Becca Tobin on the Many Reasons Why She Loved Filming "Sister of the Bride"

It39s my third Hallmark moviequot she continued quotI39ve done one each year for the last three years and I39m so so grateful The people I39ve worked for and with at Hallmark are simply the nicest group Hallmark really feels like a good fit for me and it just keeps getting to be more fun I hope it39s something that continues for a long timequotIn Sister of the Bride Tobin pictured at top and below plays Stephanie an anthropology professor who accepts a proposal from her boyfriend Ben Ryan Rottman pictured below after dating for just six months In an effort for the family to get to know him together they head to her parentsamp8217 vacation home in Palm Springs to break the engagement news but upon arrival they discover Stephanieamp8217s sister Tracey Chelsea Gilson and longtime boyfriend Preston Brad Benedict have also become engagedWith both sisters wanting July 4th weddings at the family home Stephanie decides 2020 best suits her and Ben while Tracey doesn39t want to wait Unbeknownst to both sisters though the family retreat is being sold When they find out and realize they have only four weeks to plan the wedding the crunch is on As the two couples feverishly begin preparations it becomes evident Stephanie39s father has an issue with Ben who broke tradition by not asking his permission to propose On top of that Ben is offered a dream job in Oxford England raising questions about their future how well they really know each other sacrifice and if Ben might be the right guy for Stephanie after allFor Tobin it was those question of tradition and sacrifice that rang most true quotMy husband and I come from very traditional families but are probably the most alternative child in each familyquot she explained quotTradition is in our roots and when we got married we mixed a little bit of that with a little of our own But he did ask my dad for permission which was really important to me I do understand why it is an issue in the moviequotMy husband and I did the longdistance thing as he was living in Atlanta and I was in Los Angeles when we started datingquot she added quotA lot of his work was on the east coast while mine was on the west so there was a lot of compromise Ultimately he ended up moving to Los Angeles so it worked out but we both made sacrifices and compromises In the beginning it was a great test to see if each of us felt the other person was worth changing our whole lives for and I liked that Giveandtake is awesome when it happensamp8221With Tobin39s own nuptials which she and her husband planned in just two months she chose to have only her sister by her side as bridesmaidmaid of honor making her character even more relatable quotCareer and family are the two top priorities in my lifequot she shared quotMy sister and I are so close and I love the way they wrote Stephanie in that sheamp8217s soft and feminine but strong in her determination Having a lot of respect for her made her a fun character for me to play Also the decisions that she makes were very similar to the things I would39ve donequotThe former Glee star told me her husband is thrilled about her Hallmark connection quotHe loves these moviesamp8221 she exclaimed amp8220Of all the projects I do these are the ones his family and friends get the most excited about He39s really proud of me and I can tell that it39s fun for him In the grand scheme of things as an actress Hallmark movies aren39t too racy and he knows it could be much worse so he39s thrilled Although there was a little more canoodling and kissing in this one than usualquotIt39s interesting starting one of these projectsquot she continued quotYou and your costar have to feel like you39re already a couple and that can be challenging I believe the first day of shooting we had to kiss so it was like amp8216Nice to meet youamp8217 and an hour later weamp8217re kissing It39s weird but Ryan was such a team player and made it so easy to jump in We just had a great connection from the getgo and loved goofing around I39ve had really good luck with all the guys I39ve worked with at Hallmark they really know how to pick great guys who are perfect gentlemen They39re also not bad to look at right I have no complaints as they do a pretty good job in that departmentquotNow that sheamp8217s donned a wedding dress for a project Tobin is hopeful thereamp8217ll be another Christmas movie in her future Sheamp8217s also grateful to the Hallmarkies who after playing bitchy Kitty on Glee a show she would gladly welcome returning to should there be a reunion have warmly embraced her quotIamp8217ve received the nicest messages from people from the startquot she said quotViewers telling me how much they loved the Christmas movies and they can39t wait for the June Weddings movie It39s so nice they are following my journey with Hallmark as they are the nicest people and the community they39ve built is incredible They39re like a amp8216familyamp8217 the Hallmafia That should be a thingquotSister of the Bride will be is telecast Saturday June 29 at 9 pm on Hallmark Channel as part of its annual June Weddings programming eventClick the social buttons above or below to share this content with your friends and colleaguesThe opinions and points of view expressed in this content are exclusively the views of the author andor subjects and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNet Inc management or associated writers

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