It is an American remake of the original 2006 Swiss-French film Mon frère se marie [fr] (My Brother Is Getting Married), written by Jean-Stéphane Bron and Karine Sudan.

The film stars an ensemble cast that includes Robert De Niro, Katherine Heigl, Diane Keaton, Amanda Seyfried, Topher Grace, Ben Barnes, Susan Sarandon and Robin Williams.

Explaining that because she is a devout Catholic and does not believe in divorce, Alejandro asks Ellie and Don to pretend to be married for the next three days.

That evening, the family goes out to dinner with Missy and her bigoted parents Muffin and Barry, and Bebe shows up as their waitress, which surprises everyone.

Jared goes upstairs to talk with Nuria, who tells him that she has decided to no longer follow Ellie's advice about being not so sexually available, and they sleep together.

It is an American remake of the original 2006 French film, Mon frère se marie (My Brother Is Getting Married), which was written by Jean-Stéphane Bron and Karine Sudan.

[4] Director Justin Zackham and producer Clay Pecorin appeared on a Season 6 episode of TLC's Cake Boss.

The website's critical consensus states, "The Big Wedding's all-star cast is stranded in a contrived, strained plot that features broad stabs at humor but few laughs.

[8] According to Business Insider, the movie "was a massive flop at theaters" but recouped its production costs by a few million dollars.

[9] It opened with box-office receipts of $7.5 million at 2,633 North American locations, leading one observer to state, "Expect domestic exhibitors to file for divorce in the very near future".

"[8] Heigl was nominated for Worst Supporting Actress at the 34th Golden Raspberry Awards in 2013, where she lost to Kim Kardashian for Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor.