I tuned into this continuation of the Wedding Veil trilogy with much fear and hesitation. I knew the original movie had kept my interest due to Kevin McGarry being the lead and the story involving a mystery, but I was afraid that Kevin wouldn't be in this one much due to his lack of being shown much in promos. They kept promoting this as being focused on the female friendships between the lead women and I expected the marriage to be given very little screen time due to that. WOW! Showing their marriage and life they were building together WAS the largest plot in the story. Usually in movies, marriage is shown in such a negative light that you usually finish a movie with negativity towards your marriage or marriage partner. Nope. Not in this one! I loved how they started the movie with Peter waking her up with a rose in bed. It was a reference back to their first date they had together in the first trilogy walking through the garden to smell the roses! This movie had excellent acting, chemistry between scene partners, witty banter, comedic timing, romance, positive examples of how to resolve marital conflict and how to talk through stressful situations and encourage your partner in moments of doubt. This was pure sweetness and joy to watch from start to finish. I smiled for days after viewing it and it motivated me to take the time to add some romance back into my marriage! I love the height difference between Peter and Avery and all the humorous situations that allows for in watching their relationship unfold onscreen. I loved the positive message that was sent that said you can have a career AND l desire to have children and want to be good parents! So often, parenting and raising children is mocked and treated as a life sentence and not as the true privilege it is!! The minivan jokes were hilarious. Kevin's acting choices in how he showed Peter's playfulness and flirty banner with Avery were spot on. Lacey played Avery as the perfect example of loving and encouraging partner even when she didn't get her way in various situations. I loved the acting by Sam and Lucy and also appreciated seeing a positive relationship between a mother in law and daughter in law shown onscreen! I could envision Kevin and Lacey playing a couple in their own TV series or sitcom even if the Wedding Veil Trilogy ends after this year. I love them together as much as I love seeing Lacey with Brennan Elliot.
Thanks Hallmark for surprising me in a good way with this movie! I think I'm going to watch it again to relive the "high" right now.
Thanks Hallmark for surprising me in a good way with this movie! I think I'm going to watch it again to relive the "high" right now.