A successful New York fashion designer excitedly planning her wedding has to return to her home town in Alabama to persuade her first husband to sign the papers to finalise their divorce. However, seeing her childhood sweetheart stirs up old feelings, leaving the bride-to-be in a quandary over her future. Romantic comedy, starring Reese Witherspoon, Patrick Dempsey, Josh Lucas and Candice Bergen.

New York fashion designer, Melanie Carmichael suddenly finds herself engaged to the city's most eligible bachelor. But her past holds many secrets—including Jake, the redneck husband she married in high school, who refuses to divorce her. Bound and determined to end their contentious relationship once and for all, Melanie sneaks back home to Alabama to confront her past.