When Chelsie slipped on her dream wedding dress, she had one brief in mind – to finally “feel like me again”.
So when she found a dress that ticked all the boxes, what about it was so bad, it left her family shaken? It looked like a “tablecloth”, apparently.
And in this situation, telling the truth isn’t easy.
In a recent episode of Say Yes To The Dress: Lancashire – which you can watch for free on 9Now– Chelsie was searching for a dress that would celebrate her “post-baby body”.
“A really floaty skirt, a very relaxed sort of feel, and not too formal,” Chelsie explained to bridal expert Gok Wan.
Chelsie was searching for a dress with “movement”. (Nine)
Along for the ride was her mum, her God-mother and future mother-in-law – three important women to Chelsie.”My God-mother is such a big part of my life,” said the bride-to-be. “It wouldn’t feel right if she didn’t like the dress.”
Chelsie finds her dream dress with the help of Gok. (Nine)
The dress in question was the “gorgeous” lace number that Gok picked out.”This dress is just so right,” said Chelsie as she opened her eyes.”This dress is really boosting my confidence. I feel like I can just be me again. If they don’t like this, it will break my heart.”
Chelsie presents her dress to her family. (Nine)
Time for the reveal.
Chelsie’s mum thought it was “different” and was in fact growing on her. Chelsie’s God-mum had other thoughts.
Chelsie was ‘heartbroken’ over her family’s harsh reaction to her wedding dress on Say Yes To The Dress: Lancashire on 9now.
“I feel gutted because I wanted to like it,” said her God-mother Anne. “I had to be honest and tell her what I thought.””I don’t know, it just reminds me of a tablecloth,” she said as she broke down in tears.The pressure had become too much.
Chelsie’s God-mother breaks down as she reveals her honest reaction. (Nine)
“It’s just the worst reaction really,” said an upset Chelsie.”I don’t know how I’m supposed to have this as my dream dress when my Godmother, a very important person in my life, in fact hates it.”
Chelsie is shocked by her God-mother’s reaction. (Nine)
It’s not the first time something like this has happened.While another bride was searching for a dress to make her feel “sexy”, her own mother-in-law was left horrified by the sheer dress she chose to wear down the aisle.
A bride’s mother-in-law is horrified by her wedding dress choice and calls it “vile” in an episode of Say Yes To The Dress: Lancashire on 9NowHer daughter has some very harsh feedback for her after she tries on her first dress on Say Yes To The Dress UK.
Find out which dress Chelsie did say ‘yes’ to in Say Yes To The Dress: Lancashire Season 2 in the episode ‘Dimple Dilemma’.