❄It's a Winter Wonderland ❄ with Hallmark's Winterfest Premiere 🏂 "One Winter Proposal" 🏂 this Weekend!

Saturday, January 12, 2019:

It's the second new Winterfest movie of 2019...

One Winter Proposal

image: Hallmark Crown Media

Storyline via Hallmark: Celebrating her novel and his new company, Cara and Ben return to the resort where they fell in love. Playing matchmaker, they ask Megan along. She met Ben’s friend Sean there, and unbeknownst to her Sean’s now the resort’s doctor. While Megan goes to the infirmary Ben starts a fire, but asks Cara for a... click here to read more...

See the premiere of "One Winter Proposal"

Saturday, January 12, 2019

at 8pm/7c. on the Hallmark Channel

Not only does Winterfest continue on Hallmark this weekend, but if you live in an area, perhaps in the Heartland or Midwest, that is expecting snow, then you will be walking in a Christmassy Snow Globe... a Winter Wonderland!

In my hometown, we are anticipating potentially 7 inches of snow! Could be less! Could be more! I think we are due for a Snow day, and everyone gets excited when the snowflakes begin to fall! Please be safe out there, everyone, bundle yourselves up and take care- if you are in this region, too!

And, if you want a little Christmas cheer now and some to look forward to, I have some festive news for you! First, for DirecTV subscribers, you can turn to Music Choice Channel 858 to listen to Christmas music all year long! Then, on February 18th, mark your calendars for a 6PM/5c. airing of "The Nine Lives of Christmas!" This special showing is an intro for the Hallmark Channel's presentation of the 2019 American Rescue Dog Show! (Please note: this movie news could change; therefore, please stay tuned for any updates!)

Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!

Blessings to you all, Net

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Winter Castle - a Hallmark Channel Original "Winterfest" Movie starring Emilie Ullerup & Kevin McGarry

MOVIE REVIEW

Movie: Winter Castle

Network: Hallmark Channel

Original Air Date: January 5, 2019

If you like the winter coats Emilie and Kevin are wearing above,
see where to get them below!

CAST:

Emilie Ullerup ... Jenny
Kevin McGarry ... Craig
Meghan Heffern ... Lana
Habree Larratt ... Sara
Melanie Mullen ... Meg
Justine Eyre
Richard Nash
Roger Dunn
Jon McLaren

PLOT:

Storyline via Hallmark: When Jenny attends her sister’s winter wedding at an ice hotel, her heart melts over the best man, the problem is he unexpectedly brings a “plus one,” seemingly dashing her hopes for a wintery romance.



WHERE to FIND Emilie Ullerup & Kevin McGarry's Coats seen in the Movie:

Both Emilie & Kevin are wearing coats by the brand Mountain Warehouse. (Click the links below for more details.)

Emilie is wearing the Mountain Warehouse Isla II Womens Insulated Down Jacket / Winter Coat.

Kevin is wearing the Mountain Warehouse Bracken Extreme 3 in 1 Mens Jacket / Winter Coat.

(Sizing and Color options may be limited.)


Movie Review:

As Hallmark wedding movies go, “Winter Castle” is the “ICE”ing on the cake!

It is very (*shivering from the cold*) Nnnn”ICE”!!!!

With this Winterfest movie set in an actual Winter Ice Castle, (brrrr!!!) everything about this movie was magical, whimsical, enchanting, and cold! You almost expected to see Elsa, Anna, and Olaf there, as it very much looked like a scene right out of Disney’s princess animated fairytale, ‘Frozen.’

In this Hallmark movie, Jenny, (Emilie Ullerup) a children’s storybook editor, attends her sister, Meg’s wedding with the thought in mind, that she has not achieved either her work or relationship goals; however, this is not your ordinary wedding venue. Instead, the bride and groom have chosen a destination wedding at an ice hotel – where dreams seem to magically come true!

Playing matchmaker, Meg, who is starry eyed bride and very much in love herself, decides to pair her sister Jenny up with the best man, Craig, (Kevin McGarry) who is a single father. When Jenny and Craig meet at the castle, before being introduced, there is an instant attraction, sparks!, BUT just when everyone thinks Craig and Jenny will be the perfect match, there’s a big surprise in store- when they realize Craig has brought his own plus one, a lady friend, Lana. Is their relationship... romantic? friendly? platonic? Everyone speculates!

Not only was the potential romantic story in "Winter Castle" intriguing and cute, I also found myself completely mesmerized by the beauty of the hotel, carved into artistic ice sculptures. Each room was an incredible work of art, with images of polar bears and princesses. I also found it amazing to see the combination of fire and ice. (How does that work?) Jenny also finds her inspiration from the ice hotel and writes her own story set there.

In the meantime, wedding plans are set in motion, and Craig, as best men, and Jenny, as maid of honor, are constantly running into one another in and outside of the ice hotel. It’s obvious to everyone, even poor Lana, the instant connection they have and the bond Jenny is developing with Craig’s daughter, Sara. However, Craig is an honorable man and feels indebted to Lana, who has been there for him and his daughter since his wife passed.

Jenny and Craig seem to “let it go” (a definite “Frozen” theme) as they celebrate Meg and Tony’s wedding. Jenny’s only desire, at that point, is to set everything aside and focus on her sister on her big wedding day and make this the best day possible for her. So sweet. Jenny is such a likeable, joyful character. (A side fashion note: I loved Emilie Ullerup’s gorgeous loosely swept elegant braid at the wedding, as it, too, was reminiscent of Elsa, from “Frozen.” Such a nice touch!)

Emilie Ullerup  - image: Hallmark Crown Media
Animated Elsa from Frozen - image: Disney 

Is happily-ever-after, in the end, a possibility for Jenny and Craig in this Magical Winter Castle? Will Jenny’s ice castle children's story be good enough to publish?

I think you will enjoy this delightful Hallmark happy ending!!!



See or Skip:

Absolutely see "Winter Castle!" You'll want to cozy up in your favorite blanket and enjoy this N-ICE Hallmark movie! It's perfect for family viewing!


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*Images Credit: ©2018 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: Courtesy of Johnson Productions Group

ALL things NEW...

I so hope you have all had a wonderful start to this new year! It is always a wonderful moment, when the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve, celebrating with family and ringing in the new year - 2014! We remember fondly the year that has passed and with prayer and our trust in the Lord, we look forward to all that might be in this year ahead.

Just a few days into this New Year, and we were snowed in (here in the Mid-West) with 14+ inches of Snow and Snow Drifts that were 4-6 feet high! We didn’t have a White Christmas, but we have certainly made up for it – with a White New Year! Everything looks so beautiful and fresh covered with a thick white blanket of snow. Plus, like most of the country, we have had bitter cold temps… one day the wind chill reached -39 degrees. Yes, that number is negative, minus 39! Brrrr! We must have been colder than the North Pole. Santa could have moved his workshop here! However, I don’t know if Rudolph could have even made it through that Blizzard. But that’s okay… Santa is on a much needed and well deserved vacation now.

Since Christmas, I have also been catching up with some of the Christmas Movies I didn’t see during the Christmas Season. Some have been pretty good, and others, well… let’s just say some have been interesting. I am planning to do the annual list of Favorites – so I don’t want to influence you with what I liked best – so I’ll hold off my reviews until later.

Although, I would like to say how wonderful the Hallmark Channel was during the Christmas Season. Since most of their movies are Family-Friendly, I knew there was always a place to turn to and enjoy with the family… day or night. You absolutely deserved the great ratings you received. Also, it was nice to have INSP and UP, too, for nice family Christmas Movies. I am sure I would have loved HMC, the Hallmark Movie Channel, too – if I had that station.

To all of you who visit here… Happy New Year to all of you! I hope you continue to enjoy the adventure of “It’s a Wonderful Movie” this year with me. This weekend I am so looking forward to the first episode of the Hallmark Channel’s new family TV series: When Calls the Heart, which is being directed by Michael Landon, Jr. Actress Lori Loughlin (who you may know from the sitcom Full House as Aunt Becky or from her Hallmark Channel Movie, Garage Sale Mystery) said “it’s like Little House on the Prairie meets Romance Novel.” I am delighted that this will be a new drama series the whole family can watch together!

God’s Blessings to You All for a Safe and Happy New Year, 2014!