I DON'T WANT A LOT OF BEADS.

SEE THE ONE WITH THE BEADS? I'M NOT A FAN OF THAT.

JESSA, WE ALREADY DON'T LIKE ONE.

YOU ALREADY DON'T LIKE ONE?

YEAH.

BEFORE WE EVEN GET THEM IN THE ROOM,

THEY'RE LIKE, "NO, NOT GONNA BE A POSSIBILITY."

Ysela: I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS.

I CAN HEAR MY MAID OF HONOR AND MY FIANCé OUT THERE --

"MM-MM-MM-MM-MM."

Narrator: HOPING FOR A LESS-OPINIONATED ENTOURAGE,

ANTONELLA MEETS A PLUS-SIZED BRIDE

WHO'S BROUGHT HER FAMILY ALONG FOR SUPPORT.

HI. GOOD MORNING. KRISTEN?

Kristen: MY NAME'S KRISTEN MULVANEY,

AND I'M HERE TO FIND MY WEDDING DRESS.

HI.

HI. I'M CYNTHIA.

OH, I BROUGHT MY MOM, CINDY, MY LITTLE SISTER KELLY,

MY FIANCé, NICK, AND MY MOTHER-IN-LAW, NANCY.

I BROUGHT THEM WITH ME 'CAUSE I TRUST THEIR OPINIONS.

OKAY, WE HAVE A GREAT FAMILY. OKAY.

IT'S IMPORTANT FOR ME TO HAVE MY MOM'S APPROVAL FOR THE DRESS

D D FOR MY FUTURE MOTHER-IN-LAW'S, TOO,

BUT I THINK OUR SENSES OF STYLE ARE PRETTY DIFFERENT.

THE THREE OF US -- WE MIGHT HAVE DIFFICULTY AGREEING TOGETHER.

I GUESS I'M OLD-FASHIONED.

WE'RE THREE DIFFERENT PERSONALITY TYPES.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, IF YOU'LL COME IN THE BACK.

I'M GONNA STEAL NICK WITH ME, IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

IT'S UP TO YOU -- WHOEVER YOU'D LIKE TO BRING.

NICK IS DEFINITELY HERE TO MAKE SURE I HAVE A GOOD EXPERIENCE.

I DON'T THINK THAT HIM NECESSARILY SEEING A DRESS THAT I WEAR

IS GONNA TAINT OUR RELATIONSHIP IN ANY WAY.

NICK'S MY BEST FRIEND.

HE ENCOURAGES ME TO BE WHO I AM AND TO DO WHAT MAKES ME HAPPY.

MY WEDDING'S GONNA BE IN THE SAME CHURCH

THAT NICK'S PARENTS WERE MARRIED IN,

BY THE SAME PRIEST WHO'S MARRYING US.

IT'LL HAVE A LOT OF MEANING FOR HIS WHOLE FAMILY.

Cynthia: HE'S THE KIND OF MAN I DREAMED AND PRAYED

THAT MY DAUGHTER WOULD MARRY.

WHAT PRICE POINT ARE YOU COMFORTABLE?

$1,800, SOMEWHERE AROUND THERE.

OKAY.

TELL ME WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR IN A DRESS.

I'D LIKE SOMETHING THAT'S, LIKE, KIND OF ROMANTIC.

I'D LIKE SOMETHING PRETTY, JUST SOMETHING THAT I FEEL REALLY GOOD IN.

SO, MOM, TELL ME -- WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE KRISTEN IN?

WELL, I KNOW IT WAS A CONCERN FOR HER TO FIND SOMETHING

THAT WAS FLATTERING,

MINIMIZE THINGS THAT SHE WANTED TO MINIMIZE.

I THINK WHAT MY MOM SAID

ABOUT MINIMIZING OR FLATTERING THINGS --

I THINK SHE HAS GOOD INTENTIONS,

BUT IT KIND OF BOTHERED ME WHEN SHE SAID IT.

I THINK THE WORD "PLUS-SIZED" IS DISMISSIVE

THAT BECAUSE YOU'RE TWO SIZES BIGGER THAN SOMEBODY ELSE,

YOU'RE EXTRA, THAT YOU'RE, YOU KNOW --

THERE'S SOMETHING THE MATTER WITH YOU.

HAVE YOU DONE ANY BRIDAL SHOPPING BEFORE?

JUST ONE STORE.

I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED

IN MY FIRST BRIDAL-SHOPPING EXPERIENCE.

THEY DIDN'T HAVE A REALLY BIG SELECTION.

A LOT OF THEM WERE LIKE

THESE BIG, POUFY CUPCAKE DRESSES THAT I WASN'T REALLY INTO.

Nick: BECAUSE SHE'S A PLUS-SIZED BRIDE,

THEY PRETTY MUCH WANTED TO HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH HE.

SO SHE'S HAD A REALLY BAD EXPERIENCE AT THIS OTHER SALON,

AND I DON'T THINK SHE'S LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS.

BUT IT'S ANTONELLA'S JOB TO REALLY TURN THIS AROUND.

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS FOR ME TO FIND YOU THE DRESS

AND FOR YOU TO HAVE A GREAT EXPERIENCE WITH YOUR FAMILY.

AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE FUN, ALL RIGHT?

OKAY.

OKAY.

Narrator: A ROMANTIC LACE GOWN IS THE REQUEST,

SO ANTONELLA STARTS LOOKING IN THE STOCK ROOM,

UNAWARE THAT THE TWO MOMS ARE BUSY BROWSING THEMSELVES.

OOH.

A-LINE, THE STRAIGHTER STYLE.

THAT'S NICE. THAT LOOKS LIKE HER.

IT'S EVERYTHING SHE WANTED.

I THINK THIS GOWN IS GOING TO BE PERFECT FOR KRISTEN.

SHE'S EITHER GONNA SAY SHE LIKES IT OR SHE TES IT.

THE MOM AND THE MOTHER-IN-LAW GIVE ME THIS DRESS.

I'M GONNA SEE IF WE HAVE IT IN THE PLUS SIZE.

Narrator: THE MOMS MAY LOVE THIS DRESS,

BUT BRIDE KRISTEN HAS HER RESERVATIONS.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE THING IN THE FRONT, LIKE THE --

Kristen: THE SECOND I SAW THAT, I JUST KNEW IT WAS GONNA BE

THIS BIG, BAGGY THING OVER THE MIDDLE,

AND IT'S JUST NOT GONNA BE GOOD.

SO MANY TIMES, YOU'VE HAD THIS MOTHER

DREAMING ABOUT HER DAUGHTER GETTING MARRIED,

AND YOU'VE GOT THE DAUGHTER DREAMING ABOUT GETTING MARRIED.

AND GUESS WHAT -- THEIR DREAMS ARE DIFFERENT.

SO, THEN WHAT? THAT'S WHEN THE CONFLICT HAPPENS.

THIS IS WHAT THEY WANT TO SEE YOU IN.

I'M HOPING THAT SHE'LL THINK IT'S AS BEAUTIFUL AS WE DO.

Kristen: I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS THING.

I FEEL LIKE IT'S LIKE A MATERNITY KIND OF --

[ LAUGHS ]

IT'S HIDEOUS.

THIS IS NOT GOOD. [ LAUGHS ]

Narrator: COMING UP, A BRIDE HELD CAPTIVE.

ELSA'S ACTUALLY TELLING YSELA

SHE CAN'T COME OUT OF THE ROOM IN THIS DRESS.

THIS IS WHY I NEEDED TO COME IN.

Narrator: AND WILL A BAD PICK LEAD TO DISASTER?

ON ALL THE SPOTS LIKE IS

IT'S MAKING YOU LOOK WIDER.

THEY'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER

THIS CHRISTMAS.