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Narrator: BEING A BRIDESMAID IS A POSITION OF HONOR.
I CAN'T IMAGINE ANYONE ELSE
STANDING BESIDE ME ON MY BIG DAY.
MY MAN OF HONOR, AUBREY.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
HELL NO.
Narrator: BUT WHILE ONE MAID
WANTS ALL THE HONOR TO HERSELF...
SHE IS HURT THAT AUBREY IS MY MALE OF HONOR,
AND SHE IS EXTREMELY VENGEFUL.
Narrator: ...ANOTHER WANTS TO RUN FROM THE SPOTLIGHT.
[ Voice breaking ] I DON'T WANT TO LOOK LIKE THIS HUGE,
UGLY BLOB ON HER WEDDING DAY.
I MEAN, I HATE IT.
DO YOU EVEN WANT TO BE IN THE WEDDING, AMBER?
I DON'T CARE.
WE MAY HAVE A MAID OF HONOR LEAVING HER FRIEND AT THE ALTAR.
Narrator: IT'S UP TO THE TEAM
TO KEEP THESE WEDDING PARTIES INTACT...
ARE YOU REALLY WILLING TO THROW THIS FRIENDSHIP AWAY
OVER A BRIDESMAID'S DRESS?
AFTER THE WEDDING, I STILL WANT TO HAVE MY BEST FRIEND.
Narrator: ...SO THAT FRIENDSHIP SHINES ON THE BRIDE'S BIG DAY.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
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BEFORE OPENING HOURS, LORI WARMS UP HER TEAM
WITH A LESSON IN BRIDESMAID BIOLOGY.
THE BRIDE AND THE GROOM
ARE NOT THE ONLY PEOPLE THAT GET COLD FEET.
SOMETIMES BRIDESMAIDS CAN GET COLD FEET.
IF THEY HAVE ISSUES, LIKE THEY'RE GREEN WITH ENVY,
LOW SELF-ESTEEM, IT CAN CAUSE COLD-FEET FEVER.
SO YOU GUYS ARE DOCTORS TODAY,
AND YOU'RE GONNA STOP THESE SYMPTOMS
BEFORE THEY INFECT THE WHOLE BRIDAL PARTY.
ALWAYS REMEMBER WHAT MY GRANDMA SAID --
COLD FEET, WARM HEART, DIRTY FEET, AND NO SWEETHEART.
SEE Y'ALL! HAVE A GOOD DAY!
Narrator: ARMED WITH LORI'S ADVICE,
CONSULTANT BRANDON MEETS FOUR MAIDS, ONE MISTER,
AND A MAJOR DILEMMA.
WHO IS THE BRIDE?
THAT WOULD BE ME.
MY NAME IS RENEE JOSEPH.
I AM FROM 26 YEARS OLD, FROM ATLANTA, GEORGIA.
MY FIANCé, ROBERTO, AND I HAVE BEEN TOGETHER FOR FIVE YEARS.
IT IS THE CRAZIEST THING.
WE HAVE THE EXACT SAME LAST NAME,
BUT I DID DO MY RESEARCH, AND WE'RE NOT RELATED.
I CANNOT IMAGINE LIFE WITHOUT HIM.
WHO HAVE YOU BROUGHT WITH YOU TODAY?
MY BRIDESMAIDS SHANTEE, SIMONA, IVY,
AND THEN I HAVE AMBER, MY BEST FRIEND.
MY FIANCé AND HER FIANCé ARE ACTUALLY BEST FRIENDS,
AND WE HIT IT OFF IMMEDIATELY.
...AND MY MAN OF HONOR, AUBREY.
THAT'S NEW. NICE TO MEET YOU.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
SHE TOLD ME THAT I WASN'T THE MAID OF HONOR
PROBABLY A WEEK AGO.
I ACTUALLY WAS KIND OF UPSET
'CAUSE I FEEL LIKE I WAS A LITTLE CLOSER.
AUBREY IS MY BEST GUY FRIEND.
WE MET AT WORK A FEW YEARS AGO.
THIS IS MY RIGHT-HAND MAN.
HE HAS GREAT FASHION SENSE,
SO HE HAD TO BE A PART OF THIS DAY.
SO, TELL ME, WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR TODAY?
OKAY.
...KNEE-LENGTH, AND WE'RE GONNA AIM FOR STRAPLESS.
NO, MA'AM.
I DON'T LIKE STRAPLESS ON MY FRAME.
MALE OF HONOR, WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS?
I THINK STRAPLESS IS VERY CHIC AND SEXY.
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO IF I DON'T LIKE IT?
I'M EXTREMELY NERVOUS ABOUT AMBER
BECAUSE SHE IS HURT THAT AUBREY IS MY MALE OF HONOR,
AND SHE IS EXTREMELY VENGEFUL.
YOU WERE GONNA BE MY MAID OF HONOR, BUT IT'S OKAY.
I GUESS I'LL PICK A MAN, TOO.
IF AUBREY LIKES SOMETHING, THEN I'M NOT WEARING IT.
I'M GONNA GET THE LAST WORD.
UH-OH, IF AUBREY'S REALLY THE BRIDE'S RIGHT HAND,
AMBER IS THE LEFT HOOK ABOUT TO STRIKE.
Narrator: WHILE THE BESTIE COMPETITION COMMENCES...
THIS IS A PRETTY DRESS.
THAT'S OUT OF THE QUESTION, AUBREY.
...CONSULTANT BRANDON STARTS A STYLE SESSION WITH THE BRIDE.
Renee: YES!
I'M GONNA SHOW YOU THIS DRESS.
THIS IS A STRAPLESS DRESS. IT'S SATIN.
WHAT DO WE THINK ABOUT IT?
MY WEDDING WILL BE AT A COUNTRY CLUB.
IT WILL DEFINITELY BE ROMANTIC
AND A GOOD REPRESENTATION OF WHAT ROBERTO AND I STAND FOR.
WE STAND FOR LOVE.
TELL ME ABOUT THE GIRLS.
I THINK MY PROBLEM CHILD IS GONNA BE AMBER.
IT WAS HARD MAKING THAT MAID OF HONOR DECISION,
BUT I DID NOT KNOW IT WOULD CAUSE THAT BIG OF A PROBLEM.
REALLY?
AMBER IS THE GODMOTHER OF MY CHILD,
SO SHE HOLDS A VERY IMPORTANT TITLE IN MY LIFE.
I WANT TO SHARE THE SPOTLIGHT WITH SOMEONE ELSE,
AND THAT'S AUBREY.
Aubrey: IT'S HIDEOUS.
THE LACE IS TERRIBLE.
Amber: I DON'T MIND LACE.
I THINK THE MAN OF HONOR SHOULD LIKE IT.
NO, YOU'RE NOT THE BRIDE.
THIS IS NOT YOUR DAY,
AND I'M SUPPOSED TO HAVE YOUR SPOT ANYWAY.
Aubrey: I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT TODAY.
I THINK THERE MAY BE A LITTLE DRAMA,
BUT I DON'T BACK DOWN.
HEY, Y'ALL.
WHAT'S UP?
Renee: PUT THAT DOWN.
THAT IS HIDEOUS.
THIS IS THE ONLY ONE I LIKED.
IT CAN'T BE JUST ABOUT YOU, AMBER.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.
A VENGEFUL BRIDESMAID IS ON THE ULTIMATE WAR PATH.
SHE'S EITHER GONNA TEST THE BRIDE'S PATIENCE
OR DESTROY THEIR RELATIONSHIP.
Narrator: WHILE ONE MAID WANTS TO BE FRONT AND CENTER,
ACROSS THE SALON, CONSULTANT NIKKY MEETS A BRIDE
WHOSE MAID OF HONOR PREFERS THE BACKGROUND.
WHO IS MY BRIDE? NOT YOU, I HOPE.
WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
MY NAME IS KIRSTIE FINLEY, I'M 19 YEARS OLD,
AND I'M FROM THOMSON, GEORGIA.
AND MY FIANCé'S NAME IS MATTHEW PHILLIPS.
WE ACTUALLY MET IN THE LOCAL WALMART.
[ CHUCKLES ]
HE WAS ASKING TO HELP HIM "PICK OUT COLOGNE,"
AND I THINK HE WAS REALLY TRYING TO THROW HIS HOOK OUT THERE
AND BAIT IT, YOU KNOW?
TELL ME WHO YOU BROUGHT WITH YOU TODAY.
THIS IS MY MOTHER, DEDRA, KAITLIN, MY JUNIOR BRIDESMAID.
KAITLIN IS MY LITTLE COUSIN,
AND SHE'S JUST BEEN REAL CLOSE TO ME ALWAYS.
BRIDESMAID TORI AND BETH -- WE'RE FRIENDS FROM COLLEGE.
AND THIS IS MY MAID OF HONOR, JULI.
JULI AND I HAVE KNOWN EACH OTHER SINCE HIGH SCHOOL,
AND I COULDN'T IMAGINE ANYONE ELSE STANDING BESIDE ME
ON MY BIG DAY.
TELL ME ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR TODAY.
MY DRESS IS A STRAPLESS BALL GOWN,
AND MY WEDDING IS VINTAGE CLASSIC,
SO I WANT MY GIRLS' DRESSES TO HAVE
AN ELEGANT, SOPHISTICATED LOOK.
LONG OR SHORT?
SHORT DRESSES FOR KAITLIN AND THE BRIDESMAIDS.
AND THEN I WANT THE MAID OF HONOR TO STAND OUT
IN A LONG DRESS.
I DON'T LIKE LONG DRESSES.
OH.
A LONG DRESS MAKES ME LOOK
LIKE I'M ABOUT TO GIVE BIRTH TO A 100-POUND CHILD.
[ CHUCKLING ]
I WANT MORE OF A, LIKE, KNEE-LENGTH DRESS
'CAUSE IT TAKES AWAY FROM MY STOMACH AREA.
WELL, WE CAN TRY IT ON.
OH, GOSH.
I DON'T WANT TO HURT MY BEST FRIEND,
BUT I'M NERVOUS THAT I'M GONNA JUST LOSE SIGHT
OF THE VISION THAT I HAVE.
TIME TO GO SHOPPING.
Kirstie: NO.
JULI, DON'T YOU LOVE IT?
OKAY, LOOK.
ON YOU, LIKE, "LOOK HOW PRETTY.
OH, PRETTY KIRSTIE.
OH, NOT PRETTY JULI."
Narrator: WHILE JULI WORRIES ABOUT WAISTLINES,
CONSULTANT NIKKY TAKES THE BRIDE TO INVESTIGATE THE BACKSTORY.
JULI'S YOUR BEST FRIEND.
SHE IS MY BEST FRIEND.
IN HIGH SCHOOL, SHE WAS MORE BUBBLY,
AND SHE DIDN'T CARE WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THOUGHT,
BUT JULI'S WEIGHT HAS FLUCTUATED A LOT IN A SHORT TIME.
I'VE GAINED ALMOST 100 POUNDS IN A YEAR.
I FOUND OUT THAT I HAVE POLYCYSTIC OVARIAN SYNDROME,
WHICH IS WHERE THE OVARIES TAKE THE EGGS THAT THEY PRODUCE
AND CREATE CYSTS,
AND, SO, IT UNBALANCES THE HORMONES,
AND IT MAKES IT VERY EASY FOR YOU TO GAIN WEIGHT.
STUFF LIKE THIS JUST DOESN'T LOOK RIGHT ON ME.
YOU JUST GOT TO FIND THE RIGHT STYLE.
I JUST WANTED TO DIFFERENTIATE THE MAID OF HONOR
FROM THE GROUP,
SO I FIGURED THE WAY TO DO THAT WOULD BE LONG DRESSES.
I WANT THE BRIDE TO HAVE HER VISION,
BUT I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE JULI'S COMFORTABLE.
SO I'M STARTING OFF WITH THE BRIDE'S PICKS,
WHICH IS ACTUALLY PERFECT BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL CHIFFON,
AND CHIFFON IS THE MOST FORGIVING FABRIC.
HEY. OKAY.
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS DRESS?
[ Voice breaking ] I FEEL LIKE I AM -- LIKE A FOR REAL COW.
IT'S VERY HARD TO BE TRYING ON DRESSES
WHEN I KNOW HOW I USED TO LOOK, AND WHEN I LOOK IN THE MIRROR,
I'M NOT LOOKING AT THE SAME PERSON.
I FEEL LIKE I'M GONNA WALK OUT THERE
AND SHE'S GONNA THINK IT'S PERFECT AND...[SNIFFLES]
AND I HATE IT.
Narrator: COMING UP, A JEALOUS MAID IS SUITED UP IN SPITE...
IF I LOOK LIKE A CREEP IN IT, I'M NOT WEARING IT.
THIS IS RIDICULOUS AT THIS POINT.
...WHILE A MAID OF HONOR PUTS HER BURDEN ON THE BRIDE.
[ Voice breaking ] I DON'T WANT TO LOOK LIKE THIS HUGE,
UGLY BLOB ON HER WEDDING DAY.
Narrator: WHEN BRIDE RENEE GAVE HER PARTY'S TOP SPOT TO A BOY...
MY MAN OF HONOR, AUBREY.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
Narrator: ...HER BEST GIRL WAS FAR FROM PLEASED.
YOU WERE GONNA BE MY MAID OF HONOR, BUT IT'S OKAY.
I GUESS I'LL PICK A MAN, TOO.
THAT GIRL IS FULL OF JEALOUS VENOM.
FOR THE FIRST ROUND, I'M GONNA START OUT
WITH THE BRIDESMAIDS' PICKS BECAUSE I HONESTLY FEEL
LIKE IF I DON'T THROW AMBER A LITTLE ATTENTION,
SHE'S GONNA COME BACK AND STING ME.
OUCH.
HM.
SIMONA IS WEARING A ONE-SHOULDER EGGPLANT DRESS.
SHANTEE IS WEARING A SHORT MAGENTA DRESS.
AMBER IS WEARING A SHORT, TWO-TONED TAFFETA DRESS
WITH LACE.
DO YOU WANT TO START WITH THE FIRST DRESS?
NO TO SIMONA, BUT I'M ACTUALLY OPEN TO THE ONE-SHOULDER.
"H" NO TO SHANTEE.
AND SORRY, AMBER, LIFE IS NOT FAIR.
THAT'S TOO SEXY.
I AGREE. [ CHUCKLES ]
WELL, IT'S THE ONLY ONE I'VE LIKE SO FAR.
I THOUGHT RENEE WOULD BE MORE ON MY SIDE
'CAUSE SHE KNOWS I SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE MAID OF HONOR.
YOU SAID YOU LIKED STRAPLESS. I MEAN, THIS IS STRAPLESS.
WE'RE NOT GOING OUT CLUBBING.
I FEEL LIKE I CAN'T GIVE HER WHAT SHE WANTS
'CAUSE, ACTUALLY, SHE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT SHE WANTS.
OH, LORD JESUS.
YES, I DO KNOW WHAT I WANT,
BUT YOU HAVE AN ATTITUDE RIGHT NOW.
YOU CAN'T BE LIKE THAT.
WELL, THIS IS WHAT I WANT.
AMBER IS JUST BOSSY IN GENERAL,
BUT I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED
AMBER MAY NOT NECESSARILY WANT TO PLEASE RENEE.
LET'S JUST LEAVE IT TO RENEE.
IF I LOOK LIKE A CREEP IN IT, I'M NOT WEARING IT.
I'M SORRY.
THIS IS RIDICULOUS AT THIS POINT.
I CANNOT BELIEVE THE NERVE OF HER --
FLIPPING HER HAIR, ROLLING HER EYES AT ME.
WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?
YOU ARE NOT MY MAID OF HONOR.
YOU ARE NOT THE BRIDE.
I NEED YOU TO STAY IN YOUR LANE. I'LL STAY IN MINE.
Narrator: WHILE THESE BEST FRIENDS
SPEED TOWARD A HEAD-ON COLLISION,
ACROSS THE SALON, BRIDE KIRSTIE'S SEARCH
FOR A LONG GOWN HAS SCREECHED TO A HALT.
[ Voice breaking ] I HATE IT.
I'VE GAINED ALMOST 100 POUNDS IN A YEAR.
IT'S VERY HARD TO BE TRYING ON DRESSES.
WHEN I LOOK IN THE MIRROR, I'M NOT LOOKING AT THE SAME PERSON.
Nikky: I FEEL REALLY BAD FOR JULI.
THIS IS SUCH SENSITIVE TERRITORY,
I'M GONNA NEED LORI'S HELP ON THIS ONE.
OKAY, KIRSTIE, WE'RE GONNA START OFF WITH YOUR CHOICES FIRST.
TORI, COME ON OUT.
TORI IS WEARING A COCKTAIL-LENGTH CHIFFON DRESS.
KAITLIN, COME ON OUT.
KAITLIN'S WEARING A LONG CHIFFON DRESS WITH CRISSCROSS RUCHING.
I DON'T REALLY LIKE IT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
AND OUR MAID OF HONOR, JULI.
JULI'S WEARING A LONG, STRAPLESS CHIFFON DRESS
WITH CRISSCROSS RUCHING.
I LIKE IT.
IT MAKES HER LOOK REALLY ELEGANT.
JULI DOESN'T LOOK VERY HAPPY.
JUST TELL HER. YOU'RE NOT GONNA HURT ANYBODY'S FEELINGS.
IT JUST KIND OF MAKES ME LOOK SQUARE KIND OF.
[ Voice breaking ] I MEAN, I HATE IT.
I DON'T WANT TO MAKE IT ABOUT ME.
I WANT IT ALL TO BE ABOUT HER,
BUT I DON'T WANT TO LOOK LIKE THIS HUGE, UGLY BLOB
ON HER WEDDING DAY.
Kirstie: SEEING JULI UPSET MAKES ME REALLY UPSET,
AND I JUST FEEL BAD THAT I'M MAKING HER GO THROUGH THIS.
WELL, YOU WANT TO PLEASE HER.
RIGHT, BUT I STILL WANT TO HAVE MY VISION.
EXACTLY.
I DIDN'T USED TO BE THIS SIZE, SO WHEN I PUT ON A DRESS...
Lori: I WORRY THAT JULI'S SO UNCOMFORTABLE WITH HERSELF
THAT SHE MAY NOT WANT TO STAND IN THE MAID OF HONOR SPOTLIGHT
ON THE BRIDE'S WEDDING DAY.
[ CRYING ]
Narrator: COMING UP,
A BRIDE ARRIVES A DOZEN BRIDESMAIDS SHORT...
I WON'T SEE ALL THE GIRLS WITH THEIR DRESSES ON
UNTIL THE WEDDING DAY.
Narrator: ...AND ENVY MAKES ONE MAID LOOK FOR THE EXIT.
DO YOU EVEN WANT TO BE IN THE WEDDING, AMBER?
IF YOU WANT TO TAKE ME OUT, GO AHEAD.
[ Voice breaking ] I WANT TO WRING HER NECK.
AUBREY LIKES THE DRESS, SO HELL NO.
I DON'T LIKE IT.
WHAT DON'T YOU LIKE ABOUT IT?
I'M NOT TALKING TO YOU. I WAS TALKING TO RENEE.
I'M HER BEST FRIEND, SO I FEEL LIKE I SHOULD HAVE MORE LEEWAY
EVEN THOUGH I'M NOT THE MAID OF HONOR.
I MEAN, DO YOU EVEN WANT TO BE IN THE WEDDING, AMBER?
I DON'T CARE.
I MEAN, IF YOU WANT TO TAKE ME OUT, GO AHEAD.
I'M IN JEOPARDY OF LOSING ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS.
[ Voice breaking ] I LOVE AMBER, BUT I WANT TO WRING HER NECK.
Narrator: WILL A BEST FRIEND'S WORDS CAUSE A BRIDE TO WEEP?
ACROSS THE SALON, AN ILL-FITTING GOWN
TRIGGERS TEARS ON THE RUNWAY...
I MEAN, I HATE IT.
...AND LEAVES BRIDE KIRSTIE WITH A DIFFICULT DECISION.
WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK? WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
THAT DRESS IS A NO.
[ CHUCKLES ] LET'S JUST TAKE IT OUT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
AFTER EVERYTHING IS OVER WITH, THE WEDDING,
I STILL WANT TO HAVE MY BEST FRIEND.
OKAY, SO, I GOT AN IDEA. LET'S SEE IF IT WORKS, OKAY?
OH, NO.
THIS IS WHAT I WAS THINKING FOR THE BRIDESMAIDS,
AND THIS COMES IN A JUNIOR-BRIDESMAIDS VERSION.
YEAH, THAT'S IT.
LET'S SEE WHAT I CAN FIND FOR JULI.
SO, DIFFERENT BODY TYPES NEED DIFFERENT STYLES.
WE NEED TO BRING HER WAIST IN A LITTLE BIT,
CINCH IN HER WAIST.
A CINCHED WAIST SHOWS OFF HER WAISTLINE,
BRINGS THE EYE BACK UP TO HER BEAUTIFUL FACE.
LOOK, THE FLOWERS ALL COORDINATE.
I DO, TOO.
OH, THAT IS SO PRETTY.
Nikky: TORI IS WEARING A COCKTAIL-LENGTH CHIFFON DRESS
WITH A FLOWER ACCENT.
KAITLIN IS WEARING A JUNIOR-BRIDESMAIDS VERSION
OF THE SAME DRESS.
JULI.
JULI'S WEARING A LONG CHIFFON GOWN
SIMILAR TO THE ONE YOU LIKED IN THE LAST ROUND,
BUT THIS ONE HAS A PRETTY CINCHED WAISTBAND.
WELL, HOW DO YOU LIKE THE DRESSES?
YOU LOVE THE ONE-SHOULDER.
YOU HEAR THAT? SHE LOVES IT.
SHE LOVES THE ONE-SHOULDER.
AND WHAT ABOUT JULI'S DRESS?
I LIKE IT.
Kirstie: SHE LOOKS AMAZING,
BUT I'M WORRIED THAT JULI FEELS SELF-CONSCIOUS ABOUT IT.
OKAY, JULI, WHAT YOU THINK?
I LOVE THIS DRESS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I LIKE THE BOW, I LIKE THE WAIST,
AND THEN I LIKE HOW IT FLOWS OUT.
WHEN I HAVE THIS DRESS ON,
I FEEL LIKE I CAN STAND NEXT TO KIRSTIE
AND LOOK PRETTY NEXT TO HER.
ARE YOU SAYING YES TO THESE DRESSES?
YES. [ LAUGHS ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
IT'S JUST LIKE EVERYTHING IS FALLING INTO PLACE.
I'M SO EXCITED. [ CHUCKLES ]
Narrator: AS BRIDE KIRSTIE'S WEDDING DREAM TAKES SHAPE,
DOWNSTAIRS IN ALTERATIONS, ANOTHER BRIDE ARRIVES,
MISSING MOST OF HER MAIDS.
HI.
MY NAME IS RACHEL CRABTREE,
AND I'M FROM CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE.
MY FIANCé'S NAME IS MATTHEW MUCCIOLO.
MATT PROPOSED LAST THANKSGIVING IN FRONT OF OUR ENTIRE FAMILY.
MY WEDDING IS IN TWO WEEKS,
AND IT'S GONNA BE HELD IN AN HISTORIC HOTEL IN CHATTANOOGA,
SO THAT KIND OF COORDINATES WITH MY VINTAGE WEDDING THEME.
WILL YOU INTRODUCE ME TO EVERYONE?
THIS IS MY MOM, LYNN,
AND THIS IS KATIE, JESSICA, AND NATALIE.
HOW MANY BRIDESMAIDS DO YOU HAVE?
WOW, GOSH.
THAT'S A BIG WEDDING.
I HAD TO HAVE MY FRIENDS FROM HOME, FRIENDS FROM COLLEGE,
SORORITY, SO IT JUST KIND OF KEPT ADDING UP.
BUT EVERYONE LIVES ALL OVER TENNESSEE, CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA,
SO I ONLY HAD THREE THAT WORKED OUT FOR TODAY.
LET'S GET STARTED THEN. [ CHUCKLES ]
I FOUND FOUR DIFFERENT DRESSES
THAT WERE ALL MADE BY THE SAME DESIGNER.
THE GIRLS COULD JUST PICK WHICH ONE
THEY THOUGHT WOULD LOOK BEST ON THEM.
I DO WISH THAT I COULD HAVE SEEN
ALL FOUR DIFFERENT OPTIONS TODAY,
BUT I GUESS THIS IS AS GOOD AS WE CAN GET
FOR TWO WEEKS TILL THE WEDDING.
ALL RIGHT, LADIES, COME ON OUT.
I THINK THEY LOOK GREAT.
I KNOW WE HAVE SOME WORK.
THIS PART HAS TO BE BROUGHT UP.
MINE IS A LITTLE BIT LOOSE UP ON MY SHOULDER.
IT IS A LITTLE SNUG.
THEN THERE'S THIS.
YOU SEE HOW IT STICKS OUT?
THAT MAKES ME FEEL SCARED THAT ALL 15 GIRLS
ARE PROBABLY GONNA NEED TO GET A FEW THINGS DONE.
IT'S DEFINITELY A LITTLE BIT OF ADDED PRESSURE,
SINCE WE ONLY HAVE TWO WEEKS TO GO.
I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS ABOUT IT.
Narrator: COMING UP,
WILL ALL 15 MAIDS BE FIT TO WALK DOWN THE AISLE?
AND CONSULTANT BRANDON TRIES TO REACH A RESENTFUL MAID.
Brandon: ARE YOU REALLY WILLING TO THROW THIS FRIENDSHIP AWAY
OVER A BRIDESMAID'S DRESS?
Narrator: A PURPLE CHIFFON GOWN GETS A BIG "YAY"
FROM BRIDE RENEE...
I LOVE IT!
...AND HER MAN OF HONOR, AUBREY...
I AM WOWED.
Narrator: ...BUT WANNABE MAID OF HONOR AMBER
IS IN NO MOOD TO SAY YES...
THIS ISN'T IT.
IF AUBREY LIKES SOMETHING, I'M NOT WEARING IT.
Narrator: ...AND RENEE WONDERS IF THIS PARTY IS OVER.
DO YOU EVEN WANT TO BE IN THE WEDDING, AMBER?
I DON'T CARE.
I MEAN, IF YOU WANT TO TAKE ME OUT, GO AHEAD.
I'M IN JEOPARDY OF LOSING ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS.
Brandon: AMBER, WE KNOW HOW MUCH YOU'RE UPSET
ABOUT NOT BEING THE MAID OF HONOR.
ARE YOU REALLY WILLING TO THROW THIS FRIENDSHIP AWAY
OVER A BRIDESMAID'S DRESS?
I LOVE YOU, AMBER.
I WANT YOU TO HAVE A GOOD TIME.
I WANT YOU TO WANT TO BE THERE.
I WANT TO BE THERE, BUT I DON'T WANT TO WEAR THIS.
I...[ GROANS ]
I DON'T LIKE TO COMPROMISE.
BUT I WILL.
I DON'T LIKE IT, BUT I'LL WEAR IT FOR YOU.
[ LAUGHS ]
OH, MY GOODNESS.
Amber: AT THE END OF THE DAY,
EVEN IF I'M NOT THE MAID OF HONOR,
OUR FRIENDSHIP RUNS WAY DEEPER THAN A DRESS.
ARE WE SAYING YES TO THIS DRESS?
I'M SAYING YES TO THE DRESS.
I'M HAPPY.
FINDING THE DRESS WAS HARDER THAN I THOUGHT,
BUT I'M VERY HAPPY WHAT THE END RESULT WAS.
I AM EXTREMELY EXCITED TO SEE THE GIRLS WALK DOWN
IN THIS DRESS THAT WE PICKED OUT ON MY WEDDING DAY.
Narrator: BRIDE RENEE CELEBRATES
A PERFECT DRESS AND A SAVED FRIENDSHIP.
AND TWO WEEKS LATER, IT'S BRIDE RACHEL'S BIG DAY,
AND SHE'S ANXIOUS TO SEE ALL 15 MAIDS
IN THEIR FITTED GOWNS FOR THE FIRST TIME.
IT LOOKS FINE. IT LOOKS GOOD.
[ CHUCKLES ]
WE'RE SO EXCITED ABOUT TODAY, YES.
AND WE LOVE OUR DRESSES.
I THINK EVERYBODY LOOKS SO PRETTY AND GLAMOROUS,
AND ALL THE DRESSES TURNED OUT BEAUTIFUL.
Officiant: RACHEL, WILL YOU HAVE MATT TO BE YOUR HUSBAND?
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD...
FROM THIS DAY FORWARD...
...FROM THIS DAY FORWARD...
Matt: FOR BETTER FOR WORSE.
I ANNOUNCE TO YOU THAT THEY ARE HUSBAND AND WIFE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
I THOUGHT THE BRIDESMAIDS WERE GORGEOUS.
THEIR DRESSES WERE AWESOME,
BUT MY WIFE'S DRESS IS BY FAR THE BEST THING I'VE EVER SEEN.
Narrator: EVEN BRIDESMAIDS GET COLD FEET,
BUT A SYMPATHETIC EAR AND AN OPEN HEART
GUARANTEES A WEDDING DAY OF INFINITE HAPPINESS.