Bridal Wave Page #5

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THEY'VE BEEN MARRIED 36 YEARS.

THEN IT'S GOT TO BE

SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE GROOM.

NO, THERE'S NOTHING

WRONG WITH THE GROOM.

HE'S...

HE'S BRILLIANT,

AND ACCOMPLISHED, AND...

CONFIDENT.

I MEAN, YOU SHOULD SEE HIM.

HE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE FRIENDS,

HE HAS FANS.

WELL, THEN, YOU HAVE

NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT, RIGHT?

YOU DO LOVE HIM?

YEAH.

I MEAN,

WE-WE GET ALONG GREAT.

WE'VE NEVER HAD A FIGHT, AND...

[VOICE BREAKING]

WE MAKE A REALLY GREAT TEAM.

[SOBBING]

[SOBBING]

I'M SORRY,

I'M SO SORRY.

NO, NO, NO, IT'S OKAY.

[FABRIC TEARING]

HEY, IT'S OKAY,

IT'S OKAY.

HERE.

THANK YOU.

IT'S GOING TO BE

OKAY, ALL RIGHT?

OH, I KNOW, I KNOW,

EVERYTHING'S

GOING TO BE FINE, RIGHT?

WELL, I DIDN'T SAY THAT.

IT'S GONNA BE FINE

EVENTUALLY.

LOOK, BLUEBERRIES.

IT'S HIGH IN ANTIOXIDANTS.

I'M SORRY.

I'VE BEEN ACTING SO CRAZY

SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE.

WEDDING FEVER.

I SEE IT ALL THE TIME.

OH, REALLY?

[LAUGHING]

SEE, LOOK, YOU'RE CURED.

YOU KNOW,

MY MOM...

SHE'S BEEN PUSHING

FOR THIS WEDDING SINCE...

SINCE I BROUGH MY FIRST BOY HOME.

REALLY?

MM-HM.

SHE BAKED HIM A CAKE,

AND HE ONLY CAME OVER

TO DO HOMEWORK.

WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY,

YOU CAN TRY TO GET SOMEWHERE

IN A HURRY,

AND IT'LL GET YOU THERE FASTER,

BUT IT MIGHT GET YOU

INTO AN ACCIDENT.

TELL ME,

IS THIS THE SAME "THEY"

THAT SAYS IT'S BAD LUCK

IF YOUR RING'S TOO TIGHT?

NO. NO, THAT...

THAT'S A DIFFERENT "THEY."

HEY!

[LAUGHING]

DON'T HIT ME WITH THAT.

GIVE ME THAT.

COME HERE.

HEY!

[LAUGHING AND SQUEALING]

GIVE ME:

YOUR BEST SHOT.

[LAUGHING]

THERE'S GEORGIE.

AND WHAT A RELIEF,

PHILLIP'S HERE.

THAT'S NO DR. PHIL.

HE'S NOT EVEN

WEARING SHOES.

HEY, GUYS, LOOKS LIKE

YOU CAUGHT SOME FISH.

YEAH.

HEY, GOOD TO

SEE YOU AGAIN, LUKE.

YOU TOO, JUDD.

UM, I'VE GOT SOME

BLUEBERRIES ON ME.

FISH GUTS.

ALL RIGHT.

[LAUGHING]

UH...THAT'S

MELISSA AND MIKE,

OTHERWISE KNOWN:

AS M & M.

THAT'S MY MOM.

EVERYONE, THIS IS

LUKE GRIGGS.

REALLY GOOD:

TO MEET ALL OF YOU.

WHERE'S PHILLIP?

HE GOT DELAYED.

SOMETHING ABOU A NECK NEEDING A LIFT?

HE WILL BE HERE:

IN TIME FOR REHEARSAL,

UNLESS YOU HAVE:

ANOTHER PHILLIP UPDATE.

GEORGEANN.

I ASSUME YOU HAVE

A GOOD EXCUSE:

FOR STANDING ME UP.

I DO.

GOOD.

I DON'T.

DO YOU MIND:

IF I HAVE A WORD, FELICE?

IT'S MRS. HAMILTON.

UM, YOU SEE,

MRS. HAMILTON, UH,

GEORGIE WANTS:

YOUR APPROVAL,

LIKE ANY:

DAUGHTER-IN-LAW WOULD,

AND THAT'S WHY

SHE'S AFRAID TO TELL YOU

THAT SHE WANTS TO WEAR

HER MOTHER'S DRESS.

AND NOT JUST BECAUSE

SHE HAS TO HOLD:

HER BREATH TO WEAR IT,

BUT BECAUSE:

IT HAS HISTORY,

AND HISTORY'S

IMPORTANT, RIGHT?

I MEAN, THIS ISLAND

HAS HISTORY,

AND THAT DRESS:

HAS HISTORY, AND--

WHO ARE YOU,

AND WHY AM I LISTENING TO

THIS HIGH SCHOOL DEBATE SPEECH?

I'M, UM...

UH... NOBODY.

AS I ASSUMED.

GEORGEANN,

IF YOU WANTED:

TO WEAR YOUR MOTHER'S DRESS,

WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST SAY SO?

I WANTED YOU TO LIKE ME.

FOR HEAVEN SAKES, DEAR.

WE'RE GOING TO BE FAMILY.

MM-HM.

BESIDES,

IF YOU'D RATHER WEAR

ORLON THAN VERA WANG,

WHO AM I TO STOP YOU?

IT'S ONLY 30% ORLON.

THE REST IS SATEEN.

OH, HOW REASSURING.

WELL,

I'M SURE YOU'D ALL LIKE

TO GET CLEANED UP

BEFORE PHILLIP ARRIVES.

OF COURSE.

I HOPE I DIDN' MAKE THAT WORSE.

NO, ACTUALLY, THAT WAS...

THAT WAS THE WARMES I'VE EVER SEEN HER.

YIKES.

[CHUCKLING]

YEAH.

OKAY, GUYS,

I GOTTA GET BACK

TO THE POIN AND GIVE THIS TRUCK

A CHARGE.

YOU GOT PLANS TONIGHT?

NO.

COME TO THE REHEARSAL DINNER.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THE

INVITE, JUDD, THANK YOU.

YEAH, I'LL BE THERE.

AS LONG AS IT'S OKAY

WITH YOU, MRS. DWYER.

IT'S MORE THAN OKAY,

AND YOU CAN CALL ME EMMA.

OKAY, EMMA.

ALL RIGHT,

M & M.

OKAY.

I GOTTA PU THIS FISH ON ICE.

[EMMA]:
OH, YOU KNOW,

I JUST THINK HE'S SO CHARMING...

AS YOUR BRIDESMAID,

I HAVE TO ASK,

ARE YOU AFRAID THA PHILLIP WON'T SHOW UP?

OR ARE YOU WORRIED

THAT HE WILL?

YOU KNOW,

IT'S NOT LIKE PHILLIP

TO BE LATE.

OH, HE'S PROBABLY

JUST STUCK IN TRAFFIC.

HE'S ALWAYS ON TIME

FOR HIS SURGERIES.

OH, HERE HE IS.

OH.

HEY, GUYS.

M, M, GUYS.

- HEY.

- HELLO.

JUDD, GOOD TO

SEE YOU AGAIN.

GOOD TO BE SEEN.

EMMA, YOU LOOK LOVELY.

THANK YOU.

MRS. HAMILTON,

WEDDING BLACK,

HOW FESTIVE.

DO I KNOW YOU?

WE MET AN HOUR AGO.

APPARENTLY YOU FAILED

TO MAKE AN IMPRESSION.

I'M GOING TO WAI IN MY ROOM

UNTIL PHILLIP:

ARRIVES.

OKAY.

BYE.

- BYE.

- BYE-BYE.

[SIGHING]

SHE MEANS WELL.

YOU LOOK...

YOU TOO.

[SIGHS]

SO, UH, WHERE'S

THE LUCKY GROOM?

OH, HE'S

STILL ON HIS WAY.

STILL?

MM-HM.

WELL, I MEAN,

YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY.

IT'S BAD LUCK TO SEE THE BRIDE

BEFORE THE WEDDING.

[CHUCKLES]

BUT IT IS GOOD LUCK

TO SEE HER DURING.

[DORIAN]:
ALL RIGHT, PEOPLE,

REHEARSAL, REHEARSAL.

EVERYBODY IN THEIR PLACES.

BRIDE AND DR. HAMILTON,

FOLLOW ME...

OH, DORIAN, NO, NO, NO,

THIS ISN' THE REAL DR. HAMILTON.

I'M NOT?

NO.

BE THAT AS IT MAY,

WE DO HAVE ANOTHER

REHEARSAL PARTY:

BREATHING DOWN OUR NECKS,

SO MIGHT I SUGGEST,

FOR A SMALL, NOMINAL FEE,

YOU CAN HIRE A STAND-IN.

I'VE GOT TO PAY FOR

A STAND-IN GROOM NOW?

DAD...

LOOK, I'M ALREADY HERE,

I DON'T MIND DOING IT.

NO.

- HE DOESN'T MIND.

- NO!

I'D BE HONORED.

I DON'T HAVE TO

SIGN A PRE-NUP, DO I?

[CHUCKLES MIRTHLESSLY]

IT'S FINE.

I'M SURE SOMEBODY ELSE CAN...

[SIGHS]

LET'S GO.

YOU SEE, YOU'RE ALREADY

ORDERING ME AROUND.

IT'S LIKE WE'RE ALREADY MARRIED.

[CHUCKLING] OKAY.

SO, WE'VE ALREADY HAD

THE WALK DOWN THE AISLE,

THE BRIDE AND GROOM,

ACCOMPANIED BY THE HARP PLAYER.

THE BRIDE AND GROOM

NOW LOOK AT EACH OTHER.

[SIGHS]

IN THE EYES, NOT THE FEET.

VERY NICE.

WE ARE GATHERED:

HERE TOGETHER...

BLAH, BLAH, BLAH...

"IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH..."

CEREMONY, CEREMONY...

"DO YOU TAKE THIS WOMAN

TO BE YOUR LAWFULLY

WEDDED WIFE?

THAT SOUNDS GOOD.

AND DO YOU:

TAKE THIS MAN:

TO LOVE, HONOR, CHERISH,

YADDA, YADDA, YADDA?

[QUIETLY] OKAY.

"YES, I DO," WOULD BE

MORE IN KEEPING:

WITH THE NUPTIAL TONE.

YES.

RINGS?

UH...

THEY'RE WITH

THE GROOM, STILL.

UM, I HAVE A RING.

NO, NO.

NO... NO, WE SHOULD

NOT BE DOING THAT.

IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL.

IT'S JUST,

IT'S FOR GOOD LUCK.

CHINOOK.

IT'S NOT TOO TIGHT, IS IT?

NO.

SO, WE NOW GO TO THE WRAP-UP,

"I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU..."

MUSIC, TEARS, LAUGHTER,

AND THE THROWING OF THE QUINOA.

YOU FORGOT TO SAY,

"YOU MAY NOW KISS THE BRIDE."

WHAT?

AREN'T YOU THE STAND-IN?

WELL, I'M,

I'M JUST TRYING TO COVER

ALL THE BASES HERE, YOU KNOW?

[CHUCKLING]

TO... MARRIAGES.

[GLASSES CLINKING]

TO MARRIAGES...

CHEERS.

YEAH, EMMA AND I WERE HAPPY

FOR 20 YEARS.

AND THEN WE MET.

[LAUGHTER]

SO, YOU GUYS MUST HAVE

A GREAT STORY.

OH, THE BEST.

OH, YEAH. UH, WELL,

WE MET IN THE WAITING ROOM

OF A JOB INTERVIEW.

THERE WAS AN EMPTY COUCH,

AND INSTEAD OF SITTING

ON SEPARATE ENDS,

WE BOTH SA IN THE MIDDLE.

HELLO.

[LAUGHTER]

WE DIDN' GET THE JOB,

BUT...

WE GOT EACH OTHER.

AND THEY HAVE BEEN FINISHING

EACH OTHER'S SENTENCES--

--EVER SINCE.

YEAH.

SO, WHAT ABOU YOU AND PHILLIP?

WHAT'S YOUR STORY?

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