If you’re looking for a story of an adventurous budding romance followed by uncontrollable laughter, then director Rob Hedden’s film, You May Not Kiss the Bride, is your best bet.
This film includes many well-known stars such as Dave Annable (What’s Your Number, Little Black Book) and Katharine McPhee (Scorpion, The House Bunny) who both play the main characters. Adding to the humor, Rob Schneider and Academy Award winner Kathy Bates also make an appearance. The film lacks dull moments when you see Mena Suvari, (American Beauty, American Pie) who was once known in Hollywood as the most patriotic actress of 2000 with her charming talent and sex appeal.
You May Not Kiss the Bride is a story of pet photographer Bryan Lighthouse (Dave Annable), who, after experiencing a sequence of events, ends up being forced to marry a Croatian mobster’s daughter, Masha (Katharine McPhee). The newlywed couple spend their honeymoon at a resort in Tahiti where Masha’s boyfriend, Brick, follows them.
A waitress suggests that Bryan takes Masha to a secret beach near a tropical rainforest for a romantic time. While at the beach, Masha plays around and runs off into the rainforest where she then gets kidnapped. Bryan then finds out that he has a follower of his own, Tonya (Mena Suvari), his personal assistant who is in love with him.
When Brick catches wind of what happened, he immediately reports it to Masha’s father who is enraged. Bryan gets a phone call from Masha’s kidnappers demanding a ransom and then the adventure begins.
You May Not Kiss the Bride is jam packed with action, adventure, and cheesy jokes that is guaranteed to put a smile on your face.
This film was released April 6, 2011 at the Sonoma Film Festival and is now available on several major cruise lines through World Wide Motion Pictures.