1. Yes To The Dress Atlanta
2. Jill Says Yes To The Dress
3. Yes To The Dress Store

Watching “Jill Says Yes to the Dress”. I know I’ve said this before but the light in both Jill and Derick’s eyes are out. They are not the same people going into the marriage. Both of them look like shadows of their former selves. In contrast Ben and Jessa look and act the same just tired. As a new presidential term begins, Vice-President Elect Kamala Harris and First Lady-Elect Dr. Jill Biden are shining a sartorial spotlight on fashion's next generation. With the nation's eyes on. Say Yes to the Dress Welcome to the world’s premier bridal salon, Kleinfeld Bridal.

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]

• Hi Jilly, if I “know” you like I think I do, there’s gotta be some PINK in your dress selection!!! I love pink too and I’m getting that “feeling” for you! I hope I am right. Can’t wait to see you on your special day! Congratulations Jill! Much love, Joanne from Quebec.
• A bride from Columbus said yes to her dress — and her husband — on an episode of the TLC reality TV Show “Say Yes to the Dress” that will air at 8 p.m.

Mara Urshel[edit]

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]

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]

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.

External links[edit]

Jessa Duggar Seewald found the perfect gown for her own wedding. Now, she’s ready to help her sister-in-law do the same!

Jessa is set to appear on the upcoming season of Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta to help her husband Ben Seewald‘s sister Jessica find her perfect wedding dress.

During the fitting, the Counting On star, 27, suggests a more modest gown for her adventurous sister-in-law.

Jessica married her fiancé Phillips Lester in May 2019 after accepting his proposal in December 2018. Both Jessica and Lester work as police officers in Arkansas.

“Best moment of my life,” she captioned a photo from her wedding.

Jessa, meanwhile, married Ben in 2014. They share three children: sons Spurgeon, 4, Henry, 2, and daughter Ivy, who turns 1 in May.

In November, Jessa and Ben revealed that their son Henry showed some delayed speech during a visit to the doctor’s office.

“He has some speech delays,” she said. “We think it might be a good idea to just have him evaluated, have his hearing checked, and see what they think we should do next.”

Yes To The Dress Atlanta

According to Jessa, she and Ben, 24, realized when Henry was about 18 months old “that he wasn’t communicating like his older brother did at that age, or like other kids his age.”

“We realize that each kid develops at their own pace, but he’s not been really catching on,” she said. “He’s not really able to talk and communicate what he wants. A lot of the times it’s just grunts and pointing and that kind of thing.”

Jill Says Yes To The Dress

Last month, Jessa gave an update on her child’s developmental progress, saying she thought Henry was “really catching up” after seeing a speech doctor.

Yes To The Dress Store

Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta returns March 21 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on TLC.