{"id":4096,"date":"2005-01-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"1970-01-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=4096"},"modified":"2017-08-23T22:37:31","modified_gmt":"2017-08-24T05:37:31","slug":"films-to-say-id-do-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=4096","title":{"rendered":"Films to say I&#8217;d do to"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8100\" src=\"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/01\/51VQZTKXQAL._SY445_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"306\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/01\/51VQZTKXQAL._SY445_.jpg 306w, https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/01\/51VQZTKXQAL._SY445_-206x300.jpg 206w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 306px) 100vw, 306px\" \/>(Compiled by Leslie Dinaberg and Daniel Okamura)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Just in case this issue&#8217;s emphasis on brides and grooms is giving you a case of wedding envy, here are some of our favorite movies that will bring the bridal party to you. Don&#8217;t forget to bring the Kleenex.<\/p>\n<h4>Leslie&#8217;s Favorite Wedding Movies<\/h4>\n<p>1. <a title=\"FUNNY FACE\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0050419\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FUNNY FACE<\/a> I challenge anyone to find a more beautiful on-screen bride than Audrey Hepburn, in one of the best dresses ever.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JMKm-PpD8Aw\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>2. FATHER OF THE BRIDE Only Elizabeth Taylor could give Audrey a run for her money. The Steve Martin remake also has its charms.<\/p>\n<p>3. CINDERELLA Every little girl&#8217;s wedding fantasy starts somewhere. Mine began with Cinderella.<\/p>\n<p>4. MOONSTRUCK When your fiance&#8217;s brother is Nicolas Cage, who can blame you for falling for him? Cher has never been better than in this movie, which is one of my all-time favorites.<\/p>\n<p>5. HELLO, DOLLY The matchmaker meets her match. And the catchy tunes add to the fun.<\/p>\n<p>6. THE PRINCESS BRIDE Mushy and silly are a match made in heaven in this modern classic.<\/p>\n<p>7. FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL This is where the world fell in love with Hugh Grant, for good reason. And for anyone who&#8217;s done the wedding circuit, his gang of friends strike a cord.<\/p>\n<p>8. THE PHILADELPHIA STORY Forget the snappy dialogue, forget the fabulous clothes, and even forget that it has Cary Grant &#8212; Katherine Hepburn&#8217;s drunken scene with James Stewart is worth the rental.<\/p>\n<p>9. MY BEST FRIEND&#8217;S WEDDING Julia Roberts and Cameron Diaz battling it out over Dermot Mulroney is the chick flick equivalent of &#8220;who would win in a fight between Spiderman and the Incredible Hulk.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>10. THE WAR OF THE ROSES The tagline was &#8220;once in a lifetime comes a motion picture that makes you feel like falling in love all over again. This is not that movie.&#8221; It is hysterical, however, and a great break from the stress of planning a wedding.<\/p>\n<h4>Daniel&#8217;s Favorite Wedding Movies<\/h4>\n<p>1. MURIEL&#8217;S WEDDING I never thought it was possible to make the music of ABBA such an integral part of a story. Even better, the heroine realizes she doesn&#8217;t need to get married to be happy.<\/p>\n<p>2. THE GRADUATE Completely outrageous material about how the good life sometimes isn&#8217;t. Anne Bancroft and Dustin Hoffman are golden.<\/p>\n<p>3. HAROLD AND MAUDE Before there was Andie MacDowell, this was the film about weddings and funerals. Dark, hilarious and completely inspiring.<\/p>\n<p>4. THE WEDDING SINGER The greatest charm in this film lies in its rose-colored-glasses throwbacks to pop music of the 1980s.<\/p>\n<p>5. MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING Fun and innocuous, this film is a refreshing take on accepting the things one cannot change. Opa!<\/p>\n<p>6. THE WEDDING BANQUET A sensitive portrayal of the pains of being in the closet while trying to fend off the incessant &#8220;When ya gonna get married&#8221; question.<\/p>\n<p>7. SAVING SILVERMAN A mediocre movie at best, but what better deus ex machina than Neil Diamond?<\/p>\n<p>8. SABRINA One of the most seminal engagement films and still one of the best. And the remake isn&#8217;t bad, either.<\/p>\n<p>9. THE SWEETEST THING Far more gutter-minded and yet far more romantic than most romantic comedies.<\/p>\n<p>10. HONEYMOON IN VEGAS Another guilty pleasure of a film. It&#8217;s hard to not be charmed by a troupe of skydiving Elvis impersonators.<\/p>\n<p>So, these are our staff picks. What are yours? 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