Nobody does a great romance like Hollywood, from its tales of longtime friends that inevitably turned lovers to mortal enemies who realise their spark is actually fuelled by desire.<\/p>\n
However their romances unfold, they make for gripping viewing and, of course, they all end (or begin) with a joyous wedding.<\/p>\n
Here are some of our favourite wedding-themed flicks of all time (in no particular order):<\/p>\n
Twenty years on, this classic comedy is just as fresh and funny. It starts off with a volley of \u2018F\u2019 words (none of which are \u2018four\u2019 or \u2018funeral\u2019) and then launches into an entertaining, heartfelt and heartbreaking journey through \u2018I do\u2019 \u00a0as a group of friends spends what seems to be every weekend attending weddings. Cue incompetent vicars, terrible best man speeches and some godawful bridesmaids’ dresses!<\/p>\n
Must-see moment: <\/i>\u00a0<\/strong>The end credits with Fiona\u2019s Prince Charming.[ew-supplier-carousel]<\/p>\n Boy meets girl plus girl\u2019s extended and over-the-top family, all of whom think they should have a say in the engagement, the big day \u2013 and the happily ever after.<\/p>\n Is the groom scared off? No way. John Corbett is one of the good \u2018uns. And he definitely going to put a ring on it.<\/p>\n Must-see moment:<\/i><\/strong> Was that a Backstreet Boy we just saw?<\/p>\n See what they did there with the title?<\/p>\n But bad puns aside McDreamy, sorry Patrick Dempsey, is in fine form as the inventor of the coffee collar who\u2019s more than happy to keep things strictly platonic with his long-time BFF \u2013 until she heads overseas and meets an aristocratic Mr Right.<\/p>\n Must-see moment:<\/i><\/strong>\u00a0 Grandma Pearl\u2019s glow-in-the-dark, erm, ‘toys’.<\/p>\n There\u2019s something very wrong about best friends Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughan, who crash weddings in order to bed as many women as possible.<\/p>\n But when a pair of sisters catch their eyes \u2013 including a scene-stealing Isla Fisher \u2013 they soon learn that true love is your soul\u2019s recognition of its counterpart in another.<\/p>\n Must-see moment:<\/i><\/strong> \u201cMa, the meatloaf.\u201d<\/p>\n All Muriel wants to do is have a wedding, with little thought as to what happens afterwards.<\/p>\n It\u2019s an oversight that comes back to haunt her when a green-card marriage doesn\u2019t lead to happily ever after.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a sad lesson to learn, but paves the way for an upbeat ending and the realisation that sometimes, friends are the love of your life.<\/p>\n Must-see moment:<\/i><\/strong> \u201cYou\u2019re terrible, Muriel.\u201d<\/p>\n \n This flick could have been called The Bridesmaid Strikes Back<\/em>!<\/p>\n Katherine Heigl stars as a pushover who\u2019s love of a big day has filled her closet with 27 bridesmaid dresses, but no wedding gown. Until James Marsden turns up as a reporter looking to make it big.<\/p>\n Must-see moment:<\/i><\/strong> The penultimate wedding, where a bevvy of brides get their comeuppance for hideous bridesmaid dresses.<\/p>\n OK, so it\u2019s technically more action adventure than romance, but the plot revolves around Buttercup\u2019s upcoming marriage to the murder-minded Prince Humperdinck, so it counts.<\/p>\n And besides, what\u2019s more romantic than a pirate who\u2019ll brave a Fire Swamp, the Zoo of Death and much much more to rescue his one true love?<\/p>\n Must-see moment<\/i>:<\/strong> \u201cAs you wish.\u201d<\/p>\n The course of true love literally doesn\u2019t run smoothly as commitment-phobe Julia Roberts leaves a procession of fiances stranded at the altar.<\/p>\n Enter columnist Richard Gere, who hears the story secondhand and puts his job at jeopardy by writing about it.<\/p>\n Deciding to get the facts straight from the horse\u2019s mouth, he soon discovers his interest goes beyond a byline.<\/p>\n Must-see moment:<\/i><\/strong> All those wasted dresses…<\/p>\n \n Wilson Phillips at your ceremony? Yes, please. It\u2019s the perfect almost-end note to a story filled with laughter, jealousy, relationship realities, oneupmanship, the biggest gingerbread heart ever created and Melissa McCarthy in fine form.<\/p>\n Scripted and starring funnygirl Kristen Wiig, who we think scored the best man for herself.<\/p>\n Must-see moment:<\/i> <\/strong>The upmarket wedding boutique. Enough said.<\/p>\n\n Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler\u2019s first collaboration is a glorious ode to the \u201880s. But there\u2019s so much more to take away from it than nostalgia, not least the fact the right person is the one who knows and loves you for what you are, not the one who won\u2019t let you have the window seat on the plane.<\/p>\n Must-see moment:<\/i><\/strong> Steve Buscemi in a spectacular pastel tux belting out Spandau Ballet\u2019s True<\/i>.<\/p>\n Steve Martin is both funny and frazzled as the father who can\u2019t accept his little girl is getting married \u2013 and to a man she\u2019s only known for three months. As he frets about everything from the wealth of his future in-laws to Franck the wedding planner\u2019s extravagant ways, his attitude threatens to derail the whole thing. Thank goodness for no-nonsense wife Nina.<\/p>\n The original, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Spencer Tracey (in black and white above), is also worth a look.<\/p>\n Must-see moment:<\/i> <\/strong>Who knew basketball could be so moving?<\/p>\n\n When her younger half-sister sets the date, with her ex as best man, Debra Messing doesn\u2019t want to go single, so she hires the handsome and suave Dermot Mulroney as her plus-one.<\/p>\n Amidst the family tensions, he proves an unexpected rock to lean on \u2013 and the kind of man she\u2019s always wanted. Both soon realise there\u2019s more than money to this deal.<\/p>\n Must-see moment<\/i>:<\/strong> \u201cI\u2019d rather fight with you than make love with anyone else.\u201d<\/p>\n Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn’s characters raised their on-screen daughter to be liberal and free-spirited, yet they’re taken aback when she introduces them to her fiancee (Sidney Poitier), who is black.<\/p>\n This classic wedding flick was filmed in the late ’60s, so modern viewers will, without doubt, cringe at some of the sentiments expressed and even parts of the storyline, but it was, at the time, absolutely ground-breaking and stands the test of time with some very fine acting from true Hollywood legends.<\/p>\n Must-see moment:<\/i> <\/strong>Dad\u2019s final speech.<\/p>\n Apparently, Jennifer Lopez’s wedding planning character Mary Fiore, didn’t read the chapter about not mixing business with pleasure.<\/p>\n As a wedding planner on the way up, her career ambitions get a substantial boost when she\u2019s hired by a wealthy heiress to pull her big day together. There\u2019s only one slight hitch – J-Lo is in love with the groom. And it seems the feeling is mutual\u2026.<\/p>\n Must-see moment:<\/i> <\/strong>Movies in the park.<\/p>\n Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway are best friends who grow up dreaming about holding their weddings at New York\u2019s Plaza Hotel in June.<\/p>\n Sadly, fate has other plans, and somehow schedules their big days on the same date.<\/p>\n Does one of them graciously step aside to allow the other her moment in the sun? Heck no. Instead, all-out war breaks ensues! May the best \u2013 or should that be worst \u2013 woman win.<\/p>\n Must-see moment:<\/strong> <\/i>\u00a0The wedding gown fight.<\/p>\n A charming and oh-so-sweet musical starring Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra, as well as a pre-royal Grace Kelly as a socialite planning her big day.<\/p>\n As if planning the wedding of the year wasn’t enough to keep her busy, two blokes join her fianc\u00e9e in a fight for her affections – one a reporter and the other her ex-husband.<\/p>\n Talk about one’s cup running over.<\/p>\n Interestingly, this also marked Kelly\u2019s final role before her own wedding, to Prince Rainier of Monaco.<\/p>\n Must-see moment:<\/i><\/strong> Any of the film\u2019s amazing duets and, of course, Louis Armstrong’s fabulous performances.<\/p>\n Definitely not the Pretty Woman\u2019s finest hour. When best friend Dermot Mulroney announces his plans to wed the young and vibrant Cameron Diaz, Julia Roberts realises she loves him herself and goes on the offensive, determined to destroy their engagement and walk away with a groom.<\/p>\n Hell truly does have no fury like a bride-to-be scorned.<\/p>\n Must-see moment:<\/i> <\/strong>Anything with Rupert Everett.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10386,"template":"","au_article_tag":[319,945],"class_list":["post-34755","au-article","type-au-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","au_article_category-wedding-news","au_article_tag-fun-stuff-2","au_article_tag-wedding-movies"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au-article\/34755","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au-article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/au-article"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au-article\/34755\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10386"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34755"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"au_article_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_article_tag?post=34755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}My Big Fat Greek Wedding<\/h2>\n
Made of Honour<\/h2>\n
Wedding Crashers<\/h2>\n
Muriel\u2019s Wedding<\/h2>\n
27 Dresses<\/h2>\n
The Princess Bride<\/h2>\n
Runaway Bride<\/h2>\n
Bridesmaids<\/h2>\n
The Wedding Singer<\/h2>\n
Father of the Bride<\/h2>\n
The Wedding Date<\/h2>\n
Guess Who\u2019s Coming to Dinner<\/h2>\n
The Wedding Planner<\/h2>\n
Bride Wars<\/h2>\n
High Society<\/h2>\n
My Best Friend\u2019s Wedding<\/h2>\n