I like Jillian a lot after listening to her podcasts, so I enjoyed seeing her here and thought it was pretty generous of her to offer to buy the dress. I thought she and Tumi were cute, and Tumi seemed genuinely glad she was there.
As for the surprise bride, it seemed like a plan with good intentions but not very practical. I am engaged, and refuse to look at dresses until I pick a time of year, location and venue, just because what might work at a beach wedding will not work at a winter wedding. It just seemed like too much all at once, and I wonder if she was thrown even more off guard because she was only dating her fiancé for 8 months. Just speculation, but it seemed very overwhelming.