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Narrator: A NOT SO LONG, LONG TIME AGO...
YOU'VE SEEN "STAR WARS," RIGHT?
...IN A BRIDAL GALAXY NOT THAT FAR, FAR AWAY...
I HAVE A BRIDE.
SHE'S CALLING HERSELF PRINCESS LEIA.
HER BIRTH NAME IS LEAH.
PBHT.
Narrator: TWO REBEL PRINCESSES BATTLE THE DARK SIDE
IN THEIR HUNT FOR THE PERFECT DRESS.
IT'S A LITTLE TOO PRINCESSY, NOT THE PRINCESSY.
LEIA WOULD NOT BE CAUGHT DEAD IN THIS DRESS.
MY HAND DOESN'T WRITE OVER $500, HONEY.
I SMELL SOME DISAGREEMENT IN THE AIR.
[ GROWLS ]
Narrator: BUT IT'LL TAKE A JEDI MASTER...
HELP ME, MONTE-WAN KENOBI.
Narrator: ...TO RESTORE BALANCE TO THE BRIDAL UNIVERSE.
Monte: LET'S FIND HER A DRESS THAT'S GONNA SEND HER
INTO THE NEXT GALAXY.
AAH!
OH, I JUST GOT CHILL BUMPS FROM HEAD TO TOE.
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Narrator: BEFORE THE SALON OPENS,
MONTE AND LORI SCHOOL THE STAFF
ON HOW TO HANDLE BRIDES WITH SPECIFIC VISIONS
FOR THEIR BIG DAY.
I DON'T THINK A GIRL WITH A THEME REPRESENTS HERSELF.
Monte: THEY GOT BLINDERS ON.
THEY WANT THIS.
IF IT DOESN'T FIT IN THAT BOX,
THEY DON'T WANT IT.
WE'VE SEEN THEMES LIKE THEY WANT TO LOOK LIKE MOVIE STARS.
THEY WANT TO LOOK LIKE GRACE KELLY, AUDREY HEPBURN, JACKIE.
UGH.
WE HAVE TO KEEP THEIR VISION IN MIND.
ABSOLUTELY.
BUT TRY TO EXPAND IT.
JACKIE DOESN'T ALWAYS HAVE TO HAVE A PILLBOX.
WHATEVER.
Narrator: THAT'S GREAT ADVICE FOR CONSULTANT MELISSA
AS SHE GOES TO MEET A BRIDE LOOKING TO MAKE LOVE, NOT WAR,
WHEN FINDING HER DREAM DRESS.
HELLO. I'M LOOKING FOR HALEY?
I'M HALEY.
MY NAME IS HALEY FUNDERBURK,
AND I'M 25 YEARS OLD, AND I AM FROM OPELIKA, ALABAMA.
WHO HAVE YOU BROUGHT WITH YOU?
TODAY, I BROUGHT MY MOM, CATHY,
MY STEPMOTHER, CHRISTIE,
MY AUNT KIM, AND MY COUSINS AND TWO BRIDESMAIDS.
MY FIANCé IS DAVID RUSSELL.
HE'S PRETTY MUCH ME IN A MALE FORM.
WE ALWAYS AGREE ON EVERYTHING.
AND HOPEFULLY, WE'LL BE TOGETHER FOREVER.
DO YOU HAVE SOME IDEAS OF WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR?
I'M HAVING A HIPPIE-VINTAGE WEDDING.
I WANT SOMETHING THAT I CAN WALK BAREFOOT WITH.
I WANT SOMETHING KIND OF LIKE A GODDESS DRESS.
DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?
I KNOW "HIPPIE."
I LOVE ME SOME HIPPIE WEDDINGS.
IS THERE A BUDGET WE'RE WORKING WITH?
$2,500 OR LESS.
WHO'S PAYING?
THE ENTIRE FAMILY PRETTY MUCH.
BUT MAMA'S ONLY GONNA PAY $500. THAT'S IT.
I CAN'T WORK NO MORE OVERTIME.
I'LL BE DEFINITELY LOOKING FOR THE PRICE TAG.
WE'LL MAKE IT WORK.
Narrator: DETERMINED NOT TO BREAK MOM'S PIGGY BANK,
MELISSA LEADS THE WHOLE FAMILY TO THE SALE RACK.
THIS IS OUR BARGAIN ROOM.
[ Singsong voice ] YES.
OKAY?
$3,497.
NO, MA'AM.
MY HAND DOESN'T WRITE OVER $500, HONEY.
IT WON'T LET ME DO IT.
BUT WE NEED TO KEEP ON GOING.
OH, MY GOSH.
HMM.
WE ARE HEAD-BUTTING FROM THE START.
WHAT ABOUT THIS?
MOM, IT'S GONNA BE ABOUT $2,100.
I LOVE IT. OOH, I GOT GOOSE BUMPS.
EVERYONE WANTS A GOOD DEAL.
BUT YOU NEED TO LOOK AT THE WHOLE DRESS,
NOT JUST THE PRICE TAG.
Narrator: TO GET THE GROOVE GOING,
CONSULTANT MELISSA STARTS BRIDE HALEY IN HER OWN PICK --
A SATIN A-LINE GOWN WITH LACE STRAPS.
TURN RIGHT AROUND, HON.
I LIKE IT.
THE FEEL OF THE DRESS, I LIKE.
THINK THIS IS FITTING INTO THAT VINTAGE-HIPPIE LOOK?
I THINK SO.
Narrator: AS BRIDE HALEY HEADS TO THE RUNWAY,
ACROSS THE SALON, CONSULTANT FLO GREETS A BRIDE
IN SEARCH OF HER OWN DRESS DESTINY.
WHO'S MY BRIDE?
THAT'S ME.
MY NAME IS LEIA D'ANDREA.
I'M 30,
AND I'M FROM NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE.
WHO DID YOU BRING WITH YOU?
TODAY, I BROUGHT WITH ME MY MOM, MY AUNT,
AND MY MATRON OF HONOR, JEANETTE.
MY FIANCé'S NAME IS CHRIS LEE.
WE'RE PERFECT FOR EACH OTHER.
WE MET SIX YEARS AGO AT DragonCon HERE IN ATLANTA,
DRESSED UP AS LUKE SKYWALKER AND PRINCESS LEIA.
I SEE YOU KIND OF HAVE THAT HAIR.
I'M A BIG "STAR WARS" FAN.
[ THEME FROM "STAR WARS" PLAYS ]
I LOVE PRINCESS LEIA THE MOST,
AND I WANTED TO DO A LITTLE HAIR TRIBUTE.
AND YOUR NAME'S LEIA, SO...
[ LAUGHS ]
HER BIRTH NAME IS LEAH.
PBHT.
BUT SHE CALLS HERSELF PRINCESS LEIA.
YES.
LEAH DOES KNOW THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN REALITY AND THE "STAR WARS" THING --
SOMETIMES.
YOU'RE GONNA BE PRINCESS LEIA AS A BRIDE?
YES.
MY WEDDING DRESS IS ABSOLUTELY GOING TO BE A COSTUME.
SHE'S THE "LEADER OF THE REBELLION" PRINCESS.
SHE'S THE "TAKE CHARGE," "NO NONSENSE" PRINCESS.
SHE'S NOT "A TIARA AND POUFY DRESS" PRINCESS.
PRINCESS MEANS DIFFERENT THINGS TO DIFFERENT BRIDES.
I LIKE A MORE KIND OF A SILVER SCREEN,
LIKE VINTAGE HOLLYWOOD.
OKAY.
BUT I'VE NEVER HAD AN INTERGALACTIC PRINCESS BEFORE.
WELL, YOU GUYS EXCITED TO GO PULL OUT SOME COSTUMES
FOR HER TODAY?
YES.
LET'S GO.
ALL RIGHT.
SOMETHING TELLS ME I'M GONNA NEED MORE THAN THE FORCE
TO HELP THIS BRIDE FIND HER DRESS TODAY.
OKAY.
WOULD A REBEL PRINCESS WEAR THIS?
Leah: [ Chuckling ] NO.
YOU'VE SEEN "STAR WARS," RIGHT?
I'VE SEEN "STAR WARS."
LET'S PUT THAT BACK.
BUT IT'S NOT LIKE I MEMORIZED IT.
I GOT [BLEEP] TO DO.
WHAT ABOUT THIS DRESS?
NOT SO MUCH.
YOU SEE HOW IT FILLS THE BAG?
YEAH.
THAT'S TOO MUCH POUF.
Leah: I KIND OF WANT A DRESS THAT I CAN DO SOMETHING WITH LATER.
TO ME, SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY ON A GOWN
THAT I'M ONLY GOING TO WEAR FOR ABOUT NINE HOURS...
CAN YOU SEE THIS ONE TRANSFORMED FROM WEDDING GOWN TO COSTUME?
NO.
...FEELS WASTEFUL.
WHAT ABOUT THIS?
DOES THIS LOOK LIKE A COSTUME?
THIS LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING MY BARBIE HAD IN THE '80s.
NOT REALLY A GOOD THING.
YOU CAN'T HAVE A FANTASY BRIDAL MOMENT
IF YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT MAKING YOUR BRIDAL GOWN
INTO A COSTUME LATER.
IF I CAN'T SEE IT AS COSTUME, I CAN'T BUY IT, SO...
Narrator: WHILE BRIDE LEAH
CHANNELS HER INNER PRINCESS LEIA,
HER MOM THINKS SHE'S FOUND ONE GOWN
WORTHY OF A GALACTIC PRINCESS.
LET'S TRY IT.
SO, FLO DECIDES TO GO WITH MOM'S PICK FIRST.
OKAY.
Flo: WHAT DO YOU THINK?
NOTHING GOOD.
HOLY COW, THAT IS THE UGLIEST DRESS I'VE EVER SEEN.
IT'S COSTUME-Y.
IF YOU'RE A BEAUTY QUEEN.
Narrator: BRIDE LEAH'S MOM'S PICK
IS A CORAL BEADED, EMBELLISHED, COWL-BACK DRESS.
LEIA WOULD NOT BE CAUGHT DEAD IN THIS DRESS.
I DON'T LIKE THE STYLE OF THE BEAD WORK.
I DON'T LIKE THE WEIGHT OF THE DRESS.
AND I ESPECIALLY HATE THE COLOR.
Narrator: COMING UP,
LOVE AND HAPPINESS ARE IN SHORT SUPPLY ON THE RUNWAY.
IT'S NOT MY IDEA OF WHAT HIPPIE WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
THIS FAMILY IS KILLING OUR BRIDAL BUZZ.
Narrator: AND EVERY BRIDAL BATTLE
NEEDS A HERO TO THE RESCUE.
I THINK WE'VE FALLEN OVER TO THE DARK SIDE.
IN A BIG WAY.
Flo: HELP ME, MONTE-WAN KENOBI.
YOU'RE MY ONLY HOPE.
Narrator: BRIDE HALEY IS HOPING TO SPREAD FREE LOVE
ON HER WEDDING DAY.
I'M HAVING A HIPPIE-VINTAGE WEDDING.
Narrator: BUT HER MOM SAYS FREEDOM COMES AT A COST.
MY HAND DOESN'T WRITE OVER $500, HONEY.
UH-UNH.
Narrator: SO, CONSULTANT MELISSA HAS PUT BRIDE HALEY
IN WHAT SHE THINKS WILL SHINE A RAINBOW OVER THE GROUP.
I LIKE IT.
IT'S NOT MY IDEA OF WHAT HIPPIE WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
I DON'T THINK THIS IS HALEY'S DRESS AT ALL.
AND IT DOESN'T FIT HER SHAPE.
I HAVE SOME BIG-OLD HIPS,
AND I NEED SOMETHING TO ACCENTUATE IT, I GUESS,
BUT NOT SHOW IT ALL OFF AT THE SAME TIME.
Lori: I SMELL SOME DISAGREEMENT IN THE AIR.
THAT ISN'T LEGAL IN MY SALON.
HOW Y'ALL DOING?
IS WHAT YOU HAVE ON WHAT YOU WANTED?
I'M LOOKING FOR SOMETHING MORE SHEER.
IT'S A HIPPIE-VINTAGE WEDDING.
WHAT'S THAT MEAN, "HIPPIE VINTAGE"?
I WANT THE VINTAGE PART AS IN MORE ELEGANT.
AN ELEGANT HIPPIE?
I'M HAVING FLOWERS -- DIFFERENT COLOR FLOWERS
AND CANDLES AND GRASS.
BUT NOT THAT YOU SMOKE -- JUST GRASS.
HUH?
WHEN I'M THINKING HIPPIE, I'M THINKING SMOKING GRASS. OKAY.
AAH!
[ LAUGHTER ]
YOU MEAN GRASS ON THE GROUND.
YEAH.
I'M HIGH ON FASHION, HONEY.
THAT'S HALF PRICE, AIN'T IT?
BUDGET ON THIS DRESS IS GOING TO BE
AROUND $2,300, $2,400.
THAT IS HALF PRICE.
WE'RE NOT GETTING A DRESS JUST 'CAUSE IT'S HALF PRICE.
YES, WE ARE.
BE QUIET. NO, WE'RE NOT.
HALF PRICE, CHRISTIE.
NO, I DON'T WANT IT.
[ GROWLS ]
MOM JUST CARES ABOUT FINDING A BARGAIN,
AND SHE IS KILLING OUR BRIDAL BUZZ.
I'LL BE BACK.
THE BRIDE WANTS A DRESS FOR AN ELEGANT HIPPIE.
THAT'S A FIRST.
BUT I'VE GOT SOMETHING THAT WILL LIGHT HER FIRE.
IT'S A FIT-AND-FLARE WITH A SWEETHEART NECKLINE
AND A RUFFLED SKIRT.
IT ACTUALLY LOOKS A LOT BETTER THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD.
THE WAY IT ACCENTUATES MY CURVES AT THE TOP, I LIKE IT.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS RIGHT HERE.
IT MAKES ME LOOK ACTUALLY SLIMMER.
LET'S GO SHOW THEM.
Narrator: AS BRIDE HALEY HEADS OFF TO FACE THE BUDGET POLICE,
ACROSS THE SALON, BRIDE LEAH REMAINS DETERMINED
TO MAKE HER PRINCESS LEIA FANTASY A REALITY.
SHE'S THE "LEADER OF THE REBELLION" PRINCESS.
Narrator: BUT HER FAMILY'S FIRST PICK
HAS SENT THIS REBEL LEADER TO THE DARK SIDE.
LEIA WOULD NOT BE CAUGHT DEAD IN THIS DRESS.
IT COMES IN IVORY.
DOESN'T MATTER.
I DON'T LIKE IT.
LEAH, THIS IS DEFINITELY YOUR GLITZ AND GLAMOUR.
THE ATTENTION TO THE SEQUINS IS FABULOUS.
I LIKE THE SPARKLE, BUT THIS IS SO MUCH.
I FEEL LIKE I COULD BE DIRECTING IN PLANES...
[ LAUGHS ]
...OUT ON THE RUNWAY.
THIS WAY, THIS WAY.
THIS IS NOT THE DRESS.
I THINK WE'VE KIND OF FALLEN OVER
TO THE DARK SIDE IN THIS DRESS.
IN A BIG WAY.
LET'S GO AND --
COME BACK TO THE LIGHT.
YEAH, COME BACK TO THE LIGHT.
Flo: THIS BRIDE HAS ME SPINNING IN CIRCLES.
HELP ME, MONTE-WAN KENOBI.
YOU'RE MY ONLY HOPE.
WHAT'S UP?
I HAVE A BRIDE, AND HER NAME IS LEAH.
OKAY.
BUT SHE'S CALLING HERSELF "PRINCESS LEIA."
YES.
SHE WANTS SOMETHING
THAT SHE CAN WEAR NOW FOR THE WEDDING...
...AND THEN USE AS A COSTUME LATER.
NO.
WEDDING GOWNS AREN'T COSTUMES.
THEY'RE NOT MEANT TO BE USED AGAIN.
THEY'RE MEANT TO PUT IN THE BOX, PUT UNDER THE BED,
AND WAIT TILL YOUR DAUGHTER WEARS THEM.
A WEDDING DRESS IS SPECIAL.
IT NEEDS NO OTHER PURPOSE.
LET'S GO FIND HER A DRESS THAT'S GONNA SEND HER
INTO THE NEXT GALAXY.
OKAY.
I THINK THIS IS PERFECT.
LET'S TAKE IT TO HER.
Narrator: COMING UP,
IS HIPPIE BRIDE HALEY PICKING UP BAD VIBRATIONS?
OPINIONS.
AND THIS REBEL PRINCESS WON'T GIVE UP WITHOUT A FIGHT.
I WORRY THAT IT'S A LITTLE TOO PRINCESSY, NOT THE PRINCESSY.
Narrator: BRIDE LEAH WANTS HER WEDDING DRESS
TO HONOR HER FAVORITE REBEL PRINCESS.
LEIA WOULD NOT BE CAUGHT DEAD IN THIS DRESS.
Narrator: BUT SO FAR,
THE CHOICES WERE NOTHING TO WRITE YOUR HOME PLANET ABOUT.
THIS LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING MY BARBIE HAD IN THE '80s.
SO, MONTE TRADED IN HIS MAGIC WAND FOR A BRIDAL SABER
TO FIND THIS PRINCESS BRIDE THE PERFECT GOWN.
Monte: THIS DRESS IS HOLLYWOOD GLAM -- FIT FOR A PRINCESS.
WHEN SHE SEES IT, IT'S GONNA TAKE HER BEYOND HER IMAGINATION.
IT'S A SWEETHEART NECKLINE FIT-AND-FLARE
WITH BEADED EMBELLISHMENT.
I REALLY LIKE THIS ONE.
IT'S GOT SOME OF THAT HOLLYWOOD GLAM THAT I'M LOOKING FOR.
IT'S NOT, "HEY, THERE'S BEAD WORK!
LOOK AT ME! LOOK AT ME!"
IT'S "HEY, I HAVE A LITTLE BEAD WORK OVER HERE.
IT'S PRETTY ALL RIGHT."
I'M JUST REALLY EXCITED.
NOTHING?
THERE'S NO "OOHs" AND "AWs," NO GASPS. NOTHING.
THEY JUST SAT THERE.
SO FRUSTRATING.
I LIKE THE OTHER ONE BETTER, I HAVE TO ADMIT.
I JUST DON'T LIKE THE SHAPE OF IT.
LEAH, DOES THIS GIVE YOU THE HOLLYWOOD-GLAMOUR LOOK
THAT YOU WERE LOOKING FOR?
YEAH, A LITTLE BIT.
DO YOU LOVE THE DRESS?
I DO REALLY LIKE THE DRESS.
IF YOU LOVE THIS DRESS, THEN YOU SHOULD GET THE DRESS.
DO YOU SEE YOURSELF WALKING DOWN THE AISLE IN THIS DRESS?
I COULD SEE MYSELF DEFINITELY WALKING DOWN THE AISLE IN THIS.
AND DO YOU SEE YOURSELF MAYBE USING THIS AS A COSTUME LATER?
I WOULD MAYBE NOT WANT TO TURN IT INTO A COSTUME LATER.
OH, WOW.
I THINK NOT WANTING TO TURN THIS DRESS INTO A COSTUME
MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT OF A STUMBLING BLOCK.
I'M A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED THAT I'M CONSIDERING THIS ONE
AND I'M NOT LIKE, "OH, MY GOD, YOU GUYS."
SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO JUST STAY AWAY
AND JUST LET THE BRIDAL GOWN BE A BRIDAL GOWN.
DOES THAT BOTHER YOU?
A LITTLE BIT,
BECAUSE THEN IT WOULD JUST SIT IN A BOX IN MY CLOSET.
WELL, WOULD THAT BE A BAD THING?
IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO ME
THAT I CAN SEE MORE THAN JUST MY WEDDING DAY IN IT,
THAT I CAN SEE FUTURE JOY OUT OF MY DRESS.
IT IS REALLY PRETTY,
BUT I WORRY THAT IT'S A LITTLE TOO PRINCESSY,
NOT THE PRINCESSY.
Monte: WHEN YOU GET MARRIED,
MAYBE YOU CAN ENVISION YOUR HUSBAND 50 YEARS FROM NOW.
BUT YOUR DRESS, IT ONLY NEEDS TO BE PERFECT FOR ONE DAY.
WHATEVER YOU LOVE, YOU HAVE TO EMBRACE IT
AND CHOOSE THAT ONE AND JUST GO AND STOP THERE.
I DON'T KNOW THAT I CAN DO THAT WITH THIS ONE.
DO YOU FEEL LIKE, RIGHT NOW, YOU CAN'T MAKE A DECISION?
YES.
I THINK THAT'S WHERE I'M AT.
A LONG TIME AGO...
IN A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY,
THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A DRESS TO SUIT THIS BRIDE.
BUT TODAY, SHE'S GOING HOME EMPTY-HANDED.
MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU.
[ LAUGHTER ]
Leah: IT WAS SO GORGEOUS,
AND THE DETAILING WAS JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF DETAILING.
BUT IT JUST WASN'T THE DRESS.
Narrator: WHILE BRIDE LEAH LEAVES WITHOUT STRIKING BACK,
DOWNSTAIRS IN FITTINGS, A BRIDE ARRIVES
HOPING SHE DOESN'T NEED TO FORCE HERSELF INTO HER DRESS.
ARE YOU YETMON?
I AM.
MY NAME IS YETMON HARRIS, I'M FROM JONESBORO, GEORGIA.
TELL ME WHO'S HERE.
TODAY, I BROUGHT WITH ME MY SISTER
AND MATRON OF HONOR, LADDY BO,
MY FUTURE SISTER-IN-LAW, CHRISTIE,
AND ALSO MY BRIDESMAIDS, DENISIA, CYNTHIA, AND ANDREA.
MY FIANCé IS CALVIN WRIGHT II.
WELL, HE'S AMAZING.
WHEN WE FIRST MET, WE DIDN'T LIKE EACH OTHER.
BUT THEN ONE DAY, HE TOLD ME HE LIKED ME,
AND THAT'S KIND OF WHERE IT STARTED.
ANYTHING YOU'RE NERVOUS ABOUT?
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THE DRESS FITS,
BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S TOO BIG.
WHAT DID THEY ORDER YOU?
A TWO.
IT WAS THE SMALLEST IT COULD COME.
AND YOU'RE A...?
ZERO.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT IT LOOKS LIKE I'M NOT DROWNING IN IT.
ALL RIGHT. YOU READY TO GET STARTED THEN?
ABSOLUTELY.
HEY.
OH, MY GOSH.
Narrator: BRIDE YETMON'S DRESS IS A SLIM FIT-AND-FLARE
WITH A LACE OVERLAY.
ARE YOU READY FOR THE MOMENT OF TRUTH?
ABSOLUTELY. LET'S DO THIS.
WHEN LIZZ ZIPS THE DRESS UP, I STILL FEEL THE LOOSENESS.
I'M FEELING LIKE I HAVE TO HOLD IT UP WITH MY HANDS
OR ELSE IT WILL FALL DOWN.
TURN AROUND.
[ GROANS ]
OH, MY GOSH.
THE MOMENT OF TRUTH.
OH, MY GOSH.
CAN YOU LET GO?
I CAN LET GO.
I LOOK AMAZING. THIS IS THE BOMB.
I LOOK EXACTLY LIKE I WANTED TO LOOK AS A BRIDE.
YOU READY TO GO SHOW EVERYONE?
ABSOLUTELY.
OHH.
THAT LOOKS GORGEOUS.
YOU THINK ANYTHING IS WRONG WITH IT?
All: NO.
IT'S PERFECT?
All: YES.
I LOOK SO, LIKE, MATURE. I FEEL LIKE A MODEL.
I COULD BE ON THE FRONT COVER OF A MAGAZINE OR SOMETHING.
I WON'T HAVE TO BE AFRAID THAT ANYTHING'S GONNA FALL.
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE MY DRESS.
IT IS BEAUTIFUL.
WORLD, BEWARE. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.
Narrator: WHILE BRIDE YETMON ENJOYS HER TOP-MODEL MOMENT,
ACROSS THE SALON, BRIDE HALEY'S FIRST ATTEMPT
AT A HIPPIE-VINTAGE DRESS MADE WAR, NOT LOVE.
I HAVE SOME BIG-OLD HIPS,
AND I NEED SOMETHING TO ACCENTUATE IT, I GUESS,
BUT NOT SHOW IT ALL OFF AT THE SAME TIME.
Narrator: NOW SHE HOPES HER MOM GIVES PEACE A CHANCE
AS SHE HITS THE RUNWAY.
TELL US WHAT YOU THINK.
IT'S DIFFERENT.
YOU KNOW, I WAS TRYING TO COVER MY BODY UP SO MUCH.
AND I LIKE THE WAY IT FITS.
OPINIONS.
I REALLY DON'T LIKE THE DRESS.
I DON'T LIKE THE BOTTOM.
IT'S TOO FRILLY...
AND MAKES YOU WANT TO DO THE SALSA.
A CHIQUITA BANANA COMES TO MIND WITH THAT DRESS.
I WAS WAITING FOR SOMEBODY TO BRING YOUR HAT.
SORRY.
I'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH CHANGES WITH MY BODY.
I ACTUALLY LOST ALL CONFIDENCE.
I JUST WANT TO BE BEAUTIFUL AGAIN. [ Chuckles ]
[ SIGHS ]
Lori: I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW
WHY YOU WOULD NOT THINK YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL,
BECAUSE YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL.
THIS ISN'T ALL ABOUT DAISIES AND SUNSHINE.
THIS IS A SELF-ESTEEM ISSUE,
AND WE NEED TO MAKE HALEY SEE HOW BEAUTIFUL SHE IS.
Narrator: COMING UP,
WILL BRIDE YETMON STRIKE A CoverGirl POSE ON HER BIG DAY?
NOT GONNA FALL OFF. WHOO.
AND LATER, WILL BRIDE HALEY'S DREAMS OF A HIPPIE WEDDING
LIVE OR LET DIE?
Y'ALL HAVE GOTTEN KIND OF QUIET OVER THERE.
YEAH.
Narrator: BRIDE HALEY CAME IN
WANTING A VINTAGE-HIPPIE WEDDING.
I'M HAVING FLOWERS AND CANDLES AND GRASS.
Narrator: BUT AFTER SOME HARSH CRITICISM FROM HER ENTOURAGE...
A CHIQUITA BANANA COMES TO MIND WITH THAT DRESS.
...SHE'S NOW FEELING LIKE A WET WALLFLOWER.
I JUST WANT TO BE BEAUTIFUL AGAIN. [ CHUCKLES ]
THIS FAMILY IS CRUSHING THIS BRIDE'S SPIRIT.
WE NEED TO GET HER OFF THIS RUNWAY
AND INTO SOMETHING SO SHE FEELS THE LOVE.
I'VE GOT THE PERFECT VINTAGE-HIPPIE DRESS.
IT'S AN A-LINE WITH A BEADED BODICE
AND A SWEETHEART NECKLINE.
AND I KNOW JUST THE WAY TO KEEP HER FAMILY
FROM BRINGING HER DOWN.
YOU BETTER?
I'M BETTER.
GOOD. WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS
WE'RE GONNA JACK YOU UP IN HERE IN THE ROOM
AND THEN YOU CAN GO OUT WITH CONFIDENCE.
DEEP BREATH.
OKAY, HALEY. SO, OPEN UP.
OH, MY GOSH.
OH, THIS IS TAKING ME BACK.
OH, MY GOSH.
I LOVE IT.
I AM BLOWN AWAY.
SEEING THE HEADBAND AND THE VEIL WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
SCALE OF 1 TO 10, WHAT DO YOU GIVE YOURSELF NOW?
11, 12.
GOOD.
MORE.
THAT'S WHAT WE WANT.
I REALLY DIDN'T BELIEVE
THAT I COULD ACTUALLY BE BEAUTIFUL LIKE THAT AGAIN.
[ Voice breaking ] AND I SEEN IT RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME.
HALEY, TELL US.
DO YOU FEEL BEAUTIFUL IN THIS DRESS?
I DO FEEL BEAUTIFUL. YES, I DO.
IT'S MY DREAM DRESS.
Y'ALL HAVE GOTTEN KIND OF QUIET OVER THERE.
YEAH.
I LOVE IT.
Catherine: I LOVE THE WAY IT FITS HER.
I SAW IT IN HER FACE.
SHE FELT LIKE A MILLION DOLLARS IN THIS DRESS.
IT JUST MIGHT BE THE ONE.
AND IS IT IN BUDGET, MELISSA?
Melissa: IT'S $1,800.
AAH!
OH, I JUST GOT CHILL BUMPS FROM HEAD TO TOE.
Lori: YOU'RE LOVING IT, AREN'T YOU, MOM?
I AM NOT JOKING.
AND SO, WHAT ARE YOU SAYING TO THE DRESS?
[ Voice breaking ] I AM SAYING YES TO THE DRESS.
All: YAY!
WHOO!
I'M SO EXCITED I JUST CAN'T STOP SMILING.
I'M DEFINITELY LEAVING HERE WITH MORE CONFIDENCE.
Narrator: BRIDE HALEY IS LETTING LOVE RULE.
AND TWO WEEKS LATER,
BRIDE YETMON IS READY TO WALK DOWN THE AISLE
AS LONG AS HER DRESS STAYS ON.
Woman: ALL THE WAY.
Yetmon: YES.
WHOO!
Yetmon: IT'S FITTING AND STAYING UP.
IT'S NOT GONNA FALL OFF. WHOO!
[ LAUGHTER ]
THIS IS THE PERFECT DRESS FOR ME.
I AM SO EXCITED TO GET MARRIED.
READY TO START PARTYING.
I'M DEFINITELY, DEFINITELY EXCITED TO SEE HER IN THE DRESS.
IT'S TIME.
WE ARE READY TO BE MARRIED.
WITH THIS RING, I DO THEE WED.
I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU HUSBAND AND WIFE.
YOU MAY HANDLE YOUR BUSINESS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
IN THIS DRESS, HER BODY IS FANTABULOUS.
Narrator: FINDING THE PERFECT DRESS
IS A JOURNEY FOR THE BRIDE AND EVERYONE AROUND HER,
BUT IF SHE STAYS TRUE TO HERSELF,
SHE'LL BE WALKING DOWN THE AISLE IN THE DRESS OF HER DREAMS.