I understand that a lot of people think a Christmas wedding is the epitome of romance. Christmas weddings could be really nice. Our Christmas Wedding mucks it all up.
Nicole (Holly Deveaux) and Michael (Drew Seeley) got engaged at Thanksgiving. While looking at venues for next year, they find that Nicole’s perfect venue, where her parents got married, will be closing at Christmas. With the help of Nicole’s boss, Kim (Brigitte Kingsley), they try to plan a wedding in two weeks. But can their relationship survive the stress?
This is another case of “could have been a good movie but wasn’t.” While I, personally, think it’s stupid to try to plan an entire wedding in two weeks, I do know that it could be a really good movie plot. The problem here lies with Kim, Nicole’s boss. Instead of listening to what Nicole and Michael want for their wedding, she keeps insisting that her choices are correct. For example, Michael wants a wedding cake that isn’t boring vanilla. Kim convinces Nicole that vanilla is the best choice for a wedding cake because it won’t offend anyone. Kim also pushes Nicole to either be super late or cancel any date plans she makes with Michael with a “Oh, he’ll understand.” Then, professionally, Kim won’t let Nicole complete any of her work for this big presentation due “next week” then makes Nicole cancel another date with Michael to focus solely on the presentation when the client insists on moving it to “the next day.”
The worst part? Toward the end of the movie, Kim apologizes and both Nicole and Michael say it’s not her fault. WHAT?!?! It’s ENTIRELY her fault! If Kim didn’t insist on planning the wedding - if Kim was only Nicole’s boss - so many of the problems wouldn’t have happened. Planning a wedding is stressful enough. You don’t need someone trying to sabotage your relationship at the same time. Kim is pointless and I wish her character didn’t exist.
Rating: Elope instead