10/10/2025
My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997)
“Some people are never meant for us, no matter how much we try to love them.”
Love comes in different forms after all.
My Best Friend’s Wedding is a film that lingers long after you’ve watched it, a story about friendship, longing, and the moments we fail to notice until they slip away. It is funny and clever, yes, but beneath all that laughter is a quiet ache that I recognize all too well, the ache of caring for someone deeply but knowing that life will move in ways you cannot control. Watching Julianne try to hold onto Michael, I remembered the friendships and bonds in my own life, the ones I take for granted because I assume they will always be there.
For us Paulinians, the film resonates in a way that feels personal. We chase grades, projects, awards, and the endless pressure to define our future, often forgetting the people who make the present bearable. Like Julianne, we sometimes realize too late the value of the connections we have, the classmates who laugh with us in the hallways, the friends who support us through late-night study sessions, the bonds that feel ordinary but are actually fleeting and precious.
There is a scene in the film where Julianne watches Michael with his fiancé, the celebration alive around him, and for a moment everything she wants seems impossible. This made me realize how often in our own lives we are so busy striving for success that we forget to pause and be present with the people beside us. The film reminds me that love, friendship, and connection are not achievements to be earned, they are treasures to be felt and held, even if only for a moment.
By the end, Julianne learns that letting go can be the most selfless act, and I think about how we, as students must also learn to cherish the people around us before it is too late. Are we truly noticing the friends who matter, or are we only racing toward the next milestone? When we look back, will we remember the grades, the accolades, or the laughter, and the friendships that made school life bearable?
My Best Friend’s Wedding reminds us that love comes in different forms, some fleeting, some enduring, and some that leave a mark even if we cannot hold onto them. For Paulinians, it is a call to live fully, love genuinely, and treasure the people who make our fleeting years feel infinite.
📝 Written by Martina Santiago
💻 Layout by Chaeli Valero