Nancy:
PREVIOUSLY ON "MY GIANT LIFE"... I WOULD LIKE TO GO
TO PROM THIS YEAR, BUT IF A SENIOR
DOESN'T ASK ME TO PROM, THEN I CAN'T GO. HEY! HEY! I JUST WANT
EVERYONE TO STOP REAL QUICK. -NANCY BELLE MULKEY...
-OH, MY GOD! ...WOULD YOU LOVE TO GO TO PROM
WITH ME? I'M KIND OF NERVOUS THAT
MY FAMILY MIGHT EMBARRASS ME. -HELLO.
-HI. I'M DOLORES. DO YOU LIKE
LOOKING UP? [ LAUGHTER ] ♪♪ WE'RE GETTING MARRIED! [ CROWD CHEERS ] SO, WHATEVER I FEEL --
IT'S THE WEDDING DAY AND I'M GETTING THIS GUT FEELING
AND IT'S KILLING ME INSIDE -- I COULD STAND UP AND SAY,
"WE'RE GOING HOME." ABSOLUTELY. SO, WE'RE GONNA BE AGREED
RIGHT NOW, IF I SAY YOU DON'T,
YOU SAY, "I DON'T." ♪♪ Haleigh: EVERYTHING GOES WRONG
ON YOUR WEDDING DAY. HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY DRESS? Woman: YOU GUYS, HEY,
EVERYBODY JUST RELAX. MY DRESS IS SUPPOSED TO BE HERE.
KILL PEOPLE. ♪♪ I HADN'T SEEN MY FATHER
IN 16 YEARS. YOU DON'T KNOW --
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE 13 YEARS OLD
AS A GIRL LEFT ALONE WITH
THIS UNIQUE GIFT. IT'S NOT JUST
THAT YOU LEFT MY LIFE. I'M SO SORRY THAT
YOU WENT THROUGH THAT ALONE. YOU LEFT MY UNIQUE LIFE. YOU MADE ME. [ Crying ]
I'M SO UNIQUE. YOU MADE ME
AND YOU LEFT ME ALONE. -HEY.
-HOW YOU DOING? HOW ARE YOU? Lindsay: I JUST FINISHED MEETING
WITH MY FATHER, AND I'M FILLED WITH ALL SORTS
OF DIFFERENT EMOTIONS. DID HE APOLOGIZE? YES. DID YOU GET WHAT YOU WANTED
OUT OF IT? I'M READING FOR A VERY PROMINENT
CASTING DIRECTOR TODAY, AND REGARDLESS OF WHAT HAPPENS
FROM THIS AUDITION, IT'S REALLY NICE
TO FINALLY HAVE A LEG UP. DO YOU HAVE DIFFICULTIES
WAKING UP AFTER A LONG NIGHT
OF DRINKING? THEN YOU NEED
A VIKING! [ SHOUTING ] TOTALLY SCARED
THE HANGOVER RIGHT OUT OF ME. MAXX SAID HE'S GONNA COME
AT 10:00 THIS MORNING. I HAVEN'T SEEN IT. Haleigh: IF I DON'T HAVE
MY WEDDING DRESS, I WILL MARRY HIM IN SWEAT PANTS. IT DOESN'T MATTER. I'M GETTING MIXED EMOTIONS
TODAY, OBVIOUSLY. IT'S COMING DOWN TO THE --
NOW IT'S THE "REAL" REAL THING. AND IF I FEEL BAD,
IT'S COMING DOWN RIGHT THEN. I'M STOPPING IT, AND I HAVE
NO PROBLEM WITH THAT AT ALL. IF ANY PERSON HERE
CAN SHOW CAUSE WHY THESE TWO PEOPLE SHOULD NOT
BE JOINED IN HOLY MATRIMONY, SPEAK NOW
OR FOREVER HOLD YOUR PEACE. ♪♪ John: HEY, NANCE,
GUESS WHO'S HERE. -WHOA.
-THAT'S A BIG CAR. NICE. Shea:
IT'S DEFINITELY INTIMIDATING BEING THE SHORTEST ONE
IN THE HOUSE. ♪♪ Nancy: Y'ALL DON'T BE AWKWARD
ABOUT IT. All: WHOA! WOW! ♪ OH, OH, WE STAND TALL ♪ --<font color="#FFFF00"> Captions by VITAC --</font><font color="#00FFFF">
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DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS ♪♪ WHERE'S MAXX? I HAVE NO IDEA. WILL YOU GO FIND
MY DRESS? YOU GO,
GIRL. THANK YOU. OKAY. TODAY IS THE WEDDING DAY,
AND I'M REALLY NER-- LIKE, NOT NERVOUS, BECAUSE I'M
NOT NERVOUS ABOUT MARRYING HIM. I'M NOT NERVOUS ABOUT SPENDING
THE REST OF MY LIFE WITH BRYAN. BUT, LIKE,
I STILL DO NOT HAVE MY DRESS, AND IT IS NOT HERE
AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT IS. BUT I NEED TO GET READY AND
DO HAIR AND MAKEUP BECAUSE -- BECAUSE, LIKE,
I'M GETTING MARRIED. THIS THING'S HAPPENING.
[ LAUGHS ] BEFORE WE DO -- THE OTHER QUESTION IS, I HAVE TO
PUT ALL MY UNDER THINGS ON. SHOULD I DO THAT
BEFORE HAIR SO THAT I CAN GO STRAIGHT
FROM HAIR TO THE DRESS, OR WHAT
DO YOU THINK? CAN YOU PULL IT UP,
OR DOES IT GO OVER YOUR HEAD? WELL, NO, IT GETS BUCKLED ON,
BUT I DON'T WANT TO MOVE MY -- I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW WHAT
THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION IS. UH, YOUR CALL.
IT DOESN'T AFFECT ME. OKAY. YOU ALWAYS ENVISION
YOUR WEDDING DAY, AND YOU SPENT ALL THESE HOURS IN TRYING
TO MAKE EVERYTHING PERFECT, AND YOU WANT IT ALL SET UP
HOW YOU HAVE IN YOUR HEAD. BUT I'M GONNA HAVE TO LET GO
OF THE CONTROL OF EVERYTHING BECAUSE EVERYTHING GOES WRONG
ON YOUR WEDDING DAY. LIKE THIS. [ LAUGHS ] Woman: HEY,
GUESS WHO'S HERE. IS IT
THE DRESS? ♪♪ NO! [ LAUGHS ]
HEY, MY LOVE. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. DID YOU BRING
THE VEIL? -STOP.
-I'M PLAYING. [ LAUGHTER ] I CAN -- OKAY.
SO YOU'RE CHANGING? YEAH. Maxx: HALEIGH'S DRESS --
IT WAS VERY HARD TO ACCOMMODATE BECAUSE JUST HER EXTRA LENGTH --
SIX EXTRA INCHES -- IT TOOK SOME TIME. MY SEAMSTRESS WORKED A FULL
24 HOURS THAT ENTIRE NIGHT. IT WAS A MIRACLE THAT WE HAVE
THAT DRESS HERE ON TIME. I THINK YOU GOT TO HELP ME
SWAN DIVE INTO IT. LET'S RECONVENE WHEN EVERYBODY'S
DRESSED AND READY TO GO. HOW'S THAT?
SOUNDS GOOD. -ALL RIGHT.
-COOL. TODAY, I THINK I'M JUST EXCITED
TO CELEBRATE, YOU KNOW, AND JUST HAVE A PURE,
UNADULTERATED CELEBRATION, FREE OF ANY NEGATIVE THOUGHTS
OR FEELINGS. READY TO TIE THE KNOT,
BRY? -ABSOLUTELY.
-ALL RIGHT, MAN. Bryan: SHE'S THE WOMAN
OF MY DREAMS, YOU KNOW? AND I CAN'T WAIT
STARTING OUR LIFE TOGETHER. LAST PIECE HERE,
BOYS. LOOKING SHARP. LOOKING GOOD,
MAN. OH, YEAH,
THAT FITS NICE. BUT I'M JUST HOPING
HALEIGH'S DAD HANDS HER OVER BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN
KIND OF GO TO THAT PLACE YET. HOPE MY HEART DOESN'T EXPLODE, BECAUSE THAT'S THE WAY
I'M FEELING RIGHT NOW. DON'T LIMIT YOURSELVES
ON HEIGHT. [ LAUGHTER ] YOU STILL
CAN BE A REAL MAN AND HAVE YOUR LADY
BE TALLER THAN YOU. LET'S GIVE IT UP
RIGHT HERE. All: YEAH. CHEERS. ♪♪ CAREFUL, CAREFUL.
[ LAUGHS ] OH!
I SURVIVED. IT FITS. BEING 6'7", YOU JUST DON'T FIT
THE WAY THAT OTHER PEOPLE DO. -[ GASPS ]
-WHOA. I MISSED THE CHAIR
'CAUSE I COULDN'T SEE IT. [ LAUGHTER ] BUT THIS DRESS
MAKES ME FEEL HAPPY, AND I FEEL LIKE,
"WOW. DANG. I LOOK GOOD." DOES THAT
FEEL OKAY? HOW'S IT LOOK? Thea:
YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL, HALEIGH. AS SOON AS I PUT THAT DRESS ON,
I KNEW IN MY HEART, AND IT WAS THE FIRST TIME
THAT I FELT LIKE A BRIDE AND NOT JUST A GIRLFRIEND
BUT SOON-TO-BE-WIFE, AND IT WAS THAT MOMENT
OF [BREATHES DEEPLY] IT'S GETTING REAL.
[ LAUGHS ] BEAUTIFUL, HONEY. -WHAT DO YOU THINK?
-YAY! I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED I CAN SEE
THE TOP OF MY TOES AND IT'S TOO SHORT. MY WEDDING DRESS
WAS TOO SHORT WITH HEELS, AND I COULD SEE MY FEET. AND IT WAS ONE OF THOSE MOMENTS
WHERE I WAS LIKE, "I DON'T FEEL GREAT
WALKING OUT IN THIS BECAUSE I WANT IT TO BE PERFECT,
AND I'M VERY SELF-CONSCIOUS ABOUT THINGS NOT FITTING ME
THE WAY THEY SHOULD. I FEEL LIKE I'M GONNA HIT
MY HEAD ON THE CEILING. I DIDN'T WANT PEOPLE
TO LOOK AT ME AND THINK, "OH, SHE JUST COULDN'T FIND
A DRESS THAT FITS. I'D RATHER YOU NOT SEE MY FEET
THAN SEE MY FEET. YEAH, I THINK FLATS WILL JUST
MAKE THE DRESS LENGTH PERFECT. BUT, YEAH, IT'S A LITTLE
TOO HIGH WITH HEELS. CAN YOU GRAB ME -- THEY'RE SOMEWHERE
OVER THERE. YEAH,
I'LL FIND THEM. PERFECT. THANK YOU.
I NEED A CHAIR. I TYPICALLY DON'T DRAW ATTENTION
TO MYSELF BY MAKING MYSELF 6'11" IN HEELS. YOU KNOW, I'M TALL ENOUGH. BUT IT'S MY WEDDING DAY,
AND I WAS REALLY HOPING TO NOT HAVE TO GET MARRIED
IN MY SNEAKERS, BUT THAT'S... IT'S JUST DIFFICULT
BEING A TALLER WOMAN. LET'S SEE
HOW IT FITS. Thea: "CINDERELLA." IS IT "CINDERELLA" WHERE YOU
GOT TO FIND THE SHOES THAT FIT OR WHATEVER IT IS? IT WORKS. IT FITS. -IT DOES, IT FITS.
-[ LAUGHS ] THANKS. ♪♪ SOMEWHAT SURREAL TODAY. YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF LIKE
WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS AND WORKING ON THIS, AND... I SPENT SOME TIME HERE
JUST SEARCHING MY SOUL, SEARCHING, TALKING TO GOD, JUST MAKING SURE
THAT WE'RE GOOD TO GO. IF GOD'S WILL IS FOR THEM TO GET
MARRIED, THEN IT WILL HAPPEN. BUT IF GOD'S WILL SAYS, "NO,
THIS IS NOT SUCH A GREAT IDEA," WELL, THEN, IT'S COMING DOWN
RIGHT THEN. I'M STOPPING IT, AND I HAVE
NO PROBLEM WITH THAT AT ALL. BUT, YOU KNOW,
I'M JUST TRYING TO CONTROL THAT WHOLE EMOTION RIGHT NOW. I'M JUST TRYING TO TAKE AN EVEN
KEEL TILL WE GET GOING ON THIS. BUT ABSOLUTELY.
I'LL SEE HOW THAT GOES. Bryan: I'VE THOUGHT ABOUT
THIS MOMENT FOR A LONG TIME. I JUST HOPE I DON'T FAINT. [ CHUCKLES ]
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? JUST, LIKE, WEAK IN THE KNEES
AND PASS OUT. -YEAH.
-[ CHUCKLES ] RUN A COMB THROUGH THAT HAIR
AND EVERYTHING CHANGES. OH, MY GOD. CONCERNING HALEIGH'S DAD,
OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A HARD THING
FOR ANY GROOM TO DEAL WITH. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? HOW ARE YOU
GOING TO BE ACCEPTED? HOW ARE YOU GOING TO BE
BROUGHT INTO THE FAMILY? THAT MOMENT WHERE HE GIVES
HER AWAY OR SOMEONE ASKS, "ANY REASON WHY THESE TWO
SHOULDN'T BE TOGETHER?" I MEAN, YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE
IS SOMEONE STANDS UP AND SAYS, "HEY, I HAVE SOME CONCERNS." AND I HOPE
IT DOESN'T GO THAT WAY, BUT I GUESS
WE'LL JUST HAVE TO SEE. ♪♪ Nancy: IT'S THE NIGHT BEFORE
THE SENIOR PROM. ME BEING 6'9"
DOES AFFECT MY CONFIDENCE, ESPECIALLY WITH GUYS. I DO FEEL AWKWARD SOMETIMES JUST BECAUSE
OF THE MAJOR HEIGHT DIFFERENCE. SO I'M NOT REALLY
FEELING CONFIDENT ABOUT GOING TO PROM TOMORROW. I DON'T WANT TO LOOK BAD
IN FRONT OF SHEA OR MY FRIENDS. ♪♪ -HEY.
-HI. -I'M WENDY.
-I'M NANCY. NANCY,
YOU'RE REALLY TALL. -YEAH. [ CHUCKLES ]
-WOW. OKAY. I WANT
TO LOOK GOOD FOR PROM, BUT I DON'T KNOW
HOW TO PUT MAKEUP ON. SO MY MOM SURPRISED ME
WITH A HAIR AND MAKEUP ARTIST. MIX A LITTLE MORE
TOGETHER HERE. DOES IT
COVER THE ACNE GOOD? IT MAKES YOUR SKIN LOOK,
LIKE, FLAWLESS. -REALLY?
-MM-HMM. OKAY. IT LOOKS LIKE
A PRETTY GOOD MATCH HERE. YAY. Wendy: NANCY SEEMS TO BE
A MORE NATURAL, ATHLETIC GIRL. SHE'S REALLY
SNOT A BIG MAKEUP PERSON. SHE'S PRETTY NATURAL ANYWAY, SO I DEFINITELY
LIKE GLAMMING HER UP AND SHOWING HER SOMETHING THAT
SHE HASN'T EXPERIENCED BEFORE. SO, TELL ME
ABOUT YOUR DATE. [ LAUGHS ] -HE'S SHORT.
-OH, THAT'S GONNA BE FUN. WHAT'S HIS NAME? SHEA. SHEA? WHERE IS HE, LIKE,
UP TO YOU? HE'S ACTUALLY GROWN,
SO I'LL GIVE HIM THAT, BUT HE'S PROBABLY
LIKE RIGHT THERE. AWW. Nancy: YEAH,
EVERY GIRL'S GONNA BE NERVOUS WHEN THEY'RE GOING TO PROM. THE ANXIETY I FELT GETTING READY
WAS MORE AWKWARD-FEELING, JUST BECAUSE ALL THE ATTENTION
WAS ON ME. I'M NOT A PERSON
THAT LIKES ATTENTION LIKE THAT. ARE YOU WEARING HIGH HEELS
OR, LIKE, LITTLE KITTEN HEELS? KITTEN ONES. THEY'RE PROBABLY
LIKE THREE INCHES. OKAY. SO, REMIND ME WHAT
YOUR HEIGHT IS AGAIN. 6'9". SO WITH
THE HEELS... PROBABLY ABOUT 7'. [ LAUGHS ] WOW! YEAH, JUST... I DRESS LIKE A TOMBOY,
BUT AT HEART, I'M REALLY FEMININE, AND I WANT
TO EXPRESS THAT ON PROM NIGHT. SHOULD'VE JUST STOOD ON YOUR BED
TO WORK ON YOUR HAIR. THAT WOULD'VE BEEN... WHEN I DO THE CROWN,
I MIGHT HAVE TO. [ CHUCKLES ] I WAS THINKING OF HOW I WAS
GONNA DO HER HAIR COMFORTABLY, 'CAUSE I'M REACHING UP TO -- YEAH. [ LAUGHS ] SHE HAS A VERY TALL TORSO. FLIP. [ CHUCKLES ] AWESOME. ♪♪ YOU LOOK GREAT.
[ CHUCKLES ] THANK YOU. I DID FEEL GOOD BECAUSE
I KNEW THAT I LOOKED GOOD. THIS IS WHAT
I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO. I HOPE SHEA'S
GOING TO LIKE IT -- LOVE IT. ♪♪ WOW. OKAY.
THAT'S A DIFFERENT ANGLE OF IT. NO,
I'M GLAD WE CHOSE THAT. I LIKE IT. AWESOME. YEAH. BUT I'M NERVOUS JUST BECAUSE,
ONE, SHEA IS SHORT, AND TWO, I'VE NEVER REALLY
GOTTEN THAT DRESSED UP BEFORE. THIS HAIRSTYLE GOES REALLY WELL
WITH YOUR HEIGHT. -I LIKE IT.
-AWESOME. YEAH. ♪♪ Nancy: Y'ALL DON'T BE AWKWARD
ABOUT IT. -All: WHOA!
-WOW! Tay:
COMES DOWN TO "I DOs," AND I SAY, "I DON'T,"
WE'RE NOT, AND WE'RE WALKING. AND THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO
WITH BRYAN. IT HAS TO DO
WITH MY DAUGHTER AND I. IF I SAY WE'RE DONE, WE'RE DONE. SHE MAY BE CRYING, PEOPLE WILL BE THROWING THINGS
AT ME, BUT WE'RE GOING. [ GUITAR STRUMMING ] THERE YOU ARE.
HI. -HEY.
-HOW ARE YOU? -SO GOOD.
-GOOD. WELL,
HOW'D IT GO? LET'S TAKE A WALK.
[ LAUGHS ] Lindsay: I JUST FINISHED MEETING
WITH MY FATHER, AND I'M FILLED WITH ALL SORTS
OF DIFFERENT EMOTIONS. SO OF COURSE I CALL MY MOM, AND
WE MEET AT OLD TOWN SACRAMENTO, WHICH IS A PLACE,
WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL, SHE USED TO TAKE ME, AND WE USED TO HAVE
VERY FOND MEMORIES THERE. I TURNED THE CORNER,
AND MY HEART JUST -- IT FELT LIKE
IT JUST STOPPED. LIKE, IT FELT LIKE MY HEART
WASN'T PUMPING ANYTHING. I JUST FELT,
LIKE, FROZEN. YEAH. PART OF ME WANTED
TO, LIKE, GET IT OVER WITH. PART OF ME
WANTED TO BE, LIKE, "MAYBE I'LL JUST
POSTPONE IT," YOU KNOW? AND IT WAS JUST VERY TOUGH
TO GET THROUGH, AND I FEEL REALLY GOOD
ABOUT MEETING MY BROTHER. I DIDN'T KNOW
HE WAS GONNA BE THERE. WHEN MY FATHER LEFT MY MOTHER,
HE REMARRIED AND HAD A SON, AND I FINALLY GOT TO SEE HIM. I'VE NEVER BEEN HAPPIER.
[ CHUCKLES ] IT WAS, LIKE, A GENUINE
SURPRISE, AND IT WAS JUST -- I DIDN'T KNOW
THAT HE WAS GONNA BE SO COOL. LIKE, NOW I'M LIKE, "OH,
I COULD HANG OUT WITH THIS KID. -ALL RIGHT."
-[ LAUGHS ] "I THINK I'LL SHOW THIS KID
THE ROPES." I ALWAYS WANTED A BROTHER.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? -YEAH.
-[ CHUCKLES ] IT'S A GREAT THING FOR HER
TO HAVE HER BROTHER IN HER LIFE. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT
THAT THEY SUPPORT EACH OTHER, THAT THEY GET TO THAT LEVEL
OF A RELATIONSHIP. MY BROTHER SAID THAT
HE WANTED TO MEET ME. HE'S LIKE,
"YES, I WANTED TO COME." WELL, THAT'S GOOD.
WHAT ABOUT YOUR DAD? -DID HE APOLOGIZE?
-YES. DID YOU GET WHAT YOU
WANTED OUT OF IT? DO
YOU FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT? I MEAN, [SIGHS] THAT'S GONNA
TAKE MORE TIME, OBVIOUSLY, BUT I WANT
TO MOVE PAST IT. Lindsay: FINDING MY DAD
WAS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME BECAUSE I'VE ALWAYS FELT LIKE
THERE WAS A PIECE OF ME THAT WAS MISSING. I FEEL LIKE I DEFINITELY
HAVE CLOSURE NOW. I TOLD HIM EXACTLY
HOW I FELT GROWING UP. I TOLD HIM THAT I FELT
MORE THAN JUST ABANDONED, AND I FELT LIKE,
UM... I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY
TO BE A STRONG WOMAN, BUT ALSO,
I FINALLY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE
A LITTLE 6-YEAR-OLD GIRL AGAIN. IT'S BEEN SUCH
AN EMOTIONAL ROLLER COASTER, BUT THE FUTURE HOLDS
GREAT THINGS FOR ME. BUT I DO THINK THAT MY FATHER
AND I -- WE HAVE A FUTURE. WELL,
THAT'S COOL. BUT IT'S NOT GONNA BE
AS AWESOME AS OURS. [ LAUGHS ] YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR ME,
AND I LOVE YOU. YOU'RE MY BABY. I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT
I'VE NEVER BEEN HAPPIER. IT'S LIKE A NEW BEGINNING. [ CHATTER ] ♪♪ [ MAN WOLF-WHISTLES ] ♪♪ [ CLEARS THROAT ] Bryan:
PRETTY SURREAL MOMENT, HAVE ALL THESE FRIENDS
AND FAMILY IN TOWN, SO I'M EXCITED. BUT I'M ALSO A LITTLE NERVOUS
BECAUSE LOOKING HALEIGH'S DAD
IN THE EYES IS GONNA BE
KIND OF NERVE-WRACKING. I'M READY,
MAN. I KNOW, DUDE.
THESE LAST COUPLE SECONDS, YOU'RE LIKE, "FREAKING WALK HER
DOWN THE AISLE." YEAH. ♪♪ THIS IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST DAYS
OF MY LIFE, AND I WANT IT TO GO WELL. YEAH, I HOPE HE HANDS HER AWAY
TO ME. ♪♪ [ CHATTER ] -YOU OKAY?
-MM-HMM. YOU GONNA SURVIVE? I LOVE YOU,
DAD. THANK YOU
FOR EVERYTHING. MY DAD IS A REALLY LOVING GUY. I'M SO LUCKY TO HAVE
SUCH A WONDERFUL FATHER, AND EVERYBODY KNOWS
HOW MUCH I LOVE MY DAD. I TEAR UP WHEN I TALK ABOUT HIM. BRYAN KNOWS THAT, LIKE,
HOW SPECIAL THAT IS TO ME, AND I ALWAYS WANTED TO MARRY
A MAN LIKE MY DAD. AND I THINK THAT BRYAN HAS ALL
THE BEST ATTRIBUTES OF MY DAD. I WANT NOTHING MORE
THAN TO BE MARRIED TO BRYAN AND TO HAVE THAT SPECIAL BOND
WITH MY FATHER FOREVER AND NOT HAVE THAT CHOICE
HINDER ANY KIND OF RELATIONSHIP. LOVE YOU,
DAD. I'LL NEVER LOVE HIM
AS MUCH AS YOU. I PROMISE. [ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ] Tay: THEY'RE GETTING MARRIED
RIGHT NOW, AND I HAVEN'T GOT
A CONCLUSION YET. I HAVEN'T GOT A WARM-AND-FUZZY
ABOUT THIS YET. I'VE SPENT SOME TIME HERE
JUST SEARCHING MY SOUL, SEARCHING,
TALKING TO GOD ONE LAST TIME. DON'T KNOW
HOW I'M GONNA FEEL. COMES DOWN TO "I DOs," AND I SAY, "I DON'T,"
WE'RE NOT, AND WE'RE WALKING. AND THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO
WITH BRYAN. IT HAS TO DO
WITH MY DAUGHTER AND I. IF I SAY WE'RE DONE, WE'RE DONE. SHE MAY BE CRYING, PEOPLE WILL BE THROWING THINGS
AT ME, BUT WE'RE GOING. [ PACHELBEL'S "CANON IN D"
PLAYS ] YOU GUYS
CAN STAND. Haleigh: MY HEART
IS RACING OUT OF MY CHEST. I THINK EVERYBODY IN THE ROOM
CAN HEAR IT. IT WAS AN OUT-OF-BODY EXPERIENCE
OF NERVES AND EXCITEMENT. I THINK THE NERVES WEREN'T
NERVES ABOUT MARRYING HIM, BUT THAT MOMENT OF SEEING,
YOU KNOW, YOUR FIANCé AND SOON-TO-BE-HUSBAND WAITING
FOR YOU AT THE END OF THE AISLE. WHO GIVES THIS WOMAN
TO BE MARRIED TO THIS MAN? Tay:
HER MOTHER AND I. ON BEHALF OF THE BRIDE AND GROOM
AND THEIR FAMILIES, WELCOME TODAY. BEFORE WE GET STARTED,
LET'S PRAY TOGETHER. Tay:
DO THAT ONE LAST SEARCH TO GOD, MAKE SURE THEY'RE GOOD
AND EVERYBODY'S GOOD WITH IT, AND IF THAT SPIRITUAL LEVEL
SAYS, "HEY, RIGHT FROM THE LORD'S MOUTH,
THIS IS NOT RIGHT. STOP IT NOW,"
I'M STOPPING IT NOW. Officiant: IF ANY PERSON HERE
CAN SHOW CAUSE WHY THESE TWO PEOPLE SHOULD NOT
BE JOINED IN MARRIAGE, SPEAK NOW
OR FOREVER HOLD YOUR PEACE. ♪♪ ♪♪ Officiant: IF ANY PERSON HERE
CAN SHOW CAUSE WHY THESE TWO PEOPLE SHOULD NOT
BE JOINED IN MARRIAGE, SPEAK NOW
OR FOREVER HOLD YOUR PEACE. ♪♪ DAD? Tay:
I'VE SETTLED MY SOUL. BRYAN'S A GODLY PERSON. THAT ALONE, I'M JUST SO PROUD,
I CAN'T TELL YOU. FOLLOW GOD. THAT'S THE MOST
IMPORTANT OF ALL. I FEEL REAL CONFIDENT RIGHT NOW. I FEEL IT'S ABSOLUTELY
THE RIGHT THING TO DO NOW. Officiant:
SO NOW WE'RE ENTERING ONE OF THE MOST MEANINGFUL PARTS
OF THE CEREMONY -- THE EXCHANGE OF VOWS
AND RINGS. AND BRYAN AND HALEIGH HAVE
ACTUALLY WRITTEN THEIR OWN VOWS. SO EXCITED. Bryan: IT'S A HARD THING
FOR ANY GROOM TO DEAL WITH. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? LIKE, HOW ARE YOU
GOING TO BE ACCEPTED? HOW ARE YOU GONNA BE
BROUGHT INTO THE FAMILY? SO I WAS EXCITED
TO GET THAT OUT OF THE WAY WITHOUT ABSOLUTELY LOSING IT. [ CHUCKLES ] I CHOOSE TO NEVER
LIMIT YOUR DREAMS. I PROMISE
TO ENCOURAGE THEM. I CHOOSE TO ALWAYS
TELL YOU WHAT I'M FEELING AND NEVER
HIDE ANYTHING. I PROMISE
TO PROTECT YOU AND ALWAYS SHUT THE CLOSET DOORS
WHEN YOU'RE SCARED. [ CHUCKLES ] SHE'S SCARED
OF MONSTERS. [ LAUGHTER ] Haleigh: THERE WAS, LIKE,
A LITTLE BIT OF FEAR, BUT I KNEW
THAT MY DAD HAS A HEART OF GOLD, AND HE IS JUST --
HE JUST WANTS ME TO BE HAPPY AND PROTECTED, AND HE WANTS ME
TO HAVE EVERYTHING IN LIFE THAT HE DIDN'T HAVE
AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE. I PROMISE TO LOVE YOU
FOR THE PERSON YOU ARE AND NOT THE PERSON
I EXPECT YOU TO BE. I PROMISE TO REMEMBER
THAT NEITHER OF US IS PERFECT BUT WILL STRIVE
TO REMIND MYSELF OF WHY WE'RE PERFECT
FOR EACH OTHER. AND I THINK HE FINALLY FELT LIKE
BRYAN WILL FOCUS ON FIGURING OUT WHERE I'M GONNA PLAY
PROFESSIONAL VOLLEYBALL AND PURSUE MY DREAM THAT I'VE
WANTED SINCE I WAS A LITTLE KID. AND SO I THINK MY DAD
JUST NEEDED TO SEE THAT BRYAN
HAS MY BEST INTEREST AT HEART AND HE'S GONNA CARE FOR ME THE WAY MY DAD'S
ALWAYS CARED FOR ME. NOW, BRYAN, DO YOU TAKE HALEIGH
TO BE YOUR WEDDED WIFE, TO LIVE TOGETHER
IN MARRIAGE? DO YOU PROMISE TO LOVE HER,
COMFORT HER, HONOR AND KEEP HER, FOR BETTER OR WORSE,
FOR RICHER OR POORER, IN SICKNESS AND HEALTH, AND FORSAKING ALL OTHERS FOR
AS LONG AS YOU BOTH SHALL LIVE? I DO. HALEIGH, DO YOU TAKE BRYAN
TO BE YOUR WEDDED HUSBAND, TO LIVE TOGETHER
IN MARRIAGE? DO YOU PROMISE TO LOVE HIM,
COMFORT HIM, HONOR AND KEEP HIM, FOR BETTER OR WORSE,
FOR RICHER OR POORER, IN SICKNESS
AND HEALTH, AND FORSAKING ALL OTHERS FOR
AS LONG AS YOU BOTH SHALL LIVE? I DO. SO, BRYAN,
YOU'RE GONNA GO FIRST. PLACE THE RING ON HALEIGH'S HAND
AND PLEASE REPEAT AFTER ME. "HALEIGH,
I GIVE YOU THIS RING..." HALEIGH,
I GIVE YOU THIS RING... "...AS A SYMBOL
OF MY LOVE..." ...AS A SYMBOL
OF MY LOVE... "...AND FAITHFULNESS
TO YOU." ...AND FAITHFULNESS
TO YOU. -"WITH THIS RING..."
-WITH THIS RING... "...I THEE WED." ...I THEE WED. HALEIGH, READY? "BRYAN,
I GIVE YOU THIS RING..." BRYAN,
I GIVE YOU THIS RING... "...AS A SYMBOL
OF MY LOVE..." ...AS A SYMBOL
OF MY LOVE... "...AND FAITHFULNESS
TO YOU." ...AND FAITHFULNESS
TO YOU. -"WITH THIS RING..."
-WITH THIS RING... -"...I THEE WED."
-...I THEE WED. Officiant:
NOW, BRYAN AND HALEIGH, FOR THEIR FIRST ACT OF MARRIAGE, HAVE CHOSEN TO DO
A FEET-WASHING CEREMONY. FOR THE FOOT-WASHING FOR US, IT WAS JUST
SUCH A COOL ACT OF SERVICE GOING INTO MARRIAGE TO GET DOWN
ON YOUR HANDS AND KNEES AND WASH YOUR PARTNER'S FEET IN,
YOU KNOW, YOUR, LIKE,
SUNDAY'S BEST CLOTHES. Officiant: WHAT IT IS
IS SIMPLY IT'S A DISCIPLINE OF REDIRECTING YOUR FOCUS
OFF OF YOURSELF. AND SO,
BY THEM DOING THIS AS THEIR VERY FIRST ACT
OF MARRIAGE, IT'S SAYING THAT, "OUR MARRIAGE
REPRESENTS SACRIFICIAL LOVE, THAT MY LOVE FOR YOU,
MY LOVE FOR THIS RELATIONSHIP, MY COMMITMENT TO OUR MARRIAGE
COMES BEFORE MY COMFORT. IT COMES BEFORE
WHAT COMES NATURALLY TO ME." TO DO THAT ACT OF SERVICE
IN FRONT OF ALL OF YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND SAY,
"I'M GONNA LOVE THIS PERSON AND SUPPORT THEM AND GIVE THEM
ALL THAT I HAVE, AND IN RETURN, THEY'RE GONNA GIVE ME
ALL THEY HAVE, AND TO TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER." AND NOW,
BY THE POWER VESTED IN ME BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
AND THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU
HUSBAND AND WIFE. BRYAN,
YOU MAY KISS YOUR BRIDE. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] [ LAUGHS ] YEAH! [ LAUGHS ] Officiant: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
IT IS MY PRIVILEGE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU
FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME, MR. AND MRS. BRYAN CARVALHO. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] ♪♪ WHAT DO
WE HAVE HERE? John: HEY, NANCE,
GUESS WHO'S HERE. -WHOA.
-THAT'S A BIG CAR. NICE. TEXAS-SIZED. [ BOTH LAUGH ] HELLO.
HOW'S IT GOING? ALL I SEE IS HER TWO BROTHERS
TOWERING OVER ME. HEY!
CHECKING YOU. LOOKING GOOD.
LOOKING SHARP. THANK YOU,
THANK YOU. IT'S DEFINITELY INTIMIDATING
TRYING TO TALK TO THEM. I WAS KIND OF NERVOUS BEING
THE SHORTEST ONE IN THE HOUSE. Dolores: OKAY. ♪♪ WEARING HEELS WHEN YOU'RE 6'9" AND THEN HAVING YOUR DATE
SHORTER THAN YOU, OF COURSE YOU'RE GONNA HAVE
A LITTLE ANXIETY THERE. WALKING DOWN THE STAIRS
IN HEELS, I WAS AFRAID THAT I WAS
JUST GONNA MISS A STEP AND TUMBLE DOWN
AND EMBARRASS MYSELF. [ DOLORES CHUCKLES ] Y'ALL DON'T BE AWKWARD
ABOUT IT. WAITING FOR NANCY
TO COME DOWNSTAIRS, I LOOKED TO MY LEFT,
AND ALL I SEE IS HIPS. AND I'M LIKE,
"WOW. THIS IS WEIRD." Nancy: OKAY. [ CHUCKLES ] EVERY HIGH-SCHOOLER'S DREAM
IS TO GO TO PROM AND HAVE ONE OF THE BEST TIMES
OF THEIR LIVES. All: WHOA! Shea: WOW. [ LAUGHTER ] YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL. Al:
VERY NICE. AND SHE STARTS
WALKING DOWNSTAIRS, AND SHE WAS JUST
DROP-DEAD GORGEOUS. AND I KNEW RIGHT THEN I HAD
THE BEST PROM DATE IN THE WORLD. WHOA.
VERY NICE. Al:
SHE'S STUNNING. Nancy: I'M NOT A PERSON
THAT LIKES ATTENTION LIKE THAT, AND SO IT WAS REALLY AWKWARD
TO HAVE ALL EYES ON ME. I WAS IN HEELS, AND
I DIDN'T WANT TO MISS A STEP. BUT I DID FEEL GOOD BECAUSE
I KNEW THAT I LOOKED GOOD. AWW,
YOU LOOK STUNNING. Nancy:
THANK YOU. -A MILLION BUCKS.
-[ LAUGHS ] AWW. HE LOOKED PRETTY CUTE
FOR A SHORT GUY. [ LAUGHS ] [ CHUCKLES ] WAS RIGHT HERE
OR HERE? RIGHT THERE.
BACK OUT. DON'T STAB ME. [ CHUCKLES ] Dolores: NANCY COMING DOWN
THE STEPS IN THE DRESS -- [ CHUCKLES ] LOOK AT ME. I'M SORRY. [ CHUCKLES ] [ SNIFFLES ] I WANT TO SEE HER GROW UP
AND BE SUCCESSFUL, BUT I WANT HER AS MY BABY, TOO. [ CHUCKLES ] OH, WAIT A MINUTE.
I WANT TO GET A PICTURE FIRST. John:
SERIOUSLY, MOM? [ LAUGHS ] SHE JUST LOOKED
SO BEAUTIFUL, AND WE DON'T GET TO SEE HER
LIKE THAT VERY OFTEN. NANCY TRANSFORMED,
HONESTLY. READY?
OH, LOOKING GOOD. GOT IT.
OKAY. ONE MORE TIME.
HERE WE GO. NOW,
THAT LOOKS GOOD. GOOD SHOT. OKAY, BIG AL,
THAT'S ENOUGH. [ CHUCKLES ] Nancy:
EVERY GIRL'S GONNA BE NERVOUS WHEN THEY'RE GOING TO PROM, BUT SINCE SHEA AND I
ARE SUCH GOOD FRIENDS, HE MAKES ME FEEL GOOD
ABOUT MYSELF. READY FOR
AN AWESOME NIGHT? -YEAH.
-ME, TOO. IT'S GONNA BE FUN.
I WANT TO SEE THEM DANCE MOVES. [ CHUCKLES ]
OH, NO. -Young woman: HEY!
-HEY, GUYS! WHOO!
WHAT'S GOING ON, SHEA? NOTHING MUCH,
NOTHING MUCH. OH, YEAH. ♪♪ ♪♪ HI. -HI. GOOD MORNING.
-GOOD MORNING. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH SANDY
FOR A ROOT TOUCH-UP. OKAY. UM, WE'LL GET YOU ALL CHECKED IN
AND GET YOU STARTED. -LINDSAY?
-YEAH. NICE TO MEET YOU. -GOOD TO MEET YOU.
-ALL RIGHT. I'M GETTING MY HAIR DONE TODAY SO I CAN BE VERY CONFIDENT
FOR MY UPCOMING AUDITION. HI, LINDSAY. SANDY.
NICE TO MEET YOU. GOOD TO MEET YOU,
TOO. -AWESOME. COME ON OVER.
-COOL. THE AUDITION IS REALLY IMPORTANT
TO ME 'CAUSE THIS IS MY CAREER, AND BEING SO TALL,
PEOPLE ALWAYS REMEMBER ME. SO I NEED
TO LOOK MY BEST. LET ME PUT THIS CHAIR DOWN
A LITTLE BIT. [ BOTH LAUGH ]
Sandy: MAYBE. I HAD ONE GUY ONCE THAT
WAS PROBABLY AS TALL AS HER. SO,
HOW'S YOUR DAY GOING? EXCITED. YEAH, I HAVE AN AUDITION
COMING UP, SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE
THAT I'M READY FOR THAT, YOU KNOW? -OH, THAT'S AWESOME.
-YEAH. FOR A SHOW,
MOVIE? -A COMMERCIAL.
-NICE. YEAH, YEAH. ARE YOU MOSTLY ACTING
OUT HERE? YEAH, YEAH. YEAH, I'M THE WORLD'S
TALLEST ACTRESS. -NO WAY.
-YEAH. GUINNESS-CERTIFIED. THAT'S SPECIAL. [ LAUGHS ] RIGHT. I FEEL LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE
HERE IN L.A. ARE KIND OF ALL THE SIMILAR,
YOU KNOW, MOLD OF AN ACTRESS, AND SHE'S GOT SOMETHING UNIQUE. I KIND OF WISH
THAT I WAS 6'9". YOU COULD REACH ANYTHING,
PET GIRAFFES AT THE ZOO. I DON'T KNOW.
SEEMS LIKE FUN. [ LAUGHS ] ALL RIGHTY, GIRLY,
SO WE'RE DONE WITH THIS PART. I'M GONNA GO GET YOU
A LITTLE SHAMPOO CAP TO KEEP
THE HEAT GOING. Lindsay:
AFTER YOU SURVIVE THE BLEACH BEING APPLIED TO YOUR SCALP, NEXT IS THE DRYER. NOW,
FOR THIS PART, I THINK I'M GONNA HAVE TO HAVE
YOU SLOUCH DOWN A LITTLE BIT SO THAT WE CAN GET YOU
UNDERNEATH OF THIS THING. NO WORRIES. AND BEING TALL,
THE DRYER DOESN'T REALLY FIT. LET'S SEE IF I DON'T HIT YOU
IN THE HEAD. IS THAT
FAR ENOUGH? [ LAUGHS ]
I LOOK LIKE AN ALIEN. OKAY,
HOLD ON. Sandy:
SCOOCH INTO IT. -[ LAUGHS ]
-PERFECT. YAY.
NOW I LOOK LIKE AN ALIEN. YES. LIKE, IN THIS, LIKE,
AWKWARD POSITION. I HAVE TO STAY THERE SO THAT
THIS THING CAN DRY MY HEAD. MY HEAD IS PRETTY BIG. SO ITCHY. YEAH,
LET'S SHAMPOO YOU. OW. YAY.
IT'S TIME? I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN UNIQUE, AND I JUST NOW AM
COMING TO TERMS WITH WHO I AM. IT'S NO LONGER -- MY DAD
IS NO LONGER EVEN AN ISSUE. I HOPE SO.
I HOPE THAT'S THE CASE. OBSTACLE IN MY LIFE --
THIS MAJOR OBSTACLE THAT HAS BEEN IN MY LIFE --
IS NOW DETERIORATED. SO IT MADE ME FEEL
TOTALLY CONFIDENT FOR MY UPCOMING AUDITION. HOW'S IT LOOKING?
GOOD? Man:
PRETTY HOT. ALL RIGHT. ♪♪ -BYE, GUYS!
-BYE, GUYS. Nancy: I'M EXCITED
BECAUSE I GET TO GO TO PROM WITH THE GUY I LIKE. THAT FEELS PRETTY GOOD. READY FOR
AN AWESOME NIGHT? -YEAH.
-ME, TOO. IT'S GONNA BE FUN.
I WANT TO SEE THEM DANCE MOVES. [ CHUCKLES ]
OH, NO. -Young woman: HEY!
-HEY, GUYS! WHOO!
WHAT'S GOING ON, SHEA? NOTHING MUCH,
NOTHING MUCH. OH, YEAH. [ HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING ] ♪ YEAH ♪ Young woman:
YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS. [ LAUGHTER ] [ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ] [ LAUGHS ] Nancy: BEING IN A LIMOUSINE WITH
MY FRIENDS, IT WAS AWESOME. JUST GETTING TO EXPERIENCE THAT
WITH THEM, THIS IS WHAT
I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO. DOMINIQUE SAID THAT [BLEEP]
WAS GOING WITH ASHLEY. OOH! BUT I HEARD THAT [BLEEP]
WAS GOING WITH MONIQUE, BUT ASHLEY
DON'T KNOW. SHE DON'T KNOW.
ASHLEY DON'T -- SO DAN'S GOING
WITH BOTH OF THEM. SEE,
THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. HE PLAYED
A PLAYER. Shea: WE WERE ALL IN THE BACK
OF THE LIMO, JUST TALKING. HIGH-SCHOOLERS --
WE ALL TALK ABOUT DRAMA. ♪♪ I MEAN,
IT'S GOING GREAT AT FIRST. AND THEN ME AND NANCY -- WE JUST START RUNNING OUT
OF THINGS TO TALK ABOUT IT, AND IT GETS AWKWARD. Nancy:
WHEN SHEA PUT HIS ARM AROUND ME, IT WAS KIND OF AWKWARD JUST BECAUSE HE'S SHORTER THAN
ME AND HIS ARM ISN'T AS LONG, AND SO I'M JUST SITTING THERE
LIKE THIS. OH, MAN. TONIGHT'S GONNA BE
A GOOD NIGHT, HUH, NANCY? YEAH. I WANT TO SEE YOU WHIP
ON THE DANCE FLOOR. IF NOT, I'M GONNA BE
HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED. WELL, YOU'RE GONNA BE
DISAPPOINTED. NO.
NO, I'M NOT. YEAH,
YOU ARE. MNH-MNH-MNH! [ LAUGHTER ] SEEING THE CONFIDENCE
THAT SHEA HAS IN HIMSELF, THAT'S REALLY ATTRACTIVE JUST
BECAUSE I WANT THAT CONFIDENCE WHEN I'M WALKING AROUND IN
PUBLIC, JUST BECAUSE I'M 6'9". THAT'S PROBABLY WHY
I ACTUALLY LIKE SHEA. [ LAUGHTER ] I'M GONNA LOCK
THE DOOR. GO AHEAD,
SHEA! Nancy: AND I FEEL LIKE
I HAVE KIND OF COME ALIVE. I MEAN, IT'S JUST MY TRUE COLORS
COMING OUT. I MEAN, I'M NOT HIDING ANYTHING, AND SO ONCE I'M ALIVE,
I'M ALIVE. [ CHUCKLES ] IT FEELS GREAT. -LET'S DO IT.
-YEP. Young woman:
WHAT'S GOING ON, SHEA? NOTHING MUCH,
NOTHING MUCH. OH, YEAH. AND NOW IT'S TIME TO INTRODUCE
MR. AND MRS. CARVALHO. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] ♪♪ ♪♪ AND NOW IT'S TIME TO INTRODUCE
MR. AND MRS. CARVALHO. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] Haleigh:
I MARRIED A MAN WHO IS 5'8". HE'S DRAMATICALLY SHORTER THAN
ME, AND I COULD NOT CARE LESS. I LOVE HIM,
AND HE IS TRULY MY BEST FRIEND AND MAKES ME HAPPIER
THAN ANYTHING IN THIS WORLD. I CAN'T IMAGINE HAVING
ANYONE ELSE AS A HUSBAND. Deejay: OKAY, WE'RE GONNA GO
RIGHT INTO THE FIRST DANCE. OKAY. [ LAUGHS ] [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] ♪ THOSE YOU LOVE, EVERY ONE ♪ ♪ THEY ARE HERE ♪ ♪ A WORLD YOU CREATED ♪ ♪ WITH EVERY SEED PLANTED
IN SOIL SHOWERED WITH LOVE ♪ ♪ WELCOME TO THE LIFE YOU MADE ♪ Haleigh: I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT
IT MATTERED HOW TALL A GUY WAS, THAT THE GUY HAS TO BE TALLER
THAN THE GIRL, AND I TOTALLY BOUGHT INTO THAT
FOR 20 YEARS OF MY LIFE. AND IT WASN'T UNTIL I MET BRYAN
THAT I REALLY UNDERSTOOD AND REALIZED THAT IT WAS AN
EMOTIONAL THING THAT I NEEDED, AND BRYAN MAKES ME FEEL
SO PROTECTED AND BEAUTIFUL AND CONFIDENT AND LIKE I'M HIS
AND I'M TREASURED. ♪ SELFLESSLY, YOUR LOVE ♪ HE'S REALLY GOOD
ABOUT BEING LIKE, "LOOK,
I KNOW I'M 5'8" AND I'M A GUY," AND THAT'S AVERAGE, BUT FOR THIS FAMILY,
IT'S INCREDIBLY SHORT. Deejay: NOW CAN WE HAVE
OUR FATHER-DAUGHTER DANCE? [ CROWD "AWWs" ] MY DAD IS THE SWEETEST GUY
IN THE WORLD. LIKE, HE'S -- HE'S BEEN
MY ROLE-MODEL FOR EVERYTHING, AND... [ SNIFFLES ] I'VE JUST NEVER MET ANYBODY WHO'S BEEN MORE SELFLESS
THAN HIM AND HAS GIVEN MORE OF HIMSELF
FOR HIS KIDS. ♪♪ AND RIGHT NOW, IT'S LIKE HOW IMPORTANT
THAT RELATIONSHIP IS TO ME, AND I WANTED SOMEONE WHO -- I ALWAYS WANTED TO MARRY SOMEONE
THAT REMINDED ME OF MY DAD, AND BRYAN DOES. Tay: IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT
NOT TO BE EMOTIONAL ABOUT THIS. WE'RE NOW BECOMING
MORE SPECTATORS THAN WE ARE PARTICIPANTS. AND NOW
WE GET TO WATCH. WE GOT TO WATCH
THE BLOSSOM OF RAISING HER SINCE SHE WAS A BABY
TO GOING THROUGH THE CHILDHOOD AND ALL THE TEENAGE YEARS
AND ALL THE SPORTING EVENTS AND ALL THAT STUFF. SHE'S NOW GRADUATING
TO ADULTHOOD, REALLY, AND ADULTHOOD
RESPONSIBILITIES. AND WE WANT
TO ENJOY THAT. WE WANT TO BE
HER NUMBER-ONE FAN STILL, BUT WE WANT TO WATCH
THAT GREAT THING HAPPEN. ♪♪ WHOOP. GOT -- GOT HIM. NO! [ LAUGHTER ] OH,
THAT'S HOW IT IS. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] ♪♪ ♪♪ Lindsay: WHEN I GO ON AUDITIONS,
I TAKE THEM VERY SERIOUSLY. 'CAUSE I'M 6'9",
PEOPLE REMEMBER ME. CHANTELLE,
YOU'RE NEXT. AND THEN
YOU'RE NEW. -HI.
-HI. YOU'RE LINDSAY, RIGHT? -YEAH.
-OKAY. YOU NEED SIDES. -THANK YOU.
-NICE TO MEET YOU. -I'M LAURA. HOW ARE YOU?
-GOOD. I'VE BEEN ACTING
FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS NOW, AND I'VE BOOKED
THREE NATIONAL COMMERCIALS AND TWO PRIMARY LEADS
IN FEATURE FILMS. AND I DON'T THINK
WITHOUT MY HEIGHT THAT THAT WOULD'VE HAPPENED. LINDSAY,
YOU READY? -[ LAUGHS ]
-COME ON IN. -THANK YOU.
-[ LAUGHS ] HI.
I'M SHAYNA. HI.
VERY GOOD TO MEET YOU. NICE TO MEET YOU. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE
TO BE AVERAGE. NOTHING I DO IS AVERAGE. EVERY STEP THAT I TAKE,
LONGER THAN THE AVERAGE STEP. LET ME FIX THAT MICROPHONE,
BECAUSE IT'S A LITTLE... ANY BREATH THAT I TAKE,
MY LUNGS ARE BIGGER. THEY FILL UP WITH MORE AIR. DO YOU HAVE DIFFICULTIES
WITH JET LAG OR WAKING UP
AFTER A LONG NIGHT OF DRINKING? DOES YOUR HEAD POUND
AND YOU FEEL LIKE THROWING UP? THEN YOU NEED
A VIKING! [ SHOUTING ] I DON'T THINK
THAT I COULD LIVE A HAPPY LIFE BEING ANY OTHER HEIGHT. I THINK THAT BEING 6'9"
HAS EMPOWERED ME TO BE COMFORTABLE WITH MYSELF
AND WHO I AM. I'M THE SCOURGE
OF THE DEMON SICKNESS, SMITER OF THE HANGOVER! I THINK THAT THE FUTURE
HOLDS GREAT THINGS FOR ME. THIS ENTIRE JOURNEY
HAS BEEN EXHAUSTING. I'VE GROWN SO MUCH AS A PERSON. I'VE GOTTEN TO MEET
PART OF MY FAMILY I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW EXISTED. AND I FEEL LIKE THINGS
ARE DEFINITELY LOOKING UP. IT WAS REALLY LOVELY
MEETING YOU. THANK YOU AGAIN.
AND KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. -THANK YOU.
-THANK YOU. BYE. LOOKING FORWARD
TO HAVING A BREWSKI WITH YOU. I THINK MY HEIGHT
STILL DEFINES ME. [ SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ] LOOK WHO'S HERE! GUESS WHO'S HERE! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] WELCOME!
OH, MY GOD! I DON'T HAVE THE SAME EXPERIENCE
DATING THAT MOST PEOPLE DO. BUT I'VE HAD SOME HITS AND
I'VE HAD SOME MISSES IN DATING, BUT I HAVE
A POSITIVE ATTITUDE NOW. I'M READY TO USE MY HEIGHT AS AN
ASSET INSTEAD OF AS A LIABILITY. AND THINGS ARE LOOKING UP. ALMOST AS HIGH AS I AM. WELCOME HOME,
COCO. [ LAUGHING ] ♪ AND JUST LAUGH IT OFF ♪ TO ALL THE TALL WOMEN OUT THERE, BE CONFIDENT,
BE YOURSELF, HAVE FUN. WHEN SOMEBODY'S A JERK TO YOU, DON'T BE AFRAID
TO BE A JERK BACK. WHEN PEOPLE ARE TRULY INTERESTED
AND ARE GENUINELY NICE AND INQUIRE ABOUT YOUR HEIGHT,
YOU KNOW, BE NICE BACK. AND TREAT OTHERS
LIKE YOU WANT TO BE TREATED, AND I THINK THAT THE UNIVERSE
WILL REWARD YOU FOR THAT. ♪ JUST LAUGH IT OFF ♪ ♪♪ [ COW MOOS ] ♪♪ I'M FEELING
MORE CONFIDENT THAN EVER. Y'ALL WANT
TO PLAY 2-ON-2? YEAH,
I GOT JUNIOR, THOUGH. ALL RIGHT.
NANCY'S ON MY TEAM. GOING TO PROM
WAS THE BEST FEELING EVER. I FELT LIKE
I WAS ON TOP OF THE WORLD. NOW MY CONFIDENCE IS BUILT UP
WHERE I DID FEEL GOOD BECAUSE I KNEW
THAT I LOOKED GOOD. OH! I'M GLAD TO BE BLESSED
WITH THE HEIGHT THAT I HAVE. I HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE
COME UP AND TELL ME HOW LUCKY I AM TO BE THIS TALL
AND TO JUST OWN IT AND NOT CARE WHAT ANYONE THINKS. ♪ HOLD YOUR HEAD UP HIGH ♪ ♪ IT'S A LONG, HARD RIDE ♪ ♪ 'CAUSE BEAUTIFUL THINGS ♪ ♪ THEY TAKE TIME ♪ I HAVE SENIOR YEAR COMING UP,
AND I COULDN'T BE MORE EXCITED JUST BECAUSE
KNOWING AFTER THIS YEAR, I'M GOING TO BE
GOING TO COLLEGE. SHOOT! OH! BEING THIS TALL IS A GIFT, AND I WOULDN'T TRADE IT
FOR ANYTHING IN THE WORLD. WHOO-OOH! ♪ OH-OH ♪ ♪ BEAUTIFUL THINGS ♪ ♪ TAKE TIME ♪ [ LAUGHING ] ♪♪ Bryan: REAL QUICK.
JUST THANKS, EVERYBODY. WE'RE GONNA GET STARTED
WITH ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS, DANCING,
PRETTY SOON, SO... JUST CONTINUE
TO HANG OUT A LITTLE BIT AND JUST WAIT FOR THE NEXT CUE, AND JUST CONTINUE
TO ENJOY EACH OTHER'S COMPANY. WE HAVE S'MORES
AND WAFFLES AND CUPCAKES. [ CHEERING ] YEAH. Haleigh:
I LOVE BRYAN. I LOVE HIM WITH ALL MY HEART, AND FROM DAY ONE WITH HIM,
I'VE JUST KNOWN IT WAS HIM. HE MAKES ME THE PERSON
THAT I WAS CREATED TO BE. [ GLASSES CLINKING ] AT THE END OF THE DAY, THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE
I'D RATHER CALL MY HUSBAND. ♪ YOUR LOVE CAME DOWN ♪ ♪ BRIGHT AND FREE ♪ ♪ ON A WING, LIKE A TURTLEDOVE ♪ ♪ AND FOUND US
LOOKING FOR A WAY OUT ♪ ♪ WE SAW THE ONE ♪ THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING
IN YOUR GLASS, ONE MORE TIME -- TO BRYAN AND HALEIGH. ♪♪ I'M SO HAPPY AND BLESSED
TO BE WHO I AM AND HAVE THE FAMILY I AM
AND ALL THESE GENETIC GIFTS OR WHATEVER IT IS
YOU WANT TO CALL THEM. 'CAUSE THEY DEFINITELY LED ME
TO REALLY COOL OPPORTUNITIES. BEING TALL IS A BLESSING, 100%. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] ♪ I SING A SONG,
A SONG ABOUT A STORY ♪ ♪ A STORY
I'M PRIVILEGED TO KNOW ♪
