🌟This Weekend on TV: Enjoy Christmas Movies🎄, a Summer Destination Rom-Com🌴, a June Wedding💐 and more! SEE HERE:

Two NEW rom-coms are premiering this Saturday and Sunday... Hallmark has Two Two Tickets to Paradise and UP will have Planning on Forever.

You don't need a ticket, however, to enjoy all the new and classic movies airing on TV this weekend! Take a trip to Hawaii, attend a wedding, go on a wintery adventure - all from the comfort of your home. See what's airing on GAC Family, the Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries and UPtv!

Details below...


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Saturday, June 25, 2022:

Happy 6 Months 'til Christmas!!!

There are plenty of options to *Mark the 25th Day* of the month as we "Countdown to Christmas* this Saturday! You can watch *Merry Movie Week* on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries or GAC Family's Saturday Christmas movie, A Christmas Star!

I personally hope to catch Angel Falls: A Novel Holiday (with one of my faves, Jen Lilley!) and A Christmas Star (with Daniel Lissing!). And... I hope to see lots more of HMM's Merry Movie Week!

Don't miss any of your favorites! See the listings of Christmas movies airing this weekend - *here*.

How will you *Mark the 25th*? Here at "It's a Wonderful Movie" we highlight every 25th day of the month - TOGETHER! - as we Countdown to Christmas! You can also join along! Simply share your Christmas movie pick for the day (or weekend) in comments below.

*Click Here for the Christmas TV Movie Schedule*

Speaking of Jen Lilley, she shared images of herself on Instagram with the crew filming special segments at the lovely Thornbridge Hill Estate for GAC Family's *Great American Christmas* in July - coming July 2-4!

Here are those pics...

Jen Lilley with the crew - filming for GAC Family's
*Great American Christmas* in July!

Jen Lilley (pictured on the right) with Jennifer Borthwick Horowitz,
the owner of the Thornbridge Hill Estate in Texas.

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Saturday, June 25, 2022:

It's Hallmark Channel's *Summer Nights* movie...

Two Tickets to Paradise

Storyline: Two strangers meet on what feels like the worst day of their lives. Hannah (Williams) and Josh (Paevey) have both been stood up at the altar. While shocked and devastated, they happen to meet at the park, which turns out to be the morale boost they need to commit to taking their honeymoon vacations. They realize they are going to the same honeymoon resort and keep crossing paths in tropical paradise. Seeing the futility of fighting fate, Hannah and Josh eventually join forces and help learn from one other to enjoy their vacations.

Two Tickets to Paradise

Premieres Saturday, June 25, 2022

at 8pm/7c. on the Hallmark Channel

UPDATE: Not family friendly according to reviews. To read reviews for this movie - *click here*.


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Saturday, June 25, 2022:

GAC Family's

Saturday Movie Marathon

🌟The Office Mix-Up - 8am

🌟The Winter Palace - 10am

🌟Harmony from the Heart - 12pm

🌟Save the Wedding - 2pm

🌟The Office Mix-Up - 4pm

🌟The Winter Palace - 6pm

🌟A Christmas Star - 8pm

🌟Harmony from the Heart - 10pm

🌟Save the Wedding - 12am

*The Waltons Reunion Movies will air all day Sunday on GAC Family!


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Sunday, June 26, 2022:

Catch UPtv's June Grooms Movie Premiere...

Planning on Forever

Storyline via UPtv: Emma, an events planner with no time for love, agrees to plan her sister's wedding - in just six weeks - with the help of Liam, who Emma had a disastrous blind date with years ago.

Planning on Forever

Premieres Sunday, June 26, 2022

at 7pm/6c. on UPtv

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Sunday, June 26, 2022:

Always Amore

premieres for the first time on the Hallmark Channel

Storyline: Elizabeth (Reeser), with the support of her mother-in-law, Nonna (McCormack), is doing everything she can to keep her late husband’s once-acclaimed -- but now struggling -- Italian restaurant afloat. With business going downhill, she is forced to work with a professional restaurant consultant, Ben (Hynes), to see if they can turn things around. At first, Elizabeth resists the changes Ben believes will save the restaurant, but as they get closer, Elizabeth realizes that not all change is bad. She rediscovers her passion for baking and might even open her heart to new love.

Always Amore

Encores Sunday, June 26, 2022

at 8pm/7c. on the Hallmark Channel

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I hope you all have a beautiful weekend... filled with sunshine and blue skies! We are having a bit of a drought here in the Mid-west, though, so we would be grateful for some cloudy skies and rain. Our fields look good right now, but they are needing moisture. Please pray rain comes our way. What's your weather like in your area?

As I stare at the calendar here at my desk (yes, I'm old school... I keep a real paper calendar), I can hardly believe this is the last weekend in June. I'm planning to enjoy some of the movies airing this weekend (especially Christmas!) and spend some quality special time with my family and soak up every bit of Summer that I possibly can. Do you have any special plans this weekend or movies you hope to see (old or new)?

Please note: I haven't pre-screened the new movies listed above. If you'd like to post a review on whether a film is family-friendly, please share in comments below. Thank you!

UPDATE: I have learned there will be a same-sex relationship in the upcoming Christmas in July movie, Campfire Christmas. Due to my own personal faith and beliefs, I will not be promoting this film. I wanted to be certain you all were aware.

Keep cool, everyone, in this Summer heat...

Blessings to you all! Net

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SHINING HIS LIGHT:

"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit."

~Romans 15:13

UPtv JUNE 2022 TV Movie Premieres 💐 Here Come the Brides and June Grooms! 💕 SEE HERE:

UPtv will be airing NEW romantic comedy premieres in June - all with a wedding theme, under UP's *June Grooms* theme.

See details on the new Movie Premieres below...

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Our Dream Wedding

Original Air Date: June 5, 2022

Starring: Rachel Hendrix, James Austin Kerr

Storyline via UPtv: Commitment-shy Haley is as anti-marriage as it gets, but when she tries on her grandma’s ‘magical’ wedding veil, she’s transported to her future, where she and long-term boyfriend Scott are happily married with two beautiful children. Shocked, Haley tracks down her family to make sense of her vision and her view on love is changed for good.

Movie Review:

💐 "Found an early download of 'Our Dream Wedding', and it is so sweet! I'm sure you'll all love it." :) -Maria

💐 "Our Dream Wedding - This has to be hands down one of THE best movies in a very long time! It was familiar yet with a twist that kept it new and interesting. I'm glad Natalie had her grandmother in the alternate reality to help her. I was so happy when she realized that her and Scott were meant to be. This is better than any Hallmark movie this year IMO!!! I'm still smiling." ~Anonymous

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The Engagement Backup

Original Air Date: June 12, 2022

Starring: Stars Elise Gatien, Preston Vanderslice, and Beverley Elliott

Storyline via UPtv: When historian Luna is entrusted with the legacy of her late father’s nautical museum, she pretends that she’s engaged to Jackson, the infamous son of a tech mogul, in order to save it. As she discovers that there's actually more to Jackson, will she broaden her romantic horizons as well as her professional ones?


Movie Review:

💐 "The Engagement Backup is pretty funny, and also quite charming." -Maria

💐 "The Engagement Backup is a family-friendly UP movie. I could sense a spark between the middle class working woman, Luna, with the spoiled rich guy, Jackson, who works for his father's tech company. Both are struggling in their business affairs and decide pretending to be involved publicly would be beneficial to them both. There's a lot of tension and attraction between these two as they try to convince the public and their families of their engagement. I wasn't crazy about all of the lying about their fake relationship, but eventually, it affected Luna and Jackson, too. Overall, it's a sweet, enjoyable story." ~Net

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A Romance Wedding

Original Air Date: June 19, 2022

Starring: Stars Morgan Kohan, Drew Nelson

Storyline via UPtv: Zoe Davis is a successful and highly driven wedding planner in the big city. When her father asks her for help at the family café, she happily drives back to her cozy hometown of Romance, Oregon. Little does she know her mom has already hired Will, an aspiring food chef, to help… Zoe’s childhood sweetheart! Tensions rise between Zoe and Will, but so does the chemistry.

Movie Reviews:

💐 "I found a way to watch 'A Romance Wedding' early, and I really enjoyed it! And I'm proud to say that it's also clean. :) I'm sure you'll all enjoy it when it airs." –Maria

💐 "A Romance Wedding (may contain spoilers) Morgan Kohan and Drew Nelson made two movies together in quick succession. A Whirlwind Wedding was aired last year and it became a firm favourite of mine and although this was actually the first movie it has only recently surfaced. I have to say that this just didn't have the same impact as Whirlwind. It was always going to be hard to top that and it may be unfortunate that I had seen A Whirlwind Wedding first as it was inevitable that I would be bound to make comparisons. I didn't feel the same chemistry between Morgan (Zoe) and Will (Nick) - in fact although there was never any suggestion of anything between them Zoe almost seemed more comfortable in the presence of her business partner Nick in their Wedding Planner venture. I found that both Nick and Zoe's old schoolmate Amanda who had it in for her were both slightly over the top and overacted. The plot was a bit hard to understand too. Will's parent's old farmhouse which Zoe and Nick were trying to buy to set up a branch of their business in her hometown had been on the market for a year so why would Nick not want to sell it to an innocuous bona fide enterprise which could bring more business and prosperity to the town and why would the townspeople want to keep outsiders away? Strange. Despite these seeming downsides I actually quite enjoyed the movie overall, certainly much more than many of Hallmark's nowadays and it did hold my interest. I also enjoyed seeing Lochlyn Munro who played Zoe's father on air again. My benchmark is whether I would watch a movie again and I think I wouldn't mind watching this again at some future date." - Florence's rating 6.5

💐 "A Romance Wedding – is sweet, simplistic, and family-friendly. Zoe Davis is a wedding planner and Will Mason is a chef, and frankly, I didn’t feel much of a sizzle between them. (And yes, I know they are a couple in real-life.) Honestly, their romance was very low-key, but they did have a history. I didn’t like how Will treated Zoe so coldly in the beginning, but I think he was trying to protect his heart, fearing she would leave town and break it all over again. Eventually, I liked when he warmed up to the idea of her staying. Overall, the movie is predictable, but still enjoyable. It would make for a good, lighthearted afternoon watch." ~Net

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Planning on Forever

Original Air Date: June 26, 2022

Starring: Stars Emily Tennant, Alec Santos

Storyline via UPtv: Emma, an events planner with no time for love, agrees to plan her sister's wedding - in just six weeks - with the help of Liam, who Emma had a disastrous blind date with years ago.

Movie Reviews:

💐 "I thought Planning On Forever was cute and family friendly." ~Allie B

💐 "Planning on Forever was very sweet!" –Maria

💐 "Planning on Forever is a charming romantic-comedy, very family-friendly! It’s a delightful movie that expresses the importance of second chances. Emma and Liam make a cute stand-in couple for the bride & groom, as they plan their wedding day when they are called away suddenly for business. I loved Liam’s bicycle shop, Emma’s caring mother, and the gentle romance." ~Net

💐 "Planning On Forever They say every picture tells a story - but does it? I had looked at the cover for this movie but something seemed off about it - maybe it was the fact they had their backs to each other and to be honest I did think Liam (Alec Santos) was a bit grim-looking. In the event however I thought Emma (Emily Tennant) and Liam made a great couple with superb chemistry. The two had had a disastrous blind date previously but yet you could immediately feel the connection between them when they re-met as maid-of-honour and best man at Emma's sister's and Liam's best friend's wedding. The plot was well constructed - it was lovely to see the warmth and affection blossom between them as they went through the many aspects of planning the ceremony with ,of couse, all the road blocks thrown in the way Movies about wedding planners do seem to be rather overdone at the minute but this was one of the better ones with many innovations and unique and intersting plot devices such as the pair being a "stand-in couple" when the bride and bridegroom were called away on urgent business and Liam owning a bicycle shop with a particular interest in vintage machines. Emma's mother was an interesting and larger than life character. I particularly liked the ending - I thought Alec Santos was superb - I could almost feel his hurt and bewilderment when the expected misunderstanding occured! A great little movie from UPtv and Reel One Entertainment." Florence's rating - 8

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Looks like we have more wonderful movie options coming our way this June on UPtv! I'm looking forward to seeing A Romance Wedding, since I enjoyed seeing Morgan Kohan and Drew Nelson previously together in A Whirlwind Wedding. How 'bout you? Do you have a movie pick (or two?) for June?

UPDATE: See my reviews or the UP June movies above.


Please note: If you'd like to post a review on whether a film is family-friendly, please share in comments.

Happy movie watching! Net