<p>Yes, on the top and at the left. Didn’t know I could get a dress at zappos!</p>
<p>ooh, now that we’re on a new page the ads have gone back to textbooks and financial aid. I wonder what will happen if I type wedding dress, bridal gown, mother of the bride…</p>
<p>oh, I clearly either have too much time on my hands or I am avoiding something ;)</p>
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<p>Tornai is exclusive to Kleinfelds. (I’m no fan of stripper fairy dresses but I do get a major chuckle watching the brides try them on.) </p>
<p>I’ve seen 3 or 4 different designers on the show while they were at Kleinfeld’s for trunk shows.</p>
<p>Love this show although Mr. Proud Mary rolls his eyes every time I watch!!</p>
<p>Have 4 sons. My oldest is getting married this year. My future DIL asked me along to shop for her wedding dress. The night before we went there was an episode on SYTTD about shopping with MILs!!! I took some lessons on how NOT to behave.
There was a male consultant at the store we went to and my DIL and I kept calling him Randy (which wasn’t his name) Her mom was very confused as she doesn’t watch the show.
I hate the blond consultant with the straight across bangs. All she seems to care about is selling the most expensive dress there is.</p>
<p>whatever4- I don’t recall ANY of my peers getting married in a strapless dress. I got married in July in long sleeves too ;)</p>
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<p>Speaking of Randy - did you see the show with the bride who had a baby and not lost the weight. She was feeling bad and he was so nice to her.</p>
<p>My mother hates this show. But she hates weddings in general; she and two of her roommates got married within a 6-month period after graduating from university, and they all were relatively similar physically, so they bought one $150 dress and shared it.</p>
<p>Their husbands did the same thing with one suit :)</p>
<p>I love the show but it irks me that they have an expectation that brides should only need to try on three or four dresses and feel obligated to buy. The customer has every right to be picky or follow their gut if they feel hesitant about purchase. And I don’t understand entourage shopping. I went by myself to get my dress back in the day and brought back one friend to confirm my choice. </p>
<p>The Pnina Tornay corset thing is just so tacky. It seems to appeal to Snookie (Jersey Shore) types. It’s amazing to me that dads don’t want to throw a bathrobe over their daughters in that.</p>
<p>I LOVE Say Yes to the Dress! My roommates and I watch it ALL THE TIME in the dorm.</p>
<p>I watch it somewhat for the pleasure (I won’t be getting married for quite some time, since I’m only 19 and have never even been on a date), and somewhat to laugh at the ridiculousness of spending upwards of $5,000 on a dress you’ll only wear once. My parents have already told me not to expect that, to which I responded I don’t want it! I can’t imagine spending over $1,000.</p>
<p>Remember the episode where the girl’s family were all wedding planners? Ugh. They were trying to match her dress to the landscaping or something ridiculous like that.</p>
<p>Some of the family is just too much. When I go shopping I’ll bring my mom (because she’ll be dying to go and I love my mama!), my future MIL if she wants to go and a close friend. That’s it.</p>
<p>It bothers me, too, the girls whose families give them a budget and the girls are willing to try on dresses thousands over that. It’s just plain disrespectful. </p>
<p>Sarah is my favorite consultant; she’s so sweet and really seems to understand her brides.</p>
<p>^^^#68
it would appear that some of the same dads may have paid for mammary enhancements for their daughters, so that dress just shows off their investments. :D</p>
<p>The thing about spending 5 figures on a wedding dress is that so many of the brides on the show are beautiful 20-30 somethings who would look lovely in the proverbial burlap sack. A lot of times a much simpler dress would look just as good.</p>
<p>With that said, I’m amazed at the number of older/second time brides they show. (Don’t know if the number is representative or if they just choose to show more of them.) If I divorced or was widowed and remarried, I just can’t imagine wearing a major long white formal wedding gown.</p>
<p>I can’t imagine getting married again, missy! ;)</p>
<p>I got married 2 years ago at age 50something and you’d be surprised how many people thought I should get a white wedding dress (no, this was not my first wedding!) I would have felt ridiculous!</p>
<p>And looking at the dresses on this show and in magazines (I confess I did look through a few wedding magazines while planning the wedding) there weren’t many (any??) dresses that would have looked good on me. 90% or more are strapless - THAT is not going to happen!!! (One of the beefs I have with a lot of the brides on this show is the strapless dresses that don’t fit on top.)</p>
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<p>maybe if I had three years advance notice I could hire a trainer…but of course, gravity would be working against me every minute!</p>
<p>It’s fun to watch with dd. One of my favorite episodes was with a bride named Kimberly Gindi who was shopping with her father. She was unhappy with the custom Pinina Tornei dress she had ordered (well into 5 figures) and then daddy said “fine” to buying her another Tornei dress. Disgusting if you ask me.
Also, was quite amused with the episode with Stacy London (from What Not to Wear) shopping with one of her girlfriends.</p>
<p>I too love this show! I thought I had seen most of them, but from some descriptions of shows (like ones with Stacy and Michelle Duggar in them), I see that I am a mere novice! </p>
<p>My wedding dress cost $99 and has long sleeves and a high neck, but with a lace inset. I personally am not a real fan of the “mermaid” look currently in style…but strapless dresses can be very flattering IF they fit correctly!</p>
<p>I sew and my d and I had a wonderful time all during her HS years designing and picking out fabric and making her dresses for prom and homecoming. I dream of some day maybe making her wedding gown, but I imagine we will end up going and falling in love with something at a store. Not Kleinfelds, though, I promise!</p>
<p>So what do you think are the financial renumeration policies for “Say Yes to the Dress”?</p>
<p>Jon & Kate were obviously getting paid for that show; does Kleinfeld’s get paid, or is their reimbursement strictly the promotional value the business receives? How about the individual employees/consultants – and the customers featured on the show? I can remember an episode that featured an employee evaluation session (maybe with the Claudine/Claudia?); I assume she would not have agreed to have that on TV without a boatload of cash. And I cannot imagine some of those customers agreeing to shop on camera without remuneration or at least a substantial discount on a dress.</p>
<p>My friend’s niece got her headpiece and veil for appearing on the show.</p>
<p>Whatever, I figured that’s why they are willing to look at dresses out of their budget range, because they get some kind of price break on them. Free headpiece and veil would work, too.</p>
<p>Fun fantasy- especially with only an H and S around. My inner girl… It seems as though the only wedding dress style in recent years is strapless, including weddings I have attended (the exception being the gorgeous attire of Indian brides and grooms)- often a boring straight across top and not attractive on so many. Maybe by the time my son is getting married- likely more than 10 years from now- styles will have improved. Also- even if you can afford it so many thousands of dollars is such a waste. The wedding is only the start of the marriage, hopefully not the best part of it.</p>