Picky Bride Wants Dress That’s OVER TWICE Her Budget | Say Yes To The Dress: Atlanta

[@nancymckinley3068]

If she dreamed of it her whole life she should have saved for it. I love that Lori stood up for the mother.

[@JouJouOuiOui]

@@nancymckinley3068 Lori is a good woman

[@catladyfromky4142]

Sure. But they kept letting her try on more and more expensive dresses, knowing her strict budget. Lori doing this just demonstrated that the consultant wasn't doing what her rule says.

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

I agree and anyone that wants this and that but yet refuses to save up for it.

[@Lynn-kh5rs]

Exactly! Or learn to sew really, really well. 😉 It's awful how she was trying to take advantage of her mother. Her mom looks like a woman who has worked hard all her life and who, unfortunately, spoiled that little girl because "she's sensitive". Little miss has some rude awakenings facing her in the future.

[@lisasamuel8709]

Very selfish and inconsiderate

[@kellyfazekas7831]

Mami, your daughter is not sensitive, she's selfish.

[@EH23831]

Yes - but mamma should’ve said don’t try it on!

[@ericriksen7349]

@@EH23831spoiled

[@barbaralee3425]

And manipulative. The groom has a tough road ahead.

[@learn_more_3329]

This!!! Uses her crocodile tears to get what she wants😂

[@MsJubjubbird]

i bet daughter worked on her mother at home and they came back and bought it anyway

[@lysem4392]

Amanda's fiancé needs to watch this video. There is no way she will respect the family budget. She will put both of them in a deep financial hole in no time.

[@auroraclark5751]

You got that right!

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

I totally agree and marrying someone like that is a big red flag. You will suffer in the long term.

[@gabesmom29]

Thinking the same. But after 7 years she must’ve shown her spoiled nature.

[@melrobertson2743]

​@@gabesmom29he's probably hoping she'll mature when they get married 🤦🤦🤦

[@gabesmom29]

@@melrobertson2743 I’m afraid he’s going to be disappointed in a huge way😂

[@williegrant3054]

She IS the Epitome of YOU SHOULD HAVE saved some $ you’ve been in a STEADY relationship for 7 years! DO NOT put that PRESSURE ON YOUR MOTHER. Period 😱

[@jerryshira]

Agree. When we got married it was beach at sunrise. Corn flacks, bananas, milk, in jeans with a notary. We took the money and place toward a new house.

[@jenniferadels2735]

My thoughts exactly! She kept trying to bamboozle her mother with no cares whatsoever about what her mother could actually afford! If she wants something that is over the $4,000 budget her mother has set, then she needs to pay for that herself. Very selfish in my opinion!!

[@KingsDaughter1957]

@@jenniferadels2735 Mommas, don't raise your children to be entitled. This is how they are when they're "adults." And it's not fair to her future husband - she will try to manipulate and pout her way to whatever she wants whether their budget can handle it or not. PS: Money conflicts are the Number 1 factor in most divorces.

[@lorirogers9304]

She was in high school for a lot of the relationship

[@sharoncoon5439]

I agree.

[@leisongivangomo4478]

“This what you raised!” Well said!

[@nate2759]

Her sister knew.

[@erinpescarmona8714]

@@nate2759”she’s workin’ you, Tia Marta” cousin knew too 😂

[@delila1830]

Exactly! Zero sympathy for the mother.

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

A part of it is your natural character too.

[@roxyjones7017]

@@leisongivangomo4478 lol truth!

[@franzessie9697]

Oh I hate when people want to spend money that’s not theirs. And then the tears? Oh hell no.

[@KeeKooKee]

💯

[@ToLoveIsToLive89]

It honestly shows, in my opinion, that she isn’t mature enough to be getting married.

[@nate2759]

@@ToLoveIsToLive89I don’t think most 22 year olds are mature enough to get married.

[@vikkiallan5605]

Such a little brat. Her mother was obviously upset and she didn't care at all

[@uzuma2115]

Yes you are very right I'm 20 and still immature. People start to mature more older but 20's is still young ​@@nate2759

[@Tea-nOpals]

Omg! That spoiled brat has no regard for her mother or the budget. A very selfish child

[@sherkylady7765]

Agree 💯

[@KeeKooKee]

💯

[@JY-vh3be]

And will be a selfish wife.

[@luciebrisson5881]

Selfish and manipulative.

[@KingsDaughter1957]

Momma apparently raised her that way or else she would throw a fit. You can tell her sister was ticked - probably because it's been that way since the brat was born.

[@tld7846]

There's a simple way to avoid this kind of drama when a very self-centered daughter is involved. Just tell her your budget is $x,xxx, and anything over that amount, you and your fiancee will have to pay for. End of discussion.

[@Its_me_Sneha_07]

Absolutely rght!

[@mariahillenbrand8396]

If she wants it bad enough she should get another job to pay for it!! You want it, YOU PAY FOR IT!! MOM IS A PUSHOVER!! JUST SAY NO!!!

[@KingsDaughter1957]

My daughter was very respectful of my limited budget: Here is xxxx dollars for your wedding, whether it's for the dress or cake or whatever; when the money is gone, it's gone. No pouting or drama or tears. In the end, her perfect dress was about 1/4 the whole budget and it was the first one she tried on. It's still beautiful after 26 years.

[@pollypockets508]

Exactly

[@janetrouse5917]

But the Mom is the enabler!

[@ToLoveIsToLive89]

What a selfish brat! (The first one) You want expensive things work and save for them yourself!!

[@crisfield4364]

I'm so glad that first mama said no. If you love your mama, you don't strain her budget. What a selfish girl. Good luck to her groom.

[@naomipaul1800]

I am here getting angry 😡,. I blame the mum for always saying yes to her ., at the same time I am glad she said no to the gown

[@nate2759]

It is half the mums fault, but at the same time she is an adult now. She can choose to be a better person, but she doesn’t.

[@naomipaul1800]

@@nate2759 I 💯 agree with you

[@KrisHunt]

The daughter is a remotely sensitive the daughter is salvation spoiled

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

@@nate2759I agree and it is a part of her personality too so you can’t only blame the mom.

[@jackieelizabeth8614]

She was with her partner for 7 years and she didnt save for her own wedding dress? Brat. Glad the mum said no😊

[@Fazerella]

Gotta say, she's 22. Probably not emotionally mature enough to think about saving.

[@stephaniesmedes21]

​@@FazerellaShame on her, her Mom, AND her fiance if no one has ever thought about teaching her to save or she didn't realize it herself. In 1976, when I was just finishing high school and was 18 years old, I already had over $2500 saved. Age has nothing to do with it. On the other hand, maturity has a LOT to do with it. And this bride is very immature, spoiled, and self serving.

[@Misty7612]

⁠@@Fazerellaim sorry but at 22 I had been mature for YEARS.

[@brigitteevens851]

First bride isn’t “sensitive”, she’s a narcissist!

[@Rook-gz5dy]

Oh , cmon Stop throwing around that word so easily Yea , what she did was wrong but it has nothing to do with narcissism

[@Rkhfb]

@@Rook-gz5dy “you’re not gonna get it for me?” Sounds like a spoilt narcissist to me

[@catladyfromky4142]

@Rkhfb Narcissism is a specific diagnosis that includes many criteria. "You're not going to get it for me?" can mean just a spoiled person. Not every spoiled brat is a narcissist. Y'all, stop throwing these words around like "narcissistic," " toxic," etc. If you are psychologists, you shouldn't diagnose people over the Internet. If y'all ain't psychologists, sit down.

[@KingsDaughter1957]

@@catladyfromky4142 You're right: BRAT is a better fit anyway.

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

@@catladyfromky4142I have to say though that if you know what narcissists are like, then it is not hard to diagnose someone. I used to be a psychology major and now thinking back, I realized my evil late so called father was a sociopathic narcissist.

[@hobbyhive]

Someone needs to do an intervention with the fiancé as well. RUN!!!

[@marcin.3476]

Good luck to that poor guy!

[@krism.9363]

Agreed!

[@S_Cooper0404]

The first girl had no reservations about emotionally manipulating her mother. SMH

[@leanneharris3191]

Good for you mom, you put your foot down and said no!

[@KingsDaughter1957]

FINALLY. Gotta wonder if that's the first time mommy grew a backbone with this manipulative child. Pray for the brat's new husband; she's gonna be a handful of drama and selfishness.

[@lydiapicano8806]

I agree, I think she's given in way too often otherwise she wouldn't have expected the 95,000 dress.

[@cathyreed2480]

@@lydiapicano8806she made her mother feel so bad,to humiliate her in the store and on tv.

[@whammy3323]

What an extremely spoiled brat.... I'm glad mom stuck to her budget and didn't cave in to crocodile tears. The bride should be ashamed and mortified that she embarassed herself on national TV

[@Amaryllis-4U]

I admire Lori for being supportive towards the mother. Some stores guilt people saying it’s a once in a lifetime event, or don’t you want her to be happy? Etc. The mother looked like she was on the verge of tears and that daughter didn’t seem to care.

[@MelissaBlue]

Plus I'm sure Lori has had experience where a family member agrees in the shop but as soon as they get home another person says absolutely not and have to cancel the dress. This avoids cancelation.

[@KingsDaughter1957]

@@MelissaBlue Good point.

[@christinacartter9784]

The only time I've seen Lori and her crew use the "don't you want her to be happy" line is when the dress is beautiful and in budget, but the entourage is being mean and snarky just because they can. Love the Atlanta show.

[@jeniferclemente1252]

“Working my mom for the more expensive dress” that was well put. “I just wanna see what it looks like” ultimate manipulation line. She knows what she’s doing and she doesn’t care about how much she would make her mom pay. Especially when she “cries” and had the nerve to ask, “you’re not gonna get it for me?” I hope the fiancé saw this and ran. Second bride was beautiful inside and out. God bless her marriage

[@gparsons320]

First bride should be ashamed of herself. Second bride was absolutely beautiful on her wedding day.

[@simonrodrigues9880]

I felt like slapping that first girl..poor mother gave her everything she wants..raised the budget to double and still wanted to go above..she has expensive taste it seems using her mothers money...get a job for urself and make ur money to have expensive taste...i really admire lorri...she gave the mother her piece of mind...22 and getting married and surely the marriage not gonna last long..lets see how he husband manages her expensiive taste

[@susanneandersen3417]

The mum should have said she can have the expensive dress of she pays the 5500 dollars above the budget her self

[@kwest5171]

It appears that Amanda's marriage didn't last. According to socials and the interwebs, she hasn't remarried.

[@absatwell8163]

Why am I not surprised?

[@JY-vh3be]

Called it.

[@punkemunky]

I tried looking and didn't find anything. How did you find it?

[@kwest5171]

@@punkemunky just a google search that shows public records and indicates she's not married any longer. She lived in Marietta, but now lives in San Fran.

[@TakiMom858]

@@kwest5171 bought a 2 bedroom condo in SF for $1.1M, she probably took her ex to the cleaners in the divorce.

[@l.c.3150]

Mom: she is very sensitive No no no. She is insensitive and manipulative! If she knew she was marrying, then she and her fiancé should have been saving. Good mom for putting your foot down!

[@Curlycrew333]

She thought she would like it more because it was expensive… spoilt and horrible… nothing nice or enjoyable about this at all..

[@poojamohanty957]

"You r gonna have to take out the extra credit cards. This is what you raised" Even the youngest of them had the maturity to understand when she said it's only gonna be for like 12 hours.

[@loverofeverythingbeautiful3610]

I gasped, ngl. 😮 She's outrageous!

[@woowoochuggachugga]

$4000 is a very respectable amount of money to be able to spend on a dress. Lots of time has passed since this aired and I hope she has matured......and apologized. Her mother felt shame, which is terrible because she should have been very proud.

[@Lily_of_the_Forest]

Yes, 4k is a generous amount. I liked the 5k dress best so the mom pays 4k and the bride pays 1k. That is doable.

[@BeingArtful]

$4k- yes, a good budget for a dress!

[@thedorkettereads6052]

Yes, she could've bought a beautiful ballgown for that budget, but she was fixated on a designer that starts at 6k.

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

$4000 is way too much already. I can get several nice dresses with that much money.

[@thedorkettereads6052]

@@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj honestly for a big glamorous ballgown you'll spend $2k-$4k pretty easily. But at the time this was filmed $4k went even further.

[@irenebetros2691]

Good on you mum, you made the right decision. Your daughter is a inconsiderate spoiled brat. Well done Lori for talking to the mother before she would've made the biggest mistake in her life. If her daugher wanted that dress so badly well she should pay the other half of it. God help her future husband.

[@Galdra]

How can she be this selfish😮 Poor mother and poor fiancé.

[@gillianreynolds8493]

What a spoilt brat, shameful childish behaviour. I can't help but wonder if this girl is still married. Poor Mum the pressure she was put under.

[@jonijenkins8006]

This first bride is beyond ridiculous

[@robynrowe8305]

No mother should be put through this, obviously this child doesn't understand NO

[@KingsDaughter1957]

Probably hasn't heard it very much ... this kind of manipulation starts young.

[@MegaTelenovela]

My daughter is only 2.5 years old and I think God willing when her day comes I'd stick to my budget and and allow her to choose the dress of her dreams and pay the remainder of the cost herself ❤

[@Lily_of_the_Forest]

That is a good compromise. You give a certain amount and she pays the rest.

[@paulawelshhoward]

Just don't spoil her-- give her age appropriate chores and anything above and beyond she gets some $$ for with some for herself some for school. She'll turn out ok

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

Yup and you should teach her to be more independent. It is just not fair to make the parents pay everything.

[@lhyllianamarseilles]

Expensive taste and let's other people to pay for it?? Good luck to the husband.

[@CarinaCatLove3]

My thoughts exactly

[@pushpabramesh5047]

She is already divorced. Her marriage didn't even last an year

[@elizabethedwards7082]

She should pay for it not her mom.

[@seriliaykilel]

HURRAY MOM FOR SAYING NO!!!

[@trinity3272]

Can’t the daughter and her fiancé make up the difference instead of forcing her mother to go into debt

[@GrannySkeksis]

Even half of $7500 is an insane amount of money to spend on a dress

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

Exactly and it is less worth it for a one time dress.

[@estherwalker3914]

She is just a spoiled brat !!!

[@screamingmadvoid]

you can’t tell me those sisters weren’t so pettily happy that their mom said no

[@melrobertson2743]

Sister and cousins whose compassion and brains outstrip the spoiled bride by a thousand miles.

[@ElaineWood-f2t]

Mom should have been telling the little princess NO from the time she was a toddler. It's like the sister said, THIS is what she raised. Also, IF she had her heart set on a budget blowing dress, why didn't she offer to pay the difference, if not the whole cost of the dress? The selfishness is strong in this one, IMHO.

[@RideoutMr]

What will she do when momma is no longer around to give her what she wants...The husband? Don't think he will be able.

[@jessiejoseph1093]

Little girl needs to go get a part time job and pay the difference. Then she will respect how many hours it takes to make that extra 5K.

[@mariem3429]

I was thinking a full time job plus 2 part time jobs to pay for it herself! 😆

[@blqeddie2946]

She is NOT sensitive, she is spoilt

[@catladyfromky4142]

And manipulative. Manipulators feign emotions to persuade people to do things their way.

[@CarinaCatLove3]

Amanda, 1st bride, is a spoilt beeach. I pity her fiancee

[@maureenormston8356]

That's a platinum plated brat right there. Glad her Mum stood her ground.

[@bevturquoise4651]

" I don't want to hurt her feelings" NOPE....it's YOUR feelings you don't want to feel. WEAK MOM, no backbone, no boundaries! No bueno! 5:37

[@thehungrygoldfish]

She did say no, so she does have backbone.

[@melrobertson2743]

It took Lori, the nieces and her other daughter chastising her before she was able to do it, otherwise she was going to say yes and go into massive debt

[@BibbityBobbitiBoo]

3:26 “do you not want me to try on any more dresses” that manipulation tactic-

[@TheJudiBambiPurrsParadox]

This CHILD needs to learn that more expensive IS NOT NECESSARILY BETTER OR PRETTIER. Plus, she is selfish and demanding but uses a little girl attitude of pouting or not bestowing her smile upon everyone until she gets her way, to counter the very adult manipulation. She is SO obvious about it. Pity the groom. Does she have that much dedication to earning some money as she has in manipulation? Mom, she's not "sensitive"...she is MANIPULATIVE.

[@AFAskygoddess]

My car isn't worth $9,500, and I use it every single day.

[@pammybk]

So incredibly spoiled. Good luck to that husband.

[@rondameier8168]

Then she needs to pay for it. An extremely selfish child.

[@jenniyogipuncturist2034]

The tears were disgusting. It's a dress for one day. If you want a 10k dress, then pay for it. Stop expecting others to spend more than they want.

[@pmc8119]

Oh, this girl knows EXACTLY what she's doing.

[@felicesalvant5144]

Mom needs a backbone!!! She's spoiled and she should have saved her own money.

[@2user000]

The $7500 was hideous 🥴 she looked better in the other ones.

[@debbiemarquis3231]

is she still married..??

[@catladyfromky4142]

Another commenter wrote that, according to social media, she is single now.

[@StephanieJoles]

@@catladyfromky4142 I’m sure none of us are shocked 😂

[@paulawelshhoward]

If you are old enough to get married AND your mother is getting you a 4000 dress--you are BLESSED!! My mom and dad gifted us 3000 for the whole wedding. They were having trouble financially but I NEVER asked them for anything. I got a beautiful dress, we had a long engagement and paid for everything ourselves!! It's called being ADULT !! Married 27 years and together for 31!!

[@madmartagan100]

Geese Bride, who did what that made you think you deserve to put a down payment for a house on a dress?

[@SamanthaWilliams-ph6nb]

Poor Mom and the daughter is such a spoiled brat. She needed to cover the extra cost of that dress. She needs to mature

[@denisesalles7248]

I feel very sorry for her husband-to-be. What a spoiled brat. She is NOT "very sensitive." She is extremely manipulative.

[@Asnlvl2]

You don't go to a high-end boutique with a small budget.

[@LovelyVoiceUK]

If she's been dreaming of this for so long she should have saved some money to put towards it

[@rhonda611purple]

Why didnt the mom tell her to go halves on the dress?

[@jenniferbond7073]

That girl would not have paid, she thinks everyone else should pay for her.

[@emp6985]

She's gonna learn the hard way that more expensive doesn't automatically mean its better. Wanting a dress because its more expensive is so selfish if you're not the one paying. Don't go to a place known for expensive dresses if the budget can't fit it- there are so many designers with absolutely gorgeous dresses that are less than 3.5k

[@kritiagrawal4398]

Younger sister knows better

[@tinaa2437]

How on earth can she embarrass her mother like that, what a horrid person.

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

Yes, she is very selfish and unfilial.

[@myat.]

“You’re not going to get it for me”🤣🤣🤣

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

I can’t believe she said that.

[@cocosurgerow]

I liked the second dress, $5000.

[@knittingnana2939]

Well mom, it's your fault. It's obvious she has been indulged all her life and never been told no.

[@sonaseb]

That spoiled brat!! Seeing her made me irritated for real. She's saying 12 hours of her lifetime happiness, but she's not understanding that her mom's lifetime hard work that was. Such a selfish girl. I'm glad that even the store salespeople didn't pressure her mom for the sake of sales.

[@lola-rose6809]

The first bride is disgusting. Why should your mum being paying off credit card just because of your greed. Why didn't she put on the extra or her fiance. Smh!

[@montanalilac]

Momma made that problem herself. You can tell from the sister’s comments this is nothing new…

[@MaxKasai-zm5mz]

the 2nd bride is so sweet and grateful

[@roo-pf7qw]

Shes a spoilt brat,im glad her mother said no

[@nelleenwilliams4825]

The dress within her budget was great!!

[@lonahall3147]

$10,000? Omg

[@kakolipaul2021]

Greedy brides are indecent ,their partners will realise it soon

[@Lily_of_the_Forest]

The 5k dress was the prettiest. Mom pays 4k and the bride pays 1k. That is reasonable.

[@harvesttable77]

I feel sorry for the guy she marries

[@beckyc3127]

For the average person, $1,000 over the budget is more than just a little above budget

[@gailmueller174]

I am so glad that Lori helped the mom stand up for herself. I hope the groom knows what he is getting into.

[@marybowesobrien7185]

This made me so uncomfortable .. 👀

[@ellemay2755]

Lauren radiates beauty!!

[@MadMadamGrimm]

I panic if I go a penny over!! I cannot imagine going that far over budget!! Good job mom for standing up to her and good job sisters for backing her up❤❤

[@kathyhansen9546]

Mom thankfully you held ur ground! ❤️

[@JbelldigsDaydreamGarden]

A 4k budget for a dress a decade ago is an extremely generous offer... girl seems way too immature to be getting married.

[@riverjay01]

I WOULD NEVER manipulate my mom like this. So sad

[@MrsBrit1]

NO is a complete sentence! If she busts the budget you have, she should pay the excess.

[@PamelaClark-oh7vv]

She is too immature to get married.

[@nascar88gyrl]

I wouldn't take Amanda to Kleinfeld's. She'd be looking at Pnina Tornai dresses.

[@thehungrygoldfish]

No one is taking that brat to Kleinfelds lol. She’s going to David’s Bridal!

[@sandyreid4028]

This girl should be ashamed. The mother needs to become stand up and be a parent to this girl.

[@veronicamonell7263]

If she wants a dress twice her budget she should fork over the cash😂😂

[@teresarose731]

That first one needed a trip to the wood shed.

[@sylfurcide]

she really said you're not gonna get it for me?? Like no, you should've saved your own money or at least tried to come halfway

[@Godsmasterpiece1993]

The fiancé will have his hands full for sure! Hahaha. It’s good she is learning that lesson now because in marriage we don’t get everything we want. 😊

[@marygelpilones5831]

I love the second dress that she try on.. with the veil and everything!!!

[@shuddiind7738]

The bride is a dramatic queen 👑

[@karendrives970]

She's not sensitive. She's selfish.

[@queensheem3337]

Wow… her mom literally offered her 4,000 dollars and she tried to blow the budget with no regard… just insanity and she had the nerve to cry… she should’ve contributed if she wanted it

[@kbg8199]

"I am picky and I have high expectations." Um, there's a word for that....spoiled