Very well executed

A brilliant film that helped define a genre

I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

First of all, I was not convinced that any of the eligible partners would make a fit match. Certainly not Jovanna and Ben, although Jovanna was not nearly the evil villain that is often the case in these stories. Not Joe and Annie, although there was nothing terribly wrong with their match - just nothing terribly right either. And although they were already married, even Annie and Ben didn't convince me.The acting was decent, although I didn't see any fireworks between Annie and Ben.The already married/ never divorced theme was weak. I suppose it could have happened in the first place, but being missed by everyone, including the IRS, for 15 years is lame.Writers of these things never think about how much money things really cost since Annie has to fly across the country and the judge wanted it twice. Then she buys a wedding dress approved by Jovanna which had to cost at least 5 times what she would have bought (and been happy with) in Iowa. Then this farm owner, who is worried about both a grant and making quota, buys a high-fashion dress in NY. Lucky that Ben was putting her up in the corporate suite because it would have cost her several hundred a night anywhere in that district otherwise.The story was very straight vanilla with no real surprises.

This Hallmark movie is better than the usual over sweet romance they churn out.A teenage couple in a farm in Iowa elope but her father breaks them up because they are too young. 15 years later the annulment was never filed so they meet up again. He's a success in NYC and she is still farming away. Of course you know what happens. It's nice that nobody is a villain here especially the other parties that are in love with the couple. The way the situation unfolds is quite well done without too many clichés or painful awkward moments. The 2 stars are fairly likable too - Jill Wagner and Colin Eggelsfield.The only problem is where are they going to live after that? He can't give up Manhattan!

Never doubt that love, true love can prevail. And anyone who believes that TRUE love does not stand up to the test of time,other loves, and miles of separation. Have never experienced it and can not imagine it. But it happened to me through most all of these circumstances. I have been married now, extremely happy for 30 years. So even though this is a movie it is a beautiful movie. Loved all the elements of this movie. I do believe that most everyone will love this movie because of the feelings of TRUE love. All the actors were great!!! Wish their could be a what happens next one!!!!l Colin and Jill had great chemistry and played their roles perfectly. The other cast members where amazing also.

MAJOR SPOILERS! I don't understand how this movie is rated so highly, it was completely ridiculous and insults the intelligence of the audience. This takes place in a farming community in Iowa. An 18yr old girl and 19yr old guy elope and have bus tickets to NYC, but her father shows up right at the end of the ceremony and talks his daughter into leaving her new husband and going back home with him, and says he plans on getting their marriage annulled. The husband still leaves for New York by himself. Next scene is 15yrs later, both are marrying other people but find out the paperwork her father had filed for an annulment was never processed so they need to get divorced to be able to go through with their respective weddings. Meanwhile we find out that she thought he abandoned her and never contacted her, but he claims he tried to call and write but got no response, which she thinks her father had something to do with. This really makes no sense because she tells him that after he left, her father had a heart attack and "was never the same" so she just couldn't leave the farm, which indicates that she must have had some contact with him at some point in the beginning to plan to meet him in New York! Why didn't she write to him to tell him why she didn't leave to join him?So, after this huge and extremely unlikely misunderstanding, her father manages to not only confiscate his letters to her but also somehow prevents her from getting his phone calls? No, that would be nearly impossible in this electronic age. She was a college student for goodness sakes, did she not have a cell phone? No contact for fifteen years, no email or text messages, he doesn't ever visit home or have any contact with anyone there to find out how things are, doesn't find out about her father. Then we find out that she knows absolutely nothing about him either, even though he has become this hot shot rich NYC executive which any internet search would have revealed. On top of all of this nonsense, we've got two innocent, oblivious fiancées who are both lied to while these two reconnect. I could go on and on with similar examples but won't take up any more of your time. They could have easily edited some sense into this movie but I guess they believe their target audience is dense and naive enough to not require anything to be a little bit believable!