That's nice that her friends were willing to chip in for her dress, but if she wanted something super expensive, she should pay for it herself

That dress won't bring happiness. It will bring temporary satisfaction.

And they didn't say how much they'd chip in. Plus don't they have to pay for their bridesmaid dress?

That’s a first too

@@tbaer4894 They were VERY careful not to commit to a $ amount. And within minutes, were looking for a way of escape (calling the dad).

She picked that dress with the help of her friends.The brides that want 2k-2.5k dresses usually want something simpler

Thats my thought also !

Yea thoes brides usually don’t want something spectacular she did

She wanted a blinged out dress that accentuated her butt. That’s not cheap.

Bride insisted on this one

Justin Alexander makes very pretty, affordable wedding dresses.

I spent $800 and I thought that was a lot lol

She should have gone to David's Bridal.

Thank you! Why if all bridal salons this has to be it?

Mine was around $400 at a discount bridal store. The quality was as good as a dress 10x that amount.

My first thought!!!

@@mrsdv same

I was thinking the same thing!

That was same thing I was thinking!!!😊

He’d have convinced Laurie to sell it at £1500 😂

well SHE was the one to go to a HIGHER END bridal boutique in the first place.

put her in the dress?? SHE wanted to try it on knowing what her budget was so if it wouldve ruined the wedding she did it herself.. nobody threw the dress on her!!

@@dalilarocha4562 Yes, totally agree.. That takes pushy broad to do that.

The dress was double her budget and then some. So those gals need to come up with 300.00+ a piece. Will they when the bill is due???? It's just foolish to go that far over your budget

All reality shows have an element of being scripted. Lori was always going to mark down the dress from the moment the woman said she wanted it. It's what these shows do to give the audience a "feel good" moment. I wouldn't be surprised if these was a plan with the producers for the friends to push for a more expensive dress so that they could do their part to chip in.

Yes the UK stores have some gorgeous dresses in budget

@@octopus8978 this is usa tho

Gok would have found it!

@@dianerose8316 Yessss 😍😍😍😍

Yes, but then she wouldn't get to be on TV.

Thank you 🤚I thought I was the only one that thought this😅

Absolutely not. I have seen this show, and dresses worth 5k were breathtakingly beautiful. This one? No.

Exactly, and the expensive dress had the same wrinkling around the stomach-hip area as the first dress (which would have disappeared when the dress was to be tailored to her body shape). She didn't see the wrinkling on the expensive dress because it was 5000 dollars, and because it had more sparkle, but mainly because it was 5000 dollars, hence the psychological effect of believing that it must be better if it is more expensive.

They have to buy their dresses yet!! She never should have tried this on! That's a lot to ask of her friends! 😢

Well I don’t know if u watched but she didn’t know the price until after she tried it on

@@angelblack2153 You're supposed to ask BEFORE you try it on. She already knew that her budget was way below standard for this shop.

Agreed! But her friends chose it without telling her the price. So that created a bad situation. They made the bad situation so they should fix it, which they did!

@@YT4Me57 I wouldn't ask the price before putting it on if I'd gave them a budget they know not to go above.

@@angelblack2153 I'm pretty sure they told her it was going b over her budget, she already tired on the ones within her budget and did t like them and did t even go out and show her friends

The girls with the cheaper budgets often want something more simple and no to little beading. This bride wanted something glamorous with lots of beading and emphasizes her butt and her curves…that’s not cheap.

Depends when this was filed- earlier seasons they stocked cheaper designers and things were just cheaper. Later seasons as they got famous they stocked more high end designers. Plus 2k is fine if you don't want bling

I don't think it's a complete illusion. That dress DID look better on her than any of the others. The fit was better, it had more detail, more crystals ECT... And a lot of those details have to be applied by hand. It is legitimately a better dress than the less expensive ones. She was just in the wrong store. Quality does go up with price, but she's also paying for whatever designers name is on the dress. If she went somewhere else, she could probably find something by a lesser known designer, or even have a seamstress custumize a dress for her for less money, and still get the detail she wants.

@@bridgetcooney5085 They showed her trying on dresses but we really didn't get to see her in most of them.

I was thinking the same thing. The way that the assistant was saying it was not nice.

I think they’re saying that based on the stores prices. It’s extremely biased. I think she should have went to a discount bridal store that offered more choices within her budget but some women have a set store in mind that they “have” to get their dress from.

This is a high end bridal shop. They carry designer wedding dresses. You can't go to shop like this with such a low budget. The other problem was her taste in dresses. What she wanted was not in her budget. Beading alone will almost always cost more. If she was going for a much simpler look she would've found something within her budget. It's not going to be easy to find something like what the bride ended up with in a much lower price range.

It would be enough in most places. But this shop only tends to carry higher end dresses

@@maricruzpaxtorrodriguez2345 its a high end boutique with designer dresses

They staff only showed her dresses within budget, the entourage are the ones that told her to try that dress on

Disappointing episode... that consultant was not people friendly... bad attitude..

I guess she should’ve been on a tv show with that budget to cut the drama down but alas she did

she said that that store specifically doesnt really have anything in that budget, thats a higher end boutique. the consultant 99% of the time prioritize budget, the dresses that they try on that are over budget are almost always because the bride or the entourage picked them out

she said It wasn't sufficient for the type of the dress she wanted in that store. you also cleary didn't pay attention to the video. The entourage requested for her to try on the dress

Yeah but the bridesmaids offered.

She didn’t know the price as seen in the video

@@jennflores1122 which she was willing to go a little above but not 3500. who would expect them to pull a dress that far outside of her price range. and I saw guess that’s why they were willing to help her pay for her dream dress.

@@jennflores1122 she was at 1:22 she said she’d have to absolutely love the dress.

No wonder she brought entire wedding party along........She needed help to buy her wedding gown and it worked... wow..nothing like abusing your friendships

The problem was her taste in dresses. What she wanted was not in her budget. Beading alone will almost always cost more. If she was going for a much simpler look she would've found something within her budget. Also this a high end bridal shop. It's not going to be easy to find something like what the bride ended up with in a much lower price range. The problem is she has champagne tastes on a beer budget.

@@perfectlyimperfect1095 I agree, nobody seems to be understanding this

@@perfectlyimperfect1095 I thought her only requirement was sexy. How much money do you have to have to buy a sexy dress?

@@matxalenc8410 The dress she went with wasn't just sexy. It was beaded. It had a dramatic bottom/skirt. Also it's designer. The material seems to be of great quality. All that can be very expensive. She should've managed her expectations by actually researching on type of dress she wanted and how to fit that into her budget. It depends on what you want in a dress and where you buy it. If you want a designer wedding gown you have to make sure you can actually afford it. So I'd say you determine your budget by your preferences and of course your affordability. You have to make sure your taste matches your budget. I cannot say the exact amount you need for a wedding gown what I am saying is that do your research and manage your expectations.

One of the reasons this so show is frustrating. So dumb

Why go to a store with such expensive dresses when you don’t have the budget? I don’t get it. Don’t stores in the USA advise ball park prices, or discuss it when booking? Or is that normal practice and this is just dramatic effect?

@@dees3179 stores like Lori have prices in the $1500 or less range. It usually means intro, low cost designers or hitting the sale rack. The problem is always champagne taste on a beer budget or not willing to hit up the sales.

I thought she tried on the 1st dress again!! It looks just like the 1st one 🤦

I liked the one she was wearing before the one she picked. But it probably wasn't sexy enough for her

100%!!!!

"It fits her exactly like the first one"... My thoughts exactly... Including the "bunching" she claimed she hated on the 1st dress.

Honestly I liked the first one better.

This is a high end bridal shop. They carry designer wedding dresses. You can't go to shop like this with such a low budget. The other problem was her taste in dresses. What she wanted was not in her budget. Beading alone will almost always cost more. If she was going for a much simpler look she would've found something within her budget. It's not going to be easy to find something like what the bride ended up with in a much lower price range. The biggest problem is she has champagne tastes on a beer budget.

This bridal boutique carries designer wedding dresses. It's a high-end bridal shop. It makes sense that they were honest with her. It's definitely annoying that they pushed her over budget but for what she wanted it wasn't going to be easy to find something in her budget at that particular store. It's the same with Kleinfeld. The more you want on the dress, the more it's going to cost. Especially dresses with that much beading. If she was going for a much simpler look she would've been able to find something in her price range. This is why it's important to check the price range of products in that shop before you go there. It's not easy to ball on a budget in such shops.

@@perfectlyimperfect1095 being honest is something, doing faces is something else. We have seen many brides with same budget getting nice dresses in this show. I really dislike the shop assistant behaviour.

Lori never puts a bride in a dress that's so over her budget. The only reason they did it was because the entourage insisted on it. If the bride had been willing/able to come up with another thousand or so she could have found a beautiful dress without breaking the bank.

Her friends asked her to try that

I think they were caught up in the moment. As a bride I would never put my friends in that awkward moment and take $ from them knowing they will have expenses of their own. And some may have tighter budgets than this bride.

Commendable? Encouraging her to spend a rediculous amount on a dress that she can't afford and will only wear for a few hours is idiotic and not a good way to start a marriage.

@@kerryswier4173 Exactly!!! To top it off they were trying to recruit the dad to “chip” in as well. Horrible friends, makes you think if she can even afford the wedding. The venue is usually the most expensive, if she can’t afford a dress, what about the photographer, food, flowers, video. I would be embarrassed to ask for a handout from all my friends.

They were used....can you just imagine one or two of them saying No with all fuss going on It's called peer pressure and these girls will still be expected to pay for their dress and shoes and whatever else to be in this wedding. Tacky tacky bride to take advantage like she did

@vashti 🤣🤣🤣

Lol ikr...these ladies will have her in a $400,000 house when she and her husband and only afford $250,000. You have to set financial boundaries

to be fair, they didn't force her, she wanted that dress and her friends asked the consultant to put her in it to begin with.

The problem was her taste in dresses. What she wanted was not in her budget. Beading alone will almost always cost more. If she was going for a much simpler look she would've found something within her budget. Also this a high end bridal shop. It's not going to be easy to find something like what the bride ended up with in a much lower price range. The problem is she has champagne tastes on a beer budget.

@@perfectlyimperfect1095 exactly

Ikr, but I’m pretty sure it was a quality thing tbh

You have to keep in mind the conversion rate, £1500 = $2000 USD, but having said that, the quality and general price point seems to be _much_ better in the Lancashire shop. $1500 isn't insignificant, I think they could have done much better in that budget.

It's the kind of stores they pick. In the US they feature high end bridal stores. In the other ones the stores are more mid-range to high end

@@rivertam7827 yes and it also depends if you shop in the inner city or local boutique. But this bridal store features pretty much all high end top wedding designer dresses, so it’s very expensive to shop there

This is a high end bridal shop. They carry designer wedding dresses. You can't go to shop like this with such a low budget. The other problem was her taste in dresses. What she wanted was not in her budget. Beading alone will almost always cost more. If she was going for a much simpler look she would've found something within her budget. It's not going to be easy to find something like what the bride ended up with in a much lower price range. The biggest problem is she has champagne tastes on a beer budget.

all the under 2k dresses are quite simple and she wanted bling and drama

I didn't like it 😕

yeah, the pressure they put them under is unneeded, just show her the dresses, if she's not happy, she needs to make a call. Besides jumping from 1500 to 5k is a whole other nonsense

Gok's store is in Lancashire, England.

Same

Thewy do but they want simple dresses. She wanted lots of beading and ruffles and such which adds up