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Narrator: THE HUNT FOR THE PERFECT BRIDESMAIDS DRESS
CAN BRING YOU CLOSER TO YOUR KIN.
IT LOOKS VERY ELEGANT.
MM, NO, IT DOESN'T.
BUT SOMETIMES, THAT KIN IS LESS THAN KIND.
THIS IS MY SISTER'S WEDDING, AND I WANT TO STAND OUT.
DOESN'T DO ANYTHING FOR HER FIGURE.
THIS IS HORRIBLE.
UGH!
MAMA-IN-LAW KNOWS BEST.
ZIP IT.
IT'S LOOKING LIKE A HOT MESS.
I DON'T LIKE THE DRESS.
IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO TERMINATE.
MY 10-MONTH-OLD GRANDDAUGHTER'S BETTER BEHAVED.
Narrator: IT'S UP TO LORI'S TEAM...
IT'S D-DAY!
...TO REMIND THEM THE BRIDE'S THE BOSS...
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
LOVE-LOVE-LOVE IT.
All: YAY!
...AND PUT THAT FAMILY FEUD TO REST
FOR THE BIG DAY.
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Narrator: BEFORE THE DAY'S APPOINTMENTS,
SALON OWNER LORI AND MANAGER KRYSTAL
SCHOOL THE BRIDESMAIDS TEAM ON HANDLING STUBBORN RELATIVES.
JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE A FAMILY MEMBER
DOESN'T MAKE YOU THE BOSS, HONEY.
THE BRIDE HAS BEEN DREAMING ABOUT THIS DAY HER WHOLE LIFE.
SO YOU CAN'T LET ALL THESE OTHER PEOPLE
TAKE OVER THE APPOINTMENTS.
PUT YOUR FOOT DOWN!
THAT'S RIGHT. LISTEN TO THE BOSS RIGHT HERE, GUYS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
Narrator: THAT'S ADVICE CONSULTANT BRANDON WILL NEED
AS HE FINDS OUT WHO'S THE BOSS OF THIS BRIDAL PARTY.
THAT'S ME.
MY NAME IS LAURIN MAULDIN, I'M 24 YEARS OLD,
AND I'M FROM CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA.
MY FIANCĂ©'S NAME IS HOUSTON REULE.
HE'S AMAZING. I LOVE HIM SO MUCH.
MY BRIDAL GOWN -- IT'S AN IVORY COLOR,
AND IT'S VERY SPARKLY.
WHO HAVE YOU BROUGHT WITH YOU TODAY?
TODAY, I BROUGHT MY BRIDESMAIDS TAYLOR, JORDAN,
HILLARY, KATIE, LINDSAY.
I PICKED THIS GROUP OF WOMEN
BECAUSE WE WENT TO NURSING SCHOOL TOGETHER.
THEY'RE MY ABSOLUTE BEST FRIENDS.
AND MY BEAUTIFUL MOM.
I'M MICKEY.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
AND THIS IS MY FUTURE MOTHER-IN-LAW, SANDY.
YOU DIDN'T CALL ME BEAUTIFUL.
OHH.
I'VE BEEN LIVING WITH MY FUTURE IN-LAWS
FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW.
I STAY THERE 'CAUSE IT'S CLOSER TO MY SCHOOL.
LIVING WITH YOUR IN-LAWS WHILE YOU'RE PLANNING A WEDDING
CAN DEFINITELY BE STRESSFUL.
WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR TODAY?
I KNOW I WANT BLUE.
AND I'VE SEEN SOME REALLY SUPER CUTE KNEE-LENGTH DRESSES.
AND IT NEEDS TO BE LONG.
THAT'S MORE ELEGANT.
OH, NO!
MY SON, HOUSTON, IS JUST AS MUCH A PART OF THIS WEDDING AS HER,
AND I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO VOICE MY OPINION, TOO,
AS A MOTHER-IN-LAW.
I DEFINITELY WANT LONG DRESSES.
UM, I STILL REALLY LIKE SHORT DRESSES, THOUGH.
DUN-DUN-DUN.
OH, MY GOD.
MONSTER-IN-LAW VERSUS THE BRIDE.
THIS IS A PRETTY SITUATION.
SO, I KNOW YOU WANT SHORT. SO WHAT ABOUT THIS DRESS?
I LIKE THAT ONE. IT WOULD BE VERY FLATTERING ON ALL OF THEM.
I DON'T LIKE SHORT DRESSES!
[ SCOFFS ] DO WE REALLY HAVE TO LOOK AT THESE SHORT DRESSES?
I LIKE THIS!
THIS IS NOT A GARDEN WEDDING.
THAT'S UGLY!
SANDY IS LOUD AND OBNOXIOUS.
AND I'M SURE WE'LL SEE A LOT OF THAT TODAY.
MAYBE WE JUST NEED TO LOOK AT A COUPLE SHORT DRESSES.
NO. NO.
MAMA-IN-LAW KNOWS BEST.
Narrator: WHILE BRIDE LAURIN GETS A GLIMPSE OF HER FUTURE,
ACROSS THE SALON, CONSULTANT NIKKY HOPES
HER BRIDAL PARTY IS ONE BIG, HAPPY FAMILY.
HI, LADIES! WHO IS MY BRIDE.
IT'S ME.
MY NAME IS CHRISTINA JAMES.
I AM 26 YEARS OLD, AND I AM FROM CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA.
I'M MARRYING PETTIS HILTON. I STILL HAVE BUTTERFLIES.
IT'S AS IF WE JUST MET,
AND WE'VE BEEN DATING SINCE HIGH SCHOOL.
USUALLY, WHEN I TALK ABOUT HIM, ALL I CAN DO IS SMILE.
SO I MIGHT SMILE, LIKE, THIS WHOLE TIME. [ LAUGHS ]
CAN YOU JUST KIND OF TELL ME WHO YOU BROUGHT HERE WITH YOU TODAY?
I BROUGHT MY BRIDESMAIDS ASHLEY, REBECCA, AND TANDRA.
THESE LADIES ARE MY SORORITY SISTERS.
THEY'RE NOT JUST FRIENDS. THEY'RE LIKE MY FAMILY.
AND THEN MY SISTER, VENNIESE. SHE'S MY MATRON-OF-HONOR.
AWESOME. VERY NICE TO MEET YOU.
TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR TODAY.
I'M THINKING OF SOMETHING WITH A SWEETHEART.
AND THEN ALSO THINKING FOR SOMETHING
THAT'S A LITTLE BIT BELOW THE KNEE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY PREFERENCE ON FABRICS?
TAFFETA, RIGHT? YEAH.
TAFFETA LOOKS CHEAP.
YEAH.
OH.
MY SISTER, VENNIESE, SHE 16 YEARS OLDER THAN ME.
WE'RE 15 YEARS APART.
[ CHUCKLES ]
SOMETIMES, SHE CAN BE QUITE MOTHERLY
INSTEAD OF SISTERLY.
ARE YOU GOING TO DO ALL THE DRESSES IN THE SAME COLOR?
I THINK IT SHOULD BE HONEYDEW GREEN.
GREEN REALLY ISN'T MY THING, MY COLOR.
I WANT TO WEAR A PINK ONE.
YOU WANT TO WEAR A PINK ONE. OKAY.
I'M USED TO BEING THE BOSS.
SO JUST LISTEN TO WHAT I SAY,
AND YOU'LL MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION.
Lori: ONE OF THE TOUGHEST THINGS FOR A BRIDE
IS TO CLIMB OUT FROM HER OLDER SISTER'S SHADOW.
WE CAN'T UNDO A LIFETIME OF BOSSINESS
IN ONE APPOINTMENT, BUT WE CAN TRY.
Narrator: HOPING TO BRING CHRISTINA INTO THE LIMELIGHT,
CONSULTANT NIKKY DIVES INTO THE DRESSES.
WELL, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THIS DRESS AS A WHOLE?
THIS IS A MODIFIED SWEETHEART NECKLINE.
OH, I ACTUALLY LIKE THIS.
OH, GOSH! LOOK WHAT ELSE THIS HAS!
MY WEDDING DRESS HAS POCKETS.
DOES IT REALLY?
MY WEDDING DRESS IS SATIN.
IT HAS THE SWEETHEART NECKLINE, AND THEN IT HAS DIAMONDS.
SO IT SHOULD BE REALLY NICE.
IS THIS THE HONEYDEW MELON THAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT?
HONEYDEW IS MORE OF A LIGHTER COLOR.
BUT WE CAN PUT THIS ONE TO THE SIDE
SO I CAN SEE HOW IT LOOKS ON THEM.
Narrator: WHILE BRIDE CHRISTINA NARROWS DOWN HER SHADE OF GREEN,
AROUND THE CORNER, HER BOSSY BIG SISTER
SPINS THE COLOR WHEEL HER WAY.
MY VISION FOR THE WEDDING IS
ALL OF YOU GUYS WEAR THE GREEN DRESS,
AND THEN I'LL COME DOWN IN MY PINK DRESS.
THIS IS MY SISTER'S WEDDING, AND WE'RE VERY CLOSE.
SO I WANT TO STAND OUT.
BUT I DON'T THINK YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO LOOK DIFFERENT.
WHY NOT?
CHRISTINA'S SUPPOSED TO BE THE ONLY DIFFERENT PERSON.
VENNIESE WILL MAKE SUGGESTIONS
AND STEER CHRISTINA IN THE DIRECTION
THAT FALLS IN LINE WITH HER VISION.
I PULLED A WHOLE BUNCH. [ LAUGHS ]
EVEN THOUGH I'M 26 YEARS OLD,
VENNIESE STILL TREATS ME AS THE BABY IN THE FAMILY.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I HAVE TO GROW OUT OF TODAY.
Narrator: WHILE BRIDE CHRISTINA BRACES FOR BATTLE WITH HER BIG SISTER,
ACROSS THE SALON,
CONSULTANT BRANDON IS STARTING ROUND ONE
WITH BRIDE LAURIN'S VISION OF SHORT DRESSES.
THIS FUTURE MOTHER-IN-LAW IS
JUST GONNA HAVE TO SIT BACK AND SHUT UP.
ARE YOU GUYS READY?
I AM!
I'M VERY EXCITED TO SEE SOME SHORT DRESSES!
I'M NOT.
TAYLOR IS WEARING A KNEE-LENGTH, CHARCOAL, SILKY TAFFETA DRESS.
HILLARY IS WEARING A KNEE-LENGTH, EGGPLANT,
SATIN DRESS WITH A BAND GOING AROUND HER NATURAL WAIST.
KATIE IS WEARING AN ORANGE, KNEE-LENGTH, CHIFFON DRESS
WITH A SWEETHEART NECKLINE.
I LOVE HILLARY'S. LOVE-LOVE-LOVE IT.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S COMFORTABLE TO WEAR, AND --
MM, NO, IT DOESN'T.
UGH!
THAT'S HORRIBLE.
DOESN'T DO ANYTHING FOR HER FIGURE.
ARE YOU SERIOUS? LAURIN LOVES THIS DRESS.
ZIP IT.
IT SHOULD BE LONG.
A LONG DRESS LOOKS MORE FORMAL.
[ SIGHS ] I'M FEELING, JUST, SO OVERWHELMED.
I DON'T KNOW WHY SHE HAS TO MAKE EVERYTHING SO DIFFICULT.
Narrator: COMING UP, A SISTER STAND-OFF...
I DON'T LIKE THE DRESS.
...BECOMES AN ALL-OUT WAR.
SISTERS ARE THE WORST.
Narrator: AND THIS MOTHER-IN-LAW IS NEVER SHORT ON OPINIONS.
SEE? IT'S VERY ELEGANT.
Narrator: BRIDE CHRISTINA'S VISION OF HONEYDEW GREEN
SHOULD BE THE END-ALL, BE-ALL.
BUT WITH AN OVERBEARING OLDER SISTER...
I WANT TO WEAR A PINK ONE.
...OLD HABITS DIE HARD.
I'M USED TO BEING THE BOSS.
EVEN THOUGH I'M 26 YEARS OLD,
VENNIESE STILL TREATS ME AS THE BABY IN THE FAMILY.
I REALLY NEED THE BRIDE TO VETO HER SISTER'S "PINK VISION,"
SO I'M GONNA SHOW THE BRIDE'S PICK,
ONE MAID'S PICK, AND ONE SISTER'S PICK.
ASHLEY IS WEARING A STRAPLESS CHIFFON DRESS
WITH RUCHING THROUGHOUT THE BODICE.
REBECCA IS WEARING A TULIP-SKIRT DRESS
WITH A SWEETHEART NECKLINE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
VENNIESE IS WEARING A MIKADO FROCK
WITH A MODIFIED SWEETHEART NECKLINE,
THEN A TULLE UNDERLAY.
THAT DRESS IS ALL WRONG.
I WAS JUST THINKING '80s PROM DRESS.
OLDER SISTER MEANS REALLY OLD-FASHIONED.
I ACTUALLY LIKE THIS DRESS.
I WANT TO WEAR PINK BY MYSELF.
THAT'S WHY I PICKED IT.
THAT'S NOT YOUR COLOR.
WE ALREADY HAVE THE COLOR, SO THIS ONE IS A "HECK, NO."
ALL RIGHT, WELL, LET'S GO OVER HERE TO ASHLEY.
I LIKE THIS COLOR GREEN.
IT LOOKS VERY ELEGANT.
VENNIESE, ARE YOU OKAY WITH THEM IF THEY WERE TO PICK THAT DRESS?
PROBABLY NOT. [ CHUCKLES ]
Venniese: I MEAN, A GREEN?
I DON'T REALLY THINK CHRISTINA KNOWS WHAT SHE WANTS.
I EXPECT THAT TYPE OF COMMENT FROM HER.
I HEAR HER, BUT I'M NOT LISTENING TO HER.
Narrator: WHILE BIG SISTER CRIES FOR ATTENTION,
ACROSS THE SALON, BRIDE LAURIN'S MOTHER-IN-LAW
IS THROWING A HISSY OVER HEMLINES.
I LOVE HILLARY'S. LOVE-LOVE-LOVE IT.
IT SHOULD BE LONG.
Narrator: AND HER PERSISTENCE MAY BE PAYING OFF.
I LOVE THE DRESS. LOVE IT.
THE ONLY THING I HAVE, LIKE, A PROBLEM WITH THIS DRESS
IS JUST HEIGHT.
I'M NOT REALLY TOO SURE HOW THAT'S GONNA WORK OUT,
'CAUSE SEE US RIGHT NOW?
WITH A LONG DRESS, YOU CAN PUT ON HIGHER HEELS
ON THE SHORTER GIRLS, AND IT WON'T BE NOTICEABLE.
THIS IS HORRIBLE.
EVERYBODY'S TRYING TO OVERTAKE LAURIN'S VISION.
LAURIN SHOULD DEFINITELY HAVE THE FINAL SAY.
I KNOW THAT SANDY'S FRUSTRATING FOR SOME OF THE GIRLS.
BUT WE ARE GETTING DOWN TO THE WIRE.
I DO FEEL LIKE THE LONG LOOKED BETTER
WITH THE WINTER, FORMAL LOOK.
Brandon: UH-OH, LOOKS LIKE THE MOTHER-IN-LAW HAS
RECRUITED SOME BRIDESMAIDS OVER TO TEAM LONG.
I NEED TO COME UP WITH A PLAN TO PLEASE EVERYONE.
I THINK THERE'S ALSO A DRESS
THAT'S JUST LIKE THIS THAT'S LONG.
WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO SEE LONG DRESSES?
OKAY.
SANDY KNOWS BEST.
Narrator: WHILE MOTHER-IN-LAW WINS THIS ROUND,
ACROSS THE SALON, THE SISTER STAND-OFF OVER COLOR...
I ACTUALLY LIKE THIS DRESS.
"HECK, NO."
...HAS CONSULTANT NIKKY CALLING IN REINFORCEMENTS.
Nikky: SHE LIKES GREEN, AND SHE LIKES SATIN.
THE BRIDE'S RULING THE ROOST THIS TIME, HUH?
THE BRIDE IS RULING IT.
OKAY. I SAY WE LAY ALL SATIN ON HER.
LET'S DO THIS. LET'S GO FOR IT.
THIS BRIDE KNOWS WHAT SHE WANTS, SO FOR THIS ROUND,
NIKKY AND I ARE PUTTING THE GIRLS IN HER PICKS.
Nikky: ASHLEY IS WEARING A TWO-TONED, SATIN, TEA-LENGTH GOWN.
SHE LOOKS NICE IN GREEN.
REBECCA IS WEARING A STRAPLESS, SATIN, TEA-LENGTH GOWN
WITH PLEATS THROUGH THE FRONT.
VENNIESE IS WEARING A SATIN, SPAGHETTI-STRAP, A-LINE GOWN
WITH A CUMMERBUND WAIST.
THAT ONE'S MY FAVORITE.
THAT'S THE BEST ONE.
I REALLY LOVE THE GREEN AND WHITE DRESS.
I LIKE THE FLOW OF THE DRESS FROM TOP TO BOTTOM,
AND IT JUST FITS WELL.
I DON'T LIKE THE DRESS.
I DON'T LIKE NOTHING ABOUT IT, REALLY.
WELL, IF YOUR BRIDE LOVES THIS AND MAKES THIS A 10,
ARE YOU GONNA LIKE IT THEN?
NO.
SHE LOOKS LIKE A BIG, GREEN APPLE.
SISTERS ARE THE WORST.
THEY FEEL LIKE THEY CAN SAY ANYTHING.
IT CAN REALLY GET UGLY.
Narrator: COMING UP, A PROBLEM IN ALTERATIONS...
IT'S LOOKING LIKE A HOT MESS.
Narrator: ...LEAVES A BRIDE STRAPPED FOR TIME.
AND, YOU CAN'T PICK YOUR FAMILY...
I HATE IT.
BUT YOU CAN PICK YOUR WEDDING PARTY.
IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO TERMINATE.
Narrator: BRIDE LAURIN WANTS HER DRESSES TO BE SHORT AND SWEET.
LOVE-LOVE-LOVE IT.
BUT HER MOTHER-IN-LAW IS MUSTERING MAIDS
TO CHOOSE HEMLINES THAT HIT THE FLOOR.
I DO FEEL LIKE THE LONG LOOKED BETTER.
OKAY.
SO, FOR THE NEXT ROUND, I'M BRINGING IN TWO LONG DRESSES.
I'M ALSO BRINGING BACK THE SHORT DRESS FOR COMPARISON.
LINDSAY IS WEARING THE DRESS PREVIOUSLY WORN BY HILLARY.
HILLARY IS IN THE LONGER VERSION OF THE PURPLE DRESS.
SEE? IT'S VERY ELEGANT.
OH, I LOVE THAT.
KATIE IS WEARING A FLOOR-LENGTH, NAVY BLUE, SATIN GOWN.
LAURIN, AND ONLY LAURIN,
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE SHORT DRESS ON LINDSAY?
THIS DRESS DOESN'T FLATTER HER AT ALL.
NO ON LINDSAY'S DRESS. [ CHUCKLES ]
I LIKE BOTH OF KATIE'S DRESS AND HILLARY'S DRESS.
[ LAUGHS ]
LAURIN, I THINK YOU'VE PICKED THE RIGHT STYLE.
I'M FINE WITH HER CHANGING HER MIND,
BUT I SUSPECT IT'S JUST TO APPEASE HER MOTHER-IN-LAW.
AND YOU DIDN'T EVEN WANT TO TRY IT.
Narrator: MEANWHILE, ACROSS THE SALON,
BRIDE CHRISTINA'S BOSSY BIG SISTER
HAS BEEN CAUSING TROUBLE ALL DAY.
IF YOUR BRIDE LOVES THIS, ARE YOU GONNA LIKE IT THEN?
NO.
Narrator: AND THE BRIDE IS FED UP.
IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO TERMINATE.
IF WE DON'T FIND A BRIDESMAIDS DRESS SOON,
IT COULD RUIN THE SISTER RELATIONSHIP.
TELL ME HOW YOU'RE FEELING ABOUT THE DRESS.
YOU HATE IT?
YEAH.
Lori: SO, YOU FEEL LIKE, SINCE YOU'RE HER OLDER SISTER,
THAT YOU SHOULD BE IN SOMETHING ENTIRELY DIFFERENT.
YES.
DID YOU PUT HER IN SOMETHING ENTIRELY DIFFERENT WHEN YOU GOT MARRIED?
IT WAS NICE, THOUGH.
NO, IT WASN'T.
YOU DON'T THINK YOU COULD WEAR IT FOR 3, 4 HOURS
OR HOWEVER LONG YOU GOT TO WEAR IT?
BUT WE'RE GONNA HAVE THE PICTURES FOREVER.
SHE'S GONNA HAVE THE PICTURE.
YEAH.
MM-HMM.
ALL RIGHTY, GIRLS. IT'S D-DAY.
FOR THIS NEXT ROUND,
WE'RE BRINGING BACK TWO OF THE FAVORITES.
PLUS, LORI AND I ARE ADDING A DRESS
THAT WE BOTH THINK THE BRIDE IS GOING TO LOVE.
ASHLEY IS WEARING A SATIN, TEA-LENGTH GOWN
WITH A SWEETHEART NECKLINE.
REBECCA IS BACK OUT
IN THE FAVORITE THAT SHE PREVIOUSLY WORE.
VENNIESE IS WEARING THE FAVORITE
THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY WORN BY ASHLEY.
CHRISTINA, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT ASHLEY'S DRESS?
LET ME TELL YOU WHY I LOVE THIS DRESS.
YOU COMBINED EVERYTHING THAT I REALLY WANTED --
THE SWEETHEART, THE BAND,
AND THEN I LIKE THAT IT HAS THE POCKETS, ALSO.
I FEEL LIKE WE HAVE FOUND A WINNER IN THIS DRESS.
HOW DO YOU FEEL IN THIS DRESS, ASHLEY?
YOU LOVE IT.
AND VENNIESE?
[ SIGHS ]
I LIKE IT A LOT.
I LIKE THE BAND. I LIKE THE POCKETS.
AND IT'LL BE LOVELY IN GREEN.
[ ALL CHEER ]
WHAT A RELIEF TO SEE VENNIESE ON BOARD WITH THIS DRESS.
I KNOW THE BRIDE WANTED HER SISTER BY HER SIDE
ON HER WEDDING DAY.
IS THIS YOUR DRESS?
THIS IS THEIR DRESS.
All: YAY!
Lori: WHOO!
THIS IS MY SISTER'S WEDDING, AND THIS IS ABOUT HER DAY.
SO I'M GONNA GIVE HER WHAT SHE WANTS.
IT MAKES ME FEEL EXCITED.
Narrator: AS CHRISTINA'S GIRLS ARE GORGEOUS IN GREEN,
DOWN IN FITTINGS, THERE'S A BIG BRIDAL PARTY
WITH A BIG DECISION TO MAKE.
HELLO!
MY NAME IS AMANDA DALTON.
I'M 24 YEARS OLD, AND I'M FROM NORTHEAST GEORGIA.
MY FIANCĂ©'S NAME IS ALEX WILBANKS.
I FELL IN LOVE THE FIRST TIME THAT I SAW HIM.
I CAN'T WAIT TO MARRY HIM.
WHO'S WITH YOU?
TODAY, I BROUGHT WITH ME FOUR OF MY FIVE BRIDESMAIDS.
THEY ARE CHILDHOOD FRIENDS SINCE AS OLD AS I CAN REMEMBER.
AND MY WEDDING PLANNER, COREY.
WE'RE KIND OF UP IN THE AIR ABOUT WHAT WE MAY DO
WITH THE STRAPS ON THIS DRESS.
IT'S KIND OF VERSATILE --
WE CAN WEAR IT WITH STRAPS, WITHOUT STRAPS.
I'M KIND OF LIKE THE SHEPHERD, AND THEY ARE MY FLOCK OF SHEEP.
AND IT IS MY JOB TO KEEP THEM FROM GOING ASTRAY.
OKAY.
AND STRAPS WOULD BE THE SHEEP GOING ASTRAY.
Amanda: [ GASPS ] WOW!
THEY'RE PRETTY!
I THINK WE DEFINITELY NEED TO GO STRAPLESS.
HERE'S THE ISSUE WITH THE STRAPS.
THERE IS BEADWORK ON THE STRAPS,
AND IT KIND OF IS LOOKING LIKE A HOT MESS.
SO WHY DON'T YOU ALL TAKE YOUR STRAPS OFF?
YEAH. LET'S TRY IT WITH NO STRAPS.
OH, MY GOSH. THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.
WITH THE STRAPS, I'M KIND OF LIKE,
"SHE'S TRYING WAY TOO HARD TO BE ELIZABETH TAYLOR."
I PREFER THE STRAP, DEFINITELY.
NO STRAP.
Amanda: I'M SO TORN,
BECAUSE I JUST WANT EVERYONE TO BE HAPPY.
Narrator: COMING UP, HOW FAR WILL A BRIDE GO
TO PLEASE HER FUTURE MOTHER-IN-LAW?
AND THE WINNER OF THE GREAT STRAP BATTLE REVEALED.
Narrator: AGAINST AN ALL-DAY ONSLAUGHT FROM HER FUTURE MOTHER-IN-LAW...
A LONG DRESS LOOKS MORE FORMAL.
...BRIDE LAURIN HAS STARTED TO BUCKLE
AND GIVE UP ON HER SHORT DRESS DREAM.
I LIKE BOTH OF KATIE'S DRESS AND HILLARY'S DRESS.
AND YOU DIDN'T EVEN WANT TO TRY IT.
FOR THIS ROUND, I DID ANOTHER SWAP-A-ROO,
AND I BROUGHT BACK TWO OF THE PREVIOUS DRESSES,
ALONG WITH A WILD CARD THAT I THINK LAURIN IS GONNA LOVE.
LINDSAY IS WEARING THE DRESS PREVIOUSLY WORN BY HILLARY.
HILLARY IS WEARING A DRESS PREVIOUSLY WORN BY KATIE.
[ GASPS ] SEE? I LOVE THAT DRESS!
KATIE IS WEARING A FLOOR-LENGTH, CHIFFON GOWN.
IT HAS CRISSCROSS RUCHING
AND A TIERED OPENING DOWN THE CENTER OF THE SKIRT.
WHAT DO WE THINK?
I LIKE KATIE'S DRESS THE BEST.
WHAT DID YOU SAY?
I CANNOT BELIEVE I'M AGREEING WITH SANDY.
I THINK IT WILL LOOK BETTER ON A TALLER PERSON.
I LOVE THIS DRESS.
THIS IS HER VISION. THIS IS HER THING.
I WANT HER TO BE HAPPY.
I LOVE IT.
IN THIS CASE, MOTHER-IN-LAW KNOWS BEST.
SO, LAURIN, IS THIS YOUR DRESS?
I'M GONNA SAY YES TO THIS DRESS!
[ ALL CHEERING ]
Laurin: I'M SO GLAD.
I'M HAPPY. I FEEL LIKE LAURIN FINALLY LISTENED.
I'M SO EXCITED TO SEE ALL MY BRIDESMAIDS
ON THE WEDDING DAY.
Narrator: TOGETHER, BRIDE LAURIN AND HER MOTHER-IN-LAW
CELEBRATE HER MAIDS'S LOVELY, LONG DRESSES.
AND JUST THREE WEEKS LATER,
BRIDE AMANDA'S MAIDS ARE ALL STRAPPED IN,
AND SHE'S READY TO GET MARRIED.
I'M SO HAPPY THAT WE'RE KEEPING THE STRAPS.
I THINK THE DRESS LOOKS BEAUTIFUL.
Y'ALL LOOK SO PRETTY! I'M SO JEALOUS.
Y'ALL CAN ALL GO TO HELL.
[ Voice breaking ] THESE ARE THE SWEETEST, MOST GENUINE GIRLS.
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. Y'ALL ALL LOOK BEAUTIFUL.
SO PRETTY.
TO MRS. WILBANKS.
I TAKE YOU TO BE MY HUSBAND.
FOR BETTER, FOR WORSE.
FROM THIS DAY FORWARD.
I TAKE YOU TO BE MY WIFE.
AS LONG AS WE BOTH SHALL LIVE.
MAY I NOW PRESENT TO YOU
MR. AND MRS. ALEXANDER THOMAS WILBANKS.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
I HAVE TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.
I DID LIKE THE STRAPS ON THE BRIDESMAIDS DRESSES.
I WAS PLEASANTLY SURPRISED.
IT WAS A VERY GOOD CHOICE FOR A BRIDESMAID DRESS.
IT IS DEFINITELY A DREAM COME TRUE.
I COULDN'T HAVE BEEN HAPPIER.
Narrator: SOMETIMES, FRIENDS AND FAMILY CAN RAIN ON A BRIDE'S PARADE.
BUT WHEN FRIENDSHIP WEATHERS THE STORM,
IT'S ALL SUNSHINE
ON THE WEDDING DAY.