The Wedding Bells

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The Wedding Bells
The title card of The Wedding Bells.
Genre	Comedy-drama
Creator(s)	Jason Katims David E. Kelley
Starring	KaDee Strickland Teri Polo Sarah Jones Michael Landes Benjamin King Chris Williams Missi Pyle
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	4 (List of episodes)
Production
Producer(s)	David E. Kelley 20th Century Fox Television
Executive producer(s)	Jason Katims Jonathan Pontell
Running time	60 min.
Broadcast
Original channel	FOX
Picture format	480i (SDTV), 720p (HDTV)
Original run	March 7, 2007 – present
Links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

The Wedding Bells is an American television comedy-drama that debuted on FOX on March 7, 2007.

Plot: A group of wedding planners are dedicated to giving their clients the perfect wedding. ^[1]

1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Themes
4 References
5 External Link

[edit] Plot

The Bell sisters, Annie (KaDee Strickland), Jane (Teri Polo) and Sammy Bell (Sarah Jones), inherited "The Wedding Palace" after their parents' divorce. David Conlon (Michael Landes), photographer for the wedding palace and ex-boyfriend of Annie's whose tension-filled dealings with her are clearly the result of pent-up sexual chemistry; and Russell Hawkins (Benjamin King), Jane's husband and the company COO; round off the cast.

Then there's wedding singer Ralph Snow (Chris Williams), who always aspired to be the next Lenny Kravitz, but instead is stuck crooning endless cover songs and retro medleys for unappreciative wedding guests. Amanda Pontel (Missi Pyle) adds to the frenzied scene as a former Bridezilla client who becomes a board member of The Wedding Palace. ^[2]

[edit] Cast

KaDee Strickland as Annie Bell
Teri Polo as Jane Bell
Sarah Jones as Sammy Bell
Michael Landes as David Conlon
Benjamin King as Russell Hawkins
Chris Williams as Ralph Snow
Missi Pyle as Amanda Pontell
Costas Mandylor as Ernesto

[edit] Themes

The Bell sisters' individual dealings with their parents' divorce: Annie has since begun to focus on work, and her unsuccessful relationship with David adds to her disbelief in love; Sammy is disgusted when she discovers that the wedding groomsman she sleeps with is married.

Annie and David's relationship: While the reason for their break-up has not been revealed, it is clearly devastating enough for them to be apart despite clearly still having feelings for each other.

Jane and Russell's deteriorating marriage: Russell's cluelessness towards the lack of passion in their marriage (and the world in general) puts a strain on their relationship. Jane's attraction towards the cook adds to the escalating problem.