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Narrator: COMING UP ON "I FOUND THE GOWN"...
I DIDN'T ENVISION MYSELF IN SOMETHING LIKE THIS,
BUT I REALLY LIKE IT.
WHEN IS THE BIG DAY?
IN THREE DAYS.
AND WE DON'T HAVE A PLAN "B."
WHY ARE WE DOING AN A-LINE AND THE FULLNESS?
NO MORE OF THESE KINDS OF DRESSES.
THE WEDDING IS SUNDAY -- THIS SUNDAY.
OH, MY GOSH.
I DON'T LIKE IT AT ALL.
HURTS MY FEELINGS WHEN YOU WANT EVERYONE
TO LIKE SOMETHING FOR YOU
AND THEN THEY JUST DON'T LIKE IT.
I'M NOT SUPER CONFIDENT THAT I'M GONNA FIND THE DRESS.
NOT A GOOD SIGN.
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Amelia: OOH.
WOW, WE GOT A LOT OF BEADWORK.
LOT OF BEADS.
ANY LACIER BOXES?
I GOT BEADS.
LATELY, A FEW OF THE BRIDES THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH
HAVE WANTED TO TRY SOME LACE GOWNS.
THEY'RE PRETTY,
BUT I JUST FEEL LIKE WE NEED MORE LACE.
I KNOW. WE CAN'T KEEP THEM ON THE RACKS.
YEAH. DIDN'T YOU WEAR LACE ON YOUR WEDDING DAY?
I DID.
BUT NOT THE LACE WE KNOW AND LOVE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
Leslie: RICK AND I GOT MARRIED ON SEPTEMBER 15, 1991.
YES. I REMEMBER IT WELL.
I WORE A VERY DATED MERMAID LACE GOWN
WITH BIG, PUFFY SLEEVES.
I WAS HOPING TO GET SOMETHING WITH NICER FABRIC,
BUT I COULDN'T AFFORD ANY TYPE OF SILK,
SO THE ONLY OPTION WAS, LIKE,
A SYNTHETIC POLYESTER OR A CHEAP LACE.
THAT WAS THE BEST THING THAT CAME WITH THAT GOWN.
IT WAS REALLY THE CATALYST FOR STARTING OUR BUSINESS.
IT WAS.
IF YOU COULD FIND MORE LACE GOWNS.
OKAY. I'LL LET RICK KNOW.
WE'VE GOT NOTHING ON THE RACK RIGHT NOW.
OH, MY GOD. IT'S LIKE A SEA OF WHITE.
MY NAME'S ASHLEY ALPERIN. I'M 28 YEARS OLD,
AND VOWS IS THE PERFECT FIT FOR ME
BECAUSE I'M A BARGAIN HUNTER,
SO THE LESS MONEY I CAN SPEND, THE BETTER IT IS.
NICE TO MEET YOU. I'M JAX.
NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO. HOW ARE YOU?
SO, WHO DID YOU BRING WITH YOU TODAY?
WITH ME HERE TODAY AT VOWS IS MY MAID OF HONOR, TANIA.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
THIS IS MY STEP-MOTHER, ELLEN,
AND THESE ARE MY TWO BRIDESMAIDS CARRIE AND NICOLE.
NICE TO MEET YOU ALL.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT KIND OF DRESSES YOU'RE LOOKING FOR?
WELL, THE TWO DESIGNERS I LOVE
ARE JIM HJELM AND MONIQUE LHUILLIER.
MOST JIM HJELM AND MONIQUE LHUILLIER GOWNS
RANGE IN PRICE FROM ABOUT $4,000 TO $10,000.
BUT WE'RE ABLE TO OFFER 50% TO 80% OFF RETAIL PRICES.
WHAT KIND OF BUDGET ARE YOU THINKING TODAY?
PROBABLY ABOUT $2,000 TO $2,500.
COME WITH ME, ASHLEY.
WELL, MY DREAM DRESS IS PROBABLY A BIG, HUGE BALL GOWN.
THIS ONE IS A JIM HJELM FULL SKIRT.
LESS THAN MY BUDGET. AWESOME.
I LOVE LACE, I LOVE RUFFLES, I LOVE SOFT STUFF.
I LOVE SHINE, I LOVE BLING...
WE CAN AVOID IT.
I THINK STRAPS IS ALWAYS AN OPTION.
I DON'T LIKE STRAPLESS DRESSES BECAUSE I WOULD BE WORRIED
THAT MY *** WERE GONNA FALL OUT THE WHOLE TIME.
I HAVE BEEN TEASING ASHLEY ENDLESSLY
ABOUT THE FACT SHE DOES NOT WANT A STRAPLESS GOWN.
THINK SHE'S ENVISIONING A TUBE TOP.
THIS IS STUNNING.
I'M SO GOING AGAINST THE BRIDE HERE WITH THE STRAPLESS.
I REALLY THINK THAT SHE'D LOOK CLASSY AND ELEGANT IN STRAPLESS.
I'M GONNA HAVE YOU GO IN FIRST.
OKAY.
Ashley: MY FIANCé'S NAME IS CHAD.
WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER FOR OVER 5½ YEARS NOW.
I'M MET CHAD AT A MUTUAL FRIEND'S HOUSEWARMING PARTY.
I HAD JUST BROKEN UP WITH SOMEONE A COUPLE WEEKS BEFORE.
THE THEORY IS THE BEST WAY TO GET OVER ONE GUY
IS TO, YOU KNOW, GET UNDER ANOTHER ONE.
AND THEN CHAD WALKED IN, AND I SAID,
"WHO THE HELL IS THAT GUY WALKING IN?
THAT'S THE GUY I WANT."
WE BONDED OVER A GAME OF BEER PONG,
AND THEN ONE THING LED TO ANOTHER
AND WE STARTED HOLDING HANDS
LIKE WE WERE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
THE REST IS HISTORY.
SO, WHERE DO YOU WANT TO START?
I GUESS I'LL GET UNDRESSED, RIGHT?
[ BOTH CHUCKLE ]
ASHLEY REALLY LIKES JIM HJELM,
BUT WE ONLY HAVE HIS STRAPLESS DRESSES HERE,
SO I'M GONNA HAVE TO KEEP REMINDING ASHLEY
THAT WE CAN ALWAYS ADD STRAPS TO ANY GOWN.
I DON'T KNOW.
I HAVEN'T SEEN MYSELF IN IT YET, SO LET'S SEE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
SOMEBODY KILLED A BIRD TO PUT SOME FEATHERS IN THERE,
WHICH IS KIND OF COOL.
THIS JIM HJELM RETAILED FOR $3,773,
BUT WE HAVE IT HERE FOR $1,886.50.
GET OUT YOUR CHECKBOOKS. NO, I'M JUST JOKING.
THE JIM HJELM DRESS IS ATROCIOUS.
I DON'T LIKE IT AT ALL.
IT'S TOO POUFY.
IT'S JUST NOT THE RIGHT MATERIAL.
IT JUST OVERPOWERS HER.
YEAH. I LIKE THIS, BUT THAT'S PROBABLY ABOUT IT.
I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY, THE STRAPLESS.
WE COULD ADD A SLEEVE IF YOU WERE INTERESTED.
BUT I HAVE A FEELING YOU'RE NOT IN LOVE WITH THIS ONE.
YEAH, I'M NOT IN LOVE WITH IT.
AS MUCH AS I LOVE JIM HJELM,
THIS PROBABLY ISN'T THE DRESS FOR ME.
Leslie: THE GIRLS HAVE BEEN TELLING US
THAT LACE GOWNS ARE MOVING REALLY FAST.
Rick: SO WE BOOKED A TRIP TO THE GREAT WHITE WAY BRIDAL
IN WATERTOWN, CONNECTICUT,
BECAUSE THEY HAVE A LOT OF LACE GOWNS FOR US TO GO THROUGH.
NICE TO SEE YOU, TOO.
VERY GOOD.
SHOW US TO THE OUTLET.
THIS OUTLET IS PACKED WITH DRESSES.
YEAH, I LOVE IT. THIS IS ALL ALENçON LACE.
IT'S ACTUALLY STITCHED ONTO, LIKE, A CHANTILLY LACE.
Rick: DRESSES WITH ALENçON AND CHANTILLY LACE
IS SOMETHING WE REALLY NEED IN THE STORE RIGHT NOW.
ALL RIGHT.
THIS IS PRETTY.
FIT AND FLARE GOWNS ARE ALWAYS A POPULAR SILHOUETTE.
THAT'S WHAT EVERYBODY'S BEEN TALKING ABOUT.
Rick: SO, THIS IS AN ALLURE.
ALLURE GOWNS DO REALLY WELL FOR US.
WE'RE ABLE TO PRICE THEM IN THE $600 TO $800 PRICE RANGE.
Leslie: AND THIS LACE GOWN IS REALLY ROMANTIC.
IT'S GONNA GET SNAPPED UP IN NO TIME.
SOUNDS LIKE A TAKER TO ME.
THE GOWNS ARE PICKED,
AND NOW IT'S TIME TO MAKE THE DEAL.
SO, MEL, WE'VE PULLED THESE GROUPING OF GOWNS
AND THERE'S $22,000 IN RETAIL HERE,
AND WE WERE THINKING OF $2,500 FOR THESE.
WELL, I GUESS YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO THINK AGAIN
BECAUSE THAT'S NOWHERE NEAR THE PRICE
THAT I WOULD PART WITH THEM FOR.
I REALLY WANT TO STICK WITH OUR $3,000 BUDGET,
SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO PUT A FEW OF DRESSES WE PULLED
BACK ON THE RACK.
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
IF WE DID $3,000 ON THAT GROUPING NOW
WITH THE TWO TAKEN OUT, IS THAT FAIR?
THAT SOUNDS GREAT.
I AM.
IT'S MOST --
OUR MISSION IS ACCOMPLISHED.
WE FOUND SOME BEAUTIFUL LACE GOWNS,
SO I THINK OUR CONSULTANTS WILL BE HAPPY.
WHEN IS THE BIG DAY?
IN THREE DAYS.
AND WE DON'T HAVE A PLAN "B."
I FEEL LIKE I'M BEING SO PICKY, BUT THE HIGH-END COUTURE DRESSES
HAVE BEEN QUITE A DISAPPOINTMENT.
Lauren: I'M LOOKING FOR A MERMAID STYLE WITH LOTS OF BLING.
HI. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TODAY FOR LAUREN SERTAGE.
MY NAME IS LAUREN SERTAGE. I AM 20 YEARS OLD.
I AM FROM MONROE, MICHIGAN, AND I'M A STUDENT.
WE DROVE HERE.
IT TOOK US 14 HOURS,
SO IF I CAN'T FIND MY DREAM DRESS HERE,
I'M GONNA BE WORRIED ABOUT FINDING IT BACK HOME
BECAUSE THESE ARE GREAT DRESSES
AND WE DON'T HAVE THAT MANY SHOPS AT HOME THAT HAVE THAT.
HI, I'M AMELIA. NICE TO MEET YOU.
WHO DID YOU BRING WITH YOU TODAY?
I BROUGHT MY SISTER, EMILY --
ALSO MY MAID OF HONOR -- MY MOM, CHERI.
MY BROTHER, ALEX,
AND MY FUTURE MOTHER-IN-LAW, KATHY.
HI, HI. NICE TO MEET YOU.
MY DREAM DRESS THAT I ENVISION
IS A MERMAID STYLE WITH LOTS OF BLING.
ALL RIGHT, WE LIKE SPARKLE. OKAY.
$1,200.
OKAY.
YOU KNOW, THIS ONE HERE HAS A LOT OF BLING.
YES. MY MOTHER-IN-LAW LIKED THAT ONE.
IT'S ONLY $699.
HEY, LAUREN. LOOK AT THIS ONE.
Amelia: LAUREN'S MOM ACTUALLY CHOSE AN ALL-LACE GOWN
THAT RICK AND LESLIE JUST BROUGHT BACK FROM A BUYING TRIP.
ISN'T IT ROMANTIC?
YEAH, IT'S VERY ROMANTIC.
Lauren: MY FIANCé'S NAME IS ZACK.
HE IS 21 YEARS OLD AND HE'S A DIESEL MECHANIC.
ZACK AND I MET MY FRESHMAN YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL,
AND WE'VE BEEN DATING ALMOST SEVEN YEARS.
ZACK PROPOSED TO ME ON CHRISTMAS EVE AT MIDNIGHT.
HE WAS HIDING BEHIND A TREE, AND HE CLICKS A LIGHT,
AND THEN A LIGHTED SIGN WITH CHRISTMAS LIGHTS SAID "MARRY ME"
WITH MY FAMILY THERE.
THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING,
THAT MY FAMILY LOVES HIM, TOO.
SO, DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA OF WHICH GOWN YOU WANT TO TRY ON FIRST?
I THINK I WANT TO START
WITH THE ONE MY MOM PICKED OUT FIRST.
EXCITED?
ALL RIGHT.
I'VE NOT ENVISIONED MYSELF IN SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
NO, IT'S NOT A STYLE YOU WERE THINKING?
NO.
LET'S SEE IF WE STARTED WITH A GOOD ONE.
MOM'S PICK.
OH, I DO LIKE IT.
Emily: THAT IS REALLY CUTE.
THIS IS AN ALLURE GOWN.
IT'S ORIGINAL RETAIL PRICE WAS $1,300.
WE HAVE IT FOR $650.
YEAH.
LIKE, LOOK AT YOUR SHAPE.
YEAH.
I FEEL SEXY, I FEEL BEAUTIFUL.
THE LACE MAKES ME FEEL ROMANTIC.
Cheri: EVEN THOUGH I PICKED OUT THIS ALLURE DRESS,
I THINK IT'S PLAIN.
I DON'T THINK SHE'S GOT ANY BEADWORK ON IT THAT SHE WANTED.
Cheri: THIS PART RIGHT HERE.
IT LOOKS LIKE GRANDMA'S TABLECLOTH.
I LIKE THAT.
MY MOM'S REACTION WAS NOT AS BIG AS I WANTED.
HURTS MY FEELINGS WHEN YOU WANT EVERYONE
TO LIKE SOMETHING FOR YOU
AND THEN THEY JUST DON'T LIKE IT.
I REALLY LIKE THIS ONE.
EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE NOT THERE,
WE'LL GET THEM THERE IF THIS IS THE ONE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
YOU GUYS ARE GONNA HELP ME PICK OUT THIS DRESS, PLEASE.
IT IS SO IMPORTANT.
WE HAVE TO FIND THIS DRESS TODAY.
MY NAME IS INEZ HORTON AND I'M 53 YEARS OLD.
I'M FROM NEW YORK CITY.
THIS IS SO EXCITING.
I'M SO CLOSE TO THE DEADLINE OF THE WEDDING,
AND I NEED VOWS TO RESCUE ME.
INEZ? HI. I'M ALLISON.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
WHEN IS THE BIG DAY?
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, IN THREE DAYS.
THIS VERY WEEKEND.
OKAY. [ Chuckling ] GREAT.
VOWS IS PERFECT FOR THE LAST-MINUTE BRIDE
BECAUSE THEY CAN WALK OUT OF THE STORE WITH THEIR DRESS.
BUT THE REAL PRESSURE'S ON OUR CONSULTANTS AND SEAMSTRESS
BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
WHAT DO YOU HAVE IN YOUR HANDS RIGHT NOW?
I HAVE A GOWN THAT I PURCHASED --
ONE I THOUGHT I CAN GET IN TO.
I BOUGHT A DRESS WITH THE INTENTION OF LOSING WEIGHT,
AND THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN.
WHAT STYLES ARE YOU INTERESTED IN?
I'M LOOKING FOR SOMETHING ELEGANT, PROBABLY FORM FITTING.
WHAT PRICE POINT ARE YOU COMFORTABLE AT?
AT THIS POINT, $500.
OKAY, SO IT IS ON THE LOWER END
'CAUSE YOU HAVE ALREADY PURCHASED A GOWN.
I BOUGHT THIS FIRST DRESS FOR $1,200,
SO I CAN ONLY SPEND $500.
SO, WE GONNA FIND A GOWN?
ALL RIGHTY.
MY FIANCé, HIS NAME IS HARRY.
HE IS A FANTASTIC MAN.
WE MET ON THE NEW YORK CITY SUBWAY FOUR YEARS AGO,
AND WE'VE BEEN INSEPARABLE EVER SINCE.
SO, WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING CLASSIC, ELEGANT.
OKAY.
THIS ONE'S RIGHT WITHIN PRICE POINT AT $499.
IT IS PRETTY. I LIKE THAT.
WE'LL DEFINITELY TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.
THE DRESS I HAVE, IT'S STRAPLESS AND IT'S JUST ELEGANT,
BUT CONSIDERING I AM SO CLOSE TO THE DEADLINE OF THE WEDDING,
I'M WILLING TO WORK WITH WHATEVER IS AVAILABLE.
TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE.
AND WE DON'T HAVE A PLAN "B."
NO.
SO, WHICH ONE SHOULD WE START WITH?
I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO START WITH THIS ONE.
THIS ONE HERE? OKAY.
Allison: WE'RE STARTING WITH A MAGGIE SOTTERO GOWN
THAT HAS SOME REALLY GREAT BEADING AND A CORSET BACK.
VERY PRETTY.
OH, THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.
IT'S VERY GLAMOROUS. I LOVE THE TOP.
I LOVE THE WAY IT FITS.
I LOVE THE BEADING IN HERE.
THIS IS OUR MAGGIE SOTTERO STYLE,
WHICH RETAILS FOR $1,250, AND IT'S $650 HERE.
$650. OH.
I LOVE IT. I LOVE IT.
IT'S A LITTLE OVER MY BUDGET, BUT I STILL LOVE IT NONETHELESS.
$150 IS NOT GONNA MAKE OR BREAK THE BUDGET.
NOW, THIS IS GONNA REQUIRE QUITE A BIT OF ALTERATION.
I'M WILLING TO GO OVER IF I CAN GET THAT DRESS.
ASHLEY REALLY LIKES JIM HJELM, BUT THE FIRST DRESS
BY THIS DESIGNER WAS A COMPLETE MESS.
SOMEBODY KILLED A BIRD TO PUT SOME FEATHERS IN THERE,
WHICH IS KIND OF COOL.
THIS DRESS HAS A HEAVILY-BEADED TOP
AND A FULL BALL-GOWN SKIRT.
IT'S SO LIGHT.
MY STEP-MOTHER'S GONNA HATE THIS, FOR SURE. WATCH.
WHY DO YOU THINK THAT?
'CAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE A BIG PEACOCK FEATHER MESS.
BUT I LIKE SORT OF BLING-BLING, EVERYTHING IS GOING ON.
Tania: DUN-DUN-DUN-DUUUUUN!
OH, WOW.
SO, THIS ONE IS A MONIQUE LHUILLIER.
ORIGINALLY $9,600.
OH, YEAH. THAT'S A BARGAIN.
HERE, IT'S $2,500.
WOW.
WHAT DO YOU ALL THINK?
WORDS CAN'T DESCRIBE.
YOU KNOW, I LIKE THE BLING,
BUT JUST KIND OF LOOKS LIKE A 2-YEAR-OLD PUT IT TOGETHER.
NO WAY, DUDE.
WE'RE ALL GIVING IT A THUMBS DOWN.
WHERE IT FALLS IS JUST NOT EXACTLY FLATTERING ON ME.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY ANOTHER ONE.
YOU SHAKE THAT BOOT-AY.
SO, WHY DON'T WE GIVE THIS ONE A TRY?
OKAY, BETTER, BETTER, BETTER, BETTER.
WOW, LOOK AT THE TRAIN.
Jax: OH, GOOD, EVERYBODY'S SMILING.
I JUST FEEL LIKE I'M SEEING THE SAME DRESS
FOR THE THIRD TIME.
THIS DRESS IS A PRONOVIAS.
IT ORIGINALLY RETAILED FOR $3,300.
WE HAVE IT HERE FOR $1,650.
WOW.
WHY ARE WE DOING THE A-LINE AND THE FULLNESS?
'CAUSE I LIKE THE A-LINE AND FULLNESS.
I'M CHOOSING POUFY GOWNS BECAUSE THEY LOOK GREAT IN PICTURES.
BUT I DON'T KNOW, WHEN I PUT IT ON,
I JUST DON'T REALLY LIKE WHAT I THOUGHT I WAS.
SEE? THAT'S WHY I THOUGHT
YOU SHOULD'VE GONE FOR STRAPLESS, BEADED, MERMAID-Y --
YOU KNOW, SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT MORE HUGGING-Y.
NO MORE OF THESE KINDS OF DRESSES.
POUFY GOWNS MAYBE AREN'T THE WAY TO GO.
IT'S A TOUGH MOMENT WHEN A BRIDE HAS TO LET GO
OF WHAT SHE THOUGHT WAS HER PERFECT WEDDING DRESS.
Rick: AND IT MAKE'S JAX'S JOB TOUGH BECAUSE SHE HAS TO
HELP THE BRIDE DECIDE WHICH STYLE TO GO TO NEXT.
REALLY MAKING YOU EARN THE MONEY TODAY, HUH?
[ CHUCKLES ]
IT'S TOTALLY MY FAVORITE THING TO DO,
SO I LOVE A GOOD CHALLENGE.
OKAY.
IT'S TIME TO TOTALLY SWITCH GEARS
AND TRY A NEW SILHOUETTE.
Ashley: I'M BEING SO PICKY,
BUT I JUST HAVE TO FIND THAT RIGHT GOWN.
I MEAN, I'M NOT REALLY CRAZY ABOUT IT, TO BE HONEST.
GO GET THE PLUS-SIZE GOWNS.
I'M TRYING TO BE A GOOD SPORT ABOUT IT.
THE HIGH-END COUTURE DRESSES
HAVE BEEN QUITE A DISAPPOINTMENT.
IT'S A NICE DRESS. I JUST DON'T THINK
I WOULD ACTUALLY BUY ONE FOR MY WEDDING DAY.
AT THIS VERY MOMENT, I'M NOT SUPER CONFIDENT
THAT I'M GONNA FIND THE DRESS.
I REALLY LIKE THIS GOWN.
IT LOOKS LIKE A FITTED SHEET.
IS IT POSSIBLE THAT SHE CAN WEAR THIS DRESS ON SUNDAY?
I AM SWEATING.
LAUREN FELL IN LOVE WITH THE FIRST DRESS SHE PUT ON --
AN ALL-LACE ALLURE GOWN.
I REALLY LIKE THIS ONE.
BUT HER MOM WAS NOT AS ENTHUSIASTIC.
THIS PART RIGHT HERE LOOKS LIKE GRANDMA'S TABLECLOTH.
IT DOES.
I WAS NOT EXPECTING THAT, ESPECIALLY FROM MY MOM
'CAUSE SHE LOVED IT SO MUCH ON THE HANGER.
SO I'M PUTTING LAUREN
IN A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT STYLE GOWN.
THIS ONE'S A MERMAID SILHOUETTE
WITH BLING AND A CORSET BACK.
THAT ONE. IT'S PRETTY.
THIS IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THAN THE ALLURE DRESS.
THIS IS A MAGGIE SOTTERO GOWN.
IT'S ORIGINAL RETAIL PRICE WAS $1,400,
BUT HERE, IT'S ONLY $699.
WOW. I LIKE THE TOP OF THE DRESS
AND I LOVE THE FIT AGAINST MY HIPS.
I DON'T KNOW.
YOU LOOK LIKE BELLE WITH THE BOTTOM NOW.
[ CHUCKLES ] YOU DON'T LIKE THE BOTTOM?
IT LOOKS LIKE A FITTED SHEET DOWN AT THE BOTTOM.
SO, MAYBE WE NEED SOMETHING WITH THIS FIT.
NO BULK.
I'VE GOT ANOTHER DRESS IN MIND.
IT COMBINES THE LACE THAT LAUREN LOVED FROM THE FIRST GOWN
WITH THE BLING SHE LOVED FROM THE SECOND.
Amelia: YEAH.
YEAH, VERY FITTED.
THIS IS WHAT I ENVISION MYSELF IN.
THE LACE AND MERMAID TOGETHER.
EVERYONE IS COMPLETELY SILENT.
NOT A GOOD SIGN.
IT'S A WATTERS GOWN.
IT'S ORIGINAL RETAIL PRICE WAS $1,800.
WE HAVE IT FOR $900.
OH, MY GOSH.
THAT'S A GREAT PRICE.
THE DROP WAIST REALLY MAKES YOUR BUTT LOOK...
SIDE.
NO.
NO? I THOUGHT MY BUTT LOOKED GOOD.
BUT I GUESS NOT. [ CHUCKLES ]
FROM THE BACK HERE, IT LOOKS PRETTY BIG.
LOTS OF JUNK IN THE TRUNK.
I'M NOT TOO DISAPPOINTED
MY FAMILY DOESN'T LIKE THIS DRESS
BECAUSE I'M STILL THINKING ABOUT THE FIRST ALLURE GOWN.
ASHLEY'S TRIED ON MORE THAN SEVEN GOWNS
AND NOTHING'S WORKING.
THIS WHOLE DRESS TRYING ON THING IS EXHAUSTING.
Jax: BALL-GOWN DRESSES ARE NOT GIVING ASHLEY
THE LOOK SHE WANTED,
SO I HAVE TO PULL HER DRESSES THAT GIVE HER THAT PRINCESS FEEL
WITHOUT THE FULLNESS OF THE SKIRT.
I WANTED TO GO IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION,
SO I PULLED YOU ONE WITH A ONE SHOULDER.
IT'S SATIN, CORSET WITH PICKUPS.
WHAT'S GREAT ABOUT THIS DRESS IS THAT IT HAS A DROPPED WAIST
SO YOU GET A SLEEKER SHAPE THAN YOU WOULD IN A BALL GOWN.
Ashley: OKAY.
IT'S TOTALLY DIFFERENT THAN THE OTHER ONES.
NO, GOOD THAT YOU TRIED ON SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
I THINK THAT'S GOOD.
THIS ONE IS A MAGGIE SOTTERO DRESS.
IT RETAILED FOR $1,650.
OKAY.
AND WE HAVE IT HERE FOR $799.
WOW.
DO YOU THINK YOU'D BE INTERESTED IN SOMETHING LIKE THIS?
MAYBE.
THE DROP WAIST REALLY LOOKS ELEGANT ON HER.
I MEAN, IT'S STILL NOT PERFECT, OBVIOUSLY, BUT...
I'M REALLY LIKING THE DROPPED WAIST.
IT'S VERY FLATTERING.
I THINK IT LOOKS MUCH BETTER THAN THE OTHER ONES.
MAYBE DROPPED WAIST IS A NEW AVENUE TO PURSUE.
Jax: GETTING CLOSER.
YEAH, YOU'RE GETTING MUCH CLOSER.
YEAH.
INEZ'S WEDDING IS IN JUST THREE DAYS.
I'M HOPING ANAHIT WILL BE ABLE TO ALTER THE GOWN IN TIME.
WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A DILEMMA.
THE WEDDING IS SUNDAY -- THIS SUNDAY.
THIS SUNDAY.
NOW I'M STUCK, AND VOWS HAS GOT TO HELP ME.
Anahit: OKAY, SO THIS IS BIG ON YOU.
THAT HAS TO BE TAKEN IN FROM HERE,
AND YOU HAVE TO LET IT OUT THIS AREA.
OKAY. OKAY.
THE UNDERARM, ALSO.
THE QUESTION IS, IS IT DOABLE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS?
THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE TO FINISH IT. I'M SORRY.
THERE IS NO WAY I CAN DO THIS DRESS IN THREE DAYS.
THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU WAIT TILL THE LAST MINUTE.
THAT'S UNFORTUNATE.
INEZ NEEDS HER DRESS FOR THIS WEEKEND,
SO WE HAVE TO KEEP MOVING.
LADIES.
THAT'S VERY NICE. I LIKE.
OH, YES. THAT'S MUCH BETTER.
WOW.
I LOVE THIS DRESS.
I LOVE THE FIT IN THE HIPS.
VERY, VERY NICE.
THIS IS A PRONOVIAS GOWN.
RETAILS FOR $900, AND IT'S $499 HERE.
WITHIN MY BUDGET.
OH, MAN.
WHO WOULDN'T LOVE THAT PRICE?
OH, MY GOD. THIS IS GORGEOUS.
EVEN BETTER THAN THE FIRST ONE.
I'M HOPING ANAHIT HAS BETTER NEWS ABOUT THIS GOWN.
WE WANTED TO SEE WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE
AND IS IT POSSIBLE THAT SHE CAN WEAR THIS DRESS ON SUNDAY?
OKAY.
RIGHT NOW, I'M VERY NERVOUS. I AM SWEATING.
IT RETAILED FOR $6,100.
THE RETAIL PRICE ON THIS DRESS IS MORE THAN DOUBLE MY BUDGET.
OH, MY GOD.
Allison: INEZ IS GETTING MARRIED IN JUST THREE DAYS,
SO THERE'S VERY LITTLE TIME FOR ALTERATIONS.
WE WANTED TO SEE WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE
AND IS IT POSSIBLE THAT SHE CAN WEAR THIS DRESS ON SUNDAY?
PLEASE TURN FACE TO THE MIRROR.
SO, DEFINITELY, YOU NEED HEMMED.
THE LINING AND THEN OVERLAY ARE LONG.
YOU NEED HEM IN BOTTOM.
SO, WE THINK IT'S DOABLE, ANAHIT?
I'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE CARE OF YOU IN TWO DAYS,
AND YOU'LL BE READY FOR SUNDAY.
I AM EXTREMELY PLEASED.
I FOUND MY GOWN.
CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU, GUYS. THANK YOU.
Amelia: EVEN THOUGH LAUREN'S TRIED ON A VARIETY OF DRESSES,
SHE CAN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT THE FIRST DRESS SHE PUT ON --
I REALLY LIKE THIS ONE.
SOMETIMES, A BRIDE WILL FALL IN LOVE WITH A DRESS
RIGHT OFF THE BAT AND IT'S HARD FOR OTHER DRESSES TO COMPARE.
AND NOTHING BEATS A LACE DRESS.
[ GASPS ] OH, MY. THAT IS CUTE.
THAT IS REALLY CUTE.
AFTER SEEING ALL THE DRESSES AND SEEING HER TRY ON THE BLING,
THE MERMAID STYLE SHE WANTED,
I JUST THINK SHE LOOKS MUCH BETTER IN THIS ALLURE DRESS.
JUST BRINGS TEARS TO MY EYES
TO THINK MY OLDEST IS GONNA WALK DOWN THE AISLE.
YOU LIKE THIS ONE?
I THINK IT LOOKS PERFECT.
I THINK I FOUND THE GOWN.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
THANK YOU.
MY GOWN IS AN ALLURE GOWN.
IT RETAILS FOR $1,300 AND I'M GETTING IT FOR $650.
THAT'S A STEAL.
THIS DRESS IS 100% DIFFERENT
THAN WHAT I THOUGHT I WOULD WANT.
I WANTED BLING, I WANTED TIGHT FITTING,
I WANTED THE POUF AT THE BOTTOM.
THIS DRESS IS TOTAL OPPOSITE.
I CAN'T BELIEVE I FOUND THE GOWN.
[ ALL CHEERING ]
LET'S GO. WHOO.
Alex: YES.
Jax: ASHLEY'S TRIED ON MORE GOWNS THAN I CAN EVEN COUNT
AND WE STILL HAVEN'T FOUND THE ONE.
THIS IS A NEW DESIGNER.
IT'S A PAULA VARSALONA.
HER DRESSES HAVE CLASSIC LINES, LUXURIOUS SILK FABRICS,
AND ARE BEAUTIFULLY CONSTRUCTED.
I LOVE THE TRAIN.
I'M REALLY, REALLY NERVOUS ALL OF A SUDDEN.
I HAVEN'T SEEN THIS YET, SO...
WOW.
OH, MY GOD.
I LOVE THIS ONE.
THIS IS A PAULA VARSALONA.
OKAY.
IT RETAILED FOR $6,100.
THE RETAIL PRICE ON THIS DRESS IS MORE THAN DOUBLE MY BUDGET.
OH, MY GOD.
HERE, IT'S $1,500.
THAT IS CRAZY.
DON'T CRY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
YOU LOOK SO HAPPY.
EVEN THOUGH IT'S STRAPLESS.
WHICH I SAID I DIDN'T WANT,
BUT THIS DRESS IS PERFECT IN EVERY OTHER WAY.
I FOUND THE GOWN. SO EXCITED.
GO GIRL.
I'M BEYOND HAPPY THAT I CAME TO VOWS
BECAUSE THERE'S NO OTHER PLACE ON THE PLANET
THAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO FIND
A DRESS FOR $1,500 WHEN IT RETAILS FOR $6,100.
I MEAN, THAT'S JUST BRAGGING RIGHTS FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.
YAY!
♪ OH, OH, OH ♪
OH, YEAH.
Woman: OH, MY GOSH.
HAD A VERY LIMITED BUDGET,
BUT THE OUTCOME -- A MILLION BUCKS.
♪ YOU HAVE A HEART OF GOLD ♪
I WILL BE MORE THAN PROUD TO TAKE YOU AS MY WIFE,
BUT I WILL NEVER TAKE YOU FOR GRANTED.
I WILL LOVE YOU FOREVER AND ALWAYS.
I LOVE YOU, TOO.
♪ I CAN SEE THAT IT'S RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME ♪
♪ YEAH, YEAH ♪
I THINK YOU DID A FANTASTIC JOB,
BOTH WITH THE DRESS AND THE MAKEUP AND THE HAIR.
EVERYTHING WAS FANTASTICALLY DONE.
BUT I EXPECT NO LESS FROM YOU.
♪ RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME ♪
♪ YEAH, YEAH ♪
DON'T WAIT TILL THE LAST MINUTE LIKE ME.
YOU MAY NOT LOOK THIS GOOD.
♪ RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME ♪