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Narrator: [ News anchor voice ] OUR TOP STORY TONIGHT, ABC NEWS ANCHOR LINSEY DAVIS IS TYING THE KNOT. GOOD MORNING, GEORGE. YOU'VE HEARD OF THE "IT" FACTOR IN FASHION. WELL, HOW ABOUT THE "X" FACTOR? Narrator: BUT IN A DANGEROUS NEW DEVELOPMENT... WHEN IT COMES TO FASHION SENSE, I'M KIND OF BANKRUPT. YOU DEFINITELY DON'T WANT THAT. Narrator: ...HER OUTSPOKEN ENTOURAGE HAS THREATENED A COUP ON THE RUNWAY. HELL NO. JOAN RIVERS WILL RIP YOU APART, HONEY. OH, GOD! Narrator: AND WILL THIS PRINCESS EVER FIND HER FAIRY-TALE GOWN? I WANT TO BE LIKE PRINCESS KATE... I DON'T THINK IT QUITE GOT IT. THERE IS ONLY ONE KATE MIDDLETON. ...OR PRINCESS CINDERELLA. I DON'T THINK SO. Narrator: LORI AND TEAM ARE LIVE AT THE SCENE... HERE WE GO AGAIN. Narrator: ...BUT CAN THEY GIVE THESE STORIES A HAPPY ENDING? I FEEL LIKE THIS COULD BE THE DRESS. I'M GETTING MARRIED! [ LAUGHTER ] [ As Walter Cronkite ] AND THAT'S THE WAY IT IS. -- Captions by VITAC -- www.vitac.com CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS Narrator: BEFORE THE SALON DOORS OPEN, LORI AND HER TEAM BRIEF THE STAFF ABOUT STARRY-EYED BRIDES. LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT WE DO WHEN A BRIDE COMES IN WANTING A SPECIFIC CELEBRITY-LOOK-ALIKE DRESS. BRIDES AND THEIR ENTOURAGE DO COME IN WITH TUNNEL VISION. AND AS WE KNOW, THEY DON'T ALWAYS LOOK LIKE THE CELEBRITY THEY'RE TRYING TO COPY. Lori: WELL, LIKE MONTE TRIES TO LOOK LIKE JACKIE O., OOH! [ SCOFFS ] I BEG TO DIFFER. [ DING! ] FORGET THE CELEBRITY, AND CONCENTRATE ON THE BRIDE. Narrator: GOOD ADVICE FOR CONSULTANT FLO AS SHE GREETS A BRIDE WHO EARNS HER LIVING IN THE SPOTLIGHT. HI! YES. MY NAME IS LINSEY DAVIS. I LIVE IN NEW YORK CITY. I'M 34, AND I'M A CORRESPONDENT FOR ABC NEWS. GOOD MORNING, GEORGE. YOU'VE HEARD OF THE "IT" FACTOR IN FASHION. WELL, HOW ABOUT THE "X" FACTOR? YOU HAVE TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT A LOT AND KIND OF BECOME AN INSTANT EXPERT. MY FIANCé'S NAME IS PAUL ROBERTS. HE'S SUCH A SINCERE PERSON. HE'S VERY ROMANTIC AND VERY, VERY SWEET. TELL ME WHO YOU BROUGHT WITH YOU TODAY. TODAY, I BROUGHT WITH ME MY MOTHER, HER TWIN SISTER, HER OLDER SISTER, MY BEST FRIEND, MY COUSIN TERRY, SOME COLLEGE FRIENDS OF MINE, AND CONSULTANT TO THE STARS DiANDRE TRISTAN. YEAH. WHAT DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN? [ SIGHS ] AS A REPORTER, I REALLY JUST RELY ON MY GUT, AND I GO WITH IT. BUT WHEN IT COMES TO FASHION SENSE, I'M KIND OF BANKRUPT. IT'S GONNA BE HARD FOR ME TO DECIDE ON MY OWN. WHAT DO YOU SEE HER IN? SOMETHING GRACE JONES-Y, WITH VERY ANGULAR... WITH SOMETHING LIKE COMING OFF THE SHOULDER. SOMETHING MORE AVANT GARDE THAT YOU DON'T SEE EVERY DAY. Linsey: BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT I'M A SHOOT-OFF-THE-SHOULDER KIND OF PERSON. WHAT YEAR WAS GRACE JONES, AND WHAT'D YOU WEAR TO YOUR WEDDING? I WAS THINKING MORE LIKE BEYONCé. [ LAUGHTER ] LINSEY'S MY GIRL, AND I GOT TO MAKE SURE MY GIRL LOOKS GOOD ON HER WEDDING DAY. IT NEEDS TO BE LIKE POW! BEYONCé CAN MAKE YOU DO THAT POP. I WOULD LIKE SOMETHING TO BE OUTSTANDING ABOUT THE DRESS, BUT I TEND TO LOVE BY COMMITTEE, SO I NEED OTHER PEOPLE TO BACK THAT UP. I'M A PEOPLE PLEASER. UNDER $5,000. SO, ARE YOU GUYS EXCITED TO START PULLING SOME DRESSES? LET'S GO! BUT, SEE, IF I COULD FIND SOMETHING WITH SOMETHING LIKE THAT ON A SHOULDER... AIN'T NOTHING OVER THERE, HONEY. DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME, GIRL. I'M GONNA TRUST THE SHOPPING TO EVERYBODY ELSE. I'M GONNA MAKE IT EASY FOR YOU, GIRL. THAT'S WHY I'M HERE. RIGHT. DiANDRE WAS SAYING, "LINSEY, STEP OUT OF THE BOX, GIRL. JUST DO IT. IT'S YOUR DAY." I LOVE IT. THAT AIN'T HOT. WHEN A BRIDE RELIES ON OTHER PEOPLE TO DO HER SHOPPING... POW! WHAM! SHAZAM! ...THE ODDS OF HER CONNECTING WITH THE DRESS ARE SLIM TO NONE. I DON'T THINK THAT I'M GONNA BE ABLE TO PLEASE EVERYBODY, BUT I THINK I'LL BE ABLE TO PLEASE THE MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE. Barbara: MAYBE. THIS IS THE GRACE JONES LOOK. UM... Narrator: WHILE BRIDE LINSEY WONDERS IF HER AUNT'S PICK HAS THE ANGLE SHE'S LOOKING FOR... ACROSS THE SALON, CONSULTANT LINDY MEETS A BRIDE LOOKING FOR THE ROYAL TREATMENT. HI! HEY! THAT'S ME. MY NAME IS TESSIE WOODLIEF, AND I'M 21 YEARS OLD. I'M FROM GAFFNEY, SOUTH CAROLINA, AND I'M HERE TO GET MY WEDDING DRESS. SO, WHO ALL DID YOU BRING WITH YOU? I BROUGHT MY MAMA, MY DADDY, MY GRANNY, MY FUTURE MOTHER-IN-LAW, MY MAID OF HONOR, MY FUTURE SISTER-IN-LAW, AND THEN TWO OF MY OTHER BRIDESMAIDS. HOW FAR AWAY IS YOUR WEDDING? A LITTLE OVER A YEAR. I AM MARRYING ZACHARY BRIDGES. WE STARTED DATING WHEN I WAS A SOPHOMORE IN HIGH SCHOOL AND HE WAS A JUNIOR. WE'RE PERFECT TOGETHER BECAUSE [CHUCKLES] HE'S JUST MY OTHER HALF. [ Voice breaking ] SORRY. [ SNIFFLES ] SO, HAVE WE DECIDED ON A DRESS THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR? BALL GOWN. DO WE LIKE THE PRINCESS LOOK? YES. THAT IS TESSIE. I JUST LOVE THE WHOLE IDEA OF BEING ROYAL. FOR MY 21st BIRTHDAY, MY PARENTS GOT ME THIS REPLICA OF PRINCESS DIANA'S ENGAGEMENT RING SO THAT I COULD HAVE A LITTLE PIECE OF PRINCESS DI AND KATE. DADDY, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SEE ME IN? YOU LOOK PRETTY JUST LIKE YOU ARE. I KNOW. I'M A DADDY'S GIRL. I WANT TO MAKE HIM HAPPY IN EVERYTHING THAT I DO. I WANT HIM TO ALWAYS BE PROUD OF ME. Jim W.: I'M A VERY BLESSED MAN. ANYTHING SHE WANTS. AND DO WE HAVE A BUDGET WE WANT TO STAY AROUND? OKAY. ARE Y'ALL READY TO GO SHOPPING? LET'S GO. Narrator: IN SEARCH OF SOMETHING PURE PRINCESS, CONSULTANT LINDY LEADS BRIDE TESSIE AND HER ROYAL SUBJECTS TO THE RACKS. WHAT ABOUT THIS ONE? I DON'T REALLY LIKE THE FLOWER. I NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHERE I WANT TO GO WITH THE PRINCESS LOOK. I DON'T REALLY LIKE THAT. DO I WANT TO BE MORE LIKE PRINCESS DI... WHAT ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS? IT'S JUST TOO STRAIGHT. ...OR PRINCESS KATE... HERE'S YOUR KATE DRESS. I WAS GONNA SHOW YOU THAT ONE? I JUST DON'T KNOW IF THAT WOULD REALLY LOOK THAT GOOD ON ME. ...OR PRINCESS CINDERELLA? I DON'T REALLY LIKE THAT. I DON'T LIKE THAT MIDDLE PART. I DON'T THINK I LIKE THAT, EITHER. I DON'T LIKE THE TOP PART. I DON'T LIKE THAT. NO. EVERY GIRL DREAMS OF BEING A PRINCESS ON HER WEDDING DAY... I HAVE A TRUE PRINCESS GOWN FOR YOU. OKAY. [ LAUGHS ] ...BUT THAT CAN MEAN A WHOLE LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS. Narrator: CONSULTANT LINDY STARTS BRIDE TESSIE OFF WITH A KATE-MIDDLETON-INSPIRED SATIN A-LINE GOWN WITH LONG LACE SLEEVES. Tessie: I LIKE THIS A LOT. I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT MY DADDY WOULD JUST REALLY LIKE BECAUSE IT'S SIMILAR TO THE ONE THAT KATE MIDDLETON WORE. DOES THIS DRESS REMIND YOU OF A CERTAIN PRINCESS? I THINK IT'S TRYING TO BE LIKE KATE, BUT I DON'T THINK IT QUITE GOT IT. AS SOMEONE THAT WAS AT THE ROYAL WEDDING... OH, GOD! IT'S EITHER JACKIE O. OR HE WAS AT THE ROYAL WEDDING. ...THERE IS ONLY ONE KATE MIDDLETON. AND THAT IS DEFINITELY NOT AN EASY DRESS TO PULL OFF. HELL NO. Narrator: ...THE FASHION POLICE ARE PATROLLING THE RUNWAY. JOAN RIVERS WILL RIP YOU APART, HONEY. Narrator: AND THE KING MAY HAVE A DIFFERENT PLAN FOR HIS PRINCESS. BUT, SEE, SHE WOULDN'T HAVE THIS FAIRY-TALE LOOK. Narrator: ABC NEWS ANCHOR BRIDE LINSEY... AS I WAS STANDING, WAITING TO GO LIVE, I WAS BEING PELTED WITH... Narrator: ...IS CONFIDENTLY IN CONTROL WHEN COVERING A STORY. PRETTY DANGEROUS TO BE OUT HERE RIGHT NOW. Narrator: BUT AS SHE GOES TO PICK A WEDDING DRESS, THERE'S A STORM BREWING WITH HER DIVA-ADORING ENTOURAGE. SOMETHING GRACE JONES-Y WITH VERY ANGULAR... WHAT YEAR WAS GRACE JONES, AND WHAT'D YOU WEAR TO YOUR WEDDING? I WAS THINKING MORE LIKE BEYONCé. Narrator: CONSULTANT FLO STARTS BRIDE LINSEY OFF IN A GRACE-JONES-INSPIRED, ONE-SHOULDER, SATIN FIT-AND-FLARE. OOH. I LIKE THIS. BUT I REALLY DO NEED TO HEAR FEEDBACK. UNFORTUNATELY, I CAN'T JUST DECIDE ON MY OWN. I LIKE THE AMOUNT THAT IT KICKS OUT AT THE BOTTOM. BEAUTIFUL. GIRL, JOAN RIVERS WILL RIP YOU APART, HONEY. UNH-UNH. GRACE JONES... HELL NO. MNH-MNH. I THINK IT LOOKS VERY ELEGANT. I'D RATHER BEYONCé THAN GRACE JONES. I DO LIKE LESS IS MORE. BUT MAYBE I'LL TAKE SOMETHING THAT'S A LITTLE MORE THAN THIS. I DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO BE LET DOWN BY WHAT I CHOOSE. Narrator: WHILE BRIDE LINSEY HEADS BACK TO THE DRESSING ROOM, ACROSS THE SALON, BRIDE TESSIE DREAMS OF WALKING LIKE ROYALTY ON HER WEDDING DAY. I JUST LOVE THE WHOLE IDEA OF BEING ROYAL. Narrator: BUT SINCE THE FIRST DRESS, A KATE MIDDLETON COPY, FAILED TO MAKE A NOTABLE IMPRESSION... I THINK IT'S TRYING TO BE LIKE KATE, BUT I DON'T THINK IT QUITE GOT IT. Narrator: ...THIS KING'S LITTLE PRINCESS IS STILL PONDERING HER REGAL OPTIONS. Lori: TELL US WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, 'CAUSE I HEARD YOU WANTED TO LOOK LIKE A PRINCESS. Monte: YEAH. THIS IS A PRINCESS DRESS. IT IS A PRINCESS! I'M A DIFFERENT KIND OF PRINCESS. WHAT KIND OF PRINCESS? A BALL GOWN WITH SOME BLING ON IT. WHEN THIS BRIDE THINKS PRINCESS, SHE'S THINKING FAIRY TALE. SO THIS PRINCE CHARMING IS GONNA FIND HER THE PERFECT CINDERELLA GOWN. Narrator: MONTE'S STATELY PICK IS A TULLE BALL GOWN WITH A BEADED BELT. [ GASPS ] OH, IT'S SO PRETTY! Tessie: I REALLY LOVE THIS DRESS. I CAN REALLY CAPTURE THAT PRINCESS BALL GOWN LOOK. ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO. OH, I DO LIKE THAT, TESS. Woman: OH, NO. SHE'S CRYING. [ GASPS ] I LOVE IT! I DO, TOO! [ LAUGHTER ] I THINK IF THE MATERIAL WERE SOMETHING ELSE... [ SIGHS ] I'M NOT SOLD ON THIS DRESS. [ SIGHS ] I THOUGHT IT LOOKED INEXPENSIVE. IT'S LOOKING LIKE THIS GLASS SLIPPER FITS EVERYONE... ...BUT DADDY. BUT, SEE, SHE WOULDN'T HAVE THIS FAIRY-TALE LOOK. CINDERELLA'S A LITTLE ANIMATED. I DON'T WANT MY DAUGHTER TO LOOK ANIMATED. I DON'T THINK I COULD STAND UP TO MY DADDY. Narrator: WHILE BRIDE TESSIE RETREATS TO HER CHAMBERS, ACROSS THE SALON, ABC REPORTER BRIDE LINSEY HAS HANDED OVER THE TOUGH ASSIGNMENT OF CHOOSING HER WEDDING GOWN TO HER ENTOURAGE. I'M GONNA TRUST THE SHOPPING TO EVERYBODY ELSE. BUT THIS JUST IN -- THEY DIDN'T AGREE ON ANYTHING. HELL NO. JOAN RIVERS WILL RIP YOU APART, HONEY. Narrator: SO CONSULTANT FLO PUTS THE BRIDE IN HER STYLISTS' PICK NEXT -- A FITTED RUCHED MERMAID WITH TULLE SKIRT. THIS IS PRETTY! WHEN I FIRST PUT IT ON, I LIKED IT. THIS ONE IS A STANDOUT. I LIKED IT A LOT. I REALLY DO LIKE THE DRESS. THAT'S MY DRESS! OH! [ LAUGHS ] [ SIGHS ] WHEN I SEEN LINSEY IN THIS DRESS, I WAS JUST LIKE, "THAT CAN BE ME." OH, I LOVE IT! UH-OH, UH-OH, UH, UH! [ LAUGHS ] OKAY, GIRL. WHATEVER. LINSEY, I THINK THAT WAS A LITTLE TOO FANCY ON TOP. THIS DRESS LOOKS KIND OF FROUFROU. THAT'S A RED-CARPET DRESS ALL THE WAY. NOT FOR YOU. YOU DON'T THINK YOU WILL SEE THAT, LIKE, ON THE RED CARPET? NO. BUT I STILL WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU LOVE THE DRESS. UM... I MEAN, I'M STILL INTERESTED IN SEEING A FEW MORE. Narrator: COMING UP, IT'S ONE MOM'S LAST CHANCE TO SPEAK NOW. WHAT DO YOU THINK? AND WILL THIS NEWS ANCHOR EVER GET THE REAL SCOOP? MNH-MNH. Narrator: BRIDE TESSIE IS LOOKING TO SATISFY HER INNER PRINCESS. DO I WANT TO BE MORE LIKE PRINCESS DI OR PRINCESS KATE OR PRINCESS CINDERELLA? Narrator: BUT WHEN HER SOUTHERN DADDY REJECTED THE FAIRY TALE... Jim W.: I'M NOT SOLD ON THIS DRESS. [ SIGHS ] Narrator: ...IT SENT THIS CINDERELLA RUNNING FOR COVER. I DON'T THINK I COULD STAND UP TO MY DADDY. I KNOW SOUTHERN DADDIES LIKE THE BACK OF MY HAND. AT THE END OF THE DAY, HE WANTS HIS LITTLE PRINCESS TO BE HAPPY. Narrator: LORI HOPES TO GET DAD'S ROYAL BLESSING WITH A CLASSIC SATIN BALL GOWN WITH BEADED BELT. OKAY, I REALLY LIKE THIS. Tessie: I'M DEFINITELY THINKING THIS COULD BE THE DRESS. I'M HOPING THAT MY DADDY LOVES THIS DRESS MORE THAN ANYBODY. I LOVE THE POOFINESS AT THE BOTTOM, I LOVE THE BELT, AND I REALLY LIKE THIS TOP. DAD'S OPINION IS THE ONLY ONE THAT MATTERS. MAYBE IT IS TIME TO GIVE HIS PRINCESS THE ROYAL TREATMENT. OH, LORD, I'M ABOUT TO FREAK OUT. OOH! GOODNESS. Lori: OKAY. OPEN UP AND TAKE A LOOK. [ GASPS ] OH, MY GOD! [ LAUGHS ] I'M GETTING MARRIED. [ LAUGHTER ] TESS, YOU LOOK LIKE A BRIDE BARBIE! DAD, WHAT DO YOU THINK? IT JUST LOOKS LIKE HER. OH, DADDY! OH! [ SOBBING ] DIDN'T WE DO GOOD? [ LAUGHTER ] Tessie: IT'S THE MOMENT THAT I'VE JUST REALLY LOOKED FORWARD TO SINCE I WAS A LITTLE GIRL. [ CHUCKLES ] SO, WHAT ARE YOU SAYING TO THIS DRESS? I'M SAYING YES. [ ALL CHEER ] Jim W.: IT'S GONE BY SO QUICK. SHE'S A GROWN WOMAN. Tessie: I'M PRINCESS TESSIE. [ LAUGHS ] 100%. [ LAUGHS ] Narrator: BRIDE TESSIE'S FAIRY-TALE ENDING IS FINALLY COMING TRUE. MEANWHILE, DOWN IN FITTINGS, CONSULTANT LIZ MEETS A BRIDE HOPING FOR THE PERFECT FIT. HI. MY NAME IS SHAINA GONZALEZ. I'M 22 YEARS OLD, AND I'M FROM GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA. MY FIANCé'S NAME IS JIM HAYMORE. FROM DAY ONE, WE JUST CONNECTED. JIM PROPOSED TO ME AT AN OUTDOOR CONCERT IN FRONT OF THE CROWD, AND I SAID YES! [ LAUGHS ] THIS IS MY MOM, TAMMY, MY SISTER TAWNY, AND ONE OF MY BRIDESMAIDS, LEANNA. WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU SAW YOUR DRESS? OKAY. I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS WHETHER IT'S GONNA FIT OR NOT. OKAY. I'M JUST A LITTLE NERVOUS BECAUSE IT'S FORM-FITTING DOWN TO MY HIPS. Narrator: THE LAST TIME BRIDE SHAINA CAME TO BRIDALS BY LORI... I LIKE THAT ONE. ...THERE WAS A *** BATTLE ON THE RUNWAY OOH! Tammy: SHE DOESN'T NEED TO HAVE SOMETHING THAT TIGHT. I'M SORRY, BUT THIS ISN'T FOR YOU TO SAY, LIKE -- WELL -- TIM THINK HE HAS AUTHORITY ON ALL SUBJECTS. Narrator: SO IT WAS UP TO LORI TO NEGOTIATE A CEASE-FIRE. WE NEED TO GO TO A NEUTRAL CORNER AND FIND THE PERFECT DRESS. THAT'S PRETTY. I LOVE THIS DRESS. Lori: WHAT DO YOU THINK, MOM? IT'S PERFECT. SHE LOOKS GREAT IN IT. Narrator: SO TODAY, WITH BROTHER TIM OUT OF THE WAY, IT'S OUT OF MOM TO MAKE THE FINAL CALL. Tammy: I'M HOPING EVERYTHING'S GONNA FIT TIGHT WHERE IT NEEDS TO AND LOOSE WHERE IT NEEDS TO. Narrator: BRIDE SHAINA'S DREAM DRESS IS AN ORGANZA RUCHED FIT-AND-FLARE WITH A FLOWERED SASH. I'M VERY EXCITED, AND I CAN'T WAIT TO TRY IT ON. GOT IT? OKAY. [ SIGHS ] IT FEELS A LITTLE BIT SNUG. IN THE HIP AREA IS WHERE IT SEEMS TO BE SNUG. WE CAN ZIP IT. YES! [ LAUGHS ] AWW. [ LAUGHS ] IT'S VERY PRETTY. I'M DEFINITELY HOPING THAT MOM STILL LIKES THE DRESS. WHAT DO YOU THINK? YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL. THANKS. [ LAUGHS ] SHE JUST GLOWS IN THAT DRESS. THAT'S WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR. I THINK IT'S THE PERFECT DRESS FOR ME. IT DEFINITELY MAKES ME HAPPY THAT MOM HAD SUCH A REACTION. Narrator: BRIDE SHAINA LEAVES HOPING THAT BROTHER TIM WILL BE AS HAPPY AS MOM. Narrator: MEANWHILE, ACROSS THE SALON, ABC NEWS REPORTER BRIDE LINSEY KEEPS COOL WHEN THE CAMERAS ARE ROLLING... AS A REPORTER, I REALLY JUST RELY ON MY GUT, AND I GO WITH IT. THEY HEAD TO COURT IN APRIL. BUT WHEN IT COMES TO FASHION SENSE, I'M KIND OF BANKRUPT. I'M GONNA TRUST THE SHOPPING TO EVERYBODY ELSE. Narrator: BUT THE CHOICE OF DRESSES SO FAR... I LOVE IT! ...SPARKED A RATINGS WAR. NOT FOR YOU. Monte: LINSEY IS NOT GONNA SAY YES TO A DRESS UNLESS HER ENTOURAGE IS ON THE SAME PAGE, SO I'VE GOT TO FIND A DRESS THAT'S A LITTLE GRACE JONES ON THE TOP AND A LITTLE BEYONCé ON THE BOTTOM. Narrator: MONTE ZOOMS IN ON A TULLE RUFFLED MERMAID WITH A BEADED BELT. I REALLY LIKE THIS DRESS. Linsey: IT WAS ALL THAT I WAS LOOKING FOR. THIS MIGHT BE A CROWD-PLEASER ACROSS THE BOARD. I FEEL LIKE THIS COULD BE THE DRESS. I REALLY DO LIKE IT. I DON'T LIKE IT. GIRL, LOOK AT THE BOTTOM OF IT, HONEY. THAT AIN'T HOT. MNH-MNH. THAT JUST LOOKS LIKE EVERY OTHER WEDDING DRESS. RIGHT. WE FINALLY GOT THEM TO AGREE, AND THEY AGREE THEY HATE IT. IT'S LIKE FLAT TO ME. Barbara: HE'S MAKING A GOOD POINT. WE'VE SEEN THIS, GIRL. [ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ] LIKE THIS PART RIGHT HERE IS JUST LIKE "WAKE UP!" Linsey: THE PEANUT GALLERY WAS SO LOUD IN MY HEAD... I DON'T LIKE THE WAISTLINE. ...THAT I WAS TORN TO JUST SAY, "YEAH, I GUESS YOU'RE RIGHT. I GUESS THIS ISN'T THE DRESS." NEXT. Narrator: COMING UP, WILL THE FINAL FIT PASS MOM'S INSPECTION? AND NEWSCASTER BRIDE LINSEY MIGHT BE READY TO SIGN OFF. SOMETIMES, OTHER PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO SEE YOU BETTER THAN YOU CAN SEE YOURSELF. A BRIDE HAS TO HAVE AN OPINION. Narrator: ABC ANCHOR BRIDE LINSEY IS SUPERCONFIDENT ON THE NEWS DESK. Linsey: YOU HAVE TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT A LOT AND KIND OF BECOME AN INSTANT EXPERT. Narrator: BUT ON THE RUNWAY, SHE'S LETTING HER ENTOURAGE WRITE THE STORY. JOAN RIVER WILL RIP YOU APART, HONEY. NOT FOR YOU. AND WHEN LINSEY FOUND THE DRESS THAT SHE LOVED, IT RECEIVED POOR RATINGS. LOOKS LIKE EVERY OTHER WEDDING DRESS. NEXT! Flo: LINSEY LOVES THIS DRESS. SHE NEEDS TO STAND UP FOR IT. SO I'M GONNA JACK HER UP AND LET EVERYONE SEE IT FROM HER POINT OF VIEW. I DON'T HAVE THE MAJORITY. THAT'S THE THING THAT'S HOLDING ME BACK. BUT I REALLY COULD SEE MYSELF WALKING DOWN THE AISLE IN THIS DRESS. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS ME STEPPING OUT OF THE BOX, BUT IT'S STILL ME. THERE'S CRICKETS OUT HERE. I LIKE IT LESS. I THINK IT'S -- BUT SHE LOVES THIS DRESS! YOU LIKE THE OTHER ONE BETTER? YEAH. LIKE, IF YOU'RE GONNA GO FOR IT, GIRL, DO IT. YOU DEFINITELY DON'T WANT THAT. Flo: COULD YOU SEE YOURSELF GETTING MARRIED IN THIS DRESS? DiAndre: I THINK SHE'S TORN ABOUT THAT DRESS, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S NOT THE DRESS. I THINK THAT SOMETIMES OTHER PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO SEE YOU BETTER THAN YOU CAN SEE YOURSELF. I THINK I'M JUST GONNA GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD. I DON'T THINK I'M GONNA EVER PLEASE THE MASSES, BUT HOPEFULLY I'M GONNA FEEL SO STRONGLY ABOUT A DRESS THAT I'M GONNA SAY, "THIS IS IT," AND I MAY NOT EVEN ASK FOR ANY MORE INPUT. [ LAUGHS ] Monte: REPORTERS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE NEUTRAL, BUT A BRIDE HAS TO HAVE AN OPINION. WHEN LINSEY GETS BACK HERE WITHOUT AN AUDIENCE, I GUARANTEE YOU SHE'LL CONNECT WITH A DRESS. Narrator: BRIDE LINSEY CALLS A WRAP ON TODAY'S WEDDING-GOWN SEARCH. [ As Walter Cronkite ] AND THAT'S THE WAY IT IS. Narrator: ONE MONTH LATER, BRIDE SHAINA IS READY TO REVEAL THE FINAL FIT TO HER ENTIRE FAMILY. YEAH. I LOVE IT. [ LAUGHS ] THE DRESS IS JUST LIKE WE IMAGINED. IT'S AWESOME. I'M SO EXCITED TO GET MARRIED. I CAN'T WAIT. Man: BEAUTIFUL! [ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ] I'VE BEEN KIND OF ENVISIONING THIS MOMENT SINCE THE FIRST TIME I SAW HER. SHAINA, WILL YOU TAKE JIM TO BE YOUR WEDDED HUSBAND? I DO. JIM, YOU MAY NOW KISS YOUR BRIDE. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] I THINK THE DRESS WAS AN EXCELLENT COMPROMISE BETWEEN ME AND MY MOM. IT'S GORGEOUS. Jim H: THIS IS THE HAPPIEST I'VE EVER BEEN IN MY LIFE. SHE'S THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING I'VE EVER SEEN IN THE WORLD. Shaina: WE CAN'T WAIT TO START OUR LIVES TOGETHER. Narrator: NO TWO BRIDES HAVE THE SAME WEDDING STORY, BUT EVERY BRIDE WANTS A GOWN WORTHY OF STOPPING THE SHOW. IF SHE CAN STAY FOCUSED ON GETTING THE REAL SCOOP, EVERYONE WILL BE SMILING ON HER WEDDING DAY.