YMMV / The Wedding Planner

• Fake Nationality: It is a bit odd that the film suggests that Mary is Greek when in reality, Jennifer Lopez was born in New York and she is Puerto Rican. It could possibly be that they were so enchanted by the actor playing her father (Alex Rocco) that they just decided to run with it anyway, and since her mother passed away and is never on screen, it's possible that they're implying she's biracial. Still, though, it's a bit of an odd creative choice.
• Moral Event Horizon: Delightfully and happily averted! Towards the end of the film, Fran has a breakdown about marrying Eddie and confesses her fears to Mary. This scene comes after Mary has already found out that Eddie is falling in love with her, but she refused his advances due to his engagement and Eddie respected her wishes. Mary could have acted selfishly and told Fran not to marry Eddie, but she doesn't. She gently reassures Fran that Eddie is the right guy for her (even though we find out she's reciting the same speech she gave to the nervous bride in the opening) and is later rewarded for doing the right thing when Fran and Eddie both naturally break up instead of sabotaging the relationship when she had the chance.
• Narm: Jennifer Lopez's hit, "Love Don't Cost a Thing", being played over the closing credits. As catchy as it is, it's still somewhat unfitting for the tone of the film.
• Retroactive Recognition: Justin Chambers and Judy Greer as Mary's childhood "love interest" and her coworker, respectively.
• Values Resonance: When Steve and Massimo hop on the moped with the "Just Married" sign on the back to look for Mary, the crowd of marathon runners and other citizens all happily greet them and wave at them in support. Even though they are in San Francisco and it was a case of Not What It Looks Like, it's still nice to see this attitude back in 2001, especially given how much more widely accepted gay marriage is in the world these days.
• Why Would Anyone Take Him Back?: Very arguable depending on the viewer, but this trope applies to Steve in spades. It's true that both he and Fran admit in the end that they were only in the relationship due to it being familiar, comfortable, and convenient, but the fact that he falls for another woman in the middle of marrying Fran casts him in an extremely unfavorable light. It's likely if Mary had returned Steve's feelings during his confession, he'd have broken up with Fran first and then pursued her, but the fact of the matter is he still did quite a few things that were unsavory even if he hadn't done that. First, he lied to Fran about saving an attractive woman. Then, he didn't tell Mary he was engaged. Then he didn't tell Fran said attractive woman went with him to the movies and shared a dance. Then he almost kisses Mary. Chemistry is chemistry, but Steve was basically Tempting Fate from day one and while the film does show their chemistry is the real deal, it's still unflattering as hell for Steve.

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