Chatting With Michelle and Patrick
From:
Lauren Barth
17 days 19 hours 22 minutes ago
Here comes the blushing bride … and her super-sexy male “maid” of honor. Michelle Monaghan and Patrick Dempsey were the cutest twosome on the pink carpet last night at the Manhattan Made of Honor premiere. Glam caught up with the stars of the romantic comedy and chatted about movies, marriage, and more.

You look lovely tonight? Who are you wearing?
Monique Lhuillier and Jimmy Choo.
And what’s your reaction to the real-life wedding happening tonight at the premiere?
This is exciting! I mean it’s an honor that they’re getting married here at our premiere. I mean they’re an adventurous couple and they look really happy so I wish them the best of luck.
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Tell me about your experience working on Made of Honor.
Amazing. I mean listen. I love romantic comedies. Patrick’s great. We got to shoot all over the world. We got to shoot in Scotland which is really honestly one of the most romantic places in the world.
What was it like working with Patrick Dempsey?
I mean he’s such a great guy. He’s so much fun. He’s so nice to be around. And he’s easy to hang out with. No drama. He’s just lovely – a lot of fun.
Tell me about your character, Hannah?
My character is the quintessential New York gal. She’s career-driven, she work hard, she’s independent. But she’s looking for her Prince Charming and she finds him in Scotland, and when she gets back from Scotland she’s engaged, and she asks her best friend, Patrick Dempsey, to be her made of honor. Pretty funny. I actually had a male made of honor at my wedding. So it’s one of the things that attracted me to the script.
Have you ever been a made of honor or a bridesmaid? Any horror stories – bad dresses, bridezillas, etc.?
I’ve been a made of honor to my best friend in Iowa. No, I was really lucky. She’s got great taste so there was no drama. I’m a little bit light on top so I did kind of have to put a halter on around it – that was the only thing. But no horror stories.
You also have a film that premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival. What’s your favorite thing about the festival?
I’ve lived in New York for eight years. So for a film to be accepted to be played here is an incredible honor for me. This is a place that has inspired my career. I’m a real proud New Yorker, and to show it here is really special because it’s open to the public. So you don’t just have people in the industry there, you have people who just real want to go and see your film – who are die-hard new Yorkers who love film. So for those people to buy tickets to go see our films is really, really exciting.
You’re career has taken off in the last few years. Do you ever reflect back and think about how crazy this time is for you?
It’s funny. With the tremendous success of Grey’s Anatomy, I ‘m really grateful. It allows me the opportunity to do things like this which is slightly different from Grey’s Anatomy in some respects.
We’re witnessing a real-life couple getting married tonight … How did you propose to your wife?
I proposed – she just got back from a long trip and I finally found the ring. I knew we were going to get married, but I couldn’t find the right ring and I finally found the ring – I was so excited. As soon as she walked in the door I had to tell her. Then I kind of surprised her and she said “yes.”
What’s the secret to a successful marriage?
Take it one day at a time … There are good days and bad days, you just kind of have to work on it …
Made of Honor looks hilarious. There had to be some really funny moments on set? Any favorite moments?
There are a lot of great scenes. I like the scene where Hannah comes in and I discover that she’s engaged – it’s perfect slapstick. And the way the whole scene [created] was sort of like “Can you do some slapstick at the beginning? I’m gonna shoot it like this … and let’s just try a couple things.” And we kept building on that idea. And I think that’s a really funny scene. And of course I think the most touching scene in the movie is the scene in Scotland at sunset. We were trying to catch the light and we were hustling all day to get the scene right, but it just never felt comfortable. And we tried so many different things. But when we just let the scenery tell the story, and it was magic. It was tough though because we went home that night and then we came in depressed the next day and we looked through the [film] and we were like “Oh my God! We have six different versions of this scene.”
But that was the greatest part of it – it was the improvisation and the writing as we went along and the constant struggle to find the humor, and the heart in all of that, and keep it honest. It was really the best part of it.
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