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Narrator: A BRIDESMAID'S DRESS
CAN BE A SYMBOL OF A COUPLE'S UNIQUE VISION.
I WANT TRADITION.
FOR A GAY WEDDING?
[ LAUGHTER ]
Narrator: BUT WHEN OPPOSING AGENDAS GET IN THE WAY...
AND PLAN "B" IS ME MAKING ALL THE DRESSES.
YOU ARE A SEAMSTRESS?
YES.
IT'S DEFINITELY GOOD PROMOTION FOR MYSELF,
AND I LOVE THE ATTENTION THAT I GET.
I WOULD RATHER Y'ALL BUY ALL THE DRESSES.
IF WE HAVE TO FIGHT ABOUT IT, THEN SO BE IT.
Narrator: IT CAN TURN LOVED ONES AGAINST EACH OTHER.
WE CAN JUST REVISIT THE IDEA.
WE VISITED. NOW IT'S TIME TO GO.
CHRIS AND I OBVIOUSLY AREN'T ON THE SAME PAGE.
MAKE MINE, TOO!
IF YOU WANT ME TO CUT PEOPLE OUT OF THE WEDDING.
YOU CAN'T DO THAT.
NOBODY IS GOING TO AGREE.
Narrator: IT'LL TAKE A LITTLE HELP
TO REMIND EVERYONE WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT...
IT'S GOT TO BE YOUR VISION THAT YOU SAID YOU'VE HAD
SINCE YOU WERE YOUNG FOR YOUR WEDDING.
Narrator: ...SO THE WEDDING DAY IS EMBRACED WITH LOVE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
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BEFORE THE SHOP OPENS,
LORI STARTS THE DAY WITH A LITTLE SOUL-SEARCHING.
TODAY, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHAT A BRIDESMAID'S DRESS REPRESENTS.
TO THE BRIDE AND GROOMS,
WE MUST REALIZE THAT THIS DRESS REPRESENTS WHO THEY ARE.
ARE YOU FOLLOWING ME, BRANDON?
SEE HOW DEEP I'M GOING TODAY?
SO DEEP. YOU'RE GANDHI.
[ LAUGHTER ]
BUT SOMETIMES, WE GET A MAID THAT WANTS TO USE THE WEDDING
TO SHOWCASE HER OWN STYLE INSTEAD.
WE GOT TO REMIND THEM THAT THEY'RE JUST THE BACKDROP.
SO MAKE SURE THE BRIDES AND GROOMS FIND A DRESS
THAT MAKES THEIR UNIQUE WEDDING COMPLETE.
OKAY? EVERYBODY HAVE A GOOD DAY.
Narrator: WITH LORI'S ADVICE IN MIND,
CONSULTANT BRANDON MEETS A SAME-SEX COUPLE
WITH DIFFERENT VISIONS.
WHO IS THE BRIDE?
WE DON'T HAVE ONE. WE GOT TOO GROOMS.
TWO GROOMS. EVEN BETTER. YAY!
MY NAME IS CHRIS GAGE. I'M 30 YEARS OLD.
MY NAME IS MICHAEL IVY.
I'M 25 YEARS OLD, AND WE'RE FROM KENNESAW, GEORGIA.
WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER FOR THREE YEARS.
I PROPOSED TO CHRIS AT THE BEACH OVER LABOR DAY WEEKEND.
I HAD WRITTEN, "WILL YOU MARRY ME?" IN THE SAND.
I GOT DOWN ON ONE KNEE AND PULLED OUT THE RING.
HE WAS LIKE, "SHUT UP."
HE SAID, "SHUT UP,"
LIKE FOUR TIMES BEFORE HE EVER SAID, "YES."
Chris: IT WAS AMAZING.
HE IS MY LIFE.
[ Chuckling ] WHO ARE ALL THESE PEOPLE?
Michael: WE HAVE CHRIS' MOM, DEBRA, AND MY MOM, TRACY,
AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE FOUR GROOMSMAIDS.
TWO FROM EACH SIDE --
MY SISTER-IN-LAW KRISTEN, MY FRIEND DREA.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
CHRIS' GROOMSMAIDS ARE HIS COUSIN BRITTANY
AND ONE OF HIS FRIENDS, TIFFANY.
WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
WE'RE PROBABLY GONNA DO A TURQUOISE DRESS.
SOMETHING VERY CLASSY.
WE'RE THINKING, LIKE, A HALTER TOP.
SOMETHING YOU'D WEAR TO CHURCH.
I WANT TRADITION.
FOR A GAY WEDDING?
[ LAUGHTER ]
WHAT I'VE ALWAYS PICTURED FOR MY WEDDING DAY IS VERY TRADITIONAL.
LIKE, THE PICTURES FROM MY MOM'S WEDDING --
THAT'S THE WAY THAT I WANT OUR WEDDING TO BE.
THE WHOLE CHURCHY THING I'M NOT SURE IS THE BEST WORD
TO DESCRIBE WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
LIKE, BIG BOW, RUFFLES.
I HOPE TO NOT HAVE TO WEAR A SUNDAY DRESS.
WHO KNOWS? YOU MAY SEE SOMETHING AND BE LIKE,
"THROW TRADITION OUT THE WINDOW."
I'M EXCITED TO BE HELPING TWO GROOMS PLAN A WEDDING,
BUT I WISH THEY WERE AS CONNECTED WITH THEIR VISION
AS THEY ARE WITH EACH OTHER.
LET'S GO SHOPPING.
WHOO.
OKAY.
OKAY, ARE YOU GUYS EXCITED?
YES.
OKAY, COOL.
TELL ME AGAIN WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
IT'S AN OUTDOOR SPRING WEDDING.
SOMETHING SHORT. SOMETHING THAT FLOWS.
WE ARE NOT GETTING MARRIED IN A CHURCH.
WE'RE GOING TO A BED AND BREAKFAST
ON THE BEACH WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS --
PEOPLE THAT LOVE US AND CARE FOR US.
IS THIS THE CHURCH TYPE OF DRESS THAT YOU GUYS WERE THINKING?
IT LOOKS GOOD. I LIKE IT.
IT'S HIDEOUS.
SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE UP-TO-DATE.
Michael: THINKING ABOUT CHRIS' INTERPRETATION
OF THE WORD "CHURCHY" MAKES ME A LITTLE NERVOUS.
I'M CURIOUS TO SEE WHAT EVERYONE HAS PICKED.
LET'S GO.
YOU LOVE IT.
THAT'S NOT THE CHURCH WE GO TO.
BUT I THOUGHT THAT'S WHAT WE WANTED.
THAT DRESS IS MORE MICHELLE OBAMA GOING TO CHURCH,
NOT CHRIS AND MIKE.
Brandon: NEXT.
THIS IS SOMETHING ME AND BRITTANY REALLY LIKED.
IT'S GOT, LIKE, A LITTLE BELT.
I LIKE IT.
CHRIS, YOU LOOK NAUSEOUS, LIKE YOU'RE ABOUT TO THROW UP.
[ LAUGHTER ]
Narrator: WHILE A LOVESICK GROOM GETS FLUSHED OVER FASHION,
ACROSS THE SALON, CONSULTANT NIKKY
GREETS A BRIDAL PARTY WITH ONE ULTERIOR MOTIVE.
HEY, LADIES! WHO IS MY BRIDE?
I AM.
MY NAME IS KANDICE CHAPMAN.
I'M 29 AND FABULOUS, AND I LIVE IN DECATUR, GEORGIA.
MY FIANCé IS ARI O'DORSEY.
HE WAS MY NEXT-DOOR NEIGHBOR IN COLLEGE,
AND I THOUGHT HE WAS CUTE
AND I WOULD LOOK OUT THE WINDOW AT HIM.
[ LAUGHS ]
WE'RE PERFECT FOR EACH OTHER BECAUSE WE'RE OPPOSITE.
I'M, LIKE, A FIRECRACKER,
AND HE DEFINITELY PUTS MY LITTLE SPARK OUT IF I GET TOO ROWDY.
WHY DON'T YOU TELL ME WHO YOU BROUGHT WITH YOU TODAY?
TODAY, I BROUGHT WITH ME MY SISTER ALICIA,
MY SISTER-IN-LAW-TO-BE TIMORA, MY COUSIN CRYSTAL,
AND MY FRIENDS BRANDY H.,
BRANDY D., CANDICE A., AND NICOLE.
I KNOW SOME OF THEM FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND SOME FROM COLLEGE.
TELL ME ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR TODAY.
SOMETHING LONG, FLOWY, AND TURQUOISE.
AND WHAT ABOUT BUDGET?
THE MAX, $150.
IS EVERYBODY GOOD WITH $150
BEING THE CEILING FOR THE BUDGET?
All: YES.
LONGER DRESSES ARE A LITTLE MORE EXPENSIVE.
THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OF A CHALLENGE
BECAUSE MOST LONG BRIDESMAIDS' DRESSES START AROUND $200,
SO THIS $150 BUDGET IS GONNA BE REALLY HARD TO WORK AROUND.
IF THE DRESS IS A LITTLE OVER BUDGET, IS THERE A PLAN "B?"
PLAN "B" IS ME MAKING ALL THE DRESSES.
YOU ARE A SEAMSTRESS?
YES.
NICOLE IS NOT PLAN "B."
NICOLE IS PLAN "J."
THE REASON WHY I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THESE BRIDESMAIDS' DRESSES
IS BECAUSE IT'S DEFINITELY A GOOD PROMOTION FOR MYSELF.
AND SO, I WANTED TO WEAR THIS BLAZER, AS WELL,
TO SHOW EVERYONE THAT, HEY, I CAN SEW.
I WOULD RATHER Y'ALL BUY ALL THE DRESSES.
IT'S CHEAPER IF I MAKE THEM, THOUGH.
SHE DOES LOVE TO SEW, BUT SHE'S NEVER MADE AN EVENING GOWN.
AND I DON'T WANT HER TO.
[ CHUCKLES ]
Lori: I GOT A NEWS FLASH, HONEY.
A FRIEND'S WEDDING
IS NOT THE TIME TO STITCH TOGETHER YOUR RéSUMé.
OKAY, I'M GONNA MAKE SURE YOU FIND A DRESS HERE TODAY,
BUT FIRST, YOU'VE GOT TO TELL ME
A LITTLE MORE ABOUT YOUR WEDDING.
I REALLY DON'T HAVE A THEME FOR THE WEDDING,
BUT IT'S BY THE OCEAN IN GEORGIA
BECAUSE MY FIANCé AND I LOVE THE WATER.
AND MY DRESS IS TRADITIONAL WITH A LITTLE BIT OF BLING.
Narrator: WHILE NIKKY AND THE BRIDE
DIG THROUGH DREAM DRESSES...
DID YOU SEE THE PRICE? IT'S $516.
...THE BRIDESMAIDS BROWSE ON A BUDGET.
EVERYTHING WE FIND IS OVER OUR BUDGET.
AND THESE GIRLS ARE IN FOR A RUDE AWAKENING
WHEN THEY SEE THE STYLES THAT THEY'RE GONNA GET
FOR THE $150 BUDGET.
THEY'LL DEFINITELY COME RUNNING TO ME.
I CAN MAKE THIS FOR $50.
RIGHT NOW, I'M TEAM NICOLE ALL THE WAY.
SEE? PLAN "B." THAT'S ME.
I MEAN, $50, REALLY?
IT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE IT COSTS $50.
I WILL FIND SOMETHING THAT THE BRIDE WILL LOVE
BEFORE THIS SEAMSTRESS RIPS THIS WHOLE WEDDING APART.
$204. $204. $204. $204.
$240? THIS IS CRAZY.
I FEEL LIKE I'VE ALREADY LOST BEFORE I'VE EVEN STARTED.
Narrator: COMING UP...
WHAT ABOUT WHAT I WANT?
THAT'S GREAT AND ALL.
...ONE DRESS PINS TWO GROOMS AGAINST EACH OTHER.
WE CAN JUST REVISIT THE IDEA.
WE VISITED. NOW IT'S TIME TO GO.
NOBODY IS GOING TO AGREE.
Narrator: MICHAEL AND CHRIS ARE A SAME-SEX COUPLE
WITH VERY DIFFERENT IDEAS FOR THEIR GROOMSMAIDS' DRESSES.
IS THE CHURCH TYPE OF DRESS YOU GUYS WERE THINKING?
Chris: IT LOOKS GOOD.
I LIKE IT.
THE PICTURES FROM MY MOM'S WEDDING --
THAT'S THE WAY THAT I WANT OUR WEDDING TO BE.
IT'S HIDEOUS.
Narrator: SO CONSULTANT BRANDON TURNS TO LORI
TO HELP SOLVE THE DUAL-VISION DILEMMA.
SO I HAVE TWO GROOMS.
YAY! SUPER EXCITED.
THEY'RE SUPER CUTE.
UH-HUH.
TOTALLY IN LOVE.
WELL, YOU KNOW THAT'S NOT GONNA BE SO EASY, BRANDON.
IT'S LIKE HAVING TWO BRIDES TOGETHER.
NOT ONE OPINION MATTERS MORE THAN THE OTHER.
MORE THAN THE OTHER, YEAH.
WHEN I GOT A BRIDE HERE, HONEY, SHE'S ALL TO HERSELF.
EXACTLY.
LET'S START WITH THE BRIDESMAIDS' PICKS
AND HOPEFULLY, THERE'S A DRESS IN HERE
THAT'LL SATISFY THEM BOTH.
OKAY.
AND MAYBE WE CAN AVOID A FIGHT.
LET'S HOPE.
LET'S HOPE.
LET'S DO IT.
HI. I BROUGHT LORI.
HI.
HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD.
I'M LORI.
MICHAEL.
NICE TO MEET YOU, MICHAEL.
HI.
CHRIS.
SO, YOU TWO ARE GETTING MARRIED.
YES.
YAY!
SO WE'RE GONNA BRING OUT OUR FIRST GIRL -- KRISTEN.
KRISTEN IS WEARING A LONG NAVY-BLUE CHIFFON DRESS
WITH A TRADITIONAL SWEETHEART NECKLINE.
DREA, COME ON OUT.
DREA IS WEARING A SHORT DRESS WITH SPAGHETTI STRAPS
AND A SWEETHEART NECKLINE.
***.
[ LAUGHTER ]
BRITTANY, COME ON OUT.
BRITTANY IS WEARING A LONG, GRAY CHIFFON DRESS
WITH A HALTER NECKLINE.
I REALLY LIKE THE DRESS THAT BRITTANY HAS ON.
I REALLY LIKE THE TOP.
YOU DO?
IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN THE HALTER THAT I HAD PICTURED,
BUT I DO LIKE IT.
I THINK IT'S PERFECT FOR WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
I DON'T LIKE IT AT ALL.
PUT HER GIRLS IN IT, IT AIN'T GONNA LOOK CUTE.
Chris: I HAVE NO CLUE WHY HE WANTS THIS.
I WANT THE GIRLS TO BE COVERED.
BUT WHAT ABOUT WHAT I WANT?
THAT'S GREAT AND ALL.
WE'VE DECIDED FROM THE BEGINNING THAT IT'S A PARTNERSHIP.
WE BOTH EQUALS IN THIS,
BUT CHRIS AND I OBVIOUSLY AREN'T ON THE SAME PAGE.
WE CAN JUST REVISIT THE IDEA.
WE VISITED. NOW IT'S TIME TO GO.
CHRIS AND MIKE ALWAYS WORK REALLY WELL TOGETHER,
BUT I'M DEFINITELY GETTING NERVOUS
THAT NOBODY IS GOING TO AGREE.
THIS WEDDING IS A HUGE DEAL TO EACH OF THEM,
AND I UNDERSTAND WHY NEITHER OF THEM WANTS TO BUDGE.
BUT IF WE CAN'T GET THEM ON THE SAME PAGE
OR AT LEAST A COMPROMISE,
THEN NEITHER OF THEM WILL HAVE THEIR DREAM WEDDING.
Narrator: WHILE MICHAEL AND CHRIS ARE STUCK
ON THEIR SEPARATE STYLES, ACROSS THE SALON,
BRIDE KANDICE'S MAIDS ARE STUCK ON A SMALL BUDGET.
MAX, $150.
Narrator: AND SELFISH SEAMSTRESS NICOLE
IS USING THAT FOR SELF-PROMOTION.
Nicole: I CAN MAKE THIS FOR $50.
PLAN "B." THAT'S ME.
I DO LOVE THE ATTENTION THAT I GET,
AND ONE DAY, I HOPE TO SEE THAT EVERYONE IS WALKING AROUND
IN SOMETHING THAT I'VE MADE.
I WOULD RATHER Y'ALL BUY ALL THE DRESSES.
Nikky: THE BRIDE WANTS A LONG DRESS,
BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANY UNDER $150,
SO I'M JUST GONNA START OFF WITH THE BRIDE'S PICKS
AND SEE HOW FAR OVER BUDGET THEY'RE WILLING TO GO.
CRYSTAL'S WEARING A LONG, TAFFETA, STRAPLESS GOWN.
OUT COMES NICOLE.
AWW, THAT'S PRETTY.
NICOLE IS WEARING A ONE-SHOULDERED, LONG,
LUMINOUS CHIFFON GOWN WITH A SASH WAIST.
OOH.
CANDICE A. IS WEARING A LONG, CHIFFON STRAPLESS GOWN
WITH A SWEETHEART NECK.
I LOVE NICOLE'S DRESS.
I LIKE THE CURVES.
IT'S $297.
THAT'S A LITTLE STEEP.
BY THE WAY, I CAN MAKE THIS.
I COULD DO $100.
I'LL PAY $100 FOR NICOLE.
NICOLE'S OFFERING ALL THE BRIDESMAIDS TO SAVE $200.
THAT'S A GOOD BIT OF MONEY.
MY HEART IS LEANING MORE TOWARDS YOU ALL PURCHASING A DRESS
BECAUSE I KNOW THAT YOU WILL GET IT AND ON TIME.
TOLD YOU I'M BETTER, THOUGH.
YOU GUYS, LET'S JUST REMEMBER WHAT THIS IS FOR.
THIS IS MY WEDDING DAY.
THIS SEAMSTRESS IS TRYING TO GET EVERYONE ON HER TEAM.
SHE NEEDS TO QUIT MAKING PROMISES SHE CAN'T KEEP.
OTHERWISE, THIS BRIDE WILL END UP RUNNING TO THE GOODWILL
FOR BACKUP DRESSES THE DAY OF THE WEDDING.
Narrator: COMING UP, A COUPLE IN CRISIS.
Chris: IT'S NOT CONSERVATIVE.
IT'S NOT TRADITIONAL.
I'M OKAY WITH IT.
AND BRIDE KANDICE STARTS DOING ALTERATIONS OF HER OWN.
IF YOU WANT ME TO CUT PEOPLE OUT OF THE WEDDING.
I WILL IF THAT'S WHAT Y'ALL WANT.
Narrator: MICHAEL AND CHRIS ARRIVED AT THE SALON
ASSUMING THEY WERE A UNIFIED FRONT.
OUR TASTES ARE SIMILAR ENOUGH,
I THINK THERE WON'T BE THAT MUCH CONFLICT.
BUT AFTER ROUND ONE OF DRESSES,
THEIR DIFFERING DEFINITIONS OF "TRADITIONAL"
IS PULLING THEM APART.
***.
I THINK IT'S PERFECT FOR WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
MICHAEL AND CHRIS CAME IN BOTH WANTING A HALTER,
BUT WHAT THEY DON'T REALIZE IS A HALTER CAN BE VERY SEXY
OR VERY CONSERVATIVE.
SO THIS ROUND, WE ARE SHOWING A VARIETY OF NECKLINES.
HOPEFULLY, THEY CAN MEET IN THE MIDDLE SOMEHOW.
Brandon: KRISTEN IS WEARING A LONG, CHIFFON DRESS
WITH SPAGHETTI STRAPS.
OH, GOD.
[ GROANS ]
[ LAUGHTER ]
OH.
DREA IS WEARING A LONG, TURQUOISE DRESS
WITH A LOW-CUT HALTER.
BRITTANY IS WEARING A SHORT, TAFFETA DRESS
WITH A HIGH-NECK HALTER.
OKAY, LET'S START WITH THE MIDDLE DRESS.
I LIKE IT.
IT'S NOT CONSERVATIVE.
IT'S NOT TRADITIONAL.
I'M STILL SHOWING TOO MUCH IN THIS ONE?
YOUR GIRLS ARE HELD UP, BUT AT THE SAME TIME,
THEY'RE VERY, VERY REVEALING.
I'M OKAY WITH IT.
AND THEN BRITTANY'S DRESS.
I LIKE THE WAY THAT BRITTANY'S COVERS THE TOP.
MM-HMM.
BRITTANY'S DRESS IS A GREAT DRESS.
IT LOOKS CLASSY, TRADITIONAL, LIKE MY MOM'S WEDDING WAS.
TO ME, IT'S VERY '90s PROM DRESS.
Lori: HERE'S MY QUESTION.
DECISION-MAKING POWER -- EQUAL WITH BOTH OF YOU?
MM-HMM. IT'LL BE A MUTUAL AGREEMENT.
'CAUSE YOU'RE NEVER ALWAYS GONNA AGREE EXACTLY.
IT'S REALLY TRICKY TO HAVE TWO GROOMS IN THE STORE
BECAUSE I'VE GOT TWO PEOPLE
THAT ARE EQUALLY VESTED IN THE WEDDING,
AND THEY BOTH ARE GONNA SAY WHAT THEY WANT.
Narrator: MEANWHILE, ACROSS THE SALON,
BRIDE KANDICE'S SELF-CENTERED SEAMSTRESS MAID
IS GATHERING FOLLOWERS.
Nicole: I CAN MAKE THIS.
I COULD DO $100.
I'LL PAY $100 FOR NICOLE.
MY HEART IS LEANING MORE TOWARDS YOU ALL PURCHASING A DRESS.
TOLD YOU I'M BETTER, THOUGH.
GUYS, LET'S JUST REMEMBER THIS IS MY WEDDING DAY.
ALL RIGHT, COME ON, LADIES.
Narrator: HOPING TO REACH A COMPROMISE,
CONSULTANT NIKKY PULLS THREE
OF THE SALON'S LEAST EXPENSIVE OPTIONS
THAT FIT THE BRIDE'S LONG, FLOWY VISION.
IF THESE DRESSES ARE A BUST,
WE MAY BE AT THE END OF OUR ROPE WITH LONG-DRESS OPTIONS.
ALL RIGHT, CRYSTAL'S WEARING A LONG, CHIFFON GOWN
WITH A SPAGHETTI-STRAP HALTER.
OH, I LOVE THAT ONE.
I WANT TO CRY.
Nikky: NICOLE IS WEARING A STRAPLESS, LONG, CHIFFON GOWN
WITH A CUMMERBUND WAIST.
CANDICE A. IS WEARING A LONG, HALTER CHIFFON GOWN.
I LOVE NICOLE'S DRESS.
HOW MUCH IS THAT DRESS?
ALL THESE DRESSES ARE $175.
IF I MADE THIS DRESS, I WOULD CHARGE Y'ALL $50.
Woman: $50?
THAT WILL WORK PERFECTLY FOR ME.
AS LONG AS IT'S CUTE, I COULD WORK WITH A $50 DRESS.
MAKE MINE, TOO!
I DON'T FORESEE US FINDING A DRESS TODAY
BECAUSE MORE BRIDESMAIDS ARE LEANING MORE TOWARDS
NICOLE MAKING A DRESS.
THEY ARE LOOKING MORE AT THE PRICE RATHER THAN MY BIG DAY.
SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE.
IF YOU WANT ME TO CUT PEOPLE OUT OF THE WEDDING.
I WILL IF THAT'S WHAT Y'ALL WANT.
YOU CAN'T DO THAT.
KANDICE IS FINALLY PUTTING HER FOOT DOWN,
WHICH IS AWESOME
BECAUSE IF YOU'RE REFUSING TO PAY FOR A DRESS,
THEN DON'T BE A BRIDESMAID.
Narrator: COMING UP, WHOSE WEDDING VISION WINS OUT
FOR MICHAEL AND CHRIS' BIG DAY?
Narrator: BRIDE KANDICE FEELS UNSUPPORTED BY HER BRIDESMAIDS.
I WOULD CHARGE Y'ALL $50.
THAT WILL WORK PERFECTLY FOR ME.
THEY ARE LOOKING MORE AT THE PRICE RATHER THAN MY BIG DAY.
Narrator: AND FEELING ABANDONED HAS PUT HER ON THE DEFENSE.
IF YOU WANT ME TO CUT PEOPLE OUT OF THE WEDDING.
I WILL IF THAT'S WHAT Y'ALL WANT.
LADIES, IT'S ONLY $25 OUT OF BUDGET.
KANDICE, MAYBE YOU COULD HAVE THE GIRLS COMPROMISE
IN ANOTHER AREA.
I MEAN, OUR SHOES DON'T HAVE TO BE THAT EXPENSIVE.
AND THEN YOU WON'T BE WEARING THEM
FOR THE RECEPTION ANYWAY.
MM-HMM.
YEAH, I CAN COMPROMISE.
NICOLE WOULD'VE SAVED US A LOT OF MONEY,
BUT, LIKE, KANDICE -- SHE'S THE BRIDE.
SHE MAKES THE FINAL DECISION.
IT'S YOUR WEDDING. IT'S A ONE-TIME THING.
I'M WILLING TO DO IT.
Nikky: HOW ABOUT YOU, NICOLE?
ARE YOU WILLING TO PURCHASE IT FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR FRIENDSHIP?
I WOULD LOVE TO MAKE THE BRIDESMAIDS' DRESSES,
BUT WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO ME IS THAT WE CAN BE THERE NEXT TO HER
ON HER WEDDING DAY.
I COULD PURCHASE THIS DRESS.
OOH. IF YOU WOULD PUR-- THAT'S IT.
WE'RE GETTING THAT DRESS. WE ARE GETTING THAT DRESS.
BRIDE KANDICE, ARE YOU SAYING YES TO NICOLE'S DRESS?
YES.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Kandice: I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT MY WEDDING.
I CAN DEFINITELY SEE ALL OF MY BRIDESMAIDS IN THIS DRESS.
AND EVEN THOUGH
NICOLE MAY HAVE BEEN A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED TODAY,
I THINK I ULTIMATELY DID HER A BIG FAVOR.
Narrator: WITH BRIDE KANDICE'S DRESS ISSUES ALL IRONED OUT,
ACROSS THE SALON, NEITHER MICHAEL NOR CHRIS
WILL FOLD ON THE DRESS.
NOT TRADITIONAL.
I'M OKAY WITH IT.
MICHAEL AND CHRIS, YOU'VE GOT THESE PICTURES --
WHICH I SAY TO EVERYBODY THAT COMES IN, DARN IT,
BUT IT'S THE TRUTH, AND I'LL TELL YOU ONE DAY, TOO --
FOR YEARS OF YOUR WEDDING.
YOU BOTH HAVE TO AGREE ON THESE DRESSES.
AND IT'S GOT TO BE YOUR VISION,
THIS VISION THAT YOU SAID YOU'VE HAD
SINCE YOU WERE YOUNG FOR YOUR WEDDING.
Chris: WHAT WE'VE ALWAYS WANTED FOR OUR WEDDING DAY
IS TO GET MARRIED WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS --
PEOPLE THAT LOVE US AND CARE FOR US.
WE JUST WANT TO BE, YOU KNOW,
EVERY OTHER COUPLE THAT'S OUT THERE.
Michael: AS A GAY COUPLE,
WE DEAL WITH GLANCES AND EVERYTHING ON A DAILY BASIS.
EVERYBODY THINKS THAT WE'RE SO DIFFERENT,
BUT WE'RE JUST ANOTHER COUPLE OUT THERE TRYING TO MAKE IT
IN THE WORLD.
Brandon: OH, MY GOD. I'M GONNA START CRYING.
TOO MANY EMOTIONS.
OKAY, WHY DON'T YOU BOTH JUST PICK BOTH DRESSES?
IF YOU SHORTEN THE MIDDLE ONE, THEY WILL FLOW TOGETHER NICELY,
AND THEN YOUR GROOMSMAIDS
CAN PICK WHICH ONE THEY WANT TO WEAR.
I LIKE THAT ONE.
AND I LIKE THAT ONE.
IF HE LIKES IT, THEN I SAY IT'S A 10.
HIS STYLE'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN MINE,
MINE'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT FROM HIS,
BUT WHEN I LOOK AT IT TOGETHER,
I REALLY FEEL LIKE IT IS THE VISION
OF WHAT ME AND MICHAEL HAVE ALWAYS WANTED FOR OUR WEDDING.
I THINK THAT WOULD LOOK GREAT.
YEAH?
I LIKE IT.
YAY!
SO WE'RE SAYING WHAT TO THESE DRESSES?
Both: WE'RE SAYING YES TO THE DRESSES.
YEAH!
Michael: WE CAN SEE OUR GROOMSMAIDS
IN THESE DRESSES ON OUR DAY
AND IN OUR TURQUOISE COLOR THAT WE WANTED.
I THINK THEY'RE GONNA LOOK GORGEOUS.
WE'RE A LITTLE NERVOUS, BUT WE'RE SUPER EXCITED.
YEAH.
Narrator: MICHAEL AND CHRIS GOT THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS
AND ARE HAPPY THAT THEIR PICTURE-PERFECT WEDDING
HAS FINALLY ARRIVED.
I THINK THE DRESSES LOOK REALLY GOOD TOGETHER.
I LOVE IT. I'M SO EXCITED.
Michael: I COULDN'T IMAGINE THIS DAY
WITHOUT THE GIRLS HERE WITH US.
THE DRESSES LOOK BEAUTIFUL.
CAN'T WAIT TO HURRY UP AND WALK DOWN THAT AISLE
AND STAND THERE NEXT TO HIM.
THIS IS AN UNCONDITIONAL LOVE THAT MAKES YOUR SOUL WARM.
GOD HEARD YOUR PRAYER AND THE CRY OF YOUR HEART.
I, MICHAEL, TAKE YOU, CHRIS,
TO SHARE MY LIFE WITH,
KNOWING THAT EVEN DEATH COULD NOT SEPARATE US.
WITH THIS RING, I PROMISE YOU I WILL MAKE YOUR HEART MY HOME.
BY THE POWER INVESTED IN ME BY GOD ALMIGHTY,
I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU MARRIED.
WHAT GOD HATH JOINED TOGETHER, LET NO MAN PUT ASUNDER.
YOU MAY KISS YOUR PARTNER.
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ APPLAUSE ]
TODAY WAS EXACTLY WHAT WE WANTED.
WE WANTED A SPECIAL DAY.
Michael: THE DRESSES LOOKED AMAZING.
EVERYTHING JUST FELL INTO PLACE THE WAY IT WAS SUPPOSED TO.
Narrator: FINDING THE RIGHT BRIDESMAID'S DRESS
CAN BE LIKE FINDING A NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK.
BUT IF EVERYONE CAN WEAVE TOGETHER A COMPROMISE,
THEN THE WEDDING WILL BE WRAPPED IN THE FABRIC
OF FRIENDSHIP AND LOVE.