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Scottish Bride Stephanie Chats To Rachel Lawler About What Happened When She Appeared On Say Yes To The Dress UK.

We’ve all seen the show. It starts with a bride arriving at the bridal boutique (in the original American version, it was Kleinfeld’s) with her entourage in search of the dress of her dreams. The charismatic staff listen to the bride as she lists the qualities of her dream dress – whilst the aforementioned entourage causes chaos with catty comments and general drama – before the bride tries on their suggestions. When they find one the bride likes best, they ask the hotly anticipated question: ‘Are you saying yes to the dress?’

Given the enormous success of the US show, it was no surprise when Say Yes to the Dress UK finally launched last year, giving brides on this side of the Atlantic the opportunity to bag their dream dress while enjoying their five minutes of reality fame.

When a request went out looking for brides-to-be to appear alongside show host David Emmanuel (aka the man who designed Princess Diana’s iconic wedding gown), Scottish bride Stephanie White decided to go for it. “A friend had seen an advertisement on Facebook and sent my mum a message to tell me to apply,” she recalls. “I went straight on and applied, not thinking for a minute we would actually hear anything back!”

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