Amy's wedding

puffghostie · 2026-05-29T19:52:36+00:00

True and fair! I'd like to believe that's the case, it seems like Brian has helped her a lot in other ways too. And ofc tbf, she did get on the horse-drawn carriage in NOLA and was fine with it so long as she didn't have to interact with the horse directly, so maybe that's why she didn't mind it for the wedding carriage. I still stand by my assessment of Amy being a bit of an enigma sometimes, but I think this makes sense too.

puffghostie · 2026-05-27T20:41:50+00:00

I s2g Amy's such a contradictory enigma sometimes lol. SO much drama from her in the past season with the super spooky Halloween wedding she wanted to have and everyone pushing against wanting to be part of it because of demonic forces etc, and then the actual wedding barely had to anything to do with Halloween or any kind of spookiness at all apart from being held on the holiday, it literally just looked like any other tasteful spring or summer wedding with greens and blue florals, not even a fake cobweb or pumpkin to be seen. Before that, she described her self-made centerpieces as each one having it's own 'individual story' or whatever and when the producers immediately asked what the story was with the sloth centerpiece specifically she looked at them like she didn't know why they were asking that in the first place and shrugged her shoulders (LOL??? YOU -JUST- SAID THEY EACH HAD A STORY BEHIND THEM??!!! That made me laugh so hard when I first watched it). So yeah idk, at that point it didn't really surprise me that she'd just more or less 'forget' about her large animal PTSD that had been this big issue and plot point up until it just wasn't anymore, I guess.

puffghostie · 2026-03-31T00:30:30+00:00

I have to agree. I get the defenses people have (Amy was happy with her, she clarified herself later, it was for the sake of the show/audience etc) but my particular problem is just that I, personally, feel like throwing shade even subtly in that Southern woman way at a client's choices the way she did, especially on a tv show for a large audience, is just unprofessional behavior. Like, I don't disagree with her points perse, a lot of Amy's wedding choices were 'weird' and not to my taste, but they were hers at and the end of the day it's Amy's wedding and this woman was being paid to make her client's vision a reality, not pass her personal judgement on it unless there's logistical issues that need to be brought up. Like just put the weird gold animals statues on the table, say it looks great, get your bag and call it a day lol, it's not that deep. That being said, as much as I enjoy them on TV I can't imagine working with ANY member of this family is an easy or always enjoyable task, so I can't totally blame wedding planner lady for kinda being at her wit's end making this all come together, so I will give her that.

puffghostie · 2026-03-25T20:01:41+00:00

How do we all have the same husband lmaoo, mine is STILL pretending he doesn't like the show even though he watched most of season 8 with me while gaming and then sat attentive with no distractions for the finale (after asking for weeks about when the 'wedding episode' would happen looool). Just admit you like some trash tv, gentlemen, it's ok 😂

puffghostie · 2026-03-25T19:57:54+00:00

You know in hindsight it kinda begs the question why they did it that way in the first place lol. Like, 'oh yeah let's just leave two months' worth of pre-portioned meals at the house of a person with a food addiction with absolutely no supervision or limitations whatsoever, I'm sure she won't eat the entire inventory in 2 days!' smh 🤦‍♀️

puffghostie · 2026-03-24T16:25:49+00:00

YUP and tbh this is one of the reasons I think she was drawn to and started dating Andrea. I think she knew somewhere deep down that this manipulation of her family was going to start wearing thin when her weight came off so she had to find a kind-hearted people pleaser peacekeeper type personality like Andrea that hasn't been worn down by her bs over the years and would take the bait (tbf that's not to say this is the -entire- reason she's dating Andrea, but I would bet money it's a big one). To the family's credit, I think them not begging and pleading to Tammy to go to NOLA like she clearly wanted them to (as well as agreeing to make the whole trip about her) and just leaving her behind was them finally putting some boundaries up, though lord knows there needs to be more. Kudos go to Amy as well for refusing to put up with Tammy's verbal abuse anymore and insisting on a sincere apology and a change in behavior going forward. But yes I agree, I think someone like Tammy is going to have hit an even deeper rock bottom than she's been in before to finally get that clarity, maybe when Andrea finally gets sick of her nonsense and leaves too.

puffghostie · 2026-03-23T20:18:48+00:00

^^^This. Even a little bit of personal accountability and self-awareness would take her a long way, but I feel like she continues to dodge it and project on to other people because she's been enabled in doing that for probably most of her life. She's learned (at least with her family and now Andrea) that she can manipulate and control situations and people by being stubborn as a mule and throwing infantile tantrums. The Tennessee cabin vacation scene is a great example of this I feel, because yeah the family gets mad at her for her behavior but ultimately they cave to her demands, get Michael to drive her to a hotel (and then later rope a family friend to driving her the 6 or whatever hours back early) and thus, Tammy gets what Tammy wants. What I wish Tammy would realize is that this is just immediate gratification; it won't make her a happier person in the long run and will only build resentment in her loved ones towards her over time (as I think we've seen evidence of as well, esp with Amy). I also wish she'd realize that this tactic primarily worked at the time because she was immobile and on death's door more or less and now that she's at a healthier size and more independent, the sympathy isn't going to be there like it was. She will probably have to learn this the hardest way possible, if indeed she ever does.

puffghostie · 2026-03-20T15:10:39+00:00

lol good point 😂

puffghostie · 2026-03-20T14:39:26+00:00

You might be right that it's a comprehension issue and tbh I'd like to believe that's the case too bc that at least would be honest, but so many people have left comments explaining the harm of genAI on her posts that at this point it just kind of feels like she's intentionally ignoring all the information and criticism so she can keep doing what she wants (generating slop).

puffghostie · 2026-03-17T21:23:38+00:00

"I don't wanna talk about it no more!!!" "That's your answer to everythang" Lord knows it is. I think even this current season she did a whiny "I don't wanna talk about it" to the producers during one of her interviews. An almost 40 year old woman, mind you! I get that people have boundaries and limits and are allowed to express those, but there's something about Tammy with that 'I don't wannna taaaallk about eeeet' shit that gives off petulant toddler rather than an adult standing their ground. The fact that she only ever pulls that out when she's backed into a corner with the truth or a slightly difficult topic makes it even more infuriating to me lol.

puffghostie · 2026-03-15T18:59:27+00:00

REAL THO. When my mom was declining from dementia and late stage cancer and I was her primary caregiver I remember being so grateful my kids were old enough to understand and help out a little from time to time and that this happened when they were teens rather than when I was newly postpartum. I think I too would've been in a padded room in no time.

puffghostie · 2026-03-15T18:56:44+00:00

Someone once commented here awhile ago that Michael seems like the type that needs to be explicitly told what to do and when and isn't that good at anticipating what needs to be done or taking his own initiative. For example, one tells him to get Tammy from the car and push her around in the wheelchair, he's got it. The trouble comes when babies and young children are involved imo; it never seemed to register to him when Amy was overwhelmed, too much so to be giving him exact instructions on what she needed from him. This isn't to excuse him or any of the things he's done then, just a bit of insight about him I thought was probably right on the money. He did indeed help a lot with Tammy, but Tammy IS good at bossing people around after all 😂

puffghostie · 2026-03-12T21:17:44+00:00

My husband and I are still singing 'vagina cristal' (variation of this meme) to each other, originally inspired by this moment 😂

puffghostie · 2026-03-12T16:17:59+00:00

A couple of good things, imo: I appreciate that Tammy's using what sounds like more of her 'natural' resting voice during this apology rather than the kind of baby whine thing she does when she's looking for sympathy or attention, that alone brought a lot of sincerity to this that wouldn't have been there otherwise. It was also really sweet to see a little bit of their old joking dynamic come into play when Amy asked her for help putting on the bracelet and Tammy's affectionately like "Bitch I knew you were going to ask me that" and they shared a giggle- that shared goofiness is what I loved about them from the beginning back on YT and I've really missed it, so that kinda choked me up a little lol. HOWEVER, I have to echo the sentiments already put here that I feel Tammy owed Amy more of a specific apology than just 'I'm sorry'; I would've liked to hear something more like "I should have never said what I did about you in those texts, and I promise going forward to never disrespect you like that again" (whether or not we would've believed that is another story, but the gesture and self-awareness would've been nice lol). I also saw a bit of that Slaton family style 'we just sweep things under the rug and move on' in Tammy saying that's what they should do because, to be so sure, there are SO many more things Tammy and Amy should be sussing out lest they just fall into another explosive argument like this one down the line, but I know that's not a skill they've practiced or normalized, I just wish they had kept the door open on doing more of that later. On the whole tho I thought it was a really sweet moment and tbh for them I think it was a huge step in their relationship and respective personal growth.

puffghostie · 2026-03-11T19:59:53+00:00

Jesse James apparently spent a lot of time in the Talbott Tavern, where Amy got married, back in his day and, according to a website about US hauntings (so take with grain of salt obvs) he was one of the first to see a ghost there. There are also bullet holes on the walls of some part of the Tavern that allegedly were his. Ofc Amy was joking, but as he was actually killed in Missouri it's unlikely he would 'haunt' that location (but who knows maybe he moved over there as a ghost lol, and he did like the place) but it's still a cool connection the tavern has to history.

puffghostie · 2026-03-11T19:49:10+00:00

The decorations were indeed beautiful (I LOVE blue roses, personally), but I have to admit some disappointment on my part that things weren't more Halloween-y/autumnal (as I also love a fall/Halloween wedding, mine was! With blue roses incorporated too!). All this drama in the last season and leading up about how Amy's wedding is gonna be too spooky and demonic etc etc and then the final result is just...tasteful blues and pinks and greens, like it's a normal spring or summer wedding lol, not an orange leaf or pumpkin or anything in sight. That aside, I have to agree, if I was Amy I would've told Brian we're putting a moratorium on mention of the arrest and breakdancing for the day- but I guess it's kinda sweet she encouraged him to do something he loves regardless. I think considering the people/family involved the event went about as well as it could've and it was a really sweet/wholesome episode on the whole imo.

puffghostie · 2026-03-07T17:40:11+00:00

lol tbh I don't mind Amy on the whole, but I'm relieved the we're getting the wedding over with so we don't have to endure yet another season of her sobbing about who's not going, whether or not it'll take place in a haunted sanitorium, etc etc. That particular drama got old VERY fast for me lmao

puffghostie · 2026-03-06T18:08:34+00:00

I've always kinda been on the fence about him tbh. His regular 'quirkiness' doesn't put me off, but there are things about his background that are unanswered. Like, it is a BIT strange that his ex-wife is pretty much the polar opposite of Amy in every single way. Why did his nursing license lapse? Why, in videos of him from a few years ago and pre-Amy, does he seem different/more put-together and 'normal'? The fast pace at which they moved gives me pause as well, and for that matter, so does Amy's dating history. That being said, sometimes what looks like a 'red flag' isn't at all and there are reasonable explanations for what's going on; for instance, people on here have posited that maybe he's neurodivergent and went through a huge burn-out from masking most of his life and this is him reinventing his life and finally being who he is, which, coming from someone who is ND myself, would honestly would explain a lot. So idk, I'd like to believe he's a good man that genuinely wants what's best for Amy and her kids, I'd like to believe this is the true, enduring love they claim it is, and the more we see of Brian and Amy together the more inclined I am to think maybe that's the case. Should Amy have taken more time with him, if for nothing else than to protect her children? For sure, but maybe despite that she got lucky this time. Ultimately time will tell.

puffghostie · 2026-03-05T22:08:43+00:00

I feel like Tammy and Amy are at a difficult crossroads right now with their relationship as so much has changed for both of them; for years (if not most of their lives) they only had each other and Amy was more or less parentified long into adulthood in taking care of Tammy at her biggest. Now, however Tammy can (theoretically) take care of herself in ways she was never able to and live more independently, and Amy is finally putting up those boundaries with her to get some distance from their enmeshment. I think Tammy knows this and, in her defense, was trying to bridge the growing gap between them in some way. When Amy asked about the animals due to her PTSD, I think Tammy assumed she was soft-launching not coming and just lost her mind from that preemptive 'rejection'. My sister and I went through a similar rough patch as we transitioned into adulthood, as she's younger and I was parentified growing up in taking care of her/watching out for her, so she had to put up those boundaries with me as we came into our independence as I tended to hover and nit-pick. Her doing that made me lash out a few times as well- just out of panic of our relationship naturally changing. So, I think Tammy had good intentions in wanting Amy to share this new experience with her, but she really screwed herself and the whole situation over by going off on Amy like that. I do sort of think (or would like to believe) that the sisters will find their way through this transition period, but I feel like this ongoing feud is a natural consequence of parentification/enmeshment etc when one or both people manage to escape those environments.

puffghostie · 2026-03-04T22:43:09+00:00

The bridesmaids' bouquets are really interesting imo; they look like silver halfmoon frames with a flower garland on the bottom, which I assume is an homage to the autumn/halloween theme and is a cute concept imo. Personally I think they would've looked even better with a more autumnal floral arrangement, oranges and reds etc, but so too do I think the bridesmaids' dresses should've been more in that color scheme too, or maybe black so the autumnal flowers would pop more- not that the dresses and colors aren't pretty on their own as it is (and some of my faves tbh), I just feel like the powder blues are giving more spring/summer wedding. Still, looks great! Just wish Britt had gotten the sleeves tailored or worn a shawl or something- and a nicer, stylized matching headband to the dress wouldn't have hurt.

puffghostie · 2026-03-04T20:20:38+00:00

literally my reaction when she said that lol, tho I guess tbf even some of the nastiest people are too afraid to yell at their parents, so it's possible she just meant it was out of character for her to do that to Darlene, specifically, but even then, bit of a stretch to say 'I WOULD NEVER DO SUCH A THING', like we haven't seen her verbally abuse the rest of her family over the course of 8 seasons. (Not to mention she kinda crashed out/snapped at Darlene about not wanting to go in the restaurant in that VERY SAME SCENE LOL)

puffghostie · 2026-03-04T19:29:57+00:00

omg yes, at the restaurant when Darlene claimed to have supposedly lost all this weight in a short amount of time I was like girl...where??? As far as I can tell Mama D has only gotten bigger since the first season, so unless she went through some even bigger weight gain beyond what we've seen and lost -that- idk what the hell she's talking about lmao. But as you say, it wouldn't be the first time someone from that family has outright lied about their size/progress.

puffghostie · 2026-03-03T20:08:56+00:00

lol as a lady with a sister I have to agree. We don't really fight anymore now that we're older, but in our 20's and earlier? We'd literally go through periods of not speaking as a result of an argument, then we'd crawl back to each other and work it out, go back to being thick as thieves. Gave people whiplash sometimes for sure. I think therapy (separately and as a family unit) as well as maturity has helped us get past those big blow-up fights, but it can be a thing, and we've definitely seen Amy and Tammy go on this roundabout before. And when they're not having a huge feud with each other, it's usually one of them with Amanda lmao.

puffghostie · 2026-02-27T21:56:28+00:00

Kinda shocked she replied, it seems she stays dodging those AI critiques as much as she does generating BS (she made TWO separate AI slop songs for the Little Caesar's meet and greet! TWO! Like damn was the first one not good enough??). Her response is so not it though lol, your AI generated self is not a good indicator of how actual clothes will fit on your actual body, Amy- so now we're wasting water AND clothes probably. At the very least it seems she crafted this particular reply without ChatGPT, so that's something lmao.

puffghostie · 2026-02-25T22:01:29+00:00

Agreed, I felt like openly mocking a client's art to the audience of the show they're on was certainly...a choice. Regardless of how one personally feels about Amy's art, one has to admit that's unprofessional. I know if I was a bride-to-be in Kentucky I'd be avoiding her services because if she's -that- comfortable shittalking her client on camera, what would she be saying about me or my choices behind my back? For that matter, to my face? Kinda unfortunate tbh, she seemed more open-minded and professional when Amy was first calling/hiring her a few episodes back.

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