June in January Page #7

Synopsis: A newly engaged bride dreamed of her wedding day with her late mother for her entire life, and is looking forward to planning every perfect detail to honor her mom's memory. But her special day is nearly ruined by her intimidating future mother-in-law and her fiancé's sudden work transfer, which pushes her perfect outdoor June wedding ceremony up to a January date -- just three weeks away!
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Mark Griffiths
Production: Johnson Production Group
 
IMDB:
5.9
TV-G
Year:
2014
87 min
107 Views


YOU'RE NOT GOING

TO LOSE HIM,

ANY MORE THAN I LOST MY MOTHER

WHEN I MARRIED YOU.

OH, THAT'S AN UNDERSTATEMENT.

HER ANNUAL VISITS KEPT GETTING

LONGER AND LONGER.

[CHUCKLES]

HER WAR OF ATTRITION.

BUT YOU TWO FOUND A WAY

TO GET ALONG TOGETHER,

AND SO WILL YOU AND JUNE.

[SIGHS]

IF THEY CAN PATCH IT UP.

THEY WILL.

I REALLY AM:

TERRIBLY SORRY.

I KNOW.

WHY DO YOU:

PUT UP WITH ME?

BECAUSE I WOULD BE

DESOLATE WITHOUT YOU.

MORNING.

I BROUGH YOUR MORNING ESPRESSO

AND SOME FRESH CROISSANTS.

WHAT'S THIS?

BETHANY,

I'M LETTING YOU GO.

SO HERE IS A MONTH'S PAY,

AND A LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION.

WHAT? WHY?

I DON'T KNOW

EXACTLY WHAT YOU SAID TO ALEX,

BUT I HAVE A FEELING

THAT YOU WERE:

TAKING YOUR LEAD FROM ME,

AND I COULDN'T LIVE

WITH MYSELF,

WORKING WITH YOU EVERY DAY,

KNOWING THAT.

DIANA, I KNOW,

I MAY HAVE CROSSED THE LINE

WITH ALEX,

AND FOR THAT,

I'M TRULY SORRY--

MY MIND:

IS MADE UP.

BUT THIS IS AWFUL.

THIS IS SERIOUSLY

GOING TO DAMAGE MY CAREER.

IT'S A VERY POSITIVE

LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION.

BUT WHAT WILL PEOPLE THINK,

KNOWING THA I COULDN'T HOLD A JOB

WITH ONE OF THE BEST DESIGNERS

IN THE COUNTRY?

JUST TELL THEM:

I WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO WORK WITH,

AND YOU QUIT.

CREATIVE PEOPLE:

AT THE TOP OF THEIR GAME

ARE ALWAYS:

IMPOSSIBLE TO WORK WITH.

THIS MAKES ME LOOK WEAK

AND UNPROFESSIONAL.

I'M SORRY.

AND IF YOU CAN' SURVIVE THIS,

WELL, PERHAPS YOU DON'T BELONG

IN OUR BUSINESS.

DIANA...

PLEASE.

NO.

[SLAMS BREAKFAST DOWN]

UNBELIEVABLE.

[CHECK CRINKLES]

DIANA...

YOU'RE GOING TO REGRET THIS.

[FOOTSTEPS RECEDE,

DOOR CLOSES]

[]

HOW IS SHE?

WELL, SHE'S

STOPPED CRYING.

BUT SHE DIDN'T TOUCH

THE LATTE I BROUGHT HER.

OKAY, WELL,

I'M GOING TO TRY AND

GET SOME FOOD INTO HER.

GOOD LUCK.

I'LL BE AT THE OFFICE

IF YOU NEED ANYTHING.

OKAY, THANKS.

JUNIE? SWEETHEART?

CAN I COME IN?

YOU NEED TO EAT.

I'M NOT HUNGRY.

SUIT YOURSELF.

YOU NEED TO READ THIS.

READ WHAT?

THAT'S MOM'S HANDWRITING.

SHE WROTE IT TO YOU...

BEFORE SHE DIED.

SHE INTENDED:

FOR YOU TO READ I ON YOUR WEDDING DAY,

BUT I THINK:

SHE WOULD HAVE WANTED YOU

TO READ IT NOW.

[MOM]:
DEAREST JUNE,

I WISH YOU:

SO MUCH HAPPINESS TODAY,

MY DARLING DAUGHTER,

ON THE GLORIOUS JOURNEY

YOU'RE ABOUT TO BEGIN.

A LOVING HUSBAND,

A STRONG MARRIAGE,

A HOME OF YOUR OWN,

MOTHERHOOD--

I WISH ALL OF THAT FOR YOU,

BECAUSE I HAVE KNOWN

HOW WONDERFUL IT IS.

I KNOW WE'VE TALKED

ABOUT THIS DAY:

A MILLION TIMES:

AND HOW PERFECT IT WOULD BE.

BUT NOTHING IS PERFECT,

JUNE.

LIFE IS FULL:

OF THE UNEXPECTED.

EMBRACE IT.

AND REMEMBER,

ON THIS SPECIAL DAY,

ONLY ONE THING:

REALLY MATTERS,

PLEDGING TO SHARE YOUR LIFE

TO THE ONE YOU LOVE.

IF YOU TRULY LOVE HIM,

ALL THE OTHER DETAILS

ARE IMMATERIAL,

AND IT WILL BE,

WITHOUT QUESTION,

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL DAY

OF YOUR LIFE.

I'M SMILING RIGHT NOW

AT THE THOUGHT OF IT.

OH, DAD.

[ALEX]:
HOW CLOSE ARE YOU?

PRETTY CLOSE.

I TOOK A SHORTCUT.

I THINK.

DID YOU TAKE A LEF AT THE SPLIT IN THE PATH?

I THINK SO.

I'VE BEEN SO CONFUSED.

YEAH, I KNOW.

BUT NOT ANYMORE.

THERE YOU ARE!

I SEE YOU!

I REALLY,

TRULY SEE YOU.

CAN YOU FORGIVE ME?

THERE'S NOTHING

TO FORGIVE.

I AM SO, SO SORRY

I MADE THIS:

ALL ABOUT THE WEDDING.

I'M SORRY

I DIDN'T STEP UP TO THE PLATE

LIKE I SHOULD HAVE.

I JUST FELT LIKE

I WAS LETTING MOM DOWN,

BETRAYING HER SOMEHOW

BY NOT HAVING THE WEDDING

WE ALWAYS DREAMED ABOUT.

BUT...

I KNOW NOW:

I COULD NEVER LET HER DOWN,

NOT IF I'M WITH YOU.

SO...

ALEX BLACKWELL...

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

[LAUGHING]

WILL YOU MARRY ME?

YES.

[LAUGHS]

[]

[]

IT'S ALL COMING

TOGETHER, HUH?

YEAH, IT IS.

LISTEN, THANK YOU FOR LETTING US

BE HERE THE DAY BEFORE

TO SET UP:

AND MAKE:

EVERYTHING PERFECT.

AS PERFECT AS WE CAN.

CAN YOU SPARE A MINUTE?

UH, YEAH.

SURE.

IN HERE.

OKAY.

WHOA, WHOA, NO, HEY.

CAN I SEE YOU:

THE DAY BEFORE:

THE WEDDING?

IT'S OKAY.

ARE YOU SURE?

YEAH.

ARE YOU SURE?

WHAT'S HAPPENING?

I DON'T KNOW.

YOU WANTED:

TO TALK TO ME?

YEAH.

I OWE YOU BOTH:

A PROFOUND APOLOGY.

FOR THINGS THAT I'VE DONE,

SAID, THOUGHT...

IT'S NOT EASY

TO WATCH YOUR ONLY SON

GROW UP:

AND COME INTO HIS OWN,

AND TO ACCEPT THE FAC THAT THERE'S

ANOTHER WOMAN NOW

WHO, INEVITABLY,

WILL BE MORE IMPORTAN THAN YOU ARE.

MOM, YOU DON' HAVE TO--

NO, NO, I'M NOT SAYING THIS

AS A SYMPATHY BID

OR AN EXPLANATION.

I...

THERE'S NO EXCUSE

FOR THE WAY I BEHAVED.

BUT I DON' LIKE TO DWELL

ON THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN.

I'D LIKE TO LOOK

TO THE FUTURE,

AND SO I'D LIKE

TO ASK A FAVOR:

OF BOTH OF YOU.

ALEX...

I WONDER IF YOU'D CONSIDER...

GIVING THIS TO JUNE

AS HER WEDDING RING.

IS THAT...

IS THAT GRANDMA'S RING?

MY MOTHER'S.

AND JUNE...

WOULD YOU HONOR OUR FAMILY

AND WEAR IT?

I ALSO WANT TO:

LOOK TO THE FUTURE.

I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT TOMORROW

IS ALL ABOUT.

AND I MEANT I WHEN I SAID THAT I WANT TO FEEL

MORE CONNECTED TO YOU.

THIS RING:

WON'T MAGICALLY DO THAT...

I KNOW,

BELIEVE ME.

BUT I WAS HOPING MAYBE

IT WAS A FIRST STEP?

IT IS.

AND I'D BE HONORED

TO WEAR IT.

WELL, YOU CAN ALWAYS

HAVE IT SIZED,

BUT, UM, MAYBE...

IT FITS PERFECTLY.

[CHUCKLES FONDLY]

WELCOME TO THE FAMILY.

CAN I SPEAK TO:

REVEREND FARNSWORTH, PLEASE?

REVEREND FARNSWORTH, HI.

THIS IS BETHANY BARNARD,

DIANA BLACKWELL'S ASSISTANT.

WE APOLOGIZE:

FOR THE SHORT NOTICE,

BUT THERE'S BEEN

A CHANGE OF PLANS...

[ALARM CLOCK RINGS]

[GIGGLES WITH EXCITEMENT]

[]

DON'T WORRY.

EVERYTHING'S

GOING TO BE FINE.

WERE YOU THIS NERVOUS

ON YOUR WEDDING DAY?

OH, CONSIDERABLY MORE.

BUT, THEN, I WAS MARRYING

A FORCE OF NATURE.

IT REALLY DIDN'T HIT ME

UNTIL THIS MORNING

WHAT I'M ABOUT TO DO.

IT'S HUGE.

YEAH, AS HUGE AS IT GETS.

WHAT IF I'M NO GOOD AT IT?

WHAT IF I'M NO GOOD

AT BEING MARRIED?

SOMEHOW MOST OF US

JUST FIGURE IT OU AS WE GO ALONG.

I JUST WANT TO BE

THE BEST HUSBAND THAT I CAN.

WELL, YOU JUS REMIND YOURSELF OF THA EVERY DAY,

AND WITH LUCK, YOU WILL BE.

[]

LOOK AT THIS.

YOU'RE A SEA OF CALM,

AND I'M THE ONE

WITH WEDDING JITTERS.

[CHUCKLES]

YOU ARE GOING TO BE

THE MOS SPLENDIFEROUS BRIDE.

MOM USED TO SAY THAT.

AND SHE WAS RIGHT.

[SIGHS HAPPILY]

UH, HEY.

I DON'T WANT TO GO ALL

FOUR-ALARM FIRE ON YOU GUYS,

BUT I WAS SUPPOSED TO

LIAISE WITH THE MINISTER

WHEN HE GOT HERE,

AND HE HASN'T SHOWN UP.

REVEREND FARNSWORTH,

HOW COULD YOU POSSIBLY

BE IN CALIFORNIA

VISITING YOUR SISTER

WHEN YOU ARE:

SUPPOSED TO BE HERE?

I SEE.

WELL, HAVE A NICE VISIT.

MY ASSISTANT CALLED

AND TOLD HIM THE WEDDING

HAD BEEN CANCELED.

BETHANY?

THIS IS A DISASTER.

WELCOME, EVERYONE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH

FOR COMING TODAY.

UNFORTUNATELY,

THERE HAVE BEEN:

SOME WIRES CROSSED,

AND AS A RESULT,

WE DON'T HAVE A MINISTER

TO OFFICIATE THE CEREMONY.

[MURMURS OF CONCERN]

SO, REGRETTABLY,

WE ARE GOING TO:

HAVE TO RESCHEDULE THE WEDDING.

MRS. BLACKWELL, PLEASE,

LET ME MAKE:

JUST ONE QUICK CALL, OKAY?

SURE.

ONE QUICK CALL.

ISN'T THERE SOME WAY,

ON THE INTERNET,

THAT WE CAN DESIGNATE

A MINISTER FOR A DAY?

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