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Michelle says Jessa wants to 'get in, find the dress, and be done.' Jill, who had her hair and makeup done during her bridal appointment, spent more time savoring the moment. Jessa ends up choosing a blush colored gown. She doesn't have time to order a dress online, so she is thrilled to find one at the shop.

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Say Yes to the Dress is an American reality television series on TLC which follows events at Kleinfeld Bridal in Manhattan. The series shows the progress of individual sales associates, managers, and fitters at the store, along with profiling brides as they search for the perfect wedding dress. Common themes include overwhelming advice of friends and family, the ability of the 'perfect dress' to help a bride overcome personal difficulty, struggle with weight and body image concerns, and the challenge of staying in budget, especially in the case of dresses by Kleinfeld's exclusive designer, Pnina Tornai (one of the few designers ever mentioned by name in the show). Dresses sold on the show range from $1,300 to $40,000.^[1][2][3]

Cast[edit]

Mara Urshel[edit]

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Mara Urshel is one of the co-owners of Kleinfeld. Earlier in her career in the retail industry, she served as senior vice president and general merchandise manager at Saks Fifth Avenue. She worked there for twenty years. After she left Saks, she was employed by Casual Corner and Geoffrey Beene Company in executive management positions. She then purchased the Kleinfeld Bridal store with Ronald Rothstein and Wayne Rogers on July 9, 1999.^[4]

Ronald Rothstein[edit]

Ronald (Ronnie) Rothstein is one of the co-owners of Kleinfeld. He was successful academically; he graduated from Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 1964 and received his law degree from the University of Miami in 1968. He then became a member of the Florida Bar. In 1976, he started his own consumer products company named Oh Dawn, but after eight years, he sold Oh Dawn to an American Stock Exchange company. He did however stay on in an executive capacity for several more years. On July 9, 1999 he purchased the Kleinfeld Bridal store with Mara Urshel and Wayne Rogers.^[5]

Randy Fenoli[edit]

Randy Fenoli was the Fashion Director for Kleinfeld. He was born in Mt. Vernon, Illinois, and grew up with a love of fashion. He began sewing dresses when he was only nine years old. When he got older, he branched out into the areas of make-up artistry, hair styling, and entertainment. He then enrolled with the New York's Fashion Institute of Technology. Later, he was offered a job working for Paul Diamond, of The Diamond Collection. He was then offered a job at Kleinfeld where he worked until 2012. He is now an independent consultant.

Dorothy Silver[edit]

Dorothy Silver is the Director of Sales and Merchandising for Kleinfeld. She began her career in New York as a floor manager at Bonwit Teller, but she has spent the majority of her twenty-five years in the retail industry at Kleinfeld. She works alongside Nicole Sacco and Joan Roberts.^[6]

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Nicole Sacco[edit]

Nicole Sacco is the Director of Fittings and Sales at Kleinfeld. She has worked there for thirteen years and has many responsibilities, primarily helping consultants with their clients, whether it's finding a dress, closing the sale, or just making sure the client is happy. She works alongside Dorothy Silver and Joan Roberts.^[7][8]

Nitsa Glezelis[edit]

Nitsa Glezelis is the Director of Alterations at Kleinfeld. She was born in Kos, Greece, and has been in the retail industry since she was twelve years old. She has worked at Kleinfeld for eighteen years. She works alongside Vera Skenderis.^[9]

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Joan Roberts[edit]

Joan Roberts is the Director of Sales/Bridal Manager at Kleinfeld. Before coming to Kleinfeld, she had worked in the retail industry for twenty five years. She works alongside Nicole Sacco and Dorothy Silver.^[10]

Camille Coffey[edit]

Camille Coffey is one of the several bridal consultants at Kleinfeld. She was first introduced to Kleinfeld when she was shopping for a dress to wear to her son's wedding. She applied for a job and has been working there ever since.^[11]

Vera Skenderis[edit]

Vera Skenderis is the Alterations Manager at Kleinfeld. She was born in Athens, Greece. She has been working in the retail industry for thirty-four years. She works alongside Nitsa Glezelis.^[12]

Audrey Pisani[edit]

Audrey Pisani is one of the several bridal consultants at Kleinfeld. She was born in Brooklyn and has worked in the retail industry for twenty years. Fifteen of those years has been spent working in bridal wear.^[13]

Keasha Rigsby[edit]

Keasha Rigsby is one of the several bridal consultants at Kleinfeld. She has been working in the retail industry for fifteen years. Six of those years has been spent working in bridal wear. She was first introduced to Kleinfeld when she was shopping for wedding dresses with her cousin. She met one of the co-owners, Ronnie Rothstein, applied for a job, and has been working there ever since. Keasha has not appeared on Say Yes to the Dress since the January 2011 season. She will be appearing on a new show entitled Keasha’s Perfect Dress on the Canadian Slice network.^[14] This show will follow Keasha as she opens a new bridal salon.^[15]

Debbie Asprea[edit]

Debbie Asprea is one of the several bridal consultants at Kleinfeld. She has been working in the retail industry for eighteen years. She has been with Kleinfeld for fifteen of those eighteen years. She attributes her love of fashion to her father, who was a dress contractor.^[16]

Episodes[edit]

Spinoffs[edit]

• Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta (July–September 2010; July 2011–) is the first spinoff, which focuses on Bridals by Lori, a bridal shop in Atlanta, Georgia. Other than the shop, staff and production company (NorthSouth Productions produced the Atlanta series), the elements are the same as the original series. The Atlanta series itself also led to two spinoffs:
  • Say Yes to the Dress: Bridesmaids (July 2011–) is a spinoff focused on bridesmaid dresses and the bridesmaid showroom at Bridals by Lori.^[17]
  • Say Yes to the Dress: Monte's Take (July 2011 – February 2012) is a podcast hosted by Monte Durham, the bridal image consultant at Bridals by Lori; and TLC Interactive Producer Candace Keener. The weekly podcast provides listeners wedding tips and tricks.
  • Say Yes to the Dress: Big Bliss (September–October 2010; April 2011–) is the second spin-off. The shop, staff, venue and producers are the same as the original series, except that all of Kleinfeld's clientele on this program are brides that are plus-sized.
• Say Yes to the Dress: Randy Knows Best (April 2011–August 2013): Randy Fenoli, Kleinfeld's fashion director, uses top ten lists and past episode clips to share his tips on a variety of bridal categories.^[18]
• Randy to the Rescue (June 2012–August 2013): Randy Fenoli travels across the country where lucky brides-to-be get a special consultation with Randy, where he will give a few pointers on how to improve their bridal style.^[19]
• Say Yes to the Dress: Australia (2016): An international adaptation of the format on TLC Australia, featuring couture wedding gown designer Adam Dixon. The series is the first local production on the channel.^[20]
• Say Yes to the Dress: UK (2016) the second international adaptation that premiered on TLC UK
• Say Yes to the Dress: Ireland (2017) which premiered on RTÉ 2.
• Say Yes to the Dress: Asia (2017) was also created for TLC Asia, shot in Malaysia with Malaysian hosts, featuring 18 Southeast Asian women and their dresses.^[21]
• Say yes to the Dress: Benelux
• Say Yes: Wedding SOS (January 2018–) is a wedding makeover spin-off series focusing on transforming couples who have let themselves go.
• Say Yes To The Dress: Canada (known in the US as Say Yes To The Dress: Northern Edition)
• Say Yes to The Dress: America (January 2020): A 10-episode event series that featured couples representing each U.S. state, Puerto Rico, and Washington, D.C., and concluded with a mass wedding in New York City with all 52 couples, officiated by Fenoli.^[22]

References[edit]

1. ^Nadelson, Reggie (February 18, 2012). 'Virginal or strapless? How New York says Yes to the dress'. BBC Magazine. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
2. ^Coffin J. 2010. Teenagers Portrayed in Television. Journal of Psychology 41
3. ^''Say Yes to the Dress' Season 13 to Premiere Friday, March 6 on TLC'. February 5, 2015. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
4. ^'Mara, Co-Owner of Kleinfeld: Say Yes to the Dress: TLC'. Tlc.howstuffworks.com. January 17, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
5. ^'Ronnie, Co-Owner of Kleinfeld: Say Yes to the Dress: TLC'. Tlc.howstuffworks.com. Archived from the original on July 4, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
6. ^'Behind the Seams: About our Bloggers'. Kleinfeldbridal.com. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
7. ^'Say Yes to the Dress | Nicole'. Kleinfeldbridal.com. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
8. ^'Q&A with Nicole — Say Yes To The Dress Blog : TLC'. Blogs.discovery.com. May 20, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
9. ^'Say Yes to the Dress | Nitsa'. Kleinfeldbridal.com. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
10. ^'Say Yes to the Dress | Joan'. Kleinfeldbridal.com. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
11. ^'Say Yes to the Dress | Camile'. Kleinfeldbridal.com. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
12. ^'Say Yes to the Dress | Designer Bios'. Kleinfeldbridal.com. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
13. ^'Say Yes to the Dress | Audrey'. Kleinfeldbridal.com. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
14. ^'Slice commissions 'Keasha's Perfect Dress''. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
15. ^'Say Yes to the Dress | Keasha'. Kleinfeldbridal.com. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
16. ^'Say Yes to the Dress | Debbie'. Kleinfeldbridal.com. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
17. ^'BRIDESMAIDS GET THE SPOTLIGHT ON TLC'S NEWEST INSTALLMENT OF 'SAY YES TO THE DRESS''. TLC Press Release. May 13, 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
18. ^'TLC Gets Married to Another Installment of 'Say Yes to the Dress''. The Futon Critic. March 7, 2011. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
19. ^TLC: 'About Randy To The Rescue'
20. ^Knox, David (May 30, 2016). 'Auditions: Say Yes To The Dress: Australia'. TV Tonight. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
21. ^“Say Yes to the Dress: Asia” official webpage
22. ^Cohn, Paulette (January 3, 2020). 'Randy Fenoli Says the New Say Yes to the Dress: America Is the Show on Steroids'. Parade. Retrieved January 29, 2020.

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Photo by Brenna Kjelberg

Today I'm sharing my experience on how I found “the one.” No, I’m not talking about my fiancé—I’m talking about the gown. I am your typical American girl who has dreamed about her wedding from a very young age. Dress shopping was supposed to be a highlight of the planning process, and I couldn’t wait to share that quintessential experience with my mom and sister. It only took one appointment for me to realize that dress shopping wasn't going to be that magical, iconic experience that you see on TV and in movies. It was downright stressful.

Many of my friends told me: 'Keep an open mind, try on every style—even styles you wouldn't normally be drawn to.' It was great advice, but I also wanted to narrow down the field just a bit, so I came to my appointments with my Pinterest page in hand. My first couple of appointments, I followed my friends' advice. I tried on some really beautiful gowns and actually found a dress that I kept coming back to, but it never truly felt like the one. Full disclosure: I am a classic 'over-thinker,' and this experience was no exception. I tried on dress after dress, which did nothing but overwhelm me and stress me out. I was waiting for that feeling, the “this is the one” moment. I made one final appointment and told myself this was it—one more bridal shop and then I'm done.

We walked into Annika on 50th & France and I immediately felt at ease. Everyone was lovely to work with and the ambiance was perfect. Annie, one of the owners, ended up picking out a dress I would have never tried on. It was everything that I had been looking for: THE ONE!

My best advice to brides while dress shopping:

• Spend some time doing research on styles, price, and designers before shopping. Create a Pinterest page if it helps.
• Take lots of photos of every gown you try on. Being able to go back and see them photographed is incredibly helpful.
• Sleep on it! Don’t feel the pressure to purchase the day you're there. Be confident in your decision and take all the time you need to get there.