We
love everything about weddings here at Impostors; talking about them, shopping
for them (bridal jewellery especially), going to them or even seeing them on
the silver screen! A good wedding movie (like a good wedding!) can make you cry
and laugh simultaneously, and there have been some absolute classics over the
past 25 years that we still enjoy today. Here we look at some of our
favourites.
The
first, from 1991, is Father of the Bride. A remake of the 1950 classic, this
version combines drama and humour and tells a story that many can relate to.
Steve Martin plays a reluctant father that has to face the fact that his little
girl has all grown up and is ready to be married away. The Father of the Bride
has everything you want in a rom-com; human characters, plot twists and laughs,
with Martin Short stealing the show as the wedding coordinator. Father of the
bride is an all-time classic and absolute must-see for any member of the
family, let alone the Father of the Bride himself.
Any
list of wedding films has to include My Big Fat Greek Wedding. It tells the
story of a young Greek woman who falls in love with a non-Greek man, struggling
to reconcile this fact with her family. Brilliantly cast and as funny as a fit,
there’s plenty of romance here and it’s definitely worth multiple watches!
This
British rom-com style movie centres on the story of the archetypical bumbling
Hugh Grant character that falls for a woman, after seeing at multiple weddings.
The spark that the two characters share continues through a series of chance
encounters and blossoms into something magical near the end.
We
had to get an Australian film on the list! In this cult classic, Muriel is known
for her social ineptitude and after a series of rejections from her friends and
family becomes unsatisfied with life. After becoming obsessed with the music of
ABBA, Muriel starts to create her own fantasies of decadent and beautiful
wedding ceremonies with luxurious dresses and gleaming bridal jewellery, in
which she sees herself as the bride. A series of liberating experiences sees
Muriel maturing into the person she strived to be, and with a growing level of
self-esteem aims to give you a chance to see another side of wedding based
coming of age stories.
This
1997 comedy tells the story of a young woman that is in love with her friend’s
fiancé, soon to be husband. Despite being the maid-of-honour and pretending to
be supportive of the relationship, she essentially sets out to sabotage the
wedding and win the affections of the groomsman. Naturally, the results of this
are hilarious and at times quite sad too. Julia Roberts’ charming performance
goes down as one of our favourites; if you missed this one, be sure to give it
a look!
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