Note: This recap will focus on Jessica Seewald's dress hopping experience with her SIL Jessa Duggar Seewald. The other bride and her entourage have been omitted- which is where the title of the episode comes from.
Jessica Seewald arrives at Bridals by Lori. She is 21 and from Little Rock, Arkansas. She has brought her future MIL and SIL, her MOH and her best friend [for purposes of this recap, we'll call her BFF], as well as her current SIL, Jessa Duggar Seewald. Robin is her consultant, and asks what she is looking for. Jessica says she wants her dress to be sexier, form fitted with a gradual poof on the bottom. Her future MIL says she will have to voice her opinion is there is too much cleavage showing. Jessica's mom could not get off work, so her future MIL is her mother figure for the day. Jessica says her wedding is in 3 months, which will limit her options. They just got engaged a month ago and want a quick wedding. They're both police officers, and before that she was a 911 dispatcher so she bossed him around on the radio everyday. They started talking, and it just went from there. Jessica is excited to get to "girl out" since she spend a lot of her time in uniform. Jessica says she wants the wedding to be rustic, and it will be at a little church she grew up in. Jessica says her fiancé's family is more on the modest side, and her future MIL, SIL and Jessa are worried about the modesty. Jessica is not bothered. The entourage pulls some dresses by themselves while Robin picks options with Jessica.
Jessa says when she went dress shopping, she thought she knew what she wanted but she tried on a bunch of dresses and you can end up leaving with something completely different. Jessica decides to start with one of the entourage's picks to rule it out. It's pretty revealing, and Jessica likes the dress more than she expected. Jessica is excited to show the group. BFF is surprised that her pick is so low; Jessa agrees that this is too much. BFF says they want it to be pretty and tasteful. The future MIL says she thinks it is a little low, and she isn't going back to Arkansas with that dress.
Jessica wants to please everyone, but she isn't as conservative as everyone with her. She feels like it looks good on her. The consultants decide to put Jessica in the fitted lace dress she originally imagined. Jessica likes it, but the first dress has changed something in her mind. She comes out, and future MIL is not happy. This dress is more revealing, the fitted cut is too much, but the lace is nice. Jessica is not wowed like the first dress did, but she keeps thinking about it.
Jessa says she liked the A-line on Jessica, and she thinks Jessica liked it too. Lori says you shouldn't have to talk yourself into your wedding gown, and Jessica is trying to talk herself into that gown because she always pictured it. Jessica decides to try on more A-line, and they pick one that is not see-through. And the dress is pretty revealing on Jessica again- and she says she likes how the first one is low, but not as in your face as this one. Jessica decides to go out and show them this one, since once they see it they'll be fine with the first dress. As she walks out, Jessa says, "oh, that's the dress of the rack!" and her MIL says "speaking of rack..." Her Future MIL, in a talking head, says she is going to need a prayer and a whiskey for this one. Jessa asks if this is even a wedding dress, and in a talking head says that's not how you should look on your wedding day. Jessica isn't totally sold on this one anyway. They decide to keep trying.
Jessica is back in the fitting room and wants the first dress again. Her plan seems to have worked, as future MIL says she will be happy with anything after that last dress. Putting Dress #1 back on, Jessica says she feels perfect and she wants to show her mom. They send a picture to her mom, and Jessica calls her. Guinn says it is elegant and stunning. Guinn says she wishes she could be there but is happy to be included. Jessica, crying tears now, heads back out and hopes everyone will be supportive. Jessica shows the entourage and says she thinks this is the one. She is emotional, and says it feels right. She asks what they think, and Jessa says to look no further. Jessa says it is a bout the bride loving her dress, and she was glowing so she decided to support her and cheer her on. The future MIL saw her getting emotional, and knew not to discourage her from having her dream dress.
They jack her up, and she turns and cries seeing herself in the veil with accessories. She sees herself walking down the aisle, and she says yes to the dress. She is shocked that she had this plan and ended up with something completely different. The dress is perfect.
Three months later, in Arkansas, Jessica is getting ready to walk down the aisle. Jessica says it is more modern than people are used to but she loves it. Guinn says Jessica has always been strong and when she got the picture she knew it was the one. Jessa says she is two and a half weeks away from her due date but honored to be a bridesmaid. Finally, Mr. Seewald walks Jessica down the aisle, and her fiancé cries. The Pastor pronounces them husband and wife, and her new husband kisses his bride. The happy couple seems genuinely quite thrilled and full of emotion when they talk about being married to the camera. Her husband loves the dress, and says it was perfect. They dance at the wedding, throw the bouquet, and toss the garter, they cut the cake. her husband says: "I'm glad you said yes - to that dress." Jessica says, "I'm glad I said yes to you!"
