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    Wedding Planner Mystery

    5.9/10 · 1,419 ratings·2014·1h 30m·Weirdness 3/10
    Wedding Planner Mystery poster

    At a glance

    3/10

    Mostly standard issue

    What bumps it up: Mistaken identity.

    Season
    Multiple
    Setting
    Big City
    Time period
    Contemporary
    Leads start as
    Brief Acquaintances
    Runtime
    1h 30m
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    Where to watch

    🇺🇸United States17 ways

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    The premise

    The wedding planner plans 2 weddings for the same rich family with 2 weeks between. She's also pursued by a lawyer and a reporter. But then there's a possible murder followed by other attempts. Other problems follow. She investigates.

    Themes:Truth vs. AppearanceThe definition of familyProfessional integrityUnexpected love

    How unusual is it?

    Mostly classic comfort-watch, give or take mistaken identity.

    Who’s in it

    Erica Durance headshot

    Our Girl

    Erica Durance

    as Carnegie Kincaid

    Andrew W. Walker headshot

    Our Guy

    Andrew W. Walker

    as Aaron Gold

    Alongside them

    • Brandon Beemer headshot
      Brandon BeemerHolt Walker
    • Rick Ravanello headshot
      Rick RavanelloDetective Borden
    • Julian Christopher headshot
      Julian ChristopherEddie Breen
    • Chelan Simmons headshot
      Chelan SimmonsNicky Parry
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    • Gabrielle Rose headshot
      Gabrielle RoseClara Parry
    • Karen Holness headshot
      Karen HolnessLily
    • Oliver Rice headshot
      Oliver RiceLance Solveto
    • Zahf Paroo headshot
      Zahf ParooJohn Nevin

    Behind the camera

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    Directed by

    • Ron Oliver headshot
      Ron Oliver

    Written by

    • Deborah Donnelly headshot
      Deborah Donnelly
    • Darcy Meyers headshot
      Darcy Meyers

    Wait, what?

    The quirks and curveballs that make this one a little weirder than your average Hallmark. No spoilers, promise.

    • A professional wedding crasher named 'Queen Mary' who only attends for the cake and is a key murder witness.
    • The protagonist is forced to investigate a kidnapping while dressed in a 'Panther Lady' superhero costume with drawn-on whiskers.
    • The primary clue used to identify the villain is a specific brand of cheap cologne called 'Switchblade'.
    • The wedding planner's secret skill is picking locks, which she learned from children locking themselves in bathrooms.

    Every trope, all in one place

    Here’s everything this one has going on, from the setting to the way it wraps up. Tap any of the 28 to find more movies that do the same thing.

    Setting2

    🌆Big City📍Other

    Time & season2

    🔀Multiple🗓️Contemporary

    Premise3

    ✨Other Secret🎭Mistaken identity🔒Hidden secret

    Characters4

    📋Lead: Event Planner⚖️Love interest: Lawyer⏰Workaholic lead💘Matchmaking relative

    Conflict4

    💔Life/Death⚡Economic Downturn💔Life/Death stakes📉Business in peril

    Romance6

    💕Start as brief acquaintances💕First kiss: late (final third)💓Instant attraction🔥Slow burn💗Love confession🎁Grand gesture

    Tone & quirks2

    🎬Light/Heartwarming🧶Crafting scenes

    How it ends5

    💍Proposal ending💒Wedding ending💋Ends with a kiss🤝Family reconciliation🏪Saves the business

    How it all plays out

    Already seen it, or just can’t wait? Open this up for the whole story, ending included.

    Full story (spoilers)
    Carnegie Kincaid is a perfectionist wedding planner in Seattle, currently handling back-to-back weddings for the wealthy Perry family. At the first wedding for Diane Perry, Carnegie encounters Aaron Gold, a persistent reporter she forcibly removes, and Holt Walker, a handsome man she mistakes for a waiter but who is actually the family lawyer. The celebration turns tragic when the bride's cousin, Michelle Perry, dies in a car crash after an argument with her boyfriend. While the police suspect Michelle was driving drunk, Carnegie suspects foul play after a professional wedding crasher known as 'Queen Mary' mentions seeing a man tampering with the car. Carnegie's suspicions grow when her own brakes are sabotaged, and she finds a silver business card case at the scene of Michelle's accident. Meanwhile, the Perry family patriarch, Douglas, is embroiled in a massive tax evasion scandal with his former partner, Keith Guthridge. As Carnegie prepares for Nicky Perry's wedding, she is suddenly fired by Nicky's stepmother, Clara, and Holt Walker, who present doctored receipts suggesting Carnegie has been embezzling thousands from the wedding account. The mystery deepens when Queen Mary is killed in a hit-and-run, and Nicky is kidnapped on her wedding day. Carnegie realizes Holt Walker is involved when she recognizes his 'Switchblade' brand cologne—the same scent she smelled when her home was burgled. Holt attempts to frame Carnegie for the kidnapping by planting Nicky's necklace in her home. Carnegie teams up with Aaron Gold to track Holt to a remote cabin. There, they discover that Clara Perry is the true mastermind; she embezzled from the family firm and orchestrated the kidnapping to extort $10 million from her husband and prevent him from testifying in the tax case. Clara traps Carnegie and Nicky in a basement and turns on the gas, intending to cause a fatal explosion. Carnegie uses her lock-picking skills (honed from years of rescuing flower girls from bathrooms) to escape. Aaron arrives with the police just in time to arrest Clara, Holt, and the chauffeur, Theo. The film concludes with Nicky and Ray finally marrying, and Carnegie beginning a romantic relationship with Aaron, who presents her with a bouquet he caught at the wedding.

    Beat by beat

    1. 1

      Opening

      Carnegie Kincaid introduces her life as a wedding planner for the elite Perry family, but the first wedding ends in tragedy when Michelle Perry dies in a car crash.

    2. 2

      Inciting Incident

      Carnegie finds evidence of foul play and her own brakes are sabotaged, leading her to believe Michelle's death was a botched attempt to kill the bride, Nicky.

    3. 3

      Midpoint

      Carnegie is framed for embezzlement by the family lawyer Holt and stepmother Clara, resulting in her being fired and becoming a police 'person of interest'.

    4. 4

      Rising Action

      Nicky is kidnapped on her wedding day; Carnegie discovers Holt's involvement through his specific 'Switchblade' cologne and teams up with reporter Aaron Gold.

    5. 5

      Climax

      Carnegie and Nicky are trapped in a gas-filled cabin by Clara Perry; Carnegie picks the lock to escape just before the police arrive.

    6. 6

      Resolution

      The villains are arrested, the wedding is successfully held, and Carnegie realizes she has fallen for Aaron Gold.

    28 tropes in one movie

    We counted 28 distinct Hallmark tropes packed into this one — a genuine greatest-hits reel.

    How it stacks up

    Where this one’s rating lands against every other rated Hallmark movie.

    Rating 5.9 vs every rated Hallmark moviemedian 6.4This movie · 5.945678

    Higher-rated than 15% of every rated Hallmark movie. The median is 6.4.

    Where this one fits

    The corners of the catalog Wedding Planner Mystery belongs to — handy if you’re after more of the same.

    • 💍Hallmark Wedding MoviesWedding bells are involved.
    • 🧁Hallmark Baking & Cooking MoviesPlenty of time in the kitchen.
    • 🏙️Hallmark Big City MoviesA big-city backdrop.

    Lines worth quoting

    The lines that stuck with us — the ones you’ll be repeating after the credits roll.

    • “It's not over until somebody catches the bouquet.”
      — Carnegie KincaidHer personal motto regarding the completion of a wedding job.
    • “I'm 39, Carnegie! For years and years now, 39.”
      — LilyWhen Carnegie misidentifies her age to emergency services while Lily is pretending to be unconscious.
    • “I'm sure I don't know. Come on. I can find out. I have other sources, Hazel.”
      — Aaron GoldAaron using a nickname for Carnegie based on her eye color.

    Meet the characters

    Who’s who before you press play. Nothing here gives the ending away.

    • Carnegie Kincaid

      Lead

      Wedding Planner

      organizedintuitivetenaciouslock-picker
    • Aaron Gold

      Love interest

      Investigative Journalist

      Antagonistic reporter turned partner

      cynicalpersistentobservant
    • Clara Perry

      Antagonist

      Socialite

      Client and employer

      manipulativegreedycalculating
    • Holt Walker

      Antagonist

      Lawyer

      Initial romantic interest and legal adversary

      charmingdeceptivecorrupt
    • Nicky Perry

      Supporting

      Heiress

      Client and friend

      loyalemotionalallergic to roses

    Questions people ask about Wedding Planner Mystery

    Where can I watch Wedding Planner Mystery?

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    How long is Wedding Planner Mystery?

    Wedding Planner Mystery runs about 1 hour and 30 minutes, and was released in 2014.

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