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I KIND OF LOOK LIKE A DEAD BRIDE, AND I LOVE THAT.
Narrator: NOT ALL BRIDES WANT TO FIT A COOKIE-CUTTER IMAGE
ON THEIR WEDDING DAY.
Emily: LIKE, IF YOU TOOK A PICTURE OF IT,
IT COULD BE BACK IN LIKE 1902.
IT ACTUALLY FRAMES YOUR TATTOO IN THE BACK -- THE LACE.
THAT IS BEAUTIFUL.
Narrator: THEY WANT AN OUT-OF-THE-ORDINARY DRESS
TO SUIT THEIR UNIQUE STYLE...
MY PERSONAL STYLE WOULD HAVE TO BE BLACK.
Narrator: ...REGARDLESS OF WHAT THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILY THINK.
I JUST FEEL LIKE THAT'S NOT THE ONE.
WHAT?
VERY UNUSUAL.
MOM, STOP CALLING MY DRESS UNUSUAL.
Narrator: BUT IF A BRIDE'S NOT CONFIDENT IN HER CHOICE...
I DON'T KNOW.
SHE NEEDS HER SISTER.
I NEED YOU.
Narrator: ...HER UNCONVENTIONAL STYLE
COULD KEEP HER FROM WALKING DOWN THE AISLE.
TOO WHITE?
IF I DIDN'T LIKE THE DRESS, I WOULD HAVE TO START FROM SQUARE ONE.
Woman: THAT'S JUST NOT A WEDDING DRESS TO ME.
THAT'S A GOWN.
WHO'S COMING TO THE WEDDING? THAT GIRL OR THIS GIRL?
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SOMETIMES WE GET A BRIDE THAT'S REALLY UNIQUE,
AND SHE WANTS A DRESS TO MATCH.
WE WANT IT TO BE CARNIVAL THEMED.
YES.
AND I LOVE POLKA DOTS.
FOR A CONSULTANT, IT CAN BE A LITTLE TRICKY
TO WORK WITH A BRIDE THAT'S UNCONVENTIONAL.
EITHER SHE'S GONNA LOVE IT OR SHE'S GONNA HATE IT.
JUST SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE EDGY.
MORE EDGY?
THESE TYPE OF BRIDES
WANT A DRESS THAT'S ANYTHING BUT TRADITIONAL.
YOU DON'T LIKE IT,
YOU'RE PROBABLY NOT INVITED TO THE WEDDING ANYWAY.
CHRISTIANE HEADS TO THE SALON
TO GREET A BRIDE WITH ROCK-'N'-ROLL STYLE.
HELLO.
HI, I'M CHRISTIANE.
MY NAME IS EMILY ELLIS.
I SING IN A BAND, AND I'M AN ATTORNEY.
IT'S BASICALLY NIGHT AND DAY BETWEEN WORK AND PLAY.
YOU CAN'T WALK INTO COURT AND BE LIKE, "WHAT UP?!"
THESE ARE NOT OKAY AT MY JOB.
SO, WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
WE'RE LOOKING FOR LACE, WHITE.
MY PERSONAL STYLE WOULD HAVE TO BE BLACK.
I'M REALLY EXCITED
TO GO COMPLETELY OPPOSITE WITH THE WEDDING GOWN --
LONG SLEEVES, LIKE, A HIGHER NECK.
VERY, LIKE, IF YOU TOOK A PICTURE OF IT,
IT COULD BE BACK IN LIKE 1902.
HAVE ALL YOU LADIES SEEN HER IN SOME DRESSES?
NOT ME.
YOUR FIRST TIME?
SECRET WEAPON.
I LIKE THAT.
MY FIANCé'S BEST FRIEND, SHE KNOWS HIM SO WELL --
LIKE, THEY'RE LIKE TWINS.
I KNOW WHAT HE WANTS AND WHAT HE SEES HER IN.
MY FIANCé'S NAME IS FREDDY SANTANA JR.
HE HAS LONGER HAIR THAN ME.
HE'S GOT A NOSE PIERCING, TATTOOS.
I WAS ATTRACTED TO HIM INITIALLY BECAUSE OF THE LOOK,
BUT I KID YOU NOT,
HE IS THE NICEST, SWEETEST, KINDEST, GENTLEST MAN
YOU'LL EVER MEET IN YOUR LIFE.
WE'RE GONNA GO TALK IN THE BACK,
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA DO A LITTLE FASHION SHOW FOR YOU GUYS.
ALL RIGHT, JUST HAVE A SEAT RIGHT THERE.
WHERE ARE YOU COMFORTABLE AT PRICE-WISE?
I WOULD SAY $10,000.
I'M GONNA DO SOME SHOPPING. I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
EMILY WANTS TO GO SOFT AND ROMANTIC WITH SLEEVES AND LACE.
THE FIRST DRESS WAS EXACTLY WHAT SHE WAS ASKING ME FOR.
I FEEL LIKE THIS IS, LIKE, THE VIBE COMPLETELY.
OH.
I KNOW.
OH.
OH, MY GOD, I LOVE.
I REALLY, REALLY LOVE THE LONG SLEEVES, THE LACE.
OH, I LOVE IT.
IT'S LIKE A CORSET ALMOST UNDERNEATH.
SO, IT HAS A LITTLE MODERN TWIST TO IT.
OKAY, GROSSMAN. YOU'RE VERY QUIET RIGHT NOW.
GROSSMAN, WHAT'S UP?
I LOVE IT, BUT IS IT TOO WHITE?
SHE'S JUST SO USED TO BLACK
THAT ANYTHING NOT BLACK IS TOTALLY WHITE.
DO YOU LIKE IT?
I FEEL LIKE MY GRANDMA COULD HAVE WARN THIS DRESS.
I FEEL WONDERFUL IN IT, BUT MAYBE IT'S TOO TRADITIONAL.
DO YOU WANT TO KEEP SHOPPING?
YEAH. YEAH.
Narrator: WHILE EMILY'S FIRST DRESS
MIGHT BE TOO OLD-FASHIONED,
DEBBIE GREETS ANOTHER BRIDE
LOOKING TO SHOW OFF HER UNIQUE STYLE.
BRITTANY?
MY NAME IS DEBBIE. WELCOME TO KLEINFELD.
MY NAME'S BRITTANY SMITH.
WHO DID YOU BRING WITH YOU TODAY?
TODAY, I BROUGHT WITH ME MY MOTHER,
MY MAID OF HONOR, KIRSTY,
MY FRIEND, SAM, MY FRIENDS SHAUN AND CHRIS.
I ALSO BROUGHT MY SON, KAI.
I HAD KAI WHEN I WAS 17.
HE HAS MADE ME GROW UP,
MADE ME REALIZE LIFE ISN'T ALL ABOUT ME.
TELL ME WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT.
I'M LOOKING AT A LACE-FITTED SWEETHEART NECKLINE.
I HAVE A LOT OF TATTOOS,
AND I DON'T WANT TO OVERPOWER THEM WITH LOTS OF EMBELLISHMENT.
WHERE DID YOU WANT TO BE PRICE-WISE?
$3,000.
OKAY, SO WE'RE GONNA DO SOME SHOPPING. COME IN.
OKAY.
YEAH, I DO.
I HAVE 13 OR 14 TATTOOS NOW. I'VE LOST COUNT.
THEY ALL MEAN SOMETHING SPECIAL TO ME.
DOES THE GROOM HAVE TATTOOS, ALSO?
NO, HE DOESN'T HAVE ANY.
MY FIANCé'S NAME IS TRAVIS SOURS.
WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER FOR FOUR YEARS.
HE BALANCES ME OUT.
I'M A LITTLE HECTIC, CRAZY.
HE JUST KEEPS ME DOWN TO EARTH.
TRAVIS IS GREAT WITH KAI.
HE TREATS HIM LIKE HE'S HIS OWN SON,
AND THAT'S ALL I COULD EVER ASK FOR.
SO, HOW DO YOU THINK HE PICTURES YOU?
HE PICTURES ME IN A POUFY DRESS,
BUT HE KNOWS THAT'S NOT MY STYLE.
MAYBE ONE.
SO, I'M GONNA GO OUT. I'M GONNA DO SOME SHOPPING.
I'M SO EXCITED TO WORK WITH BRITTANY TODAY.
SHE HAS SUCH A UNIQUE STYLE.
WE HAVE TO FIND SOMETHING PERFECT
THAT WILL SHOWCASE HER TATTOOS,
AND I'M SO EXCITED THAT RANDY IS HERE TODAY TO HELP US.
SHE'S GOT VERY BRIGHTLY COLORED HAIR
AND SHE'S GOT TATTOOS ALL OVER HER BODY.
I LIKE WORKING WITH A BRIDE THAT'S A LITTLE QUIRKY
BECAUSE WE GET TO PULL DRESSES WE NORMALLY DON'T GET TO PULL.
THAT ONE WOULD BE GREAT.
RIGHT. IT'S VERY VINTAGEY.
IT HAS THE OPEN BACK THAT SHE WANTS.
YEAH.
WELL, IF SHE WANTS TO SHOW OFF HER TATTOOS, THIS IS GONNA DO.
SHE'S VERY SWEET. YOU'RE GONNA LIKE HER.
I HAVE RANDY HERE.
Randy: NICE TO MEET YOU.
NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.
WE'VE GOT YOU SOME EXCELLENT DRESSES.
THAT'S THE FIRST DRESS I THOUGHT OF.
YEAH. I REALLY LIKE IT.
ENJOY, LADIES.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
IT ACTUALLY FRAMES YOUR TATTOO IN THE BACK -- THE LACE.
OH, I LOVE THAT BACK.
ISN'T THAT GORGEOUS?
Brittany: I LOVE THIS. I LOVE THIS, YEAH.
I FEEL SEXY.
THIS IS MY IDEAL DRESS.
OH, OKAY. SO, WE'RE DONE? WE'RE FINISHED?
I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE DONE YET.
SOME MORE, JUST TO BE SURE.
BUT NO, I LOVE THIS DRESS.
Samantha: I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT.
IT'S, LIKE, EXACTLY WHAT I HAD IN MY HEAD --
LIKE OLD HOLLYWOOD.
IT'S VERY ELEGANT.
OH, NO. SHE DON'T LIKE IT.
I JUST FEEL LIKE THAT'S NOT THE ONE.
WHAT?
SHE LOVES THE FIRST DRESS.
IT REALLY HAD NOTHING GOING FOR IT.
SHE'S DIFFERENT.
YOU LOOK VERY PLAIN.
Brittany: EVERYONE HAS KIND OF A DIFFERENT IDEA
OF WHAT THEY'D LIKE TO SEE ME IN, BUT I LOVE THIS DRESS.
OKAY, SO THIS IS THE DRESS TO BEAT.
THIS IS THE DRESS DEFINITELY TO BEAT, YEAH.
THE FIRST DRESS IS ABSOLUTELY PERFECT,
BUT BRITTANY'S ENTOURAGE IS A LITTLE BIT DIVIDED.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN BEAT THIS DRESS.
Narrator: COMING UP, WILL BRITTANY TURN TRADITIONAL?
Brittany: TRAVIS, MY FIANCé, WOULD PROBABLY LOVE THIS DRESS.
Narrator: AND LOW SCORES FOR A HIGH NECK.
OH, NO, WE GOT X's.
Narrator: EMILY IS A LAWYER BY DAY AND A ROCK STAR BY NIGHT.
Emily: MY WORK IS DEFINITELY, LIKE,
A COSTUME THAT I WEAR AND, LIKE, A ROLE THAT I PLAY.
Narrator: SHE THOUGHT SHE WANTED A TRADITIONAL GOWN,
BUT SHE DIDN'T FALL IN LOVE WITH HER FIRST DRESS.
I FEEL LIKE MY GRANDMA COULD HAVE WORN THIS DRESS.
THE FIRST DRESS THAT I CHOSE FOR EMILY
WAS EXACTLY WHAT SHE WAS ASKING ME FOR,
AND I DON'T THINK SHE REALLY LOVED IT.
SO MY NEXT CHOICE FOR EMILY IS A LITTLE SEXIER,
BUT IT'S STILL THAT UNIQUE LOOK THAT SHE'S REALLY LOOKING FOR.
I LOVE THIS.
THIS IS KIND OF DRAMA RIGHT HERE.
THIS ONE SURPRISED ME THE SECOND I PUT IT ON.
THE WHOLE THING IS ALL LACE.
IT IS.
IT'S A LITTLE FLIRTY, BUT NOT, LIKE, HOOCHIE MAMA.
I LOVE IT.
LET'S SHOW THEM THIS ONE. I'M EXCITED.
ME TOO.
[ GASPS ] OH, MY GOSH.
I LOVE THAT.
THIS IS REALLY PRETTY.
SO, I DON'T KNOW.
THIS HAS LACE UNDERNEATH IT, TOO.
WOW, YEAH.
YOU LIKE THE SHAPE BETTER?
AND I LIKE THE "V" IN THE FRONT AND THE "V" IN THE BACK.
I THINK I LIKE THIS ONE BETTER THAN THE LAST ONE.
IT'S VERY HIGH FASHION.
I THINK WITH THIS DRESS,
YOU COULD SEE IT ON THE PAGE OF A HIGH-FASHION MAGAZINE.
MY FIANCé WILL LOVE THAT BECAUSE HE IS VERY FASHION FORWARD.
WHICH ONE DO YOU LIKE OUT OF THE TWO?
WELL, NOW, LIKE, THE OTHER ONE DOES SEEM VERY OBVIOUS.
THE FIRST ONE, MAYBE IT'S TOO MUCH EXACTLY WHAT I PICTURED.
MAYBE THERE'S NO SURPRISE TO IT.
THIS ONE JUST KEPT SURPRISING ME.
I DO WANT PEOPLE TO LEAVE AND BE LIKE, "OH, MY GOD, HER DRESS."
"HER DRESS WAS AWESOME."
Woman: NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT.
I HAVEN'T, EITHER.
THUMBS UP?
YEAH. THAT'S REALLY PRETTY.
I LOVE IT.
SO, LET'S KEEP GOING.
Narrator: TATTOOED BRIDE BRITTANY
IS LOOKING FOR A LACE GOWN THAT SHOWS OFF HER INK.
Brittany: I FEEL SEXY.
THIS IS MY IDEAL DRESS. I LOVE THIS.
IT DOES SHOW YOUR TATTOOS OFF BEAUTIFULLY.
Narrator: DRESS NUMBER ONE IS A DEFINITE CONTENDER,
BUT DEBBIE SWITCHES IT UP FOR DRESS NUMBER TWO.
OKAY, SO THIS IS REALLY GONNA BE SOMETHING VERY DIFFERENT.
YEAH. OH, MY.
THIS IS NOT AT ALL WHAT I PICTURED MYSELF IN.
TRAVIS, MY FIANCé, HE PICTURES ME IN A POUFY DRESS
AND WOULD PROBABLY LOVE THIS,
SO I'M GOING TO GIVE IT A TRY FOR HIM.
IT'S A LITTLE EDGY BECAUSE OF THE BOTTOM.
YEAH, I'M READY TO SHOW THEM.
Debbie: OH, MY GOD, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO MAKE OF THEIR FACES.
Brittany: I KNOW.
I CAN'T TELL WHAT THEY'RE THINKING.
I CAN'T TELL WHAT THEY'RE THINKING, EITHER.
BUT I KIND OF LIKE THIS ONE, TOO.
HOW DO YOU FEEL?
I DON'T FEEL, LIKE, AS SEXY AS I DID IN THE OTHER ONE,
BUT I STILL LIKE THIS ONE.
I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M ACTUALLY LIKING THIS DRESS.
SEE, THAT IS --
Debbie: WAIT, SHE'S CRYING.
I KNEW THAT SHE WAS GONNA LOVE THIS ONE.
I REALLY DID NOT THINK I WOULD LIKE ANYTHING LIKE THIS AT ALL.
YEAH, 'CAUSE YOU SAID YOU DIDN'T LIKE THE POUFY STUFF.
I'M NOT A POUFY.
YET HERE SHE IS, STANDING IN A BIG POUFY DRESS.
BUT MY FAVORITE IS STILL GONNA BE THE FIRST ONE.
YEAH.
SEXY OVER PRETTY.
THIS IS, LIKE, MORE YOU.
THAT IS ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL.
I LOVE IT.
I GOT TO TELL YOU, I LOVE THIS ONE
AND THE FIRST ONE EXACTLY THE SAME.
I DON'T KNOW HOW I'M GONNA BE ABLE TO PICK BETWEEN THE TWO.
AT THIS POINT IN THE APPOINTMENT,
I LOVE TWO COMPLETELY DIFFERENT DRESSES.
MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY ARE BOTH ON DIFFERENT PAGES
ON WHAT THEY SEE ME IN,
AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT I'M GOING TO DO.
WHO'S COMING TO THE WEDDING? THAT GIRL OR THIS GIRL?
I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW.
Narrator: EMILY INITIALLY WANTED A VICTORIAN-STYLE GOWN.
I REALLY LOVE THE LONG SLEEVES
AND THE WAY THAT IT'S JUST SO TRADITIONAL.
Narrator: BUT SHE WAS SURPRISED
TO LIKE THE SEXY FEEL OF HER SECOND DRESS.
THIS ONE SURPRISED ME THE SECOND I PUT IT ON.
THIS IS REALLY PRETTY.
IT'S A LITTLE FLIRTY, BUT NOT, LIKE, HOOCHIE MAMA.
NOW, LIKE, THE OTHER ONE DOES SEEM VERY OBVIOUS.
THE THIRD DRESS THAT I'M PUTTING EMILY IN IS A HIGH NECK,
BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY SLEEVES,
SO I KIND OF WANT TO MARRY THE TWO DESIGNS
AND SEE HOW SHE FEELS ABOUT SOMETHING
THAT'S KIND OF, LIKE, IN BETWEEN.
OH, MY GOD, I LOVE THIS NECK.
I LOVE THIS DRESS.
THE COLORING OF THE LACE UP HERE AND THE HIGH NECK.
THE TOP IS, LIKE, DING, DING, DING --
LIKE, GORGEOUS.
OOH.
HIGH?
I KNOW. HIGH NECK.
WOW.
I LOVE THIS RIGHT HERE. LIKE, MARRY ME NOW.
THIS DRESS BEING SLEEVELESS IS OKAY WITH ME
BECAUSE IT HAS THE HIGH NECK,
BUT I FEEL LIKE THAT'S A COMPROMISE.
LIKE, OKAY, I WON'T HAVE SLEEVES,
BUT I'LL HAVE THIS REALLY DRAMATIC HIGH NECK.
I DON'T LOVE IT.
I DON'T LOVE IT.
LET'S TURN.
THAT'S JUST NOT A WEDDING DRESS TO ME.
THAT'S A GOWN.
LIKE, I LOVE IT ON ANY DAY OF THE WEEK,
BUT NOT ON YOUR WEDDING DAY.
I LOVE THIS, THOUGH.
EMILY'S ENTOURAGE REALLY DOESN'T LIKE THE THIRD OPTION.
AND HONESTLY, I REALLY DON'T, EITHER.
I THINK A HIGH NECKLINE KIND OF JUST COVERS HER TOO MUCH.
IT DOESN'T DO MUCH FOR HER.
THIS IS WAY TOO MUCH COVERED.
IT LOOKS REALLY BEAUTIFUL WHEN IT'S OPEN.
I FEEL LIKE I WOULDN'T BE LOOKING AT YOU IN THIS DRESS.
I'D BE LOOKING AT THIS.
OH, NO. WE GOT X's.
[ LAUGHS ]
THEY DIDN'T LIKE IT ON ME AT ALL.
I THINK THE FIRST AND THE SECOND ONE WERE MORE WEDDING,
AND THEN THIS DRESS WAS JUST A DRESS.
THIS IS VERY NOT BRIDEY.
I THOUGHT I KNEW EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED WHEN I CAME IN,
AND NOW I'M REALIZING,
"OKAY, THE SECOND ONE'S WHERE I WANT TO GO."
I THINK I REALLY WANT TO REVISIT IT.
WE'RE GONNA PUT THE MONIQUE BACK ON.
YEAH. THE SECOND ONE.
YEAH.
ALL RIGHT. OH, YEAH. THAT'S GREAT.
Narrator: COMING UP...
WILL BRITTANY'S ENTOURAGE AGREE ON DRESS THREE?
THEY DIDN'T WANT ANYONE TO HATE MY DRESS.
Narrator: AND A QUIRKY DRESS FOR A FAIRY-TALE WEDDING.
Narrator: BOTH OF BRITTANY'S FAVORITE DRESSES SHOW OFF HER TATTOOS,
BUT SHE'S NOT SURE WHICH SHE LIKES BETTER.
I LOVE TWO COMPLETELY DIFFERENT DRESSES.
MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY ARE BOTH ON DIFFERENT PAGES
ON WHAT THEY SEE ME IN.
Randy: YEAH.
AND I DO LIKE THAT IT'S FUN, BUT --
IT'S SOMEBODY ELSE'S DRESS.
I LIKE THE BIG POUFY DRESS,
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THAT'S JUST NOT ME.
THAT'S NOT WHO I AM.
BRITTANY HAS DECIDED THAT SHE REALLY DOES LOVE THE LACE.
I THINK I HAVE TO MARRY
MAYBE DRESS NUMBER ONE AND DRESS NUMBER TWO,
SO I WANT TO SHOW HER SOMETHING THAT'S LACE
BUT HAS A LITTLE BIT MORE FULLNESS AT THE BOTTOM.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Brittany: THIS ONE'S A GOOD COMBINATION.
THIS ONE'S A LITTLE MORE BRIDAL, BUT IT'S GOT THE LACE.
IT HUGGED MY CURVES IN ALL THE RIGHT PLACES.
IT ACCENTS MY TATTOOS,
AND IT JUST MADE ME FEEL SEXY, BEAUTIFUL --
JUST AMAZING.
SAY YES TO THAT DRESS.
THIS IS IT.
I LIKE IT. I LIKE IT.
BEAUTIFUL.
Debbie: OH, WE GOT TEARS.
Randy: MORE TEARS.
I DIDN'T WANT ANYONE TO HATE MY DRESS,
SO IT'S AMAZING THAT FINALLY EVERYONE IS ON THE SAME PAGE.
DO YOU LIKE THIS ONE?
SAY YES TO THE DRESS.
OKAY.
OH, YEAH. I LOVE THIS.
SO, BRITTANY, ARE WE SAYING YES TO THE DRESS?
YES. THIS IS MY DRESS.
SHE DIDN'T EVEN LET YOU GET THE WORDS OUT.
I KNOW.
Narrator: BRITTANY'S TATTOOS WILL BE ON DISPLAY
IN THIS $2,800 EUGENIA GOWN.
WELL, THANK YOU.
IT'S A LITTLE MORE BRIDAL THAN I THOUGHT I WOULD'VE WANTED,
BUT IT'S THE PERFECT COMBINATION FOR ME.
GOOD JOB.
Narrator: DOWN IN ALTERATIONS, A PRINCESS BRIDE ARRIVES
TO TRY ON HER OVER-THE-TOP FAIRY-TALE DRESS.
MY NAME IS LAUREN GABRIELA MENDEZ,
AND I'M HERE FOR MY FIRST FITTING.
TODAY, I HAVE MY MOTHER,
MY BEST FRIEND FROM COLLEGE, ABBY,
MY COUSIN LYNDSEY, AND MY FRIEND GRETTA.
MY FIANCé IS PETER COLES.
HE IS A SOFTWARE ENGINEER.
THE MOMENT THAT I MET PETER,
ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT WAS LIKE, "WHOA, THERE HE IS.
THAT'S HIM."
I WAS JUST OVERWHELMED BY HIS CUTE NERDINESS.
ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO,
HE TOOK ME TO SEE LYNDHURST CASTLE,
AND I KNEW THAT MOMENT THAT I WANTED TO GET MARRIED THERE.
SO, THE DRESS WILL BE PERFECT
'CAUSE I WILL LOOK LIKE A PRINCESS ON MY WEDDING DAY.
LAUREN?
GOOD, HOW ARE YOU?
I'M NERVOUS THAT EVERYONE WILL THINK I'M CRAZY
FOR CHOOSING SUCH A UNIQUE DRESS.
IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE EVERY OTHER BRIDAL DRESS THAT YOU SEE.
WHAT MAKES IT UNIQUE IS THAT BURGUNDY SASH
AND THE UNUSUALNESS OF THE LAYERS.
OKAY. HERE IS YOUR DRESS.
YOU GUYS CAN'T SEE IT YET.
YOU HAVE TO WAIT TILL I PUT IT ON.
MY WORST NIGHTMARE IS THAT MY FRIENDS
WOULD THINK IT WAS DISGUSTING AND NOT LIKE IT.
IS IT WHAT LAUREN HAD PICTURED AS HER DRESS?
IT'S VERY UNUSUAL. YOU'LL SEE.
MOM, STOP CALLING MY DRESS UNUSUAL.
IT'S UNIQUE.
MY WEDDING IS ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF AWAY,
AND IF I DIDN'T LIKE THE DRESS,
I WOULDN'T HAVE ANY TIME TO CHOOSE A NEW ONE.
I WOULD HAVE TO START FROM SQUARE ONE,
AND I JUST HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I WOULD DO.
Narrator: AS LAUREN QUESTIONS HER CHOICE,
BACK UPSTAIRS,
EMILY WANTED TO CONTRAST HER USUAL ROCK-'N'-ROLL LOOK
WITH A HIGH-NECKED LACE WEDDING GOWN.
BUT IT TURNS OUT THAT STYLE MIGHT NOT SUIT HER.
THIS IS WAY TOO MUCH COVERED.
NOW SHE'S GETTING BACK IN HER SECOND DRESS --
A MERMAID STYLE WITH AN OPEN NECK THAT SURPRISED HER.
I THOUGHT I KNEW EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED WHEN I CAME IN,
AND NOW I'M REALIZING,
"OKAY, THIS MERMAID IS WHERE I WANT TO GO."
YES. RIGHT? RIGHT?
WE NEED A LITTLE BIT OF THAT.
I'M THE SECRET WEAPON.
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ GASPS ]
I LOVE THIS THING.
I FEEL LIKE, ALL OF A SUDDEN, EVERYTHING CAME TOGETHER.
WHOO.
I HAVE CHILLS RIGHT NOW -- GOOSE BUMPS.
I LOVE IT.
[ GASPS ]
OH, THAT'S SO BEAUTIFUL. IT'S REALLY, REALLY AMAZING.
I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE GONNA HATE ME FOR SAYING THIS,
BUT I KIND OF LOOK LIKE A DEAD BRIDE, AND I LOVE THAT.
I KNOW THAT MOST BRIDES WOULDN'T WANT TO LOOK LIKE A DEAD BRIDE,
BUT I JUST FEEL LIKE THE WHOLE VIBE TOOK ME SOMEWHERE ELSE.
STOP!
SORRY. YOU'RE CRYING.
BECAUSE IT'S PRETTY.
[ LAUGHS ]
SO, EMILY.
YES?
ARE YOU SAYING YES TO THIS DRESS?
I THOUGHT THAT I WAS GONNA BE ABLE TO MAKE THIS DECISION
ON MY OWN.
MARY, SHE NEEDS HER SISTER.
I NEED YOU.
IT'S ABSOLUTELY STUNNING.
THIS IS SPECTACULAR.
IS IT WHAT YOU WANT?
Narrator: COMING UP, WILL EMILY GO WITH HER GUT?
THE FIRST ONE WAS WHAT I THOUGHT I THINK I WANTED.
I THINK YOU'RE NOT GONNA FIND
ANYTHING ELSE THAT LOOKS LIKE THIS.
Narrator: EMILY IS GOING FOR A UNIQUE LOOK
ON HER WEDDING DAY,
AND SHE'S FOUND IT IN THIS DRESS.
I KIND OF LOOK LIKE A DEAD BRIDE, AND I LOVE THAT.
I THINK THIS DRESS COMPLETELY TOOK ALL OF THE OTHER DRESSES
AND JUST WENT, "MM, THANK YOU."
LIKE, PUSH THEM TO THE SIDE.
IT'S ABSOLUTELY STUNNING.
THIS IS SPECTACULAR.
IS IT WHAT YOU WANT?
SO, HERE'S THE THING.
THE FIRST ONE WAS WHAT I THOUGHT I THINK I WANTED.
I THINK YOU'RE NOT GONNA FIND
ANYTHING ELSE THAT LOOKS LIKE THIS.
I THINK IT'S GOT EVERYTHING YOU DIDN'T EVEN KNOW YOU WANTED.
THIS IS COMPLETELY MY DRESS.
IT'S GORGEOUS.
THAT JUST DOES IT, EMILY.
SO BEAUTIFUL, SERIOUSLY.
I LOVE IT.
STOP, MARY.
[ Chuckling ] YOU LOOK SO AMAZING.
Mary: THIS DRESS IS REALLY AMAZING.
IT'S EDGY, WHICH FITS HER PERSONALITY REALLY WELL.
IF SHE'S CRYING, IT'S THE ONE.
ARE YOU SAYING YES TO THE DRESS?
YES.
YAY!
EMILY WILL SHOW OFF HER UNIQUE STYLE
IN THIS $6,400 MONIQUE LHUILLIER GOWN.
THAT WAS HARDER TO SAY THAN I THOUGHT.
[ LAUGHS ]
Emily: I THINK THAT THIS DRESS
DIDN'T LOOK LIKE A KIND OF DRESS THAT I WOULD WANT,
AND I REALLY LOVE IT.
I THINK THAT IT'S PERFECT.
WE NEED A COCKTAIL.
THIS IS GREAT. YOU LOOK SO GREAT.
BACK DOWNSTAIRS,
LAUREN IS NERVOUS THAT HER FRIENDS WILL BE TURNED OFF
BY HER OVER-THE-TOP PRINCESS DRESS.
Woman: IT'S VERY UNUSUAL, YOU'LL SEE.
MOM, STOP CALLING MY DRESS UNUSUAL.
MY WORST NIGHTMARE IS THAT MY FRIENDS
WOULD NOT THINK THAT IT WAS GOOD ENOUGH.
OKAY.
TA-DA.
OH!
YOU LOOK LIKE A PRINCESS.
THAT'S SO COOL. IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
YEAH, I FEEL AMAZING.
DEFINITELY LIKE I SAID --
IT WASN'T WHAT I PICTURED.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, LYNDSEY? BE HONEST.
IT'S NOT WHAT I PICTURED.
WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
I'D JUST -- THE FLOWER SEEMS A LITTLE RANDOM.
I REALLY RESPECT LYNDSEY'S OPINION.
SHE HAS AN EYE FOR FASHION THAT MAYBE I DON'T HAVE.
I LOVE IT FROM THIS SIDE,
BUT WHEN I SEE THE FLOWERS, I'M DISTRACTED.
CAN WE TAKE THE FLOWERS OFF
JUST TO SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WITHOUT THE FLOWERS?
IT IS MY DRESS, BUT IF THEY HAVE A GOOD SUGGESTION,
I WILL GO WITH IT.
YEAH. BETTER?
OH, THAT'S SO BETTER.
OKAY, OKAY. SO, NO FLOWERS, THEN.
WILL IT LOOK NICE NEXT TO MY CASTLE WITH MY PRINCE CHARMING?
SO COOL.
IT'S GONNA LOOK GORGEOUS AT THE VENUE.
IS IT HOW YOU REMEMBERED IT?
JUST NOW HAVING IT ON, I KNOW IT'S THE DRESS.
SO, I SAID YES TO THE RIGHT DRESS.
PUTTING ON THE DRESS TODAY MADE IT REAL
THAT I'M GETTING MARRIED,
AND I GET TO BE A PRINCESS FOR A DAY.
Narrator: CONFIDENT IN HER CHOICE OF DRESS,
LAUREN IS READY TO MARRY HER PRINCE CHARMING.
Lauren: I FEEL BEAUTIFUL. EVERYTHING'S PERFECT.
MY DRESS IS AMAZING. IT FITS PERFECTLY.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT PETER THINKS WHEN HE SEES ME IN IT.
Peter: SHE LOOKS AMAZING. SHE LOOKS SO BEAUTIFUL.
I, PETER, TAKE YOU, LAUREN, TO BE MY WIFE.
I WILL LOVE YOU AND HONOR YOU ALL THE DAYS OF MY LIFE.
IT IS MY PRIVILEGE, HONOR, AND JOY
TO PRONOUNCE YOU HUSBAND AND WIFE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Lauren: I FEEL LIKE A PRINCESS.
I WALKED IN THE CASTLE,
AND I FELT LIKE IT WAS MY HOME AND I WAS THE PRINCESS.
SHE LOOKS BEAUTIFUL, AND I COULDN'T HAVE ASKED FOR MORE.
IT WAS JUST AWESOME.
Narrator: WHEN A BRIDE HAS UNCONVENTIONAL STYLE,
IT COULD BE TOUGH TO FIND A DRESS THAT EVERYONE AGREES ON.
THAT'S JUST NOT A WEDDING DRESS TO ME. THAT'S A GOWN.
BUT IF THE BRIDE CAN FOCUS ON WHAT SHE WANTS,
SHE'LL WALK DOWN THE AISLE
SHOWCASING HER ONE-OF-A-KIND STYLE.