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IT JUST NEEDS TO BE "POW."
Narrator: WHEN SEARCHING FOR THE PERFECT WEDDING DRESS,
SOME BRIDES BRING IN THE BOYS.
THERE'S GOT TO BE MORE POP TO IT.
GETTING A GUY'S POINT OF VIEW CAN BE HELPFUL.
SOMETHING VERY FORM-FITTED WOULD BE PERFECT.
BUT IF HE'S WAY OFF THE MARK...
KIND OF FOUND SOMETHING THAT WE'D LIKE FOR YOU TO TRY ON.
Dana: IF I LIKED THEM, I WOULD GIVE IT A WHIRL.
I JUST DON'T REALLY LIKE THEM.
IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S MISSING SOMETHING.
...A BRIDE CAN LOSE FOCUS ON WHAT SHE TRULY WANTS.
SHE DOESN'T LIKE IT. SHE THINKS IT'S TOO MUCH.
IT KIND OF MAKES ME WANT TO CRY.
Narrator: SHE'LL HAVE TO TAKE THEIR OPINIONS IN STRIDE...
FROM THE WAIST UP, IT'S JUST NOT CLASSY.
THIS IS ONE THAT I PICKED, BY THE WAY.
Narrator: ...OR RISK LEAVING THE STORE
WITHOUT THE DRESS OF HER DREAMS.
I'M REALLY OVERWHELMED.
Akisha: APPARENTLY, THEY DO NOT SEE
WHAT I SEE IN THIS DRESS.
THE FRONT IS A NO-NO.
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Woman: GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
TODAY WE'RE GONNA TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT BRIDES
THAT BRING MEN TO THE APPOINTMENT.
SO, IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT WITH MEN ON THE COUCH
BECAUSE THEY ALL SEEM TO HAVE VERY DIFFERENT OPINIONS.
EVEN THOUGH WE SEE IT MORE OFTEN THAN WE USED TO,
IT'S STILL A LITTLE UNUSUAL
WHEN A BRIDE BRINGS A GUY TO A BRIDAL APPOINTMENT.
HE'S GONNA HAVE A VERY STRONG OPINION,
AND THAT BRIDE'S GONNA BE LISTENING TO IT.
CHRISTIANE, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE DANA,
AND SHE'S BRINGING HER TWO BRIDESMEN.
AND, JENNY, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE AKISHA.
SHE'S BRINGING HER FIANCé's BEST MAN.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE A GREAT DAY
AND JUST MAKE SURE THAT WE MAKE ALL THE MEN HAPPY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
HI, DANA.
HI.
HI.
MY NAME IS DANA BORRIELLO.
I'M A PROFESSIONAL DANCER IN L.A.
TODAY I BROUGHT MY MOM, MY DAD, MY MAID OF HONOR, MARIA,
AND MY TWO BRIDESMANS, MY VERY GOOD FRIENDS Q AND RICKY.
MY DAD -- IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT HE GOT HERE TODAY.
HE'S LOSING HIS EYESIGHT.
HE DOESN'T KNOW IF HE'LL BE ABLE TO SEE AT ALL
BY THE TIME I ACTUALLY GET MARRIED.
SO SEEING ME IN MY WEDDING DRESS AT LEAST ONCE
IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO HIM.
Carl: TO SEE HER PUT ON HER WEDDING DRESS --
IT'S GONNA BE ENGRAVED IN MY BRAIN FOREVER.
I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW MUCH IT MEANS TO ME IN MY LIFE.
SO, WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
I WANT SOMETHING THAT SHOWS OFF MY FIGURE.
OKAY.
I LIKE SOMETHING A LITTLE EDGY ABOUT IT,
SO, LIKE, MAYBE A LOW BACK.
WHAT ELSE WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE HER IN?
'CAUSE SHE HAS SUCH A DYNAMIC BODY
THAT I THINK SOMETHING VERY FORM-FITTED WOULD BE PERFECT.
IS THERE A SPECIFIC PRICE POINT YOU WANT TO STAY AT?
MY BUDGET IS BETWEEN $3,000 AND $5,000.
I'M GONNA STEAL HER,
AND WE'RE GONNA COME AND DO SOME FASHION SHOWS FOR YOU GUYS.
OKAY. HAVE A SEAT RIGHT THERE, DANA.
OKAY.
TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FIANCé.
Dana: MY FIANCé'S NAME IS MATT.
HE IS ALSO A PROFESSIONAL DANCER FROM LOS ANGELES.
I MET MATT MY VERY FIRST DAY IN L.A.
WHEN I WALKED INTO REHEARSAL THE FIRST DAY,
THERE WAS A TALL, BLOND, GORGEOUS DANCER.
AND I WAS VERY HAPPY ABOUT MY DECISION
[Chuckling] TO MOVE TO L.A.
WE BOTH WANT AN OUTDOOR CEREMONY.
I DON'T WANT EXTRAVAGANT.
YOU KNOW, I WANT A REALLY RELAXED WEDDING.
WE'LL PROBABLY DANCE DOWN THE AISLE.
I'M GONNA GO DO SOME SHOPPING.
ALL RIGHT? I'LL BE BACK.
DANA IS A PROFESSIONAL DANCER,
AND SHE REALLY WANTS TO SHOWCASE HER DANCER BODY.
SO I'M GONNA TRY TO PULL HER THINGS
THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT MORE FORM-FITTED.
AND I THINK THAT HER BRIDESMEN WILL REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO.
SO, I BROUGHT THREE DRESSES TO START.
OKAY. YEAH.
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT?
I LIKE THAT ONE.
IT'S ALMOST EXACTLY WHAT I ASKED AND WHAT I OUTLINED.
THE PLUNGING BACK IS GORGEOUS.
NOW THAT YOU SEE IT HERE, DO YOU STILL FEEL THE SAME WAY?
I THINK THE FABRIC MAYBE IS A LITTLE TOO CLINGY.
LIKE, YOU CAN SEE EVERY LITTLE THING.
BUT, I MEAN, IT'S LIKE RIGHT ON THE RIGHT TRACK.
WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK?
WE LOVE THE BACK.
THE FRONT IS A NO-NO.
I WANT TO SEE MORE SPARKLE -- MORE.
YEAH, I NEED MORE DRAMATIC PROBABLY ON THE BOTTOM.
I THINK THE FRONT'S A LITTLE PLAIN.
Carl: IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE A WEDDING DRESS.
THERE'S GOT TO BE MORE POP TO IT.
I LOVE THE BACK OF THIS DRESS,
BUT I WILL DEFINITELY TAKE EVERYONE'S OPINION
INTO CONSIDERATION.
Narrator: WHILE DANA CONTINUES THE SEARCH
FOR A DRESS THAT WILL PLEASE HER BRIDESMEN AND HER DAD,
JENNY GREETS HER BRIDE AND THE VERY STYLISH BEST MAN.
AKISHA?
HI.
I'M JENNY. NICE TO MEET YOU.
MY NAME IS AKISHA HURLEY,
AND TODAY I'M HERE TO FIND MY WEDDING DRESS.
HI. WHO IS WITH YOU TODAY?
I HAVE MY MOTHER, JUDIE...
HI, JUDIE. JENNY. NICE TO MEET YOU.
...FUTURE MOTHER-IN-LAW, THRESSA...
Thressa: NICE TO MEET YOU.
Akisha: ...MY BEST FRIEND KEESHA, AS WELL.
KISHA AND KEESHA. ALL RIGHT.
YES. AND THE BEST MAN, ORANDé.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
I REALLY WANT TO MAKE MY DRESS IMPRESSIVE
FOR, YOU KNOW, MY FUTURE HUSBAND.
SO I WANT A MALE PERSPECTIVE.
HE'S REALLY STYLISH, THAT ORANDé.
SO, WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR IN A DRESS?
SEXY.
I WANT A "SEXY LADY" KIND OF THING.
I WANT SOMETHING CLOSE-FITTING.
ORANDé, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
IT JUST NEEDS TO BE "POW."
IT NEEDS TO BE "POW."
THAT'S THE WORD WE'RE GOING FOR TODAY.
"POW."
IT'S KIND OF LIKE YOU SEAL THE DEAL, READY TO GO, "POW."
WHAT WOULD WE LIKE TO SPEND ON THE DRESS?
A MAX -- $3,000.
BYE.
COME ON IN, KISHA. HAVE A SEAT.
ALL RIGHT. SO, NOW YOU GOT TO TELL ME THE GOOD STUFF.
YOU GOT TO TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FIANCé A LITTLE BIT.
MY FIANCé'S NAME IS KASHUN DAVIS,
AND WE MET IN COLLEGE.
HE KIND OF MADE ME MELT ON OUR FIRST DATE.
YOU KNOW, NORMALLY GUYS TAKE YOU --
IN COLLEGE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE CHEAP,
SO THEY TAKE YOU TO, LIKE, MOVIES
OR, LIKE, "COME OVER MY HOUSE," REALLY CHEAP.
BUT HE TOOK ME TO THE MUSEUM, AND I WAS LIKE, "WOW."
WE'RE GETTING MARRIED AT NEWTON WHITE MANSION.
IT'S IN MITCHELLVILLE, MARYLAND.
AND IT'S GONNA BE A "COUNTRY BOY MEETS CITY GIRL" THEME.
OKAY. SO, I'M GONNA GO OUT.
I'M GONNA GET US SOME DRESSES.
WE'RE GONNA FIND THE PERFECT DRESS.
WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT HAPPEN.
ALL RIGHT. KISHA.
KISHA IS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING WITH A "POW."
IT'S GOT TO BE KIND OF OVER-THE-TOP.
IT'S GOT TO BE EXTRAVAGANT.
AND OFF WE GO.
ALL RIGHT. HERE WE GO.
I LIKE -- I WANT TO TRY ON THIS ONE.
[ GASPS ]
GREAT. READY?
YES.
OKAY. LET'S DO IT.
Narrator: COMING UP, WILL AKISHA'S FIRST DRESS
EARN A "POW" FROM THE BEST MAN?
I'M NOT GONNA "POW" ANYTHING THAT'S JUST "EH."
Narrator: AND DANA'S BRIDESMEN TAKE OVER.
KIND OF FOUND SOMETHING THAT WE'D LIKE FOR YOU TO TRY ON.
Narrator: AKISHA BROUGHT HER FIANCé'S BEST MAN
TO HER APPOINTMENT.
Akisha: HE KNOWS A LOT ABOUT STYLE,
AND I TRUST ANYTHING THAT HE SAYS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I LOVE HOW -- THE SHAPE IT GIVES ME.
AND I LOVE THAT IT'S GOT A LITTLE PEEP JEWEL UP HERE.
IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S MISSING SOMETHING.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S MISSING.
I NEED SOME MORE BLING.
Akisha: IT'S TOO UNDERSTATED.
IT NEEDS TO BE "POW!" NOT, "OH, IT'S 'POW.'"
I'M NOT GONNA "POW" ANYTHING THAT'S JUST "EH."
Akisha: I'M A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED.
APPARENTLY, THEY DO NOT SEE WHAT I SEE IN THIS DRESS.
ALL RIGHT. SO, A LIKE, BUT NOT A LOVE,
YES.
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. ONWARD. I ALREADY HAVE IDEAS.
THE SEARCH FOR "POW."
ALL RIGHT.
SO, I THINK I'M GONNA GO IN THE SATIN DIRECTION.
OKAY.
DEFINITELY WANT TO TRY SOME OTHER DRESSES.
IT'S MAKING ME RETHINK A FEW OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE PULLED.
OKAY. SO, THERE IS...
THIS ONE I'LL BRING.
THIS DRESS IS A PERLA D.
IT'S GOT A BLING BODICE. IT'S GLAMOROUS.
AND IT'S GOT THE FABRIC THAT SHE LIKES ON THE BOTTOM,
WHICH IS THE SATIN, SO I'M CONFIDENT ON THIS ONE.
[ Singsong voice ] I'M BACK.
WOW.
OOH, THAT ONE'S PRETTY.
ALL RIGHT. SO, WE'LL START HERE.
OH.
IT'S VERY...
VERY JEWELY.
I THINK THERE'S A LITTLE TOO MANY.
YES.
AH.
Woman #2: OKAY.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I LIKE THE SHAPE, WHAT IT GIVES ME.
I LOVE WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE BOTTOM,
HOW IT COMES IN REAL SMOOTH.
I THINK IT'S A LOT OF JEWELS.
I FEEL LIKE IT'S, LIKE, JEWEL OVERLOAD.
ALL RIGHT.
I LIKE ALL OF THAT.
I LIKE THAT ONE MUCH BETTER.
Thressa: THAT'S KISHA.
Jenny: SHE DOESN'T LIKE IT.
OH, I THINK IT'S A LOT OF JEWELS.
SHE THINKS IT'S TOO MUCH.
I MEAN, IT HAS "POW" MATERIAL. I'M NOT GONNA DENY THAT.
IT HAS, YOU KNOW, THE JEWELS. IT HAS A SPARKLE.
BUT FROM THE WAIST UP, IT'S JUST NOT CLASSY.
I THOUGHT THAT EVERYONE WOULD HATE IT, BUT I WAS WRONG.
DO YOU THINK THAT IT'S THE DRESS?
NO, BECAUSE YOU DON'T LOVE IT.
THIS PARTICULAR DRESS --
I CAN TELL SHE WASN'T REALLY LIKING IT.
IT DIDN'T REALLY SEEM LIKE IT WAS HER STYLE.
WHEN WE PUT ON THE RIGHT DRESS, THEY WILL ALL KNOW.
REMEMBER IN-BETWEENS.
SOMETHING BETWEEN, MORE RESERVED,
BUT STILL A LOT GLAMOUR.
Jenny: THE FIRST DRESS WAS NOT ENOUGH "POW."
THE SECOND DRESS IS A LITTLE TOO MUCH JEWEL "POW."
SO NOW I'M KIND OF IN A PLACE WHERE I'M LIKE,
"WELL, WHAT'S GONNA BE JUST PERFECT?"
Narrator: DANA'S FIRST DRESS HAD A GREAT BACK,
BUT THE FRONT DIDN'T PLEASE HER ENTOURAGE.
Q: WE LOVE THE BACK.
THE FRONT IS A NO-NO.
NOW HER BRIDESMEN
HAVE SOMETHING UP THEIR SLEEVES.
KIND OF FOUND SOMETHING THAT WE'D LIKE FOR YOU TO TRY ON.
SOMETIMES THE ENTOURAGE TAKES IT UPON THEMSELVES
TO GO SHOPPING FOR THE WEDDING DRESS.
AND GENERALLY THEY DON'T EVEN LOOK AT THE PRICE TAG.
PERSONALLY, THIS STYLE RIGHT HERE
WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
BUT IT'S A LOT OVER, AND I'M SCARED IF SHE LOVES IT,
THAT'S GONNA BE A PROBLEM.
THE DRESSES THAT DANA'S BRIDESMEN ARE CHOOSING
ARE REALLY BEAUTIFUL DRESSES,
BUT THEY'RE JUST WAY OVER THE PRICE POINT.
WHY DON'T WE LET HER TRY THIS ONE ON?
YEAH. I THINK THAT MAYBE SHE SHOULD TRY ON BOTH,
OR AT LEAST LOOK UP CLOSE AT THEM BOTH.
WE'LL SHOW HER EVERYTHING.
WHEN YOU SHOW A BRIDE A DRESS THAT'S DOUBLE HER BUDGET,
IT'S ALMOST SCARY
BECAUSE IF SHE DOES FALL IN LOVE WITH THAT DRESS,
IT'S GONNA BE VERY HARD TO BEAT IT
WITH SOMETHING THAT'S A LOT LESS.
I DON'T THINK IT'S VERY FAIR TO DO TO THE BRIDE.
THESE THREE DRESSES
ARE THE THREE DRESSES THAT YOUR FAMILY PICKED.
ALL THREE OF THOSE ARE COMPLETELY OUT OF YOUR BUDGET.
WHAT DID THEY DO TO MY BUDGET?
$11,400.
THEY OBLITERATED MY BUDGET.
THERE IS NO BUDGET WITH THESE DRESSES, OKAY?
THIS IS $11,500.
[ CHUCKLES ]
IF I LIKED THEM, I WOULD GIVE IT A WHIRL,
JUST AT LEAST FOR THE SAKE OF TRYING.
OKAY.
I JUST DON'T REALLY LIKE THEM.
I START TO REALIZE THAT MY GROUP IS CREATING MORE CONFUSION,
BUT I HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT IT.
THE FIRST DRESS I SAW WHEN I WALKED INTO THE SALON...
IT WAS THE ONE THAT WAS RIGHT UP IN THE FRONT.
IT'S LIKE WHITE, AND IT HAS A LOT OF BEADING UP ON TOP.
GIVE ME A COUPLE MINUTES. I'M GONNA GO DO SOME SHOPPING.
ALL RIGHT.
OKAY.
DANA TOLD ME THAT SHE SAW A DRESS ON THE MAIN FLOOR
THAT SHE REALLY WANTS TO TRY ON,
AND I'M ACTUALLY HAPPY THAT SHE DID THAT
BECAUSE NOW I CAN JUST FOCUS
ON WHAT SHE WANTS ME TO PULL FOR HER
INSTEAD OF HER BRIDESMEN PULLING SOMETHING FOR HER.
ALL RIGHT. THIS IS THE DRESS THAT YOU SAW.
IT'S $12,500.
Narrator: COMING UP, WILL DANA BLOW HER BUDGET
FOR THE PERFECT DRESS?
NOW I BLEW MY OWN BUDGET OUT OF THE WATER.
AND A DADDY'S GIRL WALKS DOWN THE AISLE.
Narrator: DANA'S BRIDESMEN
BUSTED HER BUDGET WITH THEIR FLASHY CHOICES.
BUT NOW A GOWN THAT DANA SELECTED HERSELF
IS WAY OVER HER PRICE POINT.
THE DRESS THAT YOU SAW. IT'S $12,500.
BUT I THINK IT'S WORTH IT TO TRY ON
JUST SO YOU CAN SEE IF YOU LIKE THAT STYLE.
I LIKE THIS DRESS A LOT. I LIKE THE TOP.
NOW I BLEW MY OWN BUDGET OUT OF THE WATER.
YES.
THIS IS ONE THAT I PICKED, BY THE WAY.
YOU DON'T HAVE THE LOW BACK.
LIKE, IS THAT A DEAL-BREAKER FOR YOU?
BECAUSE OF THE WAY THIS ONE HUGS,
IT'S NOT BOTHERING ME.
IT'S HARD TO THINK OF THINGS
I DON'T LIKE ABOUT THIS DRESS EXCEPT FOR THE PRICE.
HOW AWESOME IS THIS?
YOU'RE GIVING ME LIFE.
YOU'RE GIVING ME EVERYTHING. I LOVE IT.
I WANT YOUR DAD TO LOOK CLOSER AT YOU...
...'CAUSE HE CAN'T SEE YOU.
LOOK HOW PRETTY.
THAT DRESS IS BEAUTIFUL ON HER.
SHE LOOKS PHENOMENAL.
Dana: I KNEW I WOULD PROBABLY LOVE
THE MOST EXPENSIVE DRESS IN THE STORE.
BUT I'M NOT WILLING TO SPEND MORE ON MY DRESS
THAN ON MY WHOLE WEDDING.
Narrator: WHILE DANA TRIES
TO FIGURE OUT WHAT SHE TRULY WANTS IN A DRESS,
AKISHA STEPS INTO DRESS NUMBER THREE,
HOPING IT HAS ENOUGH "POW" TO PLEASE HER FIANCé's BEST MAN.
YES.
THIS IS MORE LIKE WHAT I LIKE.
I KIND OF WANTED TO HOLD BACK MY EXCITEMENT ABOUT THE DRESS
SO I COULD SEE HOW THEIR REACTION IS FIRST.
GO AHEAD.
♪ DA-DA DA DA ♪
I LIKE IT. I LIKE IT.
THAT ONE IS -- THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.
Akisha: THIS DRESS IS GORGEOUS.
I FEEL LIKE A LITTLE BLACK BARBIE DOLL.
KASHUN WILL LIKE IT?
YOU THINK HE'LL LIKE IT?
HE'LL LOVE IT? HE'LL SAY IT'S "POW," TOO?
HE'LL BE LIKE, "POW! POW!"
[ LAUGHS ]
YES! [ CHUCKLES ]
IT WAS "POW! POW!" I HAD TO DO IT TWICE.
KISHA, ARE YOU GONNA SAY YES TO THE DRESS?
YES!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
MY PLEASURE.
Narrator: AKISHA SAID YES TO THIS $3,700 PERLA D DRESS
BY DESIGNER PNINA TORNAI.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I FEEL BEAUTIFUL.
I CAN'T WAIT FOR KASHUN TO SEE ME.
I THINK HE'LL THINK IT'S PERFECT.
Narrator: AS AKISHA CELEBRATES WITH HER FRIENDS AND FAMILY,
DEBBIE HEADS TO THE SALON TO GREET HER BRIDE,
A SOUTHERN GAL LOOKING FOR DAD'S APPROVAL.
HI!
HOW ARE YOU? DEBBIE.
MY NAME IS ALICIA DODD.
I AM FROM KATY, TEXAS.
I AM DEFINITELY A TYPICAL TEXAN GIRL.
I LOVE TO GO HUNTING AND FISHING,
BUT I DO LOVE MY FASHION.
WHO DID YOU BRING WITH YOU TODAY?
I BROUGHT MY MOM, SANDRA,
MY SISTER, MELANIE,
AND MY DAD, BRUCE.
ALICIA WOULD BE A DADDY'S GIRL. THAT'S FOR SURE.
I TAKE HER OUT HUNTING AND FISHING
AND MAKE HER SIT IN THE BLINDS,
AND SHE BRINGS ME OUT DRESS SHOPPING.
SO, LET ME SEE WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT FOR A DRESS.
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS DRESS.
I LOVE THAT DRESS.
SO, YOU LIKE THE FITTED BODICE
UH-HUH.
WHERE IS THE WEDDING GOING TO BE?
IT'S GONNA BE AT BRISCOE MANOR.
Alicia: THE VENUE ITSELF
IS JUST ALL WHITE STONE AND JUST RUSTIC.
I WANT TO HEAR A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE GROOM.
MY FIANCé's NAME IS MATTHEW.
I'M HIM IN A GIRL'S BODY, AND HE'S ME IN A GUY'S BODY.
WE'RE EXACTLY THE SAME. HE'S JUST MY BEST FRIEND.
WHAT'S COMFORTABLE FOR YOU, PRICE-WISE, WITH THE DRESS?
MY BUDGET TODAY IS $5,000.
OKAY. I THINK WE'RE GONNA GO TRY ON SOME DRESSES.
Narrator: DEBBIE HEADS STRAIGHT TO THE STOCK ROOM
TO GET THE DRESSES FROM ALICIA'S PICTURES,
AND RANDY STOPS BY TO HELP.
HEY! HOW ARE YOU?
I HAVE A WONDERFUL BRIDE. HER NAME IS ALICIA FROM TEXAS.
THIS IS ACTUALLY HER VERY FAVORITE DRESS,
SO WE'RE GONNA START WITH THIS ONE.
ALICIA -- OH, GOOD. YOU'RE ALL DRESSED
'CAUSE I HAVE RANDY WITH ME!
HI.
THIS IS HER FAVORITE, RANDY.
Narrator: ALICIA HAS A SPECIAL REQUEST
FOR HER FAVORITE DRESS.
I HAVE DIABETES, AND I HAVE AN INSULIN PUMP,
AND THEN I HAVE LIKE A LITTLE REMOTE THAT GOES TO IT
THAT I NEED A POCKET IN MY DRESS.
AND IF YOU LOVE A DRESS THAT DOESN'T,
I'M SURE OUR ALTERATIONS DEPARTMENT
CAN PROBABLY PUT ONE IN FOR YOU IF YOU NEED IT.
OKAY.
THANKS, RANDY.
OKAY.
[ Laughing ] ISN'T THIS FABULOUS?
OH, MY...
Alicia: I LOVE THE SWEETHEART. I LOVE THE A-LINE.
THE BOTTOM IS ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS.
IT'S FUN. IT'S SASSY. IT'S ME.
I REALLY LIKE THAT ONE.
I LIKE THE WAY THE TOP'S DIFFERENT THAN THE BOTTOM
'CAUSE IT JUST GIVES YOU DIFFERENT VISUALS.
YEAH.
I JUST WONDER IF THE POCKET'S A POSSIBILITY.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
UH-OH.
DEBBIE?
Debbie: WHAT?
THERE'S NO SIDE SEAM.
WE CAN'T PUT A POCKET IN?
WHERE YOU GONNA PUT A POCKET IN?
Narrator: COMING UP, DANA'S APPOINTMENT
GETS EVEN MORE CONFUSING.
SHE'S GIRLY, BUT SHE'S NOT GIRLY-GIRLY.
Narrator: DANA IS DESPERATE
TO PLEASE ALL THE MEN AT HER APPOINTMENT,
BUT ESPECIALLY HER DAD, WHO'S LOSING HIS EYESIGHT.
I'M REALLY OVERWHELMED.
I'M SO THROWN BY HOW DIFFICULT THIS IS,
TO, LIKE, HONE IN ON WHAT TYPE OF DRESS MIGHT WORK FOR ME.
I WANT TO PUT YOU IN THIS DIFFERENT SHAPE,
Dana: OKAY.
DO YOU LIKE THIS?
I LIKE THIS ONE BETTER.
TOTALLY DIFFERENT.
TOTALLY DIFFERENT.
I LIKE THE WAY IT GLITTERS.
I LIKE THE WAY IT FITS.
I THINK, IN GENERAL, IT'S JUST A LITTLE TOO, UM, SAFE.
I'M NOT CRAZY ABOUT THE BACK.
SHE'S GIRLY, BUT SHE'S NOT GIRLY-GIRLY.
LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? THERE'S AN EDGE TO HER.
IT'S VERY PRETTY,
BUT IT'S NOT REALLY "WOW" FACTOR, NOT REALLY EDGY.
IT JUST WASN'T FOR ME.
I THINK WE WASTED A LOT OF TIME TRYING ON DRESSES
THAT WERE $10,000 OVER YOUR PRICE POINT.
SO, WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO IS, BEFORE YOU GO BACK TO L.A.,
NEXT WEEK I WANT YOU
TO COME BACK FOR AN APPOINTMENT WITH ME.
WE'LL TRY A BUNCH OF STUFF ON,
YEAH. I NEED MORE TIME.
I GUESS I LEARNED SOMETHING, BUT...
THAT'S GOOD, THOUGH.
THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT OF YOUR FIRST APPOINTMENT.
ALL RIGHT.
KNOWING DANA, UNLESS IT WAS SOMETHING
THAT WAS GONNA BLOW HER SOCKS OFF,
IT WOULD BE REALLY, REALLY HARD FOR HER.
TODAY WAS REALLY CONFUSING.
I STILL LOVE PIECES OF ALL THE DRESSES THAT I FOUND.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WANT ANYMORE.
Narrator: DANA LEAVES EMPTY-HANDED
AND FLIES BACK TO L.A. WITHOUT RETURNING TO THE SALON.
BACK INSIDE, ALICIA NEEDS A POCKET IN HER DRESS
TO HOLD THE REMOTE FOR HER INSULIN PUMP,
BUT DEBBIE AND RANDY ARE STUMPED.
THERE'S NO SIDE SEAM.
WHEN RANDY TELLS ME THERE'S NO SIDE SEAM,
IT KIND OF MAKES ME WANT TO CRY.
Randy: WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ALTERATIONS DEPARTMENT
CAN PUT A POCKET IN THIS WEDDING DRESS,
SO DEBBIE AND I -- WE'RE GONNA GO GET VERA.
HI.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT SOME SORT OF A WAY
TO PUT A POCKET OR SOMETHING IN THIS DRESS.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO DO?
HERE TO HERE, I'M GOING TO OPEN THIS SEAM
AND MAKE YOU NICE POCKET.
OKAY. ABSOLUTELY.
ABSOLUTELY.
[ LAUGHS ]
Alicia: IT GOES PERFECT WITH THE RUSTIC VENUE.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT GOES WITH MY PERSONALITY,
AND THIS DRESS IS JUST -- IT'S ME TO THE "T."
SO, ALICIA...
ARE WE GONNA SAY YES TO THE DRESS?
WE'RE SAYING YES TO THIS DRESS.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Narrator: ALICIA WILL WALK DOWN THE AISLE ON HER FATHER'S ARM
IN THIS $4,800 LAZARO GOWN.
HOW DOES IT FEEL TO SEE YOUR DAUGHTER IN A WEDDING DRESS?
VERY PROUD.
Bruce: WITH ALICIA'S SITUATION,
HAVING A POCKET WAS KEY ON THE DRESS.
I WILL BE VERY PROUD OF HER
COMING DOWN THE AISLE IN THIS DRESS.
Narrator: ON A WARM SPRING DAY OUTSIDE HOUSTON, TEXAS,
ALICIA'S READY TO WALK DOWN THE AISLE WITH HER FATHER.
Bruce: IT WAS A VERY EMOTIONAL EVENT,
TO WALK DOWN THE AISLE AND GIVE HER TO MATT,
BUT IT WAS A GOOD EMOTION.
I, ALICIA, RECEIVE YOU, MATTHEW...
Matthew: I TAKE YOU TO BECOME MY PARTNER IN LIFE.
YOU MAY KISS THE BRIDE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Alicia: THE DRESS FITS AMAZING.
I LOVE IT. I COULDN'T HAVE FOUND A BETTER DRESS.
Matthew: I WAS SPEECHLESS.
MY BREATH WAS TAKEN AWAY TO SEE SUCH A BEAUTIFUL ANGEL.
Bruce: IT'S BEEN A VERY SPECIAL DAY.
IT'S BEEN A LOT OF FUN.
I LOOK FORWARD TO MATTHEW AND ALICIA
SPENDING THE REST OF THEIR LIFE TOGETHER.
I KNOW THEY'LL BE HAPPY.
Narrator: WHEN SHOPPING FOR A WEDDING DRESS,
GETTING A MALE PERSPECTIVE CAN BE A BLESSING OR A CURSE.
BUT IF A BRIDE CAN FOCUS ON WHAT SHE WANTS,
THE MOST IMPORTANT MAN IN HER LIFE
WILL LOVE THE DRESS SHE CHOOSES.