MILLIE Radford and Harley Passmore happily tied the knot back in November last year, but it’s been revealed that a ‘nightmare’ argument almost put their nuptials on hold.
The couple said their vows at Wennington Hall in Lancashire, a venue that has capacity for 140 guests in the main hall for the wedding meal, and accommodates 250 guests in the evening.
But it isn’t cheap to get married there, with packages starting at a whopping £8,995.
And in tonight’s episode of 22 Kids & A Wedding, the first of the Radford family’s latest series, we saw Millie, 23, and her partner Harley, reach breaking point.
Whilst planning their dream wedding after Harley’s romantic proposal in Florida, with the stresses of life, work and children, their relationship was put under duress.
And things soon reached breaking point when Harley lost his job, putting their wedding on hold and leaving the couple at a loose end.
Whilst Noel, 54, and Sue, 49, had agreed to help contribute to the cost of the wedding, planning their big day proved incredibly stressful for the pair.
Harley explained: “I need to get some pennies in for mine and Millie’s wedding. I do like Sue and Noel and obviously I wouldn’t let them pay for it all.”
But wedding planning soon led to a lot of bickering between the pair, as Millie admitted: “It’s creating a lot of tension between us both trying to organise a wedding and be parents.”
Harley then chimed in: “Honestly, it’s stressful. I wish I could just be at work every day.”
Father-of-22 Noel soon recognised: “Getting to the altar for Harley and Millie isn’t going to be easy, there’s a lot of pressure on them.”
To which Sue agreed: “The stresses of planning a wedding are a big test on whether or not you’re gonna get through that.”
[bc_video account_id=”5067014667001″ application_id=”” aspect_ratio=”16:9″ autoplay=”” caption=”Watch the moment Noel gave Millie away” embed=”in-page” experience_id=”” height=”100%” language_detection=”” max_height=”360px” max_width=”640px” min_width=”0px” mute=”” padding_top=”56%” picture_in_picture=”” player_id=”default” playlist_id=”” playsinline=”” sizing=”responsive” video_id=”6365152189112″ video_ids=”” width=”640px”]But after Sue and Millie looked at wedding venues and Millie tried on wedding dresses, disaster struck when Harley lost his job.
Harley, who shares two children with Millie, explained: “I have lost my job. Basically I got a call and he said ‘it’s obviously not working out for you’.
“A load of stuff went on with Millie so I had to stay at home with the kids and obviously we couldn’t get a babysitter, so that’s why he said it’s not working out for me.
“It’s going to be very, very hard, because obviously I’ve got no income whatsoever now. What are we actually going to do about the wedding?”
[quote credit=”Noel Radford”]They can’t expect us two to pay for everything. If they want this wedding to happen, they’ll have to start cutting corners[/quote]Upon hearing the news, Noel confessed: “That’s a nightmare. The idea was Sue and I take the bulk of the cost, but it’s only right Harley should chip in and make an effort to pay for something.
“They can’t expect us two to pay for everything. If they want this wedding to happen, they’ll have to start cutting corners – on dresses, anything.”
And Millie and Harley soon reached crisis point, when a series of arguments quickly snowballed.
The mum-of-three admitted: “It is quite hard to be happy and put a smile on today.
“There’s still arguments at the minute, just major things that don’t need to be such a fuss over, over the wedding, are a major fuss.
“I was really angry with Harley.”
[quote credit=”Millie Radford “]It is quite hard to be happy and put a smile on today[/quote]Harley then confessed: “When I lost my job, obviously we were both upset.
“I felt Millie was blaming it all like it was all my fault. We do turn on each other.
“That pressure affects me really bad. I just sit there and my mind is on overtime, it’s just going and going and going.”
And after losing his job, with Harley at home all day, every day, tension quickly grew.
Millie snapped: “[He’s] lazy. Sits on Xbox all day, snappy, out of routine and doesn’t help around the house, at all.”
A huge argument quickly erupted, as Harley was heard saying: “Leave me alone. I feel like I can’t do anything right.
“I’ve had enough of it. I might just put my shoes on and go. Wedding off.”
[quote credit=”Harley Passmore “]She keeps saying it’s over and that we bicker all the time[/quote]To which Millie replied: “I’ve had enough of it, I’m not sure I can go through with this.”
The next day, Harley shared: “Me and Millie fell out yesterday. She ended up going to her mum’s house.
“She keeps saying it’s over and that we bicker all the time.
“That was really sad. I feel lost.”
But after a few wise words from Noel and a paintballing day out for Harley and some of the Radfords, things appeared to be on the up.
Noel beamed: “What Harley needs to see is that he’ll never be alone. If he marries Millie, he knows he’ll always have a Radford that has his back.
And whilst at a spa day with mum Sue and some of her sisters, Millie shared: “If me and Harley were to split up, I’d be very upset and I’d feel really disappointed in myself.
“I feel like I should maybe listen to Harley a bit more and maybe understand where he’s coming from. I think it’s really important we communicate and I know that we will fix it.”
But fortunately for the pair, things quickly got back on track, as the very next week, Harley found himself back at work.
Harley beamed: “I’m going to go home to Millie and the kids and say I do want the wedding to go ahead.
“I appreciate everything she does for me and the kids.
“Noel gave me a bit of advice saying today is a different day to tomorrow.”
