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‘A Very Merry Bridesmaid’ on Hallmark Channel – Plot, Cast, Premiere, & Photos

Hallmark Channel is airing A Very Merry Bridesmaid in December as part of their annual Countdown to Christmas event. It follows prior weeks of premieres with films such as An Unexpected Christmas. Get details on the plot and cast, see photos, and a preview below.

A Very Merry Bridesmaid on Hallmark Channel: What is the Movie About?

Leah (Emily Osment) is turning 30 on Christmas Eve. But, this milestone takes a backseat to her future sister-in-law’s wedding, for which Leah is asked to be a bridesmaid. When her childhood crush Drew (Casey Deidrick) returns, it may be exactly what Leah needs to push herself to the forefront of the overlapping festivities and determine a new direction in her life.

You can see the trailer on Instagram below:

Who’s in the Executive Production team for A Very Merry Bridesmaid?

“A Very Merry Bridesmaid” is from Unity Pictures and the executive producer is Kristofer McNeeley. Associate producers are Ron French and Steve Harmaty. The movie was directed by David Strasser. The script was written by Tracy Andreen and Elena Valdez.

A little about the producers:

Kristofer McNeeley is a 47 year old actor and producer originally from Oklahoma City. He has 48 credits to his name for producing and 10 acting credits. Some of his acting credits include Days of Our Lives, That’s Life, and and Shark in a Bottle. He will be the excutive producer for “A Very Merry Bridesmaid.”

Ron French has 44 credits to his name as a producer. including A Christmas Bridesmaid and A Christmas Proposal. He also acted in “Days of Our Lives” as well.

David Strasser is the director for the movie and is a film and television director for movies such as “The Picture of Christmas,” “Listen Out for Love,” and “Coyote Christmas.”

Here is David Strasser on set when he directed the movie, “A Glennbrooke Christmas.”

**Who’s in the A Very Merry Bridesmaid Cast?**

Emily Osment as Leah

Emily Osment, 29, is known for her roles on Disney Channel’s Hannah Montana, ABC Family’s (now Freeform) Young & Hungry, and the Netflix series Pretty Smart. Hallmark fans will recognize her from the 2018 film Christmas Wonderland; in 2020, she starred in the singular season of FOX’s Almost Family.

Casey Deidrick as Drew

Casey Deidrick, 34, is known for his roles on the soap opera Days of Our Lives, the MTV series Eye Candy, and most recently, as Max Parrish on In the Dark on the CW. You may have also seen him in the film Dog Days, or in a few episodes of Teen Wolf.

Casey is also a big motorcycle fan calling out the Indian Motorcycle company as the one he likes most. His co-star, Emily Osment actually commented on his photo and said, “I’m telling Patch.”

Is In The Dark Coming Back for Season 4?

Yes! Casey is currently filming season 4 for the CW “In the Dark” alongside his co-star Perry Mattfeld who portrays Murphy Mason.

Are Casey or Emily Married In Real Life?

Both stars of “A Very Merry Bridesmaid,” Casey and Emily are not married in real life.

A Very Merry Bridesmaid Full Cast List

Emily Osment (Leah Taylor)
Casey Deidrick (Drew Vaughn)
Patch May (Paul Taylor)
Frances Leigh (Julia Rutherford)
Iris Quinn (Molly Taylor)
Mike Dopud (Tom Taylor)
Parmiss Sehat (Marcie Jones)
Libby Osler (Kendra)

Fun Facts on the “A Very Merry Bridesmaid Full Cast”

Parmiss Sehat who plays Marcie Jones is an actor from Canada and also loves to travel. In this photo below she was in Italy in Rinascente. Her caption said, “Been doing nothing but eat and drink for days now…🍹🇮🇹 Think I’m gonna stay.”

On being in “A Very Merry Bridesmaid” with one of her favorite actors, Emily Osment, “

As an adult I was stoked to get to work on this fun Christmas movie😎Buuuuuuut was my inner 12 year old on a TIGHT leash not to freak out about working with a star who was on the show of an entire generation????????? You betchya!

Check out “A Very Merry Bridesmaid” on December 4th at 8:00pm on @hallmarkchannel (and @w_network in 🇨🇦)”

Frances Leigh who plays Julia Rutherford, is an actor from Canada and she is a full on dog mom. Here she is celebrating National Dog Day with her dog, Lou the French Bulldog.

She also loves to stay active and even goes kayaking with her dog, Lou!

Patch May who plays Paul Taylor is an actor from Vancouver, Canada who is also quite into fitness. He even created his own company called “Flamingo Fitness.”

Patch seems to love the beach and can be seen spending time with friends in that very spot.