The Wedding House: home of fantasy weddings

An Alice in Wonderland themed wedding demands Alice in Wonderland costumes. The best man felt well and truly stitched up when he realised what he had to dress as the White Rabbit on national television – but groom James jumped at the opportunity to become the Mad Hatter Photograph: Channel 4

Sam and James sat on giant cupcakes, having walked down a grass-covered aisle in their magical Wonderland… It was certainly one of the most magnificent themes we managed to pull off Photograph: Channel 4

Matt and Fareen wanted a Bollywood v Hollywood wedding. Fareen sported eastern silks and Matt dressed for a Hollywood movie premiere. I got involved at the drop of a Bombay hat, as you can see Photograph: Channel 4

Here the Bollywood dancers rehearse for the flamboyant bridal entrance. The dancers and bridesmaids opened the ceremony by performing to Jai Ho from Slumdog Millionaire Photograph: Channel 4

Dalmatian breeder Louisa and her groom Phil wanted their six dalmatians as bridesmaids – and invited all their other dalmatian-owning friends. It was the most chaotic wedding of the series
Photograph: Channel 4

As the dalmatians arrived they were all given dalmatian-print poop-a-scoop bags. They were all very well behaved save one excitable dog that floored me and gave me a doggy facial Photograph: Channel 4

I normally have problems with crying babies in ceremonies – imagine the madness of trying to settle 32 dogs who were barking at each other as the bride made her entrance. She had her own dog chorus Photograph: Channel 4

Alan and wife Yvonne wanted a bondage theme for their vow renewal. I decked the room out with all this bondage gear and erotic performers – but Cynthia our registrar was not happy with conducting the official ceremony among it. In the end we separated the performance and the vow renewal into two acts Photograph: Channel 4

After the ceremony, naturists Alan and Yvonne, who wore latex and rubber for the outfits, stripped off to go nude in the garden. We were all gobsmacked! Photograph: Channel 4

Here's me dressed as a lion for our circus wedding. Bride and groom Mihaela and Csaba work for the Moscow State Circus but none of their circus pals could attend the wedding as they were touring the UK. So I enlisted a band of merry circus folk to recreate the atmosphere Photograph: Channel 4

We had strong men, acrobats, jugglers, stilt walkers, and a ringmaster. Mihaela and Csaba loved their wedding – and it was definitely one of the most fun we’ve done Photograph: Channel 4

Lauren and Jay originally wanted a masquerade ball theme crossed with rock'n'roll - which soon morphed into a Lady Gaga wedding. The outfit was completed by a makeshift lace eyepatch – if only the bride knew it was made from lace knickers Photograph: Channel 4

On paper this wedding theme did seem the most random. But as soon as we met the couple and the family we realised it couldn’t have been more perfect – and when Lauren burst through the doors on the shoulders of two men, with confetti cannons exploding, the shrieks of joy from the guests were amazing Photograph: Channel 4