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7 Little Johnstons - Season 17 - Episode 01: Save the Date -- No Pressure
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00:00Previously on Seven Little Johnstons.
00:02All right.
00:04She just took three steps.
00:05Come here, mama.
00:06Smile.
00:06There's been a lot of changes and a lot of great things.
00:10Night-night.
00:12This evening is our first night staying in our home.
00:16Please do not make a big ol' mess.
00:18So now that we have our home.
00:20Marriage.
00:25Am I moving up here?
00:26I think you should.
00:27You seem pretty dead set on staying here,
00:28so I don't think I have much choice.
00:30My ideal plan is that once I'm through with college,
00:33I think that's when I'll start looking
00:35at moving up there with Allie.
00:40Look at us going from being 16, talking about prom.
00:44Now we're talking about babies and engagement.
00:47I'm super excited about the future.
00:50What can I do for you?
00:51Just looking for some engagement rings.
00:53OK.
00:54Of course, you know I am nervous,
00:56because it's a once-in-a-lifetime thing.
00:58Oh, my gosh, my heart's racing.
01:04Yeah, how's it going, Nana?
01:06Yeah, dog.
01:06Did she scare you?
01:07I just had a heart attack.
01:08I told her to scare you.
01:09Any time they come is wonderful.
01:14I'm very fortunate.
01:15I still think we should pack you up and move me to Hotties.
01:18I like my house.
01:20I like it right here.
01:21How come you don't come around?
01:24I mean, I do want to come around, but it's like,
01:26for the past 10 years, we've gotten to these arguments.
01:30It's like you're missing, like, Layton's early childhood.
01:32Like, you could still be around.
01:33And it's not that easy after I get yelled at.
01:37Parents can come to my house and be rude as ,
01:41but I'm supposed to show up to my parents' house
01:43acting like nothing happened.
01:44You honestly, in your heart,
01:45feel like mom and dad still love you.
01:47Yes, and I love you guys.
01:48If you're not ready to talk, that's how
01:50we have to move forward right now.
01:51I love my family to death, but at a certain point,
01:55I have to stick up for myself.
01:57Call us when you're ready.
01:59Yeah.
01:59We miss you.
02:00We miss y'all.
02:01And we love you.
02:02I love you.
02:08I can tell you the story about two lovers
02:11and how their dreams came true.
02:13Ain't no holding back, no.
02:15You're the star of my show.
02:16When it comes to you, girl, you're the queen of my world.
02:19You're the one guy sent from above.
02:21Put your hand in your pocket.
02:24Like, make it look cool.
02:27No.
02:28Like, we got to show that this is engagement,
02:30not like regular photos.
02:32I know.
02:32We are getting married.
02:35Holy crap, we're engaged.
02:38You smile.
02:43A couple weeks ago, we went on a beach trip
02:46with my parents in Florida, and Bryce surprised me
02:49on the beach with a proposal.
02:53I just wanted to be at us three alone.
02:57She definitely had the biggest smile on her face.
03:00I was very happy, super surprised,
03:02and I could not wait to tell everybody.
03:06And we just waited for him to give us the text of, all right, it's done.
03:13Y'all can come on.
03:17When I got to the beach and saw the ring on her finger and was just so happy for them.
03:24And I was so excited that I didn't have to keep this secret anymore because it was very hard to
03:30keep it away from Liz.
03:32Elizabeth is our first child to get engaged, and we cannot wait to celebrate.
03:37Oh, yeah.
03:39All right, babe, take your shoes off.
03:40I'm staying in mine for height, and I don't care if I get these straighties.
03:43You're keeping them on in the water?
03:44Yeah.
03:45Those?
03:45For height.
03:45Are you crazy?
03:46Babe.
03:47I'm going to shrink.
03:48No, come on.
03:48Do not do that.
03:49He's used to you being short, I promise.
03:51Yes, like, do not.
03:53Well, it's too late now.
03:54Hopefully those weren't expensive.
03:56No.
03:58See, because my dress is going to get wet anyways.
04:00This is part of the photo.
04:03When Trent and I were engaged, I'm not going to say that engagement photos were not a thing,
04:10because they may have been, but for us, no.
04:18One, two, three.
04:22I don't know.
04:23No, my shoe got broke.
04:25You ready?
04:26Yeah.
04:26Okay, hold on.
04:27One, two, three.
04:30There we go.
04:32And she didn't fall.
04:34In our little people community, our wedding photo, it was in the Little People of America
04:39today in the back.
04:42You know, they put you right back there with the obituary of the little people.
04:46So they got married and they died.
04:49Okay, so what's the surprise that you were talking about?
04:53Well, I'll have to show you.
04:54I can't just tell you.
04:56Okay.
04:57Well, show me.
04:57I'll be right back.
05:00So I plan to have a little surprise for our engagement photos.
05:06Bryce, no.
05:08What?
05:09No.
05:10Come on.
05:11No.
05:12I mean, I think it looks good, especially on the river.
05:14I don't mind drowning you in this water now.
05:17When Bryce shows up in full camo, I'm like, it doesn't surprise me.
05:22These aren't going on our wedding page or in invitation, so you can just have them to put in
05:26your shed and lock away forever, but that's about it.
05:28As long as I have them.
05:29I think in order, starting from top to bottom, Bryce's priorities are Layton, Elizabeth,
05:41fishing, hunting, and cold beer.
05:47Now look at each other and smile.
05:50Not like you hate each other.
05:51There we go.
05:52She didn't kill him.
05:53We're good.
05:54Even though I may suffer, I'm just glad we got all the pretty pictures done and away with
05:58the ones that will definitely be going on the invite.
06:04You know you love me.
06:05Mm-hmm.
06:08Oh, that's cute.
06:09Just keep doing that.
06:11Well, you don't have to make that mean.
06:12There we go.
06:13Let the dimples pop.
06:17All right.
06:18I got one more.
06:19Of course, Bryce had another outfit for me.
06:23All right.
06:24I won't leave it.
06:25You ready?
06:29What'd you think?
06:30This is going to be you in like 30 years.
06:35Are you happy now?
06:37Yeah.
06:38Does he have like a man cave?
06:40Yes, he does.
06:41Okay.
06:41Well, we're going to frame one of these for his man cave.
06:44We can't wait to see the photos, but in the back of my mind, I know we need to get
06:48started
06:48on this wedding planning because it's a quick engagement.
06:51Come on, Gilligan.
06:52Let's go home.
06:53Maybe we should get married in this.
06:55Let's go home.
07:03Mom?
07:08Hello?
07:09Bolly?
07:11I went flower girl dress shopping while Emma was watching Layton for me.
07:14Emma is our go-to babysitter with Layton because they have a bond like no other.
07:18You got to come look at Layton's dress.
07:20Oh, wow.
07:22How'd you fit into that?
07:24I did.
07:25Wasting out your-
07:28I'm in the-
07:29You grew.
07:30I know.
07:31Your toes.
07:32I didn't see your toes.
07:33I know.
07:33When I-
07:34Because you said you walked barefoot down the aisle.
07:35I did, and the dress was like that, but I did not grow.
07:39So I don't know what I have, I mean, other than I probably didn't have that, so it made it
07:44go down.
07:45This is my wedding dress from November 21st, 1998.
07:51But I pulled it out because we have dress shopping coming, wedding dress shopping coming up for Elizabeth to show
07:59her what a wedding dress looks like from the 90s.
08:06But I figured I would, um, well, A, see if I was able to get back in my dress, but
08:13then the other thing is, is we've got your wedding dress shopping appointment.
08:19This was so much more fun.
08:20So, this is prepping you that it's gonna be, I don't know if my dress is gonna be-
08:26Highly uncomfortable.
08:27That snatched, but yeah.
08:29I mean, mom's wedding dress style that she had picked when she had her wedding, uh, it was very my
08:35mom.
08:35Very similar to the style that I want as far as, like, the fabric and, like, the beading.
08:40But I know I cannot fit in her dress, so I can't use that.
08:43Oh my gosh.
08:45Emma could, however.
08:46I could.
08:47We just have to get some padding for her chest.
08:50Oh my gosh.
08:50And that's about it.
08:53Yeah, can you believe your mom can get back in this thing?
08:55You can fit?
08:56Say, yeah.
08:57Leah, you see it?
09:00Emma, what's new with you?
09:02Me?
09:02I'm a sophomore in college, majoring in psychology.
09:06I'm still TikTok-ing, and I'm enjoying playing with my niece.
09:13So, I will say, I do like that yours is more like pearls.
09:16I do like that more than, like, just the sparkle.
09:19Sparkle.
09:20Because I know nowadays, a lot of the dresses are, like, really sparkly.
09:24I guess yours is, like, embroidered.
09:26I know the neckline.
09:27I want it very similar, like, just lower.
09:29I don't want it up.
09:30But, like, the A-line, the scoop.
09:32I know what it's like to take Elizabeth clothes shopping.
09:35Elizabeth has almost zero patients.
09:39So, wedding dress shopping, I am, we may even begin the negative.
09:43And I don't want the sweetheart, and I don't want a poofy skirt.
09:45I think she's going to be a nightmare.
09:49As far as thinking about, you know, the LP factor in trying on dresses, don't put that as, like, oh,
09:59this totally won't work.
10:00Just try it on, and then we can go from there.
10:03Because, really, I mean, even if there's not a seam, like, here, they can make one.
10:10With any little person, when you're seeing a photo of someone in a wedding dress, that someone is not you.
10:18And we talked about that with Elizabeth.
10:20She's, like, looking at all these pictures.
10:21I like this.
10:21And she says, I just wish I knew what it looked like to a little person.
10:24And I said, we've never had that chance.
10:26Now, are you able to get out with a dress?
10:28Well, I mean, I'll have to have help.
10:30So, my wedding dress shopping story.
10:32I went to the outlet store up in Forest Park, Georgia.
10:36They have a selection of wedding dresses, $199.
10:41You see, I got her potential flower girl dresses.
10:45Yeah.
10:46Yeah?
10:46Did you just fart?
10:48Your dress just made you fart?
10:49It's squeezing you?
10:51Yeah, it's like squeezing your belly.
10:53My ears, like.
10:54Jeez.
10:55I can.
10:56Yes.
10:57So, my dress is extremely tight.
11:01And it caused me to let out a little heart.
11:06I mean, it has to go somewhere.
11:09And actually, it made a little bit more room.
11:12Emma, you got to come help me.
11:13Oh, this way.
11:14We're going this way.
11:15Yes.
11:15Yes.
11:17Dun, dun, da-dun.
11:19Dun, dun, da-dun.
11:29Happy Father's Day.
11:30Happy Father's Day.
11:32Damn right, it goes to the moms, too.
11:36If it wasn't for the fathers, you got to understand something.
11:39This is very important.
11:40If it wasn't for the fathers, there would be no mothers.
11:41If it wasn't for the mothers, there would be no fathers.
11:44No, listen, listen.
11:44This is a shared day, because you're 23.
11:47Oh, my God.
11:48Good job.
11:49Yes, she's 23.
11:5123 years ago, your mama probably wasn't in the mood.
11:55But she just gave in for about four minutes.
11:57Whatever.
11:57Okay, okay.
11:59Why are we talking about this?
12:00Whatever.
12:00I'm just...
12:01Whatever.
12:02Happy Father's Day.
12:03Yeah, Emma was luckily imported, so she don't have to worry about that.
12:05Yeah.
12:06It's Father's Day, and this is the first time the family has gotten together since Bryce and
12:10Elizabeth got engaged.
12:11This fella right here, he was the easiest.
12:14We just went up to the Atlanta airport.
12:16Oh, my gosh.
12:16We got our little package and came home.
12:18Right?
12:19He was the easiest?
12:20Really?
12:20Happy Father's Day.
12:21What's he really?
12:22To bring home.
12:23Oh, okay.
12:27So, can you give us an update on what's going on with Anna?
12:32All of our children have
12:37the opportunity and the freedom to participate in the show, and the ones that have chosen to
12:45participate are participating, and the ones that have not are not.
13:02Happy Father's Day, Bryce.
13:03Yeah.
13:04You too.
13:05So, when are you going to become a father?
13:07Do I still got a while?
13:08Gotta get married.
13:11So, you know, life's been pretty good.
13:13Ashley and I have been together for going on six years now.
13:18I'm finishing up college, so back doing that.
13:21And overall, it's just taking it day by day and enjoying life.
13:26I've already told Bryce for our wedding planning that we are not going to be doing a fish fry
13:30for our food.
13:31Yeah.
13:31Too hot, too oily.
13:34Well, then that's when we were talking about, like, what season, what we would like to do.
13:37So, how soon do you want to get married?
13:40We have talked about wanting to do our wedding this year, because there's no need to wait a
13:43whole another year, because we're moved in. We have Leighton.
13:48So, we are planning to get married in November of this year. So, this is definitely going to be
13:53a quick engagement, just because we've been dating for six years. Why wait any longer?
14:00Like, fall of this year?
14:01Yeah.
14:02Between now and November, we have a lot to get done and everything to, you know, be done
14:09the way that Elizabeth wants it, the way that Trent wants it, the way that I want it.
14:15It's, you know, hope we're able to pull it off.
14:20Leighton, when do you want to mom and daddy get married?
14:24Right now. Yeah.
14:25Oh, wow.
14:26Yeah, right now. Oh, what?
14:29We have always talked about, even before Leighton, how me and mom would jokingly say, like,
14:33oh, it'd be funny if we did, like, a wedding in the backyard.
14:39That's a lot of work.
14:42It's a lot of work, but it saves money for a venue.
14:45It's not just a matter of going down and set up our wedding.
14:47Venues are booked out until 2020.
14:48But aren't there venues where you just, like, write a check and they do everything?
14:51No.
14:52Yeah, but there is.
14:53Booked out until 2017.
14:55And you're going to pay three times as much.
14:57We are thinking about having our wedding at my parents' house down in the field in the backyard,
15:03because it's a lot of meaningful things that have happened. And it would be great to say,
15:08we got married here and to bring our kids back in the future and say,
15:12this spot is where you and me and your dad made it official.
15:17So, I mean, too, another reason why I want to do it in the fall is
15:21Nana's health right now, like, hoping to see Bryce and I married.
15:26Nana is not doing too well.
15:29In April, she was diagnosed with metastatic cancer.
15:33Right now, she is in a nursing home under hospice care.
15:36And we are pretty certain she is not going to be able to attend the wedding.
15:41From here on out, we're going to make sure that Nana is comfortable
15:45and she's peaceful, and we're going to enjoy the time that we have with her.
15:50And when do you send out the wedding announcement?
15:52Do we still do that? Is that a thing now?
15:54Well, yes, it's a thing, because you do save the date cards.
15:58You send out save the date?
16:00You send out save the date cards before you send out.
16:03The preliminary invite before the real invite.
16:04Yeah, it's the preliminary invite to the real invite.
16:07It's like a warning notice?
16:08Yeah.
16:08Yeah, a warning notice.
16:10What is the difference between a save the date and a wedding invitation?
16:18It's really self-explanatory, too.
16:20So, let me think this over.
16:24When we come back from the convention, I'll send the save the dates,
16:26and then around Labor Day, I'll send out the wedding invites.
16:29Do you send wedding invitations first or save the dates first?
16:32Save the dates first.
16:33It's kind of like a heads up.
16:34Like, hey, our wedding's going to be on this day.
16:37Everybody that gets the warning notice, do they get a...
16:39Yes, an invitation.
16:43But it lets them know, like, book your calendar.
16:45Like, go ahead and put this date down.
16:47Save this date.
16:49The wedding invite is kind of like, hey, it's happening.
16:53Get ready.
16:55And then it's like all the details.
16:57I just don't get it.
16:59I don't know.
16:59Like, why don't you just...
17:00It's just, I'm glad I have you.
17:03I know, that's why I'm not.
17:07I just need you there November 8th at 3 p.m.
17:10I'll be there.
17:11All right, baby.
17:12I think she's ready to get out of the high chair.
17:15Let me tell you, five months is a very short time period when planning a wedding and everything that we
17:22have to do.
17:25Life's short, diamonds forever, ah, for worse or better, dress up in gold.
17:35Hello.
17:36How are you guys?
17:38It's so nice to meet everyone.
17:39Welcome to the shop.
17:41Um, so first, give me a rundown.
17:43This is my mother.
17:44Okay.
17:45This is my younger sister.
17:47Perfect.
17:47This is my other sister from another mother.
17:50I love that.
17:50We've known each other since first grade, so that's why.
17:52She's practically a sister.
17:53My other mom, but this is Mandy.
17:55Okay.
17:55And then this is my, she really doesn't look her age to be this, but she's my great aunt.
18:00Oh my goodness.
18:01This is actually my dad's aunt, but she is here with us today as well.
18:05So all the important ladies.
18:07I definitely think these are the girls to bring when it comes to wedding dress shopping.
18:12They will be honest about their opinions, and I think their reactions will help me out a lot.
18:17And this will be a great time to formally ask Madison to be my maid of honor.
18:21Okay, cool.
18:23So you've been dress shopping before?
18:24No, but I have an idea of what I am looking for, but we're open to trying different options,
18:29but I don't want a super poofy skirt.
18:31It just makes, it shrinks us, honestly, and it makes us look stumpy with a really full skirt.
18:36Okay.
18:36So the A-line and the scoop net I'm all about, and not a ton of glitter.
18:42It's one thing to just look at wedding dresses online, and it's another thing when you're actually
18:47in the dress store surrounded by so many dresses, it's definitely a little stressful.
18:53I did tassel some of the ones that you sent me pictures of that we have in the store.
18:57So this was one of the styles that you had liked, yes.
19:24Yes.
19:25So we'll have a good starting point.
19:27I want to see Liz in like a very sparkly dress, maybe a little bit poof.
19:36Yeah.
19:37This is like pageant dress shopping, but just white dresses.
19:41Come on, Madison.
19:42This is yours because you're going to be next after me.
19:44I want to see Liz in something very soft and flowing to match her personality.
19:49I will try this one.
19:51I'll give it, so when a neckline is not this deep,
19:54like when it's a little more subtle in the sweetheart, I'm okay with it.
19:57It's just there's some that are so plungy.
19:58Super plungy.
20:00If I were to choose the kind of wedding dress I want for you,
20:05I would definitely want your boobies showing.
20:07Boobies?
20:08Okay.
20:11That's pretty.
20:11I like that one.
20:13That's pretty.
20:13Lizzy, try that one.
20:14Okay.
20:14That's very pretty.
20:15That's very pretty.
20:17You have to say yes, mom to two people.
20:19I love it.
20:21This is my first time putting a little person in a wedding dress, which is really fun.
20:26Did you see one?
20:27So sure about the corset.
20:28That was the one I did see online.
20:30That was the one that Elizabeth saw online.
20:31Dresses are made for all shapes and sizes, so it's just like any other
20:35bride, we're just putting the dress on, getting it clipped in, hoping that she feels good in the
20:39dress.
20:40And at the end of the day, it's just all about finding the right fit, the right style,
20:43and the right vibe for the wedding.
20:45This is pretty.
20:46Yeah.
20:46That is pretty.
20:48Is wedding dress shopping different for little people than it is average size people?
20:52Absolutely.
20:53We know no matter what, we are going to have to make alterations.
20:57It's not just a matter of fact, it has to be shortened.
21:01You know, how does it have to be shortened?
21:04It's the waist, the straps.
21:04Is it being hemmed?
21:06Is it where you've got to somehow, you know, detach it here and bring it up this way so you
21:12can keep the, you know, design of the dress?
21:15And that one's a more relaxed like sheet style, so it doesn't hug too low.
21:20Yeah.
21:21It's just like gently grazes.
21:22It's pretty.
21:23Every dress can be altered, but I mean, can it be altered to fit the individual
21:31and not completely change the look of the dress?
21:35This is why I let you shop around because you'll see things that speak to you.
21:38That is so pretty.
21:39Yeah.
21:39I just, I just feel like I'll try to call it a day.
21:42Yeah.
21:43So beautiful.
21:43You drew that one last.
21:45Yeah.
21:46I'll keep that.
21:46That is so pretty.
21:47Yeah, that's a good one.
21:49Oh, okay.
21:50I'm ready to try one now.
21:52When it comes to shopping for me in general, I just stress out about it because I am super
21:57picky and I have the typical girl, like whole body image thing in my head and I just can't help
22:03it.
22:04Ooh, nice.
22:07All right.
22:09I guess we'll start with the most basic one first.
22:12Yes.
22:13Yeah.
22:13I'll let you.
22:14I have one in the fitting room.
22:15Oh, okay.
22:15So I have a method to my madness.
22:18I'm going to try to go in order of what I think you're going to love the best.
22:21Let me grab you a table and then I'll meet you in the fitting room and we'll get started.
22:24Nice.
22:26Waiting to see Liz in her first wedding dress.
22:30I'm definitely excited and I'm definitely a little bit nervous because Liz hates shopping.
22:38Let's go on and out.
22:40Dress number one.
22:41Okay.
22:42Dress number one.
22:47Yeah.
22:48Yeah.
22:59So you're going to set it up right there?
23:01Yeah, probably on the phone.
23:02Let's just lay out all the material.
23:04While Amber and Elizabeth and the girls are out wedding dress shopping, me, Bryce, and Alex are at
23:12Bryce and Elizabeth's house putting together Layton's playground.
23:18Looks like a lot of wood.
23:21I want to build this playground for Layton because she loves being outside like her dad.
23:26It's just a great thing to build for her.
23:28In three, in four.
23:29If we don't do this now, we'll be looking for stuff nonstop.
23:35So there are, of course, a ton of pieces to put together on this playground.
23:42We didn't look to see what time it was before we started.
23:44We started 10 minutes ago.
23:46So what I thought was going to be a small little playground compared to some of the
23:50playgrounds we have built for our kids.
23:53You know, we opened this box and there's 712 pieces of wood.
23:58And there's like 17,000 pieces of hardware.
24:02Step number one, open two cold beers and one Kool-Aid.
24:05Oh, sounds nice.
24:07Which one do you get?
24:08The Kool-Aid.
24:10So I'm doing pretty good.
24:11Allie and I have been dating for about three years now.
24:14And things have been going smoothly between us.
24:17I'm going to college for film.
24:20I've made a few films in the past.
24:22And my most recent one is a car commercial for my dad.
24:26And I am looking forward to broadening my editing skills.
24:36And hopefully finding some real actors for my films.
24:40A P1, dad?
24:42Yes.
24:42Right here.
24:43That's one we need.
24:49We're on page 17 and we have to go to page 59.
24:54This is going to take a while.
24:56I even told Trent, I was like, just get prepared for a long day.
25:02Hey, Trent.
25:03Hey, Bryce.
25:06These little pieces of wood, the little things were supposed to go on the outside.
25:11What?
25:12The threads.
25:14Does this look right to you, Bryce?
25:15There were a few mishaps of us putting things in the wrong locations.
25:23Maybe beat them out or something?
25:24There you go.
25:29We notice all these things like, all right, that's backwards.
25:33Dang, that one's, that one's backwards too.
25:36It's aggravating sometimes putting stuff together.
25:39We're on the two-hour mark.
25:41We've been at this for two hours.
25:43We most likely were doing this because, you know, we wanted to get this done.
25:48We were like, all right, it's been a long time.
25:50Let's just hurry up.
25:51We're on page 29.
25:53I'll tell you what, though.
25:56I'd rather build this thing and wipe a bull's ass a bob ride and go dress shopping with them girls.
26:00Yeah, me too.
26:09Okay.
26:14We're ready.
26:15Ooh, we're ready?
26:16Okay, dress number one.
26:17I'm not dress number one.
26:22Ooh.
26:25Ooh.
26:28You okay?
26:30I can't dress.
26:31Ooh.
26:32Look at this.
26:33This is pretty.
26:34Yeah.
26:35Being in a wedding dress for the first time, it's a little, I guess, shocking in the sense of,
26:40like, this is something that, like, girls talk about when they get into, like, middle school
26:43and high school.
26:44And now that it's actually happening, I'm like, dang, okay, it's getting real.
26:56As a mom, seeing my daughter in a wedding dress for the first time is somewhat surreal,
27:02because it doesn't seem that long ago that I wasn't chasing her around like I'm chasing
27:08Layton around.
27:10And now here we are wedding dress shopping.
27:15And I feel a little too princessy in this.
27:17Yeah.
27:17Yeah.
27:18I definitely think it is too princessy.
27:21I do like the, the neckline or the scoop.
27:23Yeah.
27:24It's very flattering.
27:26I'm not even sure that I like how thick the straps are.
27:29Yeah, they're a little thick anymore.
27:30Very broad shoulder.
27:31Yeah, because she's very broad shoulder.
27:34Yeah.
27:34I like how poofy the skirt is not super poofy.
27:37And I like this, but not the basque waist.
27:40Yeah, I feel like you're literally pointing to.
27:46First of all, you can immediately tell that Elizabeth is not comfortable with it.
27:53The fact that it kind of goes to a point down to her coochie, it's just not flattering.
28:03What are you not like?
28:06Yeah.
28:07Yeah.
28:07Yeah.
28:08Like me just going like that.
28:10That's just, just, just don't, that thing, or your belly area.
28:17The basque waist is not a thing.
28:18Now we're past the belly.
28:19That's not really your style.
28:21I think next.
28:22Yeah.
28:23Next.
28:24Next.
28:24I'm definitely disappointed that dress number one was totally a bust, but we're going to keep going.
28:31All right.
28:31On to dress number two.
28:33Nope, that wouldn't it.
28:49Mandy, this one's yours.
28:54Oh, very sparkly.
28:56Definitely sparkles.
28:59Now this is the square neckline with the skinny straps,
29:02like we were talking about.
29:04Yeah.
29:04So I do think we like skinny straps.
29:06It's very flattering at the waist down.
29:08Good.
29:08Very flattering, yeah.
29:10This is my favorite dress.
29:12I really did like it.
29:14It was a little sparkly for what she likes, but I thought it was a beautiful dress.
29:18Oh, pockets.
29:19I love a good pocket.
29:21I love the pockets.
29:22The sparkles.
29:24Yes.
29:25Yes.
29:25I'm team sparkle, and it looks really good.
29:29Yeah.
29:29Waist is good.
29:30Girls are good.
29:31Everything's good.
29:32I kind of picked this dress, but I didn't do good.
29:36I don't like it.
29:38I'm just not sure it's the one.
29:41Yeah.
29:42The dress is, I feel a little promy.
29:44Yeah.
29:44When it's too much sparkle, I just feel like it's such a prom dress.
29:47Yeah.
29:48A dress that's too glittery to me just makes it feel more like a prom, a formal, like
29:52an evening gown.
29:53I need it to feel like a wedding gown.
29:56Maybe not.
29:56It's the sparkles.
29:57Yeah.
29:57I'm not super sparkles.
29:58I would wear it.
29:59Yeah, you would.
30:00I would wear that.
30:01Yeah, this would be.
30:02That is pretty.
30:03In the pockets.
30:04Oh my gosh.
30:06Working with Liz feels totally natural.
30:08It doesn't feel like I'm doing anything different, because I normally don't try to put a silhouette
30:14in my mind when the bride walks in the door, because the most important thing to me
30:17is that the bride feels good in the silhouette.
30:19So just making sure she feels special, making sure she feels beautiful, and making sure she
30:23feels confident before we open up the curtain and let her walk out.
30:26But it's not terrible, but still not.
30:28No, it's not.
30:30There's some very flattering things about it on you.
30:33I do.
30:33I like the strap a lot.
30:34I love the skinny strap.
30:35I love the neckline.
30:37Truthfully, as a mom, I just want her to be confident, even if she doesn't like the style,
30:47but just, you know, be like confident and not get discouraged.
30:55I will say we are getting better.
30:58Closer.
30:58That's the goal.
30:59I'm trying to ramp up.
31:01Yeah.
31:02All right.
31:05Ah, this is the one I picked.
31:07Yes.
31:07This is one that you sent me a picture of.
31:17Something's fishy.
31:19Like, smells like fish?
31:21No.
31:24We have moved this board four times.
31:27We're about to move it for the fifth.
31:29Uh-oh.
31:31Let me have it for a minute.
31:32Sorry.
31:32So there's one board that got put in the wrong place or put on backwards,
31:37and it definitely causes some, uh, errors in the construction of this playground.
31:44And all of those have to loosen up.
31:46What?
31:47That board has to go over there, and all these have to slide forward.
31:50Which, when you have something in the wrong place,
31:53the rest of the wood is not going to be correct.
31:56And sometimes some adjectives come out,
31:58which we have to pray over since it's a child's playground.
32:01All right.
32:04Ow, ow.
32:07You all right?
32:08Son of a bitch, I hurt.
32:11Did you see what I did?
32:11Yeah, yeah, yeah.
32:12I had a reversal drill.
32:13You pinched your finger between the drill and the wood.
32:15Yeah, no, that sounds painful.
32:18I, uh, jammed my thumb between the screw and the top of the drill
32:24and the top railing on one of the, uh, boards.
32:27And I was like, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding.
32:29You have to put the drill in reverse to take your thumb out.
32:32That's nice.
32:33We ain't got many pieces left.
32:34Don't drop it on me.
32:35Here, right here.
32:36Has Elizabeth ever told you about our wedding?
32:38We had like 300 people at our wedding.
32:41The actual wedding planning, it really wasn't that bad.
32:43So how did you propose to Amber?
32:45Amber planned the whole thing.
32:48I came to Transparent's house one day, and I was like, you know what?
32:53If we're not going to move forward to the next phase in life,
32:56um, and that's getting married, then I'm out of here.
33:00So I waited about a week, and I bought her a ring, and asked her to marry me.
33:07Oh, I got it.
33:09God, I heard that.
33:09I heard that.
33:10You proposed, but you did not get, you did not have some special thing on,
33:14and get down on one knee.
33:16I didn't hire airplanes and parachutes and spotlights to, and, you know,
33:21ask the sea turtles to come out of the ocean to everybody gather around and why I proposed.
33:24I don't know.
33:26We actually, uh, we went to, uh, dinner.
33:28We went and ate, we went out to eat.
33:31I don't think that was part of, like, the planned proposal.
33:34We just happened to go out to eat after that happened.
33:37It wasn't a celebration, we were just hungry.
33:38And we had about $17 for our name, so we went to Waffle House or something.
33:42Who knows?
33:44Bryce.
33:46Sir?
33:46You love me?
33:48I do.
33:49I'm glad to be joining y'all's family soon.
33:52We're glad to have you, Bryce.
33:54Even if we choose the hottest day in the year, to put slingsets together.
34:06So this is the dress that I had on my phone, um, for a couple of months.
34:11The one that I've seen in their shop.
34:13And I'm really excited to try it on, because I really think this may be the one.
34:17Oh, wow.
34:21That's what I said, too.
34:23Yeah.
34:41I'm glad you're trying it on, because this is the dress that she has had on her phone for,
34:45like, two months.
34:47Yes.
34:47This is what she sent.
34:51Well, I can tell you're not.
34:53I didn't realize how springy looking it would be.
34:57Yeah.
34:57Yeah.
35:00I did, like, the photo, it made me just, but now seeing it, I'm just kind of like, oh, man.
35:05So this dress is the dress that Elizabeth has had, like, on her phone for a long time.
35:10Um, and, you know, she kind of had her heart set on it.
35:17But, um, I'm not, I'm not feeling it.
35:21Or if I was, like, inside, seeing as I'm outside.
35:24Yeah.
35:25I think from the waist up, it looks really, really good.
35:27It flatters her very well.
35:29The bottom is not my personal favorite.
35:32But it's very pretty.
35:33It's a beautiful dress.
35:34I like it.
35:34This was great.
35:35Yeah, that, that does.
35:36That top is very flattering, yeah.
35:38The dress that I thought I loved turned out to be not the one that I loved.
35:43And I'm pretty bummed, because I even showed mom a picture of this dress, too.
35:48And she was like, oh, yeah, this seems, like, very your style.
35:51Let's hope that they have it.
35:53Definitely put it on your list.
35:54And I put it on and look at myself, and I'm like, nope, this isn't the one.
35:58And then seeing my mom's reaction, because since she knew this was the one dress,
36:03she was kind of like, I could see the bummed out look on her face, too.
36:06Like, dang, because it just wasn't me.
36:11It's a good thing that you tried it on.
36:13No, it's very pretty.
36:14I like that it's not the traditional lace.
36:17And I love the neckline.
36:18This is great.
36:19And I can breathe.
36:21Yeah.
36:22Without feeling like I'm about to pop a button.
36:25But I don't know if it necessarily.
36:29It is a little disappointing when you really think, like,
36:32you're absolutely going to love, like, you know, any piece of clothing.
36:35Like, you think that it's going to work out and it's going to look great.
36:38And then it ends up not being the one.
36:41And so it's kind of like you're back to square one.
36:43What I normally say we do at this point is I tell you, take a break.
36:47And I'm going to see if there's anything that I just think you should try.
36:51Yeah.
36:51Yeah.
36:51And let her go.
36:53Yes.
36:53Take a break.
36:54Look at stuff.
36:54Break time.
37:06I think we're done.
37:10It's pretty good.
37:12Hard work pays off.
37:13Yeah, I think we did a really good job.
37:15I appreciate y'all's help.
37:16Let's go check it out.
37:17So when Layton came home from my parents' house,
37:20I was very excited to show her her brand new swing set.
37:24Look at your playground.
37:26What'd you think, girl?
37:29She was very quiet at first,
37:31but I can tell that, you know, she was also excited.
37:35Hey, big girl.
37:36Aww.
37:37What do you think?
37:39Say, Daddy, you did a good job building this thing.
37:42Yeah.
37:42And there's a butterfly still flying around.
37:44Look at that butterfly.
37:45Wow.
37:45She knew you was coming out here and she wanted to see you.
37:48Dad, the butterfly's on the back of your hat.
37:50Is it really?
37:51Yeah.
37:51Landed?
37:52Yeah.
37:52Well, it just got up, but now it just moved ahead.
37:54But yeah, it was for a minute.
37:56So right at the end when Layton was enjoying the swing and the playground,
38:00we had this little butterfly that just flying around, sticking with us.
38:04It was just kind of like a little omen.
38:05It's like, hey, welcome to your yard, Layton.
38:08Welcome to this special little place for you.
38:10I'm going to be here every day to see you.
38:12Oh, butterfly ride.
38:20Boy, so I tried on a few more dresses and they just were not it.
38:26I was not getting the bridal feeling, the, yep, this is the one.
38:31Nope.
38:36I was just like, hit the fan.
38:38Here we go.
38:39I was right.
38:40Dress shopping is going to suck.
38:42So I think it's time to call it a day,
38:45and we'll find another dress shop.
38:49All right.
38:51Ready to get dressed?
38:52Are you done?
38:52Yeah.
38:52You done?
38:53I'm so done.
38:55I don't really think I'm feeling bad,
38:57but I don't think it's really necessary
38:59to keep trying dresses on at this spot
39:03and on this day.
39:06All right.
39:06OK.
39:14Dress shopping didn't go, you know,
39:17as well as I'd hoped,
39:19but I still have a surprise in store.
39:21OK.
39:23Madden, come here.
39:24Oh.
39:26So I have a big question to ask you.
39:29We have talked about this forever since we were kids.
39:33Don't start crying, because you're going to make me start crying.
39:34No, I'm getting nervous.
39:35OK.
39:35But I would love for you, since we have literally
39:38been through our life together.
39:40You really are going to make me cry.
39:43It's just amazing to me, because she has watched me go
39:47through my entire life from, you know,
39:50she remembered when Bryce and I were dating, and then, you know,
39:53telling her to become my god mama.
39:55And then here I am with my daughter.
39:57And then now I'm engaged, and we're wedding dress shopping.
40:01You've been my best friend since forever.
40:04And there's nobody else that I would love to have the honor to be my maid of honor.
40:08Didn't you?
40:09Mm-hmm.
40:10Because you're like another sister.
40:11So would you be my maid of honor?
40:13Oh, oh, oh, oh.
40:14So this is for you.
40:15Just be happy.
40:16I got pretty emotional when asking Madison when I'm sitting there in front of her,
40:20because, I mean, we would talk about, you know, our weddings when we were in our younger teens.
40:24And it really is, there's not a lot of friendships like ours.
40:28And there's no other person that I would rather have be my maid of honor than Madison.
40:34Yeah.
40:35You can open it.
40:38No way.
40:39Mm-hmm.
40:39Just all the little gadgets and gismos.
40:41And I have some jewelry that I would like for all of my bridesmaids to wear.
40:45But it's a mirror and, like, a little candle and glasses.
40:48Of course.
40:48Yeah.
40:49No pictures.
40:51So that's for you.
40:51No problem.
40:53But I love you.
40:54And I absolutely am thankful to have you.
40:56Of course I'll be your bride.
40:57Or maid of honor.
40:58Maid of honor?
40:59Yeah.
40:59Maid of honor.
41:00Maid of honor.
41:00To be Liz's maid of honor, for me, seriously, it feels like she trusts me to fulfill those
41:06duties to help her make the most out of her big day.
41:08So I feel like I'm very, very happy and I can't wait for it.
41:13I appreciate all your help.
41:14Absolutely.
41:15It was so much fun.
41:16It was so nice to meet everyone.
41:17I'm so glad you guys came out.
41:19I'm feeling a little discouraged because, I mean, it just sucks after trying lots of white
41:24on and none of the white works.
41:26Thank you so much.
41:27Yes, absolutely.
41:27I'm so glad you guys all came.
41:29It was so nice to meet everyone.
41:30I'm a little on edge because, at the end of the day, we are very little on time for
41:35me to dress shop and to find a dress.
41:38So it's kind of like, within this week, I need to find one.
41:41All right.
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