Here Comes the Bride: Our 15 Favorite Wedding Movies
The Graduate (1967)
In one of the most iconic wedding scenes of all time, Dustin Hoffman’s character crashes a wedding, fights the groom with a crucifix, and steals the bride! (He even fights with the mother of the bride, whom he had been sleeping with all summer!). We commend his ballsiness. (Photo: Getty Images)
Romeo and Juliet (1968)
Shakespeare’s most famous love tale “Romeo and Juliet,” shows that love is worth dying for. In the Oscar-winning 1968 adaptation, actors Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey perfectly capture the roles of Romeo and Juliet (in part because they were similar in age to the characters in the original play). (Photo: Everett Digital)
Love Story (1970)
A true college romance in which a wealthy Harvard student (Ryan O’Neal) falls quickly in love with a stylish co-ed (Ali MacGraw) after meeting in the library. Despite their vastly different upbringings, the two get married with a small, intimate ceremony at the groom’s estate (though, very much against the wishes of his family). (Photo: Everett Digital)
The Princess Bride (1987)
In this film, one man by the name of Westley embarks on an epic, fairytale adventure to save his long lost love, Princess Buttercup. He meets a trio of bandits (a Sicilian boss, a giant, and a Spanish master swordsman), who are all seeking revenge on a man known to have six fingers on one hand and inevitably help free Princess Buttercup. (Photo: Everett Digital)
Beetlejuice (1988)
In the surreal horror-comedy film “Beetlejuice” directed by Tim Burton, Winona Ryder’s character Lydia Deetz is lured into marrying the morbid “bio-exorcist” ghost Beetlejuice (Michael Keaton). Her red, frilly dress with a kind of spiked-bang hairdo is unforgettable. (Photo: Everett Digital)
Father of the Bride (1991)
“Father of the Bride” teaches us the struggles of planning a wedding — from cost of location to finally marrying off your “little girl.” But it also teaches us the importance of hiring a fabulous wedding planner like Franck, the very fashionable, very flamboyant character played by Martin Short. (Photo: Everett Digital)
Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
Have several weddings to attend this season? In “Four Weddings and a Funeral,” the lovable Englishman Charles (Hugh Grant) spontaneously finds love at a wedding. He ends up running into the same woman at a handful of other wedding ceremonies — and even one funeral — which leads him to believe that they are meant to be together (even if timing doesn’t ever play in his favor). (Photo: Everett Digital)
Clueless (1995)
Cher Horowitz (Alicia Silverstone), the teenage matchmaker and most popular girl in school, successfully sets up her teachers Mr. Hall and Miss Geist to improve her grades in class (naturally). In the final scene, she attends the wedding with her step-brother turned boyfriend — as a plus one. How very modern! (Photo: Getty Images)
My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997)
Julia Roberts plays a bridesmaid-turned-(attempted) groom snatcher in “My Best Friend’s Wedding.” Luckily, she has trusty gay BFF, who charmingly swoops in for a dance, saving her from any potential home-wrecking. (Best scene: the wedding party’s tribute to Diana King’s “I Say A Little Prayer”). (Photo: Everett Digital)
The Wedding Singer (1998)
Adam Sandler is a hilarious (yet, tragic) wedding entertainer with a very eclectic band, including a Boy George lookalike. During one of his performances, he meets a waitress named Julia (Drew Barrymore), quickly falling in love with her. The two inevitably ditch their longtime partners and tie the knot with the most entertaining wedding, in which a 80-something-year-old grandmother nails every word of “Rapper’s Delight” by The Sugar Hill Gang. (Photo: Getty Images)
The Bride of Chucky (1998)
After being dissembled by police, killer doll Chucky is resurrected by an ex-girlfriend (who in turn is murdered by Chucky). The two kinda skipped over their nuptials when Chucky somehow, miraculously transferred the soul of his ex-girlfriend to the body of a bride doll. Huh… (Photo courtesy of Universal Pictures)
Monsoon Wedding (2001)
“Monsoon Wedding” tells a complex story of one (very large) Delhi family’s arranged marriage for daughter, Aditi. The ceremony happens to fall during the monsoon season; the hottest, humid, and most rainy time of year in South India. (Photo: Getty Images)
Wedding Crashers (2005)
Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn play the dudes that you want to hang out with this wedding season. Notoriously crashing several weddings, they duo make tons of friends, enemies, and even spark one of their own weddings during it all. (Photo: Everett Digital)
Marie Antoinette (2006)
Sofia Coppola’s stylishly historical film “Marie Antoinette” recounts the story of the Archduchess of Austria, who had an over-the-top, lavish lifestyle (which inevitably put her on trial to be guillotined in 1793). Coppola’s film won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design (for designer Milena Canonero), featuring this wedding dress worn by actress Kirsten Dunst. (Photo: Everett Digital)
Bridesmaids (2011)
In one of the most hilariously-wrong scenes in rom-com wedding films, Maya Rudolph, the bride-to-be in the 2011 movie “Bridesmaids” gets violent food poisoning during her dress fitting. Let’s just say, she couldn’t “hold it,” becoming ill in the middle of the street. We would not wish this on even the most nightmarish bridezillas! (Courtesy of Universal Pictures)
It may seem like everyone you know is frantically reprioritizing their summer plans to include the ceremonies of distant relatives, college roommates, or a BFF’s. That’s because wedding season has officially arrived!
So, to kick off Yahoo Style’s wedding week, we’ve compiled our favorite wedding films from the 1960s to 2000s. Enjoy!
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