Lori Allen | |
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| Occupation(s) | Businessperson, television personality, author |
| Known for | Breast cancer awareness |
| Television | Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | loriallen |
Lori Allen is an American businessperson, television personality, and author known for her appearances on Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta .
She is the founder of Bridals by Lori and an advocate for breast cancer awareness.
In 1980, Allen opened the bridal salon, Bridals by Lori. In 2010, Allen and bridal consultant Monte Durham are featured in the reality television series, Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta . [1] [2] Allen uses the show as a platform to advocate for breast cancer awareness. [3] In April 2019, Allen tripped while filming a promo of Say Yes to the Dress Atlanta, leaving her with two cracked ribs, broken wrists, a broken nose, a concussion, and black eyes. [2] [4]
Allen is married to Eddie Allen. They have a son, Cory, and a daughter, Mollie Surratt. [5] In 2012, she had a double mastectomy and several surgeries to treat her breast cancer. [3] [6]
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Say Yes to the Dress: Bridesmaids is an American reality television series on TLC which follows events at Bridals by Lori in the Atlanta suburb of Sandy Springs, a bridal shop owned by Lori Allen. The series shows the progress of individual sales associates, managers, and fitters at the store, focusing on bridesmaid dresses and the bridesmaid showroom at Bridals by Lori. It is a spin-off of Say Yes to the Dress. Soon after the end of its first season, TLC renewed the show for a second season.
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