I never really thought that I would ever wear it.

- You know what, I really don't know what to expect.

- I'm probably not going to get emotional.

Sorry about that!

- No, it's okay!

- I might cry.

But I might not.

- Oh God!

- I'm definitely gonna cry.

- It was a nice dress for $25.

- It'd be like a $40 dress today, right?

- My mother in law wore it in 1952,

and then I wore it in 1987.

And so, this'll be the third time

it's been put on by somebody in our family.

- This dress was meant to be a symbol

of dreams and hopes and what I wanted for my life.

- [Blonde Girl] So Mother, turn around.

- Okay, you can turn around now.

- Turn around Mama.

- (gasps) Oh my God!

- [Daughter] (laughs) Mama...

I look like you.

- (laughs) The sleeves!

- Your arms are longer than mine.

- Well, I think you look great.

- I feel like Keira Knightley.

In a good way!

There is nothing bad, ever,

about feeling like Keira Knightley.

I just feel like this looks like the nightgown

of a queen in the 1700's.

- Obviously, it doesn't fit

so I couldn't wear it.

I could just go like this right now

and just bust the whole thing open.

I do think it's really pretty.

- Oh, Mom.

I used to idolize my mom when I was a kid

and I just remember her looking so gorgeous

like a Barbie, so it's really interesting to be in this.

I never thought that I'd wear it.

- I think it's a really nice dress.

- It is a really nice dress.

- There wasn't a Lifetime movie moment here,

no one cried.

- No, no one cried.

- So when are you gonna get married?

- (laughs) Nice try, Mom.

(laughs)

- It was very emotional for me

just to think that she might try on my dress

and it was just nerve-wracking to think

of this step in her life.

- Oh, Oh my God!

- Mom!

- If it would have fit me perfectly

I think it might have been a different experience,

like, "Oh, I could see myself walking down the aisle!"

But this is more like I'm playing dress up

when I'm ten years old, or something.

- I expect to see you in a dress like this

maybe when I'm in a nursing home.

- That's upsetting.

- I don't think that's a question!

(laughs)

- I think that you wear it best.

- Yeah?

- You do, yeah.

- I actually think you did,

'cause I think that the hat makes it.

- Oh, my mom totally wore it better.

My mom, for sure.

- No...

- She is so gorgeous.

- She totally wore it.

- No, I think she did.

- [Mom] When I saw you with the veil on,

it was actually kind of funny!

(laughs)

- [Daughter] Oh yeah, the veil made me look like the

- [Both] Bride of Frankenstein!

- That's what I thought when I first saw you

but I didn't want to say that

because I didn't want to offend you,

but yeah.