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Narrator: TONIGHT ON "SOMETHING BORROWED, SOMETHING NEW,"
KATIE WANTS TO WEAR HER MOM'S DRESS.
I CAN'T THINK OF A BETTER WAY TO START MY MARRIAGE
THAN WEARING THE DRESS THAT MY MOM WORE TO MARRY MY DAD.
Narrator: MOM WANTS KATIE TO WEAR HER DRESS.
WHATEVER YOU PICK IS OKAY. BUT IF YOU WANT A RIDE HOME...
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
BUT WHEN KATIE IS BLINDSIDED...
I DIDN'T EXPECT TO FALL SO DEEPLY IN LOVE
WITH A NEW DRESS, AND IT'S PERFECT.
Narrator: ...MOM'S DRESS MAY BE UP FOR GRABS.
SOMEBODY'S WEARING THAT DRESS,
WHETHER IT'S KATIE OR ONE OF YOU TWO.
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
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
HI, GUYS.
HELLO!
HI, MOM.
HI!
KATIE LOVES THE IDEA OF WEARING MOM'S DRESS DOWN THE AISLE
BUT DOESN'T LOVE THE DRESS.
HI, I'M KATIE, I'M 26, AND I AM FROM CALEDONIA, NEW YORK.
KATIE, WE'D LOVE TO KNOW ALL ABOUT YOUR WEDDING.
WE ARE HAVING A WINTER WEDDING.
WE ARE GETTING MARRIED ON VALENTINE'S DAY.
COLORS ARE PURPLE AND RED, SO IT'LL BE VERY ELEGANT AND REGAL.
MOM DOESN'T LIKE PURPLE AND RED.
I'M GETTING USED TO IT.
JUST THE COLORS INITIALLY -- I SAID, "PURPLE AND RED?"
BUT SHE HAS A VISION, SO I'M TRYING REALLY HARD.
IS IT A LITERAL VALENTINE'S -- LIKE, A BIG LOVEFEST?
THERE WILL BE A LOT OF PERSONAL TOUCHES,
BUT IT'S NOT GONNA BE, LIKE, CHEESY, OVER-THE-TOP --
VALENTINES, HEARTS EVERYWHERE.
I WANT TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR FIANCé.
HE'S A GREAT GUY. CORY AND I WENT TO THE SAME HIGH SCHOOL.
WE RECONNECTED SIX YEARS LATER VIA SOCIAL MEDIA,
AND WE HAVE BEEN TOGETHER EVER SINCE.
WE HAVE A TWO-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER NAMED CALLIE.
HE DOESN'T TAKE THINGS SERIOUSLY THE WAY THAT I DO,
AND I THINK THAT WE JUST REALLY BALANCE EACH OTHER OUT.
SINCE YOU'RE GETTING MARRIED ON VALENTINE'S DAY,
DO YOU PLAN ON HAVING A SWEETHEART NECKLINE?
YES, I DO.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I KNEW IT.
I SEE MYSELF IN --
IN MY DRESS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
MAYBE.
I WORKED REALLY HARD TO GET MY BODY BACK
AFTER HAVING MY DAUGHTER,
AND SO I'D REALLY LIKE SOMETHING THAT SHOWS THAT OFF.
HAVE YOU TRIED ON DRESSES YET?
I HAVE NOT SHOPPED AT ALL.
HOWEVER, I WAS MARRIED BEFORE.
I REALLY KIND OF REGRETTED NOT WEARING MY MOM'S DRESS
THE FIRST TIME,
BUT I'M REALLY THANKFUL THAT I DIDN'T,
BECAUSE I CAN'T THINK OF A BETTER WAY TO START MY MARRIAGE
THAN WEARING THE DRESS THAT MY MOM WORE TO MARRY MY DAD.
AWW.
YAY.
MOM, TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR DRESS
AND ABOUT YOUR WEDDING DAY.
I FOUND MY DRESS AT A DEPARTMENT STORE IN 1986.
IT WAS PERFECT FOR ME. IT HAD JUST ENOUGH SPARKLE.
IT FIT ME JUST RIGHT. IT FELL JUST RIGHT.
THE DAY MY HUSBAND AND I GOT MARRIED, NOBODY WAS SAYING,
"THIS IS A MARRIAGE OF A BLACK MAN TO A WHITE WOMAN."
IT WAS TWO PEOPLE VERY MUCH IN LOVE,
AND THIS DRESS REPRESENTS THAT TO ME.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT WAS VERY SPECIAL THEN,
AND IT'S STILL VERY SPECIAL NOW.
MY PARENTS HAVE JUST SET AN AMAZING EXAMPLE
FOR WHAT LOVE AND MARRIAGE SHOULD LOOK LIKE.
IT JUST WOULD REALLY MEAN A LOT TO ME.
BUT MY MOM'S DRESS NEEDS A LITTLE UPDATING.
WELL, THE SLEEVES WILL BE -- SHE'S ALWAYS HATED THE SLEEVES.
THAT'S HER FAVORITE PART.
AND SLEEVES ARE REALLY ON TREND.
NOT THESE KIND OF SLEEVES.
[ LAUGHTER ]
ALL RIGHT, WELL, IT AIN'T OVER TILL IT'S OVER.
I KNOW.
BUT I DO WANT TO SEE THIS DRESS,
SO, MOM, CAN YOU BRING IT OUT FOR US?
I WILL! PLEASE DON'T LAUGH, SAM.
Narrator: THE LONG-SLEEVE, SATIN GOWN HAS A UNIQUE LACE GODET TRAIN
AND IS COVERED IN APPLIQUéS.
IT'S VERY ROMANTIC.
IT DIDN'T COME OUT OF THE BAG AND SCREAM AT ME
LIKE A LOT OF THESE '80s DRESSES DO.
IT'S IN GOOD CONDITION. THE LACE IS REALLY PRETTY.
THE SLEEVES AREN'T ATROCIOUS.
I'M A LITTLE THROWN-OFF
'CAUSE THE LACE IS SO DIFFERENT FROM WHAT'S ON TOP,
SO THIS INSET FEELS ALMOST LIKE AN AFTERTHOUGHT.
IT DOES FEEL LIKE TWO SEPARATE DRESSES,
BUT I LIKE THE TWO SEPARATE ELEMENTS.
IT WOULD LOOK NICE AS A SKIRT FOR YOU.
YEAH, YOU KNOW WHAT?
I COULD DO A LITTLE CANCAN ACTION IN THIS.
OH, MY GOD.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I KNOW WHAT I'M GONNA FIND FOR YOU
IS GOING TO MAKE YOU FEEL MAYBE A LITTLE BIT SEXY,
BUT VERY CLASSIC AND VERY CHIC.
I NEED TO KNOW WHAT MY BUDGET IS AND WHAT I'M WORKING WITH.
MY BUDGET IT $1,000.
ALL RIGHT. TOTALLY DOABLE.
SO, HAVE FUN WITH KELLY AND THE MASTERPIECE HERE,
AND I'LL SEE YOU SOON.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. BYE.
Narrator: KATIE'S ALWAYS DREAMT SHE'D WEAR MOM'S DRESS,
BUT WITHOUT SOME HELP, IT MIGHT JUST STAY A DREAM.
MOM, YOU HAVE THREE DAUGHTERS.
MM-HMM.
AND KATIE IS THE ONLY ONE THAT'S EVER SHOWN INTEREST
IN THIS DRESS?
ABSOLUTELY.
THE OTHER TWO REALLY, REALLY DON'T LIKE IT.
THEY DIDN'T CARE TO TRY IT ON.
THEY DIDN'T EVEN LIKE IT WHEN THEY WERE LITTLE GIRLS.
KATIE'S THE ONLY ONE THAT PUT IT ON,
WORE YOUR HEELS AROUND THE HOUSE.
YES. SHE HAS AN ATTACHMENT TO THE DRESS,
SO I THINK IT DEFINITELY WILL BE A FACTOR.
WELL, LET'S SEE HER IN IT ONE LAST TIME THE WAY IT WAS.
DO WE HAVE KLEENEX?
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
KATIE, ARE YOU READY?
Katie: YES, I AM.
COME ON OUT!
[ CHUCKLES, SNIFFLES ]
IT LOOKS A LOT BETTER ON THAN IT DID ON SAM'S LAP, HUH?
[ SNIFFLES ]
WHY ARE YOU GIGGLING? IT'S NOT THAT BAD!
I FEEL LIKE THIS DRESS WAS MADE THE YEAR I WAS BORN,
WHICH I'M PRETTY SURE IT WAS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
IT FEELS REALLY SPECIAL TO BE IN MY MOM'S DRESS,
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IT'S INCREDIBLY UNCOMFORTABLE
AND JUST NOT ME AT ALL.
I LIKE THE LOW-CUT BACK AND THE LONG TRAIN.
I LOVE THE LACE AND THE BEADING ON THE BODICE.
I DO NOT LIKE THE SLEEVES AT ALL.
I DO NOT CARE FOR WHATEVER THESE FRINGE-Y THINGS ARE HANGING OFF.
AND I ALSO DON'T LIKE THE FULLNESS OF THE SKIRT.
I PREFER SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE FITTED.
SO, YOU CAN WORK WITH THIS.
YES, I CAN.
I CAN'T WAIT.
FROM THIS POINT FORWARD, I'M JUST WORRIED
THAT WE CUT UP MY MOM'S DRESS AND THEN I DON'T LIKE IT
OR DON'T CHOOSE TO WEAR IT.
I STILL KIND OF WANT IT TO LOOK LIKE MY MOM'S DRESS.
I WANT SOMETHING MORE MODERN,
BUT I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT THE DRESS I'M WEARING
IS THE DRESS THAT MY MOM WORE.
THANK YOU.
WELL, I AGREE WITH YOU.
I WANT TO REUSE AS MUCH OF YOUR MOM'S FABRIC AS I POSSIBLY CAN.
SO MY PLAN IS TO REUSE THE SATIN AT THE BODICE.
AND I WANT TO START RIGHT UNDERNEATH THE BUSTLINE
AND RUCHE IT ALL THE WAY DOWN INTO A DROP WAIST.
'CAUSE THIS TOP'S GONNA BE ORGANZA.
THE BODICE WILL BE THE ORIGINAL SATIN.
I'M JUST GONNA LAYER IT WITH APPLIQUéS AND FLOWERS.
I LIKE A BIG FLOWER DETAIL.
OKAY, GOOD.
SO, LET ME HAVE YOU STAND UP.
I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT A COUPLE THINGS
AND SHOW YOU HOW MORE IT'S GONNA FIT.
THE SLEEVES ARE REALLY AWFUL.
[ GASPS ]
[ LAUGHING ]
OH, GOSH.
I KNEW IT WAS COMING, BUT --
OH, I KIND OF LIKE THAT STYLE.
THAT'S BETTER.
I EXPECT A LITTLE CUT,
AND SHE WENT RIGHT UP THE SLEEVE AND AROUND THE SLEEVE.
AND...I DIDN'T EXPECT TO FEEL IT IN MY GUT.
I LOVE THE MEANING BEHIND THIS DRESS,
BUT THERE IS A LOT OF BEAUTIFUL DRESSES OUT THERE,
AND I DON'T WANT TO REWORK MY MOM'S DRESS
AND HAVE HER BE CRUSHED THAT I PICKED SOMETHING ELSE.
IT'LL BE FINE EITHER WAY. WHATEVER YOU PICK IS OKAY.
BUT IF YOU WANT A RIDE HOME...
[ LAUGHTER ]
Narrator: COMING UP...
I LOVE THIS DRESS.
YOU REALLY, REALLY LIKE IT?
IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE SQUISHED TOILET PAPER ROLLS
ON THE BOTTOM?
MOTHER.
Narrator: NOW THAT HER SISTERS HAVE ARRIVED, KATIE'S READY TO SHOP.
SAM HAS A BUDGET OF $1,000
TO FIND THE PERFECT VALENTINE'S DAY GOWN.
WHO ARE THESE TWO OVER HERE?
THIS IS WHAT WE CALL THE BLACK KARDASHIAN FAMILY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
WHO'S KIM?
OHH.
DON'T POINT AT ME!
DON'T POINT AT ME!
THESE ARE MY SISTERS, CHELSEA AND DANIELLE.
HI, CHELSEA. HI, DANIELLE. NICE TO MEET YOU GUYS.
WELL, YOUR BEAUTIFUL SISTER'S GETTING MARRIED,
AND I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR WHAT YOU GUYS WANT TO SEE HER IN.
SHE'S BEEN WORKING ON THAT BODY FOR A WHILE,
SO I'M THINKING SOMETHING FITTED.
I WOULD LOVE A LITTLE BLING ON THERE. THAT WOULD BE NICE.
I JUST THINK SOMETHING VERY MODERN AND FLASHY.
MOM, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE?
I WOULD LIKE HER IN MY DRESS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
ALL RIGHT.
I'M GONNA TAKE HER SHOPPING.
I WILL SEE YOU GUYS IN A FEW MINUTES, OKAY?
OKAY!
THANK YOU.
Sam: KATIE HAS A $1,000 BUDGET,
SO I'M GONNA BE LOOKING AT DESIGNER DRESSES
THAT ARE ON SALE,
SO I CAN GET A LOT OF *** FOR HER BUCK.
MOM, ARE YOU GONNA CRY ALREADY?
MAYBE!
OH, MY GOSH.
[ LAUGHTER ]
OKAY, GIRLS,
THIS DRESS IS VERY CLASSIC, VERY CLEAN LINES.
OHH. I WANT IT TO BE UGLY.
KATIE, PLEASE COME OUT AND SHOW US THIS DRESS.
OH.
HMM.
IT'S NOT --
IT'S BORING.
IT'S BORING.
IT'S PRETTY PLAIN.
IT'S PRETTY, BUT I THINK IT'S A LITTLE TOO SIMPLE.
SO, YOU DO LIKE A LITTLE BLING, THEN?
YES.
OR A LOT, YOU KNOW.
Sam: OR A LOT.
WELL, LET ME TELL YOU WHY I CHOSE THIS DRESS.
IT'S A SILK SATIN, SO IT LOOKS VERY EXPENSIVE.
IT GIVES YOU THAT REGAL QUALITY WITHOUT BEING TOO OVER-THE-TOP.
THE RUCHING ON TOP OF THE DRESS
REALLY CREATES THAT PERFECT HOURGLASS CURVE.
THE DETAIL HERE IS ACTUALLY ALL SEA PEARLS AND RIBBON LACE,
SO IT HIGHLIGHTS THE SWEETHEART NECKLINE
WITHOUT BEING TOO OVERWHELMING.
THIS DRESS IS BY LA SPOSA, AND IT'S PART OF THE SAMPLE SALE.
SALE PRICE IS $590, WHICH IS DOWN FROM 1,500 BUCKS,
SO PRETTY GOOD DEAL.
I THINK IT'S TOO BORING,
AND I THINK IT LOOKS TOO MUCH LIKE A RED-CARPET DRESS
AS OPPOSED TO A WEDDING DRESS.
I AGREE. WE DEFINITELY NEED SOME MORE SPARKLE.
IT'S MISSING THE "WOW."
'CAUSE IT'S NOT YOUR MAMA'S DRESS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
OUR MOTHER IS PUSHING THE FACT THAT THE ONLY DRESS
THAT HAS THE "WOW" FACTOR IS HER DRESS.
I WILL BE BACK WITH ANOTHER DRESS.
COME WITH ME.
OKAY.
THE "WOW" FACTOR I SEE IN HER DRESS
IS "WOW, THAT DRESS IS OLD."
HI, GUYS.
HI.
HELLO.
THIS DRESS IS DIRECTLY FROM KATIE'S INSPIRATION.
THE BOTTOM IS VERY DRAMATIC, THE TOP IS VERY SIMPLE,
AND I ADDED A LITTLE BELT FOR FLAIR.
OKAY.
OKAY. WE'LL SEE.
KATIE, PLEASE COME OUT AND SHOW US THE NEXT DRESS.
WHOA.
WOW.
OH, HONEY.
I GOT TISSUES.
I HAVE TISSUES.
OH, MY GOODNESS, KATIE.
I [ LAUGHS ] -- I LOVE THIS DRESS.
YOU'RE GONNA MAKE ME CRY.
KATIE, THIS DRESS
IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU DESCRIBED AS YOUR DREAM DRESS.
THE TOP IS A SWEETHEART NECKLINE.
IT'S ALL DONE IN ORGANZA,
SO IT'S GOT THAT LIGHT, ETHEREAL QUALITY TO IT.
AND I WENT AHEAD AND ADDED THIS BELT
TO GIVE YOU GUYS SOME BLING.
THE BACK ALSO HAS A CORSETED STYLE,
WHICH IS WONDERFUL TO REALLY PULL YOU IN
AND SHOW OFF THAT BODY YOU'VE WORKED SO ***.
YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF PLEATING AND A LOT OF LAYERING DETAIL
THAT MAKE IT A LITTLE MORE ABSTRACT. IT'S A WORK OF ART.
IT'S BY MAGGIE SOTERO. IT'S $1,000 EXACTLY.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL. I THINK IT'S VERY CLASSY.
YOU REALLY, REALLY LIKE IT?
IT'S DOESN'T LOOK LIKE SQUISHED TOILET PAPER ROLLS
ON THE BOTTOM?
I LOVE IT.
MOTHER, THAT IS NOT SQUISHED TOILET PAPER.
[ LAUGHS ] IT IS!
MOM, I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE TRYING TO DRIVE THIS TRAIN
IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION.
BUT WE HAVE MORE DRESSES TO SEE.
WE'LL SEE YOU GUYS IN A MINUTE.
SO, HOW YOU FEELING RIGHT NOW, MOM?
KELLY DOES A LOT OF GREAT DRESSES. I'M OKAY.
I KNOW.
I SAW THE LOOK ON HER FACE, BUT I THINK WE'RE GOOD.
Kelly: FOR KATIE'S DRESS,
I WANT TO GIVE HER A MODERN SWEETHEART NECKLINE
WITH A LITTLE BIT OF A RUNWAY DRAPE.
MY PLAN IS TO USE ALL OF MOM'S WHITE SATIN
AND TO REMAKE KATIE'S BODICE.
KATIE HAS SMALLER HIPS AND WANTS A ***-POPPING DRESS,
SO I'M GONNA GIVE HER A DROP WAIST
WITH A FIT-AND-FLARE SKIRT TO GIVE HER A LITTLE MORE FULLNESS.
FOR THE BACK, I WANT TO POLISH IT OFF WITH ONE OF MOM'S BOWS
AND JUST ADD A LITTLE BIT OF APPLIQUé TO TOUCH IT UP.
HI, GUYS.
HI.
Amanda: HI, SAM.
SO, I WANTED TO CHOOSE A DRESS FOR KATIE
THAT REMINDED ME OF HER VALENTINE'S DAY WEDDING.
KATIE, COME ON OUT.
[ WOMEN GASP ]
OH.
OH, MY GOSH.
WOW.
Danielle: WOW.
THAT --
KATIE, IT'S STUNNING.
I LOVE THIS DRESS.
NOW I'M GETTING TEARY. [ LAUGHS ]
SO, KATIE, I CHOSE THIS DRESS 'CAUSE I THOUGHT IT REALLY SPOKE
TO THE VALENTINE'S THEME OF YOUR WEDDING.
I ACTUALLY LOVED HOW YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'RE WRAPPED UP
LIKE A LITTLE GIFT AT THE WAIST.
AND I AM.
THIS IS A CLASSIC SWEETHEART NECKLINE,
BUT THEN THERE'S SCALLOPING
AND BEAUTIFUL PEARL AND SWAROVSKI CRYSTAL EMBELLISHMENT
THAT FRAME YOUR BUSTLINE.
YOU'LL SEE A LITTLE BIT OF BLING AND SPARKLE AND PEARL DETAIL.
AND YOU GET THE TRAIN THAT YOU WERE LOOKING FOR,
WITH THAT GORGEOUS SCALLOP-LACE END.
I THINK IT'S THE PERFECT COMBINATION OF SEXY BUT CLASSY.
SO, KATIE, YOU'RE GONNA LOVE THIS.
THIS IS ANOTHER SAMPLE DRESS.
IT'S BY MAGGIE SOTERO. THE ORIGINAL PRICE IS $1,900
AND THE SALE PRICE -- $570.
All: WOW.
YOU CAN THANK ME LATER.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I THINK MOM'S IN TROUBLE HERE.
YEAH, I AGREE.
Amanda: I MIGHT BE IN TROUBLE WITH MYSELF.
I REALLY, REALLY LIKE THIS DRESS.
THIS IS GORGEOUS.
Narrator: USUALLY RESERVED KATIE
HAD EMOTIONAL REACTIONS TO ALL THE BEAUTIFUL GOWNS.
CHOOSING ONE AS HER "SOMETHING NEW" WILL NOT BE EASY.
KATIE, PLEASE COME OUT AND SHOW US WHAT YOU CHOSE.
OH, YES.
OKAY.
OKAY, I HAVE TISSUES.
I LOVE YOU.
Narrator: KATIE FELL IN LOVE WITH THE RUCHED ORGANZA MERMAID
AND ITS DRAMATIC ROSETTE-COVERED SKIRT.
BUT CHOOSING THIS DRESS MEANS SO MUCH MORE.
[ Crying ] THE FIRST TIME I GOT MARRIED,
I KNEW DEEP DOWN THAT IT WASN'T RIGHT.
AND I WORRIED SO MUCH ABOUT DISAPPOINTING PEOPLE
AND WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THOUGHT
THAT I DIDN'T HAVE THE COURAGE...
...TO STAND UP FOR MYSELF.
AND IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT I REALLY BE TRUE TO MYSELF
THIS TIME AROUND.
AND I JUST -- I LOVE THIS DRESS.
I THINK THAT IT'S PERFECT, AND IT'S ME.
AND IF I DIDN'T CHOOSE IT, I KNOW THAT I WOULD REGRET IT.
[ SNIFFLES ]
COME HERE, HONEY.
OH, YOU'RE KILLING ME, KATIE.
I DIDN'T KNOW HOW HURT SHE WAS THEN.
I DIDN'T KNOW HOW THE HURT STILL BOTHERED HER.
AND TODAY, SHE WAS ABLE TO LET GO OF THAT.
[ SIGHS DEEPLY ]
Kelly: AS I'M TAKING THE APPLIQUéS OFF OF MOM'S DRESS,
I'M NOTICING A LOT OF SCARRING ON THE SATIN.
THIS OCCURS WHEN SOMETHING IS ALREADY SEWN ON TOP
AND THEN IS REMOVED.
NOW WITH ALL OF THE SCARRING, I HAVE TO RECONFIGURE MY PLAN.
MY NEW PLAN IS TO CUT BIAS STRIPS OUT OF MOM'S SKIRT,
SEW THEM ALL TOGETHER,
AND THEN OVERLAY A LAYER OF ORGANZA
TO GIVE IT ANOTHER DESIGN ELEMENT
BUT ALSO HIDE THE SCARRING.
SO, I'M NOW I'M GETTING A LITTLE CONCERNED
THAT I MIGHT RUN OUT OF FABRIC.
Narrator: COMING UP...
MAYBE THERE WOULD BE HOPE THAT ONE OF THEM
COULD STILL WEAR MY DRESS. NO?
MNH-MNH.
DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH.
SHE BETTER HAVE ANOTHER BABY. THAT BABY CAN WEAR IT.
Narrator: KATIE DISCOVERED SOMETHING WITHIN HERSELF
WHEN SHE CHOSE THIS COUTURE-STYLED ORGANZA GOWN
WITH ITS ROSETTE-COVERED SKIRT.
I LOVE THIS DRESS.
YOU'RE GONNA MAKE ME CRY.
KATIE, DID YOU GUYS HAVE FUN SHOPPING WITH SAM?
I DIDN'T EXPECT TO FALL SO DEEPLY IN LOVE WITH A NEW DRESS.
AND IT'S PERFECT.
I DIDN'T EXPECT HER REACTION IN THE NEW DRESS.
IT REALLY CAUGHT US ALL OFF GUARD, I THINK.
BUT IF SHE CHOOSES THE NEW DRESS,
MAYBE THERE WOULD BE HOPE THAT ONE OF THEM
COULD STILL WEAR MY DRESS. NO?
MNH-MNH.
DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH.
SHE BETTER HAVE ANOTHER BABY. THAT BABY CAN WEAR IT.
SOMEBODY'S WEARING THAT DRESS,
WHETHER IT'S KATIE OR ONE OF YOU TWO.
TRUST ME.
WELL, I THINK WE SHOULD TRY IT ON.
ALL RIGHT.
YEAH?
ALL RIGHT.
Amanda: GOOD LUCK.
Sam: SO, MOM, ONCE THE BORROWED DRESS COMES OUT
AND WE ALL HAVE OUR BEAUTIFUL MOMENT WITH IT,
IS IT GONNA BREAK YOUR HEART A LITTLE BIT TO SEE IT CHANGED?
IT PROBABLY WILL,
BUT I'VE GONE FROM BEING EMOTIONALLY ATTACHED
TO THE DRESS AS A SYMBOL OF MY RELATIONSHIP WITH MY HUSBAND
TO SOMETHING NEW AND EXCITING AND WHAT'S TO COME.
I HAVE KNOTS IN MY STOMACH.
I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE WONDERFUL
BUT EMOTIONAL JUST THE SAME.
I HAVE A BEAUTIFUL BRIDE BACK HERE
WHO'S GONNA BE JUST AS SURPRISED AS YOU ARE
WHEN SHE SEES THE DRESS.
OKAY.
OHH!
COME ON OUT, KATIE.
[ GASPS ] OH, MY GOSH!
WOW.
HERE IT COMES.
YEP.
[ LAUGHTER ]
WOW.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL!
IT FEELS REALLY SPECIAL...
[ LAUGHS ]
...THAT YOU MADE THIS DRESS.
YOU ARE REALLY SPECIAL. [ CHUCKLES ]
Chelsea: IT'S PRETTY.
[ Voice breaking ] I DIDN'T EXPECT TO LIKE IT SO MUCH.
AND I KNOW SHE LOVES IT.
I LOVE YOU.
[ SIGHS ]
IT'S DEFINITELY A LITTLE MORE MODERN.
[ LAUGHTER ]
YEAH, JUST A LITTLE BIT.
Narrator: THE GOWN THAT KATIE PLAYED DRESS-UP IN
HAS TURNED INTO A LIGHT AND AIRY ORGANZA GOWN
WITH A SILK FLOWER DETAIL.
IT'S JUST -- IT'S SO COMFORTABLE.
IT REALLY DOES FEEL LIKE I'M WEARING A SLIP.
IT'S SO LIGHT AND AIRY, AND IT WAS MADE FOR ME.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I LOVE IT.
Kelly: LET ME TELL YOU WHAT I DID.
YOU'RE HAVING A VALENTINE'S DAY WEDDING,
WHICH I THINK IS ALREADY SPECIAL,
SO I LOVE THE SWEETHEART NECKLINE.
IT'S VERY APPROPRIATE.
AND THE FLOWERS FOR VALENTINE'S DAY, I THINK, ARE A NICE DETAIL.
I DRAPED THE ORGANZA OVER YOUR MOM'S ORIGINAL BODICE.
THIS IS ALL YOURS, MOM.
UNDERNEATH, IT'S ALL OF THE ORIGINAL SATIN.
THERE WAS A BIT OF DAMAGE TO MOM'S DRESS.
IT HAD SOME HOLES IN IT ONCE I TOOK OFF ALL THE APPLIQUéS.
SO I HAD TO PLEAT IT AND RUCHE IT
IN A WAY THAT THEY WERE HIDDEN.
I INCORPORATED SOME OF YOUR MOM'S APPLIQUéS
THROUGHOUT THE BODICE WITH THE ORIGINAL SEQUINS
AND THE ORIGINAL PEARLS.
YAY.
AND I KEPT THE TRAIN.
IT'S THE GODET OF YOUR ORIGINAL DRESS
WITH THE ORGANZA ON THE SIDES.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL THAT WAY.
I WAS ABLE TO MAKE YOU A VALENTINE'S DAY WEDDING DRESS
FOR ONLY $725.
[ SIGHS ]
AS MUCH AS I LOVE THIS DRESS,
UNCLENCH YOUR HANDS AND RELAX,
TAKE A GOOD LOOK, AND DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR YOU.
PART OF ME WISHES I COULD TAKE THE TOP OF THIS
AND THE BOTTOM OF THE OTHER ONE AND PUT THEM TOGETHER.
BUT I LOVE THIS DRESS. IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
I LOVE MY "SOMETHING BORROWED"
BECAUSE LOVE THE RUCHING ON THE BODICE,
THE FLOWINESS OF THE SKIRT,
AND I'M ABSOLUTELY IN LOVE WITH THE FLOWER DETAIL.
BUT MY SOMETHING NEW -- I FEEL AMAZING.
IT HUGS MY BODY IN ALL THE RIGHT PLACES.
IT WAS EVERYTHING THAT I HAD BEEN DREAMING OF.
I PRAY THAT I MAKE THE DECISION THAT IS RIGHT FOR ME
AND THAT I WILL HAVE NO REGRETS.
BEFORE YOU MAKE YOUR DECISION, KNOW THAT WE LOVE YOU
AND WHATEVER YOU CHOOSE, IT WILL BE PERFECT.
OKAY.
IT WOULD MEAN SO MUCH TO WEAR MOM'S DRESS.
DOES IT MEAN MORE TO YOU AT THIS POINT,
OR YOU THINK IT MEANS MORE TO MOM?
THIS IS TOUGH.
Narrator: KATIE LOVES WHAT THE BORROWED DRESS REPRESENTS,
BUT THE NEW DRESS MEANS A NEW BEGINNING.
CHOOSING A DRESS FOR HER SECOND TRIP DOWN THE AISLE
HAS KATIE TORN.
YOU'RE HER SISTERS.
FAMILY HISTORY ASIDE, WHAT WOULD YOU PUT HER IN?
SHE LOOKED BEAUTIFUL IN BOTH,
BUT I'M STICKING TO MY GUNS, AND I'M SAYING SOMETHING NEW.
I'M GOING WITH THE SOMETHING NEW, ALSO.
THAT DRESS WAS JUST A SHOWSTOPPER.
MOM?
UGH. I WOULD STILL LOVE TO SEE HER IN MY DRESS.
Katie: I'M LOOKING AT THESE TWO DRESSES.
ON ONE HAND, THE BORROWED DRESS IS BEAUTIFUL.
IT WAS MADE JUST FOR ME,
AND THERE'S SO MUCH MEANING BEHIND IT.
BUT THE NEW DRESS IS EVERYTHING THAT I'VE BEEN SEARCHING FOR.
IT'S BREATHTAKING.
I KNOW THAT I HAVE A BIG DECISION TO MAKE.
I JUST PRAY FOR CLARITY.
SO, HOW YOU FEELING RIGHT NOW?
THIS IS TOUGH.
I FEEL LIKE THIS ONE IS WHAT I'VE WANTED.
IT'S VERY MODERN.
AND THIS ONE IS TIMELESS.
I CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE THAT'S MOM'S DRESS.
YOU AND ME BOTH.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
IT WOULD MEAN SO MUCH TO WEAR MOM'S DRESS.
DOES IT MEAN MORE TO YOU AT THIS POINT,
OR YOU THINK IT MEANS MORE TO MOM?
YOU CAN'T JUST PICK IT BASED ON MAKING MOM HAPPY.
THEY BOTH HAVE ELEMENTS OF WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR
AND A LOT OF SIMILARITIES,
BUT THEY'RE ALSO VERY DIFFERENT.
AND I COULD REALLY SEE MYSELF WEARING BOTH OF THESE DRESSES.
YOU REALLY HAVE TO GO WITH WHAT'S IN YOUR HEART
AND GO WITH YOUR GUT.
WHATEVER ONE MAKES YOU HAPPY.
SO ARE YOU READY TO FIND OUT?
Both: YES.
ABSOLUTELY.
WILL IT BE SOMETHING BORROWED?
OR WILL KATIE SAY "I DO" IN SOMETHING NEW?
KATIE, PLEASE COME OUT AND SHOW US YOUR WEDDING DRESS.
AWW.
OH, MY GOSH.
I KNEW IT.
YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.
OH, MY GOSH.
[ LAUGHS ]
Narrator: CARRYING THE LOVE HER PARENTS SHARE DOWN THE AISLE,
KATIE HAS CHOSEN SOMETHING BORROWED --
THE FLOWING ORGANZA
WITH A SWEETHEART NECKLINE AND FLOWER DETAIL.
I CANNOT BELIEVE SHE PICKED MY DRESS.
I THOUGHT I WAS EXCITED FOR THE WEDDING BEFORE.
NOW I'M REALLY EXCITED.
[ Voice breaking ] THIS DRESS JUST MEANS SO MUCH.
AND I HOPE THAT SOMEDAY I CAN PASS THIS TO MY DAUGHTER.
IT'S MORE THAN I COULD HAVE HOPED FOR.
I PICKED THE PERFECT DRESS.
KATIE, WHY DON'T YOU MAKE A TOAST?
HERE'S TO A NEW BEGINNING.
I AGREE.
THAT'S A GOOD ONE.
CHEERS.