The Wedding Veil Unveiled

7.8 stars.

I think the reason it's better for me is because I like Autumn Reeser the most out of the three female leads of Wedding Veil. The Italian cityscape and countryside was very welcoming. I don't know how much was filmed in Italy, but let's just go with it, because it appears authentic. This film's magic is in the setting, the charm and energy of the people, and the interactions between the leads. Reeser is single and teaching art history to a bunch of Italian college students who are difficult to please. Her secondary mission is to trace the origin of the Veil. She meets a wonderful Italian man and they fall in love.

I must note there are too many coincidences with him and his family. How many times can you run into the same guy in a city that size, only to find out his family is directly linked to this mysterious artifact (the veil) that grants that you will find true love? However, this story is leaning toward the veil being magical because it's the veil itself that grants true love to those who come in contact with it. So the people don't find true love, the veil creates true love. Hard to explain. Basically, in other words, the veil is like love potion #9. If you drink the potion, you fall in love with that person, so it is with the veil, if you touch it or have it in your possession, you fall in love with someone in close proximity. The veil must be present in that location for love to happen there. At least that's what I've witnessed so far. This may change as I view additional installments of this series.

The family is wonderful, they are classic Italians. They have a multi-generational family business, they share all activities, including lunch every day. They chat, laugh, and argue a lot - vintage Italian. She joins him and his family for lunch and they spend a lot of time together, and the family loves her right away.

Good feeling with this one. I like it better than the first.

This is the second film in Hallmark's Love-u-ary The Wedding Veil trilogy and is about the second of three college friends who purchase a veil together in San Francisco at an antique shop. The veil has a legacy of love and it is said that whoever has the veil will find true love.

The veil started with Lacy Chabert's character, Avery Morrison an aspiring Art Curator at a museum in Chicago. She meets and marries her true love while in possession of the veil, a wealthy trust fund baby and benefactor of the museum. Avery and her now husband uncover a lost Italian painting at the museum that seems to depict their exact veil on the portrait of a woman.

In this, the second film, The Wedding Veil Unveiled, Autumn Reeser's character Emma Lowell takes the veil back to Italy with her to see if she can find the origin or provenance of the veil. Emma is a professor of art and is to teach a section on American art in Padua, Italy. Her search for the origins of the veil lead her to Verona where they are famous for their lace and their still exists some of the oldest lace shops in Italy. During this excursion she meets Paolo...who just happens to be a relative of the woman in the painting and of the house where the lace was made. They are still in the business. The three girls think Paola's grandmother should have the veil and they agree to give it back to her. But there is some unfinished mysteries left...like why is Adrianna (the woman in the portrait) wearing the veil for the portrait...but then doesn't wear it for her actual wedding? As Paolo, a widower, and Emma try to find the answers they not only find a family secret, but find that they have feelings for one another.

This was sweet and romantic without being overly gushy. It hit just the right note...and the Italian scenery was different but still absolutely gorgeous. It was nice to see a big Italian family who works together and has their weekly business meeting over a table with food. There are some nice references to vintage films...both American and Italian and a several Italian proverbs are discussed...mainly about slowing down and being in the moment (something most Americans can take note of).

This was a wonderful second chapter in The Wedding Veil story and I can't wait for Alison Sweeney in part three! This is a must see for a romantic...in fact I enjoyed it so much I looked up the author who wrote the original books this series was based upon.

In part two of the trilogy, The Wedding Veil Unveiled, Autumn Reeser is going to Italy to teach an Art History class for a month or two. She is taking the veil with her to confirm that it is the same veil in the portrait, and if so, to learn the history behind it. For one thing, how did it get to San Francisco? First of all, if I were Lacey Chabert or Alison Sweeney I would be royally p.o.ed that Autumn Reeser got to go to Italy for her part of the trilogy, and I didn't. The beautifully photographed scenes in that country were one of the best parts of this one. While Autumn and her love interest are investigating the story behind the veil worn in the portrait by the fictional artist Amici we vicariously explore some beautiful destinations including Venice, Verona, Burano, and Padua. No Rome, and I didn't miss it at all.

It seemed like their were more side-stories in this one than is usual. The story behind the Veil was intriguing and well thought out. They brought in some hurdles for Autumn to overcome in teaching her Art History class which were engaging. It was good that they had the capable and poised Autumn screw up a little bit. Her buttoned up personality needed to be loosened up. Her love interest, Paolo, had his own problems. He was part of a family that has been in the lace business for generations. We get to know his large loving family, which was nice. But he wants to expand the business, and his father is too cautious and conservative. One of the stories, about the young Italian student who couldn't afford the tuition came out of left field and was basically a time-filler since it was completely untethered to anything else going on in the stories. Since we didn't have baking shenanigans, ice skating or snowball fights? With the extraneous details given about the boy's situation, it seemed like they were going hook it in somewhere, but in the end, they just didn't get it done.

Although the male lead was handsome and likable, the romance was just so-so, and more than a little routine. But I liked the meet cute and the meet cute part II. And when the final scene showed them getting married I admit I had an "Awwhh" moment. Maybe there was just too much other stuff going on.

I just want to add that Autumn's wardrobe in this was beautiful and well chosen and she looked great. I questioned a lot of the choices for (or by?) Lacey Chabert in part I, but the only thing that was a little questionable in this one was her choice of shoes to go sightseeing in. She looked very uncomfortable. Part 3 featuring the cynical unromantic Alison Sweeney character was well set up and I'm looking forward to it.

Not a terrible move, but really slow. I like Autumn Reeser and was cute as usual. The male lead was likable. The scenery was beautiful. The movie was just terribly boring.

I found it less enjoyable than the first one. I just didn't care much for the plot. I usually like the lead actress in other movies. It was just boring to me. It seemed too long. There was only conflict at the very end of the movie and the way it was resolved was silly.

I probably will not watch it again. I hope the last one has a better storyline.