The Wedding Bells
Genre	Comedy drama
Created by	Jason Katims David E. Kelley
Starring	KaDee Strickland Teri Polo Sarah Jones Michael Landes Benjamin King Chris Williams Missi Pyle
Composer	Danny Lux
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	7
Production
Executive producers	Jason Katims David E. Kelley Jonathan Pontell
Running time	45–48 minutes
Production companies	David E. Kelley Productions 20th Century Fox Television
Original release
Network	Fox
Release	March 7 (2007-03-07) – April 6, 2007 (2007-04-06)

The Wedding Bells is an Americancomedy-drama television series that aired onFox from March 7 to April 6, 2007. The series was greenlighted after the network became interested in a series centered on wedding planners. The network approachedDavid E. Kelley to create the show, and he essentially remade a rejected pilot he created forABC in 2004 entitledDeMarco Affairs which starredSelma Blair,Lindsay Sloane, andSabrina Lloyd as three sisters who inherit a wedding planner service. Though the show had a moderately strong premiere, it faded in theratings and was cancelled after seven episodes had been produced and five episodes were aired.^[1]

The Bell sisters, Annie (KaDee Strickland), Jane (Teri Polo) and Sammy Bell (Sarah Jones), inherited"The Wedding Palace" after their parents' divorce. David Conlon (Michael Landes), photographer forThe Wedding Palace and ex-boyfriend of Annie's whose tension-filled dealings with her are clearly the result of pent-up sexual chemistry; and Russell Hawkins (Benjamin King), Jane's husband and the companyCOO; round off the cast.

Then there's wedding singer Ralph Snow (Chris Williams), who always aspired to be the nextLenny Kravitz, but instead is stuck crooning endless cover songs and retro medleys for unappreciative wedding guests. Amanda Pontell (Missi Pyle) adds to the frenzied scene as a formerbridezilla client who becomes a board member of The Wedding Palace.

• The relationship between Wedding Palace assistant Debbie (Sherri Shepherd) and another wedding singer (Cleavant Derricks in a recurring role). Her biological clock is ticking and he is cautious about getting married again, as his first marriage ended badly.
• The very rich (but socially awkward) Amanda Pontell's efforts to fit in with the three Bell sisters.
• Sammy Bell's (Sarah Jones) efforts to be seen as a whole woman, not just as a sexy woman.
• Sibling rivalry between Jane (Teri Polo) and Annie (KaDee Strickland) -- there is a history of Jane's boyfriends becoming attracted to Annie—and Jane and Sammy—Sammy has read in Jane's diary that Jane is jealous of Sammy's breasts.
• Had the series gone on, another secondary plot might have been about Russell's efforts to franchise the Wedding Palace.Christopher Rich played a potential investor with Las Vegas connections in the last aired episode.
• A couple of episodes hadHeather Tom andNicholle Tom as buxom blonde sisters who would crash weddings. Debbie would inevitably throw them out.

• KaDee Strickland as Annie Bell
• Teri Polo as Jane Bell
• Sarah Jones as Sammy Bell
• Michael Landes as David Conlon
• Benjamin King as Russell Hawkins
• Chris Williams as Ralph Snow
• Missi Pyle as Amanda Pontell
• Costas Mandylor as Ernesto
• Sherri Shepherd as Debbie Quill

The first two episodes ofThe Wedding Bells garnered poor reviews and low ratings. Critics cited the superficial relationships between the sisters as a weakness. Some claim that Kelley lacked the flair to write for women, after his successful run withAlly McBeal.

• The Wedding Bells atIMDb

• 2000s American comedy-drama television series
• 2007 American television series debuts
• 2007 American television series endings
• American English-language television shows
• Television series by 20th Century Fox Television
• Wedding television shows
• Television series created by David E. Kelley
• Fox Broadcasting Company comedy-dramas

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