A couple were left ‘heartbroken’ when their ‘Don’t Tell The Bride’ wedding was called off when they were caught breaking the rules by communicating with each other.
Yanis and Shanise, from Birmingham, appeared on Sunday’s episode of the E4 show, which leaves the groom in charge of planning the big day – with no help or interaction from the bride.
However, after Shanise’s friend let slip she knew the pair were getting hitched in Paris, producers became suspicious and discovered that the bride-to-be had been going through her fiancé’s emails to find information about the wedding.
Producers were forced to confront the groom and told him they’d have to cancel the entire wedding for the first time in the show’s history – as their ‘secret was out.’
Yanis and Shanise (pictured), from Birmingham, are the first couple in history to appear on Don’t Tell The Bride and have their wedding called off for not following the rules
Shanise was left ‘heartbroken’ when she was told over the phone by her husband-to-be that there would be no wedding
Yanis had planned to wed his bride in Paris before flying back to Birmingham for the reception – with their budget only stretching to pay for 13 guests to travel to the ceremony.
The groom decided that Shanise’s ten-year-old brother Chris wasn’t a priority guest and would only attend the reception.
However, Yanis appeared to have a very sudden change of heart – leading the producers to initially become suspicious.
Yanis was filmed on his laptop when he announced Chris would be attending the wedding after all, and his quick decision even prompted his friend to ask what suddenly changed his mind.
He responded: ‘I didn’t put him as a major – but he is because he’s family.’
Due to the change in plan, bridesmaid Melissa was informed over the phone that she would no longer be able to attend the ceremony, as her flight couldn’t be covered in the budget.
Yanis hadn’t invited Shanise’s ten-year-old brother Chris to the wedding as it wasn’t in the budget – but had a rapid change of heart
This quick decision prompted Yanis’ friend to question why he had decided to change the guest list
After discovering the couple were over budget, Shanise (pictured) asked whether guests would be able to pay for themselves to fly abroad
Friend and bridesmaid Kayla accidentally let slip that she knew the pair were getting married in Paris (pictured)
This sparked an angry Shanise to question: ‘He’s had £13,000 where’s the money gone? Can’t people pay for their own flights?’
Melissa replied: ‘Well, if they don’t know where they’re going…,’ which is when bridesmaid Kayla slipped up and said: ‘The only thing is he’s booked it in Paris’.
Quickly interjecting, Shanise tried to cover up her friend’s mistake and asked: ‘How do we know it’s Paris? I don’t get it’.
Although the bridal party knew they would be travelling abroad, they were supposed to have no idea where they were going – leading the producers to conclude the pair had been communicating via email.
The bridesmaids later visited Yanis’ house for what they thought was their dress fitting, however, they were stopped by producers mid-way through their chat.
The show’s producer said: ‘Okay guys I’m going stop you there. We normally would do a bridesmaids reveal but it’s come to our attention that the secret appears to be out and the bridal party know about some of the plans for the wedding.’
Producers confronted the bridesmaids (pictured) at their dress fitting and asked what they knew about the wedding
After repeatedly denying she knew anything, Kayla (pictured) soon admitted she was aware of both the location of the wedding and the guest list
After being quizzed on what they knew about the big day, bridesmaid Chantelle said: ‘I know about Chris not coming and that p****d me off’.
And although she originally vehemently denied knowing anything, Kayla eventually admitted: ‘Yeah we do know.’
Shanise (pictured) was in disbelief upon hearing the news she wouldn’t be getting married
After asking Yanis how the pair were communicating, he confessed: ‘Shanise got access to my iPad with my emails in there. So technically the bride wasn’t told she found out through email.’
After storming off into the kitchen Yanis gathered himself and told Shanise the bad news on the phone: ‘It’s not good…It’s not going ahead’, he said.
Shanise, in disbelief, asked: ‘What the hell – what happens now? I need to know – is there a wedding or not?’
She was then left in tears after being told by producers: ‘I know this is difficult but the rules have been broken and we are going to have to cancel this wedding.’
A week later, the couple reflected on their time on the show and confessed they were ‘heartbroken’ and had found it hard to ‘cope’ with the aftermath of breaking the rules.
‘The last couple of days have been quite difficult,’ said Shanise. ‘The first night – although we had each other – it was like “what is happening?” It was very heartbreaking.’
Yanis went on to explain: ‘I try not to think about it. I’m trying to detach myself from the whole situation and what’s happened. I understand what Shanise did…I don’t agree with it. It wasn’t the right thing to do. ‘
Yanis (pictured) then had to call his fiancé and tell her they would no longer be getting married due to the rule-breaking
The groom had to take a minute to calm down in the kitchen before he could break the news to his wife-to-be
The distraught bride-to-be broke down in tears and was comforted by friend and bridesmaid, Melissa (pictured together)