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Narrator: HUNTING FOR THE PERFECT DRESS IS NEVER EASY...
I DON'T LIKE SHOPPING.
WHAT?!
...ESPECIALLY WHEN A BRIDE BUCKS TRADITION.
CLASSY REDNECK.
Monte: THIS WHOLE THING
IS TURNING INTO ONE BIG OL' PAIN IN THE SASH.
[ DING! ]
Narrator: BUT IF SHE BUTTS HEADS
WITH THE REST OF HER HERD...
NO.
NO.
WHEN YOU WALKED OUT, I WAS LIKE, "BLAH."
[ DING! ]
Narrator: ...OR GETS LOST IN THE WOODS...
10 YEARS FROM NOW, SHE MIGHT REGRET HAVING CAMO.
THERE'S BOUND TO BE SOME ROADKILL ON THE RUNWAY.
Narrator: ...THE RIGHT BRIDAL GUIDE
CAN GET HER BACK ON TRACK...
I'M GONNA MAKE IT WORK.
...AND LEAD HER TO THE PERFECT DRESS.
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BEFORE THE DAY BEGINS, LORI AND MONTE TALK TO THE STAFF
ABOUT BRIDES WHO WANT TO GO AGAINST THE GRAIN.
I WANT TO TALK, TODAY, ABOUT THE BRIDE
THAT WANTS TO GO AGAINST TRADITION.
WE REALLY ARE IN THE SOUTH, WHERE TRADITION RULES.
MAYBE SHE WANTS TO WEAR A SHORT DRESS
WHEN HER MAMA WANTS HER TO WEAR LONG.
IT CAN THROW THE WHOLE WEDDING PARTY INTO A TIZZY.
LIKE A LITTLE TWIST?
WHY DOES NOBODY LISTEN TO ME HERE?
TRADITION.
WE'RE GONNA BUCK IT.
YEAH.
Narrator: THAT'S GOOD ADVICE FOR CONSULTANT FLO
AS SHE GREETS A BRIDE WHO'S COME ARMED WITH A WILD ACCESSORY.
HI!
HEY.
WHO'S MY BRIDE?
THAT'S ME.
MY NAME IS JESSICA BLACK.
I'M FROM ARAB, ALABAMA, AND I'M 23 YEARS OLD.
SO, WHO DO YOU HAVE WITH YOU?
I HAVE MY FRIEND CHRISTIE
AND MY FRIEND CAITLIN.
THIS IS MY MOM, MELISSA,
AND THIS IS MY SISTER, JENNIFER.
MY FIANCĂ©'s NAME IS HEATH ODEN. WE GET DOWN AND DIRTY.
IF IT INVOLVES GOING OUTSIDE, WE'RE OUT THERE DOING IT.
WE GO RIDE FOUR-WHEELERS EVERY WEEKEND.
WE ARE IN THE MUD CONSTANTLY.
SO, TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR WEDDING, JESSICA.
IT'S VERY COUNTRY-THEMED.
IT'S GONNA BE IN A HAYFIELD.
WE ARE GONNA HAVE OUR FOUR-WHEELERS THERE.
WE LIKE TO CALL IT "CLASSY REDNECK."
[ LAUGHTER ]
DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS A SUCH THING AS CLASSY REDNECK.
REDNECK CHIC, MAYBE.
NO. [ LAUGHS ]
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS CLASSY REDNECK.
THIS IS A WEDDING!
IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE NICE AND FORMAL.
Jessica: MY SISTER THINKS THAT I CAN GO A LITTLE OVERBOARD
WITH THE REDNECK PORTION OF IT.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE PEOPLE WITH FOUR-WHEELERS COMING
AND MUD FLYING EVERYWHERE.
THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT.
HOW DO YOU WANT YOUR DRESS TO LOOK?
I REALLY LIKE THE LACE.
OKAY.
BUT IT ALSO HAS TO MATCH...
...MY CAMO SASH.
INTERESTING.
[ LAUGHTER ]
ARE WE BASING THE DRESS AROUND THIS?
I WOULD LIKE TO, YES.
IF THE SASH DOESN'T LOOK GOOD WITH THE DRESS,
THEN I PROBABLY WON'T CHOOSE THE DRESS.
SO, YOU'RE GONNA BASE YOUR DECISION ON A $50 SASH?
I WILL NOT LET ANYBODY TALK ME OUT OF THIS SASH.
IT'S GOING ON THE DRESS, NO MATTER WHAT.
[ BANJO PLAYS ]
WHAT IS OUR BUDGET FOR OUR DRESS?
$1,500.
THIS BRIDE HAS COME ARMED WITH HER CAMO SASH.
SO I GUESS IT'S TIME TO GO HUNTING FOR A DRESS.
[ GRUNTS ] WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS?
Jessica: I LIKE THAT.
I THINK THIS IS SO COUNTRY AND CHIC.
MAYBE NOT REDNECK ENOUGH.
SO, WHAT WOULD MAKE THE DRESS REDNECK?
THE SASH.
[ LAUGHS ]
WHEN A BRIDE IS PLANNING HER WHOLE DRESS
AROUND ONE UNUSUAL ACCESSORY...
...THERE'S BOUND TO BE SOME ROADKILL ON THE RUNWAY.
DO YOU THINK THE SASH WOULD WORK WITH THAT?
I DON'T THINK THE SASH REALLY NEEDS TO MATCH THE DRESS.
I AM LOOKING FOR DRESSES THAT DO NOT GO WITH THE SASH.
I'VE ALWAYS PICTURED HER IN SOMETHING MORE CLASSIC.
BUT THAT'S NOT JESSICA'S PERSONALITY.
SHE HAS ALWAYS GONE FOR THE UNUSUAL.
I THINK IT'S A LITTLE OUTRAGEOUS.
IT'S NOT YOUR WEDDING. IT'S JESSICA'S WEDDING.
HELLO, DARLING!
FIRST DRESS.
Narrator: HOPING TO ADD A LITTLE ELEGANCE
TO BRIDE JESSICA'S CLASSY-REDNECK VISION,
CONSULTANT FLO STARTS HER OFF
IN AN IVORY TAFFETA DRESS WITH RUCHING AND FLORAL BEADING.
I DO LIKE IT.
I REALLY LIKE THE, JUST, HINTS OF SPARKLE.
I LIKE THE TOP OF IT.
IT'S GOT SOME PRETTY, YOU KNOW, SPARKLY STUFF ON IT.
IT'S CUTE.
I NEED MY SASH.
Flo: THAT CAMOUFLAGE SASH.
LET'S JUST LET THEM SEE THE DRESS FIRST,
AND THEN WE'LL ADD THE SASH.
OKAY.
Jennifer: OH!
Flo: DOESN'T SHE LOOK GORGEOUS?
Melissa: I LIKE THAT.
Jennifer: I THINK THE SASH IS REALLY GONNA TAKE AWAY FROM THE DRESS.
Monte: SO, TELL ME ABOUT THIS SASH.
IS IT BLUE OR PINK TO MATCH THE BRIDESMAIDS' DRESSES?
Jessica: IT'S NOT A SOLID COLOR. IT'S A PATTERN.
OH. LIKE PAISLEY?
IF YOU THINK OF REDNECK CLASSY, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF?
I THINK OF GINGHAM.
I WISH.
DON'T TELL ME IT'S BURLAP.
[ Laughing ] I WISH THAT, TOO.
OH...MY...GOD.
[ SPROING! ]
CAMOUFLAGE ON YOUR WEDDING DRESS?
WHAT'S NEXT?
YOU GONNA STRAP A DEAD DEER TO THE HOOD OF YOUR LIMO?
Narrator: WHILE MONTE TRIES TO WRAP HIS HEAD
AROUND BRIDE JESSICA'S SASH...
CONSULTANT LINDY GREETS A BRIDE
WHO'S TANGLED UP IN HER OWN SHOPPING DILEMMA.
I'M LINDY. WHO'S KALEETA?
I'M KALEETA.
MY NAME IS KALEETA WRIGHT. I AM 31 YEARS OLD.
AND I'M FROM NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE.
Narrator: JOINING BRIDE KALEETA TODAY
ARE HER FRIENDS TRINA, SANDRA, ARDELIA,
HEATHER, FRANCIS, CHRISTIE,
AND HER MOTHER, EUGENIA.
HAVE YOU TRIED DRESSES ON BEFORE?
NO.
NO?
NO, I DON'T LIKE SHOPPING.
WHAT?!
I'M KIND OF NERVOUS BECAUSE I HATE SHOPPING AND I HATE SPENDING MONEY.
SO THIS IS, LIKE, MY CULMINATION OF EVERYTHING BAD IN ONE DAY.
WHAT GIRL DOESN'T LIKE SHOPPING?
Woman: THIS ONE.
EVERY WOMAN I KNOW, THEY'RE LIKE,
"OH, SHOPPING. THAT'S A PART OF THE GIRL GENE."
AND I'M LIKE, "WAIT. AM I MISSING THE GIRL GENE?"
SO, WHAT KIND OF DRESS ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?
ONE THAT MAKES ME LOOK HOT.
AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
IF YOU ASK ME ALL THESE CODE WORDS
LIKE "A-LINE," "HEART-SHAPED,"
I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THEY MEAN.
I'M LOOKING FOR YOU TO GUIDE ME.
Woman: AND THE GOAL'S TO MAKE HER LOOK TALL.
Kaleeta: YEAH, I WANT TO BE TALL.
MY FIANCĂ©'s 6'2", AND I'M 5'3".
I'M MARRYING RICHARD McDADE.
WE MET, ACTUALLY, ON A COUPLES' DATE
WITH OUR SIGNIFICANT OTHERS AT THE TIME.
IT SOUNDS REALLY SCANDALOUS,
BUT WE DIDN'T GET TOGETHER UNTIL A YEAR LATER.
AND I WAS LIKE, "OH, YOU'RE SINGLE?"
AND HE'S LIKE, "YEAH." YOU'RE SINGLE? OKAY."
AND I DON'T KNOW IF THEY KNOW, BUT, HEY, WE'RE GETTING MARRIED.
NOW YOU KNOW.
WHAT'S THE BUDGET?
$2,000.
OKAY. ARE WE READY TO GO SHOPPING?
YEAH.
LET'S GO.
A GIRL THAT DOESN'T LIKE TO SHOP
AND DOESN'T KNOW WHAT SHE WANTS...
...CAN BE A DOUBLE WHAMMY.
THEY'RE ALL WHITE.
THEY'RE ALL WHITE!
WHENEVER I GO SHOPPING, I LOOK FOR COLOR.
SO, A ROOMFUL OF WHITE DRESSES --
LORD HAVE MERCY -- I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M DOING.
SO OVERWHELMING.
OKAY.
IT'S A FULL DRESS.
SO THAT JUST MEANS IT COMES...
ALL THE WAY DOWN.
OKAY.
THIS IS A NEW EXPERIENCE FOR HER.
OKAY, I HAVE TO LEARN THESE TERMS.
SHE'S LEARNING NEW WORDS.
SWOOSHING.
RUCHING.
YEAH, THE RUCHING.
SEE, I'M LEARNING WORDS ALL DAY.
SHOPPING IS OVERWHELMING, BUT I THINK IT HELPS
THAT I HAVE SOMEBODY WHO'S A PROFESSIONAL NEXT TO ME
KIND OF HELPING ME FIGURE OUT MY TERMINOLOGY.
IS THIS ANOTHER FITTED OR IS THIS FULL?
FULL.
HOW CAN YOU TELL?
DOES IT LOOK GOOD ON, OR IS IT JUST...?
THAT'S WHY WE TRY DRESSES ON.
[ LAUGHS ]
Narrator: CONSULTANT LINDY'S FIRST PICK
IS AN IVORY TAFFETA AND ORGANZA FIT-AND-FLARE
WITH A RUFFLED TRAIN.
Kaleeta: UM...
I DON'T HATE IT.
I THINK I NEED TO SHOW MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY
JUST TO HAVE A GAUGE ON MY TASTE LEVEL,
BECAUSE MAYBE IT'S HOT AND I DON'T KNOW IT.
Lori: I HEARD YOU DON'T LIKE SHOPPING?!
Kaleeta: NO, I DON'T LIKE SHOPPING.
SEE, HER HEAD AND MY HEAD DON'T WORK THE SAME.
[ LAUGHTER ]
SO, DO YOU LIKE THIS DRESS?
I DON'T HATE IT.
WHAT DO Y'ALL THINK ABOUT THE DRESS?
NO.
Woman: NO.
DID YOU HAVE ANY VISION WHEN YOU WALKED IN THIS STORE?
IF I SAID YES, I'D BE LYING.
WHOA.
I HAD A VISION OF PRETTY.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKED LIKE.
SO, NOW THAT WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU WANT...
I THINK I LIKE A-LINE --
I MEAN, NOT A-LINE. WHAT IS THIS AGAIN?
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS?!
I NEED, LIKE, A GLOSSARY.
GIRL, YOU AND ME GOT TO GO SHOPPING.
Lori: KALEETA'S A BLANK CANVAS.
SOMETIMES THAT CAN TURN OUT GREAT,
AND SOMETIMES THAT CAN END IN DISASTER.
Narrator: COMING UP, MONTE'S GOT A SOLUTION
TO THE CAMO-SASH SITUATION...
IT INVOLVES FIRE AND A PAIR OF SCISSORS.
...AND SOMEONE'S ENTOURAGE HAS A CASE OF THE BLAH's.
WHEN YOU WALKED OUT, I WAS LIKE, "BLAH."
Narrator: BRIDE KALEETA IS A TRUE RARITY
IN THE WORLD OF BRIDAL.
I DON'T LIKE SHOPPING.
WHAT GIRL DOESN'T LIKE SHOPPING?
Woman: THIS ONE.
Narrator: AND IT'S MAKING CHOOSING A DRESS EVEN TOUGHER.
I THINK I LIKE A-LINE.
I MEAN, NOT A-LINE. WHAT IS THIS AGAIN?
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS?!
GIRL, YOU AND ME GOT TO GO SHOPPING.
SO IT'S UP TO LORI TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THIS BRIDE IS LOOKING FOR.
Kaleeta: SOMETHING FUN AND SEXY.
I'M USUALLY THE FUN GIRL, BUT I'VE NEVER BEEN THE SEXY GIRL.
Lori: KALEETA'S A NOVICE AT SHOPPING.
BUT GUESS WHAT. I'M A PRO.
OOH!
ALL RIGHT, I'VE GOT A PICK FROM LORI, OKAY?
SHE WANTS SOMETHING FUN FOR HER WEDDING DAY,
AND I FOUND HER THE PERFECT DRESS.
AND GUESS WHAT. IT'S SEXY, TOO.
Narrator: LORI'S PICK IS A MERMAID GOWN
WITH A SWEETHEART NECKLINE AND A DOUBLE-LAYERED SKIRT.
IT'S INTERESTING.
Kaleeta: I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT LOOKS GOOD ON ME.
MAYBE I'M UBER-SEXY AND I MISSED SOMETHING.
HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT?
I DON'T KNOW.
UM, I DON'T HATE IT.
IT'S REALLY TOUGH TO GET A READ ON THIS BRIDE.
MAYBE GETTING HER ON THE RUNWAY'S GONNA HELP.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
Woman #1: ALL RIGHT.
Woman #2: OH, YEAH, BABY.
TELL US WHAT YOU THINK.
I LIKE WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT IN HERE,
AND I ACTUALLY LIKE WHAT THIS LITTLE BELT DOES.
YOU LOOK LIKE A CAKE TOPPER.
WHEN YOU WALKED OUT, I WAS LIKE, "BLAH."
Lori: WHEN A BRIDE DOESN'T HAVE A LOT OF SHOPPING EXPERIENCE,
IT ONLY TAKES A LITTLE NEGATIVITY
TO BREAK HER CONFIDENCE.
Narrator: WHILE BRIDE KALEETA TRIES TO FIND HER BACKBONE...
ACROSS THE SALON,
BRIDE JESSICA'S ON THE HUNT FOR THE PERFECT DRESS
TO GO ALONG WITH HER OUTRAGEOUS ADD-ON.
MY CAMO SASH.
INTERESTING.
[ LAUGHTER ]
BUT MONTE'S NOT BUYING IT.
OH...MY...GOD.
AND IT IS A MUST TO HAVE IT ON?
I WANT IT MORE THAN ANYTHING TO BE ON THERE.
OR A CREATIVE ALTERNATIVE,
IF YOU HAVE SOME REALLY GOOD IDEAS.
I DO, BUT IT INVOLVES FIRE AND A PAIR OF SCISSORS.
NO, YOU CAN'T DO THAT! NOT TO MY SASH.
I THINK MONTE AND ME AGREE.
YEAH. NO.
WE'RE GONNA WORK ON THIS.
I THINK SHE NEEDS TO REALIZE THAT THIS IS HER WEDDING DAY,
AND THAT 10 YEARS FROM NOW, SHE MIGHT REGRET HAVING CAMO.
NO. NO, NO.
UH, NO.
THAT'S NOT GONNA WORK.
ARE WE SAYING NO TO THE SASH ALTOGETHER?
All: NO.
THOUGHT THAT'S WHAT IT WAS "NO" ABOUT.
[ Chuckling ] THE GOOD THING ABOUT THIS DRESS
IS THAT A SASH JUST DOES NOT LOOK GOOD ON IT,
AND I WAS VERY THANKFUL.
YOU GOT TO LOOK PRESENTABLE.
WALKING DOWN THE AISLE WITH THAT CAMOUFLAGE SASH.
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN SUCH A THING?
DON'T BE HANDING ME A PIECE OF CAMOUFLAGE,
'CAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT.
YOU'RE GONNA MAKE HER LOOK GOOD WITH THE CAMOUFLAGE.
UH-HUH, 'CAUSE I'M GONNA HAVE IT AROUND YOUR NECK
BY THE END OF THIS APPOINTMENT.
[ LAUGHING ]
NEWS FLASH -- THERE AIN'T ANYTHING IN THIS STORE
THAT GOES WITH CAMO.
LOOK WHAT I HAVE!
OOH, I LIKE THAT ONE.
Monte: I'M GONNA FIND JESSICA
A DRESS WITH SOME BLING AROUND THE WAIST,
AND MAYBE SHE'LL GET SO DISTRACTED,
SHE'LL FORGET ABOUT THE SASH.
OOH, YEAH.
I LIKE THIS ONE.
IT'S A LOT MORE OF WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR.
I'M IN LOVE WITH THE BEADING UNDERNEATH THE BUST OF IT.
I LOVE THE LACE, AND I LOVE THE TOP.
AFTER YOU, MY DEAR.
Jennifer: OH!
IT'S GORGEOUS.
THAT'S REALLY PRETTY.
Monte: HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
I LOVE THE LACE.
I LIKE THAT LITTLE BIT OF BLING RIGHT THERE AT THE FRONT.
STILL GOT TO GET THAT SASH ON HERE SOMEHOW.
[ WAH-WAH-WAH-WAH! ]
YOU'RE GONNA PUT THE SASH OVER THAT?
[ DRAMATIC WESTERN MUSIC PLAYS ]
Monte: I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF COVERING BLING WITH CAMO.
THAT IS SACRILEGIOUS.
NOW WHAT ARE WE THINKING?
I LIKE IT BETTER WITH THE SASH ON IT.
I JUST THINK NO SASH.
[ HORSES NEIGH ]
I CAN'T SEE HER WEARING IT ON HER WEDDING DAY.
I JUST THINK SHE MIGHT REGRET IT.
I DON'T THINK I WOULD REGRET IT.
SHE KNOWS THAT I'M PROBABLY GONNA BE DUCK HUNTING
50, 60 YEARS FROM NOW.
IT'S NOT GONNA COME OFF. I WANT IT ON THERE.
Monte: THIS WHOLE THING
IS TURNING INTO ONE BIG OL' PAIN IN THE SASH.
Narrator: COMING UP, WILL BRIDE KALEETA LEARN TO FLY ON HER OWN?
IT LOOKS LIKE A NEST.
I HAVE A NEST IN MY CROTCH NOW?
AND LATER, CAN MONTE HANDLE THIS HAYRIDE?
THEY'RE GONNA BE SITTING ON HAYSTACKS, OKAY?
[ GROANS ]
Narrator: BRIDE JESSICA ARRIVED WITH A CAMOUFLAGE SASH
THAT SHE INSISTS MUST GO ON THE DRESS
FOR HER CLASSY-REDNECK WEDDING.
OR A CREATIVE ALTERNATIVE
IF YOU HAVE SOME REALLY GOOD IDEAS.
I DO, BUT IT INVOLVES FIRE AND A PAIR OF SCISSORS.
BUT CAMO AND BRIDAL ARE LIKE OIL AND WATER.
I'M GONNA HAVE IT AROUND YOUR NECK
BY THE END OF THIS APPOINTMENT.
AND MONTE'S AT HIS WIT'S END.
Monte: I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF COVERING BLING WITH CAMO.
THAT IS SACRILEGIOUS.
REMEMBER, SHE WANTS SOMETHING FLOWY. IT'S GONNA BE --
WELL, LOOK, THEY'RE GONNA BE SITTING ON HAYSTACKS, OKAY?
[ GROANS ]
LET ME GUESS -- MISTER ED'S THE BEST MAN.
THE BRIDES ARE ALWAYS RIGHT.
YOU JUST TAKE THAT LITTLE DRESS IN THERE...
"CAMO" FLO.
AND GOOD LUCK.
IT'S OBVIOUS -- THIS CAMO SASH IS GOING NOWHERE.
BUT IF THIS LITTLE COUNTRY BOY FROM THE HILLS OF WEST VIRGINIA
CAN TURN INTO ALL OF THIS,
WELL, THEN MAYBE I CAN TAKE HER REDNECK DREAM
AND TURN IT INTO SOMETHING BRIDAL.
SO I PICKED A DRESS THAT IS LACE AND FLOWING.
IT'S PERFECT FOR AN OUTDOOR WEDDING.
OOH, YEAH.
I LOVE THIS.
THIS DRESS HAS EVERYTHING I'M ASKING FOR --
A LITTLE BLING, A LITTLE, YOU KNOW --
IT'S GOT THE FLOW FOR THE FIELD, AND IT'S GOT MY LACE.
LOOK WHAT I WENT TO GET.
I'M GONNA PUT THE SASH
UP ON THE DRESS IN THE FITTING ROOM...
OOH, I LIKE IT!
...AND HOPEFULLY, THAT'LL SELL IT TO THE SISTER.
[ FINGERS SNAPPING ]
Woman: [ GASPS ] I LIKE THAT.
OH.
I LOVE THIS DRESS.
HER FACE SAYS IT ALL.
AND IT HAS MY CAMO ON IT.
OH, YEAH. IT'S GOT THAT ON THERE.
KIND OF WISH I COULD SEE IT WITHOUT THE SASH.
HERE WE GO. IT'S A FAMILY FEUD AGAIN.
[ Sighing ] I DON'T KNOW.
Narrator: WHILE BRIDE JESSICA TRIES TO SELL SIS ON THE SASH...
ACROSS THE SALON, BRIDE KALEETA HATES SHOPPING
AND IS HAVING NO LUCK FINDING A DRESS.
DID YOU HAVE ANY VISION WHEN YOU WALKED IN THIS DOOR?
IF I SAID YES, I'D BE LYING.
AND SINCE HER ENTOURAGE IS HURTING MORE THAN HELPING...
YOU LOOK LIKE A CAKE TOPPER.
...SHE HAS RETREATED TO THE DRESSING ROOM.
[ INHALES SHARPLY ] UH...
I DON'T HAVE, LIKE, THAT WARM, FUZZY FEELING WITH THIS ONE.
I'M STARTING TO LEARN THAT I SHOULD PROBABLY
JUST KEEP TRYING CLOTHES ON IN THE DRESSING ROOM.
I WOULD NEED, DEFINITELY, A LITTLE HELP.
DON'T WANT TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT FALLING OUT OF A DRESS.
AH.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT DOES AS MUCH FOR ME,
AS FAR AS GIVING ME A SHAPE.
Lori: THE ONE THING KALEETA SAID FROM THE BEGINNING
IS THAT SHE SHOPS BY COLOR.
MAYBE THAT'S WHAT SHE'S BEEN MISSING.
AND I HAVE JUST THE DRESS.
OH, MY GOSH. THIS IS GORGEOUS.
LET'S GO FOR IT.
LET'S DO IT.
Narrator: LORI'S PICK IS A STRAPLESS, OATMEAL-COLORED BALL GOWN
WITH A RUCHED BODICE AND SWEETHEART NECKLINE.
OOH! THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.
GIVES ME THAT NICE, LITTLE KIND OF CURVE THAT I NEED.
Kaleeta: THIS DRESS IS NOTHING I'M LOOKING FOR
BUT EVERYTHING I WANT.
IT REALLY MAKES ME FEEL PRETTY,
AND IT'S IN A VERY STRANGE COLOR, BUT IT WORKS FOR ME.
LOOK AT THAT SMILE!
Woman: I LOVE IT!
Lori: YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL!
LOOK AT KALEETA NOW. SHE IS BEAMING FROM EAR TO EAR.
I DIDN'T THINK I'D LIKE THIS FULLNESS, BUT I ACTUALLY DO.
I LIKE IT. YEAH.
LOOKS LIKE A BIRD.
LOOKS LIKE A BIRD?
LOOKS LIKE A NEST, LIKE, IN HER --
I HAVE A NEST IN MY CROTCH NOW?
IF IT LOOKS LIKE A BIRD'S NEST TO SANDRA,
I'M A LITTLE WORRIED THAT RICHARD MIGHT THINK
THAT WE'RE NESTING.
Narrator: COMING UP, CAN MONTE CONQUER THE CAMO?
AT THIS POINT, IT'S A CHALLENGE.
Narrator: AND LATER, WILL BRIDE KALEETA
FLY THE COOP OR COMMIT TO A DRESS?
I JUST DIDN'T THINK I WANTED THIS BIG.
Narrator: BRIDE JESSICA ARRIVED
WITH A SEEMINGLY IMPOSSIBLE TASK --
MATCHING A WEDDING DRESS TO HER CAMOUFLAGE SASH.
DON'T BE HANDING ME A PIECE OF CAMOUFLAGE,
'CAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT.
Narrator: AFTER SEVERAL FAILURES,
MONTE FOUND HER A DRESS SHE LOVES,
BUT THERE'S ONLY ONE PROBLEM.
I KIND OF WISH I COULD SEE IT WITHOUT THE SASH.
THIS IS HER PERSONALITY. THIS IS HER STYLE.
[ Sighing ] I DON'T KNOW.
AT THIS POINT, IT'S A CHALLENGE.
I WANT TO SEE IF I CAN GET SISTER ON "TEAM SASH."
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT GETTING JACKED UP?
JACK ME UP.
Monte: I'M GONNA TRY TO ADD A LITTLE COUTURE TO THE CAMO.
I'M GONNA MAKE IT WORK.
MAYBE THAT WILL END THIS SISTERS FEUD.
THE BROOCH REALLY MAKES IT MORE FEMININE,
AND I REALLY LIKE THE DRESS.
YEAH!
SO, JESSICA, WHAT ARE YOU SAYING TO THIS DRESS?
I'M SAYING YES TO THIS DRESS.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
THIS DRESS IS THE MOST PERFECT DRESS.
I FEEL GREAT. I LOVE IT.
Narrator: WHILE BRIDE JESSICA'S DOWN-HOME DREAMS ARE REALIZED...
BRIDE KALEETA ARRIVED WITH NO IDEA WHAT SHE WANTED.
THEY'RE ALL WHITE.
THEY'RE ALL WHITE!
SO SHE BROUGHT AN ENTOURAGE TO HELP HER PICK.
WHEN YOU WALKED OUT, I WAS LIKE, "BLAH."
AND SO FAR, THEY'VE SHOT EVERYTHING DOWN.
THAT LOOKS LIKE A BIRD.
I JUST DIDN'T THINK I'D WANT IT THIS BIG.
I DON'T WANT KALEETA TO HAVE ANY DOUBTS ABOUT THIS DRESS.
IT'S TIME TO JACK HER UP.
ARE YOU CRYING?
YES.
MOM, ARE YOU CRYING?!
YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.
I WASN'T GONNA CRY... UNTIL MY MOTHER CRIED.
AND THEN CHRISTIE CRIED.
AND THEN I STARTED LOOKING AT ALL THESE PEOPLE CRYING.
TELL US WHAT YOU THINK.
I LOVE IT. I DO.
SO YOU'RE SAYING WHAT TO THIS DRESS?
I'M SAYING YES TO THE DRESS.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
THIS BRIDE MAY NOT HAVE COME IN HERE FLUENT IN SHOPPING,
BUT IT JUST GOES TO SHOW YOU
A REAL BRIDAL MOMENT IS SOMETHING YOU FEEL.
THIS DRESS MAKES ME WANT TO DANCE AND SING. IT MAKES ME HAPPY.
Narrator: SIX MONTHS LATER, IN ATLANTA,
BRIDE KALEETA PREPARES FOR HER BIG DAY.
OH, MY...
Kaleeta: IT FEELS SO GOOD TO BE HERE ON MY WEDDING DAY
AND ACTUALLY LIKE MY DRESS MORE NOW THAN EVEN WHEN I GOT IT.
I'M REALLY EXCITED. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HER IN HER DRESS.
YOU KNOW, IT'S GONNA BE REALLY GREAT.
[ VIVALDI'S "AUTUMN" PLAYS ]
I, RICHARD.
"TAKE YOU, KALEETA..."
...TAKE YOU, KALEETA...
"...TO BE MY WIFE."
...TO BE MY WIFE.
RICHARD, YOU MAY KISS YOUR BRIDE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
THE DRESS WAS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.
SHE'S ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. IT ALMOST BROUGHT ME TO A TEAR.
Narrator: BUCKING TRADITION CAN TAKE A LOT OF GUMPTION,
BUT WITH SOME PATIENCE AND INGENUITY,
EVERY BRIDE CAN BE BEAUTIFUL IN HER OWN WAY.