Inside Yvette Nicole Brown's 'Perfect' Wedding With SURPRISE Guests! (Exclusive)
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00:00E.T., welcome to my wedding day!
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00:18I can't believe that the day is finally here,
00:20because, you know, again, I'm always talking about
00:22I'm a person of a certain age, a woman of a certain age,
00:24and so this is something that I stopped dreaming about
00:2625 years ago, and so it's finally here.
00:28My family and friends are here.
00:30Entertainment Tonight is here, so it's really amazing.
00:32Delay is not denial.
00:33I heard today about a woman who's 102
00:35who just married someone who's 100.
00:36Now, we don't want to wait that long,
00:38but if it's for the right person and it's your time,
00:42just wait for your time, because I'm telling you,
00:44marrying the wrong person is very tough.
00:46So just wait.
00:47Delay is not denial.
00:48I keep saying that.
00:49I sound like a broken record, but delay is not denial.
00:51I am marrying the perfect person for me,
00:54and so I think sometimes the butterflies come
00:56when you're not maybe fully sure
00:58or you're a little nervous about something.
00:59I'm not nervous about anything about Anthony Davis.
01:01I'm ready to go.
01:02A little nervous, happy, just love.
01:09That's all I can say is love, all love.
01:11There was something about him that gave me peace.
01:14You know what I mean?
01:15And it's kind of, there's the thing in the Bible
01:16that talks about the peace that surpasses all understanding,
01:18and I was peaceful for no good reason.
01:20I'm like, why am I so comfortable with him?
01:22Why does he just calm me down, you know?
01:24And so I think that's how I knew.
01:26I told myself that I'm done with love,
01:28I'm not going to do this anymore,
01:30but there was just something that, like a calmness,
01:33a person that was there when her mom had passed
01:35and my mom had passed.
01:36It kind of created a little bit of a bond between us,
01:39and we were just such good friends,
01:41and I knew that I really felt for her
01:44when I felt like I wanted to kiss her,
01:47and I said that I can't because this is my friend,
01:51and I didn't want to mess up that relationship.
01:53So because I wasn't willing to mess up the relationship,
01:56I knew I must really care.
02:08It took a lot of bringing the best vendors together,
02:11involved inviting the best guests,
02:14putting nice entertainment together,
02:16great food tastings, changed hotels,
02:19but, you know, we're here,
02:21and it's going to be a wonderful experience for all the guests.
02:29Well, I was at Lavella,
02:30and Nyree was a wonderful wedding consultant expert,
02:33and she had picked two, three, I think, beautiful dresses,
02:36and I loved them and thought I was going to pick one.
02:38Well, you saw two of them.
02:39And then as I was leaving,
02:40my hand just went across all the dresses,
02:42and I found this dress, and I said,
02:44well, what about this one?
02:45And she said, oh, it's a Nesta sandal.
02:46It's a great one.
02:47And next thing I know, I put it on,
02:49and it fit like a glove, and it was perfect.
02:51So this is the one.
02:52Something about the embroidery and the little pearls,
02:55it just caught my eye.
02:56And if you go to Lavella, there's reams of dresses,
02:59just dresses for days, beautiful dresses.
03:01But something about this just called to me,
03:02and the fact that it's the one I got to wear,
03:04and Inez customized it for me,
03:06it's just meant to be.
03:08So Tony and I both lost our mothers.
03:11Joyce Lynn is his mom, and Francine is mine.
03:13And so Inez sometimes puts butterflies on her dresses,
03:18and me and Tony believe that whenever we see a butterfly,
03:20it's our mom's.
03:21So Inez made these two butterflies
03:23to go down the aisle with me for Joyce Lynn and Francine.
03:27So they're with us.
03:28This is my mom.
03:29She passed away of breast cancer.
03:36So I really feel like she's here.
03:38So this was an amazing gift because...
03:42It just...
03:46It just means that she's here.
03:48And I would have loved for her to have met her.
03:50So this was just like a symbol of that.
03:53She met him.
03:55This is my mom, friend, my dad, Omar,
03:58who I've been taking care of for 11 years.
04:00And something that says,
04:02we walk with you today and every day.
04:04And then this is my borrowed from my friend Shanice,
04:08who's also the mother of my godchild.
04:10Her grandmother wore this and she was married for 60 years,
04:13this earring, and her mother put it in her bouquet
04:15and they were married for 50 years.
04:16So this is 110 years of marital bliss.
04:18And then this little blue ladybug is also for my mom
04:22because she called me ladybug.
04:23And my friend Arlinda, who made my reception outfit,
04:27she gave me this.
04:28So all of them are going to ride down the aisle with me.
05:02I'm sorry.
05:10Before your very eyes, you will witness two persons becoming one.
05:16And it will happen through the power of covenant love.
05:20I promise to stand firmly by your side
05:22no matter what life throws our way.
05:24I promise to love and cherish you forever,
05:27using love as the primary foundation for our marriage.
05:30Please place the ring on the event's finger.
05:41I now proclaim you husband and wife.
05:45Tony, you may kiss your bride.
05:53Everybody that's here today has been through countless knuckleheads with me.
05:57They have prayed with me, cried with me,
05:59prayed for me.
06:00And so for them to come and see that there was a happy ending for me too
06:04is amazing.
06:05We loved it.
06:06Next question.
06:07We're really excited for Carrie and John.
06:09They're just two of our favorite people.
06:11It's Yvette and Tony.
06:12It's not Carrie and John.
06:13Yvette and Tony, which it was beautiful.
06:16It was so great when Ken showed up 25 minutes late.
06:19No, I didn't.
06:20I was on time, Yvette.
06:21On time.
06:22This is entertainment tonight.
06:23Let's just like, don't put me in a bad light like this, okay?
06:25It was on time and it was gorgeous.
06:27We've been friends with Yvette for a long time.
06:29And we've crossed a lot of roads with her.
06:31And so we need to cross this final road to true love.
06:34This is a celebration of love.
06:36You know, our love is a commitment.
06:37Love travels time.
06:39And to see Anthony and Yvette come together in this moment,
06:41we wouldn't miss it for the world.
06:43Oh my gosh.
06:44It was lively.
06:45It was hilarious.
06:46It was full of love, friendship, fellowship.
06:49It was touching.
06:50It was enlightening.
06:52It was reminding.
06:53Because, you know, oftentimes as you go through life's journey,
06:55you can forget about the roots of love and the roots of connection
06:58and what it means to connect to a partner and even humanity.
07:02And in the midst of this moment, you saw the generations.
07:04You saw her father come in.
07:06You saw the homage to both of their mothers.
07:08And then to have, you know, Tony's son be right there
07:12and then the two of them come together,
07:13it was really just a celebration of the unity of everyone.
07:16I have got to tell you, Yvette is a woman of faith.
07:20And Yvette knew that her love was coming.
07:24And through the ups and the downs, and there have been valleys,
07:28and she has managed to rise up, find her love, and here we are today.
07:33We go back 20 years, me, Yvette, and Octavia.
07:37I have to say I've never witnessed a ceremony so deeply personal
07:41and with some traditions that I've never seen.
07:46It was really a beautiful and unique wedding,
07:49and I'm so happy for her and Tony.
07:50Yvette and Tony, we're so happy for you.
07:52Wishing you a lifetime of love, laughter, and happiness.
07:56Just couldn't be happier.
07:57That was a beautiful wedding, you guys.
07:59And now we expect to be invited over for dinner
08:02because we learned that Tony is a great chef.
08:05To the happy couple, make every day the best day you can
08:10for yourself and each other
08:14because it takes two people equally yoked
08:17to plow the field of love and marriage.
08:22God bless you both.
08:24We love you so, so much.
08:27We adore you, we cherish you,
08:29and we are thrilled to be in this moment to celebrate you.
08:31And Anthony, you're stuck with us, just like Yvette is.
08:34You got us.
08:35We love you guys.
08:36Yvette and Tony, your love story is inspiring,
08:40and I'm thrilled in so many ways.
08:45Oh Lord, Yvette, you know how wonderfully happy
08:48and how blessed I think you and Tony are.
08:50I wish you all the happiness and health
08:53that your hearts can hold.
08:55And your vows were beautiful, that part, okay?
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09:15My husband surprised me with my dad.
09:18My dad, he's wheelchair bound now,
09:21and when we were planning the wedding,
09:23I didn't think it was even possible for him to be here,
09:26and I just put him on my...
09:29I put a picture of him on my bouquet
09:31because I knew he couldn't be here.
09:34And he was here.
09:36It was the best surprise ever.
09:38This is my daddy.
09:40Hi, daddy.
09:42It was so hard because I didn't want to tell anybody anything
09:47because of the fear of someone letting something slip,
09:51and I knew he was going through a lot.
09:53So, like, a month ago, when we were looking for something,
09:56I had took his suit, I took his shoes,
09:59I had planned this from the very beginning.
10:01Now the time was coming, and I had to do the turnaround
10:04and get him out here, and the look on her face
10:07when she saw him, that was it.
10:10It was worth it.
10:11I have the best husband.
10:13I have the best wife.
10:15Thanks for coming to our wedding, E.T.!
10:17Take care!
10:18We love you.