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According to the production notes for the film, screenwriting partners
Pamela Falk and Michael Ellis got the idea for The Wedding Planner
after seeing an ad in the Learning Annex adult continuing education catalog
for a class on "How to Be a Wedding Planner." To research the idea, Falk
and Ellis interviewed wedding planners to find out more about the
profession. "What we found out was that it's a world that's very far from
romance and love," explains Falk. "We had lunch with one wedding planner
who told us that she didn't even believe in marriage. So we took that to
the next level in the script, where Mary is not only unsentimental about
the weddings she plans, but has them down to a science. She can actually
tell how long a couple will stay together by the different choices they
make for their wedding song or the color of the bridesmaids' dresses."
In writing their screenplay, Falk and Ellis tapped into a national
phenomenon. Despite cynical attitudes and a daunting divorce rate, the
wedding industry in the United States is a booming business grossing almost
$40 billion a year according to a recent article in The New Yorker.
With an estimated 2.3 million weddings occurring each year, wedding
planners are not just for the rich and famous, but are an amenity that many
brides opt for to help them negotiate the sea of details surrounding this
important day of their lives.
After completing the film, Jennifer Lopez was filled with a new
appreciation for the profession. "I absolutely would not get married
without one," she commented in an interview for the film's production
notes. Not long after the premiere of the movie, Lopez wed choreographer
Chris Judd in a private ceremony in Calabasas, CA. The wedding-savvy Lopez
may be in the market for a wedding planner once again. Judd and J. Lo
have since divorced, and the actress is currently engaged to actor Ben
Affleck.
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