The brand-new Netflix original starring Brooke Shields is all about the mother of the bride, who is usually a forgotten character in romantic comedies. Most of the time, they serve as a parent figure who is pressuring the daughter to consider marriage. The mother figures are usually the conservative ones who want their independent single child to find the right partner to spend the rest of their life with. This Netflix original does a flip and has a mother figure who is the center of attention at the wedding and wants to do the right thing for her daughter.

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Why was Emma worried about sharing the news of her engagement?

Emma Winslow worked for Discovery Resorts in London, where she was proposed marriage by her boyfriend, Rj. She immediately accepted it, only to realize she needed to inform her mother about this huge decision she had made. Emma’s mother,...