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I am loving these destination hallmark movies especially this year when we can't travel. The relaxing pace of the movie is reflective of Jacque's philosophy of love feeling like you are wandering through life with no where to go in a hurry. I felt transported to the streets of Paris, enjoying the beautiful scenes, music, and lots and lots of food! I don't know what Jacque does for a living, seems he has soooo much money and no job and all the time in the world to attend these wedding events. Victoria was a great character, professional, mature, and not acting like the ridiculous big bright eyed hallmark leads we are accustomed to. She actually makes good choices. All the characters had some minor conflict but all resolved them as adults which I greatly appreciated. Take an afternoon off and wander through Paris with this movie! Only thing I found annoying is this year's pregnant characters- they are in literally every movie! Why?!!! Is everyone pregnant during covid?

Premise and some of the developments are typical. The ex was pathetic. There were some laughs and good dialogue early on, but the ending, though pretty much the usual, disappointed me for lack of anything special. Views of Paris were nice including some places I wasn't familiar with, but were the actors shot live in all those spots or was it green screen? If it was real, it didn't look right a couple times. The leads mostly had chemistry.

Tres bien! Paris is beautiful and the plot was a nice change of pace. Hallmark is letting their scripts include more comedy and I for one really appreciate it. Let's do a sequel!

Great movie, with a believable story and the cast all did a fantastic job. I'm hoping this is the first of a series as it has so much potential. Just imagine all the events that could be held at that lovely Chateau, which could cover all angles of food, romance, even mystery. Yes please!