How would you like to organise your parent’s wedding or civil partnership?
Are you bursting with ideas to create a truly unforgettable day?
CBBC is looking for 8-14 year olds to take part in series 3 of Marrying Mum
and Dad, the hit TV show where kids organise their parent’s Big Day!
If your parents are planning a marriage or civil partnership, this could be the
perfect opportunity for you to plan the ultimate themed day for them.
IF YOU WANT TO APPLY YOU NEED TO
Get permission
∙Make sure you have permission from your parent/guardian before sending us any personal details
Fill out the attached application form
∙We need to find out details about you, why you want to organise your parents wedding and why you think you should appear on the programme.
∙You should fill out the application form with you parents – they should fill out their section and then sign the consent form.
Application Form
∙Your completed application form must include the signed consent slip and a recent photograph of you and your family (we will not be able to return this photo).
∙Closing date for all applications is Thursday 31st October 2013, but you should return the signed form as soon as possible.
∙You can then either scan and email back your application form to marrying@bbc.co.uk or post it to:
Marrying Mum and Dad
BBC Children’s
2nd Floor, Bridge House
Media City UK
Salford
M50 2BH
We cannot guarantee you will be contacted after submitting an application. Applicants who are contacted are not guaranteed a place on the show.
Thank you and good luck!
PARENTAL CONSENT FORM
To the Parent or Guardian:
Your child would like to apply to take part in the new series of CBBC’s Marrying Mum and Dad, where children organise the wedding or civil partnership of their parents. The show will be transmitted on the CBBC Channel and other BBC channels, the CBBC website and iPlayer.
About the show:
In Marrying Mum and Dad children are in the driving seat as they plan agreed aspects of their
parent’s wedding day. The format involves following the journey of the children as they organise and plan their parents’ marriage or civil partnership, with the support of the show’s presenters,
culminating in the Big Day.
Note for Parents:
Following on from the success of series 1 and series 2, we are looking for 10 more couples who are already planning to get married or enter a civil partnership, but haven’t yet organised it. This
series involves you handing over control of parts of your wedding day to your children/step- children. Although the couples we feature should already have agreed to marry, we cannot include
couples who have already begun preparations for their day, for example having already booked a venue. Your children will make plans with the help of a CBBC team that you won’t know about until
the day itself. The aim of the series is that you will be both surprised and delighted with the
wedding day they organise for you. If you are happy for this to happen, and you and your family think a wedding day should be fun, then please fill in both of the parent’s sections below.
The Application Process:
For the application to be considered, you need to submit a completed Application Form which you have filled out with your children, a signed parental consent form and a photograph of the children and yourselves (unfortunately this cannot be returned).
Please note
∙Involvement in the programme will be subject to the BBC gaining the necessary licenses for filming.
∙There are no guarantees your family will be chosen to take part in the series.
∙All production decisions are at the sole discretion of the production team.
∙For your application to be considered, your children must be aged between 8 and 14 years old during the filming period as detailed below.
∙Filming with take place between January and May 2014, so you must be prepared to get married during this time period.
The final date for receiving application forms is Monday 30th September 2013 so make sure the application to us by then.
The information you and your child provide will only be used to assess whether you and your child/children are suitable contributors for the show. Should the application be successful, the information provided may be used by the programme for health & safety purposes, but will not be used for any other purpose without your permission. Your details and those of your child / children will be held securely and will not be passed to any other third parties. All details will only be kept if needed for the duration of the programme and all unsuccessful applications (including
photographs) will be destroyed once they have been processed. For further information, please see the BBC's privacy policy at www.bbc.co.uk/privacy.
If successful, we will call the Parent/Guardian listed on your child’s application form and not your child. The BBC operates a Child Protection Policy and all our staff comply with it. (The BBC’s
Child Protection Policy can be viewed at www.bbc.co.uk/info/policies/child_protection.shtml
FOR PARENTS TO COMPLETE:
Please declare if you or your child is a close relative of a BBC employee.
If yes please give details:YES [ ] NO [ ]
………………………………………………………………………………………….
Have you or your family appeared in any television programmes before?
If yes please give details:YES [ ] NO [ ]
………………………………………………………………………………………….
Do you or your child have any holiday plans between 1st February and 1st July 2013
If yes please give dates:YES [ ] NO [ ]
………………………………………………………………………………………….
Would you be happy for your child to be considered for other CBBC shows? If we believe your child may be appropriate for another CBBC show, we will contact you about it and will not contact your child directly. Details will be kept on file for 6 months.
Please tick relevant box |
YES [ ] NO [ ] |
I confirm that I have given consent for this application to be considered and I am happy for my child to take part if selected.
I am the child’s parent / guardian (delete as appropriate) |
|
NAME OF PARENT/GUARDIAN (print): |
SIGNED: |
DATE: |
ADDRESS: |
HOME TELEPHONE: |
MOBILE: |
EMAIL: |
FOR PARENTS TO COMPLETE:
FULL NAME, AGE AND DATE
OF BIRTH
PARTNER’S FULL NAME, AGE AND DATE OF BIRTH
ARE YOU THE LEGAL
GUARDIANS OF THE
CHILD/CHILDREN APPLYING
FOR THE SHOW? IF NOT,
PLEASE DETAIL WHO IS?
PLEASE LIST EACH MEMBER OF YOUR IMMEDIATE FAMILY (incl. step children) AND THEIR
RELATIONSHIP TO YOU (Please include children’s
ages)
ADDRESS
CONTACT DETAILS Phone (Landline & mobile if poss.) & email
HOW LONG HAVE YOU AND
YOUR PARTNER BEEN
TOGETHER?
ARE YOU ENGAGED? If SO,
WHEN DID YOU GET
ENGAGED
DO EITHER OF YOU HAVE CHILDREN FROM PREVIOUS RELATIONSHIPS? If so please list names and ages here
TELL US A BIT ABOUT BOTH OF YOUR LIKES AND DISLIKES, HOBBIES AND INTERESTS HERE
ARE YOU HAPPY TO LET YOUR CHILDREN ORGANISE ASPECTS OF YOUR WEDDING
/CIVIL PARTNERSHIP DAY WITH THE HELP OF CBBC (PLEASE NOTE THAT PARENTS MUST AGREE NOT TO INFLUENCE THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS)?
WHY DO YOU WANT YOUR CHILDREN TO ORGANISE YOUR BIG DAY? PLEASE GIVE A REASON
IS THERE ANY PARTICULAR REASON WHY YOU HAVEN’T
GOT MARRIED BEFORE NOW?
ARE THERE ANY PARTS OF YOUR BIG DAY YOU WOULD NOT BE HAPPY FOR YOUR CHILD TO ORGANISE? PLEASE TELL US WHY
ARE THERE ANY IMPORTANT FACTS WE NEED TO BE AWARE OF REGARDING
YOUR PLANNED MARRIAGE / CIVIL PARTNERSHIP
EG: RELIGIOUS OR FAMILIAL CONSIDERATIONS?
WOULD YOU BE HAPPY TO GET MARRIED BETWEEN JANUARY AND MAY 2014 ON A WEEKDAY, OR WEEKEND?
ARE THERE ANY DATES BETWEEN JANUARY AND MAY 2014 THAT YOU ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR FILMING (eg
due to holidays booked, children’ exams etc)
ARE THERE ANY DAYS OF THE WEEK, DATES OR GENERAL PERIODS OF TIME DURING WHICH YOU ARE UNABLE TO GET MARRIED (eg for religious reasons)?
WHAT WOULD BE THE
MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM NUMBER OF GUESTS YOU’D
LIKE TO INVITE?
FOR THE CHILD APPLICANT TO COMPLETE
ABOUT YOU:
PLEASE FILL IN ALL SECTIONS. You can use an extra page if you need to. Please also attach A RECENT PHOTO OF YOU AND YOUR FAMILY (sorry, we cannot return the photo)
FULL NAME
(including middle names if you have one them)
NICK NAME
(if you have one)
DATE OF BIRTH
CURRENT AGE
ADDRESS
PARENT/GUARDIAN
Full Name(s)
PARENT/GUARDIAN
CONTACT DETAILS
Phone & email
WHY DO YOU THINK YOU’D
BE GOOD AT ORGANISING
YOUR PARENT’S WEDDING
/ CIVIL PARTNERSHIP?
HAVE YOU ORGANISED
ANY PARTIES OR EVENTS
BEFORE? IF YES, WHAT
EVENT DID YOU
ORGANISE?
WAS IT / WERE THEY A
SUCCESS? WHAT WAS
THE BEST BIT ABOUT IT?
DO YOU HAVE ANY
SIBLINGS OR STEP
BROTHERS OR SISTERS,
WHO WOULD LIKE TO
HELP YOU ORGANISE THE
WEDDING / CIVIL
PARTNERSHIP?
Please list names & ages here
DO YOU THINK YOU’D BE
ABLE TO KEEP YOUR
PLANS A SECRET UNTIL
THE ACTUAL DAY?
HOW WOULD YOU
DESCRIBE THE
PERSONALITIES OF THE
COUPLE GETTING
MARRIED?
WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR
FAMILY’S FAVOURITE
THINGS TO DO?
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE
TO BE WHEN YOU GROW
UP?
SUM UP YOUR
PERSONALITY IN THREE
WORDS
I.e. fun, creative & organised etc.
Thank you for taking the time to fill out this application form. We will be in touch if
we need any further information.
