Thursday, September 26, 2019

'A Blushing Bride to Be' Recap

Bringing Up Bates "A Blushing Bride to Be"

  • Kelly, Carlin, Erin, and Everly arrive at Tori’s apartment near Nashville. Lawson is also there. Carlin has found a wedding dress online that she thinks could be the one, but she is nervous to try it on. “Carlin, really, since she was a little kid, I’ve got a picture of her dressed up in a wedding dress, just dreaming of being a princess, so this is really a big lifelong dream of the princess wedding,” says Gil.
  • “Being in Nashville, honestly I have not heard a ton of the wedding planning,” says Tori, who enjoys catching up on all the details.
  • Lawson and Tori explain everything that could go wrong with an outdoor wedding, which brings out Carlin’s emotional side. “I used to make fun of all the brides that got all emotional and, like, overthought, like, everything,” says Carlin. “But then again, when you have like a Lawson and Tori in your life, they’re going to make sure that you understand all the things that could possibly go wrong.” Tori admits that she feels a little bad.
  • Later, the group goes to Topgolf. Lawson is very confident that he is going to win. “Lawson, when it comes to golf, he’s very good at confidence, especially before a game,” says Nathan.
  • By the end of the first round, Erin’s score is higher than Lawson’s. “I thought it was so funny because I could care less if I win or not, but the fact that it bothered him…I thought it was hilarious,” says Erin.
  • Erin beats Lawson, 65 to 38. “I was so excited because he is so fun to tease,” she says. Evan is the overall winner.
  • The next day, Kelly meets Evan, who is concerned about travel scams, for coffee to help him plan the honeymoon. He is considering the Dominican Republic because one of his siblings went there. The trip won’t be a complete surprise. Evan plans to loop Carlin in when he comes up with a solid idea.
  • Of her honeymoon to Ireland, Erin says: “It was like all of our dreams in this one trip, and all of our money, too.”
  • Next stop, the dress shop! Carlin and some of the Bates and Stewart ladies meet at The Bride Room in Nashville. “Oh, I’m absolutely counting on this dress to be the one,” says Carlin. “If it’s not, I’m literally lost. I don’t even know where to start.”
  • “A wedding dress is probably the most crucial thing,” says Whitney. “You plan the entire wedding around that dress. You don’t plan your wedding and then get a dress. It’s got to be THE dress.”
  • When Carlin comes out in the dress that she saw online, everyone swoons. And then they realize that it is blush, not white. “Okay, somebody’s got to tell me, what is blush?” says Gil in an interview. “I thought that’s when people turn red.” Carlin admits that she loves everything about the gown, except the pinkish tint.
  • “When Evan sees this, he’s not going to see pink, all he’s going to see is you,” Denese Stewart, Evan’s mom, tells Carlin.
  • Everyone agrees that the dress looks amazing on the bride-to-be. “That looks like a vow renewal for me,” says Erin. “It’s like Carlin’s large personality,” says Kelly. She ends up choosing it!

24 comments:

  1. MO- Mrs. Stewart is a lovely lady. Carlin is lucky to have such a nice Mother-in-Law. The AARP promotion was not my cup of tea. I'm sad to see The Bates endorsing products. The only thing I got from joining AARP was a bunch of junk mail and a magazine with liberal has-been Hollywood actors/actresses on the cover. The magazine went directly into the trash. I didn't re-new my membership. :o(

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    1. AARP supports liberal causes, from what I understand. The Bates must not know that?

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    2. I don’t know about it being “liberal” but my mom definitely felt like it was a bunch of junk mail and advertisements and not nearly enough usable discounts and didn’t use it again.

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    3. 12:45 Liberal causes? Heavens to Betsy, simply scandalous!

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    4. Not scandalous, but it's not a neutral organization.

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  2. It was good to see Tori again! I wonder how she and Bobby are doing. Carlin looked gorgeous. The only weird part of the episode was the AARP commercial. It's one thing to see a Cheerios box or an AARP magazine on the counter, it's something else to hear them going on about the product in such an obvious way. :( I wish they'd leave the commercials where they belong.

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    1. I agree. If you want to do product placement don’t make it balantly obvious

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    2. AARP infomercial was terrible and such a huge waste of air time. They also support many liberal causes the Bates would likely not support. Bates Family—do your research before selling out!!!

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    3. The two Perdue chicken "commercials" were a bit over the top.

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  3. You would never have known from her wedding pictures that her dress was blush.

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  4. What is the name or number of Carlin's dress?

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  5. Lawson's constant competitiveness will not serve him well if he ever gets serious with a girl. It gets old and childish.

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    1. Actually, it's kind of fun to be competitive with each other when it comes to games, if you can leave it there.

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    2. Hence why he’s never had a girlfriend lol

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  6. Love the dress Carlin! Why don't the Bates girls ever seem to go to Miss Renee in Mt. Sterling? She does a beautiful professional job, all custom made and tailored to each bride individually? Miss Renee is still top-notch in my opinion.

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    1. Did you miss out on Tori getting her dress there, Josie getting her dress altered there, and Whitney buying her vow renewal dress there?

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  7. No more commercials done by the Bates. Use real actors. It's always horrible when they try to insert that into the show.

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  8. Wait a second... don't you want a low score in golf?

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  9. Why does Whitney say that the dress is the most crucial thing? I can think of many things more crucial, such as the Jesus, groom, the comfort of the guests, the love that brings the couple together. The dress? It's way down on the list.

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    1. I think she meant as far as things you have to actually get for the wedding.

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    2. You are reading too much into her comment.

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    3. I guess I just don't think the dress is all that important, and they are just playing it up for the show. I hate phoniness.

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  10. Very disappointed with the “commercials”
    AARP and chicken... should not be endorsing products on this show.

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