Remember that time you watched the movie Bridesmaids and actually forgot by the end that a wedding was about to happen? I do too: the ensemble cast in this team is solid gold, thanks in a large part to Kristen Wiig’s spirited angst and Melissa McCarthy’s gruff non-sequitor comebacks, but seeing them in their uniform bridesmaid dresses at the end is a necessary reminder that nobody likes to stand on the altar alone. The wedding goes off without a hitch, but that’s not what lands it on this list: with movie after movie portraying weddings as a chance for women to engage in rudely competitive behaviours (ahem, Bride Wars) or experience depression first-hand (ahem-hem, 27 Dresses), it’s nice to have a wedding-themed movie remind you that you need your sister-friends in the life that’s coming ahead. Sure, you’re marrying some other dude, but your bridesmaids were there for you well before him, in most cases, and it doesn’t do to forget them on momentous occasions.
