- I don't like this.
- I love it!
- That dress sucks.
- This isn't it at all, and also-
- Wow you guys, nothing is it so far.
- [All] Ah.
- Yikes, ya know?
(elegant wedding music)
- Hello, my name is Nina and I am engaged
to my wonderful fiance, Chris.
We've been together for four years,
and we're getting married in June of next year.
We're having a traditional Hindu ceremony,
and I tried on some traditional South Asian outfits for it.
But for my reception, I think I want to wear
a Western wedding dress.
I grew up watching Say Yes to the Dress and seeing
just traditional Western wedding dresses everywhere,
and I think I want a little part of it.
By having a South Asian outfit for my ceremony,
and a Western wedding dress for my reception,
I kind of get the best of both worlds.
So I'm bringing in three of my friends to judge
my wedding reception looks.
I'm bringing in Jazzmyne, Chloe, and Lindsay.
Jazzmyne is my very fashion-forward friend
who always knows what's working and what's not working
for people, but she'll probably find a nice way to say it.
- This cut reminds me of presidents' first wife's.
- Chloe is basically my work wife, we sit next to each other
every day, and she will be here to give me a lot
of positive reassurance.
- I like how it hangs, it hangs like it's expensive
and dripping with diamonds.
- Lindsay is my very trendy friend,
and she doesn't have a filter sometimes,
and I think that she will say what she is feeling
no matter what, but I appreciate it.
- This is my favorite so far, that doesn't mean much though.
- Welcome, friends.
- [All] Hi!
- I am getting married as you know.
- (gasps)
- Congratulations!
- K, you've all known for months.
I'm bringing in my friends not only to judge the looks,
but also to guess the prices, because who doesn't love
a little friendly competition?
So according to a survey by The Knot, in 2018,
the average cost of a wedding dress,
including alterations, was $1,631 (cash register rings).
You'll also be guessing whether or not they're above
or below that average price.
But I have a little secret.
All of the dresses that I chose are from Asos
and they're all under $300.
Heh heh heh heh heh.
- What do we get if we win?
- You get to marry my fiance.
- What! - Okay.
- I give him to you. - [Jazzmyne] Wow.
I'm preserving my body for Harry Styles.
- I am pretty excited to see Nina in a wedding dress.
I don't get to see many of my friends in wedding dresses,
because no one I really know is married.
- My knowledge of wedding dresses pretty much equates
to how much I watch Say Yes to the Dress.
I really don't have any knowledge outside of that.
- [Jazzmyne] That's a lie!
- Like what!
(beep)
I've done a lot of videos here at Buzzfeed about weddings
and wedding dresses, so I know the little bit.
As far as me personally, I'm very single,
never shopped for a wedding dress in my life,
don't know when that would ever happen for me.
- Honestly the last time I won this little wedding dress
challenge thing was a fluke, I don't know (beep).
- You could end up in a three-way tie.
(grumbles)
- I love three-ways.
- Let's see if these dresses are able to fool them.
- Okay, lets see the dresses!
- [Chloe] Woo-woo.
(light clapping)
(record screech)
- She almost fell.
- Nina I want you, come on out.
- Give us Nina.
- Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god.
- Oooh.
- The sleeves. - Okay.
- Mm, I don't like it.
It was cute, but I don't think it was Nina's style.
- My initial reaction was just like whoa,
Nina looks amazing in white.
- [Jazzmyne] Precious in white.
- [Chloe] Yeah.
It's just so much white, you just glow.
- [Jazzmyne] You're beautiful.
- When Nina first walked out in the first dress,
I was like oh my god, because the lace,
it was just so pretty, so that took my breath away.
I absolutely love the sleeves, because I think
they're really pretty. - I love, I love these.
- There's something beautiful.
I just think your boob shape looks incredible.
It's just like a good coverage.
- I think it's the skirt part that's getting to me.
- Me too.
- It looks like you're wearing a skirt on the top,
it's not necessarily dress vibes.
- Yeah.
- And the skirt just looks a little cheaper
than the top. - Are they different colors?
- My initial thoughts when I saw Nina in that long-sleeved
dress was oh my gosh, she looks amazing.
Then I started looking at the dress more closely
and I was like um.
- It might be because this-
- [Jazzmyne] It's cute.
- That is a different color.
- (gasps) Ooh.
- With this first dress, I kind of wanted to go for that
Boho desert vibe that I've been seeing a lot of California
brides do, and it didn't seem that well received.
- This is like a cute edgy dress for someone
who maybe doesn't do edgy things.
- It looks good on you, it's just not your personality.
- We just know it's not you.
- Yeah.
- It can't pull me off.
- [Jazzmyne] There we go, there we go.
- [Lindsay] Ooh.
- I just can't get over
how these are two different color fabrics (trails off)
Why would anyone ever purchase a dress
that are two different colors?
I don't understand.
- Do we think that this is above the average cost
of a wedding dress, or below?
- Below.
- Oh, everybody's going with the same thing.
- Yes.
- If this is over 1,600, I'm gonna be pissed.
- I will be so mad. - Right.
- So this one is
under.
(claps) - Bless.
- It's 190.
- [All] Oh!
- I don't know if I've seen a $1,600 dress,
but if I had, I knew that wasn't it.
- But it's not ugly.
- It's not, just- - No, it's cute, mmm.
- Why would you buy anything that's two colors,
it's your wedding?
- I think this is the kind of dress
that you would wear to your beach wedding.
- It's definitely more casual.
- If you were getting married a second time,
and going to your beach wedding to someone
you weren't quite sure if you loved anymore.
- Wow!
- Everyone apparently wants me to be sexier,
so I will take that into consideration.
- New dress!
- New dress. - New dress.
- Goes for the change.
- I'm so excited.
(gasps)
- Oh this is, ooh! - Wait, okay.
- This is different.
- I don't like this, but.
- I love it!
- [Chloe] I think it's cool.
- When I saw Nina come out in that dress,
I was like oh she looks like a fancy witch.
Honestly I do like it for you, Nina.
I don't like it for a reception.
- Right.
- I think it's too yellow.
- [Lindsay] It feels more prom.
- [Chloe] Yeah.
Again it wasn't totally the vibe I feel like we going for.
- They didn't really seem like they fell in love with it
as much as I did.
- I want you to put a mesh shirt underneath this
with the boots you're wearing.
- That'd be sick.
- And wear it as "a look."
- This one I think fit Nina really well,
and I love the little cut-out.
This one was one of my favorite ones, I think.
- I also like that it's T-length.
- I love that, I love that.
- Yeah it's really pretty.
- I really just like this dress.
I like the structure of it. - Yeah.
- I like that it has a little sexiness ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh.
- It looked really good on Nina.
I think she could've really sassed it up with more edginess
if she wanted to style it that way.
- I didn't think I would actually enjoy the strapless
that much, but I'm kind of into it.
I'm gonna be drunk and hot at my reception, like physically
sweating, and I like that I can air out the pits.
- I just feel like whoever designed it put thought into it,
because the shaping and the cut-out make sense together.
- It gives you a really nice shape, like it does
accentuate your waist.
- All the triangles, they're just edges.
- It felt like a very cool girl kind of dress,
and in my head, I'm a cool girl.
- The thing that's throwing me off is that when things
are so structured like this, they're usually more expensive.
- More expensive, exactly.
- But I don't know how much more expensive.
- Do you guys think that this dress is above the average
wedding dress cost or below?
- I'm gonna go with over, just because it's so detailed.
- I think it's definitely more expensive
than the last dress, but I don't think it's reaching
the 1,600, I think it might be more in the thousand range.
- I, too, think it's under.
I think it's around three to 400 bucks.
- So this wedding dress is under.
- Oh! - Okay.
- How much though?
- The real cost is 237.
(cash register ring)
- [Jazzmyne] Yeah.
- [Chloe] K, good, good good good good.
- [Jazzmyne] That's great, that's great.
- [Chloe] Yeah.
- That's a good price.
- This is cute.
- That's so cute.
- I was excited that dress was so much cheaper
than I thought because it looked really nice.
- I like this dress more now.
- I love this dress.
- Because I feel like it has a vibe
- [Jazzmyne] Mm-hmm.
- [Lindsay] and it's also affordable.
- [Jazzmyne] Mm-hmm.
- And it doesn't look low quality.
- The material feels good, it doesn't look cheap.
I loved that dress, not for Nina though.
- Maybe I'll save it for my after-party.
- I just wanna see one that's more you though,
so go try on another one.
Come on Nina.
- [All] Ooh!
- It's like Coachella vibes.
- I really wanna know what Jazz is thinking.
- [Chloe] Jazz doesn't like it.
(bubble pops)
- I mean it's definitely not your vibe.
- It's not your vibe, that's not a reception dress.
- Oh my god, where do I even begin with the fringe?
- I wanted to try a short dress, and I picked this one.
I don't think I should have.
- The fringe reminds me of the Roaring 20s.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
- I'm a flapper.
- But then this cut reminds me of president's first wife's.
- I think it's really pretty but it's just not special
enough for a wedding.
- This is marketed as a wedding dress?
- This was the most confusing dress I think.
- It doesn't have a vision, a direction.
Yikes, ya know.
- It needs to show more chest too, it's too covered up here.
- You wanna see more of my chest?
- I do wanna see more of your chest, come on.
- Lets see the back. - Can you turn around?
Yeah turn around.
- [Jazzmyne] Wow I wish you would just wear it in reverse.
- I feel like you are gonna just ruin the fringe,
because it's just everywhere.
- [Lindsay] The fringe is also ropey.
- It was so covering, it was up to here,
and I wanna see Nina show off her décolletage a little bit,
because that part is very pretty.
- I feel the only way to do this would be
to make things more weird.
Throw on a cowboy hat, a white cowboy hat.
- Oh, that would look cute.
- Throw on some weird boots.
- That would look cute.
- Really go with, we don't know what the vibe is.
- All of a sudden, I was like I love this dress
if it was styled that way.
- I mean it feels nice.
- It does feel nice.
- But I swear if this is over 1600.
- Why am I so stressed?
- You guys seem so exhausted by this dress,
I'm not sure why.
- I just wanna get it right, I've been on a roll this far.
- Do we feel like it's above or below
that average wedding cost?
- Do I have to go first?
- Yeah. - You go first.
- I really hope it's below.
- I'm gonna say it's below.
- I honestly think it's below.
- This dress
- Oh no we got it wrong (beep).
- It's below.
- [All] Ah!
- Yes! (claps)
- Wait, how much do we think it is?
- 500?
- I think it's 800.
- I think it's seven.
- For this dress, I paid $78.
(cash register rings)
- [Chloe] Wow we really, okay.
- [Jazzmyne] Yeah.
- [Lindsay] Thank (beeps) god.
- I could've sworn that dress was in the hundreds.
- $78 for that dress is amazing.
I thought that was so good.
- It's incredible how much, after I found the price out,
how much I just like the dress more
- [Chloe and Jazzmyne] Mm-hmm.
- When it's actually priced right,
I'm like okay, now I can accept you for who you are.
- Yeah, let's move on.
- All right, back to the old town chapel.
- Oh I see boobies.
- Ooh!
- Boobie, boobie!
- [Jazzmyne] Beautiful.
- [Chloe] You look so pretty.
- [Lindsay] It's really pretty.
I liked this dress a lot more than the previous dresses,
just because it was sexy and silky and I don't know,
it just had a very clear vision.
- I don't like your boobs in it.
- It definitely needed some adjustment on the chest area.
- I think if I had something in this vein
that was more custom to my body.
- For you, yeah. - Yeah.
- I would definitely be more in love with it,
but I'm not mad at the style of it.
- I think it looks youthful for once,
and it looks more glam and sexy.
- I love the silhouette on you though.
- Yeah.
- I love that it's body-hugging.
- [Lindsay] I could see you wearing something like this
on the red carpet or something in a different color.
- [Chloe] Yes. - [Jazzmyne] Mmm.
- [Lindsay] Like a red, in a red.
- Yo, if this was a red.
- It just doesn't fit you as well as it could,
and you can also see your underwear line too.
I think it's a hot dress though
because it's such thin fabric.
- That's what I'm saying.
- I don't like the zipper on the side.
I think this is cheaper.
- Everything to me looked like it was designer
except that (zippering) zipper.
- Even if it did fit though, it's still not right.
- Oh yeah, I don't think this is it.
- This isn't it at all, and also-
- Wow you guys nothing is it so far.
- I mean I like it, it's not my, yeah I think
you could do better, you're right.
- I just think this proves that you need to be
in a sexy, tight dress.
It is a little too long if she wanted to dance and stuff,
so it wasn't thee dress for her.
- I just thought I looked like an old Hollywood starlet,
and I'm kind of into that vibe.
It feels very 30s kind of.
- But then also kind of early 2000s with the string top.
- Very 90s
- [Chloe] Oh yeah with the little string.
- [Jazzmyne] or early 2000s.
- 30s, 00s, either way it's vintage.
- Yeah, right?
No but you're right though, it's vintage but then it has
these little 90s touches, and I'm like interesting.
- I thought the reaction to this dress would be
a little bit better, since it had more of that sex appeal
that everyone was gunning for.
- This was my favorite so far,
that doesn't mean much though.
- Do you feel that it is above or below 1631?
(crickets chirping)
- I feel like I think it's under.
I hate your little smile.
- Maybe just to be different, I'll say over.
- I'm gonna say it's under.
I think it's around 1200.
- I think it's 800-ish.
- This dress is under.
- Dang it.
I am not good at this.
- I feel better about that.
- I clearly know nothing.
- How much?
- 151 (cash register rings) is the cost of this dress.
- [Chloe] That is really cheap.
- [Jazzmyne] Oh wow that's pretty good.
That's great.
Yeah when I found it was 151 I was like ah, this is good.
Let's see more.
- Ooh.
- Hmm.
- This is from Asos.
- I can't say.
- Is it from Asos?
- I can't say.
- But like, wink.
- I was very shocked that Jazzmyne could tell that it was
an Asos dress just from looking at it.
I thought I had the tag sticking out somewhere.
- So there's like classic Asos looks, and this was a classic
off-the-shoulder straight down very simple.
- Oh that back is pretty.
- Oh the back's really pretty.
- My initial reaction was just like whoa,
you look like a little angel.
- But I wish it wasn't hanging down so much,
because I feel like it's not fitting you
on the chest as well.
Even though it was showing off a lot of this part,
which is cute, I feel like it was pulling down
and just not the most flattering thing I've seen.
- I think I would like this if it was more mermaid tight,
- Same.
and then that was loose, it would make more sense to me.
- It either need to go really more flowy, or really
more tight, and it was kind of in between.
- My shoulders are naked but then my elbows are covered.
- Yeah, I do love the pure white on you though.
There's something so magical about it,
because you have such dark hair and dark skin.
(record screeches)
- And I'm a virgin.
(laughs)
- I feel like I could see that on some brides.
I just don't think it was the vibe.
- If I were to see you wear this to your reception,
I think you'd look fantastic.
- For sure.
- But I just think you need more sex.
- Do you feel like it's above that 1631 or below?
- It's below.
- I think it's below.
- I'm gonna go with what you guys are.
- This one is
under.
- Wee!
- Oh my god, I really thought you were about to say over
and I was gonna lose my freakin' mind.
- Raise the roof, raise the roof.
- This dress is actually 177.50 (cash register rings).
- [Lindsay] Okay.
- [Chloe] I think that's fair.
- [Jazzmyne] Yeah, that sounds about right.
- I feel like a lot of brides are in search of that chic
sexy but simple look, and for 177.50,
this dress is definitely worth it.
More, more dress.
- Show us!
- Whoa, whoa whoa (murmurs). - Wow.
- My first reaction wasn't shock or anything,
it was just pure hmm.
- [Chloe] That has gotta be expensive, surely.
- [Lindsay] Do a spinny-spin.
- A spinny-spin.
- Can you come here, what are those things?
- I'm stressed.
- This just was beautiful, I love sequins,
I love sparkly stuff, I think it really looks good on Nina.
I like how it hangs, it hangs like it's expensive
and dripping with diamonds.
- If I did see Nina in this dress, I would think
Nina's pregnant because she was hiding her body,
and I know that's not what Nina wants to do.
If this was on a tight-fitting off-the-shoulder dress
- Yes.
- I'd be like that's your dress.
- Oh yes.
- That's what I'm saying, I like the idea of this,
but I think the shape of it is so basic.
- I thought the glitter would just blind everybody
and make them think I looked amazing.
- It looked expensive in parts of the dress,
but then other parts not at all.
I don't like the straps.
Look at the back straps, it's very oh you can adjust them.
- I really tried to hide those adjustable straps
with my hair, but Lindsay caught it,
I could see her little eyes catching it.
- Where the sequins are it looks very deliberate,
it's clustered at the waist and then goes down into less
and it's like a waterfall.
- This has the most reception vibe for what we want.
- For sure. - Yeah.
- What we all want.
- Looking at the reflection in the mirror
and like what the photos would look like, it looks bomb.
- [Jazzmyne] Amazing. - (laughs) Yeah.
- Do you believe it is above or below?
- There has to be one that's over.
I guess over.
- I think it's under.
- I think it's under for sure, and I think it's around 180.
- This dress is
under.
- [All] Woo!
- I'm terrible, so where are the over ones?
- They didn't exist.
- I knew it.
- That sucks!
I'm gonna have trust issues from now on.
- This dress is 285 (cash register rings).
- Okay, looking at it now, I see why it's 285,
it's really pretty, very well done.
- All of the dresses were actually under $300.
- [All] Wow!
- That's, I mean, pretty impressive.
- Everything was beautiful too.
- Yeah.
- And they were all from Asos.
- All of them were Asos?
(gasps)
- No way!
I was shook when I found out they were all Asos.
I did not know Asos had that many wedding dresses,
I knew they had some.
- I love Asos and it totally makes sense
that they were all from there, because they were all
different and unique and funky in their own way.
- Did you like my little trick?
- No. - No, obviously.
- But I appreciate it. - Yeah.
- After tallying up the points, it looks like
we have two winners, Jazz and Lindsay.
- Oh wow, how surprising!
- I'm not gonna say I'm surprised,
I feel like I know my wedding dresses.
- I would rather share with Lindsay than watch her lose,
because then she'll just be crabby.
- Not only did I not win, I was the only loser.
- I do have prizes for you.
- What! - You do!?
- They're not that good.
- They're hugs.
- Who needs a boyfriend when you have chocolate?
- This was really fun for me because I truly had no idea
what I was looking for in my reception dress,
and now I have a way better idea.
I don't think I want something short, but I do think
I want something sparkly, and maybe a little bit slinky,
but definitely not with a halter top,
so I have a much better sense of what I'm going to find
in my reception dress now.
(guitar music)