This past week you learned that the photographer you’d wanted is double booked, the wedding dress isn’t done yet despite promises it would be completed weeks before, and the wedding band you hired just sent a mass text telling all their fans they ‘broke up.' 

And today? 

His cousin put you both on blast on Facebook wanting to know why she wasn't asked to be a bridesmaid.

Maybe you and your fiance could use a break from wedding planning chores for an evening or two!  Netflix and chill? How about an evening with Hulu or Amazon Prime? 

Choose your favorite streaming platform, pop some popcorn, and order out for pizza. 

We've got a list of films with wedding planning elements here that will inspire you (or at least make you laugh). 

Wedding stress is real-- as many couples who have walked down that aisle before can tell you-- but spending quality time together is the answer. 

Enjoying a night with your feet up and laughs will help you both keep your perspective and remember to have fun even if the seamstress is taking her sweet time with that dress!

Wedding Stress

The Wedding Planner (Jennifer Lopez, Matthew McConaughey

The Wedding Ringer (Kevin Hart, Josh Gad)

License to Wed (Mandy Moore, John Krasinski, Robin Williams)


Wedding on a Budget

Ms. Matched (Alexa PenaVega, Shawn Roberts, Leah Gibson)

Betsy's Wedding (Alan Alda, Molly Ringwald, Joey Bishop)

The Week Of (Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Steve Buscemi)


Wedding Issues with Meddling Family

Father of the Bride (Diane Keaton, Steve Martin, Martin Short)

Jumping the Broom (Angela Bassett, Paula Patton, Laz Alonso)

Mamma Mia! (Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfriend, Pierce Brosnan)

Monster-in-Law (Jennifer Lopez, Michael Vartan, Jane Fonda)

Our Family Wedding (America Ferrera, Forest Whitaker, Carlos Mencia)


Classic Wedding Films

Waikiki Wedding (Bing Crosby, Martha Ray, Shirley Ross, Bob Burns)

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Jane Powell, Howard Keel, Jeff Richards)

Double Wedding (William Powell, Myrna Loy, Florence Rice)

Royal Wedding (Fred Astaire, Jane Powell, Peter Lawford)


Cultural Weddings

The Godfather (Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan)

My Big Fat Greek Wedding (Nia Vardalos, John Corbett), Michael Constantine)

Bride and Prejudice (Martin Henderson, Aiswarya Rai Bachchan, Gurinder Chadha)

Polish Wedding (Claire Danes, Gabriel Byrne, Lena Olin)

Monsoon Wedding (Naseeruddin Shah, Lillete Dubey, Shefali Shah)


Unexpected Wedding Love

Four Weddings and Funeral (Hugh Grant, Andi MacDowell)

My Best Friend's Wedding (Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney, Cameron Diaz)

Destination Wedding (Keanu Reeves, Wynona Ryder)


Reception Fun

Table 19 (Anna Kendrick, Lisa Kudrow, Craig Robinson)

Wedding Crashers (Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Rachel McAdams)


Wedding Drama

After the Wedding (Mads Mikkelsen, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Rolf Lassgard)

Love Actually (Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Kiera Knightley)


Wedding Comedy

27 Dresses (Katherine Heigl, Jane Marsden, Malin Akerman)

16 Candles (Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Justin Henry)

The People We Hate at the Wedding (Allison Janney, Ben Platt, Kristen Bell)

Bride Wars (Kate Hudson, Anne Hathaway, Candice Bergen)

Romantic comedy or Golden Age classic? 

Doesn't matter which film you choose so long as you and your partner can relax and de-stress from your own pre-wedding dramas. 

No matter how many snags occur as the two of you go about making the plan to bond your lives together forever-- even if his mother wears white and your father makes inappropriate jokes-- it all comes down to the two of you there on the couch with your shared popcorn bowl, making the very best of the ups and downs and taking in life together.

Forever and ever.

Amen.