Spring doesn't just mean hay fever and denim bomber jackets: weddings come back in season once the sun comes out to play again. Instantly the passive aggressive mine-was-better social media photo shares start flowing freely, and while for the most part it's lovely to see people celebrate a long-awaited union, sometimes, it can get a little cloying. I'll say what we're all thinking: more than once I've chastized myself for rolling my eyes at a real wedding, but without fail, I've shed a tear at more than a dozen on-screen weddings which don't even concern real people. It's a problem that I'm hoping other people share, because while friends are responding to RSVPs and trying to decide what to wear, I'm still thinking of my top on-screen movie moments instead:
Some people pointedly refuse to watch Love Actually until it’s Christmas, but it’s probably safe to say that the that gorgeous wedding scene with Keira Knightley and Chiwitel Ejiofor is priceless year-round. Perfect at capturing the nerves and swerves involved when two people join their lives–i.e. their friend circles– together, the teensy bit of uneasiness and cheekiness is lovely to see in an on-screen movie. Most movie weddings are either impossibly mannered, just a plot device or overwrought with eyes staring regretfully into the distance, but Love Actually does a smashing job at giving us what was appropriate to the time: a quick, sweet union and a gorgeous gauzy gown on Keira Knightley’s Juliet.
