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The
Wedding Dress
Synopsis
Easygoing
and carefree, Warren has one attitude towards “commitment”
– avoid it, especially careers and women.
And there have been women.
His mother named him after Warren Beatty, so Warren
figures he has a reputation to uphold.
His
current girlfriend is Toni, an intriguing photographer who
accepts him as he is. With previous girlfriends, there always
came a time when there was the dreaded “exchange of keys” or
the pressure-packed “meet my parents”.
But with Toni, there was none of that hassle.
Just the way the proud bachelor liked it…
One
typical Monday morning, Toni rushes off in a frenzy of activity
to yet another busy day. Meanwhile,
Warren, while lounging over a late morning breakfast, notices
something that sends him into a frenzy of his own.
The calendar indicates that Friday is Toni’s birthday -
the “big 3-0”.
While
frantically searching for clues to help him pick a gift, Warren
discovers something that sends him into even more of a panic - a
fancy white wedding dress in Toni’s closet.
Just what does this mean for their relationship?
A
week of freaking out sends Warren back and forth to the local
bar to seek advice from a most trusted confidant - Bob, the
middle-aged, beer-swilling bachelor idol to all the single guys.
But it quickly becomes painfully obvious that Bob’s
bachelor life is not the dream life.
Then,
when Warren discovers a slide of himself among Toni’s photo
series – a series featuring lonely people – he’s forced to
examine his lack of true commitment to their relationship.
Warren responds in the way he knows best – humor and
charm, but even he knows that may not be enough anymore.
The
next day, Warren spends some time thinking -- the wedding dress,
Bob’s life, the lonely people.
And he still needs to figure out a birthday present for
Toni. Pondering his way through the park, Warren stumbles across
a bright patch of daisies in the midst of ruins.
The answer is clear.
Back
at Toni’s apartment the night of her birthday, Warren lights a
room full of candles and creates a special arrangement of
daisies. Toni
arrives home with her friend Caryn in tow to find a romantically
underdressed Warren and a message of flowers which reads
“marry me”. Toni
is shocked, and Caryn tries to make a hasty exit from the
private moment – but not before she grabs her wedding
dress out of Toni’s closet.
Even
after realizing the wedding dress wasn’t Toni’s, Warren
declares his love and desire to spend the rest of his life with
Toni. After all,
even Warren Beatty got married.
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