haven't seen anything I love to get excited.
I don't really like anything.
[indistinct]
Do you have anything with pink in it?
Maybe something with like a pink accent or something
we can kind of throw at her.
There's one like this where there's the Pink belt...
little pink beads...
How much is this one?
Way too much.
Jay, you might as well try them on and we'll see.
If she wears with the plastic on,
can she return it after the wedding?
Everybody, here's the bride.
Oh, that's nice.
Pretty, but she doesn't see too excited.
How much was it again?
$950.
Yeah, I don't think it's worth $950.
I don't really like it that much.
All right, well try on the other one.
See that one's pretty.
That is beautiful.
You like it Jay?
I really like it.
Well how much is it?
$700...
That one's pretty.
It's a little bit too much.
Jay, no...
This is the nicest one that I've seen that I like,
but it's not up to me, it's up to you.
No, I do really like it... it's just not in the budget.
Is mom crying over the dress or the price?
Okay, so she's getting it?
Oh you have to.
You have to. It's amazing.
Who cares about the price. Don't tell Jake.
My sister's getting married.
You're such a loser.
I think it was definitely worth going over on the dress.
It was the one thing I was willing to compromise on
and after all it's my money that I was spending so I deserve it.
I deserved it.
Oh man.
When we went tux shopping I wanted something that would
kapow people in the face.
Something maybe along the lines of like a neon orange tux
with a top hat.
That's exactly why we came along with you
to make sure you didn't get anything like that.
Hello.
Hello gentlemen.
We have your tuxedos picked out; pink with black.
Pink?
I don't know about pink.
With the girls in black and the girls carrying pink bouquets,
the guys can have the black with the pink vest and tie.
You have to be kidding me.
I don't really want to pay $150.
to wear a pink vest and look like an Easter bunny.
Oh my god.
If I have to pay $150.
I don't want to look like a flamingo...
That's fine.
You guys can wear black, Jake can wear pink.
No, no, no. The verdict is in.
the jury has spoken... everyone...
Okay they don't have to wear pink.
Including me.
They don't have to wear pink but you can wear pink.
Jay has a good point, because you guys are paying
for your own tuxes, how about black on black
with a white shirt?
Is that what you want? Okay.
Yes.
You can wear pink, they can wear black.
It's a compromise.
No, that's lame.
You're not working.
I'll be paying for it.
This has nothing to do with working.
All right, the only way that I'm going to wear that pink vest,
or sorry, let's call it a salmon vest...
Mhm...something's fishy here.
I would need to have a big honking broad sword
on my side.
No Jake.
[cross talk inaudible]
Why don't you just try it on,
just see what it looks like.
I'll humor you and it will look bad, okay.
It's going to look bad.
I don't think this is quite how Jake pictured his outfit.
Look.
That's what a pink vest does to you.
I can't wear it.
Just put it on.
There you go.
There's no way that I would wear this piece.
I don't know Jake, I think it looks pretty good.
You know what; maybe we should get you in a pink
bunny rabbit suit and hop along.
What if you got rid of the pink vest
and did a black vest instead.
Okay, you know what; I'll compromise
on the salmon colored tie...
It's pink.
Salmon.
It's baby pink.
Okay, I'm not going to wear it if you call it baby pink.
Okay, whatever.
...compromise...
I will wear the salmon colored tie if I also myself
get a compromise down the road...
Fine, whatever...
With this wedding planning processing.
Is it a deal?
As long as it's not affecting the budget,
it's not going to cost us anymore,
whatever you idea may be...this next thing
that you're going to come up with, then that's fine.
Oh, it's not going to affect the budget.
Don't worry about that.
Fine.
I will be on your side for once.
It was a little frustrating being forced into
wearing that monkey suit.
Looked good.
Everybody agreed.
It matched, you know with the whole theme...
it was great.
Yes, I looked beautiful didn't I?
Yes you did.
I thought that taking Jay to a Medieval show would set
the table quite nicely.
You know just give Jay a taste of what our wedding
should be like.
JAY: Should not be like.
Everything that I have to prevent you from bringing
to the wedding.
This is what the wedding should be.
No, not at all.
We could just put different family members
in each section, like if you...
No Jake, we're not doing it...
that's totally out of the question.
The show is great, it's great to come and watch,
but I don't want my wedding to be this Jake.
A wedding's not a show.
NARRATOR: Not on your budget it isn't.
We already have an idea of a place
and it's nothing like this.
We're not doing Medieval themed wedding.
If the place is nothing like this we'll just change it
to be like this.
No.
I want a throne. I want to be a king.
Sit on the toilet.
Jake it's time to flush that idea.
If I was paying for the whole entire wedding myself.
we definitely would have had a medieval theme.
We definitely would not have...
We definitely would have.
If you wanted to marry me... you wouldn't have not had that.
I would have just flipped out the bucks and be like.
all right.
Oh. you would have bought another bride,
because you wouldn't have had me there.
Pick the most beautiful room we have here.
the Starlight room and our wedding packages
are anywhere from $80 to $120.
$80. to $100.
So what would the $80 entail?
Well. very basic, just you know roasted chicken,
potatoes...
Is that a bar included?
Yes.
Will that include any sort of cocktail horsdeurves
or anything?
Yes it does. It's complementary.
It does?
Complementary horsdeurves.
Complementary must me something else in French.
You're paying for them...
The $120. what would that one be?
Oh that would go more into seafood.
seafood platter and steak.
If you go with an $80 meal.
your meal per person is $104 all in.
Wow. Per person?
And if we're at the 200 person mark
you're looking at $20.000. right there.
Wow. that went quickly.
Wow!
That's the bottom end?
That's the bottom end.
We're talking $10.000.
So that's agreed. right?
I know it's a lot.
We really appreciate it.
Thank you guys for contributing.
since Jake isn't really contributing much.
So you're going to do the food and the alcohol.
That's it.
So anything extra is covered by the bride and the groom.
Yup.
Or the bride.
Yeah.
More like me than the groom.
There you go.
So embarrassed.
And you should be. rightfully so.
Sorry I'm late.
It's about time you got here.
Had to pick up that little beauty.
What the hell is that?
What do you mean. what is it?
This is our décor.
This is our knight of the round table.
What are we using that for?
This is our centerpiece.
No it's not.
Yeah. it cost $20.
That's awful.
I'm a little confused as to where you're seeing this.
Well like I'm thinking if I'm not going to get my venue.
then we should at least have a compromise.
I'll settle for this [inaudible]...
but then I'll bring my theme to the venue.
Are you going to pay for it?
I'll put it on the gold.
There's that card again.
We could put a candle inside.
We're not putting that on the table.
Our parents are paying for a nice place
and we're not putting that.
Realistically. I think this is not happening.
Am I agreed by parents?
Okay. I'm going to put this away.
Thank you.
I'm sorry.
I think you have a feeling that you're not getting
a little bit of what you want for this wedding.
Exactly.
And I agree that yes. you are paying for it ...
the majority...
[inaudible cross-talk]
Maybe we can find another less obvious way
of getting something like...
Like a smaller...?
Well maybe not even something like that.
Maybe we'll do something different.
Like I don't want to sound traditional.
every day wedding.
We need something that's out there.
Something that people have fun at and...
It has to be something you like. yes,
but something that everybody agrees on.
We do have something that you may like.
It's a whole roasted pig.
JAY: No. we're not having a pig roast at our wedding.
How much would the roasted pig be. additional?
I would say $150.
And not to be mean. but does it come with a head on it?
It does.
There's an apple in its mouth.
How about the bride and groom cut the cake with a sword?
Hey. now...I can settle for that.
That might look a little cool.
I have seen that done.
Not really but...
Would you maybe go for something like that?
How about that?
You can cut your wedding cake with a sword.
I can go for that.
We probably should have done it out in the field
with battle axes.
Yeah. we probably should have, right.
That would have been a lot better. mhm.
It would have.
Forget it Jake. it's done.
Get ready to feast your eyes
on the battling knights...
My eldest brother...
Pulled me aside and told me. you know,
that's my favorite sister. you take care of her.
I don't want her to be coming back to be
crying...or else...
There's going to be some damage.
You'll see some bones broken here.
NARRATOR: When it comes to planning your wedding
the decision making should be a two-way street.
I will compromise with you if I also myself
get a compromise down the road.
Fine. whatever.
And later on we'll find out if paying for these
compromises felt like highway robbery.
So my mom thought that it was necessary
to help me find a job.
It was just a mess.
You got to be kidding me.
You circled jobs?
I'm looking for jobs myself.
I don't need you to like ...dog groomer?
How long has it been that you've been without work?
Are you seriously looking that hard?
Did I go to school for four years to be a dog groomer?
You need money.
You have to help pay for the wedding.
You can't expect us to pay for everything.
You can't expect Jay's parents to pay for it
and you can't expect Jay to pay for everything.
Man. these jobs are all lame...like...
Okay. you can't have your fiancé
buying her own wedding band for Pete sakes.
I'll put it on the credit card.
I'll pay it off later.
Oh my god. you can't put everything on the credit card.
It doesn't matter.
I'm not wasting my time with a job that I don't want to do.
You can't wait until the perfect job comes.
You need money today!
You need money last week.
My skills and talents are not going to some middle
high school job.
I'm not doing these things.
Working hard is never a waste.
You're getting married.
so you have to make some sacrifices.
I'll go home. I'll get on the web and I'll find
something that suits me...like
why are you pulling in here?
Because...
I don't need a coffee. I'm fine.
I know you don't need a coffee.
You're going to go in here and you're going to ask
for an application...
You got to be kidding me!
A coffee shop!
What. you're too good for it?
There is no way...everyone that works in there is like
14 years old.
I'm locking the door.
No. seat belt's on.
I'm not going. No. no, no.
NARRATOR: How else are you going to pay
for that suit of armor.
I'm not leaving here.
we're not going home until you get out.
you go get an application.
Just think of it as another dragon to slay.
So we didn't end up finding a job that day.
What I did you know. I went out on my own,
I found something. and you know what;
I supervise baby...
Oh yes you do.
I've had quite a bit of amazing ideas for the wedding
but the half man/half horse knights...
that had to take the cake.
That had to be the worst idea ever.
All right guys now keep an open mind.
Get ready to feast your eyes and peep
on the battling knights.
We're not doing that!
Jake. Jake.
Those aren't even real horses.
People think that these are real horses and look ...
That is not a real horse.
Jake. it's awful.
How tall are you in there?
6 foot.
May I look up your skirt?
Yes you may.
Angelique always manages to get to the bottom of things.
This is wicked.
No its not Jake.
We have to do it. I already put down a deposit.
What?
We're not doing this.
This is the compromise.
Like I'm wearing a [inaudible] on my neck... like...
How much is it?
I already three down $200.
and it's an additional $200.
I mean has anyone ever asked you to do a wedding before?
No.
How long of a service would you provide?
Couple of hours.
So let's say we have something like this where
they're out in the parking lot. not in the wedding--
No. that's awful.
So that when guests are pulling in with their cars.
they're going to be out there.
That's tacky. No.
Realistically it is going to add that something for him.
We're not having them.
Can you guys like give me just one second?
Half your party will be impressed.
What are you doing?
You're embarrassing me here.
like this is my one compromise now.
I have hardly gotten anything of my own into this wedding.
And this is exactly why; because it's all ugly.
No. no man, Jay, just work with me here.
No. it's not a circus or a variety show.
It's a wedding. End of story.
I'm not having them at the wedding.
I know. it's a wedding and it's going to be a unique wedding
that people are going to dig.
Jake. Jake...
Like what am I going to have in for my say of the wedding.
You can have yourself there and that's it.
I guess what you pay for Jake.
Just forget it.
Let's stop talking about it.
Your craftsmanship is absolutely outstanding.
I know you don't like it.
I know Jake likes it. but why don't we talk about it...
I don't want to waste these guys' time.
You guys have done an outstanding job and I'd like
to say thank you for at least offering your services
and we'll be in touch.
I'm going to shake your hand.
Nice horsy.
Thank you so much.
So for transportation I wanted that one to be on me.
Hook something sweet up.
I was a little worried about what you'd come up with.
Wow. these cars are mint guys.
Thanks a lot of hooking this up.
Yeah. no problem.
We got a really special car here for you which is our
London Cab from Streets of London.
Man. this thing's pretty wild.
That's why I'm looking for something unique.
so this thing would definitely fit the bill.
This will definitely turn some heads.
That's what I want.
Come on we'll show you inside.
Yeah sure.
They're a little bit deceiving from the outside.
but you actually...
Yeah man. like there's huge space in here.
You got tons of space.
I could fit like 20 people in this thing.
Almost. yeah, almost.
Maybe you could pick up some fares
on the way to the wedding.
When you rent the car you get not only the vehicle
but we provide a driver.
Will he have English accent though?
Well. we'll work on that.
Work on it just to get ...you know.
What we do normally as far as these cars go.
they go out for $100 an hour.
We're going to give it to you for three hours.
we're going to charge you for two.
So for $200.
we get a driver. some champagne
and a sweet ride around town.
Yeah. well why don't we fire it up and we'll take it out.
Don't let it freak you out
that I'm sitting on the wrong side.
You're in good hands. don't worry.
We're trained.
I thought the London cab was totally awesome.
Everyone that we drove by turned their heads
and they're like whoa. what's going on in there?
Us! That's what's going on in there.
Get ready to feast your eyes on the groom's cake.
Oh!
Our wedding day was crap.
I had no fixed address. no money,
no honeymoon and I didn't really want to get married.
I did it to pacify my parents and Eddie's parents.
So that was my wedding day.
NARRATOR: When it comes to working together
to plan a wedding.
sometimes mother knows best.
How long has it been that you've been without work?
Are you seriously looking that hard?
You need money today.
You need money last week.
And at the end of the show we'll let you know if Jake
found the funds he needed or if he enjoyed a free ride.
What I really want to hear from you guys today
is overall where do you stand in your planning?
How's the budget and how do you guys feel?
I'm feeling good.
I got some extra fundage...working
as a supervisor for a bunch of attractions.
Good.
Yes. finally.
I feel good about that.
And who's going to supervise how you spend that money?
So now some of the ideas you have. right...
That's exactly it.
They're going to come to fruition.
[cross talk inaudible]
Oh really?
I'm a little worried about that.
But overall I know
financially I don't think we're in a pretty bad spot.
We have a little bit of money to play with
but I need to know how much [inaudible].
Cake. how's that?
We're done.
Oh you did get the cake.
Yeah.
You got the cake?
Yeah. I told you I got the cake.
You didn't tell me.
You did not tell me.
My ears are all open... like this isn't...
What did you get?
Just something simple. a couple of tiers.
A couple of tiers?
You know what. I've actually decided that we need two cakes.
We need a groom's and a bride's cake.
So is that coming out of the budget?
I need to know how much you spent on the cake.
How much is cake mix?
How much was that?
$250.
Okay. so that's not bad. That's okay.
We can handle that.
I have seen the groom's cake done before and that's fine.
It is a bit of a waste.
Maybe we could put that money towards something else
and just. you know...
It's going to cost like $20.
Don't worry. I'll take care of it.
I'll put it somewhere else.
You know what; even still. worst case if he does,
how about late night?
It just comes out for late night.
[cross talk inaudible]
People will see it.
Have the guests are drunk and who cares?
So we'll look at that.
How's the outfits... dress. done.
And did we come in budget?
Yeah. I think so.
We may have went a little bit over but...
On your dress?
Yes.
Your dress?
Yeah.
Hold on. you threw down a couple of extra coins over budget?
Yes I did.
I think I should be able to. it's the one thing that
I went a little bit over on.
Well I'll have to store that in the memory bank
for later down the line.
Memories are the only thing you've got in the bank Jake.
Transportation.
How are we on that because that is something
that we were kind of back and forth on. so...?
Transportation. complete.
What is it and how much?
And how are you paying for it?
No. I have got a very sweet ride for us.
It's a surprise.
My connection hooked me up huge.
But how expensive is it?
It need to put it in the budget.
Okay. two bills.
$200?
Yeah. $200.
Okay. but what is it? Just tell me what it is.
It's a surprise. Just don't worry.
Is it a limo?
It has wheels. it has a steering wheel...
Does it come with a driver?
It does come with a driver.
Okay budget wise you guys are holding all right.
you know.
I'm feeling confident as long as you don't screw it up.
Anything else that I can be doing for you at this point?
How about hanging on to Jake's Gold card?
I don't think so.
I do have a bit pile of laundry.
I am not doing your laundry.
The cake was probably one of the last straws
of Jake's ideas.
I couldn't believe it when I seen it.
to think that he'd actually want that out on our wedding day.
And to think that it looks so realistic and awesome.
What the...
Look at this!
What is that for?
Isn't this thing sick?
Yeah. it is sick.
What do you think it is?
What's if for?
This is the groom's cake.
We have a wedding cake.
We don't need that.
This is part of the wedding cake.
This is my half of the wedding cake.
That's not a wedding cake.
Jake. come on.
Look at it. it's awesome.
I know a friend. you know, has some artistic qualities
and look at what she popped off.
[cross talk inaudible]
I was like. I don't know, a couple of dollars.
We're not having that cake.
[cross talk]
No way.
This is the groom's cake.
It is not.
We're not putting this out on a table at the wedding.
It's awful.
We have to.
I got the cake and I got the sword. so I cut the cake...
What sword?
What do you men what sword? We already agreed on this.
We didn't agree on a sword.
Yes we did.
No we didn't.
I already bought the sword. I already got the cake.
Well you shouldn't have bought the sword and you
should have bought the cake before running it by me.
[cross talk]
Look at this bad boy.
The sword of Narsil forged to cut little Mr. piggy...
No. what are you doing with that?
Can you say no to a man with a sword?
That's awful. tacky...
We're not doing that.
This is not tacky.
I got it engraved. Look. Jay & Jake...
you said that I could buy whatever I wanted
with my own cash. so I bought us a sword and a cake
for the wedding with my own hard earned money.
Did you put this on the gold?
How much was it?
The sword was a couple of bucks. the cake...
No. no, no.
The engraving alone was more than a couple of bucks Jake.
Okay. well I don't know, maybe a couple of hundred bucks.
Like who cares?
It doesn't matter. I paid for it.
A couple of hundred?
It does matter.
You could have contributed to other stuff for the wedding
instead of buying a cake...
This is contributing to the wedding.
I don't that at the wedding.
But this is all a joke. right?
You're just doing this to get us going?
How do you think that this is a joke?
The sword is already engraved
and the pig is already made.
This is no joke.
It's a done deal.
The pig stays. sword stays...
Enjoy the swine... See you later ladies.
Not going to make it to the table.
Hello everybody.
I feel like we're in school.
What I'm going to do is actually bring everyone up
and I'm going to put you in your finishing position.
Mr. Jake.
I thought I'd dress up for the occasion.
Okay. groom, Mr., sir.
Can I get you to turn and face the back please.
If I can get the bride please. right here.
The bride!
NARRATOR: You're paying for it.
You might as well participate.
JAY: Angelique was great organizing the rehearsal.
I think she sped it up and went through it fast.
JAKE: Yeah. we were in and out of there in no time.
NARRATOR: The rehearsal went off without a hitch.
but it was piggybacked by an unexpected guest.
Get ready to feast your eyes on the groom's cake.
Oh my god.
There's no way that's a real cake.
That is unreal.
This piggy is going to squeal.
Or maybe your guests will when they see it.
Is that a real cake dude? There's no way that's real.
It is.
No it's not.
How much did that cost?
A couple of dollars.
I got a surprise for you.
I need you to do me a favor.
[cross talk]
Did you see it? Yes. it's awful.
Oh!
See. your dad...I knew your dad would like it.
But it's just a dirty pig.
What kind of flavor cake is it?
It's strawberry ...like a vanilla strawberry.
So when you cut into it it's what color?
Well it has some red jelly in the neck...
Oh god.
We need to have some spectacle.
so I'm going to rip into...
You're going to hack into a pig cake and it's going
to bleed all over your guest table?
That is exactly what's going to happen.
That's entertainment.
Okay. you know what; I'm over it.
Are you over it?
Get your best man. or get some guys...can you guys
grab the pig in the back of the truck and load it up
in my truck?
I bet Angelique never thought she'd be saying that?
Do you want me to put it out?
I don't know.
Do you want it out at the sweet table?
I don't know.
Do you really think at that point your guests will be
so drunk. they'll care.
Do you think?
No. I don't think they'll care.
They'll laugh.
You know what; if we're going to bring it out late
like 11 o'clock everyone is going to be half in the bag
anyway so let's not care about it.
And if anything. he can have his fun ...he can have his fun
and eat his cake too.
Oh god. no.
I take it Jake didn't call you.
I'm the queen of thrift.
Oh yeah. yeah, she's thrifty ...
Not stingy. thrifty. There's a difference.
NARRATOR: When discussing the plans for your wedding.
you may find yourself crossing swords with your partner.
You said that I could buy whatever I wanted
with my own cash.
so I bought us a sword and a cake for the wedding.
And at the end of the show
we'll let you know if this couple drew swords
when it came to their spending.
The morning at the hairdresser it was fun
having all the girls there and having some drinks
and fruit and chatting and I was a bit stressed and nervous
but it was mostly fun.
It was nice to be there with the girls.
JAKE: Why were you stressed and nervous?
I don't know.
I didn't know if I was making a big mistake or...
Oh man.
My morning of the wedding.
I don't know it was kind of weird.
I think I overslept my alarm.
woke up and then I took a shower and threw on my tux.
That was about it.
Howdy.
Hey you.
Where's the pink tie.
Oh. I washed it and it shrunk by accident.
[beep]
I've got flowers here so will you please remember
to put a pink flower on.
I will.
Will you please make sure he...
I will try to...I do have a black marker...
I'll get his pink flower on.
All right. I need your overnight bag.
I've got the extra flowers. we're good to go.
Jake's day may have been easy.
but there were a few loopholes.
Can I ask you. how old is Cole?
He is 14.
Is he allowed to sign as a witness?
He isn't?
No. he has to be 16 or older to sign a marriage license.
What I'm going to suggest is let's have the ushers.
one of the ushers actually sign. and then Colten,
all we'll do is when you go up to sign you just fake sign.
Because yeah. if he's under 16 he can't be a legal witness.
You would not be legally married.
Hey. a loophole.
That's a loophole.
No loopholes.
So just in case something happens.
then I'm like sorry. I didn't have a 16-year-old sign.
You have a whole line full of men.
Joking.
That's good. so what we'll do is you'll still do
everything like you do. you just fake it because it will
already be pre-signed.
All right. anything else?
Don't forget your pink tie and your pink flower.
Oh. I will forget.
Okay. thank you.
What we did. we faked it.
Pretended that he signed it.
I had my dad sign it beforehand and it was just
pretending like he was really signing it.
I didn't know until after.
I didn't think about it.
With that fire put out Angelique had to face
a horse of a different color.
Oh god. no!
I take it Jake didn't call you.
No. No one called us.
All right. because this was cancelled.
Really?
Yeah. I'm so sorry.
You've got to be kidding me.
No.
The groom was supposed to call and cancel
because the bride just doesn't want this.
If the bride sees you guys here.
she's going to have a bird.
I apologized for him on behalf of him.
I don't have a payment to even give you so...
because I didn't even know about this.
I'm totally. totally in your ball park.
I understand that obviously he's going to have to pay
the balance so I will make sure...
Well absolutely.
So what I can suggest is either you will need to
follow up with Jake himself personally to get full payment
and I will make sure that happens.
Sorry guys.
I guess we're out of here.
I guess so.
I will keep you in mind for some other events.
I mean I do do other events where this might be.
you know. something they want.
Sure. no problem.
Talk to you later.
With the knights sent out to pasture.
it looked like Jakes groomsmen were too.
Yeah. where are you?
You're not at my place cause I'm at my place right now.
No man. not Wainfleet, the place here, Thornhill.
Wrong house.
Okay...get here as quick as possible because by the time
you get here we'll probably have to leave.
All right. see you.
He's sitting at the house in Wainfleet.
With time ticking Jake had one promise he couldn't break.
Oh boy. this is a lame pink tie.
Don't step on the tie...
Throw it on the highway on the way to the church.
Don't give him ideas.
I have plenty of ideas.
[inaudible] so they know we're coming.
Hey that'd be sweet. or I could just wear it on my head...
look like Rambo or something.
How does that look?
Pretty good.
[inaudible]
Let's do it.
[inaudible cross talk]
I don't know. let's go forty.
It sounds like Jake was trying to make
a few extra bucks on his wedding day.
Jake. how you feeling today?
I'm feeling...feeling like a guy...like a guy
who's wearing a pink tie.
A manly man.
Yeah. very manly...manly man.
If I only had my sword on me then I wouldn't feel too lame.
But at least I got these sweet puppies.
What do you think of these?
It goes really well with the pink tie.
That's what I thought.
Jake and the boys were ready to go
but our bride was running a little late.
I think we were cutting it pretty close getting ready
at my sister's house.
Okay. thanks.
Can you just hold it dad for a while.
You're going to make me see [inaudible]
No I'm not.
Take us 45 minutes to get to the church.
Someone's getting nervous.
Okay.
I can't breathe in this corset on top here...
I'm looking to see where the holes are.
Maybe Tracy should do it.
It's too tight.
Okay let's go.
It seems Jake's surprise with the London cab
didn't surprise his bride after all.
She didn't even notice.
Where am I going?
We're going in a cab?
Just watch your head getting in.
Can you hold this for a sec?
Who got the cab...Jake did?
That's kind of different.
Is your steering wheel on the other side of the vehicle?
Is it?
It's hot in this thing.
He even has an accent.
It's cute.
[siren]
What is that?
I don't know.
Oh. oh.
Maybe Jake didn't pay for the taxi.
Can we have some air in here so the bride doesn't pass out.
First of all there's no air conditioning.
There's one there.
If you put the windows down it starts messing up your hair.
You'll just have to [inaudible].
I'm sorry.
No air conditioning?
Not in this.
These things are 30 year old.
Okay. let's go.
Yeah. we gotta get going because we're going to be late.
It's going to be hot.
After being in that stuffy cab arriving at the church
was a breath of fresh air.
I don't even remember really see Jake because I was like
laughing and crying as I was walking down the aisle.
I didn't even look...
Yeah. Jay walked in, I couldn't breathe...
I was like scared.
I've never even been scared before but I think I was
kind of scared.
Great. I scared you. That's nice.
[music]
Take a deep breath. try to relax.
It'll only take a few minutes.
I was talking Donnie. not the bride and groom.
[laughter]
This is your part.
Who gives this woman to be married to this man.
Her mother and I.
Jacob will you have Jennifer to be your wedded wife
as long as you both shall live?
I will.
Jennifer will you have Jacob to be your wedded husband.
to live together in the covenant of faith.
hope and love. as long as you both shall live.
I will.
If you will say these words after me. I Jennifer,
take you Jacob...
I Jennifer take you Jacob to be my wedded husband.
to have and to hold from this day forward.
Till death shall part us.
Till death shall part us.
[whispering] You're not crying.
I Jacob take you Jennifer
To be my wedded wife
To be my wedded wife and commit myself completely to you.
A pronounce that they are husband and wife in the name
of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
This is where he gets to kiss her.
but he can't do that until I let him.
[laughter]
Jacob you may kiss your bride.
[applause]
Ladies and gentlemen I have the privilege of introducing
to you Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Braun.
[applause]
I think it's still in the deep freeze somewhere--
It's at the bottom of the freezer.
And is it still there now?
Well they finally sold the freezer so someone else has it.
Someone else has our wedding cake.
NARRATOR: When it comes to the wedding day
the bride takes a back seat to no one.
Could we have some air in here so the bride doesn't pass out?
First of all there's no air conditioning.
There's no air condition?
These things are 30 year old.
Okay let's go.
Yeah. we gotta get going because we're going to be late.
It's going to be hot.
Soon we'll reveal if overspending
left this couple in the hot seat.
I think it was pretty cool
driving around in the London cab.
sipping on champagne.
I thought I was going to look great at the reception.
It was nice to know that everything was done.
It was nice just to be surprised and see everything
already set up like by Angelique.
Everything done. we didn't even have to do anything...
Angelique took care of it all.
I don't even know where to go.
You go right up the center and then you'll do
your cake cutting first.
Walk to the cake right now... I didn't even see the cake.
That's why you get to go to it first.
And then you're going to go center of the dance floor
and do your first dance.
Let's do a [inaudible] for Mr. and Mrs. Jay and Jake Braun.
[applause]
The evening was a success. a fabulous feast was served
and Jake set out to entertain their guests.
I don't think people knew what was going on with the cake.
They were like what was that?
Yeah. people didn't know what was happening
and I think they were pretty excited.
They heard the music. the heard the intro
and people were entertained.
[♪]
In order to honor this marriage we must make a sacrifice...
a sacrifice to the gods...
the sacrifice of pig [inaudible].
Squeal pig. squeal. [inaudible]
We have pig!
People came up to me after and they were like
man that was awesome.
And I was. yeah I know.
Sure it was only guys who thought it was awesome.
No. no, everyone.
It was a sacrifice all right.
A sacrifice of good taste.
Today was like totally rad.
I think that everything went on target.
everything was sweet.
I got to cut my pig. that was really huge.
What do you think?
I think it's been good.
Angelique's been a lot of help.
I'm relieved that my speech is over
and everything went smoothly.
I'm just exhausted. but happy.
Cool. give me a kiss.
Give me some sugar.
The wedding may have been sweet.
but will you be sour over this?
The original budget we gave to Angelique was $10.000.
For transportation the London cab.
probably one of the sweetest rides ever.
turned peoples heads...only cost us a mere $250.
The knights were probably the biggest waste of $500.
I didn't know Jake didn't cancel them.
Both cakes cost us $700.
Have to say. didn't really need the bride's cake...
pig cake all the way.
Yes I went over budget on my dress but it was one thing
that I was willing to compromise on and I was
really happy with it in the end.
even though it did cost me $750.
Flowers and center pieces were $817.
I still think that the knight's helmets would have
been the best way to go. but it was still
$817. decently spent.
The photographer cost us $1.500.
We wanted to have lots of pictures and lots of
memories of the day so I think it was well worth it.
Angelique cost us $1.500.
She did amazing wedding planning.
The day went extremely smoothly.
Everything went well and Jay didn't punch me in the face
so that was the main thing she did well.
$1.500. Good times.
The venue ended up costing $20.000.
for the food and the bar.
Our parents covered that. so thanks mom and dad.
Miscellaneous items such as the cake cutting sword.
deejay and guess favors came to a total
of $4.885. clam shells.
What we actually ended spending on the wedding
was $10.902.
Only putting us over $902.
Only?
It was all your stuff that made us go over.
And it was all my stuff that made the wedding sweet.
The groom has had his shot.
The wedding party has strut their stuff and Jake tried
to bring sexy back.
The only question left is... what did Jake enjoy more.
the pig or the tie sacrifice?
That's what I think of the pink tie.
And I thought gee. there's my empress,
there's my princess.
Really?
Oh. of course I did.
Back then I was the very budget conscious person...
Still are...
Who kept track of all the money down to the nearest penny.
Still does.
Blah!
That's going to leave a mark!