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Narrator: CONSULTANT ANTONELLA IS TRYING TO FIND A DRESS
TO PLEASE KRISTEN AND HER FAMILY.
TWO DRESSES DOWN, THE BRIDE IS GETTING ANXIOUS.
I HAVE HIGH EXPECTATIONS ABOUT COMING IN TODAY.
BUT NOW I'M NERVOUS THAT I MIGHT NOT FIND ANYTHING THAT I LIKE.
Narrator: DETERMINED TO DAZZLE HER BRIDE,
ANTONELLA HAS ONE MORE TRICK UP HER SLEEVE.
Antonella: I WANT TO FIND HER THE RIGHT DRESS.
I WANT HER TO LEAVE HERE WITH A GREAT EXPERIENCE.
LOOK AT YOUR WAIST IN THIS DRESS, HOW BEAUTIFUL YOU LOOK.
I DON'T THINK I EVER WOULD HAVE PICKED THIS OUT.
THIS IS A THOUSAND TIMES BETTER
THAN THE OTHER EXPERIENCE I'VE HAD.
IT WAS JUST A LOT OF EMOTIONS AT ONCE.
[ Voice breaking ] I JUST DIDN'T THINK
I WAS GONNA FIND ANYTHING THAT I WOULD FEEL THIS GOOD IN.
KRISTEN IS CRYING BECAUSE SHE'S STANDING IN FRONT OF THE MIRROR,
REALIZING FOR THE FIRST TIME JUST HOW BEAUTIFUL SHE CAN LOOK.
Narrator: KRISTEN MIGHT HAVE FOUND THE GOWN OF HER DREAMS,
BUT WILL HER FAMILY FEEL THE SAME?
Cynthia: SHE COULD BE LAUGHING. OH.
OHH!
IT'S ABAOLUTELY GORGEOUS.
I LOVE THE BEADING ON THE SIDE. I LOVE THE LACE.
I DON'T LOOK LIKE A BIG BEAST LIKE THE OTHER ONES.
BUT I DIDN'T KNOW THAT I COULD FEEL THIS GOOD IN THE DRESS.
Antonella: SO, WHAT ARE WE FEELING?
YOU LOOK GORGEOUS, AND SHE FEELS GORGEOU,
AND THAT'S WHAT MATTERS THE MOST.
Cynthia: SHE LOOKS BEAUTIFUL,
AND I WAS BETTER THAN WE COULD HAVE EVER EXPECTED.
Nick: SEEING HER IN IT AND SEEING HER SO HAPPY --
IT REALLY MADE ME EMOTIONAL.
[ LAUGHS ]
I WOULD.
I THINK SHE LOOKS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL,
[ LAUGHS ]
SEEING YOURSELF THE WAY THAT YOU'RE GONNA LOOK
ON ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT DAYS OF YOUR LIFE --
IT'S KIND OF OVERWHELMING.
IS THIS YOUR DRESS?
YES.
[ LAUGHTER ]
OKAY, KRISTEN.
Narrator: AS ANTONELLA FINISHES HER SEARCH,
CONSULTANT J.B.'s IS JUST BEGINNING.
HER CLIENT, ELIZA, HAS FLOWN DOWN FROM CANADA
WITH HER FAMILY TO BE HERE.
I'VE GONE ON THE HUNT TO FIND THIS DRESS
BECAUSE I WILL NOT ACCEPT
LOOKING ANYTHING OTHER THAN BEAUTIFUL.
CONGRATULATIONS.
WANT TO INTRODUCE ME TO EVERYBODY?
THIS IS MY MOTHER, THIS IS MY GRANDMOTHER,
MY SISTER, MY FUTURE SISTER-IN-LAW,
AND MY SISTER EMELIA.
I REALLY NEEDED TO HAVE THE WOMEN THAT I TRUST THE MOST
SAY, "THIS LOOKS GREAT," OR, "NO, IT DOESN'T LOOK GREAT."
ELIZA ALWAYS WANTS PEOPLE'S APPROVAL.
DESCRIBE YOUR IDEAL DRESS.
OKAY.
AND I DON'T WANT TO LOOK LIKE A PLUS-SIZED BRIDE.
I'VE HAD TO STRUGGLE WITH MY BODY IMAGE.
IT'S BEEN A REAL ISSUE FOR ME ALL OF MY LIFE.
AND I HAD NOTHING BUT HORRIBLE EXPERIENCES LOOKING FOR DRESSES.
I'D GO INTO A STORE, AND THEY'RE LIKE,
"OH, HONEY, GO TO THE BACK SECTION."
AND THEN THERE'S THREE DRESSES THAT LOOK EXACTLY THE SAME.
SHE FELT VERY HUMILIATED,
AND THE ONLY THING PEOPLE SAW IN HER WAS HER WEIGHT.
I DON'T SIT AND EAT DING DONGS ALL DAY.
I REALLY FEEL FOR THE PLUS-SIZED BRIDES
BECAUSE THEY HAVE SUCH A LIMITED SELECTION OF DRESSES.
AND YOU SAID PRICE POINT IS UP TO $3,000.
UP TO $3,000.
TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FIANCé.
MY FIANCé'S NAME IS ANDREW.
HE ACCEPTS ME AND LOVES ME FOR WHO I AM.
WE BECAME ENGAGED OVER CHRISTMAS.
WE'RE THE PERFECT, YOU KNOW, PARTNERS IN LIFE.
ANDREW CAN'T WAIT TO SEE ME ON MY WEDDING DAY.
OKAY, SO, WE HAVE A CHALLENGE HERE.
SO, LET'S GET STARTED.
SO, NOT ONLY IS ELIZA PLUS-SIZED,
SHE'S ALSO VERY TALL.
SO WE NEED TO FIND A DRESS THAT MAKES HER FEEL VOLUPTUOUS
BUT NOT BIG
AND PLEASE HER ENTIRE FAMILY.
Narrator: ITCHING TO GET STARTED,
ELIZA PUTS ON J.B.'s FIRST PICK.
I LIKE THE BODICE.
THIS COULD BE IN THE RUNNING. WE'LL SEE WHAT MY MOM THINKS.
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I REALLY LIKE THIS. I LIKE THE LACE.
I REALLY LIKED THIS DRESS. THIS COULD BE THE ONE.
THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NOTHING THAT I DON'T LIKE ABOUT THIS.
Brittany: THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT IT
THAT MAKES IT DRAW ATTENTION TO YOUR MIDSECTION.
THE DRESS DRAWS ATTENTION TO HER MIDSECTION,
TO, IMMEDIATELY, NOW I'M SELF-CONSCIOUS.
I JUST DON'T THINK IT'S YOUR DRESS.
NOT THE ONnnel - RltS.
I AM VERY, VERY NERVOUS THAT I'M NOT GONNA FIND A DRESS.
Narrator: ACROSS THE SALON, BRIDE YSELA IS HAVING TROUBLES OF HER OWN.
HER COUSIN HAS HIJACKED THE APPOINTMENT,
NIXING DRESSES LEFT AND RIGHT...
WE DON'T LOVE IT.
...WHILE HER FIANCé IS BEING JUST AS CRITICAL.
I'M NOT A FAN OF THEECKLINE.
YEAH.
I STARTED TO FEEL THAT I WA'T GONNA FIND MY DRESS.
Narrator: SO RANDY'S COME TO LEN - Rlt@@.
IT'S CRAZY BUNCH.
IS TAIL.
I AM ITCHING TO RUN ALL OVER THE PLACE
AND YANK ALL THE DRESSES OFF.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON OUT HERE.
HE'S TALKINGSMACK ABOUT U
I'M LIKE, "I CAN HEAR YOU."
AND I WANT TO KEEP COMING IN,
BUT I WANT TO HEAR WHAT HE'S SAYING ABOUT ME.
I WANT TO RESPECT EVERYONE'S OPINION,
BUT I REALLY AM HERE TO RESPECT THE BRIDE'S.
YOU!
I AM.
I'VE HAD STALKERS, BUT NOT LIKE THIS BEF.
I'M SUCH A STALKER!
CAN I CARRY IT?
OKAY.
I FEEL LIKE...
...RANDY'S ASSISTANT.
Narrator: WHILE RANDY KEEPS ELSA PREOCCUPIED,
JESSICA SLIPS YSELA INTO A BALL GOWN.
I LIKE THIS. I THINK THIS ONE MIGHT BE IT FOR ME.
IT JUST FEELS RIGHT. IT LOOKS LIKE ME.
Channel -WHAT I'VE ALWAYS ENVISIONED I WOULD WANT TO WEAR.
THAT WAS JUST THE DRESS.
THAT WOULD BE SAD IF THEY DIDN'T LIKE IT.
RANDY'S ASSISTANT COMING IN.
Randy: I CAN'T KEEP HER UNDER CONTROL.
HE WAS BACK THERE TALKING ABOUT ME.
Jessica: SHE'S A WILD ONE.
I WAS BACK THERE TALKING ABOUT HER. I WAS BUSTED.
TOTALLY BUSTED, BUT I STILL LOVE YOU.
THAT'S OKAY. WE ALL TALK ABOUT HER.
I REALLY LIKE IT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW I REALLY FEEL ABOUT THIS RIGHT HERE.
I JUST -- I THINK IT'S IN A WEIRD SPOT.
YEAH.
I LOVE THIS DRESS, BUT ELSA SAYS
THAT INOT THE DRESS SHE WOULD HAVE CHOSEN FOR ME.
ARE YOU GUYS EVER GONNA AGREE ON ANYTHING?
NO, PROBABLY NOT.
Narrator: COMING UP, JESSICA TELLS IT LIKE IT IS.
WOULD YOU RATHER GO WITH YOUR OWN GUT OR YOUR COUSIN'S GUT?
AND A BRIDE SAYS "I DO."