Director: Mark Waters
News of a sudden engagement pulls a mother back into a past she thought she'd closed the door on, once she learns exactly whose son her daughter is marrying.
What is Mother of the Bride about?
Lana is settling into a comfortable rhythm when her daughter Emma flies home from London with an announcement: she's getting married within the month. The excitement curdles into something more complicated once Lana realizes the groom-to-be is the son of the man who broke her heart years earlier, forcing two families with a tangled history to share a wedding celebration. Director Mark Waters balances the comedic culture-clash of a hastily planned wedding with quieter, more personal beats about old wounds resurfacing at the worst possible moment. As pre-wedding events pile up, Lana has to decide whether to protect her daughter's happiness by keeping the past buried or finally confront the man she never expected to see again.
Cast & crew
Brooke Shields leads as Lana opposite Miranda Cosgrove as her daughter Emma, with Benjamin Bratt, Sean Teale, Rachael Harris, Chad Michael Murray, Wilson Cruz, and Michael McDonald filling out the wedding party and extended family.
Context & significance
A 2024 comedy-drama shot across Thailand and the United States, Mother of the Bride uses a destination-wedding setup to stage its central awkward reunion against colorful, resort-style scenery. The film runs 88 minutes and mixes broad wedding-comedy set pieces with a slower emotional thread about parents confronting unfinished business just as their children start new chapters of their own.
Where & how to watch
Mother of the Bride is available on K-Time with both Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, giving viewers a choice of how to watch. The page is free to read, and streaming the film requires nothing more than a free account login through K-Time's Farsi-language platform built for Persian-speaking viewers abroad.