Our 30 favorite wedding scenes are sure to give you butterflies

Since the days of Shakespeare, weddings have played a critical role in all manner of storytelling. Whether they’re setting up conflict or signaling Happily Ever After, the formal bonding of two (or more!) characters in holy matrimony can shift focus towards the conclusion or realign elements to signify a new chapter. Plus, weddings are a great excuse to get all your favorite fictional folks drunk, kissing, and wearing fancy outfits for a dreamy opening or show-stopping finale.

Listed alphabetically by title of the film or show, here are 30 of the most memorable wedding scenes from movies and television. Crucially, this is not a “best of” list—rather a collection of moments we thought fit nicely together.

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“Always the bridesmaid. Never the bride.” These immortal—albeit slightly sexist—words propel the enduring charm of . Directed by Anne Fletcher (The Proposal), this 2008 rom-com sees stars James Marsden and Katherine Heigl samba, skip, and mosey their way through one of the cuter outfit montages in modern cinematic memory, when a perpetual bride’s best friend shows off many marital uniforms to a journalist covering her sister’s wedding. Spoiler alert: It leads up to a final act reveal, in which our heroine’s many friends finally show up for her on her big day—she’s actually marrying that journalist!—that’s sweet enough to make you misty-eyed.