Bridal Wave Page #3

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CHEERS, GUYS.

CHEERS.

MUST BE NICE,

LIVING HERE.

IT IS.

WELL, IT... IT WAS,

WHEN I COULD HEAR THE SEAGULLS.

WHAT DO YOU HEAR NOW?

"THE WEDDING MARCH,"

DAY AND NIGHT.

[CHUCKLING]

WHAT LINE OF WORK

ARE YOU IN, LUKE?

I'M AN ARCHITECT.

I WAS...

I WAS AN ARCHITECT.

HOW ABOUT YOURSELF?

APPLIANCES.

WASHERS AND DWYER'S.

DAD LOVES THAT JOKE.

[LAUGHING]

GEORGIE'S A NURSE.

DAD, I'M SURE HE'S NO INTERESTED IN WHAT I DO.

NO, I'M INTERESTED.

IT'S STRANGE,

YOU KNOW,

WATCHING YOUR:

DAUGHTER GET MARRIED.

YOU HOPE THE MAN SHE PICKS IS...

WELL, FEELS LIKE A SON.

[QUIETLY] DAD...

BUT I GUESS ALL THAT MATTERS

IS THAT HE'S RIGHT FOR HER.

YEAH.

WELL, I'VE INTRUDED ENOUGH.

UH, REALLY

GOOD TO MEET YOU.

YOU TOO, LUKE.

GEORGIE...

CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU.

I LIKE THAT GUY.

DAD, YOU DO REMEMBER

I'M GETTING MARRIED

THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW,

TO A DIFFERENT GUY.

- I REMEMBER.

- OKAY.

[BIRDS CALL]

[WEDDING MARCH PLAYS

IN THE DISTANCE]

[]

[APPLAUSE]

WHERE ARE THEY?

THE BRUNCH PACKAGE BRUNCH

ENDS IN HALF AN HOUR.

YOU DON'T THINK

HE CHANGED HIS MIND, DO YOU?

PHILLIP...

HI.

HEY. FINALLY.

[SIGHING]

PHILLIP,

I'M SO GLAD

YOU COULD MAKE IT.

IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE,

MRS. DWYER.

OH, NO MORE FORMALITIES.

YOU CALL ME "MOM."

HE DOESN'T EVEN CALL

HIS OWN MOTHER "MOM."

PHILLIP?

HI...

NICE TO MEET YOU.

NICE TO MEET YOU.

HI. I'M JUDD.

HOW WAS YOUR TRIP?

LONG, BUMPY,

AND DREADFULLY UNEVENTFUL.

WELL, YOU LOOK AMAZING.

WELL, THANK YOU, GEORGEANN.

SHE PREFERS "GEORGIE."

OH, WELL, YOU KNOW.

DAD ALWAYS WANTED A BOY,

SO HERE I AM.

YOU'RE THE APPLE

OF MY EYE, HONEY.

IT'S 20 MINUTES

AND COUNTING.

RIGHT.

WHO'S HUNGRY?

BRUNCH?

YES, PLEASE.

- GREAT.

- OKAY.

RIGHT.

[CHATTING QUIETLY]

OH, DAD...

IT'S MY FIRST.

WAITER,

I DIDN'T SEE

ANY FRESH SALMON

ON THE BUFFET.

I CAN BRING:

SOME, MA'AM,

FOR AN ADDITIONAL

CHARGE.

MARKET PRICE.

POACHED, PLEASE.

NO BUTTER:

OR BUTTER SUBSTITUTES.

IN OTHER WORDS,

THERE IS NO MARGARINE

FOR ERROR.

[LAUGHTER]

FELICE,

MY FAMILY IS SO EXCITED

ABOUT THIS WEDDING.

YOU SEE, MOM AND DAD GOT MARRIED

ON THE MILITARY BASE,

AND, WELL, SIS ELOPED.

[CHUCKLING]

WE'RE THEIR ONLY SHO AT A REAL WEDDING.

AND YOU'RE GETTING

QUITE THE CATCH:

WITH OUR PHILLIP.

MOTHER...

WELL, MY LATE HUSBAND

DR. HAMILTON AND I

WERE ONLY BLESSED

WITH ONE CHILD.

NATURALLY, WE WAN THE BEST FOR HIM.

WELL, YOU'RE GETTING I WITH GEORGIE.

THANK YOU.

FELICE, YOU LOOK

SO YOUTHFUL.

WHAT IS YOUR SECRET?

PHILLIP GAVE ME:

A LIFESTYLE LIFT.

OH.

WHICH REMINDS ME,

I HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU,

GEORGEANN.

OH.

UH, WAITER?

CAN YOU BRING:

THE BOX OVER?

NOW, I KNOW

YOU HAD PLANS:

TO WEAR:

SOMETHING ELSE,

BUT I WAS ABLE:

TO CALL IN:

A LAST-MINUTE FAVOR.

OKAY.

OPEN UP.

OKAY, OKAY.

OH, WOW.

YOU CAN'T GO WRONG

WITH VERA WANG.

THERE IS:

NO WRONG WANG, RIGHT?

NO WRONG WANG,

RIGHT.

OH...

THE THING IS, UM,

MY MOM'S COUNTING ON ME

TO WEAR HER DRESS.

IT WAS MY GRANDMOTHER'S.

I UNDERSTAND,

I DO,

BUT WE NEED TO ASK OURSELVES,

WHICH DRESS WILL LOOK BETTER

IN THE WEDDING PICTURES?

WELL, FELICE IS RIGHT, HONEY.

IT'S... IT'S JUST STUNNING.

OKAY.

OH, THIS IS...

BIG ENOUGH TO FIT A BARBIE.

WELL, IT'S A 2, DEAR.

OH, WELL,

THAT EXPLAINS IT.

THE LAST TIME I WORE A 2

WAS ON THE BACK:

OF MY BASEBALL UNIFORM,

RIGHT, DAD?

JUNIOR MARINERS.

HECK OF A SEASON.

OH, WE'LL

HAVE IT ALTERED.

I MEAN, THERE MUST BE

A PROPER TAILOR IN TOWN.

WELL, WE HAVE A HARBOR

CRUISE PLANNED FOR 1:00.

THAT'S GONNA BE

A NO FOR ME.

I TEND TO GET SEASICK,

ALTHOUGH I COULD GO FOR

A ROUND OF GOLF,

IF ANYONE'S INTERESTED?

A SKINS GAME PERHAPS, GENTLEMEN?

YEAH, THAT'S A NO FOR US.

WE'RE NOT REALLY

GOLF TYPES, PHIL.

FISHIN'.

FISHING, ALL RIGHT.

WELL, IT'S SETTLED.

PHILLIP, YOU'LL

PLAY GOLF,

GEORGEANN, YOU'LL

COME WITH ME,

AND THE REST OF YOU

WILL GO ON THE BOAT.

OKAY.

I THINK, UH, I'M

GOING TO FRESHEN UP.

MEET ME IN FRONT OF

THE HOTEL:

AT 1:
00 SHARP, OKAY?

SURE.

WAITER, CAN YOU

HELP HER WITH THE BOX?

OH, YEAH,

LET'S GET THIS...

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

WHAT IF WE'RE

MARRIED FOR 50 YEARS?

THAT IS 50 CHRISTMASES,

50 THANKSGIVINGS,

AND 50 EASTERS

WITH YOUR MOTHER.

I DOUBT SHE'LL BE

AROUND FOR ALL 50.

OH, I HAVE A FEELING SHE WILL.

LOOK, YOU

JUST DON'T FI INTO HER PLAN

FOR MY ENTIRE LIFE,

AND THAT'S

A GOOD THING.

SHE'LL LEARN

TO LOVE YOU.

THE WAY THAT YOU'LL LEARN

TO LOVE BALLGAMES WITH MY DAD?

WELL, HOW MANY GAMES?

LIKE,

TWO OR THREE.

A YEAR?

A WEEK.

CAN WE STOP TALKING

ABOUT OUR PARENTS?

YES, I WOULD LOVE TO

NOT TALK ABOUT OUR PARENTS.

THANK YOU.

UM, I COULD GIVE YOU

A TOUR OF THE "I DO" SUITE?

I WOULD LOVE THAT.

OKAY.

UH, UPSTAIRS, WE HAVE

THE "HIS" AND "HERS" ROBES.

MM-HM.

AND RIGHT OVER HERE,

WE HAVE THE NUPTIAL BASKET.

OOH...

OOH... [CHUCKLES]

AND OF COURSE,

WE CAN'T FORGE THE INCREDIBLE

WEDDING GARDEN VIEWS...

OH, YEAH.

--WHERE WE CAN WATCH

COMPLETE STRANGERS GET MARRIED

FROM DAWN UNTIL DUSK.

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

SORRY.

IT'S THE CLINIC.

I HAVE TO:

TAKE THIS.

YUP.

THIS IS DR. HAMILTON.

OH, DEAR, OH.

I'LL CALL YOU

RIGHT BACK.

IT'S THE THOMPSON GIRL,

ISN'T IT?

SHE BROKE HER NEW NOSE.

HORSEBACK RIDING?

THE MALL.

I TOLD HER:

NO AGGRESSIVE SHOPPING.

I'M SORRY, GEORGIE,

BUT I GOTTA GO RESET IT.

YOU JUST GOT HERE.

AND...

DR. GREEN'S ON CALL,

REMEMBER?

SHE DOESN'T WAN A GREEN NOSE.

SHE WANTS A HAMILTON NOSE.

IT SHOULDN'T BE

MORE THAN A FEW HOURS.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

I'LL GO WITH YOU.

YOU CAN'T LEAVE

YOUR PARENTS HERE

ALONE WITH MY MOTHER.

[SIGHS]

YOU'RE RIGHT.

OKAY, YOU STAY,

I'LL GO.

OKAY...

I'LL BE BACK IN TIME FOR

THE REHEARSAL DINNER,

I PROMISE, OKAY?

I'M SORRY.

HEY, YEAH,

IT'S ME.

UM, YEAH, I SHOULD BE

THERE IN ABOUT AN HOUR.

I'LL BE THE GIRL

SITTING ALONE AT THE TABLE.

[SIGHING]

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

[SNIFFLING, CHOKING BACK TEARS]

COME IN, MOTHER!

I JUST SAW PHILLIP RUSH OUT.

IS EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?

OH, YEAH, EVERYTHING'S FINE,

HE JUST HAD AN EMERGENCY.

HE JUST GOT HERE.

HE CAN'T LEAVE AGAIN

WHEN HE'S GETTING MARRIED.

IS HE COMING BACK?

YES, MOM, HE'S COMING BACK.

SHOULDN'T YOU

BE MEETING FELICE?

I STILL HAVE A MINUTE

AND 30 SECONDS.

I COULD COME:

SHOPPING WITH YOU.

[LAUGHS RUEFULLY]

WHY SHOULD WE:

BOTH SUFFER?

NO, GO ON

THE CRUISE WITH DAD.

IT'S PREPAID.

YEAH, WELL,

I FEEL SORRY FOR HER.

ALL SHE HAS IS PHILLIP.

WELL, PHILLIP,

TWO HOUSES, A PRIVATE CHEF,

A LIMO, AND A COUNTRY CLUB

MEMBERSHIP.

WELL, WHEN I COMES DOWN TO IT,

NONE OF THAT OTHER STUFF

REALLY MATTERS.

I'M SORRY ABOUT THE DRESS.

OH, HONEY, IT'S JUST A DRESS.

YOUR DAUGHTER CAN WEAR I TO HER WEDDING.

OH.

MY IMAGINARY DAUGHTER'S

ALREADY GETTING MARRIED?

I'M WORKING ON

THE GUEST LIST RIGHT NOW.

AND NOW I HAVE TO GO.

[CHUCKLES]

BYE.

AH, MR. GRIGGS,

COME IN PLEASE.

THANKS FOR COMING IN.

CHARLES EVANS.

I'M THE NEW OWNER.

AH, IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU.

I HEARD I FORGOT SOMETHING

AT THE BAR?

OH, THAT.

NO, I DIDN'T FORGET THAT.

I LEFT IT.

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