This classic has all the makings of a perfect rom-com: the beautiful Julia Roberts dashing Dermot Mulroney are childhood friends who made a deal to marry if they were still single by 28. The only flaw? He’s engaged to a 20-year-old played by Cameron Diaz. Not only is she in love with the groom, but Julia Roberts is appointed Maid-of-Honor.
Swords, giants, pirates, an evil prince and a beautiful princess, “The Princess Bride” is the ultimate fairytale. And with a cast of characters that will keep you laughing throughout the entire adventure, it’s the perfect choice when you want to unwind.
Nia Vardalos wooed audiences with her tale of 30-year-old Toula, unmarried and living at home with her very Greek parents, who falls for a handsome teacher who is definitely not Greek. Hilarity ensues as cultures clash, and let’s be real, what’s not to love about a crazy family when it’s not your own?
Whether you choose the classic 1950 comedy or the 1991 remake starring Steve Martin and Diane Keaton, there’s nothing not to love about this story of an overprotective father thrown into the midst of wedding planning.
Always a bridesmaid, never a bride. That’s certainly true for Katherine Heigl’s character, who has been a bridesmaid 27 times, in this rom-com. When her sister gets engaged to the man she’s been in love with for forever, Jane knows the planning will fall on her plate and James Marsden as a reporter eager to tell her story isn’t making things any easier.
Best friends (played by Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson) have been planning their weddings together since childhood: a classic affair at New York City’s Plaza hotel. But when a clerical error schedules both their weddings for the same day, it’s war.
With her little sister’s London wedding fast approaching, Kat needs to make her former fiancé, and coincidentally the best man, jealous. Enter Dermot Mulroney, who is back and handsome as ever, as an escort hired by Debra Messing’s character. Mix family, former love interests and an escort, and you have a winner.
Jennifer Lopez plays Mary, a wedding planner extraordinaire with no love life as her own. That is, until she meets the handsome pediatrician played by Matthew McConaughey. But things fall apart, when he turns out to be the groom for her most important wedding to date.
Set in the heart of the 80s, Adam Sandler plays a wedding singer with a broken heart after being left at the altar by his fiancé. But when he meets Julia (Drew Barrymore) and is enlisted to help plan her wedding, he falls in love again and will stop at nothing to win her over before she says, “I do.”
Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn pair up in this raunchy comedy to play two best friends who crash weddings to meet single women. As it turns out, they’re a little too good at it and get invited to stay with the Secretary of the Treasury and his family after his daughter’s star-studded wedding. Get some extra popcorn—your groom-to-be may want to join you for this one!
Built around ABBA’s biggest hits, this star-studded musical about a woman’s search for her father before her wedding will have you and your girls dancing and singing along to every song. Plus, it stars Meryl Streep, and that’s reason enough to watch.
Sandra Bullock stars as the high-powered book editor Margaret, at risk of being deported back to Canada. But she has the perfect plan: marrying her assistant, played by the ever-so-handsome Ryan Reynolds. When the “couple” return to Alaska to celebrate his Grandmother’s 90th birthday, wedding planning begins with a suspicious immigration officer lurking at every corner. Get ready for lots of laughs, and a few gasps at Ryan Reynold’s gorgeous abs.
If you really want to laugh, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Ellie Kemper and Wendi McLendon-Covey have you covered in this Oscar-nominated comedy. Laugh-out-loud funny, “Bridesmaids” is possibly one of the best movies (wedding or otherwise) of the past decade.
The fourth time is the charm for Maggie Carpenter, played by Julia Roberts. Having already left three grooms at the altar, Maggie is known as the “Runaway Bride” thanks to journalist Ike Graham, played by Richard Gere. When he goes to her hometown to report on her upcoming wedding, love blossoms between this cynic and the heartbreaker.
A true classic, this 1940s romantic comedy centers around Katharine Hepburn who plays a Philadelphia socialite, who on the eve of her wedding to her wealthy fiancé (John Howard) crosses paths with her ex-husband (Cary Grant) and a prying reporter (James Stewart). Tempted by the affection of three handsome men, Tracy (Hepburn) must decide whom she truly loves.
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