THANK YOU to everyone who entered our "Favorite Wedding Movie (or Scene) Contest in 2005. We enjoyed reading about your favorite wedding movies and WHY they were your favorite, too!

Here are the movie contest winners:

1. Yadira Torres from New York City won Sharon Naylor's newest books: 1000 BEST WEDDING BARGAINS and 1000 BEST SECRETS FOR YOUR PERFECT WEDDING, which will guide her as she creates her dream wedding without spending movie-star prices.

Yadira's Favorite Wedding Movie (or Scene): The best wedding scene from a movie was at the beginning of Love Actually when the groom's best friend arranges to have live horns playing in the balcony of the church at the end of the ceremony as a surprise to the bride and groom. That was the most beautiful gesture of true friendship because he went above and beyond the call of a Best Man and put his own feelings aside (he was in love with the bride). The entire movie was engaging because all the men stepped out of their comfort zones and went after the women they loved - just like my fiancée did for me! That's romance.

2. Cara Blumstein from Millburn, New Jersey won a free one-year subscription to WedStudio.com, where she and her fiance Andrew will be able to create their own wedding Web site and share the best scenes from their own wedding with everyone they know!

Cara's Favorite Wedding Movie (or Scene): My absolute favorite wedding movie, is the remake of Father of the Bride. It completely captures what a wedding is, from start to finish, and how it effects a couple and their families. But more importantly, there is one scene in this movie which is my favorite, and it touches me deeply. There is a scene where the daughter (Annie) is at the reception, and her new husband pulls her hand, inadvertently turning her to dance with him. There is a beautiful song playing in the background, and her father is watching the moment in slow motion. He does not say anything, but you know what he would say by the expression on his face. This is my favorite scene because no matter how stressful things are before you get married, no matter how crazy your parnets and fiancee might act, it all boils down to a moment like this one, love for each other, seen and appreciated by the ones you love.

3. Monica Rarig from Exton, Pennsylvania won a copy of Chicken Soup for the Bride's Soul: Stories of Love, Laughter and Commitment to Last a Lifetime from Erik & Beth Kent, publishers of NJWedding.com.

Monica's Favorite Wedding Movie (or Scene): I love the scene at the end of The Wedding Singer where Adam Sandler's character sings to Julia Gulia the song "I want to grow old with you." The song is such a sweet love song about what really matters in life, love....and about the little gestures that he would do for love (put you to sleep when you've had too much to drink). I love romantic comedies and Adam Sandler and think that the scene devoted to growing old with someone is what people need to really think about when deciding to spend the rest of your life with another.

What wedding movies were referenced most often in our contest? We thought you'd want to know...

1. Father of the Bride, the Steve Martin remake, was overwhelmingly the most often nominated
2. The Wedding Singer was a close second
3. My Best Friend's Wedding
4. Runaway Bride

Others that made the list: Monsoon Wedding, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Love Actually, The Graduate and American Wedding. To view more wedding and romantic movies, click here to visit the "Wedding Movie Favorites" section in the NJWedding.com WedStore!