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Narrator: GETTING IN WITH YOUR IN-LAWS IS NO EASY TASK.
I DON'T LIKE NOTHING.
IT LOOKS LIKE A LITTLE FUR RAT.
I DON'T WANT TO LOOK LIKE
TWO PIGS FIGHTING UNDER A BLANKET.
WHAT IS THE DEAL?
Narrator: AND WHEN THESE DRESS DISPUTES
PREVENT FAMILY BONDING...
...A BRIDE IS PUSHED TO THE OUTSIDE.
CAN I COME IN?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO TO FIX IT.
I'M CONFUSED.
THIS BRIDE COULD BE IN TROUBLE.
Narrator: IT'S UP TO THE CONSULTANTS
TO BRING EVERYONE INSIDE THE FAMILY CIRCLE...
YOU GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE IN-LAWS ARE PLEASED, TOO.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Narrator: ...SO THE BRIDE IS ONLY SURROUNDED BY LOVE
ON HER BIG DAY.
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BEFORE THE SALON OPENS, LORI GIVES A PEP TALK
ABOUT HOW TO BOOST A BRIDESMAID'S CONFIDENCE.
YOU KNOW, I'VE NOTICED LATELY
WE HAVE A LOT OF BRIDESMAIDS THAT COME IN HERE
AND THEY'RE AFRAID THEY'RE GONNA LOOK LIKE THE UGLY DUCKLING.
WE REALLY HAVE TO MAKE HER FEEL GOOD ABOUT HERSELF
IN CHARTREUSE TAFFETA WITH A FULL SKIRT AND A BIG BOW.
[ HARP PLAYS ]
THIS STORE'S GOING TO THE BIRDS.
Narrator: CONSULTANT NIKKY STEPS OUT
TO MEET A BRIDE AND HER FLOCK OF IN-LAWS.
ME!
MY NAME IS COURTNEY FERGUSON. I'M 28 YEARS OLD.
I'M ORIGINALLY FROM HOUSTON, TEXAS.
MY FIANCé'S NAME IS BRAD DENNIS.
THE FIRST NIGHT I MET BRAD,
HE SAID, "IF YOU WILL GIVE ME A CHANCE,
I WILL MAKE YOU THE HAPPIEST WOMAN IN THE WORLD."
HE HAS ABSOLUTELY MADE GOOD ON THAT PROMISE.
TELL ME WHO YOU BROUGHT WITH YOU TODAY.
I HAVE BROUGHT SO MANY SPECIAL LADIES WITH ME TODAY.
THIS IS MY MOM, TERRI.
THIS IS MEGAN, BRAD'S SISTER-IN-LAW.
LAUREN, BRAD'S COUSIN.
AND THIS IS ERICA. SHE IS BRAD'S COUSIN.
THIS IS INA, BRAD'S COUSIN.
THIS IS STEPHANIE, BRAD'S SISTER.
OH, WOW. THAT'S A LOT OF IN-LAWS.
MY BRIDAL PARTY IS BRAD'S FAMILY
BECAUSE MY FAMILY IS SO FAR AWAY.
WHEN COURTNEY ASKED ME TO BE A BRIDESMAID, I WAS LIKE, "WHOA."
COURTNEY IS VERY NICE.
I MEAN, FOR THE LITTLE BIT OF TIME THAT WE'VE SPENT TOGETHER,
I WOULD THINK THAT ME AND HER COULD BE FRIENDS.
THEY ARE BRAD'S FAMILY, SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME
TO REALLY STRIVE TO BE CLOSE WITH THEM.
WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR TODAY?
I WOULD LOVE IF WE WERE ABLE TO FIND A DRESS THAT YOU GIRLS LOVE.
I THINK IT'S REAL QUIRKY AND CUTE TO HAVE SHORT DRESSES.
I LIKE STRAPLESS.
NOTHING WITH A LOT OF PLEATS IN THE FRONT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
A BROWNISH COLOR.
ONE REQUEST.
I WOULD LIKE FOR EVERYONE TO HAVE POUFY SKIRTS.
NO!
NO BIG SKIRTS.
I DON'T WANT IT TO MAKE ME LOOK TOO BIG.
OKAY.
SOME BRIDES THINK THAT THEY WILL WORK THEIR WAY
INTO THE IN-LAWS' HEARTS
BY CHOOSING THE DRESS THAT THEY LOVE,
BUT IT TAKES MORE THAN TAFFETA TO BRING TWO FAMILIES TOGETHER.
LET'S GO SHOPPING.
Narrator: WHILE THE BRIDE'S FUTURE FAMILY FOCUSES ON THEIR OWN FIGURES,
CONSULTANT NIKKY GETS THE SKINNY FROM THE BRIDE.
I HAVE NEVER SEEN SO MANY FUTURE IN-LAWS
IN A WEDDING PARTY BEFORE, EVER.
MY FAMILY'S SEVEN HOURS AWAY. THAT'S REALLY FAR.
ALL THE GIRLS THAT ARE OUT THERE ARE SUCH AWESOME WOMEN,
THAT I WOULD LOVE TO BE FRIENDS WITH THEM.
I WOULD LOVE FOR THE GIRLS TO FEEL GORGEOUS.
YOU'D LIKE SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT A-LINE
YES. YES.
BUT I DON'T THINK THE GIRLS WOULD LIKE SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
REMEMBER, IT'S YOUR WEDDING.
SO, I THINK SHE'LL REALLY LIKE TO SEE THAT.
AS LONG AS IT DON'T HAVE THE POUFY SKIRTS.
A POUFY SKIRT DOES NOT LOOK GOOD.
I DON'T LIKE THE FULL SKIRT.
I'D RATHER WEAR SOMETHING MORE FITTED.
THIS, IT'LL KIND OF HELP COVER US.
WE GOT A LITTLE MORE CURVES.
INA AND STEPHANIE WILL BE THE MOST OPINIONATED.
THEY ARE A LITTLE BIT MORE SELF-CONSCIOUS.
YOU DON'T WANT THE RUCHING TO COME DOWN FURTHER?
YEAH, TO COVER THE MIDSECTION.
I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHICH DRESS I WANT.
I DO KNOW I DON'T WANT TO LOOK LIKE
TWO PIGS FIGHTING UNDER A BLANKET.
Narrator: WHILE BRIDE COURTNEY'S FUTURE IN-LAWS WON'T GIVE AN INCH...
ACROSS THE SALON, CONSULTANT BRANDON GREETS A BRIDE
WHOSE FAMILY'S WILLING TO BEND OVER BACKWARDS.
HI, LADIES.
All: HI!
THAT'S ME.
MY NAME IS EMILY FRY. I'M 28 YEARS OLD.
MY FIANCé'S NAME IS DAVIS, AND WE MET IN COLLEGE.
HE IS SUCH AN AMAZING, FUNNY MAN AND IS WONDERFUL TO BE AROUND.
SO, TELL ME. WHO HAVE YOU BROUGHT WITH YOU TODAY?
I HAVE FOUR BRIDESMAIDS IN TOTAL,
THREE OF WHICH ARE HERE TODAY --
ERIN, MY OLDEST SISTER, MY SISTER JULIE,
AND, THEN, MEREDITH IS FROM MY SORORITY.
MY MOM IS ALSO WITH US.
NICE TO MEET YOU, BRANDON.
MY BRIDESMAIDS' OPINION MATTERS VERY MUCH TO ME,
BECAUSE THEY WERE ALL THERE FOR ME WHEN I WAS IN TROUBLE.
TOWARDS THE END OF COLLEGE, I SUFFERED FROM ANOREXIA.
AND IT WAS VERY SERIOUS.
I WAS IN TREATMENT, AND THROUGH THE WHOLE THING,
THEY WERE ALL THERE FOR ME TO GET BETTER.
THEY WANTED TO SEE THIS DAY.
Julie: I LOVE HER SO MUCH.
IT'S JUST SO PAINFUL TO WATCH SOMEBODY YOU LOVE
GO THROUGH THAT.
AND I KNOW MY FAMILY IS SO HAPPY AT THIS POINT
TO SEE HER HEALTHIER.
WHAT EXACTLY ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
MY THEME IS HOPELESS ROMANTIC.
I THINK IT'S PRETTY.
I LIKE THE IDEA.
LONG, CHIFFON.
I LIKE HOW SHE'S THINKING CHIFFON.
I THINK IT'LL LOOK FLATTERING ON EVERYBODY.
THIS BRIDE HAS MORE SUPPORT THAN A PUSH-UP BRA.
WHAT IS THE DEAL?
I JUST DON'T WANT TO VOICE MY OPINION
BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO UPSET EMILY.
I DON'T WANT A RELAPSE.
IT'LL LOOK GOOD.
IT WILL LOOK GOOD ON EVERYBODY.
TREATING A BRIDE WITH KID GLOVES
IS A NATURAL REACTION AFTER AN ILLNESS.
BUT WITHOUT A SMIDGE OF HONESTY,
THERE'S ZERO HOPE THAT THE BRIDE WILL FIND HER DRESS TODAY.
LET'S GO SHOPPING.
LET'S GO!
IT IS.
AS I'M SHOPPING, THE FIRST THING I CAN THINK OF IS,
"IS THIS NECKLINE GONNA WORK?"
JUST TONS OF QUESTIONS,
'CAUSE YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE EMILY'S HAPPY.
YOUR BRIDESMAIDS SEEM REALLY SUPPORTIVE.
YOU THINK THEY'RE GONNA BE HONEST ABOUT THEIR OPINIONS?
NOT BRUTALLY, BUT I WANT THE BRUTALITY.
I WANT THEM TO TELL ME.
YEAH.
TRUST ME, I WILL GET THEM TALKING.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
Narrator: SO, FOR ROUND 1, CONSULTANT BRANDON PICKS
THREE CHIFFON GOWNS IN THE SAME COLOR
SO IT'S A UNIFORM LOOK FOR THE BRIDE'S HOPELESS-ROMANTIC THEME.
I'M REALLY AFRAID THAT THESE BRIDESMAIDS
AREN'T GONNA SPEAK UP
BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO UPSET THE BRIDE.
BUT HOPEFULLY I'M WRONG
BECAUSE NO FEEDBACK IS WORSE THAN BAD FEEDBACK.
MEREDITH IS WEARING A LUMINESCENT CHIFFON DRESS
WITH RUCHING GOING AROUND HER BODICE.
ERIN IS WEARING A LUMINESCENT CHIFFON DRESS
WITH A FUR ONE-SHOULDER.
JULIE IS WEARING A LUMINESCENT CHIFFON DRESS
WITH A PEEP HOLE ON THE BODICE.
HOW DO Y'ALL FEEL IN THEM?
[ LAUGHTER ]
I HAVE NEVER, EVER WORKED WITH BRIDESMAIDS
WHO DO NOT SHARE THEIR OPINION.
MOM, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
WELL, I MEAN, I DON'T LIKE TO VOICE TOO MUCH
BECAUSE I CAN SUPPORT EMILY WITH WHATEVER SHE WANTS.
EVERYONE IS BEING VERY QUIET, AND IT'S FRUSTRATING.
THEIR LITTLE PLAN IS GONNA BACKFIRE VERY QUICKLY
BECAUSE SILENCE IS NOT ALWAYS GOLDEN.
[ SIGHS ]
Narrator: COMING UP, WILL A DRESS DISPUTE UNRAVEL NEW FAMILY TIES?
I DON'T LIKE NOTHING.
THIS BRIDE COULD BE IN TROUBLE.
Narrator: AND A BRIDE MIGHT BE READY TO FLY THE COOP.
I'M STARTING TO GET OVERWHELMED.
I DON'T KNOW IF I WANT TO COMMIT TO A DRESS TODAY.
Narrator: BRIDE COURTNEY WANTS NOTHING MORE
THAN TO PLEASE HER FIANCé'S FAMILY
BY LETTING THEM PICK THE DRESS.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME TO REALLY STRIVE
TO BE CLOSE WITH THEM BECAUSE MY FAMILY IS SO FAR AWAY.
Narrator: BUT SHE ONLY HAS ONE REQUEST.
I WOULD LIKE FOR EVERYONE TO HAVE POUFY SKIRTS.
NO BIG SKIRTS.
Narrator: SO TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE REALIZES THE BRIDE'S THE BOSS,
CONSULTANT NIKKY STARTS ROUND 1 WITH HER FULL-SKIRT PICKS.
Nikky: INA'S WEARING A TEA-LENGTH V-NECK GOWN
WITH A CUMMERBUND WAIST.
ERICA'S WEARING A SATIN COCKTAIL DRESS WITH POCKETS.
MEGAN IS WEARING A SATIN COCKTAIL DRESS
WITH A SASH ACCENT.
LET'S TALK ABOUT INA'S DRESS.
I THINK THAT LOOKS ADORABLE.
I THINK THE SKIRT'S JUST TOO MUCH.
I LIKE THAT.
I DON'T LIKE NOTHING.
I DON'T LIKE THE FULL SKIRT.
IT'S MAKING ME FEEL LIKE I'M WEARING A PARACHUTE.
I'M NOT WEARING THIS DRESS.
THAT DRESS LOOKS DYNAMITE ON INA.
SHE HAS GREAT CURVES THAT SHE JUST DOES NOT APPRECIATE.
Nikky: OKAY. ERICA'S DRESS.
I REALLY LIKE ERICA'S DRESS.
Courtney: I LIKE THE SWEETHEART NECKLINE.
I LIKE THE WAY IT PULLS HER IN AT THE WAIST.
IT'S PERFECT. IT'S EVERYTHING I COULD IMAGINE IN A BRIDESMAID'S DRESS.
ME NEITHER.
THESE IN-LAWS ARE TURNING THIS INTO THEIR APPOINTMENT,
AND THIS BRIDE COULD BE IN TROUBLE.
Narrator: WHILE BRIDE COURTNEY'S VISION
IS SHUNNED BY HER FUTURE FAMILY...
ACROSS THE SALON, BRIDE EMILY'S MAIDS ARE WALKING ON EGGSHELLS
BECAUSE THEY'RE AFRAID THIS FRAGILE BRIDE WILL CRACK.
I'VE GOT TO FIND THE BRIDE HER DREAM BRIDESMAIDS' DRESS,
SO WE'RE GONNA FOCUS ON THE BRIDE'S PICKS FOR RIGHT NOW.
MEREDITH IS WEARING A TRITONE, CHIFFON, ONE-SHOULDER DRESS.
ERIN IS WEARING A FLOOR-LENGTH, SWEETHEART-NECKLINE DRESS.
JULIE IS WEARING A CHIFFON DRESS WITH A RUFFLED ONE-SHOULDER.
WHAT DO WE THINK ABOUT ERIN'S DRESS?
Emily: I THINK IT DOES LOOK VERY FLATTERING ON HER.
YEAH.
AS THE BRIDESMAIDS, WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK?
I MEAN, I THINK IT'S PRETTY.
Y'ALL NEED TO SPEAK UP. Y'ALL ARE TOTALLY BEING LIKE,
[Robotic] "I LIKE WHATEVER EMILY LIKES."
[ LAUGHTER ]
I LIKE JULIE'S DRESS.
I LIKE THAT IT DOES HAVE A LITTLE OOMPH ON THE SHOULDER.
IT LOOKS LIKE A LITTLE FUR RAT COMING OVER HERE.
A FUR RAT?
JULIE, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT IT? BE HONEST.
HONESTLY, I THINK IT'S KIND OF BORING,
BUT THAT'S JUST MY OPINION.
I LIKE IT. I LIKE IT.
Y'ALL ARE A LITTLE FURTHER AWAY, BUT I'M RIGHT NEXT TO THIS.
IT'S VERY DISTRACTING.
OKAY.
I'M CONFUSED. [ SIGHS ]
I REALLY AM.
I DON'T KNOW IF I WANT TO COMMIT TO A DRESS TODAY.
THIS BRIDE IS EASILY OVERWHELMED.
NOW I GET WHY EVERYONE WAS HOLDING BACK IN THE FIRST PLACE.
Narrator: SPEAKING UP HAS BROUGHT BRIDE EMILY DOWN.
AND ACROSS THE SALON, BRIDE COURTNEY STRUGGLES
TO GET IN WITH HER IN-LAWS.
I DON'T LIKE NOTHING.
Narrator: SO CONSULTANT NIKKY IS CALLING IN BACKUP.
YOU GOT A STICKY SITUATION HERE,
BECAUSE NOT ONLY DO YOU HAVE TO KEEP THE BRIDE'S FOCUS IN MIND,
YOU'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE IN-LAWS ARE PLEASED, TOO.
SO LORI PULLS ONE BRIDE'S PICK AND TWO IN-LAWS' PICKS,
HOPING TO KEEP THE FAMILY PEACE.
ALL RIGHT, INA.
Nikky: INA IS WEARING A HALTER COCKTAIL DRESS
WITH A FULL SKIRT.
ERICA IS WEARING A TAFFETA COCKTAIL DRESS
WITH RUCHING THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE DRESS.
MEGAN IS WEARING A TAFFETA COCKTAIL-LENGTH GOWN
WITH A TULIP SKIRT.
I LIKE THE HALTER.
A FULLER SKIRT SEEMS A LITTLE BIT MORE SASSY.
I THINK IT LOOKS GREAT.
IT JUST MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I'M BIGGER.
YOU'D RATHER HAVE SOMETHING FITTED ALL THE WAY DOWN?
YEAH.
DO YOU AGREE WITH THAT?
UM...
INA'S THE STRONGEST PERSON I KNOW.
YOU DON'T SEE INA GET EMOTIONAL OVER LITTLE THINGS.
I DON'T WANT TO MAKE ANYBODY FEEL
UNCOMFORTABLE OR SELF-CONSCIOUS, BUT IT'S CUTE.
PERSONALLY, I'M TERRIFIED OF THAT DRESS.
Ina: I JUST FEEL LIKE
I DON'T WANT NOBODY ELSE SEEING ME IN THIS DRESS.
Stephanie: INA DOESN'T DESERVE THIS.
THAT'S NOT THE WAY WE ARE. THAT'S NOT WHAT WE DO.
IF INA'S GONNA WALK, I'M GONNA WALK.
Narrator: COMING UP, UNDERWHELMED MAIDS OVERWHELM A BRIDE....
YOU'RE NOT AS EXCITED.
NOT ANYMORE.
...AND A DESPERATE BRIDE MIGHT BE ON THE OUTSIDE FOR GOOD.
INA? CAN I COME IN?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO TO FIX IT.
Narrator: BRIDE COURTNEY HAS BEEN COURTING
HER FIANCé'S FAMILY ALL APPOINTMENT...
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME TO REALLY STRIVE TO BE CLOSE WITH THEM.
Narrator: ...DESPITE THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE CLASHING VISIONS.
A FULLER SKIRT SEEMS A LITTLE BIT MORE SASSY.
IF INA'S GONNA WALK, I'M GONNA WALK.
Narrator: NOW COURTNEY'S BONDING EXPERIENCE
HAS PUSHED HER FARTHER OUTSIDE THIS FAMILY CIRCLE.
I CAN TELL YOU'RE FEELING LIKE YOU'RE WALKING ON A TIGHTROPE,
'CAUSE YOU'RE WANTING TO PLEASE THEM ALL.
YEAH. IT IS.
MY PRIORITY RIGHT NOW IS DEFINITELY WITH INA.
INA?
CAN I COME IN?
SHE'S RELATED TO BRAD, SO I WOULD NEVER WANT
TO DO ANYTHING THAT WOULD CAUSE HER ANY PAIN.
I DO NOT LIKE THIS.
NO.
I WANT HER TO FEEL COMFORTABLE
AND EMBRACE HOW BEAUTIFUL SHE IS.
MY HEART'S BREAKING, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO TO FIX IT.
Narrator: MEANWHILE, ACROSS THE SALON, WITH THE SUPPORT OF HER FAMILY,
BRIDE EMILY HAS OVERCOME HER EATING DISORDER.
MY FAMILY IS SO HAPPY AT THIS POINT
TO SEE HER HEALTHIER.
Narrator: BUT HOW MUCH SUPPORT WILL SHE NEED PICKING OUT A DRESS?
I DON'T KNOW IF I WANT TO COMMIT TO A DRESS TODAY.
THE BRIDE'S GETTING OVERWHELMED.
SO I'M GONNA SIMPLIFY THINGS
BY GETTING THE TWO DRESSES THAT SHE LIKES
AND PUTTING THEM ON TWO DIFFERENT GIRLS.
MEREDITH IS WEARING THE DRESS PREVIOUSLY WORN BY ERIN.
ERIN IS WEARING THE DRESS PREVIOUSLY WORN BY JULIE.
HOW DO Y'ALL FEEL IN THEM?
YOU'RE NOT AS EXCITED.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I THINK ALL OF US, YOU KNOW, CAN LOOK FABULOUS IN MEREDITH'S
AND NOWHERE NEAR UPSTAGE EMILY.
[ TING! ]
IT IS THAT HOPELESS ROMANTIC.
SO, ARE YOU SAYING YES TO THIS DRESS?
IT'S A YES!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
I AM HEAD OVER HEELS OVER THIS DRESS.
IT IS EXCITING TO SEE MY WEDDING IS COMING TOGETHER,
AND I KNOW IT'S JUST GONNA BE PHENOMENAL.
Julie: THIS IS A GREAT BEGINNING FOR EMILY.
I FINALLY SEE A SPARK THAT I SAW AS A KID IN EMILY COME BACK.
Narrator: BRIDE EMILY AND HER MAIDS
ARE HOPELESSLY IN LOVE WITH THEIR ROMANTIC DRESS.
AND DOWNSTAIRS IN FITTINGS, ANOTHER BRIDE ARRIVES
HOPING HER MAIDS WILL SAY "I DO" TO HER DRESS CHOICE.
I AM.
MY NAME IS DYANNA FINCHER. I AM 26 YEARS OLD.
I AM FROM CANTON, GEORGIA.
MY FIANCé'S NAME IS ETHAN DIGGS. ETHAN AND I WORKED TOGETHER.
WE BECAME FRIENDS,
AND THROUGH THAT FRIENDSHIP, WE BEGAN DATING.
WHO ARE ALL THESE PEOPLE?
I BROUGHT MY BEST FRIENDS ALLISON, MEGAN, RACHEL,
AND ASHLEY, WHO'S MY COUSIN.
IN ADDITION TO THE BRIDESMAIDS,
WE HAVE OUR WEDDING COORDINATOR, AKIM, WITH US TODAY.
SO, HAVE YOU SEEN THE DRESS RECENTLY?
I HAVEN'T SEEN IT SINCE WE CHOSE IT.
I'M EXCITED TO SEE THE DRESSES TODAY.
YOU FORGET WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE.
I WON'T SAY THAT I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT IT, BECAUSE I AM.
ALL RIGHT, LADIES. COME ON OUT.
HOW DO YOU FEEL?
I REALLY LIKE THE DRESSES.
DO YOU LIKE THIS THINGY?
I DO LIKE IT.
THE DRESS HAS AN EMBELLISHMENT THAT CAN BE ADDED OR TAKEN AWAY.
IT'S A FASCINATOR. SEE, IT'S FASCINATING.
THE FASCINATOR IS TOO MUCH.
I FEEL LIKE IT KIND OF LOOKS PROM-ISH.
I LIKE THE BLING.
I WOULD LIKE TO FIND SOME WAY TO USE IT,
WHETHER WE INCORPORATE IT ONTO THE DRESS OR INTO THE HAIR.
DYANNA IS AN ARTISTIC PERSON.
OOH, WE COULD TURN THEM INTO PURSES!
[ CHUCKLES ]
MAYBE WE COULD TIE IT TO OUR SHOES.
YOU'RE PLAYING THE EVIL COUSIN, AREN'T YOU?
I GUESS THE FASCINATOR -- TO BE DETERMINED.
I THINK IT SHOULD BE THROWN AWAY.
Narrator: COMING UP, FAMILY TIES UNRAVEL
OVER A DRESS DISAGREEMENT.
YOU'RE THE PRESIDENT, HONEY. YOU GOT TO CALL IT.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO BE THE BAD GUY.
Narrator: BRIDE COURTNEY'S FUTURE IN-LAW INA
IS FED UP WITH FULL SKIRTS.
NO.
THEY ARE BRAD'S FAMILY, SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME
TO REALLY STRIVE TO BE CLOSE WITH THEM.
Narrator: SO LORI HAS A PLAN
TO BUILD INA'S CONFIDENCE AND THIS FAMILY BOND.
I WISH INA COULD SEE HOW GREAT THIS LOOKS ON HER.
BUT SHE'S GOT THIS CRAZY IDEA
THAT ONLY A FITTED RUCHED SKIRT WILL WORK.
SO I'M GONNA GIVE HER EXACTLY WHAT SHE ASKED FOR.
INA?
YOU LOOK FANTASTIC!
Nikky: INA IS WEARING A TAFFETA STRAPLESS DRESS
WITH RUCHING THROUGHOUT THE BODY.
YOU LOOK GREAT.
SO MUCH BETTER.
ERICA?
ERICA'S WEARING THE FAVORITE WORN IN THE FIRST ROUND.
AND MEGAN.
MEGAN'S WEARING A SATIN STRAPLESS COCKTAIL DRESS
WITH RUCHING THROUGHOUT THE BODICE.
I HAVE TO BE HONEST -- I CANNOT TAKE MY EYES
OFF THE DRESS ERICA'S WEARING.
HOWEVER, I WANT TO BE CONSIDERATE OF INA.
I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO FEEL LIKE THEIR VOICE ISN'T BEING HEARD. I JUST, UM...
YOU'RE LISTENING TO THEM, WHICH -- YOU'RE VERY NICE.
'CAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE COME IN HERE AND SAY,
"THERE'S YOUR DRESS. GO ORDER IT."
BUT THEN IT MIGHT BE CONFUSING YOU A LITTLE BIT, TOO.
SO, ULTIMATELY, IT'S GOING TO BE UP TO YOU.
Courtney: LORI'S TELLING ME THIS IS NOT A DEMOCRACY.
THIS IS A DICTATORSHIP. IN THEORY, I AGREE WITH HER.
HOWEVER, IN PRACTICE,
IT'S A LITTLE MORE DIFFICULT TO CARRY THAT OUT.
YOU STILL DON'T LIKE IT?
YOU'VE GOT TO GO WITH WHAT YOU LIKE, COURTNEY.
I DON'T KNOW. I REALLY LIKE THAT ONE.
I REALLY THINK IT IS SO CUTE.
I THINK IF THE BRIDE LIKES IT, YOU SHOULD WEAR IT.
IT'S COURTNEY AND BRAD'S WEDDING.
YOU KNOW, AND IT WAS NOT HER FAULT.
SHE DIDN'T DO THIS TO INA.
IT'S DEFINITELY NOT WORTH ANYBODY BEING UPSET.
YOU'RE THE PRESIDENT, HONEY. YOU GOT TO CALL IT.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO BE THE BAD GUY
THAT MAKES THE DECISION IN THE END.
I HOPE THAT INA WILL BE OKAY WITH THAT.
ERICA'S DRESS IS THE DRESS.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Ina: I'M A STRONG PERSON,
BUT I JUST FELT REALLY INSECURE IN MY OWN BODY TODAY.
THE DRESS THAT COURTNEY CHOSE,
I'M READY TO GET IT AND TRY IT ON
AND FEEL JUST AS BEAUTIFUL
AS EVERYBODY ELSE IS IN THE WEDDING.
Courtney: I AM VERY PROUD OF INA
FOR HANGING IN THERE WITH US AND PUSHING THROUGH,
AND I KNOW THAT SHE DID THAT FOR ME.
Narrator: BRIDE COURTNEY AND HER PERFECT DRESS
ARE WELCOMED INTO HER NEW FAMILY WITH OPEN ARMS.
AND TWO MONTHS LATER, BRIDE DYANNA IS READY TO SAY "I DO."
BUT WILL HER BRIDESMAIDS STILL BE SAYING "I DON'T"
TO THE FASCINATORS?
SUCH A PRETTY DRESS. WE ALL DECIDED COLLECTIVELY,
AS A GROUP -- JUST WENT WITH THE PLAIN DRESS.
Dyanna: ASHLEY HATES THE FASCINATOR.
AND THEN EVERYBODY KIND OF FOLLOWED SUIT.
SO WE JUST LEFT IT OUT.
IF THE FASCINATOR IS THE LARGEST PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE,
THEN WE'RE IN REALLY GOOD SHAPE.
I PROMISE TO LOVE, HONOR, AND CHERISH OUR MARRIAGE.
TODAY AND ALWAYS.
I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU HUSBAND AND WIFE.
YOU MAY KISS THE BRIDE.
[ APPLAUSE ]
AS SHE WAS WALKING DOWN THE AISLE,
SHE WAS THE MOST STUNNING THING
I THINK I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY ENTIRE LIFE.
I LOVE THE BRIDESMAIDS' DRESSES.
THEY LOOK FABULOUS.
I THINK THEY'RE A PERFECT COMPLEMENT TO HER DRESS, TOO.
I LOVE IT ALL COME TOGETHER. IT'S GREAT.
COULDN'T HAVE ASKED FOR ANYTHING BETTER.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Narrator: SOMETIMES WEDDING PLANNING
CAN CAUSE A KINK IN FAMILY TIES.
BUT IF EVERYONE CAN IRON OUT THEIR DIFFERENCES,
TYING THE KNOT WILL CREATE UNBREAKABLE BONDS.