My youngest daughter and I were on Dance Moms.
We shot about 200 episodes.
Since then, the kids have grown up.
Kendall was eight years old.
She's 18 now, but Kendall is a dancer because of Riley.
She started it all.
I had her in a tutu and tiara and costumes before we knew it.
I'm in heaven. I'm.
I'm in heaven.
Okay, girls, let's shop.
I like illusion.
I like the fit to flare.
Am I allowed.
To take this off?
I'll put it.
Back.
This is Mom's wedding, too.
Stop it. Riley has always been the goody two shoes.
She always followed the rules, listened to Mom and dad.
Yeah, she's the favorite.
Have always. Has always been the favorite.
Yep.
No, I don't have a favorite.
They're all my favorite.
She's just my good kid.
She's not my favorite kid.
Riley.
Hi, I'm Kelsey.
I grew up watching dance moms, and I recognize you guys.
We are so excited to be here for Riley.
We got to find her a dress, a dress or 2 or 2.
Oh, no.
Oh, no. Well, she wants to do two looks.
So I do want two looks.
Whether it's one dress and, like an over skirt for the ceremony.
Take it off for the reception.
My fiance is changing his suit jacket, so I want to have two looks as well.
My fiance's name is Cade McClure.
He's like a big teddy bear. He's six foot seven.
He's actually a professional baseball player.
We met at the University of Louisville.
I was on the dance team.
He was a baseball player.
And to be honest, I didn't want to date him at first, but I let him take me out to ice
cream. And I like kind of accidentally fell in love with his personality.
We really clicked.
Yes.
I was completely shocked.
It's my favorite day.
He's really a good guy.
And that's what what counts.
I have fallen in love with Martina Liana, but I'm kind of deciding if I want to go the
beads and glam and lace route or something.
Super like simple chic, all satin plain.
I will not settle for anything less than perfection.
Me neither. She said it.
What?
She said I did like this.
Really? Pretty. It'll look good on your body.
I like it.
I. Its empire waist.
This is a little bit empire.
Yeah, I don't love that.
That's too high.
You know, we want something to show off her her shape.
Okay. And I'm not sure because she's kind of short waisted.
I do want to try it. Yeah.
Okay.
I'm just not sure that's.
So you guys can look around.
I am going to take Riley with me to the back.
Perfect. So we'll be back soon.
All right. See you later.
I'm so excited.
I think the poor thing.
I've micromanaged her my whole life.
Her whole life. So I think she really does want to please me.
And I think she'll trust my opinion.
But we'll have to wait and see on that one.
I do like this.
Something about it is really elegant, right.
In the lace.
But I don't know if I'm loving this, though.
I saw this dress online before I came.
I knew I wanted to try it on, but I haven't gotten that.
It's the one feeling I really just want to know The second I put it on, I want to know
that this is the dress.
Okay, Let's try something different.
Riley needs my mom's opinion, and my mom does have a lot of opinions.
She'll definitely listen to Mom if she doesn't like the dress.
Oh, it's really dramatic.
I like drama.
You like drama, right?
Doesn't like drama.
She's not a drama queen.
Like you guys.
Hey, this will be a total switch up.
I feel like I need to please everyone and have everyone love the same dress.
You can't please everyone.
You please you. But I think you need honest opinions.
And that's. I'm here to give it.
I never thought I would do this kind of neckline.
The V, but I love it.
Yeah, the V is great.
Can I see the back? Yeah.
Oh, my gosh. I love the bow.
I mean, I want to show them.
I want to get their thoughts. Okay.
Me too.
This dress is really clean, simple and classic.
I'm obsessed with the bow.
I think it's so different.
And it's so me.
How do you feel about an overskirt for the ceremony?
Take it off. Put the bow on for the reception.
You could do that.
The one thing about this dress is I want to try for two looks.
So Kelsey's grabbing an overskirt right now for me to try on to have two completely
different looks with the same dress.
Maybe I cover the bow and then we take it off and the bows already on and they're like,
surprised again.
I'm hoping that my family loves it.
I don't know what they'll think, but I guess let's just go find out.
Why she comes.
Oh, that is pretty.
I like that reaction.
That is beautiful.
Oh, honey.
Oh.
I feel like a princess.
You look like you.
Look like one.
We were looking at crowns earlier today.
I know.
Trust me. Mom has already said she's wearing my crown on the day.
She doesn't want a crown.
I'm thinking so. I don't love this band with the skirt.
Could you get a little bit.
Of gems.
In that area? Well, if you wanted to.
Yeah.
Oh, yeah.
If she wants the belt for the whole night, we can sew it into the dress.
I love it. I do.
I, like, still have butterflies.
I don't know. I love this.
I'm feeling absolutely on cloud nine.
Every single thing about this dress is what I dreamed of.
Kelsey, Do people wear silk gloves ever?
Oh, yeah. Like.
Really, it just.
It's almost like sleeves.
It'll just look like I know.
What the gloves look like.
Maybe for the reception, though.
Maybe not walking down the aisle.
Oh, we have a little surprise.
Because there's a little something extra that you guys haven't seen yet is also.
Oh, my goodness.
What do you guys.
Think of the bow?
Wow.
Oh, my God.
Look at. Oh, my God.
So she has buttons that come all the way down the train.
This is so precious.
The bow with the streamers.
Are you crying? Oh.
Yes. You're gonna make me cry.
Do you like it? Making me.
Cry with.
It. I love this reaction.
No, it's so.
It's so like.
I don't know. I've never seen a dress with a bow in the back like this.
I love.
It. I love it so much.
I saw you start crying, so I started crying.
But that's when, you know this dress.
It just had more to it.
The wow.
Factor. Everything that she could want.
Yeah. I love it.
Do you think we could try it with the skirt and a veil?
For sure.
Just to get the full effect?
Are you ready for that?
I think.
I want to see.
It. Perfect.
Yeah.
No. No veil yet.
No.
My mom is not completely sold on it and my heart drops because I don't think I could say
yes to a dress knowing that she doesn't completely love it.
You want to try on more, don't you?
Let Riley.
I mean, yeah, I definitely.
I love this one, but we can try it more to compare.
Yeah.
I want Riley to get around my mom's opinions.
That's kind of the.
The big thing that we're here to do, right?
She needs two of us.
Compared to the one.
Yeah. Mum.
What?
It cuts right here a little.
There is.
Petticoat underneath.
We can remove some of this to make the flare softer.
I think Riley is curvy as it is.
And I think a mermaid dress kind of adds to some of those curves.
And I would hate if someday she looked back ten years from now at the pictures and
thought, Oh gosh, mom, my thighs.
You're making her rethink the dress.
In the end, it's what you want.
Yeah.
Not what Mom. I know.
Mom knows best.
What do I say every day?
Put your best foot forward, you know, And I know what your best is going to be.
And I know when we see it.
Next.
Yeah.
I think she does love it.
And she's worried about your opinion.
All right, So just ease up.
Okay.
Point taken. Okay.
I do like that both Charlotte and Kendall are on board with this dress, but my mom's
opinion means a lot to me, so I definitely want to make her happy and leave here with a
dress I know she loves as much as I do.
She was okay with the mermaid cut.
You're the one who added some input on that.
You're making her a double think.
If she loves it, I will love it.
I just want her to be happy because originally she said no, mermaid.
But here she is in a mermaid.
Dress you to be happy.
Well, I.
Want to be happy.
Too.
I know from here it's kind of tricky because we're already eliminating anything that's too
much of a mermaid flair.
Because Riley's mom, Jill, does not love the trumpet.
So that's eliminating a lot of fitted dresses already.
I think this is a good one.
It's crape, it's a different fabric, which we haven't tried.
And this is the only fabric that really is going to fall straight.
So if her mom hates the trumpet, this is the only other fabric option.
Okay, Riley. So I'll show you what I pulled.
Okay. Anything that's not going to have the trumpet, okay, is going to be crepe.
This is the only other fabric that's not going to give you so much drama at the
bottom.
My mom likes illusion, so I think she's going to like this one a lot.
It would be so hard for me to say yes to a dress that my mom didn't love because just
trust my mom's opinion so much.
I didn't think I was going to love this one, but I actually I like it.
I just don't over do it with the questions.
What do you think? Yeah.
Now.
I was waiting for their reaction.
Wait, So, Mom, we want to tell you why we put this dress on.
This material is really the only one that has that straight down style that you like.
I do like that.
And then it has the illusion.
I do like that, too.
Isn't that funny?
It's a little boobie.
No, it's not.
Not at all.
I don't think this does any what the other one did for your shape.
Or are you just saying that?
No. No.
I feel like you.
Don't want to hurt my feelings.
No, I.
Shall speak her mind.
I.
I want to take a picture of you in it, and I want to the other one.
Why? To see what it would photograph Photographs.
Well. And doesn't make you too curvy.
Because it kind of comes around right here.
I think it'll photograph well.
I want to put it on again. I think you.
Should see it again.
Okay, let's do that. I need you 100% on board.
I will be honest.
Maybe she wants you to change your answer.
No, honey. She knows me better than that.
Maybe put on gloves to make her happy.
Yeah, you did want the gloves.
Would that sell it for you?
If I put this dress back on and my mom is still not sold on it, I honestly don't know
what I'll do.
Oh, I absolutely love it.
I feel so beautiful in this dress.
Just got to get Mom on board.
Oh, here she comes. Yay!
Yay! Isn't it a breath of fresh air?
It really is.
Love it.
It is so beautiful.
So free, so much.
Yeah, it's gorgeous.
But what?
No.
She wants to see.
No, That's how it photographs and you to see it if you're going to be happy with it.
Literally looks white.
White in pictures.
Do you see how it cuts right there?
Yeah. You don't like how it cuts there?
No, I.
Do. Honey, I want.
No.
I wanted you to see it to make sure.
I like it. I just feel like you aren't 100% yet.
I'm going to get the designer on FaceTime because I think she'll be perfect to answer
any questions that Jill has.
Hi, Martine. Can you see me?
Hi. I hope you're doing well.
I am.
I miss you guys.
Riley's mom is nervous about where this dress breaks, but it's really a great look and a
great modern silhouette because it breaks above the knee, which is so nice for brides
to be able to walk and move all night in the dress and still get a little extra drama.
I have a very special guest here.
This is Martine.
Oh, hi, Martine.
Oh, my God.
Hello. How are you?
I am obsessed with this dress.
It's literally my dream dress.
Oh, well, thank you.
For wearing it so beautifully.
And all the seaming and the fit and flare.
You just look perfect in it.
So Martine Riley's mom, Jill, had some questions about how much flair we get at the
bottom. We wanted to soften this up a little bit.
We can definitely take some out in alterations to just give it a much softer
effect.
Okay. Yay!
Yay!
We wanted you.
Thank you so much, Martin.
Bye, guys. I love it.
It's the one.
It's the one. It's the one.
I think it's the one.
Mom says it's the one.
It's a game changer, then.
All right.
That's so beautiful.
It's making my eyes water.
I love.
It. Love.
It is the one.
I wasn't sure it was the right dress for rye until I saw it for the second time.
I saw her glowing and it made me all of a sudden.
I like your vibes.
I'm like, That's it.
Oh, honey, it's beautiful.
What do you. Think? I think it's.
Beautiful. It's stunning.
It's. This is the.
One.
Well, I need to ask you a very important question.
Yes? Riley, Are you saying yes to the dress?
Yes. Yes, Yes.
Is the dress.
I needed my mom to give me her approval just because it means so much to me.
And I'm so happy that you love it.
I'm happy you love it.