January 28, 2010

Father of the Bride: My Absolute Favorite


"Daddy, I met a man in Rome. And he's handsome and brilliant and we're getting married."

Do you remember that line? I could recite every line from this movie! I have seen it so many times. It is honestly my favorite movie of all time. George Banks is my father. Or at least he will be when I'm finally engaged. He will be the parent that loses their mind about how I'm too young, and he's (the guy) probably unemployed, and he drives too fast, and wears the wrong shoes. Oh, and he will most definitely despise my wedding planner. But I love my dad, and it's ok if he does act like George Banks.

There are times when my dad and I are together and we will both crack up at me reciting lines from this movie. Below are some of my favorites...

Annie: "He's an independent communications consultant."
George: "Independent? That's code for unemployed."

George: "Don't forget to fasten your condoms! Seatbelts! I mean seatbelts!"

George: "Twelve hundred dollars for a cake? My first car didn't cost that much"
Franck: "Welcome to the nineties, Mr. Banks"

George: "I use to think a wedding was a simple affair. Boy and girl meet, he buys a ring, she buys a dress, they say I do. I was wrong. That's getting married. A wedding is entirely different."

And a few stills from the movie....

 
"Twelve hundred dollars for a cake?"

  
"We'll take the cake."


One of my favorites

 

  
The house


"Who else can we ask not to eat? My parents? Your mother?"

 
The one and only


Just after he forgot his line and said 'I do'

 
This scene is when I fell in love with the song My Girl

Is it really surprising that this is my favorite movie? I mean, come on, there's romance, there's father-daughter love, and there's a wedding! In my opinion it doesn't get any better!

Did you all love this movie as much as I did? Do you have a movie that you hold close to your heart like I do this one?


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18 comments

Janna said...

I love this movie! Just watched it recently with my mom and we both cried! I will definitely be wearing waterproof mascara when B and I get married! BTW- I left something for you on my blog!

The Undomestic Mom said...

Aww I love this movie! Im related to Steve so Im a little biased!

Tom said...

This is a good movie!

Jamie said...

Love this movie! I gave it to my cousin for Christmas since she's getting married in August :)

Suburban Princess said...

I love this movie! This is the second time this week I have seen it pop up on a blog!

{andthisiswhatshesaid} said...

I love this mvoie.. but i havent seen it in forever.. i should watch it!

Blissfully Enamored said...

i have always LOVED their house!!! wouldn;t you love to live there and make memories?!?!

emily said...

it seriously does NOT get ANY better than this movie!!!! it is a classic...and being one of four girls this movie is a favorite in this house!! :)

Masala Chica said...

Love it. I think one of my favorite movies that gets me weepy like that is "Love, Actually."

Juliana said...

I LOVE this movie soooooo much!

Kristen said...

I love, love, love this movie... and now I need to watch it again.

The Tuscan Home said...

One of my all-time favorites! =) ~Liz

Christy {SparklesandSpinach} said...

I also absolutely LOVE this movie! The night before I got married I didn't want to spend it apart from my husband. So I slept at home and we watched this movie together =)

Anonymous said...

this is a really nice movie. i like when theyre both pregnant is this the movie? it is right?

-cris

Unknown said...

My Husband makes fun of me for how many times I have seen this movie. I LOVE IT!!

In This Wonderful Life said...

I LOVE LOVE LOVE Father of the Bride!! (I & II) So good!

Tiffany and the Munchkins said...

I LOVE that movie! It is one of my top ten fave movies, hands down. Every time it comes on tv I HAVE to watch it. And what's even better is that hubby loves it just as much as I do and always wants to watch it with me! :)

Liz said...

I love this movie. My parents live in a house in Chapel Hill NC that looks so much like the house in the movie.