By . Ruth Styles . When animal-loving zookeeper Scott Adams, 31, from Telford, proposed to his long term love Verity Clarke, 26, he had already decided that only a wildlife themed wedding would do. Much to his surprise, his paramedic bride-to-be agreed - and even allowed him to take complete control over planning for their nuptials. But with £1,800 spent on life-size plastic animals for the reception and just £96 on the dress, the results weren't quite what she bargained for. Big day: Scott and Verity's big day involved plastic zoo animals and a pair of very real pygmy crocodiles . Happy couple: Romantic Scott decided to make Verity's bouquet a tropical one . 'All I could think was how can he be given so much money and yet not pay out for a proper wedding dress!' she laughs. The couple married this summer in a wildlife-themed wedding, complete with sharp-toothed special guests in the shape of a pair of pygmy crocodiles. But Verity, who will appear with Scott on BBC3 show Don't Tell The Bride, says dress notwithstanding, she would be happy to let her new husband do it all over again. 'I was happy for Scott to make the . decisions because it was a once in a lifetime opportunity and we would . never have been able to afford such a wedding if we hadn't have been on the . show,' she confesses. 'Obviously, I trust him. He always does great little surprises . for me so I thought he would do a good job, although I didn't trust him . with the dress. 'He doesn't always have the best taste in clothes though, . but I hoped he would get some inspiration from somewhere and choose . well.' Unfortunately for Verity, Scott's inspiration came from eBay instead. 'On eBay, I had 14,000 dresses to choose . from,' he protests. 'I had more choice than any dress shop could have ever offered so it was exactly what I wanted.' He adds: 'I would totally . recommend an eBay wedding dress.' Scott, who describes his ideal wedding as 'crazy, memorable and nothing normal - just like my whole life so far', says he loved the experience of planning his big day and says more grooms should get involved. Precarious: Zookeeper Scott is used to handling sharp-toothed wildlife, but it's all new to paramedic Verity . Perfect venue: The couple married within Cornwall's Eden Project - a series of domed biospheres . 'I guess I should say don't do it,' he says, 'but . looking back, it was a once in a life time experience and it you can take . the pressure then just go for it and do it large.' He also reveals that he was the one who first came up with the idea of getting married on television and says that too was 'very me'. 'I knew Verity would love what I planned . as long as it came from the heart and she she did,' he adds. 'I'm good at planning . things, although it isn't so easy with a film crew breathing down your neck.,' For her part, and in spite of the eBay dress, Verity says she had a wonderful day that ended just as she had imagined it - married to the man she loves. 'The best part of the wedding was seeing . Scott and knowing we were there to take the biggest step of out lives . together,' she says. 'And seeing all our family and friends gathered together was . wonderful.' Smart choice: Verity looked lovely in her eBay dress and Scott says he would recommend it to anyone . What's more, despite not getting the church ceremony she had hoped for and having to share centre stage with a squad of plastic animals, she says she does think grooms should get more involved in wedding planning. 'The big day was really important to me . as I wanted it to be a big coming together of all our friends and family,' she says. 'I wanted it to be somewhere traditional . that was really picturesque and hoped for a church ceremony . although I knew Scott would never go for that.' She adds: 'I . definitely think it proves that brides should give more thought to their fiance's thoughts when planning a wedding, even if something doesn't sound . like a great idea.' Scott himself says he wouldn't change a thing. 'I did everything I could to make the wedding perfect and very us, even though some of it might seem crazy,' he says. 'It was memorable and personal - just the way i imagined it.' Verity and Scott appear on Don't Tell The Bride, tonight at 9pm on BBC3 .
Scott Adams, 31, from Telford took charge of planning his big day .
He even chose a dress for his fiancee Verity Clarke, 26, from Cornwall .
Spent £1,800 on plastic animals for reception but just £96 on the dress .
Couple married this summer at the eco-friendly Eden Project in Cornwall .
By . Ruth Styles . When animal-loving zookeeper Scott Adams, 31, from Telford, proposed to his long term love Verity Clarke, 26, he had already decided that only a wildlife themed wedding would do. Much to his surprise, his paramedic bride-to-be agreed - and even allowed him to take complete control over planning for their nuptials. But with £1,800 spent on life-size plastic animals for the reception and just £96 on the dress, the results weren't quite what she bargained for. Big day: Scott and Verity's big day involved plastic zoo animals and a pair of very real pygmy crocodiles . Happy couple: Romantic Scott decided to make Verity's bouquet a tropical one . 'All I could think was how can he be given so much money and yet not pay out for a proper wedding dress!' she laughs. The couple married this summer in a wildlife-themed wedding, complete with sharp-toothed special guests in the shape of a pair of pygmy crocodiles. But Verity, who will appear with Scott on BBC3 show Don't Tell The Bride, says dress notwithstanding, she would be happy to let her new husband do it all over again. 'I was happy for Scott to make the . decisions because it was a once in a lifetime opportunity and we would . never have been able to afford such a wedding if we hadn't have been on the . show,' she confesses. 'Obviously, I trust him. He always does great little surprises . for me so I thought he would do a good job, although I didn't trust him . with the dress. 'He doesn't always have the best taste in clothes though, . but I hoped he would get some inspiration from somewhere and choose . well.' Unfortunately for Verity, Scott's inspiration came from eBay instead. 'On eBay, I had 14,000 dresses to choose . from,' he protests. 'I had more choice than any dress shop could have ever offered so it was exactly what I wanted.' He adds: 'I would totally . recommend an eBay wedding dress.' Scott, who describes his ideal wedding as 'crazy, memorable and nothing normal - just like my whole life so far', says he loved the experience of planning his big day and says more grooms should get involved. Precarious: Zookeeper Scott is used to handling sharp-toothed wildlife, but it's all new to paramedic Verity . Perfect venue: The couple married within Cornwall's Eden Project - a series of domed biospheres . 'I guess I should say don't do it,' he says, 'but . looking back, it was a once in a life time experience and it you can take . the pressure then just go for it and do it large.' He also reveals that he was the one who first came up with the idea of getting married on television and says that too was 'very me'. 'I knew Verity would love what I planned . as long as it came from the heart and she she did,' he adds. 'I'm good at planning . things, although it isn't so easy with a film crew breathing down your neck.,' For her part, and in spite of the eBay dress, Verity says she had a wonderful day that ended just as she had imagined it - married to the man she loves. 'The best part of the wedding was seeing . Scott and knowing we were there to take the biggest step of out lives . together,' she says. 'And seeing all our family and friends gathered together was . wonderful.' Smart choice: Verity looked lovely in her eBay dress and Scott says he would recommend it to anyone . What's more, despite not getting the church ceremony she had hoped for and having to share centre stage with a squad of plastic animals, she says she does think grooms should get more involved in wedding planning. 'The big day was really important to me . as I wanted it to be a big coming together of all our friends and family,' she says. 'I wanted it to be somewhere traditional . that was really picturesque and hoped for a church ceremony . although I knew Scott would never go for that.' She adds: 'I . definitely think it proves that brides should give more thought to their fiance's thoughts when planning a wedding, even if something doesn't sound . like a great idea.' Scott himself says he wouldn't change a thing. 'I did everything I could to make the wedding perfect and very us, even though some of it might seem crazy,' he says. 'It was memorable and personal - just the way i imagined it.' Verity and Scott appear on Don't Tell The Bride, tonight at 9pm on BBC3 .
Scott Adams, 31, from Telford, proposed to his long term love Verity Clarke, 26, he had already plastic animals for the reception and just £96 on married this summer in a wildlife-themed wedding, the experience of planning his big day and says Cornwall's Eden Project - a series of domed