Say Yes to the Dress

[litzikohanovich]

I enjoy this show a lot, but mainly for the consultants and the sensible brides. I just cannot justify so much on a wedding dress. When I was previously engaged, I bought a beautiful, but very simple dress by a designer who had just graduated from school in Warsaw and the dress was made right in her shop -- for about $150 US. No child labour, no underpaid women from a poorer country. Just the designer and her partner. I didn't get married, but I wear the dress all the time! It is perfect for a nice dinner or someone else's wedding.

[angelaudie]

I just saw the "in a dramatic twist..." clip. They don't follow up with all the brides, do they? I know they follow up a lot, but not with everyone, so I wonder why the decided to run that. Interesting.

Yeah, I don't get why they did the dramatic update either. I'm sure she isn't the first featured bride who ended up not getting married. For example, the host of Food Wars was featured in an early episode of Say Yes To The Dress. She's ringless and there is nothing to suggest she's married or still engaged. My guess is the wedding was called off for whatever reason. But no big dramatic update for her.

Article on Erin Pianko, the bride that has stage four breast cancer and brought her now husband to the bridal appointment. It's a nice article that gives some details on her wedding and even has a wedding photo. She's still receiving chemo. She strikes me as a lovely woman and her husband actually seemed sincerely supportive during the appointment. Here's hoping she beats the odds and recovers completely!

[tabby]

Back to the show, did anybody ever see the episode that featured the ultimate Daddy's widdle spoiled princess bride.

That bride was from Edina, Minnesota (a Minneapolis suburb) and I'm sorry to say that she managed to exemplify every over-the-top exaggeration about spoiled little special-snowflake princesses from Edina. What pushed me over the edge was when she was saying, "Well, they should keep the store open for Me." What an entitled bitch. If I ever see her around 50th and France (a shopping area in Edina), I plan to sneer in her general direction. Because I'm incredibly mature like that.

I confess to not the slightest bit of surprise when the wedding-obsessed twit's wedding was called off. And I'm guessing she managed to piss off everyone on the show, so they decided to include that little update.

[angelaudie]

Oh God! I wanted to dropkick the sisters of the bride that had the strict budget. "Oh, who cares if it meets her budget! She's got to try it on! *GIGGLES*" I'm with Randy. If you are going to insist someone try on a dress outside her budget then you better be willing to help pay for it. Why Diane listened to the bride's airhead sisters is beyond me. Still, good for the bride to stick to her guns. I'm glad she was able to find a dress. Her sisters seemed amazed that she managed to pull that off.

Also, good for the bride (Nicole?) that stood up to her family and bought the dress she wanted. I do give the family credit for being supportive once they realized she really loved the dress.

Man, it really irritates me when family members take over appointments and just completely ignore the bride's wishes or just won't be supportive. Are you buying the dress? Then STFU about your wishes for a higher budget unless you are willing to buy the dress. Is the dress just not your style? Unless the bride looks like a freak show smile, nod, and say, "You look lovely!" This isn't about you!

[scarlet]

Man, it really irritates me when family members take over appointments and just completely ignore the bride's wishes or just won't be supportive.

I don't get these brides who bring a big entourage with them. Talk about asking for trouble.

[GoldenFleece]

A lot of those women in the bridal entourages come off like the type who would threaten to boycott the wedding if they weren't invited along to shop for the dress.

[bitterntwisted]

God I hated those sisters in last night's show! I have never sworn so much at the tv while watching SYTTD. I thought the first dress she had on was pretty, but then bitch #1 said she looked like a jock in a dress. WTF? The picking dresses out of her price range was beyond the pale. They came off as jealous heifers wanting to hijack their little sister's day. Are you wearing the dress? No. Are you going to pony up the difference? No. Then STFD and STFU! I can't believe how riled I am remembering this episode.

Oh, and TLC stop lying to people. Don't say it is a new hour of SYTTD, when it is only one new half hour and the second half hour is just recycled material.

[canuckcutie]

I think the rule "family, friends, future spouses are not allowed to grab dresses off the hangers or from the storeroom or try on accessories needs to be strictly enforced". I've seen episodes where the entourage has spent more time running around looking at dresses and trying on veils & tiaras than sat looking at what the bride is wearing. Gah! If I ever did get married (which is highly unlikely) I'd take my mother and 2 sisters. That's it. No Aunts, grandparents, future spouse, suture MIL or SIL's. I don't know how you are supposed to take in 10 conflicting opinions.

I don't know why Diane listened to the sister's claim that the budget was closer to $3k when the bride clearly told her it was $1,500.

[The Brunette]

I'm a Kleinfeld bride. I love the show (only wedding-related "reality" I'll watch), but I swore up and down I wouldn't shop there. I thought a smaller and less notorious store would be better equipped to provide what I was looking for (I'm neither a "princess" nor a stripper fairy, and I'd rather not wear strapless). Alas, I was frustrated with my dress search, and when I spotted an open appointment slot on Kleinfeld's website one day, I signed up, just for the hell of it. And shockingly, I found my dress for my wedding next year.

There's a reason why they're so successful. My saleswoman actually understood me, my style and my low-for-Kleinfeld budget. I didn't bring an entourage (just my mom and my sister/maid of honor). Kleinfeld actually tells ordinary shoppers to not bring more than three people; those rules are thrown out for the show (it makes for more drama).

Imagine my delight to see a bride on the show (Lindsay of the firm budget) say yes to my dress! But as I posted on TWoP, Dianne said the dress cost $1,400. I paid $1,700. It seems the brides on the show get a discount, but my dignity isn't worth $300 (and I wouldn't have had my wonderful saleswoman, as she doesn't do the show).

The last couple of episodes have shown that there is a demand for dresses that aren't strapless. Let's hope dress makers (and buyers at salons) are getting the message.

[angelaudie]

First off, that dress was beautiful The Brunette! I wouldn't be shocked if featured brides are given some sort of discount. The dress being featured on the show is good advertising for the designers so I bet they have no problem with brides being given discounts.

I wonder if Kleinfelds sells dresses that are under $1,000 and those brides aren't featured because they think those dresses just aren't glamorous enough? If they do it would be interesting if the show did an episode focused on those brides. How do the consultants handle it (I imagine the commission wouldn't be that great)? Would Randy help out? If I was that bride I would pray not to get Camille since she would probably sulk the whole time.

Oh, I must comment on the petite bride whose dress was too long. What was she thinking buying a ballgown? I'm a fellow shorty and a ballgown is probably one of the least flattering styles out there for the vertically challenged! It makes us look like we are swimming in fabric (as I'm sure y'all noticed)! Oh and Vera's expertise saving the day? As soon the bride started freaking out about the dress being too long I thought, "Oh honey calm down! All you have to do is add another layer of tool! It'll be fine!" Sure enough that's exactly what Vera did.