The Wedding Planner

Monday, Mary leaping at Hayley in the fancy hotel’s small event room when Hayley says she prefers it to the large ballroom for the wedding. Hayley is especially pleased to see the steam train yard outside the window, remarking that Roy would like that. ‘Who cares?’ is Mary’s reaction.

“It’s your wedding day, not a trainspotters’ outing.” It’s your day, it doesn’t matter what he thinks, it’s about you, you, all about you. Your chance to shine, your chance to be the princess, the fairy tale dress in the fairy tale ballroom. “The day you’ve thought of since you were a little — since you were small.”

Even before her  ‘your day’ tirade, she had summarily dismissed the small room. Not the Cinderella ballroom, so not good enough. “Intimate is sales speak for you couldn’t swing a cat but, by the look of the décor, they’ve had a damn good try at it.” The poor hotel manager! He looks offended, but also terrified.

Run, Hayley!

Mary is brilliant. It must have been hard for anyone on the set or near it to keep from laughing out loud during the taping. She is positively frightening.

You knew, when Hayley agreed to look at Mary’s wedding planning book, that it was going to become hideous. Mary outdoes herself in this scene. Considering how scary Mary is at the best of times, that’s saying something. Run Hayley run!

See Scene of the Week June 26/11 for the actual wedding. Around when this episode aired in Canada, David Neilson (Roy) and Julie Hesmondhalgh (Hayley) were here on tour. Also, Prince William and Kate Middleton were getting married. The Toronto Star discussed all these things with the actors.