On Set: The Making of 'A Christmas Wedding Tail'

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Isn't Christmas beautiful?

The decorations, the ornaments

and my favorite--

gingerbread! Yum!

My name's Rusty.

And I hope you're in the mood

for a good old-fashioned Christmas tail,

'cause I've got one.

This wasn't just any Christmas.

Yep, that's me-- Rusty Campbell.

No, that-- that's not me.

Over-- move over-- yeah, that's me.

Look at you, Mr. Handsome.

And that beautiful

babe next to me-- that's Cheri.

Watch it, buster.

What?

I'm telling the story here.

Seriously, folks, isn't she the most

beautiful bride you've ever seen?

Your owner's not so bad either.

Do you, Jake, take Susan

to be your lawfully wedded wife,

to have and to hold,

in sickness and in health,

for as long as you both

shall live?

Oops, getting ahead of ourselves here.

If you want to hear

this Christmas wedding tail,

we've got to go all the way back

to the beginning.

? It's Christmas time of year ?

? Everybody swing ?

? Yeah, it's Christmas time

of year again ?

? And the trimming's

on the tree ?

? 'Cause everybody here

loves Christmas ?

? Here we go, let it snow,

ho ho ho ?

? Well, it's Christmas time of year ?

? With the presents

under the tree ?

? Yeah, it's Christmas time

of year again ?

? There's a stocking there for me ?

? Does everybody here

love Christmas? ?

? Yeah, here we go, let it snow,

ho ho ho ?

? Here we go, here we go,

ho ho ho ?

? Here we go, here we go,

ho ho ho ?

? Here we go, here we go,

ho ho ho. ?

It was early October

and Susan had taken me

to the dog park

for some quality bonding time.

Little did I know

my life was about to change forever.

There's got to be something

available, Pat.

There's got to be something

available, Pat.

No, Susan, listen,

you've got to be patient, okay?

There's got to be something.

You hear that?

That's not sleigh bells.

That's the sound of crickets.

Towards the end of the year,

none of the major museums are hiring.

None of them?

Relax. Don't get your bloomers

in a bunch, okay?

A curator with your qualifications

is gonna get offers.

It's just gonna take some time.

Well, I hope so.

Maybe something back East,

let me get out of California

altogether.

Don't worry, you will.

But in the meantime, do me a favor.

You know how those small towns are--

they suck you in.

And next thing you know you're running

a little coffee shop or something..

Don't worry.

I'm a city girl.

The small town is not for me.

That's when I saw her,

her tail floated through the air

like a cloud.

I just love a woman

with a sense of style.

-- Rusty!

Is everything okay up there, Susan?

Rusty, Rusty.

You go get 'em, Sue.

You go get 'em. All right, all right.

Pat here.

How can I be of service?

You need a job, huh? Well,

you came to the right place, buddy.

I'm going into a tunnel. Oh my gosh.

Oh look, I'm losing you.

Don't touch my fish.

They're poisonous.

- Hey there.

- This is an A and B conversation,

so why don't you C your way

out of it?

My name is Rusty.

I'm Not Interested.

At least tell me your name.

If you don't tell me,

I'm going to have to guess.

Foo-Foo? Pookie? Tawana?

Not even close.

Rusty, got you.

Cheri, I leave you for a minute, and

already you've made some friends here.

Cheri. I loved

the way it rolled off the tongue--

or the way it would have rolled off

the tongue if I could actually speak.

It was love at first sniff.

Everything okay?

Lana, what are you up to?

Oh, it's okay. I think they just

got away from us for a second.

- It's good to see you, Jake.

- Thank you, Reverend. How are you?

- I'm great. Thank you for asking.

- Good.

Listen, I've got to run.

Hey, Susan, do me a favor.

- Will you tell your mom I said hi?

- I will.

See you guys later.

Come on, let's go, Lana. Come on.

Hi.

Rusty, you cannot run away

from Mommy like that.

You about gave me a heart attack.

Okay, easy with the Mommy stuff.

I'm with a lady here.

Oh, it's okay.

They've got great security here.

It's really not a problem.

Besides, it looks like

they like each other.

"Like" is a strong word.

- Yeah.

- This is my Cheri.

Yes, I said Cheri.

And my name is Jake.

Cheri. Wow.

I'm Susan and this is Rusty.

Hey Rusty. How are you, buddy?

Well, it's nice to meet you guys.

I haven't seen you around though.

Are you new?

Yeah, we just moved up

from LA.

Oh, a city dog, huh?

I should have known.

Really? That's a big change.

Why the move?

Um, lots of reasons.

Mostly my mom has an antique store

over in Los Olives.

Gussied Up--

maybe you've heard of it.

- I have.

- Yeah, I'm just helping her out.

Well, I hope your mom's

working you hard.

Oh yeah, she's a slave driver.

In fact, I'd better get going.

- Okay, sounds good.

- Okay.

Nice meeting you. Okay.

Come on, honey.

Hey, you know, if you want

to actually do something fun,

I work at a winery.

Bridle wood-- maybe you've heard of it.

No, I haven't.

If you would like,

I could give you a personal tour.

Maybe Friday at 5:00, 1:30 or 2:30...

...or 4:
45-- whatever works for you?

As I sat there

watching for what felt like an eternity,

all I could think about was,

"The next words out of her mouth

could define my romantic destiny."

Oh, you can be so dramatic.

Sounds like a plan.

Sounds good.

Nice meeting you.

All right.

It's been a pleasure

meeting you, madam.

Oh, believe me,

the pleasure was all yours.

Bye.

Come on, Cheri.

I love it

when a plan comes together.

That night I could barely sleep.

She was all I could think about--

her gorgeous hair,

the way her hindquarters shook

when she walked.

Hey, there might be

kids watching this.

It turns out I wasn't

the only one bitten by the love bug.

You met someone?

What's his name?

Does he have a job?

Mom, it's no big deal.

We met at the dog park.

Hey!

Dude.

- Hey man.

- You just about gave me a heart attack.

Sorry.

I was just cleaning this.

So did you get

this whole thing cleaned?

I cleaned it.

It's clean.

- Hey.

- What?

- I meta girl.

- What?

Yes, at the dog park.

She's beautiful.

She's even got a little dog

that can hang out with my little Cheri.

- Here's the kicker.

- What?

She's not from around here,

just moved into the area.

And I told her I worked at a winery.

I invited her over for a little tour.

He offered to show me around

the winery where he works.

The winery? He works at--

does he own the winery?

You told her you work at a winery?

You should say, "I own a winery."

- That's what I say.

- I don't know.

Details.

I guess I figured

new town-- new start.

Maybe it's time to get back

on the horse.

Did you say anything

about the kids?

Well, no. It was this fast. It was

like, "Hey, our dogs like each other.

You want to come to the winery?"

It was that fast.

I didn't get a chance

to talk about the kids.

Are you crazy?

You didn't say anything about the kids?

A single mother

of three boys--

some men might find that

intimidating.

Wait wait wait,

don't you watch "Oprah"?

Sensitive guys are in, dude.

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