Wedding season brings laughs

Wedding plans in real life are emotional and stressful, sometimes painful, and always expensive.
Reel-life wedding plans use those same truisms and milk them for laughs. Who doesn't laugh at Martin Short's wedding planner character in Steve Martin's version of "Father of the Bride"? And who can't help but smile when Rowan Atkinson attempts to marry a couple in the British wedding comedy "Four Weddings and a Funeral"?
Hollywood has been making fun of weddings and marriage for decades.
Julia Roberts stars as a bride with commitment issues in the comedy "Runaway Bride" with Richard Gere.
Matthew McConaughey is a confirmed bachelor until he meets Jennifer Lopez in "The Wedding Planner."
In "Made of Honor," Patrick Dempsey stars as a man who is asked to be Michelle Monaghan's maid of honor during her wedding in Scotland.
Debra Messing hires a male escort (Dermot Mulroney) to be her companion in "The Wedding Date" and then falls for the guy with the usual hilarious results.
Blushing bride Kate Hudson runs off with Liv Tyler instead of the groom in "Dr. T and the Women."
Molly Ringwald's family forgets her 16th birthday because they are so fixated on her sister's wedding in "Sixteen Candles."
Here are six comedies available on video and DVD that make light of wedding plans.

"The Heartbreak Kid" (2007) -- Ben Stiller finally finds the woman (Malin Akerman) of his dreams, marries her and then discovers on their honeymoon she's more than he thought. Making matters worse, he then meets the real woman (Michelle Monaghan) of his dreams. Also stars Jerry Stiller.
"My Best Friend's Wedding" (1997) -- Julia Roberts sets out to sabotage the wedding plans of her best friend (Dermot Mulroney) after he asks her to be part of his bridal party. Other stars include Cameron Diaz, Rupert Everett, Philip Bosco and Rachel Griffiths.
"Muriel's Wedding" (1994) -- Toni Collette loves Abba, hates her life in Porpoise Spit, Australia, and dreams of her wedding day. Then her day arrives and she only wants to share it with her new best friend (Rachel Griffiths).
"My Big Fat Greek Wedding" (2002) -- A Greek woman (Nia Vardalos) has to endure her family's constant meddling as she meets and prepares to marry a non-Greek (John Corbett) man in this outstanding comedy. Other stars include Michael Constantine, Lainie Kazan, Andrea Martin and Ian Gomez (Vardalos' real-life husband).
"The Wedding Singer" (1998) -- Adam Sandler escapes from a bad engagement and then tries to help Drew Barrymore do the same in this comedy about a couple that never seems able to connect. Other stars include Christine Taylor, Angela Featherstone and Matthew Glave.
"Moonstruck" (1987) -- A widow (Cher) from Brooklyn is all set to get remarried to Danny Aiello until she meets her fiance's brother (Nicolas Cage) and falls for him in this romantic comedy. Other stars include Vincent Gardenia.