The Wedding March (film series)

The Wedding March is an American-Canadian made for television romantic comedy film series starring Jack Wagner and Josie Bissett. Written by Neal H. Dobrofsky and Tippi Dobrofsky, the films were originally broadcast on the Hallmark Channel from 2016 to 2021.

Cast

 * Jack Wagner as Mick Turner, a has-been singer and widower who owns the Willow Lake Inn in Vermont
 * Josie Bissett as Olivia "Livvy" Phillips-Pershing, Mick's college girlfriend and single mother
 * Emily Tennant as Grace Pershing, Olivia's daughter
 * Aaron Pearl as Duke, an old friend of Mick and Olivia's who is also the head chef at the Inn
 * Sarah Grey as Julie Turner, Mick's daughter
 * Mitch Ainley as Wyatt, Julie's boyfriend
 * Susan Hogan as Nora Phillips, Olivia's mother
 * Serge Houde as Johnny, Nora's boyfriend

Characters summary

 * A dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film.

Development
Following the success of its first "June Weddings" event in 2015 Hallmark announced that the event would return in 2016, with The Wedding March as one of the channel's line-up of original television movies.

The film saw stars Jack Wagner and Josie Bissett reunite after having both previously starred in the 1990s Fox television series Melrose Place. Wagner was also involved in the development of the film and served as an executive producer on the production.

Wagner's character teaches a choir and he also recorded music for the film.

Filming
Filming took place in Vancouver and British Columbia in April and May 2016. The second installment was also shot in Vancouver. The third installment in the franchise, entitled The Wedding March 3: Here Comes the Bride was filmed in British Columbia in May 2017, again starring Wagner and Bissett.

Broadcast
The first film in the series aired on June 25, 2016, as part of the channel's second annual "June Weddings" event on Hallmark Channel.

Reception
The first installment of the film garnered 2.3 million viewers on its premiere and was the top-rated cable network program of the day. On Twitter it became the number one Tweeted cable/broadcast television film of the week.