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Narrator: ONCE UPON A TIME,
THERE WERE TWO FAIRY-TALE BRIDES.
I DEFINITELY WANT MY BARBIE PINK BALL GOWN.
I WRITE HISTORICAL ROMANCE NOVELS.
I JUST LOVE THE IDEA
OF BEING LIKE A CHARACTER IN ONE OF MY NOVELS.
Narrator: EACH HAD AN ENTOURAGE...
WHERE ARE MY PINK DRESSES?
WE WANT WHITE.
YOU HAVE TO RETIRE THE BARBIES.
THIS DRESS KIND OF REMINDS ME OF LILY A LITTLE BIT.
I'M LOOKING FOR YOU TODAY.
Narrator: IF HER VOICE CAN'T BE HEARD ABOVE ALL THE SCREAMS...
I KIND OF FEEL LIKE THE HEROINE OF MY OWN NOVEL.
NO. NO, NO, NO.
Narrator: ...SHE MIGHT JUST LEAVE
WITHOUT THE DRESS OF HER DREAMS.
NOW, UNLESS VALERIE COMES UP WITH A CHARACTER
THAT STANDS UP FOR HERSELF,
SHE'S HEADED FOR AN UNHAPPY ENDING.
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Narrator: AS THE DAY BEGINS,
LORI AND MONTE TALK TO THE STAFF
ABOUT HOW IMITATION ISN'T ALWAYS FLATTERING.
I WANT TO TALK TO Y'ALL ABOUT BRIDES COMING IN
AND USING OTHERS AS A REFERENCE
FOR WHEN THEY'RE SHOPPING FOR A WEDDING GOWN.
YES, OTHERS.
LIKE, I'M TALKING ABOUT, LIKE, PRINCESS DIANA OR GRACE KELLY.
AND OF COURSE...
All: JACKIE!
Lori: INSPIRATION IS GREAT,
BUT A BRIDE NEEDS TO BE HER OWN SELF ON HER WEDDING DAY
BECAUSE THERE IS A FINE LINE
BETWEEN CHARACTER AND CARICATURE.
Narrator: GREAT ADVICE FOR MANAGER ROBIN
WHO GREETS A BRIDE LOOKING TO GET INTO CHARACTER.
HEY, Y'ALL!
YES.
MY NAME'S VALERIE BOWMAN AND I'M FROM JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA.
I'M 38 YEARS OLD.
TELL ME WHO'S WITH YOU TODAY.
WELL, I BROUGHT MY FRIEND CANDICE,
MY FRIEND TANYA, MY COUSIN KATE,
MY SISTER MELANIE, AND MY MOTHER-IN-LAW, SHERYL.
MY FIANCé'S NAME IS MARCUS HAND,
AND WE MET ON AN INTERNET DATING SITE.
HE'S GOT AN AMAZING SENSE OF HUMOR,
AND HE'S JUST LIKE ME, AND WE GET ALONG SO WELL.
SO, TELL ME ALL ABOUT YOUR WEDDING.
IT'S JUST GONNA BE THE TWO OF US, LIKE AN ELOPEMENT.
I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYTHING MORE ROMANTIC
THAN JUST THE TWO OF YOU AT YOUR WEDDING.
NOW, IF YOU'RE ELOPING,
WHY'D YOU BRING ALL THESE PEOPLE FOR AN OPINION?
[ LAUGHS ]
BECAUSE THIS IS THEIR CHANCE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
WE'RE GETTING MARRIED IN SEVEN MONTHS IN NORTH CAROLINA,
AND IT'S GONNA BE OUTSIDE AT A HOTEL.
[ LAUGHTER ]
Robin: YOU'RE GONNA CRASH IT?
[ LAUGHTER ]
I ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN WRITING SO MUCH
THAT I HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO PLAN MY WEDDING.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, WRITING?
I WRITE HISTORICAL ROMANCE NOVELS.
YOU'RE A ROMANCE WRITER?
Valerie: I HAVE SIX OLDER SISTERS,
SO MY IMAGINATION'S ALWAYS RUNNING WILD.
Melanie: VALERIE DEFINITELY WAS VERY INTROVERTED.
SHE THOUGHT A LOT IN HER HEAD.
SO IT WAS ALWAYS INTENDED FOR HER TO BE A WRITER.
I JUST GOT PUBLISHED LAST YEAR.
AND MY NEW SERIES IS A SECRET BRIDES TRILOGY.
SO, TELL ME ABOUT YOUR DRESS AND WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.
OH, DON'T ASK ME THAT!
I DON'T KNOW.
I'D RATHER BE WRITING THAN SHOPPING.
OH, I PROBABLY WOULD BE THINKING,
"IS THIS FOR ONE OF MY CHARACTERS OR FOR ME?"
I THINK THE CHARACTER WHOSE DRESS I WOULD WEAR
IS LILY FROM "SECRETS OF A WEDDING NIGHT".
LILY IS QUIET AND RESERVED.
I THINK I WROTE HER A LITTLE BIT WITH MYSELF IN MIND.
I DON'T THINK SHE'D WEAR ANYTHING VERY FUSSY,
AND THAT'S KIND OF MY STYLE, AS WELL.
GOTCHA.
SO, LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR BUDGET.
OKAY.
BRIDAL SHOPPING IS ALWAYS ABOUT FULFILLING A FANTASY.
BUT WHEN THE BRIDE LIVES IN HER OWN FANTASY WORLD,
SHE RISKS LOSING SIGHT OF REALITY.
IS THIS REMINISCENT AT ALL OF ANY OF YOUR CHARACTERS?
YEAH, IT DOES KIND OF REMIND ME...
A LITTLE BIT.
MOST WRITERS TRY TO LIVE THROUGH THEIR CHARACTERS.
THIS DRESS KIND OF REMINDS ME OF LILY A LITTLE BIT.
BUT SHE'S MY YOUNGER SISTER.
I DIDN'T REALLY WANT IT TO BECOME ABOUT A COSTUME PARTY.
I WANTED IT TO BE VALERIE SHOPPING FOR A WEDDING DRESS.
I THINK SHE LOSES HERSELF IN BOOKS ENOUGH
THAT SHE SHOULD PROBABLY SPEND TODAY
JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT LOOKS BEST FOR HER.
MY SISTER MELANIE -- SHE WILL TELL ME IT LIKE IT IS.
IT HAS RUCHING ON THE BODICE.
IT'S VERY PLAIN.
NO, I WOULD NOT WRITE A CHARACTER WHO WOULD WEAR THAT.
I'M LOOKING FOR YOU TODAY.
SHE HAD SOME THINGS TO SAY
ABOUT WHAT I PUT ON THIS MORNING, ACTUALLY.
HI!
KEEPING IN CHARACTER,
I DECIDED TO PUT THE BRIDE IN HER OWN PICK FIRST --
A SIMPLE, LILY-INSPIRED GOWN
WITH A STRAPLESS NECKLINE AND A LITTLE BOW ACCENT.
OOH, IT'S PRETTY.
I FEEL LIKE LILY IN THIS DRESS!
I LOVE THE NECKLINE.
I LOVE THE SIMPLICITY OF IT.
I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SHOW EVERYONE THIS DRESS,
AND I HOPE THEY LOVE IT AS MUCH AS I DO.
Narrator: WHILE BRIDE VALERIE HEADS OUT TO THE RUNWAY
IN SEARCH OF A HAPPY BEGINNING...
...ACROSS THE SALON,
CONSULTANT MEGAN GREETS A BRIDE READY TO GET DOLLED UP.
HEY, EVERYBODY.
HOW ARE YOU?
I AM.
MY NAME IS KRISTY PAYNE.
I'M 25, AND I LIVE IN ALPHARETTA, GEORGIA.
WHO'D YOU BRING WITH YOU TODAY?
THIS IS MY BRIDESMAID SHERITA; MY MOM, TAMMY;
MY FUTURE MOTHER-IN-LAW, CINDY; AND FUTURE FATHER-IN-LAW, TERRY.
OKAY.
SO, TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR WEDDING.
WE'RE GETTING MARRIED IN ABOUT A YEAR
IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA.
I AM GETTING MARRIED
IN A HISTORIC DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON HOTEL.
VERY CLASSY, SOPHISTICATED WEDDING.
MY FIANCé'S NAME IS MARK DALEY.
WE TRAVEL A LOT.
WE ACTUALLY WENT SKY DIVING IN NEW ZEALAND,
WENT SURFING IN AUSTRALIA.
WE ARE ALWAYS ON THE GO.
AND HAVE YOU TRIED ON DRESSES BEFORE?
I HAVE NEVER TRIED ON DRESSES.
I DEFINITELY WANT MY BARBIE PINK BALL GOWN.
SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN OBSESSED WITH BARBIES AND THE CLOTHES
AND THE PURSES AND HATS.
I'M ALL ABOUT IT. [ CHUCKLES ]
MOM IS SAYING NO.
NO.
PINK'S LIKE GOING TO THE PROM.
SHE NEEDS SOMETHING MORE MATURE, AND PINK IS NOT IT.
I WANT HER TO LOOK ELEGANT AND SOPHISTICATED
IN AN IVORY, WHITE, FITTED GOWN.
SO, WHAT IS THE BUDGET FOR THE GOWN?
THE BUDGET'S $4,000.
ALL RIGHT.
WELL, LET'S GO FIND YOU THAT PINK DRESS.
YOU READY?
RIGHT THIS WAY.
VERY.
LOTS OF BRIDES WANT TO EMULATE ICONIC FICTIONAL CHARACTERS.
THIS IS MY DRESS.
BUT IF THE ENTOURAGE DOESN'T SHARE THEIR PASSION...
OH, HERE WE GO.
...SHOPPING FOR A WEDDING DRESS WILL NOT BE CHILD'S PLAY.
THIS IS A STUNNING GOWN.
AND IT HAS THE BUTTONS DOWN THE BACK, WHICH IS VERY ELEGANT.
SINCE I'M THE ONE PAYING FOR THE GOWN,
I THINK I SHOULD DEFINITELY VOICE MY OPINION.
WHERE ARE MY PINK DRESSES?
WE WANT WHITE, SO WE'RE SHOPPING FOR WHITE.
MY MOM IS PAYING FOR THE DRESS.
I'LL TRY THEM.
SO, IF MY MOM WANTS TO SEE IT, I'LL GIVE IT A CHANCE.
Narrator: WILLING TO PLAY DRESS-UP,
BRIDE KRISTY TRIES ON MOM'S PICK FIRST --
A SOPHISTICATED IVORY MERMAID WITH A LACE ILLUSION NECK PIECE.
OH, REALLY?
BUT NOT FOR ME.
IT'S ITCHY, AND IT'S TOO OLD.
Terry: HOW PRETTY.
OH. OH!
Tammy: OH, MY GOD.
I LOVE IT!
I BROUGHT THIS LITTLE BARBIE BECAUSE I HEAR WE HAVE A BARBIE.
ME, TOO.
DO YOU FEEL LIKE BARBIE IN THIS DRESS, KRISTY?
I DON'T THINK BARBIE WOULD WEAR THIS DRESS.
Sherita: IT LOOKS GOOD ON YOU.
IT LOOKS FABULOUS ON YOU.
I DON'T LIKE IT.
I'M NOT GOING TO LET SOMEBODY JUST COME IN AND DRESS ME
AND IT BE UGLY.
Narrator: COMING UP, IN THE LAND OF MAKE-BELIEVE...
OH, IT'S JUST SO ROMANTIC. IT'S PERFECT.
NO. NO, NO, NO.
Narrator: ...IT'S BEDTIME FOR BARBIE.
YOU HAVE TO RETIRE THE BARBIES.
Narrator: ROMANCE NOVELIST VALERIE WRITES ABOUT BRIDES.
Valerie: I JUST LOVE THE IDEA
OF BEING LIKE A CHARACTER IN ONE OF MY NOVELS.
Narrator: SO FOR HER FIRST DRESS,
SHE DECIDED TO GET INTO CHARACTER.
Valerie: I FEEL LIKE LILY IN THIS DRESS!
I HOPE THEY LOVE IT AS MUCH AS I DO.
Woman: OH!
VERY PRETTY.
FIRST CHAPTER, WHAT DO WE THINK?
PERFECTION.
IT'S, LIKE, SIMPLE FOR LILY.
I'M PRETTY SOLD THAT THIS IS THE DRESS.
Monte: OH, GOOD.
I LOVE A SHORT STORY.
WHAT?
NO. NO, NO, NO.
OH, IT'S JUST SO ROMANTIC. IT'S PERFECT.
OH, NOT AT ALL.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HER STEP OUT OF HER COMFORT ZONE
AND TRY ON MORE THAN ONE.
Lori: DO YOU WANT TO TRY ON ANY MORE BRIDAL GOWNS?
I HAVE SIX OLDER SISTERS TELLING ME WHAT TO DO MY WHOLE LIFE.
SHE'S NOT A CHARACTER.
IT'S ALL I KNOW.
Narrator: WHILE BRIDE VALERIE'S SISTER DEMANDS A SECOND DRAFT...
...ACROSS THE SALON,
BRIDE KRISTY IS LOOKING TO EMULATE AN ICON.
I DEFINITELY WANT MY PRINCESS BARBIE PINK BALL GOWN.
BUT HER ENTOURAGE WANTS HER TO GROW UP
AND PUT HER IN SOMETHING MORE SOPHISTICATED.
IT LOOKS GOOD ON YOU.
IT LOOKS FABULOUS ON YOU.
I DON'T LIKE IT.
BARBIE IS ALL ABOUT FANTASY.
AND NOTHING SAYS FANTASY
MORE THAN A BIG OLD SILK/SATIN BALL GOWN
WITH LOTS AND LOTS OF TULLE LAYERS AND BIG OLD SPARKLY BELT.
[ GASPS ]
I LOVE IT.
Kristy: IT'S PINK.
IT'S POUFY. IT'S FABULOUS.
Monte: BRIDAL BARBIE!
I LOVE IT.
I LOVE THIS NECKLINE, I LOVE THIS BELT.
UH...
I ABSOLUTELY HATE THE DRESS.
IT'S BARBIE.
I THINK IT IS TERRIBLE.
I AM READY TO SEE MORE DRESSES ON YOU.
I DON'T KNOW WHY NOBODY WANTED ME TO LOOK LIKE BARBIE.
BARBIE'S PRETTY!
I DON'T SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.
Narrator: COMING UP, NOBODY PUTS BABY IN THE CORNER...
...EXCEPT HER SISTER.
I REALLY LOVE THE FIRST ONE.
SO, MAYBE GO BACK IN YOUR FIRST LOVE.
THAT'S NOT GONNA BE THE CASE.
Narrator: ROMANCE NOVELIST VALERIE
LIVES THROUGH HER CHARACTERS...
LILY -- I THINK I WROTE HER A LITTLE BIT WITH MYSELF IN MIND.
Narrator: ...AND THOUGHT BY DRESSING LIKE ONE,
SHE HAD PENNED A QUICK ENDING TO HER BRIDAL STORY.
OH, IT'S JUST SO ROMANTIC. IT'S PERFECT.
OH, NOT AT ALL.
VALERIE IS THE BABY OF THE FAMILY,
SO NATURALLY, SHE'S GONNA LISTEN TO HER BIG SISTER.
Narrator: SISTER'S DRESS IS A DROPPED-WAIST GOWN
WITH A SPARKLING, BEADED BODICE AND FULL RUFFLED SKIRT.
NO WAY.
I THINK THIS WOULD GET EDITED OUT OF MY BOOK.
GOOD.
Valerie: IT'S BLING.
IT'S FROU. NO.
I LOVE IT.
THIS DRESS IS DEFINITELY TAKING OUT OF HER COMFORT ZONE.
I REALLY LOVE THE FIRST ONE.
SO, MAYBE GO BACK IN YOUR FIRST LOVE.
THAT'S NOT GONNA BE THE CASE.
NOBODY CAN MESS WITH YOUR HEAD LIKE A SISTER.
YOU CAN LIVE IN A FICTIONAL WORLD THE REST OF THE TIME.
AND UNLESS VALERIE COMES UP WITH A CHARACTER
THAT STANDS UP FOR HERSELF,
SHE'S HEADED FOR AN UNHAPPY ENDING.
Narrator: WHILE BRIDE VALERIE
CONTINUES TO SEARCH FOR HER BEST SELLER,
DOWN IN ALTERATIONS,
A BRIDE ARRIVES WORRIED ABOUT LETTING IT ALL HANG OUT.
MY NAME IS RACHEL JOHNSON, AND I AM 24 YEARS OLD,
AND I'M FROM JACKSON, SOUTH CAROLINA.
THIS IS MY MOM, KEELA.
THIS IS ONE OF MY BRIDESMAIDS, DANA.
HI!
ANOTHER BRIDESMAID, JESSICA.
HEY.
AND MY NIECE, KAITLIN.
MY FIANCé'S NAME IS BRENT ADDY.
BRENT HAS TAUGHT ME TO RIDE HORSES
AND RIDE FOUR-WHEELERS THAT PULL CALVES.
[ LAUGHS ]
MY WEDDING IS VERY MUCH PLANNED AROUND OLD SOUTHERN TRADITIONS.
I HAVE A LOT OF BURLAP AND LACE.
SO, TELL ME ABOUT THE DRESS.
I PICTURED MYSELF IN MORE OF AN A-FRAME-STYLE DRESS.
MY DRESS -- IT'S FITTED ALL THE WAY TO MY HIPS.
WHAT MADE YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND?
MONTE.
WHEN MONTE SHOWED ME THE DRESS...
...I ABSOLUTELY ALMOST REFUSED TO TRY IT ON.
HE SAID, "TRUST ME."
AND SO I TRIED IT ON AND CRIED BECAUSE I FELT LIKE A BRIDE.
I'VE ALWAYS STRUGGLED WITH MY SELF-IMAGE.
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A PLUS-SIZE GIRL.
SO, I'M JUST HOPING I'M NOT GOING TO REGRET
THE WAY THAT MY SHAPE AND MY FIGURE LOOK.
[ SIGHS ]
THIS DRESS SHOWS EVERYTHING.
I AM JUST HAVING ALL OF THESE EMOTIONS ALL OVER AGAIN
ABOUT HOW MUCH ANXIETY I HAVE ABOUT MY BODY.
OOH!
OH!
YEAH, GIRL! LOOK AT THAT!
I WOULD NEVER HAVE COME IN HERE WITH YOU AND THOUGHT,
"RACHEL, YOU NEED TO WEAR THIS DRESS."
BUT IT LOOKS PERFECT.
IT'S CLASSY AND SASSY.
LOOK AT HER IN THAT. IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
IT MAKES ME FEEL SO GOOD KNOWING THEY LOVE IT.
THIS MAKES ME FEEL LIKE A WOMAN.
COME HUG ME!
NO MORE DOUBTS. NOT A DOUBT IN THE WORLD.
Narrator: WHILE BRIDE RACHEL IS READY TO CLOSE THE CHAPTER
ON HER SELF-DOUBT,
BACK UPSTAIRS,
BRIDE KRISTY HAS BARBIE ON THE BRAIN.
THIS IS BARBIE-APPROVED.
Narrator: BUT MOM'S IN CHARGE OF THE BUDGET.
I AM READY TO SEE MORE DRESSES ON YOU.
Lori: WE NEED TO FIND A DRESS
THAT HAS THE SOPHISTICATION THAT MOM IS LOOKING FOR
BUT STILL LETS KRISTY IDENTIFY WITH THE LITTLE GIRL WITHIN.
I THINK I'VE GOT JUST THE DRESS.
IT'S AN IVORY A-LINE GOWN
THAT WILL SHOW OFF SOME CURVES FOR MOM
AND SHREDDED ORGANZA SKIRT AND A PINK SASH
THAT WILL MAKE OUR BARBIE BRIDE BLUSH.
Kristy: I REALLY LIKE THE FEATHERED LOOK.
WHAT DO YOU THINK THEY'RE GONNA SAY ABOUT THIS DRESS?
I DON'T KNOW.
Terry: OH, YEAH. OH, YEAH.
Tammy: [ GASPS ]
Lori: YOU LOVE IT EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT PINK?
I DO. 'CAUSE I STILL HAVE PINK.
KRISTY, THIS DRESS IS TOTALLY A 10.
ABSOLUTELY STUNNING. BEAUTIFUL, GORGEOUS.
MY SON IS GOING TO JUST MELT
WHEN HE SEES YOU IN THIS BEAUTIFUL DRESS.
I'M REALLY SURPRISED
THAT EVERYBODY'S REALLY INTO THIS DRESS.
I THOUGHT FOR SURE THAT THIS DRESS WAS TOO POUFY.
HELLO.
MOM HAS THE BUDGET, AND BARBIE NEEDS A REALITY CHECK.
THE ONLY THING ABOUT IT
IS MY MIND HAS BEEN SET ON A FITTED GOWN.
YOU KNOW, THIS WHOLE TIME, MOM HAS BEEN ACCUSING KRISTY
OF WANTING TO BE A BARBIE AND NOT A BRIDE.
BUT RIGHT NOW, I THINK SHE'S THE ONE STRUGGLING
TO SEE A BRIDE AND NOT A BARBIE.
IT'S TIME FOR A LITTLE BARBIE ACCESSORIES.
Kristy: I THINK HAVING THE FULL PACKAGE
IS GOING TO BRING MY MOM ONBOARD WITH THIS DRESS.
Megan: OKAY, KRISTY.
OPEN YOUR EYES.
I LOVE IT.
[ CRIES ]
MOM, WHY ARE YOU GETTING EMOTIONAL?
OH.
I WAS A LITTLE CONCERNED THAT KRISTY WAS GOING TO BE CAUGHT UP
IN THE BARBIE MOMENT,
BUT ONCE SHE'S JACKED UP,
THIS DRESS IS DEFINITELY KRISTY, 100%.
IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL.
SO, KRISTY, WHAT ARE YOU SAYING TO THIS DRESS?
I'M SAYING YES TO THE DRESS!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
I DEFINITELY THINK
THAT THEY COULD CREATE A BARBIE AFTER ME WITH THIS DRESS.
OH, MY GOD.
IT'S SO STUNNING ON YOU.
I LOVE IT.
Narrator: COMING UP,
BRIDE VALERIE IS IN DESPERATE NEED OF A HERO.
THAT DRESS -- I DON'T LIKE IT.
MY SISTER MELANIE TURNED INTO THE VILLAIN OF THIS STORY.
Narrator: BRIDE VALERIE ISN'T HAVING ANY GUESTS
AT HER WEDDING.
IT'S JUST GONNA BE THE TWO OF US LIKE AN ELOPEMENT.
BUT HER SISTER STILL WANTS A SAY IN WHAT SHE WEARS.
I REALLY LOVE THE FIRST ONE.
SO MAYBE GO BACK IN YOUR FIRST LOVE.
THAT'S NOT GONNA BE THE CASE.
I GET IT.
SINCE VALERIE'S ELOPING, TODAY'S THE ONLY DAY
THAT MELANIE GETS TO SEE HER AS A BRIDE.
BUT IN THE END, IT'S NOT ABOUT HER.
VALERIE, IN YOUR SISTER'S BRIDAL BOOK,
SHE SEES YOU AS A POUFY, SPARKLY PRINCESS.
BUT TODAY, WE'RE TELLING YOUR STORY.
RIGHT.
IT'S A GOOD THING WE HAVE OUR OWN IN-HOUSE PRINCE CHARMING.
ONCE UPON A TIME, THERE WAS A FAIR MAIDEN NAMED VALERIE...
WHO NEEDED THE MOST PERFECT ROMANTIC DRESS IN ALL THE LAND.
OKAY.
Narrator: PRINCE CHARMING'S PICK IS A SIMPLE SATIN A-LINE DRESS
WITH A SASH AROUND THE WAIST.
[ GASPS ] OH, IT TAKES MY BREATH AWAY!
IT'S SO PRETTY!
I LOVE THE BOW, EVEN THOUGH I WOULDN'T EVEN THINK I WAS BOWY.
AND I JUST LOVE HOW IT'S VERY SIMPLE
AND IT'S JUST GOT THIS LITTLE KICK.
THIS DRESS MAKES ME FEEL BEAUTIFUL.
EEE! [ LAUGHS ]
YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL.
Lori: SO, HOW DO YOU FEEL IN THIS DRESS?
I KIND OF FEEL LIKE THE HEROINE OF MY OWN NOVEL.
THIS DRESS IS A LITTLE BIT LILY, BUT OVERALL I THINK IT'S ME.
I LOVE THE SASH.
AND THEN I JUST LOVE HOW IT'S MORE MODERN.
I DON'T LIKE IT.
I'D LIKE TO SEE ONE MORE, AT LEAST.
MELANIE HAS DEFINITELY TURNED INTO THE VILLAIN OF THIS STORY.
VILLAIN, VILLAIN, HOW TO GET RID OF VILLAIN.
A-HA! HERE IT IS.
YOU JACK UP THE BRIDE.
OPEN UP.
OH, MY GOSH!
[ LAUGHTER ]
I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT'S ME.
THIS IS THE HAPPILY EVER AFTER.
Melanie: I LOVE IT.
AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, I LOVE THAT SHE LOVES IT.
I LOVE HER ALL JACKED UP.
SHE HAS TO BE A BRIDE FIRST.
AND I FEEL LIKE THAT'S WHAT WE ACCOMPLISHED.
SO, ARE YOU READY TO SAY YES TO THIS DRESS?
DRESS, YES!
[ LAUGHTER ]
Valerie: IT REALLY DOES CHANGE MY PERSPECTIVE
BECAUSE I HAD TO THINK ABOUT,
"THIS IS A DRESS FOR ME AND MY WEDDING
AND NOT FOR A CHARACTER IN MY BOOK."
Narrator: WHILE BRIDE VALERIE GETS HER FAIRY-TALE ENDING...
...THREE WEEKS LATER, BRIDE RACHEL BEAMS ON HER BIG DAY.
TURN AROUND.
[ SIGHS ]
OH, THIS IS A GOOD DRESS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
MY DRESS IS SO PERFECT. IT FITS GREAT.
I'M -- I LOVE IT.
I THINK RACHEL'S DRESS WILL HAVE A LOT OF STYLE TO IT.
I THINK IT WILL SHOW A LOT OF HER PERSONALITY.
I PRESENT THIS RING...
Officiant: ...AS A TOKEN OF MY LOVE...
...AS A TOKEN OF MY LOVE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
...YOU MAY KISS YOUR BRIDE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
THIS HAS BEEN THE PERFECT SOUTHERN WEDDING.
I'M LIKE THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WORLD.
Narrator: EVERY BRIDE NEEDS TO FIND HER OWN VOICE
IN ORDER TO TELL HER WEDDING STORY.
AND AS SOON AS SHE DOES, SHE'LL CAPTIVATE HER AUDIENCE
AND BE WELL ON HER WAY TO HAPPILY EVER AFTER.