If you are in the mood for more movies like The Wedding Date, then you’re in the right place!
Anxious to attend a wedding alone, a woman arrives accompanied by a male escort masqueraded as her boyfriend. As past truths are brought to light, it mangles the lives of everybody involved in the wedding. Directed by Clare Kilner, the movie showcases charming performances from Dermot Mulroney and Debra Messing.
If you are looking for more movies that give you the butterflies in your stomach and gives you that familiar rush of emotions that one experiences when in love, the list we have compiled below is perfect for you!
10 Romantic Comedy Movies like The Wedding Date
1. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)
A young attractive woman is stuck at a writing job she hates. Elsewhere, an advertising executive is trying to bag an ambitious project. The plot takes an interesting turn when both parties must accomplish goals that involve, but conflict with each other.
Directed by Donald Petrie and with the attractive Mathew McConaughey-Kate Hudson pair in the lead, this movie is a definite treat to the eyes. The onscreen chemistry and the humorous story is guaranteed to get a few laughs.
Movies like The Wedding Date are filled with exactly the kind of romantic drama that everybody may have experienced at some point or the other in their relationships. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days is a beautifully exaggerated version of the same.
2. Along Came Polly (2004)
The honeymoon of a newlywed couple ends prematurely and a run-in afterward with a former classmate sends unexpected sparks flying all over.
Directed by John Hamburg, Along Came Polly stars Ben Stiller and Jennifer Aniston as lead characters. Stiller’s character navigating through the two women in his life makes the movie for an amusing and entertaining watch.
Along Came Polly has the main character having to make hard choices at the end, and making choices in love is not easy, a conundrum that The Wedding Date also demonstrates.
3. My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997)
With just days left for her best friend’s wedding, Jules is convinced that she should be the one marrying him. This soon leads to plans of sabotage that don’t go to plan.
Gorgeous faces of Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney, and Cameron Diaz come together on-screen to portray this romantic comedy that is sure to get laughs out of almost anyone!
4. Just Go With It (2011)
A plastic surgeon coerces his assistant to connive with him to maintain a false relationship status, which soon spirals out of control and leads to a glorious and hilarious web of lies.
Directed by Dennis Dugan, Just Go With It stars the ever-reliable duo of Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston in lead performances.
Movies like The Wedding Date show how the truth can get unraveled in the most unexpected of circumstances. Just Go With It tries to teach us the same lesson which makes it a must-watch!
5. The Switch (2010)
The Switch is a combined directorial effort of Josh Gordon and Will Speck that stars Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman in lead roles. The Switch has both drama and romance, making it a perfect watch for the weekend.
Movies like The Wedding Date and The Switch exhibit the difficulty of decision-making when your head is clouded with emotions sending rationality outside the window.
6. Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001)
After being humiliated at a party by a marriage prospect arranged by her mum, Bridget decides to get her life back together by chronicling the journey of her transformation.
The movie is directed by Sharon Maguire and stars Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth, and Hugh Grant who all deliver performances of a lifetime. Combine an amazing storyline plus a grade talent and viewers get painful, yet truthful view of someone who has tried to quit firmly entrenched habits in their life.
Changing yourself to find love is never recommended, but many of us end up doing it nonetheless. Just like The Wedding Date, Bridget Jones’s Diary does a great job of bringing this embarrassing action to light.
7. Runaway Bride (1999)
A woman is on her fourth attempt to not run away from the altar. When a writer shows up wanting to publish her true story, it looks like the time has finally come for some self-introspection.
Runaway Bride brings together the attractive pair of Julia Roberts and Richard Gere on screen. This Garry Marshall directorial has an unusual plot that is not just funny, but also tugs at the heartstrings.
8. 27 Dresses (2008)
27 bridesmaid outfits later, a woman develops feelings for the man that her sister hopes to get married to. Finding out that her sister was lying all along brings up anger and resentment.
Directed by Anner Fletcher, the movie stars Katherine Heigl and James Marsden in lead performances. The cherry on this rom-com cake is the sartorial experiments that Katherine’s bridesmaid events take you through.
It doesn’t really have to be your wedding for things to go awry. Movies like The Wedding Date and 27 Dresses show that all it takes from the drama to unfold is just that it should be a wedding, any wedding.
9. The Holiday (2006)
Two lonely women desperate for a change in their lives decide to swap homes, resulting in unanticipated local love affairs that will change their lives forever.
This Nancy Meyers directorial has Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz in lead performances which is marked by serendipitous encounters that ultimately work out for all involved.
You sometimes find love when you least expect it. The reconciliation of your past with the present is the only emotional struggle that is often left in such cases. If you agree, The Wedding Date and The Holiday come highly recommended.
10. The Wedding Planner (2001)
Mary breaks the cardinal rule of wedding planning – she fell in love with the groom. What follows is a struggle to balance her professional aspirations and romantic feelings to ensure minimum casualties.
The Adam Shankman directorial stars Jennifer Lopez and Matthew McConaughey as lead characters. You’ll wholly resonate if you have ever questioned the morality of your own decision when an unexpected love affair bloomed.
The Wedding Date and Wedding Planner are movies reminiscent of ‘falling in love’. It creeps up on you when you are your most confident but somehow unprepared self.