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THIS ONE'S ONLY $650.
[ SNAPS FINGERS ] HA-HA!
Narrator: COMING UP ON "I FOUND THE GOWN"...
IT RETAILED FOR $1,200, AND WE HAVE IT FOR $599.
BARGAIN!
HOW MUCH MORE OF A DEAL CAN YOU GET?
I LOVE IT.
BUT THERE'S ONE SLIGHT PROBLEM.
I DON'T LIKE BUTTONS.
[ SIGHS ]
SHE PLANNED HER WEDDING FOR A FEW WEEKS AFTER MINE.
YEAH.
OH, NO! REALLY?
ALL RIGHT, LADIES, COME ON OUT.
Woman: IF MY MOM PICKED OUT THE SAME DRESS AS ME,
I DARE HER TO DO THAT.
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WHAT'S UP, MAMA?
SO, BARB, WE NEED TO TALK INVENTORY.
WE CHECK OUR INVENTORY ABOUT ONCE A WEEK
TO SEE WHAT STYLES WE NEED MORE OF.
WE'VE BEEN SELLING A LOT OF ENZOANIS.
WE SOLD ABOUT 23 OF THEM IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS.
SO THOSE ARE FLYING OFF THE RACKS.
BRIDES IN OUR STORE REALLY LIKE ENZOANI.
THEY'RE SO CHIC AND KIND OF CUTTING-EDGE.
THEY MAKE A LOT OF DIFFERENT FIGURES LOOK BEAUTIFUL.
SPEAKING OF SELLING,
LET'S GET OUT ON THE FLOOR AND START SELLING SOME GOWNS.
ALL RIGHT.
HERE WE GO!
I'M LIZ. I'M 28 YEARS OLD.
I LIVE HERE IN BOSTON.
I'M HERE AT VOWS TODAY BECAUSE I LOVE A REALLY GOOD DEAL.
MY DRESS TODAY COST $5.
MOMMY, LET'S GO.
I LIKE THAT ONE.
OKAY, YOU CAN DO THAT ONE.
WE AGREE.
WE AGREE.
I AM LOOKING FOR THAT ULTIMATE BARGAIN WEDDING DRESS.
SO MY BUDGET, I WOULD SAY, IS MAYBE $2,500.
I LIKE THAT.
IT'S LOVELY.
EVEN THOUGH IT'S LACY, YOU DON'T MIND?
THAT'S NOT LACY TO ME.
THAT LOOKS LIKE ICING ON A CAKE.
HI, THERE. HOW ARE YOU?
CAN I TAKE THOSE FROM YOU?
OH, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. THANK YOU.
I'M LIZ.
BARBARA. VERY NICE TO MEET YOU.
I BROUGHT MY MOTHER,
WHO FLEW ALL THE WAY OUT FROM CALIFORNIA FOR THIS.
THIS IS ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS AND BRIDESMAID KELLEY.
THIS IS MY FUTURE MOTHER-IN-LAW, LINDA.
AND THIS IS MY BEST FRIEND'S MOM
AND MY VERY DEAR FRIEND, CAROL.
VERY NICE TO MEET YOU.
MY DREAM DRESS, ACTUALLY,
WOULD BE WHITE ON WHITE WITH POLKA DOTS.
OHH! I LIKE THAT.
POLKA DOTS.
IT'S ALMOST LIKE A LITTLE BUBBLE HERE AND THERE
THROUGHOUT THE DRESS.
MY FIANCé'S NAME IS DAN.
AND WE MET THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY --
ON THE INTERNET, THROUGH A DATING SERVICE
BECAUSE HE AND I WERE BOTH READY
TO DO SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN THE BAR SCENE.
I WAS A LITTLE HESITANT AT FIRST,
BUT, YOU KNOW, IT WORKED OUT.
BUT THEN HE MET ME, AND WAS LIKE,
"THIS IS THE BEST IDEA EVER.
"WHY DIDN'T I DO THIS SOONER?
SHE'S WONDERFUL."
RIGHT.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
OH, THAT CAME OUT REALLY CUTE!
WE'RE ACTUALLY GETTING MARRIED ON A FARM
AND HAVING THE RECEPTION IN A BARN.
SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A CASUAL WEDDING.
OUR BUDGET FOR OUR ENTIRE WEDDING IS $20,000.
DO YOU WANT FLOWERS?
'CAUSE YOU CAN SAVE A LOT OF MONEY
IF YOU DON'T DO FLOWERS.
RIGHT.
Liz: WE BOTH HAVE RECENTLY, WITHIN THE PAST TWO YEARS,
GRADUATED WITH OUR MASTER'S DEGREES.
SO WE'RE BOTH PAYING STUDENT LOANS.
LOANS, LOANS, MORE LOANS.
[ LAUGHS ]
WE'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO GO FORWARD
IN THE REST OF OUR LIVES TOGETHER
KNOWING THAT WE DID IT ON A GOOD BUDGET
AND STILL MADE IT BEAUTIFUL.
AND THEN WE CAN DO THINGS THAT WE WANT TO DO NEXT IN LIFE.
WE'LL START WITH THE PRISCILLA ONE FIRST.
I LOVE PRISCILLA OF BOSTON GOWNS.
THEY'RE VERY CLEAN AND SIMPLE BUT NOT PLAIN.
WHO'S GOT THE [GASPS]
OH, MY GOODNESS! GORGEOUS!
Liz: YOU HAVE TISSUES.
I KNOW, BUT I DON'T HAVE THEM WITH ME.
OH, MY GOD.
OHH!
OH, MY GOD. IT'S GORGEOUS.
YOU TRIED ON ONE DRESS.
Barbara: THIS GOWN RETAILS ORIGINALLY FOR $6,000.
BUT NOT TODAY.
[ LAUGHS ]
TODAY WE HAVE IT FOR ONLY $2,000.
[ GASPS ]
TO BUY A $6,000 DRESS FOR $2,000 IS REALLY, REALLY TEMPTING.
Linda: THAT IS GORGEOUS.
THE PRISCILLA OF BOSTON DRESS IS STUNNING.
OH, YES!
Liz: THE DRESS ITSELF IS A BIT MORE FORMAL, IN MY OPINION.
IT IS RATHER HEAVY.
AND I JUST DON'T KNOW IF IT'S QUITE WHAT I'M GOING FOR
FOR MY BARN TYPE OF WEDDING.
IT'S GORGEOUS.
WELL, LADIES, THIS IS ONLY NUMBER ONE.
Liz: IT MAKES ME A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS
TO HAVE THEM ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS DRESS.
IT'S REALLY SETTING REALLY HIGH EXPECTATIONS
FOR ANY OTHER DRESS THAT I HAVE TO TRY ON.
MORE TO COME.
I'M ANN.
I'M 27.
I'M FROM PHILADELPHIA,
AND I CONSIDER MYSELF A VERY SAVVY SHOPPER.
HI.
HI. I'M HERE FOR MY APPOINTMENT WITH AMELIA.
AMID ALL THE CRAZINESS OF PLANNING A WEDDING,
THE ONE GROUP OF PEOPLE YOU WANT TO REALLY RELISH
IN THE SPECIAL MOMENT IN YOUR LIFE
IS YOUR IMMEDIATE FAMILY.
BUT MY FATHER PASSED AWAY IN 2005.
AND MY MOM AND I --
WE HAVEN'T REALLY BEEN TALKING FOR A FEW MONTHS
AS A RESULT OF OUR FALLING OUT.
I'M JOAN. I'M 53 YEARS OLD.
ANN IS MY DAUGHTER, AND WE'RE BOTH ENGAGED.
AFTER KNOWING HER BOYFRIEND FOR TWO MONTHS,
THEY GOT ENGAGED.
SHE CALLED ME AND SAID, "DON'T WORRY.
"I'M GONNA WAIT UNTIL AFTER YOUR WEDDING."
A COUPLE WEEKS. [ LAUGHS ]
WHICH IS THE SOURCE OF THE CONFLICT.
I WOULD NEVER TAKE AWAY HER GLORY ON HER FIRST WEDDING.
HI, ANN?
HI.
I'M GONNA BE WORKING WITH YOU TODAY.
NICE TO MEET YOU. WELCOME.
YOUR MOM'S COMING TODAY, TOO, RIGHT?
YES.
SHE'S NOT HERE JUST YET. YOU DIDN'T COME TOGETHER?
OH, OKAY. OKAY.
I'VE JUST BEEN IN A STATE OF ANXIETY
OF HOW TO RESOLVE THIS.
SO I CALLED HER AND SAID,
"LET'S GO WEDDING-DRESS SHOPPING TOGETHER."
AND I TOOK THAT AS A GREAT STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
OF MENDING OUR RELATIONSHIP.
ANN, AMELIA, YOUR MOM'S HERE.
HEY, ANN!
HOW ARE YOU?
YOU LOOK GREAT.
Clair: MY SISTER WAS HURT IN THE BEGINNING
SORT OF BECAUSE SHE WANTED THE WEDDING TO BE ABOUT HER.
AND SHE FEELS LIKE SOMETHING WAS TAKEN FROM HER.
DON'T CRY.
[ Crying ] I'M JUST HAPPY TO SEE YOU.
AWW!
Ann: I THINK SHE FELT THE SAME WAY --
THAT IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME
THAT THIS CONFLICT HAS BEEN GOING ON.
SO IT'S JUST, I THINK, TEARS OF RELIEF.
WHAT I THINK WE'LL DO NOW
IS PROBABLY FOCUS ON ANN A LITTLE BIT.
THAT'S GREAT.
THEN WE CAN KIND OF FOCUS ON YOU AFTER.
NOW, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS?
I WANT TO LOOK AT THE PRICE TAG.
IT'S ACTUALLY ONLY $1,400.
I WANT TO PUT IT ON MY BODY.
[ Laughing ] OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
MY BUDGET IT $1,500.
ONE OF THE WAYS I WILL JUST KNOW THAT IT IS THE DRESS
IS THAT IT WILL BE UNDER-BUDGET.
HAVE YOU TRIED ANYTHING WITH LACE?
WITH SOME OF THE ALTERATIONS I WOULD WANT TO DO
TO PUT SOME GREEN TOUCHES ON IT,
I WOULD BE OPEN TO SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
YES.
MY ENGAGEMENT RING IS AN EMERALD.
YES.
AND I LOVE THE COLOR GREEN.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
MY FIANCé'S NAME IS JOE.
HE IS ALSO AN ENGINEER.
AND HE PROPOSED AT BOATHOUSE ROW IN PHILADELPHIA.
HE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED MY ENGAGEMENT RING
WITH AN EMERALD
BECAUSE HE KNOWS OF MY LOVE OF THE COLOR GREEN.
Amelia: I'M STARTING ANN IN A MAGGIE SOTTERO GOWN
THAT'S GOT THE BLING SHE'S LOOKING FOR
AT A PRICE I KNOW SHE'LL LOVE.
FOLLOW ME THIS WAY.
OH, I LIKE THIS ONE.
Amelia: OKAY, HERE WE GO.
FIRST GOWN.
THIS IS A MAGGIE SOTTERO GOWN.
IT RETAILED FOR $1,200.
AND WE HAVE IT FOR $599.
THEY MUST BE JOKING.
THAT'S AN AWESOME PRICE.
LOVE THE TOP.
THAT IS SO YOU.
BUT THE RUCHING IS NOT REALLY MY STYLE.
FOR ANOTHER LADY.
I'M SURPRISED THAT MY MOM LIKES THIS DRESS.
KIND OF MAKES ME LOOK LIKE A CHUNKY MONKEY.
IT'S NOT YOUR WEDDING DRESS.
YEAH, NOT THIS ONE.
OKAY.
REALLY?
THE "WOW" FACTOR WAS REALLY IN THAT FIRST ONE.
YOU'RE NOT LOVING IT, HUH?
WE CAN LOOK FOR ANOTHER ONE.
Leslie: WE ARE GOING TO A PLACE IN WESTPORT, CONNECTICUT --
A STORE CALLED PLUMED SERPENT.
Rick: WE GET GREAT DEALS
BECAUSE WE ARE DIGGING THROUGH OUTLETS,
MANUFACTURERS, RETAILERS, CLOSE-OUTS.
I'M GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?
I'M GOOD. THANK YOU.
GOT A CALL FROM ALLISON.
AND SHE CALLED LESLIE AND SAID,
"HEY, I JUST GOT BACK FROM MARKET.
I'M LOOKING TO MOVE IN SOME NEW SAMPLES,"
AND SHE HAD A LOT OF STOCK FOR US TO LOOK AT.
Leslie: WE'RE GONNA SEE OSCAR DE LA RENTA.
WE'RE GONNA SEE MONIQUE LHUILLIER
AND SOME ENZOANIS
THAT WE ARE REALLY THRILLED TO BE ABLE TO CHECK OUT.
Leslie: TALK TO ME ABOUT THESE TWO-PIECE MONIQUES.
WHAT GOES WITH WHAT?
I LOVE ALL THE TOPS, AND I LOVE THE SKIRTS.
THIS IS TULIP BODICE, AND THIS IS TULIP SKIRT.
OH, THIS ONE'S PRETTY.
THIS IS THAT ENZOANI BLUE CASABLANCA.
I THINK WE'VE HAD IT BEFORE, AND IT MOVED PRETTY QUICKLY.
Leslie: THE ENZOANI BLUE CASABLANCA GOWN
HAS A COMBINATION OF LACE AND RUCHING.
Rick: AND THAT WASN'T OUR ONLY FIND.
YOU GOT TO TAKE MONIQUES WHEN YOU GET MONIQUES.
AND THE BEADING'S UNIQUE ON THE TOP.
WE GOT 55 GOWNS WITH A RETAIL OF OVER $110,000.
AND I THINK IT WAS A GREAT DEAL FOR BOTH PARTIES.
I AGREE.
SELL A LOT, SO YOU CAN COME BACK AND BUY MORE.
PERFECT FOR EVERYBODY.
ANN AND HER MOTHER, JOAN, ARE BOTH LOOKING
FOR WEDDING DRESSES.
Ann: SHE PLANNED HER WEDDING
FOR A FEW WEEKS AFTER MINE.
YEAH.
AND AT MY CAKE-TASTING,
THE WHOLE TIME, SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT
HOW SHE'D LIKE A RING JUST LIKE MINE.
THEY ARE NOT THE SAME THING.
Ann: IF YOU WERE TO LOOK AT THEM, YOU WOULD THINK,
"THESE AREN'T THAT SIMILAR."
THE THOUGHT BEHIND IT WAS TO COPY IT, AND I KNOW THAT.
AND OTHER PEOPLE MIGHT NOT KNOW, BUT I KNOW. [ CHUCKLES ]
Clair: YOU LOOK A LOT HAPPIER IN THIS ONE.
Amelia: THIS IS ANOTHER MAGGIE SOTTERO.
IT RETAILED FOR $1,600.
BUT WE HAVE IT FOR $799.
UNDER-BUDGET!
AGAIN, UNDER-BUDGET.
[ LAUGHS ]
I'M HOPING TO TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL
BY ADDING A SASH IN HER FAVORITE COLOR -- GREEN.
IT'S TRANSFORMED.
[ LAUGHS ] GREAT ACCENT.
OH, I LOVE IT.
THAT IS PERFECT.
I FOUND THE GOWN!
[ LAUGHTER ]
ONE DOWN, ONE TO GO.
Ann: IF MY MOM PICKED OUT THE SAME DRESS AS ME,
I DARE HER TO DO THAT
BECAUSE I'M GONNA LOOK BETTER IN IT.
VOWS GOWNS, INVITATIONS, AND ACCESSORIES.
YEP. LET'S GET IT.
MY NAME IS BONNIE. I AM 39 YEARS OLD.
I AM HERE TODAY
BECAUSE I AM IN PURSUIT OF A PARTICULAR TREASURE.
AND IT ACTUALLY HAPPENS TO BE AN ENZOANI BLUE CASABLANCA.
I'M EXTREMELY HOPEFUL THAT I FIND THAT DRESS.
IT'S CHIFFON AND LACE AND LIGHT AND AIRY.
NO SLUTTY. JUST SEXY.
Bonnie: HI!
HI, GABRIELLE.
Both: NICE TO MEET YOU.
WHO DO YOU HAVE WITH YOU TODAY?
I HAVE MY SISTER-IN-LAW, CHRISTINE...
HI.
...AND MY FIANCé, CHRISTOPHER.
HI. HOW ARE YOU?
CHRIS HAS TWO WONDERFUL CHILDREN --
MARIAH...
NICE TO MEET YOU, MARIAH.
...AND AUSTIN.
HI, AUSTIN.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
I WAS NOT GOING TO HAVE CHRIS INVOLVED
IN THE DRESS SELECTION,
BUT HE IS AN EXTREMELY OPINIONATED MAN,
SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE.
THERE'S THIS PARTICULAR DESIGNER THAT I REALLY, REALLY LOVE.
OKAY.
ENZOANI BLUE -- IT'S THE CASABLANCA.
I CAN CHECK TO SEE
IF WE ACTUALLY HAVE IT IN THE DATABASE.
YEAH, LET'S TAKE A PEEK.
MY BUDGET IS $1,500.
BUT I JUST DON'T WANT TO COMPROMISE ON MY DRESS.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE DO HAVE THIS GOWN IN THE STORE.
YOU KIDDING ME?
[ LAUGHS ]
THIS ONE. YEAH.
THIS IS CASA-- YEAH, THIS IS THE ONE.
LET'S SEE.
OH, MY GOODNESS.
THAT'S THE ONE, RIGHT?
Gabrielle: RICK AND LESLIE JUST GOT IT
AT THEIR RECENT SHOPPING TRIP,
SO BONNIE REALLY LUCKED OUT.
THE ENZOANI BLUE CASABLANCA GOWN
IS A BEAUTIFUL, TRUMPET, A-LINE SILHOUETTE
WITH RUCHING ON THE BODICE,
WHICH IS VERY CHARACTERISTIC OF THEIR DESIGNS.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT CHRIS LOVES IT
AS MUCH AS ME.
THAT IS BEAUTIFUL!
Chris: NICE!
SO LET'S STEP RIGHT UP HERE
AND BRING OUR TOES TO THE FRONT.
PERFECT.
OH!
IT IS A BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL, ENZOANI GOWN.
IT'S ORIGINALLY $1,600, AND IT'S $800 HERE.
SO IT'S A GREAT PRICE -- RIGHT WITHIN THE BUDGET.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, AUSTIN?
Austin: I LIKE IT!
DO YOU LIKE IT?
I LIKE IT, BUT WE CAN LOOK FOR ANOTHER ONE.
"BUT WE CAN LOOK FOR ANOTHER ONE"?
YEAH.
YOU'RE NOT -- YOU'RE NOT LOVING IT, HUH?
DO YOU LIKE IT?
THIS IS THE DRESS THAT I PICKED.
Chris: MAYBE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE OUT THERE
THAT I LIKE BETTER THAN HER.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING MORE LIKE A TURTLENECK?
OH, NO! REALLY?
SHE LOOKS A LITTLE SILLY.
LET'S TRY THIS ONE. IT'S VERY LIGHT.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT HAS POLKA DOTS,
BUT THEY'RE ACTUALLY LITTLE ROSES.
MY DRESS NEEDS TO BE RELAXED AND FUN AND FLOWY
TO FIT THE COUNTRY-CHIC VIBE OF GETTING MARRIED AT A FARM.
OH, MY GOSH. THIS IS LIGHTER.
IT'S A VERY DIFFERENT LOOK THAN THE OTHER ONE.
OH, MY GOD.
GOLLY DARN!
YOU GOT TO BE DIFFICULT.
OHH!
Barbara: THIS GOWN HAS THE POLKA-DOTTED LOOK TO IT.
THIS DRESS LOOKS A LITTLE BIT MORE
LIKE THE POLKA-DOT THEME THAT I WAS REALLY HOPING FOR.
THIS ONE IS BY WATTERS & WATTERS.
RETAILS ORIGINALLY FOR $1,300.
WE HAVE IT HERE FOR ONLY $650.
OHH!
I AUTOMATICALLY LIKE THIS DRESS BETTER THAN THE FIRST DRESS.
REALLY?
I FEEL PRETTIER.
THE OTHER ONE BLEW MY MIND.
I'D LIKE TO HAVE SOME BUTTONS ON THE BACK.
$2 PER BUTTON.
Liz: I HAVE A FEELING THIS IS NOT AS BIT OF A HIT AS THE FIRST ONE.
THE "WOW" FACTOR WAS REALLY IN THAT FIRST ONE.
KEEP IN MIND THIS ONE'S ONLY $650.
THE OTHER ONE WAS $2,000.
I FEEL A LITTLE BIT MORE COMFORTABLE.
THE OTHER ONE IS MORE ELEGANT.
AAH.
IT PUTS ME IN A LITTLE BIT OF A PREDICAMENT
BECAUSE MY FAMILY SEEMS TO REALLY LOVE
THE PRISCILLA OF BOSTON DRESS,
AND I'M REALLY LEANING A BIT MORE TOWARDS THIS ONE.
[ LAUGHS ]
THIS IS HARD.
DECISIONS WILL BE DIFFICULT.
BONNIE FOUND HER DREAM DRESS,
WHICH WAS AN ENZOANI BLUE CASABLANCA GOWN,
BUT THERE'S ONE SLIGHT PROBLEM.
YOU'RE NOT LOVING IT, HUH?
WE CAN LOOK FOR ANOTHER ONE.
"BUT WE CAN LOOK FOR ANOTHER ONE"?
YEAH.
I WAS PISSED. I THINK THIS IS THE PERFECT DRESS.
SHE'S NOT ALWAYS RIGHT.
WAS THAT WHAT YOU WERE
EXPECTING TO HAPPEN?
I THOUGHT HE WAS GONNA LOVE IT
AND SAY THAT IT WAS THE ONE,
BUT, OF COURSE, I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER
BECAUSE HE'S NOT EASY.
DIFFICULT.
I SAY WHAT I WANT,
AND I WANT WHAT I WANT, LIKE HER.
I KNOW YOU LOVE IT,
BUT YOU JUST WANT TO HAVE THAT FEELING.
SINCE BONNIE WANTS
EVERYONE TO FEEL INCLUDED IN THE GOWN SELECTION,
I'M GONNA PUT HER INTO THE MELISSA SWEET GOWN
THAT HER FAMILY CHOSE NEXT FOR HER.
LET'S TRY IT ON JUST TO MAKE HIM HAPPY, YOU KNOW?
OKAY!
I KNOW IT'S SO DIFFERENT FROM WHAT YOU'RE TRYING.
YOU MIGHT TELL THE DIFFERENCE IN THE FEEL.
IT'S A SILK TAFFETA.
OH.
TOTALLY DIFFERENT.
THAT'S PRETTY.
Chris: GOOD JOB, AUSTIN.
Austin: YAY!
Christine: THAT LOOKS PRETTY!
SO THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL GOWN.
IT'S MELISSA SWEET.
IT'S ORIGINALLY $4,000, AND WE HAVE IT HERE FOR $499.
I MEAN, HOW MUCH MORE OF A DEAL CAN YOU GET?
IT'S A GORGEOUS DRESS.
THE OTHER ONE SCREAMS "BONNIE." THIS ONE SCREAMS "SNOT."
BUTTONS.
YEAH, CHRIS DOESN'T LIKE THE BUTTONS.
I JUST DON'T LIKE THEM. NOT A FAN OF BUTTONS.
WAS THAT WHAT TURNED YOU OFF ABOUT THE OTHER DRESS,
WAS THE BUTTONS?
SINCE THE BUTTONS SEEM TO BE A DEAL-BREAKER FOR CHRIS,
I'M PUTTING BONNIE BACK INTO HER DREAM GOWN
TO SEE IF THAT'S THE ONLY ISSUE CHRIS HAS WITH THE DRESS.
FINGERS CROSSED.
NOW THAT ANN HAS DECIDED ON HER DRESS,
IT'S TIME TO FOCUS ON MOM.
MY BUDGET'S AROUND $1,200 TO $1,500.
Amelia: WHAT SORT OF STYLE WERE YOU THINKING?
MORE SIMPLE, A LITTLE BIT MORE SOPHISTICATED.
SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T SAY, "FIRST WEDDING!"
'CAUSE IT'S NOT.
MY FIANCé'S NAME IS PAUL.
WE CLICKED FROM THE FIRST MINUTE THAT WE MET.
WE WOULD LIKE TO GET MARRIED
AS QUICKLY AFTER ANN'S WEDDING AS WE CAN MAKE IT.
I DON'T THINK SHE UNDERSTANDS WHY THIS IS UPSETTING TO ME.
WHEN I GOT ENGAGED, ANN GOT A LITTLE BIT DISTANT.
IT WASN'T SO MUCH THAT I DIDN'T TALK TO ANN.
IT WAS THAT ANN DIDN'T TALK TO ME.
Ann: I WOULD HAVE LIKED IT IF SHE WOULD HAVE COME TO ME
AND SAID, "I REALIZE HOW IMPORTANT YOUR DAY IS,
AND HOW CAN WE MAKE THIS WORK FOR THE TWO OF US?"
BUT THAT'S NOT REALLY WHAT HAPPENED.
THIS IS HER WAY OF NOT HAVING TO APOLOGIZE,
AND IT'S A GREAT WAY TO JUST LET IT GO.
THIS IS A MAGGIE SOTTERO GOWN.
IT WAS $1,200.
WE NOW HAVE IT FOR $599.
DEFINITELY WITHIN BUDGET.
BARGAIN! LOVE IT. LOVE IT. LOVE IT.
Ann: FOR A LADY OF HER AGE,
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING MORE LIKE A TURTLENECK?
[ LAUGHTER ]
OH, NO! REALLY?!
I WAS THINKING ABOUT THAT. HOW THOUGHTFUL.
Ann: SHE LOOKS A LITTLE SILLY.
IT'S A LITTLE RISKY FOR A LADY OF HER AGE.
WHY DON'T WE TRY ON A FEW MORE DRESSES?
OKAY.
LOVE IT!
THIS SIMPLE WATTERS GOWN
MIGHT BE A MORE AGE-APPROPRIATE OPTION.
OOH.
Amelia: THIS IS A WATTERS GOWN.
IT ORIGINALLY RETAILED FOR $2,500.
BUT WE HAVE IT FOR $599.
BUDGET! LOVE IT!
BUDGET. EXACTLY.
THAT'S MY KIND OF DEAL.
I DO LIKE THE CUT AND THE SLEEVES.
YES.
IT WOULD NEED SOMETHING AROUND HERE.
ANN HAS A FABULOUS IDEA.
WHEN HER SASH WAS ADDED TO HER DRESS,
IT REALLY POPPED.
OH, THAT DEFINITELY GIVES IT THAT LITTLE ZIP.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
IS THE SASH A COINCIDENCE?
[ DING! ]
MY MOM DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING.
SERIOUSLY?
OHH!
MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS
SELLING THIS DRESS TO MY FIANCé, CHRISTOPHER.
I WANT HIM TO THINK IT'S AMAZING.
HIS OPINION MEANS THE MOST TO ME OUT OF ANYONE'S.
I REALLY LIKE THE *** ON THIS DRESS.
[ LAUGHS ]
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE SHAPE OF IT, HONEY?
[ LAUGHS ]
I THINK IT FITS HER GREAT, BUT I DON'T LIKE BUTTONS.
IF THERE'S ONE PERSON WHO CAN HELP US SETTLE THIS,
IT'S ANNAHIT, OUR SEAMSTRESS.
WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?
HE DOES NOT LIKE THE BUTTONS.
IF YOU TAKE THE BUTTONS, I HAVE A BETTER IDEA FOR YOU.
YOU CAN DO INVISIBLE ZIPPER.
NO LOOPS. NO BUTTONS. YEAH.
THAT WILL BE VERY PRETTY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO LOVE ME.
I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE IT. DO YOU LOVE IT?
YEAH.
DO YOU LOVE IT?
BONNIE GOT AN INCREDIBLE DEAL ON HER DREAM DRESS.
IT WAS ORIGINALLY $1,600 AND MARKED DOWN TO $800.
I'M SO EXCITED, I FEEL LIKE I'M GONNA CRY, SO...
OH, I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU.
THANK YOU!
TO FIND MY DREAM DRESS,
NOT COMPROMISE ON IT IS AMAZING.
IT WAS SOMETHING I DIDN'T THINK WAS GONNA HAPPEN.
CONGRATULATIONS. GO CELEBRATE.
[ LAUGHS ]
I DON'T WANT TO GET SOMETHING
THAT EVERYBODY LOVES BUT I DON'T LIKE.
I FOUND A DRESS THAT HAS POLKA DOTS,
WHICH IS WHAT LIZ WANTS, AND HAS BUTTONS FOR MOM.
I'M EXCITED TO GO SEE THIS.
[ GASPS ]
OH!
OH, YES!
[ GASPS ]
IT'S GOT POLKA DOTS.
Barbara: THIS ONE HAS THE SWISS DOT.
IT'S A MELISSA SWEET.
RETAILS ORIGINALLY FOR $4,100.
WE HAVE IT HERE FOR ONLY $1,750.
THAT'S AN AMAZING DEAL.
AND IT'S POLKA DOTS, WHICH MAKES IT EVEN BETTER. I THINK IT'S GREAT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
IS IT BECAUSE OF THE POLKA DOTS?
SERIOUSLY?
[ SNAPS FINGERS ] HA-HA!
BARB GOES AND GETS THIS BEAUTIFUL VEIL FOR ME.
I THINK I MIGHT CRY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
YEAH.
THE FIRST ONE WAS MORE US, BUT THIS ONE I THINK --
Linda: THIS IS IT. THIS IS IT.
MY MOM DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING.
YES.
YES! YES! WE WIN!
YAY!
Barbara: LIZ GOT EVERYTHING THAT SHE WANTS
IN THIS MELISSA SWEET DRESS.
IT RETAILS ORIGINALLY FOR $4,100.
SHE GOT IT FOR ONLY $1,750.
THAT'S 55% OFF.
Deno: OOH, LISTEN TO THAT ZIP.
THAT MEANS IT'S A DONE DEAL.
THANK YOU! YAY!
Barbara: CONGRATULATIONS.
I DEFINITELY FOUND MY GOWN TODAY --
MY POLKA-DOTTED GOWN.
CONGRATULATIONS. IT WAS SO NICE WORKING WITH YOU.
THANK YOU.
Carol: TIME FOR MARTINIS?
All: YAY!
Liz: POLKA-DOT DREAM COME TRUE.
[ LAUGHS ]
DOES IT BOTHER YOU A LITTLE BIT THAT WE'D BE DOING
A COLOR AROUND THE WAIST?
IT'S NOT QUITE AS VIBRANT AS YOUR KELLY GREEN.
BUT THEY CAN MAKE IT KELLY GREEN IF YOU WANT.
NOT KELLY GREEN.
ONCE SHE HAS DECIDED WHAT SHE'S DOING,
THERE'S NO CHANGING HER MIND.
YOU MAY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
ALL RIGHT, LADIES, COME ON OUT.
Amelia: JUST SO ANN DOESN'T FEEL LIKE HER MOM'S COPYING HER,
I HAD JOAN PUT ON A LACE BOLERO.
LOOK AT US.
THE BRIDES.
I LIKE THAT THE SASHES KIND OF MATCH.
YOU BOTH HAVE THE RINGS. FOUND THE DRESS ON THE SAME DAY.
YOU BOTH LOOK SO PRETTY.
I THINK WE FOUND OUR GOWNS.
[ LAUGHS ]
IT FEELS A LITTLE WEIRD STANDING NEXT TO MY MOM,
HER ALSO IN A WEDDING DRESS.
IT'S WEIRD.
YOU LOOK VERY PRETTY.
YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL, TOO.
OH, HUG TIME.
THIS EXPERIENCE GAVE US A NEW PLAYING FIELD.
NOW WE CAN JUST MOVE FORWARD.
[ Singsong voice ] WE FOUND OUR DRESS.
WE FOUND OUR GOWN.
COME ON UP! GIVE US A HUG!
YOU HELPED! GROUP HUG!
I WAS SO HAPPY TO HELP THEM FIND THEIR DRESSES
AND TO RECONNECT.