Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta’s Lori Allen’s daughter-in-law, Rebecca, chose a Lazaro wedding dress for her reception. “At the end things did get stressful because I had started a new job and moved away from my family a month before the wedding,” but she certainly saw a lot of love, and a lot of fun leading up to her big day! “She raised an amazing son and I was ecstatic to become his wife,” the bride shared with The Knot, citing only distance from her family and a career move as a catalyst for stress. Though the SYTTD star reiterated that it wasn’t easy to hold such a knowledgeable career in the wedding industry and not speak her mind she said, “luckily Rebecca listened and she could not have been any kinder to me.” Of course, she had a little help when certain styles were being overlooked by joking, “When I really felt like my point was not being heard – I made Monte be my voice!” With the wedding being televised in over 100 countries and many top designers in attendance, Lori said, “This gown was not only a representation of Rebecca it was also a representation of me, my store and everything I stand for everyday on Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta.” Wanting to give Becca “everything she had ever envisioned and more,” Lori shared she not only “wanted every dream she had ever had for a wedding gown to come to life,” she also felt pressure not met by typical retailers. As Mother of the Groom and a bridal store owner for over 35 years, I have helped countless brides but this was different.” “I had to realize that although weddings are my business, I won’t spend all the future holidays with weddings – but I will with Rebecca and Cory,” Lori shared with The Knot, “So I decided I would speak my mind, tell them my thoughts and then try my best to hush!”Īs veteran wedding dress guru and Becca’s future mother-in-law Lori explained, “It was very emotional helping the girl who is marrying my son select a wedding gown. “Of course she had her opinions,” Becca joked, “but made sure I said mine first.” Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta’s Lori Allen tells The Knot that helping her future daughter-in-law choose her wedding dress was very “emotional.” Credit: courtesy of TLCīut if you’ve ever seen an episode of the long-running Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta series, or have taken a look The Knot’s sneak peek above, you’ll know Lori often has strong feelings about wedding dresses thanks to her years of experience. It was not the traditional planning but we became so close over the year of planning that I would not trade a moment.” Sharing that Lori really acted the part of a second mother to her daughter-in-law, welcoming her into the family, Becca told The Knot, “She really wanted me to do what I wanted and gave me that freedom.” Any time I needed to delegate a task, any one of them was more than ready to help,” the bride said. “Between my mom, Lori, Monte and my sister I had tons of help. Luckily everyone behaved…for the most part! In exclusive interviews with the doubly responsible Bridals by Lori owner Mother of the Groom along with Becca herself, The Knot learned all the details about what it was really like finding the perfect wedding dresses while filming SYTTD with such close connections weighing in! Plus, we’ve rounded up an exclusive first look at Becca, Lori and Monte Durham’s visit with the designer of the bride’s reception dress, the amazing Lazaro!īecca, who told The Knot that she enjoyed seeing the array of wedding dresses on the show well before she started dating Cory said, “I remember watching it with my sister when she was planning her wedding,” adding, “We had fun trying to guess which one they would pick – my dad even got in on the fun some nights!” But having Cory’s future spouse on the show choosing not one but three wedding dresses was quite a different experience for both Becca and Lori. Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta’s Lori Allen’s son Cory may have married his bride Rebecca (Becca) Gunn back in December, but it’s the bride’s journey to find multiple wedding dresses that is the feature of tonight’s SYTTD season finale!
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