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Narrator: TONIGHT ON "SOMETHING BORROWED, SOMETHING NEW,"
JERSEY GIRL NIKKI LOVES BLING...
[ LAUGHS ]
Narrator: ...UNLESS IT'S ON MOM'S GLAM GOWN.
THIS IS '80s THREW UP ON IT.
Narrator: AS MOM PUSHES HER AGENDA...
I HATE IT.
YOU KNOW WHAT SHE LOOKS LIKE?
CHIQUITA BANANA. THAT'S IT.
...NIKKI IS LEFT WITH ONE BIG QUESTION.
ONE DRESS COMES FROM BLOOD,
AND THE OTHER ONE COMES FROM BLING.
I DON'T KNOW.
Kelly: WEARING YOUR MOM'S WEDDING GOWN CAN BE A JOY.
Sam: OR IT CAN BE A GIANT BRIDAL DON'T.
MY JOB -- TRANSFORM THAT FAMILY HEIRLOOM
AND MAKE IT WEDDING-WORTHY.
MY JOB -- FIND A NEW GOWN
THAT'S YOURS AND YOURS ALONE.
TWO DRESSES, ONE DECISION.
WILL IT BE SOMETHING BORROWED?
OR SOMETHING NEW?
-- Captions by VITAC -- www.vitac.com
HEY, GUYS.
WELCOME.
Narrator: JERSEY GIRL NIKKI WANTS TO SPARKLE ON HER WEDDING DAY,
AND MOM HOPES IT WILL BE IN HER DRESS.
I'M NIKKI.
I'M 23 YEARS OLD, AND I'M FROM BELMAR, NEW JERSEY.
WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE SOME JERSEY UP IN HERE.
SO, WHAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECT OF YOUR WEDDING DAY?
YES.
[ LAUGHTER ]
MY THEME IS A BLINGED-OUT,
WINTER-WONDERLAND EXTRAVAGANZA --
TOTALLY SHINY, RHINESTONES, TOTALLY JERSEY.
IT'S GONNA BE LIKE THE ULTIMATE PROM ON STEROIDS.
AND YOU SAID "WINTER WONDERLAND."
ARE WE TALKING SNOW?
YEAH. I WANT A FAKE SNOW MACHINE FOR MY FIRST DANCE.
YEAH.
BUT THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A SECRET.
IF YOU HAD TO DESCRIBE YOUR DAUGHTER'S STYLE,
WHAT IS IT?
OVER-THE-TOP --
IF I DON'T LIKE IT, SHE LOVES IT.
WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT, WHO USUALLY WINS?
NO.
NO.
THERE'S A REASON THEY CALL ME "BIG LOR."
I USUALLY WIN.
PEOPLE CALL ME BIG LOR.
I THINK IT'S BECAUSE I HAVE A LITTLE BIT TOO MUCH TO SAY.
WELL, I WANT TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR FIANCé.
HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT HE WAS THE ONE?
I KNEW RIGHT AWAY 'CAUSE NO MATTER HOW CRAZY
OR HOW MEAN I COULD HAVE BEEN --
HE KEPT COMING BACK!
I WOULD HAVE DUMPED HER A LONG TIME AGO.
HE KEPT COMING BACK FOR MORE.
HE WOULD JUST NEVER LEAVE ME ALONE.
AT THE END OF THE DAY,
JOE'S ALWAYS GONNA BE MY BEST FRIEND.
SO, I'M REALLY EXCITED
TO BE WITH MY BEST FRIEND FOREVER.
AWESOME.
WELL, TELL US A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT WHAT YOU WANT YOUR DRESS TO LOOK LIKE.
FORM-FITTING, LIKE A SECOND SKIN.
I WANT A LOT OF BLING.
I WANT A LOT OF SHINE.
I REALLY LIKE A MERMAID FIT.
I DON'T WANT HER TO LOOK LIKE SHE'S ON A STRIPPER POLE.
I WANT HER TO BE A LITTLE MORE DEMURE.
I DON'T WANT HOOCHIE MAMA. I WANT SEXY MAMA.
HAVE YOU TRIED ON YOUR MOM'S DRESS?
THE DAY AFTER I GOT ENGAGED...
I PULLED IT OUT.
...IT WAS ALL OF A SUDDEN IN MY KITCHEN.
IT'S LIKE A NIGHTMARE.
IT'S NOT A NIGHTMARE.
WHEN MY DAD BOUGHT ME THE DRESS, HE SAID,
"IF YOU EVER HAVE A DAUGHTER, SHE'S WEARING THIS DRESS
BECAUSE I AM GETTING MY MONEY'S WORTH."
MY DAD HAS PASSED, SO WHAT A WAY TO HONOR MY DAD.
I WILL BE MARRIED 25 YEARS
TO MY BEST FRIEND, THE LOVE OF MY LIFE.
WHAT BETTER WAY FOR NIKKI TO START HER LIFE
WITH THE MAN THAT SHE LOVES THAN WEARING MY DRESS?
AFTER ALL THE CHITCHAT ABOUT MOM'S GOWN,
I REALLY WANT TO SEE WHAT'S IN THE BAG.
Narrator: MOM'S DRESS IS A PUFFY-SLEEVED,
SATIN, MERMAID GOWN COVERED IN HANGING BEADS --
PURE 1980s GLAM.
THIS IS EVERY '80s TREND IN ONE DRESS.
THIS IS '80s THREW UP ON IT.
I MEAN, FOR THE TIME PERIOD,
THIS IS BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL DETAIL.
WELL, THE GOOD THING IS
IS THERE IS A TON OF FABRIC ON THIS DRESS TO WORK WITH.
I KNOW YOU WANT TIGHT AND A LOT OF BLING,
AND WE DEFINITELY HAVE A GOOD START HERE.
THE SWEETHEART NECKLINE, THE TIGHT FIT,
THE FLARE AT THE BOTTOM,
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE DESCRIBING
JUST 23 YEARS LATER.
I WAS AHEAD OF MY TIME.
YOU WERE FAR AHEAD OF YOUR TIME.
I WAS AHEAD OF MY TIME.
NIKKI, I'M GONNA FIND YOU
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL FIT-AND-FLARE DRESS
THAT MAKES YOUR FIANCé'S JAW DROP
AND MAYBE SURPRISES BIG LOR A LITTLE BIT, TOO.
SO, I'LL SEE YOU GUYS A LITTLE BIT LATER. HAVE FUN.
WE'LL SEE.
Narrator: NIKKI HAS A $2,500 BUDGET,
AND SAM HEADS OFF TO SHOP FOR BLING...
SO, LET'S GET TO MY STUDIO AND TRY IT ON.
...AS KELLY TAKES MOM AND BRIDE TO START DESIGNING.
THE DRESS MAY BE NIKKI'S NIGHTMARE NOW,
BUT IN 1988, IT WAS MOM'S DREAM.
HOW DID YOU FEEL WHEN YOU SAW YOURSELF
IN THE MIRROR FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH YOUR DREAM DRESS ON?
OH, I THOUGHT I WAS ALL THAT AND A BAG OF CHIPS.
I MEAN, I THOUGHT I LOOKED BEAUTIFUL,
THAT I WAS -- I JUST KNEW.
I JUST KNEW THAT WAS THE DRESS.
WELL, WE CAN'T START CHANGING NIKKI'S MIND
UNTIL I CAN SEE WHAT WE'RE WORKING WITH HERE.
NIKKI, ARE YOU READY?
Nikki: YES.
COME ON OUT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I FEEL LIKE THIS DRESS IS EATING ME.
HONESTLY, IT'S LIKE LOOKING AT MINI-ME.
YEAH?
IT TAKES ME BACK TO I'M 21 YEARS OLD AGAIN.
IT'S LIKE LOOKING AT MYSELF IN THE MIRROR.
OH, MY GOD.
I WANT YOU TO TELL ME WHAT YOU LIKE
ABOUT YOUR MOM'S WEDDING GOWN.
I LIKE WHERE IT FLARES OUT AT THE BOTTOM.
I REALLY LIKE A MERMAID FIT, BUT EVERYTHING ELSE I DISLIKE.
YOU DON'T LIKE ANY OF THE SHINE, ANY OF THE BLING-BLING ON IT?
NO, THE BLING-BLING
ISN'T THE TYPE OF BLING-BLING THAT I WANT.
THESE DANGLY THINGS -- I HATE THESE.
I HATE THESE SLEEVES.
THIS TRAIN IS INSANE.
I'M MORTIFIED. NOTHING ABOUT THE DRESS IS WHAT I WANT.
IT WAS AN '80s PROM-GONE-BAD DRESS.
WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THIS
IS THE SHAPE OF THE SWEETHEART.
SO, THAT'S GONNA BE MY STARTING POINT.
CLEARLY, THE SLEEVES HAVE TO GO.
OKAY.
WE'RE GONNA KEEP THE ORIGINAL LACE,
GLUE IT TO YOUR SKIN AS TIGHT AS I CAN.
AND THEN, I WANT THE FLARE TO START
SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE KNEE.
THAT IS ONLY GOING TO ACCENTUATE YOUR BEAUTIFUL CURVES.
PERFECT.
OKAY, SO, I LOVE THE SHAPE AND THE SWEEP OF THE BODICE,
BUT THIS IS VERY '80s.
I ENVISION DOZENS AND DOZENS,
IF NOT HUNDREDS, OF SWAROVSKI CRYSTALS
SEWN COMPLETELY DOWN THIS ENTIRE TOP PORTION OF THE DRESS.
YOU SAID YOU WANTED A LOT OF BLING.
I DO.
SO, THIS WILL BE BLING ON TOP OF BLING.
SO, IT'LL BE BLING-BLING.
OKAY.
SO AM I.
LOOKING AT KELLY'S SKETCH, SHE'S GOT IT.
SHE KNOWS WHAT NIKKI WANTS.
IT'S ALMOST LIKE SHE COULD SEE IT THROUGH NIKKI'S EYES.
I THINK IT'S GONNA BE A FABULOUS DRESS.
AND WHAT I REALLY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH
IS THIS HERE IS JUST REALLY NOT CUTE.
THAT DOESN'T BOTHER ME AT ALL.
IT DOESN'T BOTHER YOU AT ALL?
KELLY WAS CUTTING THE DRESS,
AND I EXPECTING MY MOM TO FREAK OUT A LITTLE BIT,
BUT SHE WAS TOTALLY COOL WITH IT.
I GET THAT YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE SLEEVES OFF.
JUST MAKE THIS DRESS INTO SOMETHING
THAT SHE IS GONNA ABSOLUTELY FALL IN LOVE WITH
AND CAN'T SAY NO TO.
KELLY COULD DYE THIS DRESS PINK,
AND MY MOM WOULD BE OKAY WITH IT AS LONG AS I WEAR IT.
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED.
DID YOU EVER HEAR "LESS IS MORE"?
YOU'RE BLINDED BY THIS BLING RIGHT NOW
'CAUSE YOU CAN'T EVEN HANDLE IT.
Narrator: NIKKI IS READY TO SHOP FOR HER WINTER-WONDERLAND GOWN,
AND HER BUDGET OF $2,500
WILL GIVE HER ALL THE BLING-ON-BLING SHE WANTS.
HI. JERSEY'S HERE.
HOW ARE YOU? WHO HAVE YOU BROUGHT WITH YOU TODAY?
THIS IS MY COUSIN NINA, MY MAID OF HONOR.
IT'S SO NICE TO MEET YOU.
AND THIS IS ANGELA, MY FUTURE SISTER-IN-LAW.
HEY, ANGELA.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
I WANT TO HEAR
WHAT YOU GUYS WANT TO SEE NIKKI IN ON HER BIG DAY.
NIKKI HAS BEEN TALKING ABOUT
WANTING TO BE THIS, LIKE, SEXY BRIDE ALL THIS TIME,
SO DEFINITELY SOMETHING FORM-FITTING.
AND DEFINITELY A LOT OF BLING.
MOM, WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO SEE NIKKI IN TODAY?
SOME BLING, BUT NOT TOO MUCH BLING,
AND NOT TOO MUCH SEX.
OKAY. NOW, NIKKI, REMIND ME OF YOUR BUDGET.
MY BUDGET'S $2,500,
BUT I THINK I CAN WEASEL MY WAY TO $3,000.
[ LAUGHTER ]
IF SHE'S TAKING IT
OUT OF HER POCKETBOOK, SHE CAN WEASEL.
I WANT MY WEDDING DRESS TO BE THE ULTIMATE.
I WANT EVERYONE TO STOP AND BE LIKE, "OH, MY GOD.
THAT'S WHAT I SHOULD HAVE WORE ON MY WEDDING,"
BUT THEN REALIZE THAT THEY CAN'T BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT ME.
I WAS THINKING ABOUT NIKKI'S WEDDING
BEING A WINTER WONDERLAND,
AND I WANTED TO GIVE YOU THAT WINTRY FEELING.
NIKKI, COME ON OUT.
OH, MY GOD.
I LOVE THIS DRESS.
WELL, DUH.
OH, MY GOODNESS.
I'M NOT THE MOST IN LOVE
WITH THAT BOTTOM, THOUGH.
THANK GOD.
AND I KNOW THAT YOU ARE 'CAUSE I FEEL IT.
I HATE IT. YOU KNOW WHAT SHE LOOKS LIKE?
PUT THE BANANAS ON YOUR HEAD, THE ORANGES --
CHIQUITA BANANA. THAT'S IT.
I LIKE THE BOTTOM.
I LIKE THE BOTTOM, TOO.
I THINK THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF DRAMA TO THIS DRESS.
THE BODICE OF THIS DRESS IS REALLY GREAT
BECAUSE IT'S RUCHED,
AND RUCHING ALWAYS HELPS TO FIND THE CURVES OF THE BODY.
I ALSO LOVE THE WAY
THAT THE SWAROVSKI CRYSTALS ARE PLACED
'CAUSE IT GIVES YOU FURTHER SHAPE.
SWEETHEART NECKLINE -- IT LOOKS REALLY SEXY ON YOU.
THE BOTTOM OF THIS DRESS REMINDS ME OF A BEAUTIFUL PILE OF SNOW,
AND I THINK IT BALANCES HER OUT.
IT'S BY ALLURE BRIDAL.
THE COST OF THIS DRESS IS $1,950.
WHO CARES? IT COULD BE FREE.
I DON'T LIKE IT.
IT LOOKS LIKE TISSUES.
I FEEL LIKE I LOOK --
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I WANT TO DO.
I WANT TO DO THIS.
I KNOW. ME, TOO.
THE ONLY WINTER WONDERLAND ABOUT THAT DRESS
IS I CAN BLOW MY NOSE WHEN I CATCH A COLD.
I LIKE THIS DRESS A LOT.
AND I'M GLAD YOU'RE STANDING UP FOR YOURSELF.
WE'LL SEE YOU GUYS IN A FEW.
IF SHE WAS TO PICK THAT, I SWEAR TO GOD,
I THINK I WOULD HAVE A STROKE.
SHE KNOWS I HATE THAT.
MAYBE WHEN I HATE SOMETHING, I SHOULD SAY I LOVE IT.
MAYBE. TRICK HER.
I LISTENED TO EVERYTHING NIKKI WANTED FOR HER WEDDING DAY.
I THINK WE'RE DELIVERING THE GOODS ON THIS ONE.
NIKKI, COME ON OUT.
OH, MY GOD.
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED.
IT LOOKS LIKE I LITERALLY ROLLED AROUND IN CRYSTALS.
THAT'S WHAT I WANTED.
THAT DRESS LOOKS LIKE IF YOU WERE GOING DANCING,
IF YOU WERE GOING ON A CRUISE.
NO, THIS DRESS ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE
IF YOU'RE GOING TO GET MARRIED.
NO, I LOOK LIKE THE BLINGED-OUT JERSEY BRIDE THAT I AM.
IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE A WEDDING DRESS.
THIS DRESS IS PERFECT, BUT CLEARLY SHE'S NOT SEEING
WHAT I'M SEEING, AND THAT'S A BIG PROBLEM.
I CHOSE THIS DRESS FOR NIKKI BECAUSE IT WAS
REALLY EVERYTHING THAT SHE ASKED FOR.
IT'S A SWEETHEART NECKLINE, A BEAUTIFUL FIT-AND-FLARE DRESS
THAT KICKS OUT TO A MERMAID SHAPE.
THE ENTIRE DRESS HAS BEEN EMBROIDERED
WITH IVORY AND SILVER METALLIC THREAD.
THEN, THEY WENT BACK OVER THAT
WITH BEADS, SEED PEARLS, RHINESTONES.
SHE'S GONNA LOOK LIKE A SHIMMERING, SPARKLING SNOWFLAKE.
IT'S BY ALLURE BRIDAL,
AND IT'S AT THE VERY TOP OF OUR EXTENDED BUDGET, $3,000.
ALL RIGHT, LET ME TELL YOU -- I'M NOT GOING OVER.
THAT'S OKAY. I CAN JUST CALL MY DAD. IT'S FINE.
Lori: I LITERALLY FEEL LIKE I'M GOING TO THROW UP.
IT'S OVER-THE-TOP. IT'S TOO MUCH.
DID YOU EVER HEARD "LESS IS MORE"?
DID YOU SEE MY MOM'S WEDDING DRESS?
I DID SEE YOUR WEDDING DRESS. THANK YOU.
"LESS IS MORE"?
THERE WAS NOTHING "LESS" ABOUT YOUR WEDDING DRESS.
I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE NOT SEEING --
YOU'RE BLINDED BY THIS BLING RIGHT NOW
'CAUSE YOU CAN'T EVEN HANDLE IT.
RIGHT NOW, MOM, WHAT I THINK YOU'RE MISSING
IS THAT NIKKI HAS A FEELING ABOUT THIS DRESS.
I GOT A FEELING ABOUT IT, TOO.
WHEN MY MOM HATES SOMETHING, SHE MAKES THE FACE.
SHE WHINES.
I STILL HEAR ABOUT THINGS SHE DOESN'T LIKE
FROM FIVE YEARS AGO.
IT'S TOO MUCH. IT'S TOO MUCH.
REALLY? NIKKI -- SHE WEARS MAKEUP TO THE GYM.
LEOPARD-PRINT, HOT-PINK SHIRTS.
BIG LOR MAY HAVE A LOT OF OPINIONS,
BUT I KNOW HAVING NIKKI WEAR MY DRESS IS THE RIGHT CHOICE.
I KNOW NIKKI WANTS AN OVER-THE-TOP WEDDING DRESS,
BUT THIS OLD DRESS IS OVER-THE-TOP IN THE WRONG WAY.
THERE'S JUST SO MUCH GOING ON.
THERE IS AN EXPLOSION OF LACE APPLIQUéS
ON NIKKI'S MOM'S DRESS,
SO THE IDEA IS TO TAKE THEM ALL OFF
AND CONCENTRATE THEM SO IT APPEARS AS IF
I USED A LACE FABRIC OVER THE TOP OF THE BODICE.
I THINK WHAT THIS DRESS NEEDS IS A LITTLE SIMPLIFICATION
WITH A LOT OF BLING.
I GOT A DRESS FOR YOU THAT'S BLING IN A DIFFERENT WAY.
NIKKI, COME ON OUT.
Lori: OH, MY GOD.
YOU LOOK LIKE A WINTER WONDERLAND PRINCESS
REALLY PRETTY.
NIKKI, LISTEN TO ME.
YOU LOOK B-- YOU...
Nina: WE LOVE IT.
THAT IS WHAT I IMAGINED.
TISSUES -- WE NEED THE TISSUES.
OH, MY GOD. I DON'T BELIEVE IT.
THAT WAS WHAT YOU'VE BEEN HOPING FOR ALL THIS TIME,
YOU LOOK --
I FEEL LIKE THE ITALIAN BARBIE.
YEAH.
Nikki: WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT ALL FOUR OF US
WOULD AGREE ON THE SAME DRESS.
IT'S LIKE HISTORY IN THE MAKING.
THE TOP OF THIS DRESS IS A CLASSIC SWEETHEART,
BUT ALL OF THE CRYSTAL AND PEARL EMBROIDERY
REALLY FRAME THE BUST LINE,
AND WE'RE CALLING ATTENTION TO THE CENTER OF THE BODY,
WHICH MAKES YOU LOOK TALLER.
THIS IS A DROP-WAIST STYLE,
BUT IT GOES LOWER AND KICKS OUT TO A TRUE MERMAID.
IT'S BY ALLURE BRIDAL AT $1,270.
Lori: YEAH.
I THINK IT'S EXACTLY
WHAT YOU'VE BEEN SAYING THAT YOU WANTED THIS WHOLE TIME.
DEFINITELY.
THIS DRESS IS, LIKE, THE BOMB DOT COM.
I LOVE THIS DRESS.
YEAH. NIK, THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.
I CAN'T -- I CAN'T --
[ SIGHS ]
Narrator: MOM'S MADE HER CHOICE CLEAR,
BUT FOR NIKKI IT'S NOT SO OBVIOUS.
NOW IT'S TIME TO CHOOSE A SOMETHING NEW,
AND THE DECISION IS IN NIKKI'S HANDS.
I'M A NERVOUS WRECK. I'M SO NERVOUS.
NIKKI, COME OUT AND SHOW US YOUR SOMETHING NEW.
[ GASPS ] OH, MY GOD!
WHAT?
OH, MY GOD! IT'S NOT --
IT'S NOT THAT DRESS.
AND YOU DON'T EVEN REALIZE IT.
I THOUGHT SHE PICKED THE DRESS THAT SHE KNEW I LOVED,
BUT IT WASN'T THE DRESS THAT I LOVED AT ALL.
Narrator: MOM SAW THE DRESS SHE WANTED TO SEE,
BUT IN REALITY, NIKKI CHOSE
THE CRYSTAL-ENCRUSTED FIT-AND-FLARE SHE ADORED.
I THOUGHT IT WAS THE OTHER ONE.
I REMEMBER SITTING ON THE COUCH,
AND THERE WAS A LINE THAT YOU SAID
THAT BIG LOR ALWAYS GETS HER WAY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
YOU GOT YOUR OWN WAY.
I LOVE IT.
THIS DRESS JUST NEEDS A MOMENT OF SILENCE
SO YOU CAN JUST SOAK IT IN.
[ INHALES DEEPLY ]
I JUST KNOW 110% THAT THIS IS IT.
Nina: YEAH.
THE ONLY HOPE NOW IS IF KELLY PULLS THROUGH BIG TIME.
THE LACE APPLIQUéS ON NIKKI'S BODICE
ARE STILL A LITTLE PLAIN TO ME,
AND NIKKI HAS STRESSED OVER AND OVER AGAIN
THAT SHE WANTS BLING, BLING, AND MORE BLING.
SO, I'M ADDING HUNDREDS OF SWAROVSKI CRYSTALS
TO THE ENTIRE LACE BODICE OF NIKKI'S DRESS.
AND I WANT TO DO IT RIGHT,
SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO TAKE THE TIME TO ADD THEM ONE BY ONE.
ONCE I'M DONE WITH THIS,
SHE'S NOT EVEN GOING TO RECOGNIZE
THAT THIS IS THE SAME DRESS AS HER MOM'S.
WHAT DO YOU HOPE HAPPENS WHEN NIKKI SEES HERSELF IN THE DRESS?
I HOPE SHE HAS AN "AHA" MOMENT.
THAT'S WHAT I'M HOPING.
NIKKI. SHOW US YOUR DRESS.
OH, HERE WE GO.
Narrator: UPON SEEING THE SOMETHING NEW,
MOM WAS TEMPORARILY BLINDED BY HOPE.
OH, MY GOD! IT'S NOT --
IT'S NOT THAT DRESS.
BUT IN THE END, NIKKI CHOSE
THE CRYSTAL-COVERED FIT-AND-FLARE OF HER DREAMS.
I WANT TO KNOW HOW SHOPPING WITH SAM WAS.
I FEEL LIKE THE DRESS THAT I PICKED --
IT'S BASICALLY A MORE MODERN VERSION
OF YOUR DRESS 25 YEARS LATER.
IT'S OVER-THE-TOP.
IT'S DRAMATIC.
BUT THAT'S WHAT EVERYBODY DID.
THAT'S -- NOT JUST ME.
NO, THAT'S WHAT LORI SIMONETTI DID.
WELL, YOUR MOM'S DRESS IS STILL A CONTENDER,
AND IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO TRY IT ON.
OKAY. LET'S GO.
OH, HERE WE GO.
SO, LORI, WHAT'S GOING THROUGH YOUR HEAD RIGHT NOW?
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING HER REACTION TO MY DRESS.
WELL, WHAT DO YOU HOPE HAPPENS
WHEN NIKKI SEES HERSELF IN THE DRESS?
I HOPE SHE HAS AN "AHA" MOMENT.
THAT'S WHAT I'M HOPING.
Lori: IT IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE TOTALLY NEW,
TOTALLY DIFFERENT, AND TOTALLY NIKKI.
IT'S GONNA NEED TO HAVE A LOT OF BLING, A LOT, A LOT.
IT HAS, LIKE, A LOT OF COMPETITION
WITH THE OTHER DRESS.
I JUST HOPE IT HAS ENOUGH BLING FOR HER.
WELL IF IT'S BLING YOU WANT, IT'S BLING YOU WILL GET.
NIKKI, COME ON OUT.
OH, MY GOD.
OH, MY GOODNESS.
OH, MY GOD.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS THE SAME DRESS.
WOW, NIKKI.
THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.
I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS DRESS.
I LOVE THE WAY IT LIGHTS UP NIKKI'S FACE.
I LOVE THE WAY IT HUGS NIKKI'S BODY.
IT WAS BREATHTAKING ON HER.
Narrator: WHAT WAS ONCE AN OVERLY ORNATE, '80s MERMAID GOWN
HAS NOW BECOME A SLEEK FIT-AND-FLARE
WITH HAND-EMBELLISHED CRYSTALS AND A SWEETHEART NECKLINE.
OH, MY GOD.
IT'S SO PRETTY.
I CAN'T BELIEVE
THERE'S NO BOW AND ROSE AND GARDEN BACK HERE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
OH, MY GOD.
AND MY BUTT LOOKS CUTE.
THIS DRESS LOOKS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.
IT HAS JUST ENOUGH PERFECTNESS ALL WRAPPED INTO ONE.
LOOKING AT YOUR DRESS,
THERE WERE TONS AND TONS OF THINGS I CAN USE.
I UTILIZED EVERYTHING ON THE GOWN
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE SLEEVES AND THE DANGLIES.
I REALLY WANTED TO FOCUS ON THE TOP OF THIS DRESS,
SO I HAND-ATTACHED EVERY SINGLE CRYSTAL ON THAT DRESS
ONE BLING AT A TIME.
I TOOK EVERY LACE APPLIQUé FROM YOUR DRESS
AND CREATED ALMOST A LACE FABRIC OVER THE DRESS,
BUT I DID IT IN A WAY THAT MADE THE DRESS MODERN.
AND THE DRAMA IS ALSO IN THE BACK.
I ADDED ALMOST LIKE A LITTLE PETAL,
JUST LIKE A DIFFERENT LAYER TO GIVE IT SOME DRAMA.
YEAH, THAT'S COOL.
YOU HAVE BLING AND MORE BLING ON TOP.
AND YOU'VE GOT WEDDING ON THE BOTTOM.
AND THIS DRESS COST ME ONLY $1,050 TO REMAKE.
THAT'LL MAKE YOUR FATHER HAPPY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
Nikki: IT'LL MAKE MY DAD HAPPY.
DADDY WOULD LOVE THAT.
I LOVE THE BEADING AROUND THE SWEETHEART.
THE BACK IS JUST AMAZING.
AND I LOVE THE WAY THE LACE IS GOING UP.
I LOVE THE WAY THAT IT OPENS UP RIGHT HERE.
YOUR BODY LOOKS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.
I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN SAY THIS.
YOUR *** LOOKS GREAT IN THAT DRESS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I REALLY LOVE THE TOP. THE SWEETHEART'S BEAUTIFUL.
Nikki: YEAH, THIS IS AWESOME.
I'M DEFINITELY TORN BETWEEN THE TWO DRESSES.
I LOVE THE FIRST DRESS THAT I CHOSE,
BUT I LOVE THIS DRESS,
AND I JUST KNOW THAT THERE'S SO MUCH HISTORY
AND IT MEANS SO MUCH TO MY MOM.
NIK, HONESTLY, TO ME, LIKE, THAT DRESS
BROUGHT SO MUCH GOOD LUCK, AND I WANT THAT FOR YOU.
[ Voice breaking ] BUT I DON'T WANT YOU TO DO THIS
BECAUSE YOU WANT TO MAKE ME HAPPY.
I WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY.
I KNOW.
I WISH I COULD HAVE TWO WEDDINGS.
THIS IS SUCH A HARD DECISION
BECAUSE ONE DRESS COMES FROM BLOOD,
AND THE OTHER ONE COMES FROM BLING.
WHAT I'M LOVING ABOUT THE "BORROWED" DRESS
IS THE RHINESTONES ALONG THE SWEETHEART NECK,
AND I LOVE THE WAY THE DRESS IS CURVED TO MY BODY.
BUT IT'S EVERYTHING THAT I WANTED.
WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THE NEW DRESS IS ALL THE BEADING.
IT'S ALL THAT EMBELLISHMENT ALL THROUGHOUT MY BODY.
I REALLY -- I DON'T KNOW.
I'M JUST, LIKE, GOING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN BOTH DRESSES.
I DON'T KNOW.
Narrator: NIKKI HAS TWO DRESSES BUT ONLY ONE WINTER-WONDERLAND WEDDING.
DECIDING BETWEEN THEM RAISES THE QUESTION,
"IS BLOOD THICKER THAN BLING?"
SO, WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK NIKKI IS THINKING RIGHT NOW?
I THINK SHE'S HAVING A REALLY HARD TIME.
I'M GONNA BE HONEST.
I THINK SHE'S THINKING THAT I WANT HER TO PICK MINE,
AND THAT'S PROBABLY WEIGHING ON HER.
I DON'T WANT HER TO COME OUT IN MY DRESS FOR ME.
I WANT HER TO COME OUT IN THE DRESS THAT SHE TRULY LOVES.
Nikki: THIS IS SUCH A HARD DECISION
BECAUSE BOTH DRESSES ARE ABSOLUTELY PERFECT.
I DON'T KNOW.
I'M JUST, LIKE, GOING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN BOTH DRESSES.
I FEEL LIKE WITH THIS DRESS I'M LOVING EVERYTHING ABOUT IT.
BUT COMPARING BOTH OF THEM --
THERE WAS NOTHING MORE BEAUTIFUL
ON THE BACK OF THIS DRESS THAN THIS.
IT'S GORGEOUS.
THIS IS STUNNING WALKING DOWN THE AISLE.
AND THEN, WHEN I WALK AROUND THIS GOWN,
AND I SEE THE FRONT, IT'S GORGEOUS.
THE SWEETHEART, THE FACT THAT IT COMES UP TO THE "V" --
BEAUTIFUL.
IT'S JUST REALLY A MATTER OF WHAT YOU WANT
YOUR FUTURE HUSBAND TO SEE YOU IN.
AT THE END OF THE DAY,
YOU REALLY NEED TO PICK WHAT'S GONNA MAKE YOU HAPPY.
RIGHT. I DON'T KNOW.
I JUST -- I DON'T KNOW.
WELL, I THINK IT'S TIME FOR HER TO COME OUT AND SHOW US.
WILL SHE CHOOSE SOMETHING BORROWED?
OR DID NIKKI DECIDE TO SAY "I DO" IN SOMETHING NEW?
NIKKI.
COME ON OUT AND SHOW US YOUR WEDDING DRESS.
[ ALL GASP ]
Lori: OH, MY GOD.
YOU'RE A BRIDE, AND YOU LOOK GORGEOUS IN IT.
THIS IS WHAT I PICKED.
THIS IS MY DRESS.
THIS IS WHAT I ALWAYS WANTED.
Narrator: NIKKI'S EYES SHINE BRIGHT
IN HER SOMETHING NEW, A STRAPLESS FIT-AND-FLARE
COVERED IN BEADS, SEQUINS, AND CRYSTALS.
Lori: DOESN'T MATTER WHAT DRESS NIKKI WEARS.
WHAT I AM THE MOST EXCITED ABOUT
IS SEEING MY DAUGHTER MARRY THE MAN SHE LOVES.
WHAT MORE CAN I ASK FOR?
LOOK AT YOU.
WHEN YOU CAME OUT, YOU TOOK MY BREATH AWAY.
I LOVE YOU, AND NO MATTER WHAT YOU WALK DOWN THE AISLE IN,
I AM SO PROUD OF YOU.
YOU ARE GONNA MAKE A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL WIFE.
[ Voice breaking ] I LOVE YOU.
I FOUND MY DRESS.
IT'S RAZZLE-DAZZLE, EVERYTHING I WANTED.
TO MY BEAUTIFUL BRIDE. I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU, TOO.
CHEERS.
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