Guest Author - Lorna London Sloukji

Released on January 9, director Gary Winick's Bride Wars tells the story of two childhood best friends, Emma (Anne Hathaway) and Liv (Kate Hudson) who grow up very different, with an extremely close bond.

Liv, the successful lawyer who pampers herself and settles for nothing but the best and Emma, a middle school teacher who sacrifices her needs to make others happy have different personalities and lifestyles. As opposite as they are, they share one thing in common: to have their weddings in June at the Plaza Hotel.

By the time they are 26 years old, each getting engaged, they finally get to plan their weddings together and live happily ever after. Or do they?
When their highly sought-after wedding planner, Marion St. Claire (Candace Bergen) mixes up wedding dates, they realize the Plaza is only available for one Saturday in June. Who will get their dream wedding at the Plaza?

In a test of friendship, each woman decides to have her wedding at the same day, and becomes the Bridezilla, using careful strategies to ruin the other's wedding plans-from tanning accidents, dance-offs, and an awful hair dye treatment, Liv and Emma play with the limits, shocking audiences with deceitful behaviour.

These acts go as far as playing an embarrassing DVD of Emma dancing and drinking during Spring Break while she walks down the aisle. Once the DVD is played, Emma is prompted to take action, lashing out at Liv while she is also walking down the aisle in the next room.

Emma and Liv then face what they should have expressed weeks ago; and in the next few minutes, each makes a life-altering decision.


Cast

Kate Hudson - Olivia "Liv" Lerner
Anne Hathaway - Emma Allan
Candice Bergen - Marion St. Claire
Chris Pratt - Fletcher - Emma's fiance.
Bryan Greenberg - Nate Lerner - Liv's brother.
Steve Howey - Daniel - Liv's fiancé
Kristen Johnston - Deb, an obnoxious co-worker who is supposed to be Emma's Maid of Honour.
Casey Wilson - Stacy Kindred
John Pankow - Emma's Dad
Paul Scheer - Ricky Coo
June Raphael - Amanda