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SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK, DAD?
BEAUTIFUL DETAILS, BUT FOR SOMEBODY ELSE.
Narrator: WHEN IT COMES TO WEDDING-DRESS SHOPPING,
IT'S NOT ALWAYS EASY BEING DADDY'S GIRL.
I DEFINITELY WANT SOMETHING A LITTLE SEXY.
NO WAY AM I GOING TO BE SAYING, "OKAY, DAD.
FOR YOU, I'LL PICK THIS."
Narrator: FATHERS MAY NOT KNOW MUCH ABOUT WEDDING DRESSES,
BUT THEY HAVE NO SHORTAGE OF OPINIONS.
THIS IS THE DRESS SHE'S BEEN DESCRIBING.
IT'S JUST NOT ME.
THAT KIND OF REMINDS ME OF CHICKEN FEATHERS OR SOMETHING.
Narrator: A DAD MUST BE READY TO STAND BY HIS DAUGHTER...
CAN YOU SEE IT NOW -- THE WHOLE THING?
YOUR DAD WALKING YOU DOWN THE AISLE.
Caitlin: THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS
THAT HE'S THERE WITH ALL OF US TO CELEBRATE.
Narrator: ...OR THE DRESS HUNT WILL END IN DISASTER.
UM, WHERE'S COURTNEY?
COURTNEY WON'T EVEN COME OUT OF THE ROOM.
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GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
TODAY, WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT DADS.
EVERY BRIDE IS DADDY'S LITTLE GIRL. YOU KNOW THAT.
IT'S REALLY SPECIAL WHEN A DAD ATTENDS A BRIDAL APPOINTMENT.
HOWEVER, IF THEY HAVE DIFFERENT IDEAS
ON HOW THE BRIDE'S SUPPOSED TO LOOK,
THEY CAN BOTH END UP DISAPPOINTED.
THIS IS A VERY, VERY PARTICULAR CASE
BECAUSE THE FATHER IS HERE
WITH HIS DAUGHTER, WHO IS THE BRIDE TO BE,
AND HIS FUTURE WIFE, WHO'S THE BRIDE TO BE.
AND, CHRISTIANE, YOU'RE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH HIS DAUGHTER.
AND, JILLIAN, YOU ARE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH HIS FUTURE WIFE.
A BRIDE IS REALLY ENTITLED TO HER FATHER'S FULL ATTENTION.
WHEN YOU HAVE TWO BRIDES WHO ARE SHARING A PEDESTAL,
IT'S ALMOST LIKE THEY'RE COMPETING.
NOT A GOOD IDEA.
AND THERE'S ONE MORE BRIDE THAT'S COMING.
HER NAME IS TRISHA,
AND SHE'S REALLY EXCITED BECAUSE SHE REALLY DIDN'T THINK
HER DAD WAS GONNA BE ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE APPOINTMENT.
AND HE'S GONNA BE HERE, AS WELL.
SO, ANTONELLA, YOU'LL BE HELPING HER TODAY.
Narrator: FRESH FROM THE MEETING, JILL AND CHRISTIANE ARE READY
TO RISE TO THE CHALLENGE OF THIS VERY UNUSUAL DOUBLE APPOINTMENT.
Christiane: NICE TO MEET YOU.
MY NAME IS COURTNEY CONNER. I AM 27.
I'M FROM BOISE, IDAHO.
AND I HAVE FLOWN ALL THE WAY TO NEW YORK
TO SHOP FOR THE WEDDING DRESS OF MY DREAMS.
NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.
Reata: MY NAME'S REATA BOSWELL,
AND I'M HERE TODAY TO TRY ON WEDDING DRESSES
WITH MY FUTURE STEPDAUGHTER.
I BROUGHT TODAY REATA'S SISTER, LISA.
I HAVE ONE OF MY BRIDESMAID'S MOTHERS, ANNETTE, HERE,
AND MY FATHER, CHRIS.
HIS OPINION IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME.
I'M DOING A WINTER WEDDING -- FEBRUARY 16th.
I DEFINITELY WANT SOMETHING FITTED. I LIKE LACE.
I WANT SOMETHING HOT AND SEXY FOR HER.
[ LAUGHTER ]
AND SOMETHING REALLY, REALLY INEXPENSIVE FOR HER.
[ LAUGHTER ]
TELL ME ABOUT YOUR PRICE POINT.
I DEFINITELY WOULD LIKE TO KEEP IT UNDER $5,000.
LESS THAN $5,000.
AND, REATA, TELL US ABOUT YOUR WEDDING.
WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR IS SOMETHING THAT'S VERY SIMPLE --
THAT IF I ENDED UP ON A BEACH IN HAWAII,
IT WOULD BE PERFECT TO BE BAREFOOT.
I'M EXCITED. WHOO-HOO.
BEHAVE.
Narrator: THE BRIDES STEP INTO NEIGHBORING FITTING ROOMS,
PLANNING TO REUNITE LATER ON THE PEDESTAL IN THEIR FIRST DRESSES.
SO, TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FIANCé.
HE IS FABULOUS.
Courtney: MY FIANCé'S NAME IS JASON LEHOSIT.
HE KEEPS ME GROUNDED. HE ALSO KEEPS ME LAUGHING.
JASON AND I INITIALLY MET AT A HALLOWEEN PARTY,
THEN HE PROPOSED THREE MONTHS LATER.
I'M BEYOND EXCITED TO GET TO SPEND THE REST OF MY LIFE WITH HIM.
OKAY. I'M GONNA START MY SHOPPING.
OKAY. PERFECT.
I'M DEFINITELY EXCITED
TO HAVE REATA AS MY PARTNER IN CRIME,
SO I'LL BE CURIOUS TO SEE HOW MY FATHER INTERACTS
WITH BOTH REATA AND I THROUGH THIS ENTIRE PROCESS.
HOW DID YOU MEET?
WE MET ON THE SKI HILL ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO.
Reata: HE'S A ROMANTIC KIND OF A GUY.
CHRIS HAS ACTUALLY BEEN PROPOSING TO ME
FROM ABOUT SIX MONTHS INTO OUR RELATIONSHIP.
BUT OFFICIALLY, IT WAS LAST CHRISTMAS HE GAVE ME THE RING.
WELL, OBVIOUSLY,
I REALLY WANT TO SEE REATA LOOKING REALLY HOT, REALLY SEXY.
NEVER REALLY THOUGHT TOO MUCH ABOUT LOOKING AT COURTNEY
IN A WEDDING DRESS, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.
I'M, YOU KNOW -- OKAY, I'VE BEEN PICTURING
THAT REATA'S GETTING MARRIED HERE AND STUFF,
BUT JUST COURTNEY,
MAYBE I JUST HAVEN'T GIVEN THAT MUCH THOUGHT.
Narrator: AS THE CONSULTANTS PREPARE TO DIVIDE AND CONQUER,
ACROSS THE SALON, ANTONELLA MEETS A BRIDE
READY TO SHARE A SPECIAL MOMENT WITH HER FATHER.
Antonella: CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU.
MY NAME'S TRISHA ESPINOZA.
I BROUGHT A HUGE ENTOURAGE OF PEOPLE WITH ME TODAY.
I BROUGHT MY MOM, MY DAD,
MY SISTER, MY FUTURE MOTHER-IN-LAW,
MY FUTURE SISTER-IN-LAW, AND MY BEST FRIENDS FROM TEXAS.
SO, HAVE YOU TRIED ON ANY WEDDING GOWNS?
I NEVER HAVE. NO.
OKAY, SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK, DAD?
I ACTUALLY SAW SOMETHING EARLIER THAT WE LIKED A LOT.
IT'S SOME LACE
BUT HAD, LIKE, A LITTLE PONCHO THING THAT --
I LIKE THAT.
I'M REALLY EXCITED THAT MY DAD CAME,
AND IT'S VERY SPECIAL THAT HE'S A PART OF THIS.
SEVERAL YEARS AGO,
MY DAD WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE,
AND HE WAS GIVEN TWO YEARS TO LIVE.
AT THAT TIME, SHE DIDN'T HAVE A YOUNG MAN IN HER LIFE,
SO I GUESS IT WASN'T PART OF THE PLAN
THAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO SHARE THIS DAY WITH HER.
HE WAS CLOSE TO BEING CONSIDERED FOR A HEART TRANSPLANT,
BUT IT WAS MIRACULOUSLY --
HE CHANGED HIS EATING HABITS, HAD A DEFIBRILLATOR IMPLANTED.
SO, I'M VERY EXCITED HE'S HERE.
BUT NO WAY AM I GOING TO BE SAYING, "OKAY, DAD.
FOR YOU, I'LL PICK THIS."
MNH-MNH. NO. THAT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.
SO, TELL ME, WHEN IS THE WEDDING?
OCTOBER 20th -- IN TEXAS.
OUR WEDDING IS GONNA BE A JEWISH/MEXICAN FIESTA.
MY FIANCé'S NAME IS ROSS MARTIN.
I MET HIM AT A BAR IN THE VILLAGE.
HE'S THE NICEST PERSON THAT I'VE EVER MET.
HE MAKES ME LAUGH.
HE DOES ACCEPT ME FOR WHO I AM, WITH ALL OF MY IDIOSYNCRASIES.
MY FATHER, WHO'S A DEACON,
IS ACTUALLY GONNA BE CO-OFFICIATING WITH THE RABBI.
A DOUBLE PRIVILEGE, A DOUBLE HONOR FOR ME.
WHY DON'T YOU SHOW ME WHAT YOU HAVE?
SO, I HAVE PREDOMINANTLY LACE.
THIS I GOT TO TALK ABOUT.
[ Singsong voice ] LOVE.
I JUST LOVE, LIKE, THE RUFFLE AT THE BOTTOM,
AND IT FEELS VERY SPANISH TO ME.
BUT I DON'T WANT THE GIRLS TO BE HANGING OUT.
I DO NOT WANT TO SPILLETH OVER, IF YOU WILL.
WHERE ARE WE COMFORTABLE AT PRICE POINT?
$3,500 IS MY MAX.
THIS IS A SPECIAL EXPERIENCE WITH HER DAD TODAY,
AND I MUST FIND HER THE PERFECT GOWN
OR THEY'LL BE VERY DISAPPOINTED.
Woman: THIS IS WHITE-WHITE. I LIKE IT.
OOH.
UH-HUH. YEAH.
[ Chuckling ] UH-HUH. OKAY.
IT'S TWO DIFFERENT DRESSES.
YOU KNOW, THE TOP IS ONE DRESS,
AND THE BOTTOM'S ANOTHER DRESS.
TWO SEPARATE DRESSES. THEY'RE IN COMPETITION FOR EACH OTHER.
YEAH. I COULD SEE THAT.
I DON'T LIKE THE RUFFLE PAIRED WITH THE LACE.
LOOKS LIKE KLEENEX OR SOMETHING DOWN HERE.
BEAUTIFUL DETAILS, BUT FOR SOMEBODY ELSE.
Trisha: I THINK HE WOULD WANT
SOMETHING, LIKE, JUST VERY SORT OF SHEATH AND CHIFFONY,
BUT I WANT SOMETHING WITH, YOU KNOW --
A LITTLE BIT MORE DECKED OUT.
SO, I'M REALLY KIND OF CONCERNED,
BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO HURT ANYONE'S FEELINGS, EITHER.
THIS TOO MUCH FUN?
THIS IS THE DRESS SHE'S BEEN DESCRIBING.
Trisha: IT JUST FEELS LIKE A DRESS
THAT A 16-YEAR-OLD WOULD WEAR TO PROM.
DO YOU LIKE IT?
THAT KIND OF REMINDS ME OF CHICKEN FEATHERS OR SOMETHING.
Narrator: IT'S AN UNUSUAL DOUBLE APPOINTMENT AT THE SALON,
WITH BRIDE COURTNEY SHARING THE PEDESTAL
WITH HER SOON-TO-BE STEPMOTHER, REATA.
AS CHRISTIANE SHOPS FOR COURTNEY,
JILL GETS RANDY ON BOARD.
GOOD.
SO, I HAVE REATA.
AND ACTUALLY, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE HEARD.
WE HAVE REATA AND COURTNEY, SO --
YEAH.
DAD'S OPINION COULD MAKE OR BREAK
BOTH OF THESE APPOINTMENTS.
HI.
ALL RIGHT, I'M GOING BACK IN.
DON'T GO IN WITHOUT ME,
'CAUSE I WANT TO SEE HER REACTION TO THOSE DRESSES.
CIAO.
CIAO. [ CHUCKLES ]
CRAZY.
SO, WE'LL START WHEREVER YOU WANT.
I LIKE THAT ONE.
[ GASPS ] I LIKE THAT.
THANK YOU.
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED.
AWESOME.
ALL RIGHT.
OKAY.
WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK?
YOU NEED SOMETHING ELSE MORE LIVELY.
REALLY?
I THINK SO. JUST KIND OF PLAIN JANE.
OH.
I'M DEFINITELY LET DOWN FOR THE SHEER FACT
THAT I DID INITIALLY PUT IT ON
AND THINK THAT THIS COULD BE THE ONE,
AND THEN THE FACT THAT IT WASN'T AS WELL-RECEIVED
AS I HAD KIND OF HOPED.
Narrator: COURTNEY'S DAD MAY BE CRAMPING HER STYLE.
BUT ACROSS THE SALON, TRISHA IS THRILLED
TO BE ABLE TO SHOP FOR A WEDDING DRESS WITH HER FATHER...
HE WAS GIVEN TWO YEARS TO LIVE,
AND THIS HAS NOW BEEN EIGHT YEARS.
THE FACT THAT HE'S ACTUALLY HERE
TO HELP ME CHOOSE A WEDDING DRESS IS VERY MEANINGFUL.
Narrator: ...THOUGH THE APPOINTMENT IS OFF TO A SLOW START.
BEAUTIFUL DETAILS, BUT FOR SOMEBODY ELSE.
IT'S JUST NOT ME.
HELLO.
AWW.
Woman: THIS IS SWEET.
WHAT DO WE THINK OF THIS?
[ LAUGHTER ]
YEAH. THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.
TOO SWEET.
NO.
IT DOESN'T SAY "TRISHA."
NO. WHO DOES -- IT SAYS, LIKE, HOLLY HOBBIE.
[ LAUGHS ]
Trisha: IT JUST FEELS LIKE A DRESS
THAT A 16-YEAR-OLD WOULD WEAR TO PROM.
IMAGINE THAT IN A TEAL BLUE AND A 16-YEAR-OLD IN A LIMO.
LIKE, THAT'S WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO ME.
IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE A WEDDING DRESS.
IT DOESN'T FEEL SPECIAL.
IT'S NOT THE PARTY DRESS SHE WANTS.
Antonella: NO, IT'S NOT. NOT AT ALL.
BUT IT FITS.
WOW.
Narrator: EMBOLDENED BY TRISHA'S REACTION TO HIS INPUT,
DAD MAKES A SELECTION OF HIS OWN.
OH, SEE, I LIKE THAT.
I DON'T KNOW IF SHE WOULD LIKE IT, THOUGH.
David: THIS IS THE DRESS SHE'S BEEN DESCRIBING.
SHE'S BEEN DESCRIBING IT
AND TALKING TO US ABOUT THE THEME OF HER WEDDING
AND WHAT SHE'S LOOKING FOR, AND THERE IT WAS.
OKAY. THANK YOU.
DAD SENDS A DRESS INTO THE FITTING ROOM.
DADS ARE USUALLY NOT THE BEST TO PICK OUT DRESSES
FOR THEIR DAUGHTERS, BUT WE'LL SEE.
ALL RIGHT.
Narrator: AS TRISHA FACES HER CONCERNS,
COURTNEY IS STRUGGLING WITH DISAPPOINTMENT
AFTER HER DAD SHOT DOWN DRESS NUMBER ONE,
AND NOW SHE'S REQUIRED TO MAKE SPACE ON THE PEDESTAL FOR REATA.
Randy: OH, HI. WOW.
Woman: OH, MY GOD.
Woman #2: OH, YOU LOOK VERY PRETTY.
YOU LOOK GORGEOUS.
Jillian: TURN.
YEAH?
I LIKE IT.
Courtney: WHEN I SAW REATA'S DRESS BEING SO WELL-RECEIVED
AND MINE WAS AS MEDIOCRE, IT DID ADD A LITTLE STRESS.
IT ALSO ADDED A LITTLE FRUSTRATION.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF COURTNEY'S, THOUGH?
I LIKE IT A L-- YOU'RE NOT --
WE'RE THINKING A LITTLE BIT MORE PIZZAZZ.
IT MAY BE A LITTLE TOO SIMPLE.
Reata: I DID GET A LITTLE NERVOUS.
EVERYONE SEEMED TO LIKE MY DRESS ON ME
AND WASN'T FOND OF COURTNEY'S.
Courtney: WHAT IF I DON'T FIND MY PERFECT DRESS
AND SHE DOES RIGHT OFF THE BAT?
I WOULD NOT WANT TO BE IN CHRIS' POSITION HERE,
BECAUSE IF HIS DAUGHTER FINDS A DRESS
AND HIS FUTURE WIFE DOESN'T, OR IF IT'S THE OTHER WAY AROUND,
THIS COULD REALLY SPELL DISASTER.
I TELL YOU WHAT I THINK.
WE HAVE GOT TO GET HER IN A "WOW" DRESS.
A "WOW."
Narrator: AS RANDY AND CHRISTIANE GO
BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD FOR COURTNEY,
JILL AND REATA ARE MOVING SMOOTHLY AHEAD.
OH, YEAH. TV, AND --
Reata: SILK. 100% SILK.
IT'S ALL RAW SILK, YEP.
OKAY. HOW DO YOU FEEL?
I LIKE THIS ONE BETTER.
THE DRESS JUST MAKES ME FEEL VERY, VERY FEMININE,
BUT I THINK IT'S REALLY SEXY.
WHEN I PUT THAT DRESS ON, I WENT, "I WANT THIS DRESS."
WHAT DO YOU ALL THINK?
I LOVE IT.
SHE JUST LOOKED AWESOME.
IT'S JUST PHENOMENAL. SHE NAILED IT.
Narrator: REATA MAY HAVE FOUND HER DRESS WITH EASE,
BUT COURTNEY IS STILL TRYING TO WOW HER DAD.
I DEFINITELY LIKE THIS ONE.
I DON'T THINK I HAD ANTICIPATED THAT I WOULD.
YES.
[ GASPS ] I WANT TO SEE WHAT THEY HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT.
OKAY.
Woman: I JUST LOVE THAT IDEA.
OH!
WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK?
DO YOU LOVE IT?
YES.
WOW, THAT'S OUR GIRL.
YES.
THAT'S STUNNING.
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT.
I FEEL SEXY, CLASSY, REGAL, EVERYTHING ALL AT THE SAME TIME.
OKAY, I'LL TURN AROUND.
Woman: WOW.
DO YOU LIKE IT?
THAT KIND OF REMINDS ME OF CHICKEN FEATHERS OR SOMETHING.
I DON'T KNOW WHETHER HE'S CLUELESS ABOUT WEDDING DRESSES
OR HIS DAUGHTER'S FEELINGS.
Randy: THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO FOCUS ON
IS HER BODY LANGUAGE.
WELL, SHE'S ALWAYS HAPPY. SHE'S ALWAYS HAPPY.
SHE WASN'T THIS HAPPY IN THE LAST GOWN.
UM, WHERE'S COURTNEY?
IS COURTNEY IN THERE?
COURTNEY WON'T EVEN COME OUT OF THE ROOM.
I DON'T LIKE THAT THE GIRLS ARE A LITTLE EXPOSED.
Antonella: BECAUSE IT'S NOT FITTING YOU THE RIGHT WAY.
Narrator: NEITHER OF THE GOWNS
TRISHA HAS TRIED HAVE BEEN QUITE RIGHT,
SO DAD DECIDED TO SEND IN A PICK OF HIS OWN.
Antonella: ALL RIGHT.
I JUST WANT TO SEE HER IN A BIG SMILE.
Woman: HOW ADORABLE.
WOW.
THAT IS...
IT'S PERFECT FOR YOU, MIJA.
OKAY, I DON'T LIKE THAT THE GIRLS ARE A LITTLE EXPOSED.
Antonella: BECAUSE IT'S NOT FITTING YOU THE RIGHT WAY.
THE GIRLS WOULD NOT BE EXPOSED.
OKAY.
READY?
IT'S GORGEOUS.
David: OH, THAT IS NICE, MIJA.
IT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR.
THIS IS THE DRESS MEANT FOR HER.
YES.
I SEE MY DAD, AND I COULD SEE HIM TEARING UP,
AND THEN THAT'S WHEN I, LIKE, LOST IT.
HIS PRESENCE TODAY IS VERY SPECIAL TO US.
IT WAS, LIKE, THIS MOMENT.
WELL, ARE YOU SAYING YES TO YOUR DRESS?
[ Voice breaking ] I AM.
YOU ARE? LOUD. LET ME HEAR IT LOUD.
I'M SAYING YES TO THE DRESS.
David: TO SEE HER SO HAPPY,
IT WAS JUST KIND OF LIKE A PROUD DADDY MOMENT.
YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL.
THANK YOU.
HE'S GONNA BE WALKING ME DOWN THE AISLE
AND PERFORMING THE CEREMONY.
I JUST KNOW IT'S GONNA BE BEAUTIFUL.
Narrator: TRISHA'S FATHER FOUND THE PERFECT DRESS
FOR HER JEWISH/MEXICAN FIESTA --
THIS LACE GOWN BY PERLA D FOR $3,000.
AS TRISHA CELEBRATES, A BRIDE IS ARRIVING AT THE SALON
AFTER A LONG AND UNEXPECTED DELAY IN HER WEDDING PLANS.
HI. GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?
MY NAME IS CAITLIN. I AM A TEACHER FROM NEW JERSEY.
AND I'M HERE TODAY FOR MY FITTING.
TODAY, I BROUGHT MY BRIDESMAIDS, JAMIE AND CATHERINE.
HERE WE ARE.
OH, WELL, BECAUSE I WAS ACTUALLY SUPPOSED TO GET MARRIED
LAST JULY 16th OF 2011, BUT MY DAD GOT REALLY SICK,
LIKE, THREE MONTHS BEFORE THE WEDDING.
IT WAS ACTUALLY A FRIDAY NIGHT. IT WAS BEFORE MY BRIDAL SHOWER.
AND I GOT A PHONE CALL FROM MY MOM, AND MY DAD WAS REALLY SICK.
HE WAS ACTUALLY COMPLETELY PARALYZED
AND WAS ON LIFE SUPPORT.
[ Voice breaking ] IT WAS REALLY HARD AT FIRST,
BECAUSE WE DIDN'T KNOW --
THERE WAS A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, QUESTIONS
THAT EVEN THE DOCTORS COULDN'T ANSWER.
EVERYTHING WAS JUST VERY UNCERTAIN FOR A TIME.
THREE OR FOUR WEEKS AFTER HE GOT SICK,
I MADE THE DECISION TO POSTPONE IT.
I KNEW THAT IF THERE WAS A CHANCE HE COULDN'T BE THERE,
THEN THERE WASN'T A POINT IN KEEPING IT AT THAT DATE.
MY FIANCé WAS VERY UNDERSTANDING.
HE HAS BEEN, YOU KNOW, MY ROCK.
WE MET SEVEN YEARS AGO IN HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY,
THROUGH MUTUAL FRIENDS AT A BIRTHDAY PARTY.
AS SOON AS I SAW HIM, I KNEW HE WAS A SPECIAL GUY.
HE MAKES ME FEEL CALM,
AND HE ALWAYS HAS THE RIGHT THING TO SAY.
HE'S JUST WONDERFUL.
YOUR FATHER IS GOOD?
OKAY, GOOD.
HE'S STILL IN A WHEELCHAIR, BUT HE'S MADE MORE PROGRESS.
AND HIS GOAL IS TO WALK ME DOWN THE AISLE.
OKAY.
THANK YOU.
IT'S BEEN ABOUT 20 MONTHS SINCE I'VE SEEN IT AND TRIED IT ON.
I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS TO FINALLY SEE IT ON ME.
OOH. OH, GOSH.
Narrator: UP IN THE MAIN SALON, IT'S A TENSE DOUBLE APPOINTMENT
AS COURTNEY STRUGGLES TO FIND A DRESS
TO PLEASE HERSELF AND HER FATHER,
WHO SEEMS MORE IMPRESSED WITH HIS FIANCéE, REATA'S, CHOICES.
THAT KIND OF REMINDS ME OF CHICKEN FEATHERS OR SOMETHING.
I LOVE THE DRESS THAT I JUST TRIED ON.
I WISH MY FATHER WOULD HAVE BEEN AS WOWED AS WHAT I WAS.
YOU REALLY WANT YOUR BRIDAL APPOINTMENT
TO BE YOUR BRIDAL APPOINTMENT, NOT A COMPETITION.
AND THAT, I THINK, IS WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE.
I DEFINITELY THINK SHE'S LOOKING FOR YOUR REACTION.
I DON'T THINK SHE'LL CHOOSE SOMETHING
UNLESS SHE KNOWS YOU LOVE IT ON HER.
I KNOW.
Narrator: CHRISTIANE'S NOT GIVING UP,
BUT COURTNEY IS STUCK ON DRESS TWO.
IT'S NOT AS FLATTERING AS THE OTHER ONE, IS IT?
AND I'M NOT A BIG FAN OF THE BEAD WORK.
I THINK I STILL LIKE THE OTHER ONE THE BEST.
COURTNEY WON'T EVEN COME OUT OF THE ROOM
'CAUSE NOTHING IS COMING CLOSE TO BEING THAT SECOND DRESS.
Woman: I DON'T KNOW.
HAVE YOU SEEN HER IN A DRESS?
SHE HASN'T COME OUT YET.
NO, SHE HASN'T COME OUT YET.
IT WAS MY DAUGHTER'S IDEA TO COME HERE
AND LOOK FOR A WEDDING DRESS.
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, REATA FINDS A DRESS,
AND IF MAYBE COURTNEY DOESN'T FIND THAT CERTAIN DRESS,
I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED
THERE COULD BE A LITTLE DISAPPOINTMENT THERE.
COURTNEY? IS COURTNEY IN THERE?
I LOVE IT.
OH, BOY. DON'T BE TOO CRITICAL ON HER.
Narrator: EVERYONE AGREES
THAT REATA HAS FOUND HER DRESS IN THIS DOUBLE APPOINTMENT,
BUT COURTNEY'S FATHER VETOED THE GOWN SHE LOVED.
I THINK I STILL LIKE THE OTHER ONE THE BEST.
UNABLE TO FIND A DRESS SHE LIKES BETTER,
COURTNEY'S AT A CROSSROADS.
DO YOU WANT TO SEE OTHER OPTIONS?
DO YOU WANT TO SEE ANYTHING THAT MAYBE WE MISSED?
YOU KNOW, LET'S PUT THAT ONE ON AGAIN, IF THAT'S OKAY.
NO PROBLEM.
I KNOW THAT THE SECOND OPTION IS COURTNEY'S DRESS.
SHE KNOWS THAT THAT IS HER DRESS.
BUT WE HAVE TO GET DAD ON BOARD.
[ GASPS ]
PUT IT BACK ON.
YOU GUYS LIKE IT?
OH, BOY. DON'T BE TOO CRITICAL ON HER.
I LIKE IT. I REALLY DO.
I LOVE IT. WHO WINS? WHO LOOKS BETTER?
[ LAUGHTER ]
YOU GOT YOUR HANDS FULL. [ LAUGHS ]
YEAH. I'M PRETTY MUCH SCREWED.
[ LAUGHTER ]
NO, I'M VERY LUCKY.
Courtney: I THINK, INITIALLY, WHEN I CAME OUT,
HE WAS THROWN OFF A LITTLE BIT, BUT AS HE STARTED LOOKING AT IT
AND COULD SEE HOW MUCH I TRULY LOVED IT,
HE LIKED IT, AS WELL.
Together: ARE YOU SAYING YES TO THE DRESS?
YES.
DOUBLE YES.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Chris: SHE LOVED IT. SHE LOVED THE DRESS.
AND SHE DOES LOOK REALLY WELL IN IT.
HE WASN'T GONNA CRY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
Narrator: REATA WAS QUICK TO DECIDE
ON THIS RAW SILK ROMONA KEVEZA DRESS FOR $3,000.
AND COURTNEY FINALLY WON HER DAD OVER
WITH THIS $6,900 LAZARO GOWN.
HAPPY?
AWW. [ CHUCKLES ]
Narrator: AFTER POSTPONING HER WEDDING
BECAUSE OF HER FATHER'S SUDDEN ILLNESS,
CAITLIN IS NERVOUSLY STEPPING INTO HER GOWN
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ALMOST TWO YEARS.
[ GASPS ]
Catherine: THAT LOOKS SO BEAUTIFUL.
THANK YOU.
YES.
DOES IT LOOK LIKE YOU REMEMBER FROM TWO YEARS AGO?
IT'S EVEN PRETTIER THAN I REMEMBER.
IT'S GORGEOUS.
CAN YOU SEE IT NOW? THE WHOLE THING?
YOUR DAD WALKING YOU DOWN THE AISLE AND...
AS LONG AS HE'S THERE, THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS.
I DON'T CARE IF HE'S IN A WHEELCHAIR AND I'M ON HIS LAP.
AS LONG AS HE'S THERE.
Narrator: AND ON THE DAY OF HER LONG-AWAITED WEDDING,
CAITLIN LOOKS RADIANT.
HI, DAD.
Man: TO SEE CAITLIN AND HER FATHER WALK DOWN THE AISLE
WAS ABSOLUTELY JUST AMAZING.
THIS WAS EVERYTHING THAT I COULD HAVE ASKED FOR FOR CAITLIN.
TAKE THIS RING AS A SIGN OF MY LOVE.
Officiant: BRIDE AND GROOM, KISS EACH OTHER.
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Caitlin: IT JUST FELT LIKE THE BEGINNING
OF THE REST OF OUR LIVES TOGETHER.
MY DAD WALKING ME DOWN THE AISLE WAS PERFECT --
EVERYTHING I HOPED IT WOULD BE AND MORE.
Mr. Collier: THIS MEANS, REALLY, EVERYTHING TO ME.
REALLY SPECIAL FOR US -- ALL OF US.