Because of finals, I don’t have time to indulge in my weekly ritual of watching a wedding movie and blogging about it.
Instead, I will take a moment to solicit suggestions for wedding movies to watch and review. Please comment with your favorite wedding movies, or better yet, wedding movies you hated and want to read me make fun of.
Thus far I have reviewed Made of Honor, Bride Wars, The Wedding Planner, Rachel Getting Married, The Wedding Singer, and Confetti.
Thanks for your input!
April 26, 2010 at 4:39 pm
My Big Fat Greek Wedding and My Best Friend’s Wedding are two of my favorite wedding-themed movies of all time.
April 26, 2010 at 9:51 pm
My Best Friend’s Wedding conveniently came in the same DVD combo pack as The Wedding Planner, so it is in the queue. I have been waiting because it has the exact same plot as Made of Honor (executed better) and I don’t want to be redundant.
April 26, 2010 at 4:48 pm
What about Wedding Crashers or The Wedding Date? You could go old school with either the original Spencer Tracy version or the Steve Martin remake of Father of the Bride.
April 26, 2010 at 9:52 pm
I was actually planning on doing a Father of the Bride double feature after writing up that Folgers commercial, but then I realized I don’t have time for one movie, much less two. Thanks for your suggestions!
April 26, 2010 at 7:42 pm
Do they have to be movies whose main driving force is a wedding? For instance, there is a wedding scene in Love Actually. Which is of course an epic film.
April 26, 2010 at 9:53 pm
Josh, you don’t want me to review Love Actually. Remember when we almost stopped being friends over (500) Days of Summer? Let’s not revisit that challenge.
April 26, 2010 at 9:53 pm
27 Dresses – I confess that my friend and I rented it from iTunes and watched it one evening and when we got up the next day decided to watch it again. Yeah.
April 26, 2010 at 10:01 pm
I watched 27 Dresses with my sister during her wedding planning last year, and I found it surprisingly delightful! Plus I suspect it would make a good drinking game… (plots).
April 27, 2010 at 1:12 am
Kate Hess exploded at how bad this movie was (I disagreed). I think mainly she had a problem with (and I completely agree) so much of the movie revolving around this guy being the DUMPY “always a bridesmaid sister.
Because she’s SORT OF brunette?
April 26, 2010 at 11:02 pm
Father of the Bride makes me want to barf. Discuss.
April 27, 2010 at 1:24 pm
But the spiraling expense of weddings! The loss of your little girls’ innocence! Gay wedding planners! It’s all such a delightful farce!
Sorry to aggravate your stomach problems, there.
April 27, 2010 at 1:17 am
4 Weddings and a Funeral, duh.
Muriel’s Wedding (to date, still the most unbelievable “holy GOD this is not at all what I thought it was going to be, due to previews and/or categorization within the Video Store” movie for me)
The Graduate?
the episode of Full House where Aunt Becky and Uncle Jesse get married.
April 27, 2010 at 1:21 pm
4 Weddings and a Funeral, totes def. Probably save it for right after someone dies, because I am morbid like that.
I am kind of afraid to watch Muriel’s Wedding again.
I will totally watch that episode of Full House. I also want to watch the Saved by the Bell Wedding in Las Vegas.
April 27, 2010 at 12:19 pm
It’s not a movie, but cou could review Lily and Marshall’s three weddings?
April 27, 2010 at 1:19 pm
I only remember TWO weddings?!!
April 28, 2010 at 8:04 am
Boat wedding.
Friends-only outdoor wedding.
Public wedding in front of guests.
April 27, 2010 at 12:49 pm
The Father of the Bride is one of my favorite wedding movies. When I was 6 I wanted my wedding dress to look just like Annie’s. I can say with confidence that I no longer wish for that look. puffy sleeves are not my thing.
And second for 4 Weddings and a Funeral!
April 27, 2010 at 1:23 pm
Hi Kayleigh! All I really remember about Annie’s wedding ensemble is that she wore tennis shoes with her dress.
I will totally review that movie but I’m going to lay a feminist smack down on it, so you might want to hide your childhood.
April 28, 2010 at 9:10 am
I was raised in a feminist household, so if anything, it will affirm my childhood. can’t wait to read it!
July 8, 2011 at 6:01 am
Just finished a surprisingly wedding-riffic double feature (I knew nothing about either film, just had a vague interest due to a recent recommendation).
The first was called Arthur. The second was called Arthur. Turns out they’re about weddings.
Quite frankly, they both rather surprised me.
In the former, I gained a surprise respect for Dudley Moore. Not sure why, because the drunkenness is so way over the top, but he’s nice in the tender moments; and it makes me with they’d remade it with Richard Hammond, except he’s not a big enough star in the US of A. I also gained a non-surprising disrespect for Liza Minelli – she’s just as crap as I’d already decided in my head.
In the latter, I gained a surprise respect for Russell Brand. He’s always a bit whiney, but similarly to Dudley, shows a bit of range. And of course, Helen Mirren? I’m still crying about that shit. Quite grateful to this movie for introducing new-blonde-Zooey-Deschanel, since (500) Days ruined her forever…
You’re probably totes busy right now, since you’re getting married in like 8 days or something, but you can save these for later. See you at the movies!
July 12, 2011 at 12:21 am
Have you done Sweet Home Alabama yet? I was just rereading your wedding reviews and was suprised to see it missing, I was sure you had reviewed it…
I am still to this day convinced Reece Witherspoon’s character ended up married to the wrong guy at the end of that movie, something reinforced with every viewing!