Bride Refuses To Settle And Gives Up After Trying 11 Dresses! | Say Yes To The Dress: Big Bliss 

Exactly my first thought. Bless her heart ❤️

I was thinking the same!

Or Auntie Gok

or Gok's :))

I feel for this woman. I had to rent my wedding gown 35 years ago; as a plus size woman there just wasn't anything available in the bridal salons. I wasn't happy on my wedding day either. I'm glad we have people like Jo & Al now; & Gok, he designs gown while woman is wearing it! Note; these people AREN'T in the USA 🇺🇸. American designers need to open up their eyes; there's a market out there for curvy brides. The average American woman is NOT a size 6.

Agreed her 1st dress was beautiful but in her mind it wasn't.. a lot of these gowns were equally beautiful. But it's hard to see beauty in yourself when you living in a negative mindset. That's definitely the most difficult thing to overcome.

The dress was beautiful and she looked great on it. Now she comes back with more weight and unrealistic expectations.

Pretty sure NOT everything went wrong on her day. That was a very good dress for her and she's degrading it. This girl doesn't need another dress. This girl needs therapy. If the glass isn't full 100%, to her it's totally empty. My best guess is, that she's dissatisfied with life, because she's actually dissatisfied with herself.

Sad but true

Surprise surprise.

💯 agree

It says at the top that she's lost weight but I can't see it. I think she looked slimmer in her wedding photos.

lots of us heavy women hate our bodies, but if the bridal industry hasn't figured out how to make dresses that make us look fantastic that's on them.

Yeah these dresses lacked the structure of the dresses Jo and Al have.

Absolutely, no question.

I always wonder if the dresses in Jo and Al's boutique cost more than the ones here because plus size dresses are always a lot more pricey in the sister syttd shows. I hope that they are more affordable because every bride deserves to feel gorgeous without breaking the bank :)

That was exactly what I was thinking watching this. Al and Jo could easily help this beautiful woman find her dream dress.

Yes!!!!!!!! I came here to say this exact thing!!! This bride needs to see Jo and Al!!!! It would be an absolute life changing experience for her….

I agree and I also can't understand why people go for the full bridal gown for a renewal. Don't they feel a bit daft walking down the aisle in all that when they are already married? She could have looked very stylish say in a fifties style gown with a little hat and veil and made the whole thing fun instead of all this stress for nothing.

Given that it's only been 4 years, I think she wanted a do-over more than a renewal. Personally, I'd spend my money on something else, but each to their own. I hope her second ceremony met her expectations and helped her heal from the first one!

... I don't understand the point of vow renewals at all. The vows I said 30 years ago are good enough. I would spend the extra money on a great holiday too.

This :P

@Nicole Fox I'm sorry but I have to disagree with you ladies and I'll tell you why because most people that get married don't even make it through the first year of marriage let alone the first 10 years and half end in divorce. The initial wedding is actually less important than a vowel renewal because you haven't even started the real work yet which is the marriage not a wedding. The vowel renewal is especially important because it shows that you have made it over tremendous milestones and still have come out strong and still in love that's what it represents. This is coming from a woman who has been married for almost 10 years now and in a almost 20 year long relationship and yes I also will be renewing my vows too because it is just as important if big even more important. 😉

are Jo, and Al only in Briton?

@@daetyme998 Yes.

I love say yes to the dress..I think it's in Australia..I just get so happy when the brides end up loving themselves..

She doesn't hate the dresses.. She hate her body actually..that what block her mind to see her beauty..

It really annoys me that they always act like dresses for plus sizes are so few and hard to find. Most of the women in the western world require larger sizes. Why aren’t they making and selling dresses to accommodate them?

I thought so too! She looked beautiful in the pictures.

She needs a psychiatrist, not a dressmaker.

Same here! I loved the look 😍

It could’ve been the back of the dress

Totally agree 👍

$2000 for a wedding dresse is decent, but she should’ve shopped somewhere else. Kleinfeld is it the place for a $2000 budget when your plus sized.

Plus she is shopping in NYC which is expensive

@@AdrianaNicholeCosmetics exactly. if you want to go to the most expensive wedding dress store either you have the budget or you'll get the worse dresses. plus the alterations. they have the best seamstresses so double the price as in other salons

@@AdrianaNicholeCosmetics yup ur right

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it wasn't as bad as some of the dresses she tried on but it still didn't flatter her. i understand why she was unhappy with it, part of the reason i keep watching these is to try and figure out what dress i could get that would look better on me than my actual wedding dress did.

Thought the same. I also don't get the idea of vow renewals in the US. To me it's just wasting money. You have a wedding and your vows and promises are meant to be for the rest of your lives together as a couple. No need to repeat them again and again.

Poor girl. I think she looked great in her wedding pictures. Beautiful girl. If this still haunts her, maybe there’s some deeper issues.

I think her 1st dress she wore when she got married the first time looked the best. You don’t take the love out of your first wedding Over a dress she is so difficult to please I doubt her husband even wanted a redo. I am obese about her size and I would never behave like her she doesn’t need another wedding she need s something else Like a therapist

I agree. I don’t know why the consultants at kept putting strapless on her…just not becoming to her figure type.

Exactly!!

if she doesn't have $2000 for a dress, guaranteed she doesn't have the money for a plane ticket overseas (to say nothing of how much jo & al charge for their dresses, which is never mentioned on the show - probably because they're super expensive).

That would probably cost more than 2K. Lol

exactly my thoughts.

I bet that those dresses are way over $2000. Remember that the same number in pounds equals a higher dollar price. For the extra fabric, pattern changes, and better structural components, there is a lot of additional cost. There is a reaaon why the budget and price of the gowns are never mentioned on the show. And just because all the brides on the show find their dresses there doesn't mean that all the brides who go there always find their dresses. The ones who are on the show usually use this shop as a last-minute stop because they couldn't find anything anywhere else. So they have lowered expectations AND an increased budget because of the time constraints.

She is very cute.

I do agree with you. That was nice in her.

I agree!

right?? it looked gorgeous on her, the ballgowns they pulled at first just made her look wider.

Lol I always ask myself the same thing.

You absolutely right the budget for that place and plus size to low $ 3000.00 she will have been more lucky

Same here, it looked better than any of the dresses she tried on now. I can't understand why she didn't like her original Wedding dress.

Sadly true.

I liked her in the fourth dress, it made her look slimmer than all the others. The gauzy Grecian looking ones did not flatter her lower half at all.

Fully agree.

@@gardenjoy5223 🩷🤗🩷

Me too

Yes, indeed.

Jo and Al cater to plus sizes beautifully and Klienfelds caters to smaller sizes beautifully. You should go to the stores that are for your size to get the best results.

Curvy Boutique are expensive too

@Karen Houser I agree. Her low budget made it really hard for her to find her dress. Kleinfeld doesn't have any designers who actually design exclusively for bigger bodies. I know Christian Siriano does, and he has designs there, but he is way over $2000. I think she should have gone to a plus-size wedding dress store, and possibly outside NYC. But I also think she should have done a little more research into the style of dress that looked good on her and where to find that kind of dress. Brides who prep well usually find what they're looking for.

Totally agree. A pink ballgown with some soft lace sleeves etc would look great for a wedding renewal. However, I think she is after a do-over of her whole previous wedding, not really a renewal after only 4 yrs.

She has a low budget difficult body type and a lot of requirements. She didn’t want to try a line or ball gowns because that was her first dress and she blames it for not looking great 😮

Well part of the problem is that unless they specialize kleinfeld is probably going to have a better selection than a small boutique.

@@ebony7177 Wrong. Kleinfeld's specializes in wedding dresses. A store their size and seemingly limitless options for smaller sizes could and should do much more for plus size brides. Kleinfeld's is not some small town mom and pop wedding store, they're a huge NY long standing business who are disproportionate in styles,volume and prices when it comes to plus sizes. They need to take a page from Jo and Al.

@@susanelrawi7080 . Agree

@@susanelrawi7080 They have a great number of dresses for plus size but as a business for every plus size they probably have 2-5 times more in the 8-14/16. So as a plus size I would love for them to have more but between bottom line and not many designers doing sample or dresses for larger sizes it's not fair but it's reality. Also Randy was correct, even when shopping for regular clothes as a plus size I know I don't get the luxury of 20 dollar jeans, 2k is too little for more options.

@@ebony7177 First please keep in mind Bridalwear runs smaller than standard sizes so there's a built-in disadvantage right there. Second, proportionately the amount of larger dresses are far less than 10-14 sized dresses, and the few plus sizes they have are ugly and not at all flattering. I urge you to watch Jo and Al Curvy Boutique in the UK. Those ladies are nothing short of amazing and they have beautiful flattering dresses in all silhouettes. Please give it 10 minutes of your time and you will agree with me.

No Randy is NOT right. Plus size or no any woman should be thrilled with her wedding gown. Watch Jo and Al Curvy Brides. Almost every bride coming through their shop has issue with their size but the dresses there are BEAUTIFUL with a lot of shapes and silhouettes these women care about their clients and how they feel. Kleinfeld's should take a page from their book.

@@susanelrawi7080 I agree that everyone should find the dress of their dreams and feel beautiful but one thing we don't know about Curvey Brides is the cost of the gowns. Money is never mentioned. I think one of the things that Randy meant was that her expectations exceed the amount of money she has to spend. I think the staff tried very hard to find her a dress with very little to go on from the bride and I believe the consultant was right in that she did not know what she wanted. It sounds like with her first wedding more things went wrong than went right so she has a lot of negative memories and that can be very difficult to overcome. I still feel that she did not like what she saw in the mirror which is a shame. Being a plus size woman I can understand why shopping is not always very pleasant. I think Kleinfeld's problem is that they have gowns in plus sizes but not plus size gowns that are designed especially for plus sizes like at Curvey Brides, not just larger sizes in their existing inventory. Gowns designed for plus sizes have different and more appropriate structure to compliment a plus size figure.

@@gracielou1407 at the same time, though, kleinfeld's is a very high-end bridal shop. ideally they would show her dresses that WOULD make her look amazing and then she could go price-shopping to find something similar for cheaper somewhere else. but kleinfeld's doesn't make a sale that way so she'll just have to do it the hard way - browse ebay and give the seamstress overseas her measurements 🤷‍♀

@@dietotaku I think they showed her the best they had in her price range but most of the gowns were too flowy and lacked structure. You are right in that she might be better off searching the market for bridal shops specializing in plus sizes.

I think you hit the nail on the head when you said "it was my impression that she was hoping to find a dress that made her look sleeker..." That was why she was not really happy with anything the consultants brought out.

She is obviously suffering from a psychiatric problem and is trying to fix this via eating too much.

What this whole nonsense with 'renewing' vows?! Your first ones got stale? Molded? Brittle? Discolored? You made vows for as long as you both live. There still good. It's absolutely and totally ridiculous.

um, they are being recorded...

There is a reason why Jo & Al never reveal how much their beautiful plus size dresses cost. All that extra material and extra tailored features, that make them look stunning, costs way more than the $2000 this bride had budgeted for. I have seen Kleinfeld dress a few plus sized women, and they do have a greater selection, but sadly for this bride, they cost way more.

SYTTD used to feature them for awhile, i don't know why they stopped. maybe the store closed after the pandemic?

There is a comment a few comments down, that says the lady, Shanelle, closed that store down, sadly. The commenter is @Doris Schneider-Coutandin

Bride wanted to create New memories from a few mentioned SNAFU'S from her original wedding. Renewal makes sense.

@@trotter7679 I think that’s the point of why she has issues. She can’t move past her bad experience and thinks doing it again will solve everything. She needs to look deeper into herself and try to be happy first

@@gabrielaencina3246 Anything would be a bad experience for her. Look at how beautiful she looks in that first and actual wedding dress! But she is utterly degrading it! She has a lot of issues and probably none have to do with her wedding day.

If she can't afford to spend any more on the dress I doubt she can afford to fly to England and see Jo and Al. Really those two should start training people up and open a store in the U.S. because they'd have people queuing up.

Agree she'd get therapy and a dress

Or she could motivate herself to lose couple of stone? She would feel better about herself

Yes. Agree 100%. It's the marriage that's important - not the wedding.

Yes she got the right groom, who cares about a dress!

That wedding dress at her actual wedding was lovely on her! And indeed, it's about your loved one. He did marry a package of problems, it seems.

I've seen many episodes of SYTYCD where they've had plus size women. And a lot of the time, 9 times out of 10, they've been able to accommodate them. This poor woman went in already defeated, like she expected not to be able to find anything. The dress she liked, her family didn't like, so what?!?!? They weren't the ones that were going to wear it. There's no way in hell I'd let anyone discourage me in wearing something I liked. I'd love for Randy to pick out a gown for me! But I do have to say this:as a plus sized woman, there's no way I'd ever wear a strapless, or dress that was sleeveless, because personally, I don't want or think people need to see how big my arms are. But that's just me.....

As if ANY appointment at a clothes shop will help anyone to accept her body for what it is. Usually the opposite occurs. You see body parts that are a bit out of place. Others see it too.

Depends on where you shop and what you are looking for. I tend to shop at Ashley Stewart because it fashionable plus sized wear. H&M has nice work clothes that sometimes comes in plus size. And Ive bought all this summer's work shirts and pants at Shein. They fit great.

Lane Bryant has some lovely fashions, and so does Macy's. Some times you just have to hunt.

There are many different shops in Australia that cater to plus size. All sorts of materials and styles. And the outfits look fabulous too (not shapeless tents).

Curvy Boutique dresses not at her price

That dress was awful on her body, yet very exorbitant. Not even Randy could rescue that situation.

I remember that one. It was a Pnina dress. Great dress but it still looked terrible on her.

She has unrealistic expectations not a perfectionist

I think she dont like her body, the dress is not the problem

Ya, the second to last one was beautiful on her. It was just a beautiful dress in general.

She's not a bride. She was a bride 4 years ago. She's convinced herself that her dress was ugly, but actually it fits her beautifully and makes her more pretty. A 'renewal of vows' is something ridiculous to begin with. And hers 'expired' very soon. Is her husband getting tired of her constant complaining? Is she trying to bind him to her with renewed vows? She better spend 2K on therapy for herself to not see everything so dark.

You mean Shanelle of Haute and Co. Bridal Boutique. That shop no longer exists. She gave up.

@@dorisschneider-coutandin9965 I'm very sorry to hear that. She was very good to her brides and seemed to have a happy staff.

#thanksimcured

Yea, because society makes that so easy.

It's easier to be LBGTQ than a plus size woman or man.

True. Kleinfeld does not have flattering dresses for plus size women but they just can't accept this truth. Another episode of that preacher's daughter who agreed to a higher price from 5k to 8k, I think, still did not get a flattering dress for her figure.

Funny, Randy would not say that to a smaller bride. Where is his plus size collection ???

Exactly. They do not cater for plus size brides. Jo and all would've done a far better job

I don’t agree at all. She has no idea what she wants and her budget is too small for Klienfelds.

Yes, I can't see anything bad about her original wedding dress, she looked beautiful in it and it suited her.