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All: MOMS KNOW BEST.
Narrator: IN THIS SPECIAL EPISODE OF "FOUR WEDDINGS,"
IT'S THE MOTHERS OF THE BRIDES DOING THE JUDGING.
TO YOU AND YOUR BEAUTIFUL BRIDE.
WE'RE GONNA KICK YOUR BUTT.
Narrator: WILL IT BE A FEAST FOR THEIR EYES...
A GOOD MOTHER KNOWS HOW TO DO A COCKTAIL HOUR.
OH! THIS IS SO MUCH STUFF!
Narrator: ...OR BE MORE THAN THEY BARGAINED FOR?
[ LAUGHTER ]
I DIDN'T FIND IT APPROPRIATE.
Narrator: THE FOUR MOMS HAVE AGREED TO BE GUESTS
AT EACH OTHERS' DAUGHTERS' WEDDINGS
TO DECIDE WHICH ONE IS BEST.
OH, MY GOD. THIS IS GROSS.
WILL THEY BE PARTYING UNTIL DAWN...
THERE WAS A LOT OF DRINKING AND DANCING.
WE HARDLY LEFT THE DANCE FLOOR.
Narrator: ...OR PRAYING FOR AN EARLY NIGHT.
I'M STARTING TO GET A HEADACHE.
I DON'T -- I DON'T LIKE RAP.
Narrator: AT STAKE IS THE CHANCE TO WIN
A LUXURY HONEYMOON FOR THEIR DAUGHTER.
WHICH BRIDE WILL SURPRISE HER MOM WITH THE PRIZE?
[ CHEERING ]
All: FIND OUT AFTER FOUR WEDDINGS.
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Narrator: MEET MOTHER-OF-THE-BRIDE JUDY.
I'M AN OPINIONATED MOTHER OF THE BRIDE AND PROUD OF IT.
Narrator: SHE KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT SHE WANTS
FOR DAUGHTER JESSICA'S WEDDING TO REGGIE.
Judy: JESSICA IS A VERY STRONG YOUNG LADY.
WHEN IT COMES TO IDEAS BETWEEN THE TWO OF US,
SHE CAN PUSH BACK.
YOU HAVE A NICE, SMALL WAIST. YOU NEED TO ACCENT IT.
MY MOTHER CAN DEFINITELY BE STRONG-WILLED,
AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, SHE WILL GET HER WAY.
TRY IT ON JUST TO SEE.
SHE MIGHT NOT AGREE WITH ME,
BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE, RIGHT?
LORD HELP ME IF IT WAS GONNA BE WORSE.
[ LAUGHS ]
MY GOD.
THAT IS ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS.
I LOVE IT.
MOMMY WAS RIGHT, RIGHT?
I DIDN'T EVEN SAY THE WORDS "MOMMY'S ALWAYS RIGHT."
EXACTLY.
Narrator: JUDY IS CERTAIN HER DAUGHTER'S 75-GRAND DAY
WILL BE SPECTACULAR.
MY DAUGHTER'S GETTING MARRIED IN A CASTLE,
AND THE THEME OF THE WEDDING IS "A FAIRY TALE."
A WEDDING MUST BE A FORMAL AFFAIR WITH A LOT OF TRADITION.
AN INFORMAL WEDDING MISSES SOME OF THE KEY POINTS,
SOME OF THE PERSONAL MOMENTS.
I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT BRIANNA
IS NOT HAVING A TRADITIONAL WEDDING.
A WEDDING'S NOT ABOUT BEING STUFFY.
THAT'S JUST NOT US.
Narrator: MOM BETH HAS A YOUNG HEART
AND AN UNDEMANDING APPROACH TO DAUGHTER BRIANNA'S BIG DAY.
BRIANNA AND I ARE SO MUCH ALIKE
THAT PEOPLE REALLY THINK THAT WE'RE SISTERS.
I GET A LITTLE EMBARRASSED BECAUSE I AM 56 YEARS OLD.
[ LAUGHS ]
Brianna: SHE'S BEEN SO GREAT
THROUGH THIS ENTIRE EXPERIENCE.
SHE'S ON MY SIDE IN WHATEVER WILL MAKE ME HAPPY
ON MY WEDDING DAY.
Narrator: BETH'S DAUGHTER BRIANNA
HAS CHOSEN A FISHY LOCATION
FOR HER 36-GRAND WEDDING TO TOM.
THIS SEEMS LIKE SUCH A GREAT PLACE TO HAVE A WEDDING.
PET THE STINGRAYS, GO INTO THE AQUARIUM.
BRIANNA DECIDED THAT SHE AND TOM WANTED TO HAVE THEIR WEDDING
AT THE AQUARIUM.
THE VENUE IS VERY DIFFERENT.
YES, IT'S VERY UNIQUE.
Beth: OOH!
OH, GOSH!
BRIANNA'S PLANNING THE WEDDING HERSELF,
ALL OF IT, FROM BEGINNING TO END,
AND BRIANNA DOESN'T NEED ANY HELP.
Gisella: MY DAUGHTER WANTED MY HELP WITH ALL THE PLANNING,
FROM THE VENUE TO HER DRESS, FLOWERS, THE FAVORS, HER CHURCH.
Narrator: MOM GISELLA BELIEVES SHE HAS THE WINNING RECIPE
FOR DAUGHTER CONCETTA'S WEDDING TO VINCENZO.
CONCETTA'S HAVING A BEAUTIFUL ITALIAN TRADITIONAL WEDDING.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE, I'D SAY, ABOUT 260 PEOPLE.
THERE'S GONNA BE LOTS OF FUN, LOTS OF FOOD.
YOU GET GARLIC NOW.
CHOP IT UP. THAT'S OKAY.
NO, THAT'S FINE. BIGGER, THE BETTER.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE A LOT OF FOOD,
IT'S NOT AN ITALIAN WEDDING.
NO, NO, NO. CONNIE, CONNIE, CONNIE,
YOU GOT TO BE, LIKE, MAD.
YEAH!
[ LAUGHS ]
MY MOM IS VERY HELPFUL IN PLANNING THE WEDDING.
SHE GIVES ME GOOD ADVICE.
WE HAVE SO MUCH IN COMMON, AND WE DO WELL TOGETHER.
Narrator: GISELLA'S PASSING ON HER SICILIAN HERITAGE
FOR THE 90-GRAND NUPTIALS.
I'M GONNA MAKE CONCETTA
WEAR HER VEIL THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE NIGHT.
MOM IS ALWAYS RIGHT.
I WILL NEED TO WEAR THAT VEIL, AND I WILL DO IT JUST FOR MOMMY.
AT WEDDINGS, I DON'T LIKE THE BRIDE DRINKING.
SHE SHOULD BE VERY ELEGANT AND RESPECTABLE.
A BRIDE DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ON DISPLAY ALL NIGHT.
AFTER THE CEREMONY, IT'S HER TIME TO PARTY,
CUT LOOSE, AND ENJOY HER DAY.
Narrator: AFTER A SHORT CEREMONY,
FEISTY KARMA AND DAUGHTER KASSONDRA
WILL BE BUSTING SOME MOVES AT THEIR 25-GRAND DANCE PARTY.
I THINK THE BEST PART OF A WEDDING IS THE PARTY.
THAT'S WHY I'M GONNA WIN 'CAUSE WE'RE GONNA HAVE THE BEST PARTY.
MY MOM CAN DANCE, BUT I CAN DANCE BETTER.
Karma: MY DAUGHTER WOULD SAY THAT SHE HAS THE BETTER MOVES,
BUT YOU ROLL ME BACK TO BEING 25, I THINK I COULD WHUP HER.
Narrator: NOT ONLY DOES KARMA WANT TO WIN ANY DANCE-OFF,
SHE'S ALSO AFTER THE HONEYMOON FOR KASSONDRA AND FIANCé, GLENN.
I AM A VERY COMPETITIVE PERSON, VERY, VERY, VERY COMPETITIVE.
WE ARE FROM CONNECTICUT,
AND SO WE FOUND THE BEST VENUE BY THE WATER.
MOM, GO OUT THERE AND WIN THIS FOR US.
I'M COUNTING ON YOU. DO YOUR THING. I KNOW YOU GOT IT.
BRING ME BACK A HONEYMOON.
Karma: I WOULD LOVE FOR HER TO WIN A HONEYMOON.
WHY WOULDN'T SHE?
THAT WAY, I DON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR IT.
Narrator: BEFORE THEIR JUDGING CAN BEGIN,
THE MOMS MEET AT A LONG ISLAND RESTAURANT
TO CHECK OUT THEIR COMPETITION.
LADIES, I WANT TO PROPOSE A TOAST
TO FOUR BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS
WHO ARE GONNA MAKE FOUR BEAUTIFUL BRIDES.
CHEERS.
Narrator: THE MOMS WILL BE AWARDING EACH WEDDING
AN OVERALL EXPERIENCE SCORE OUT OF 10.
WE'RE GONNA PARTY!
LATER, THEY'LL BE RANKING THE BIG DAYS
EITHER FIRST, SECOND, OR THIRD
IN THE REMAINING CATEGORIES --
THE VENUE, THE DRESS, AND THE FOOD.
THE MOM WITH THE MOST POINTS
WILL WIN HER DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW
A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME HONEYMOON.
Judy: YOUR DAY HAS FINALLY ARRIVED.
I'VE WAITED FOR THIS DAY, YOU KNOW, FOR A LONG TIME.
I KNOW.
HERE THEY COME.
[ LAUGHS ]
AND, UM...YOU KNOW, I'VE ALWAYS WANTED YOU --
OH, SHOOT.
...YOU TO GET WHAT YOU DESERVE
BECAUSE YOU'RE SUCH A BEAUTIFUL CHILD.
I DIDN'T WANT TO CRY.
Narrator: IT'S A PROUD MOMENT FOR JUDY,
AS DAUGHTER JESSICA PREPARES TO WALK DOWN THE AISLE.
A CASTLE IN NEW YORK IS THE SETTING FOR HER FAIRY-TALE DAY.
Beth: LOOK AT THIS RED CARPET, OKAY?
LOOK AT THE FRICKIN' CASTLE!
[ CHUCKLES ]
ALL WE'RE MISSING IS CINDERELLA.
IF JESSICA IS ANYTHING LIKE JUDY,
I EXPECT THIS WEDDING TO BE VERY FORMAL, CLASSY,
AND JUST BEAUTIFUL 'CAUSE JUDY IS A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN.
Gisella: HOW BEAUTIFUL IT IS.
I'M MOVING INTO THE FRICKIN' CASTLE!
I'M MOVING IN.
KARMA KEPT SAYING, "IT'S A FLIPPIN' CASTLE!"
[ LAUGHS ]
HOW DO YOU FIND A FRICKIN' CASTLE?
HOW DO YOU FIND ONE?
DO YOU GO ON castles.com?
[ LAUGHTER ]
I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M IN A FLIPPIN' CASTLE.
I'VE NEVER SEEN IT. IT WAS EVERYTHING IN MY DREAMS.
I LOVE THAT VIEW.
THAT'S SO, SO BEAUTIFUL.
ANYTHING WITH THE OCEAN, I LOVE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
SHE'S SO CUTE!
LOOK AT THAT HEADPIECE.
SHE'S GORGEOUS.
I AM SO THRILLED AND HONORED
TO WALK JESSICA DOWN THE AISLE TONIGHT,
AND IT'S JUST, JUST PRECIOUS.
Officiant: PLEASE RISE.
I LOVE THAT. THAT'S SO BEAUTIFUL.
I THINK I MIGHT CRY, AND I'M NOT A CRIER.
Beth: JUDY WAS WEARING A BEAUTIFUL, BEADED, GRAY GOWN
WITH A LITTLE BOLERO JACKET -- ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.
GORGEOUS.
Karma: JESSICA HAD A PRINCESS DRESS.
IT WAS FEATHERY ON THE BOTTOM.
SHE HAD A FORM-FITTED TOP, AND THE DRESS FIT HER PERFECTLY.
JESSICA'S DRESS WAS AN OFF-THE-SHOULDER.
IT HAD BEADED BELTING WITH A SHORT TRAIN
AND A BEAUTIFUL VEIL.
Officiant: WHO WILL GIVE THIS WOMAN TO BE MARRIED TO THIS MAN?
I DO.
YOU MAY BE SEATED.
NOW LET'S DO THIS.
[ CHUCKLES ]
Reggie: I STAND HERE IN AWE.
YOU MOTIVATE ME, INSPIRE ME.
WITH YOU BY MY SIDE, LIFE IS FULFILLING.
BECAUSE OF YOU, I REALIZE THAT ALL I HAVE EVER DREAMED OF
CAN REALLY COME TRUE.
YOU ARE MY LOVE AND MY WAY AND MY TRUTH.
Gisella: IT FELT LIKE A FAIRY TALE WHEN SHE WAS GETTING MARRIED.
IT WAS JUST PERFECT, A MAGIC MOMENT FOR HER.
Officiant: I PRONOUNCE YOU HUSBAND AND WIFE.
YOU MAY NOW EMBRACE IN AN INSEPARABLE HOLY HUG
AND PASSIONATE KISS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
I PRESENT TO YOU MR. AND MRS. REGINALD MOORE!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
GORGEOUS! [ SQUEALS ]
I'M VERY WARM.
...RED-HOT MAMAS.
I WAS MELTING LIKE A CHOCOLATE CHIP.
WHAT ABOUT WITH YOUR MENOPAUSE, GIRLS?
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
AND LATER, THE COMPETITION GETS EVEN HOTTER.
I'M DEFINITELY GONNA WIN THE HONEYMOON FOR THIS COUPLE.
Narrator: IT'S MOM KNOWS BEST,
AS THESE FOUR MOTHERS OF THE BRIDES
ATTEND EACH OTHERS' DAUGHTERS' WEDDINGS
TO JUDGE WHICH ONE REIGNS SUPREME.
I WANT TO WIN SO BAD FOR MY DAUGHTER.
Narrator: AT THE END OF THE COMPETITION,
ONE LUCKY MOM WILL WIN HER DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW
A JAW-DROPPING HONEYMOON.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
JUDY'S DAUGHTER JESSICA
HAS JUST MARRIED HER PRINCE CHARMING, REGGIE,
IN A FAIRY-TALE CEREMONY.
NOW, IN THE CASTLE'S GARDENS,
COCKTAIL HOUR IS SET UP
TO SERVE DRINKS AND BUTLERED HORS D'OEUVRES.
Beth: YOU LOOK FANTASTIC!
I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE.
YOUR HIGHNESS!
I'M CALLING YOU THE QUEEN.
THE QUEEN! YOUR HIGHNESS.
THANK YOU.
LET'S SEE IF WE CAN TRACK DOWN SOME HORS D'OEUVRES.
Gisella: I SAW SOMEBODY PASSING. DID YOU SEE IT?
MAYBE THEY'LL COME BACK.
THEIR FOOD WAS VERY SCARCE.
I NEED FOOD.
THERE'S GOT TO BE FOOD AT THE COCKTAIL HOUR.
I'M SORRY.
I'M USED TO ITALIAN WEDDINGS,
WHERE THERE'S FOOD ALL OVER THE PLACE,
SO I WAS EXPECTING MORE.
OKAY, THERE'S A GUY.
OOH! OOH! I'M GONNA GIVE HIM A TIP.
OH, WHAT IS THIS, CHICKEN?
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
CHICKEN LOLLIPOPS!
I FINALLY HAD TO TIP SOMEONE.
AND FROM THEN ON,
THEY BROUGHT US FOOD LIKE THERE WAS NO TOMORROW.
CRAB CAKES.
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU.
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU ALL MY LIFE.
GISELLA IS MY GIRL.
SHE FIGURED IT OUT.
Narrator: ONCE THE SUN HAS SET ON COCKTAIL HOUR,
THE RECEPTION CONTINUES INSIDE THE CASTLE.
OH, WOW.
Beth: OH, MY GOD. LOOK AT THE CHANDELIER.
Karma: THE CASTLE DEFINITELY EXCEEDED MY EXPECTATIONS.
IT WAS VERY GRANDIOSE.
I JUST COULDN'T TAKE IT ALL IN.
SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS.
WHAT IS THIS, A KEY TO THE CASTLE?
Gisella: WHAT IS IT?
"HAPPILY EVER STARTS NOW"?
THIS IS MY KEEPSAKE FROM THE CASTLE.
THAT'S REALLY CUTE.
Gisella: THE FAVOR WAS A BOTTLE OPENER.
IT WAS, LIKE, A KEY TO THE CASTLE.
THAT WAS A GOOD TOUCH.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE'RE SUPPOSED TO SIT.
I DON'T SEE PLACE CARDS.
I'M NOT SURE WHERE WE'RE SUPPOSED TO GO.
I THINK SO, YEAH.
Karma: I WAS ACTUALLY SHOCKED
BECAUSE JUDY DOES EVERYTHING SO ELEGANTLY.
THAT FELT A LITTLE CASUAL FOR ME.
THIS IS WHY THEY GAVE US THIS.
AH.
WHAT WE LEARNED EARLY ON
WAS THAT CASTLES DO NOT HAVE AIR-CONDITIONING.
OH, I'M DONE.
IT WAS VERY HOT. THAT WAS A NO-NO FOR ME.
Deejay: NOW FOR THE COUPLE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR --
MR. AND MRS. REGINALD MOORE!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Narrator: GUESTS LINE UP FOR THE BUFFET DINNER.
THERE'S A CHOICE OF SEAFOOD, CHICKEN AND WAFFLES,
OR SHORT RIBS AND POTATOES.
Karma: YEAH.
I'VE NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE.
OH, I GOT TO TRY THAT.
I WANT THAT.
Beth: THIS IS GOOD.
YOU COULD TASTE THE COCONUT IN THE MUSSELS.
MY FAVORITE FOOD WAS PROBABLY THE COCONUT MUSSELS
'CAUSE I'VE NEVER HAD THAT, AND THAT WAS TASTY.
THE CEVICHE'S GOOD.
I'M A SEAFOOD-TYPE OF GIRL, SO I LIKED THAT.
YOU WANT A CIGAR, YOUNG LADY?
I DO. YEAH.
WE'RE WALKING AROUND.
WE SAW THAT THEY HAD A GENTLEMAN ROLLING CIGARS.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS VERY UNIQUE.
LOOK AT HER. SHE'S A PRO.
OKAY, LET ME SEE. LET ME TRY THIS.
I NEVER SMOKED IN MY LIFE.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO INHALE.
OH, MY GOD. THIS IS GROSS.
NO, NEVER AGAIN.
[ CHEERS ]
Beth: ONE OF MY FAVORITE PARTS OF THE WEDDING
WAS THE WISH LANTERN.
I'VE NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE.
Gisella: AWW, THAT'S SO PRETTY.
YOU HAD TO MAKE A WISH AND THEN THROW IT UP IN THE AIR.
THAT WAS REALLY, REALLY, REALLY SWEET.
Karma: WE ALL WERE A LITTLE SQUEAMISH.
WE DIDN'T WANT TO START A FIRE AT THE CASTLE,
SO WE ACTUALLY GOT HELP FROM JUDY'S HUSBAND.
OH!
YES! ABSOLUTELY!
WE DID.
IT'S BEEN AMAZING.
AND I'M JUST SO HAPPY THAT WE MADE IT TO TODAY,
AND NOW WE GET TO GO HOME.
AMEN.
OH, I WASN'T GOING THAT FAR.
Narrator: WAS JUDY'S CASTLE WEDDING A FAIRY-TALE COME TRUE?
THE MOMS RATE JESSICA'S DRESS, VENUE, AND FOOD.
THEIR KEEPING THEIR SCORES UNDER WRAPS FOR THE TIME BEING.
RIGHT NOW, THEY ONLY REVEAL THEIR SCORES
FOR OVERALL EXPERIENCE.
I'M GIVING JUDY A 6.
THE CEREMONY WOWED ME.
HAVING A VENUE IN A CASTLE WAS JUST SO AMAZING TO ME.
HOWEVER, I WAS CONFUSED ABOUT THE OPEN SEATING,
AND THE HEAT REALLY PUT A KINK IN THE WORKS.
I AM SCORING JUDY'S WEDDING A 6 OUT OF 10.
I ENJOYED JUDY WALKING HER DAUGHTER DOWN THE AISLE.
I FELT SO MUCH EMOTION.
THE FOOD TASTED GREAT.
AND WE WERE IN A FREAKING CASTLE. I LOVED IT.
WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE -- IT WAS HARD TO GET FOOD
AT THE COCKTAIL HOUR,
AND I WAS MELTING LIKE A CHOCOLATE CHIP.
PUT AN AIR-CONDITIONER IN THE FREAKIN' CASTLE.
I'M GIVING JUDY A 6 OUT OF 10.
I JUST LOVE THAT JUDY AND JESSICA WALKED DOWN THE AISLE.
I LIKED THE WISH LANTERN. THAT WAS ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS.
HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO SEATING ARRANGEMENTS,
AND IT WAS VERY HOT.
SO, I'M GONNA HAVE AIR-CONDITIONING,
I'M GONNA HAVE TONS OF FOOD.
SO, I DON'T THINK JUDY COULD COMPETE.
Narrator: COMING UP --
Judy: DO NOT DO THAT.
YOU'RE GONNA GET BIT.
...BETH'S DAUGHTER'S BIG DAY
TAKES A BITE OUT OF THE COMPETITION.
THEY'RE GONNA SUCK YOUR HAND. THEY'RE GONNA SUCK YOUR HAND.
JUDY'S LIKE, "DON'T TOUCH IT. DON'T TOUCH THE STINGRAYS."
Narrator: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN FOUR MOMS
ATTEND EACH OTHERS' DAUGHTERS' WEDDINGS
TO RATE WHICH ONE IS BEST?
ON THE LINE IS A CHANCE TO WIN THEIR DAUGHTER
THE HONEYMOON OF HER DREAMS.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
NERVOUS.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
TODAY, BETH'S DAUGHTER, BRIANNA, TIES THE KNOT.
AN AQUARIUM IS THE SETTING FOR HER NEW YORK WEDDING.
I THINK THE OTHER MOMS ARE REALLY GONNA BE VERY INTERESTED
IN HOW THIS IS GONNA GO WITH THE FISH,
AND I DON'T THINK THEY'VE EVER SEEN ANYTHING QUITE LIKE THAT.
SO I THINK THEY'RE GONNA BE VERY EXCITED.
Judy: IT'S A REAL AQUARIUM. WOW.
THIS IS MY FIRST-TIME AT A WEDDING AT AN AQUARIUM,
SO SHOULD BE QUITE A SURPRISE.
I SMELL THE OCEAN.
Gisella: OH, WOW.
NO WAY.
I'VE TOUCHED THEM BEFORE.
Judy: DO NOT DO THAT. YOU'RE GONNA GET BIT.
NO, I AM NOT TOUCHING IT.
MNH-MNH. NO WAY. MNH-MNH.
KARMA, REALLY?
JUDY'S LIKE, "DON'T TOUCH IT!
DON'T TOUCH THE STINGRAYS!"
SHE WAS YELLING AT ME, BUT I DID IT ANYWAY.
I'M GROWN. I DO WHAT I WANT.
Gisella: THEY'RE GONNA SUCK YOUR HAND!
THEY'RE GONNA SUCK YOUR HAND!
THEY WON'T BOTHER YOU. I'VE DONE IT.
BUT YOUR HAND IS GONNA SMELL.
I'M ALREADY IN THE --
OOH, LOOK AT THIS ONE! OH, MY GOD!
NO WAY. NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
THAT'S -- UNH-UNH. NO, THAT'S A NO-NO.
MNH-MNH.
YOU STICK YOUR HAND OUT, THAT'S IT.
YOU'RE DONE.
SO, WHY DO WE HAVE TO WALK SO LONG TO GET TO THE WEDDING?
WHERE'S THE WEDDING?
Gisella: I HAVE NO IDEA.
THERE WAS A LONG STRETCH
BETWEEN THE AQUARIUM AND THE CEREMONY.
MY FEET ARE KILLING ME.
SIT RIGHT HERE.
Karma: THE CEREMONY WAS HELD IN THE GAZEBO
IN THE BACK OF THE AQUARIUM.
THE DECOR WAS VERY SIMPLE.
Judy: THIS IS PRETTY, DON'T YOU THINK?
Gisella: YEAH.
YES, QUAINT.
[ BAGPIPES PLAYING ]
Judy: THERE WERE BAGPIPES PLAYING.
I WAS SURPRISED BETH HAD NOT SHARED
THAT HER FAMILY WAS IRISH.
[ BAGPIPES CONTINUE PLAYING ]
BETH -- SHE LOOKED HOT. I LIKED HER DRESS.
SHE WAS SPARKLY ON THE TOP,
AND SHE HAD SOME KIND OF FRINGY GOING ON.
SHE LOOKED YOUNG, SHE LOOKED HIP,
AND SHE LOOKED LIKE SHE WAS READY TO PARTY.
Officiant: WILL EVERYONE PLEASE RISE?
I'M EXCITED NOW.
FRIENDS, WE'RE GATHERED TOGETHER IN THE SIGHT OF GOD
TO WITNESS THIS HOLY COVENANT OF MARRIAGE.
BRIANNA AND THOMAS HAVE CHOSEN
TO INCORPORATE THE ANCIENT CELTIC RITUAL OF HANDFASTING
INTO THEIR WEDDING CEREMONY.
BRIANNA AND THOMAS, WILL YOU SHARE EACH OTHER'S LAUGHTER
AND LOOK FOR THE BRIGHTNESS IN LIFE
AND THE POSITIVE IN EACH OTHER?
WE WILL.
AND SO THE BINDING IS MADE.
THOSE WHOM GOD HAS JOINED TOGETHER, LET NO ONE SEPARATE.
All: AMEN.
YOU MAY KISS THE BRIDE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
[ BAGPIPES PLAYING ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE CONTINUE ]
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Narrator: BACK INSIDE THE AQUARIUM,
COCKTAIL HOUR IS UNDER WAY.
WHAT DO YOU HAVE HERE?
TRY A PIECE.
I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE POTATOES.
THERE WERE SO MANY POTATOES.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE WHAT THEY'RE DOING HERE.
OH.
YOU GOT REGULAR POTATOES, SWEET POTATOES.
THAT'S DIFFERENT.
THERE WAS A POTATO IN A MARTINI GLASS...
POTATO WITH PEAS...
POTATO WITH MUSHROOMS...
POTATO WITH MARSHMALLOWS --
I MEAN, ANYTHING THAT YOU COULD THINK OF WITH POTATOES.
YEAH.
NO, NO MORE POTATOES.
OH.
SO MUCH POTATOES. [ LAUGHS ]
COCKTAIL HOUR WAS IN THE ACTUAL AQUARIUM PART OF THE VENUE.
FEEL LIKE I'M IN...
NO. [ LAUGHS ]
Judy: IT'S DARK IN HERE.
A LITTLE CREEPY, THAT PART OF IT.
I DIDN'T FIND IT APPROPRIATE.
IT WAS DARK, AND IT JUST TOOK AWAY FROM THE WEDDING.
Gisella: AGH! LOOK AT THAT ONE!
[ LAUGHTER ]
THIS IS SCARY.
HOW WE DOING, GIRLS?
YOU LOOK GORGEOUS!
LOVE YOUR DRESS!
YEAH.
Narrator: UPSTAIRS, THE RECEPTION IS GETTING STARTED.
OH, ISN'T THAT PRETTY?
Judy: WALKED INTO THE BALLROOM AND SAW THE DECORATIONS --
VERY, VERY IMPRESSIVE.
OH, LOOK AT THAT!
AND I LIKE THE SWEETHEART TABLE.
OH, YEAH. IT'S VERY PRETTY.
I'M GONNA SIT RIGHT HERE.
Deejay: HERE THEY COME -- TOM AND BRIANNA.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Karma: BRIANNA LOOKED BEAUTIFUL.
THE DRESS WAS A SWEETHEART NECKLINE, VERY TIGHT BODICE.
IT FIT HER BODY WELL.
Gisella: BRIANNA HAD, LIKE, LITTLE SWIRLS ALL OVER HER DRESS --
VERY PRETTY, VERY ELEGANT.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Narrator: FOR DINNER, GUESTS CHOOSE FROM A SELECTION OF ENTRéES.
Karma: THERE WAS A FILET MIGNON.
THERE WAS A RED SNAPPER AND A STUFFED CHICKEN.
AND WHAT WE DID WAS, WE ALL SHARED.
Judy: OKAY.
FILET'S GOOD.
THAT'S DELICIOUS. IT'S SEASONED GREAT.
IT'S PERFECT.
I CHOSE THE FILET MIGNON.
I ORDERED IT MEDIUM, AND IT TASTED EXCELLENT.
CHICKEN IS GOOD.
I'M GONNA TRY IT.
I LIKE THE -- THE CRAB ON TOP OF THE FISH.
IT'S DELICIOUS.
I'M EATING ALL THE -- I'M EATING ALL THE TOP.
[ LAUGHS ]
[ UP-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYING ]
♪ I WANT TO PARTY, YEAH ♪
JUST BECAUSE WE'RE MOMS DOESN'T MEAN WE DON'T DANCE ANYMORE.
♪ STEP IN THE CLUB, AND HERE WE GO ♪
I DEFINITELY WORKED OFF ALL THOSE CALORIES
ON THE DANCE FLOOR.
THE DEEJAY WAS GREAT.
I FINALLY HAD TO JUST KICK OFF MY SHOES, AND WE ALL DANCED,
NO SHOES, AND HAD A BLAST.
WE'RE DANCING PARTY MOMS. [ LAUGHS ]
THE RECEPTION WAS, HANDS DOWN,
THE BEST WEDDING I HAVE EVER BEEN TO.
I BELIEVE I'M DEFINITELY GONNA WIN THE HONEYMOON
FOR THIS COUPLE -- ABSOLUTELY, HANDS DOWN.
YA-HOO!
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
Narrator: WILL BRIANNA BE PACKING HER SNORKEL
FOR A HONEYMOON IN PARADISE?
THE JUDGES RATE BRIANNA'S DRESS, VENUE, AND FOOD.
THEY'RE KEEPING THOSE SCORES A SECRET FOR THE MOMENT.
NOW, HERE'S WHAT THEY THOUGHT OF THE OVERALL EXPERIENCE.
I'M GIVING BETH A 7 OUT OF 10.
I DEFINITELY LOVE THE FOOD.
I LOVE THE FACT THAT THEY HAD THEIR IRISH HERITAGE INVOLVED,
BUT I HAVE TO SAY THAT I DID NOT CARE FOR THE SMELL OF THE VENUE,
AND I DIDN'T LIKE THE FACT THAT I HAD TO WALK AND WALK AND WALK.
I'M GIVING BETH 7 OUT OF 10.
I LOVED THE DANCING, AND I LOVED HER IRISH TRADITIONS.
ON THE OTHER HAND, THERE WAS TOO MANY POTATOES,
AND THERE WAS TOO MUCH WALKING.
I'M GIVING BETH A 6 OUT OF 10.
I LOVED HER DRESS, AND I LOVED THE DANCING.
HOWEVER, THERE WERE TOO MANY ELEMENTS OF THE WEDDING
I FELT WERE INFORMAL.
COCKTAIL HOUR WAS DARK, AND IT JUST TOOK AWAY FROM THE WEDDING.
BETH -- I LOVE YOU.
I ENJOYED MEETING YOU, BUT WE'RE GONNA KICK YOUR BUTT.
UH-OH.
KARMA'S WEDDING GUESTS PUT ON A SHOW.
[ LAUGHS ]
IT WAS QUITE A *** EPISODE. [ LAUGHS ]
Narrator: IN THIS "FOUR WEDDINGS" SPECIAL,
IT'S THE BRIDES' MOTHERS DOING THE JUDGING.
MY DAUGHTER'S WEDDING WAS OFF THE TOP.
Narrator: THEY'RE BATTLING IT OUT
TO WIN THEIR DAUGHTER AN EXOTIC HONEYMOON ESCAPE.
Kassondra: MY MOM WAS REALLY HELPFUL WITH PLANNING THE DAY.
SO, HOPEFULLY, IT TURNS OUT THE WAY WE ENVISION.
Karma: I KNOW IT WILL, AND DEFINITELY, OURS IS A PARTY.
Narrator: KARMA IS READY TO GET THE PARTY STARTED
AT HER DAUGHTER KASSONDRA'S CONNECTICUT "I DOs."
Gisella: YEAH.
WE ARE READY TO PARTY TONIGHT.
IF KARMA'S DAUGHTER IS ANYTHING LIKE HER MOM,
THIS IS GONNA BE A CRAZY, FUN WEDDING.
[ CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYING ]
MM-HMM.
Judy: THE WEDDING-CEREMONY SPACE --
IT WASN'T YOUR TRADITIONAL CHURCH.
IT WAS JUST SET UP IN A ROOM.
[ CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYING ]
Gisella: AWW, LOOK AT THAT!
HOW CUTE!
HE'S SO CUTE!
[ WAGNER'S "BRIDAL CHORUS" PLAYS ]
Officiant: PLEASE RISE.
HERE WE GO. HERE COMES MAMA.
THEY LOOK SO PRETTY.
Beth: KARMA LOOKED ABSOLUTELY STUNNING.
SHE HAD HER NAVY BLUE ON.
IT WASN'T TOO FUSSY AND FRILLY,
AND IT WAS PERFECT JUST FOR HER.
Officiant: PLEASE BE SEATED.
TODAY, GLENN AND KASSONDRA
PROCLAIM THEIR LOVE TO THE WORLD.
DO YOU, GLENN, TAKE THIS WOMAN, KASSONDRA,
TO BE YOUR LOVING WIFE FOR AS LONG AS YOU BOTH SHALL LIVE?
YES, I DO.
DO YOU, KASSONDRA...
WHAT'D HE SAY?
OH.
[ LAUGHTER ]
Kassondra: I GIVE YOU THIS RING AS I GIVE YOU MY HEART.
I HAVE NO GREATER GIFT TO GIVE YOU.
I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU HUSBAND AND WIFE.
KISS.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
THE BRIDE AND GROOM WILL NOW BEGIN THEIR NEW LIFE TOGETHER
WITH A CLEAN SWEEP.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
I'VE NEVER SEEN THE JUMPING OF THE BROOM,
SO FOR ME, IT WAS EXCITING, DIFFERENT, AND VERY UNIQUE.
Narrator: OUTSIDE ON THE PATIO, COCKTAIL HOUR IS IN FULL SWING
WITH PASSED APPETIZERS AND A COLD BUFFET.
TO YOU AND YOUR BEAUTIFUL BRIDE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH AND THANK YOU FOR COMING!
Beth: ENJOY YOURSELF.
IT IS GOOD.
THE FOOD WAS DELICIOUS.
Gisella: VERY NICE DRESS.
OH, MY GOD, IT'S UNREAL.
Judy: THE DRESS WAS A STRAPLESS DRESS,
MERMAID BLEND DOWN THROUGH THE HIPS.
SHE HAD A BELT IN THE FRONT,
AND THE SKIRT OF THE DRESS
WAS VERY SOFT, BELLOWING PLEATS.
THE DRESS WAS VERY PRETTY
BUT NOT SOMETHING THAT I WOULD'VE CHOSEN.
WHERE'S THE GROOM?
HE'S WEARING SNEAKERS.
THAT'S SORT OF LIKE THE FASHION KIND OF THING.
I DON'T CARE. IT'S A WEDDING.
I KNOW. THEY WOULDN'T DO THAT AT MY WEDDING EITHER, NO.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S POPULAR WITH THESE YOUNGERS NOWADAYS,
BUT IF THAT WAS MY SON-IN-LAW,
I WOULD'VE TOLD HIM, "YOU BETTER WEAR SHOES."
Narrator: THE CEREMONY SPACE
HAS BEEN SWITCHED OVER DURING COCKTAIL HOUR FOR THE RECEPTION.
Gisella: OH, WOW!
LOOK HOW SWEET!
WOW, DID THEY TRANSFORM THIS PLACE.
THEY HAVE A CAKE ON THE TABLE!
MM-HMM.
I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT USING A CAKE FOR A CENTERPIECE,
BUT IT WAS VERY PRETTY.
AT THIS TIME, IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE
TO INTRODUCE TO YOU GLENN AND KASSONDRA DALTON!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Narrator: WITH THE PARTY OFFICIALLY STARTED,
THE ENTRéES ARE SERVED.
WELL, DINNER -- WE HAD THREE CHOICES.
WE HAD TENDERLOIN, THE CHICKEN, AND SALMON.
Judy: THE TENDERLOIN'S GOOD.
CHICKEN'S GOOD, TOO.
I MEAN, EVERYTHING'S GOOD.
WHAT'S ON THAT SALMON? WHAT KIND OF GLAZE?
I DON'T KNOW. IT'S GOOD, THOUGH.
IT'S DELICIOUS.
I WAS NOT DISAPPOINTED IN THE FOOD AT ALL.
[ INDISTINCT TALKING ]
GOOD.
I NOTICED THAT SHE SWITCHED HER GOWN,
WHICH WAS KIND OF SHOCKING.
HER SECOND DRESS WAS PRETTY, BUT HER FIRST ONE WAS SPECTACULAR.
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
THE THROWING OF THE BOUQUET AND THE GARTER, IT WAS FUN.
[ SHOUTING CONTINUES ]
UH-OH.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Gisella: WELL, LET ME TELL YOU, THAT YOUNG WOMAN,
SHE WAS A LITTLE SEXPOT. [ LAUGHS ]
I KNOW.
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
[ LAUGHS ]
Woman: WORK IT!
IT WAS QUITE A *** EPISODE. [ LAUGHS ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Narrator: THE CENTERPIECES ARE TAKEN AWAY TO BE SERVED
AND ARE REPLACED WITH CHOCOLATE-COVERED STRAWBERRIES.
VERY GOOD.
[ Laughing ] MY CENTERPIECE TASTED GOOD.
I NEVER ATE A CENTERPIECE. [ LAUGHS ]
♪ [ Rapping ] GET OUT YOUR SEAT, FEET ON YOUR FEET ♪
I'M STARTING TO GET A HEADACHE.
Judy: THERE WERE TIMES WHEN THE MUSIC WAS A LITTLE TOO LOUD.
YOU KNOW, I DON'T PARTICULARLY CARE FOR RAP.
♪ GET ON THE DANCE FLOOR ♪
I DON'T -- I DON'T LIKE RAP.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Beth: BUT THE SONGS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO DANCE TO,
WE HAD A GOOD TIME.
Gisella: KARMA WAS ON THAT DANCE FLOOR ALL NIGHT.
YOU COULD TELL THAT SHE WAS VERY HAPPY FOR HER DAUGHTER.
IT WAS AWESOME!
I HAD A BLAST.
EVERYBODY WAS DANCING. IT WAS JUST A GREAT TIME.
IT WAS OFF THE CHAIN. WHOO!
WE GOT IT IN.
WE GOT IT IN.
I LOVE YOU. I LOVE YOU.
HOO-HOO-HOO!
[ LAUGHS ]
I NEED TO RELAX.
[ LAUGHTER ]
WHAT?!
Narrator: WILL KARMA WIN KASSONDRA AND GLENN
A CHILL-OUT HONEYMOON IN PARADISE?
THE MOMS RATE KASSONDRA'S DRESS, VENUE, AND FOOD.
THOSE SCORES WILL BE REVEALED LATER.
FOR NOW, HERE'S WHAT THEY THOUGHT
OF THE OVERALL EXPERIENCE.
I'M GIVING KARMA 5 OUT OF 10.
I LOVED THE FOOD. I LOVED THE DRINKS.
THE WEDDING WAS NOT FORMAL ENOUGH FOR ME.
I DIDN'T LIKE THE CEREMONY SPACE,
AND I DIDN'T CARE FOR THE RAP MUSIC.
I'M GIVING KARMA A 9 OUT OF 10.
I ENJOYED JUMPING OF THE BROOM.
THE FOOD WAS GREAT.
DANCING WAS FUN.
HOWEVER, I AM NOT A FAN OF RAP MUSIC.
THERE WAS A LOT OF THAT,
AND I DON'T THINK IT WAS FAIR TO SOME OF THE OLDER GUESTS.
I'M GIVING KARMA 7 OUT OF 10.
I LOVED THAT KARMA WALKED HER DAUGHTER DOWN THE AISLE,
AND HER ENTRéES WERE DELICIOUS.
BUT I DIDN'T LIKE THE GROOM WEARING SNEAKERS,
AND I DON'T LIKE RAP MUSIC.
I'VE BEEN TO ALL OF THE WEDDINGS,
AND I KNOW I'M GONNA WIN.
I DON'T SEE NOTHING.
WHERE THERE'S SMOKE, THERE'S...
A LOT OF FOG.
THERE WAS A FOG MACHINE.
IT WAS HARD TO BREATHE.
All: CONNIE'S GONNA WIN THE HONEYMOON!
Gisella: YOU KNOW WE'RE GONNA WIN.
WE WILL WIN.
I MEAN, I FEEL LIKE A WINNER ANYWAY.
[ LAUGHS ]
Narrator: THE LAST MOM TO HOST A WEDDING IS GISELLA.
SHE'S PLANNED AN ENORMOUS ITALIAN FEAST
WITH A GUEST LIST TO MATCH FOR DAUGHTER CONCETTA'S WEDDING.
OH, WELL, HERE'S BROOKLYN AND THE WEDDING FINALLY.
Karma: ME NEITHER.
VERY ORNATE CHURCH.
Judy: I'M A VERY TRADITIONAL PERSON.
I BELIEVE IN THE TRADITIONAL WEDDING,
SO I THINK I'M GONNA ENJOY THIS VERY MUCH.
OH, MY GOODNESS.
THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.
ISN'T IT GORGEOUS?
Karma: THIS IS GORGEOUS!
THE INSIDE WAS FULL OF MURALS, HAND-PAINTED MURALS,
AND STAINED GLASS -- ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.
[ WAGNER'S "BRIDAL CHORUS" PLAYS ]
Karma: [ GASPS ] YEAH, I SEE HER, I SEE HER.
THE DRESS LOOKS GORGEOUS.
Beth: GISELLA LOOKED ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL --
A LONG GOWN, LOTS OF BEADING, A BOLERO JACKET.
SHE JUST WAS GISELLA. SHE WAS PRETTY.
PLEASE BE SEATED.
GIS, THERE'S NO ROOM FOR HIM OVER HERE WITH THIS.
THIS IS HOW IT'S GONNA BE IN BED.
[ LAUGHS ]
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE -- NOT THAT, DIRTY MIND.
THERE'S GONNA BE...
NO ROOM FOR YOU.
SO WHEN, YOU KNOW, SHE STARTS TO STEAL THE BLANKET,
YOU'RE GONNA PUSH HER OUT OF THE BED, OKAY?
KING-SIZE BED.
IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO HAVE AN ENTERTAINING MINISTER.
Karma: I THOUGHT THE PRIEST WAS GONNA BE OLD AND BORING.
HE WAS COMICAL. HE WAS INTERACTIVE.
SO I DIDN'T GET BORED OR FALL ASLEEP ONCE.
JUST GONNA REPEAT AFTER ME, ALL RIGHT?
DON'T WORRY ABOUT THIS. LOOK AT HER.
NO, I HOLD THIS.
I, VINCENZO...
...TAKE YOU, CONCETTA...
...TO BE MY LAWFUL WIFE.
I, CONCETTA...
...TAKE YOU, VINCENZO...
...FOR MY LAWFUL HUSBAND.
WHAT GOD HAS JOINED, MEN MUST NOT DIVIDE.
AMEN.
MR. AND MRS. VINCENZO DIGREGORIO.
YOU MAY KISS YOUR BRIDE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
GISELLA LOOKED SO HAPPY. SHE WAS BEAMING.
OH, YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL!
I'M SO HAPPY! [ LAUGHS ]
AND I WAS HAPPY FOR HER.
HOW ARE YOU?! [ LAUGHS ]
THANKS FOR COMING, GIRLS.
YES. THIS IS KARMA, CONCETTA.
I KNOW!
YES, WE'RE *** POPPING AT MY WEDDING.
WE'RE GONNA DO IT.
I'M GONNA *** POP.
SHE STARTED IT.
SHE ***-POPPED ME, SO I HAD TO RECIPROCATE.
THAT'S HOW WE *** POP.
YOU'RE GONNA DO IT WITH ME?
[ LAUGHS ]
SHE BUMPED ME FIRST.
Narrator: AN EVENING RECEPTION FOLLOWS
AT A NEARBY BANQUET HALL.
OH, THIS IS LOVELY.
Karma: LET'S GO ENJOY THE COCKTAIL HOUR 'CAUSE I'M HUNGRY.
[ "PAPA OOM MOW MOW" PLAYS ]
I CANNOT BELIEVE. THIS IS CRAZY!
A GOOD MOTHER KNOWS HOW TO THROW A COCKTAIL HOUR.
I'VE NEVER SEEN THIS IN MY LIFE!
I THINK IT WOULD PROBABLY TAKE AN ITALIAN ARMY
TO EAT ALL OF THAT FOOD AND THEN SOME.
OH! THIS IS SO MUCH STUFF!
THIS IS CRAZY!
THERE'S FLIPPIN' LOBSTERS OVER THERE!
OH, MY GOD!
OOH! I WAS IN HEAVEN.
Karma: LOOK AT THE TABLE, YOU GUYS!
[ LAUGHS ]
WELL, YOU GOT MORE PLATES THAN WE DO.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. YOU'RE NOT SHY.
DON'T ACT LIKE YOU HAVE JUST ONE LITTLE PLATE.
COCKTAIL HOUR WAS thebomb.com.
Narrator: THE RECEPTION IS GETTING STARTED
IN THE VENUE'S TIARA ROOM.
OOH, IT'S FREAKIN' SPARKLY.
[ LAUGHS ]
VERY PRETTY.
[ GASPS ] WHOA...
NELLY.
THIS IS NICE.
TAKE IT ALL IN.
THE BANQUET ROOM WAS DONE BEAUTIFULLY
WITH CHANDELIERS AND BRANCHES ON THE CEILING
WITH TINY, WHITE LIGHTS AND CANDLES EVERYWHERE.
IT WAS VERY BEAUTIFUL.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, HERE THEY ARE,
MR. AND MRS. CONCETTA AND VINCENZO DIGREGORIO!
WHOO!
Beth: THERE WAS A FOG MACHINE.
IT WAS EXCESSIVE...
WHOO!
...AND REALLY GOT IN THE WAY OF THE EXPERIENCE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
CONNIE'S DRESS WAS SPARKLY, BLINGY.
THE TOP WAS LIKE A SWEETHEART CUT.
THE BOTTOM WAS A LITTLE POUFY.
I DIDN'T REALLY CARE FOR THAT PART,
BUT SHE LOOKED BEAUTIFUL IN IT.
Judy: NOT EVERYBODY CAN WEAR THAT STRAPLESS MERMAID.
SHE HAS THE PERFECT FIGURE FOR IT, AND SHE LOOKED LOVELY.
Narrator: DINNER IS A FOUR-COURSE MEAL
WITH A CHOICE OF SEVEN ENTRéES.
Server: FILET MIGNON?
Karma: UH-HUH.
LET THE RECORD SHOW STEAK IS OFF THE HOOK!
YEAH, IT'S GOOD.
I ORDERED THE CHICKEN, AND IT WAS VERY DELICIOUS.
I CANNOT EAT THIS MUCH. I JUST CAN'T.
I'M SO FRICKIN' FULL.
I FEEL SO WASTEFUL.
I WAS ABSOLUTELY NOT ABLE TO CLEAR MY PLATE.
I TAUGHT MY DAUGHTER
NOT TO SPOIL HER APPETITE BEFORE DINNER,
AND CLEARLY WE DID THAT.
[ UP-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYING ]
I ALWAYS ENJOY DANCING,
BUT I THOUGHT THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF FAST DANCING,
BUT IT WAS OKAY.
IT'S JUST OKAY.
WE SAW A LOT OF GISELLA. SHE DANCED WITH US.
I WAS ACTUALLY GRATEFUL AND APPRECIATIVE
THAT SHE INCLUDED US.
WE HAD A GREAT WEDDING. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH!
I THINK WE WON.
MY DAUGHTER LOOKED SO GORGEOUS.
OH, SHE'S TAKING IT OFF!
MA, MA.
OKAY, IT'S OVER.
THANKS, MOM. I HAD A BLAST.
[ LAUGHS ]
[ LAUGHS ]
Narrator: DID GISELLA'S ITALIAN FEAST
WIN OVER THE HEARTS AND APPETITES OF THE OTHER MOMS?
THEY RATE CONCETTA'S DRESS, VENUE, AND FOOD.
THOSE SCORES WILL BE REVEALED SHORTLY,
BUT NOW HERE'S WHAT THE MOMS THOUGHT
OF THE OVERALL EXPERIENCE.
I'M GIVING GISELLA AN 8 OUT OF 10.
I THOUGHT SOME OF THE FOOD WAS WASTEFUL.
I JUST FELT -- I FELT GUILTY.
WHAT I LOVED WAS THE ORNATE CHURCH,
AND I HAD A GREAT TIME AT THE PARTY.
I'M GIVING GISELLA A 6 OUT OF 10.
I LOVED THE HOSPITALITY.
AND WHILE I LOVED THE FOOD, THERE WAS TOO MUCH FOOD.
[ LAUGHS ]
AND I THOUGHT THAT THE MUSIC COULD'VE HAD SOME VARIATION.
I'M GIVING GISELLA A 9 OUT OF 10.
MY ONLY COMPLAINT IS, THE FOG MACHINE WAS EXCESSIVE.
HOWEVER, IT WAS UNIQUE IN THE WAY IT WAS DECORATED,
AND THE FOOD WAS DELICIOUS, AND THERE WAS LOTS OF IT.
Narrator: COMING UP --
All: WHOO!
THE MOMS HAVE ATTENDED AND JUDGED ALL FOUR WEDDINGS.
HERE, HERE.
BUT WHICH MOTHER REALLY KNEW BEST
AND WILL SEE HER DAUGHTER STEP OUT OF THE LIMO?
All: YAY!
Narrator: IN THIS "MOTHER KNOWS BEST" SPECIAL,
THESE FOUR MOMS OF THE BRIDES HAVE DONE THE JUDGING,
AND EACH BELIEVES HER DAUGHTER'S DREAM DAY WAS BEST.
BUT ONLY ONE WILL WIN THE HONEYMOON OF A LIFETIME
FOR HER DAUGHTER AND GROOM.
I AM A LITTLE BIT AFRAID OF GISELLA'S WEDDING.
THAT WEDDING WAS OFF THE CHAIN!
I FEEL CONFIDENT.
I JUST STILL THINK THAT JESSICA'S WEDDING
WAS THE BEST WEDDING OUT OF ALL OF THEM.
I'D BE REAL SURPRISED IF WE DIDN'T WIN.
Narrator: THE FOUR MOMS HAVE ATTENDED THEIR DAUGHTERS' BIG DAYS
AND AWARDED A NUMBER OUT OF 10 FOR OVERALL EXPERIENCE.
OH!
TO PREVENT ONE MOM FROM LOW-SCORING THE OTHERS
SIMPLY TO IMPROVE HER OWN CHANCES,
THEY GIVE THE REMAINING CATEGORIES,
VENUE, DRESS, AND FOOD FOR EACH WEDDING
A FIRST-, SECOND-, AND THIRD-PLACE RANKING.
THE RANKINGS ARE CONVERTED INTO POINTS
AND ADDED TO EXISTING SCORES.
JUDY'S DAUGHTER JESSICA'S DRESS WAS MY FAVORITE.
IT WAS UNIQUE WITH THE FEATHERS.
IT WAS PERFECT FOR THAT VENUE.
GISELLA'S FOOD WAS THE BEST FOOD
BECAUSE THERE WAS JUST SO MUCH VARIETY.
ALL OF IT WAS JUST FANTASTIC.
KARMA WAS MY FAVORITE VENUE.
THE WAITERS WERE VERY POLITE.
THE FOOD WAS VERY GOOD.
MY LEAST FAVORITE VENUE WAS BETH'S.
THE AQUARIUM WAS DARK AND COLD.
I WAS SO HAPPY WHEN WE WERE ABLE TO GO UPSTAIRS FOR THE PARTY.
Narrator: EACH MOM NOW HAS A TOTAL SCORE OUT OF 120.
THE MOMS MEET ONE LAST TIME
TO LEARN WHOSE DAUGHTER WILL BE JETTING OFF TO PARADISE.
THIS IS IT.
All: WHOO!
ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.
ABSOLUTELY.
HEAR, HEAR.
KARMA, YOU WERE THE LIFE OF EACH AND EVERY PARTY.
ABSOLUTELY.
THE DANCE MOVES AND THE *** POPPING.
I WANT TO GO OUT WITH YOU.
I KNOW WE HAVE THIS.
KASSONDRA IS GETTING OUT OF THAT LIMO!
THE WHOLE AQUARIUM THING --
AT FIRST, I WAS LIKE, "THIS IS DIFFERENT,"
BUT IT WAS FUN.
I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS A BALLROOM IN THERE.
IT'S IN AMONGST THE SHARKS, RIGHT?
Beth: IF I DON'T WIN,
POSSIBLY THE AQUARIUM
MIGHT'VE BEEN MAYBE TOO UNIQUE.
I HAVE NEVER SEEN SO MUCH FOOD IN MY LIFE...
...AT YOUR WEDDING.
THAT WAS SO GOOD.
IF THIS COMPETITION WAS ABOUT FOOD,
WE'D DEFINITELY WIN.
ONE MORE THING -- I'M OBSESSED NOW...
WITH YOUR FLIPPIN' CASTLE!
[ LAUGHTER ]
WE HAD TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
I'M JUST SAYING, I LOVE IT.
Judy: I'M WAITING FOR JESSICA TO GET OUT
AND RUN UP TO HER AND SAY, "CONGRATULATIONS! WE WON!"
EVERYBODY NEEDS A HONEYMOON. I WANT A HONEYMOON.
ALL RIGHT.
OKAY, HERE WE GO.
Narrator: SO, WHICH MOM WILL WIN HER DAUGHTER THE ULTIMATE PRIZE?
GOOD LUCK, EVERYONE.
OH, MY GOD!
GUYS, I'M SO EXCITED!
Narrator: THE WINNING BRIDE IS ON HER WAY.
COME ON, LIMO.
MY HEART'S GOING PUMP-PUMP.
SHE'LL PRESENT THE ENVELOPE
CONTAINING THE MYSTERY HONEYMOON DESTINATION
TO ONE OF THESE ANXIOUS MOTHERS.
OH!
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
Beth: HERE WE GO.
I CAN'T LOOK.
NO, I CAN'T.
OH, MY GOD!
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
[ LAUGHTER ]
OH, MY GOD!
Narrator: SO, IT'S GISELLA WHO SCOOPS FIRST PLACE.
THE JUDGES THOUGHT HER ITALIAN FOOD WAS FANTASTICO,
AND THE PARTY WAS NONSTOP.
SHE WINS DAUGHTER CONCETTA
THE HONEYMOON WITH 94 POINTS OUT OF 120.
JUDY TAKES THE RUNNER-UP SPOT.
THE MOMS THOUGHT HER DAUGHTER'S PRINCESS DRESS WAS A FAIRY TALE,
AND THEY AWARDED HER 73 POINTS.
1 POINT BEHIND IN THIRD PLACE IS BETH.
THE MOMS ADMIRED HER UNUSUAL AQUARIUM VENUE.
SHE SCORES 72 POINTS.
AND IN THE FOURTH SPOT IS KARMA.
HER PARTY ROCKED, AND THE FOOD WAS JUDGED DELICIOUS.
SHE FINISHES UP THE COMPETITION WITH 71 POINTS.
OH, MY GOD! [ LAUGHS ]
LET'S SEE WHAT YOU WON ME, MOM!
OH, MY GOODNESS!
[ SNIFFLES ]
"CONGRATULATIONS!
GRAB YOUR PASSPORTS -- YOU'RE OFF TO EUROPE"!
[ BOTH SQUEALING ]
"YOU WON A PAMPERED HONEYMOON SPA EXPERIENCE
TO THE ROMANTIC COUNTRYSIDE OF FRANCE"!
[ BOTH SQUEAL ]
OH, MY GOD!
[ BOTH SIGH ]
[ LAUGHTER ]
I'M A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED BY THE FACT THAT I DIDN'T WIN THIS TRIP
FOR MY DAUGHTER BRIANNA,
BUT I COULDN'T BE MORE EXCITED
FOR GISELLA AND CONNIE.
[ INDISTINCT TALKING ]
I DON'T KNOW WHY I DIDN'T WIN. [ LAUGHS ]
I THOUGHT WE WERE THE MOST ORIGINAL,
SO I DON'T KNOW WHY WE DIDN'T WIN.
GREAT!
I HAD A BLAST. I HAD A BLAST.
[ LAUGHTER ]
GISELLA'S WEDDING WAS WONDERFUL.
KASSONDRA'S WEDDING WAS MY FAVORITE,
AND I'M NOT CHANGING MY STORY.
SHE SHOULD'VE WON.
Gisella: I CAN'T BELIEVE WE WON.
OH, MY GOD! [ LAUGHS ]
Concetta: I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.
AND BECAUSE OF YOU, I'M GOING TO FRANCE.
IT WAS MY PLEASURE BECAUSE WE HAD A BALL.
AFTER YOU, MAMA.
Gisella: [ SPEAKING ITALIAN ]
[ SPEAKS ITALIAN ]
GRAZIE, MAMMA.
[ LAUGHS ]