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‘The Convenient Groom’: Hallmark June Wedding Movie, Based On Denise Hunter’s Book, Warms The Heart, Starring Vanessa Marcil, David Sutcliffe

By Traciy Reyes
Published on: 04:21 PST, Jun 17, 2016

The Convenient Groom is a remarkable new Hallmark Channel movie that is coming your way this Saturday, according to the Heart of TV’s website. The 2016 romance television movie is directed by David Winning and written by Julie Sherman Wolfe. Hallmark’s The Convenient Groom, which is based on the book by Denise Hunter, is centered around a popular relationship blogger whose fiance has called off the wedding, causing her to go to great lengths to keep the failed relationship a secret. The Internet Movie Database lists the following cast members for The Convenient Groom: Vanessa Marcil as Dr. Kate Lawrence, David Sutcliffe as Lucas Wright, Karen Holness as Pam, Lisa Durupt as Stephanie, Aaron Craven as Bryan Pankhurst, Fred Henderson as Lucas’s Dad, Austin Obiajunwa as Henry, and Kalyn Miles as Anna.

Love expert Dr. Kate Lawrence is a high-profile blogger who gives “honest” dating and relationship advice to her fans. Always looking for good content, what better way to celebrate her own engagement than by letting her fans watch her plan her own wedding to a handsome businessman named Bryan? It seems that Bryan has everything going for him, he is polished and intelligent, but he is not in love with Kate. Finally, Bryan makes his feelings known and calls off the wedding engagement at a highly publicized event. Now, a devastated Kate is not only dealing with the shock of the breakup with her longtime fiancé, she will experience tremendous humiliation in front of thousands of fans, which is sure to jeopardize her career as a love expert.

Just as she is about to face the greatest discomfiture of her life, Lucas Wright swoops in and helps Kate dupe her fans by pretending to be her fiancé. Lucas is a former a high school classmate who has had a crush on Kate for years. He isn’t as polished as Bryan, but he’s cute enough and plays the role of fiancé well. Just as she is about to face the greatest discomfiture of her life, Lucas Wright swoops in and helps Kate dupe her fans by pretending to be her fiancé. Lucas is a former a high school classmate who has had a crush on Kate for years. He isn’t as polished as Bryan, but he’s cute enough and plays the role of fiancé well. Plus, Kate needs this. After all, allowing her fans to follow her wedding arrangements is not only great content for her blog, but it is sure to help her secure the lucrative book deal that she’s been seeking.

As Kate continues to plan her lavish wedding, Lucas is growing even closer to her and desires to have a real relationship with her, which frightens Kate and causes her to distance herself from Lucas to avoid giving him false hope. Meanwhile, Kate, the “honest dating advice expert,” is feeling guilty about lying to her followers and believes that she needs to go public to reveal the truth. However, her plans are put on hold after she sees that Bryan’s new girlfriend is putting her on blast on social media by exposing her engagement as false. After her world comes crashing down, it seems Kate has lost everything, which causes her to realize that love with Lucas is not only convenient, it just might be worth fighting for.

The Cast Of The Convenient Groom, According To Hallmark Channel

Actress Vanessa Marcil

“A native of Indio, California, Marcil’s passion for the theatre began at age five and by her early teens she was working in theatre. Her dedication and determination resulted in significant work in productions such as Neil Simon’s Fooland the classic Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. She landed the role of Sam Marquez on the NBC drama ‘Las Vegas’ in 2003, acting as a casino host opposite James Caan for six seasons. Other primetime appearances include guest star and recurring roles on: ‘Hawaii 5-O;’ ‘Spin City;’ ABC/Steven Spielberg’s series ‘High Incident;’ ‘Without a Trace;’ ‘Lipstick Jungle;’ ‘NYPD blue’ and many more.”

Actor David Sutcliffe

“Sutcliffe was seen on ‘Private Practice,’ playing Kate Walsh’s love interest. He also starred as an average-Joe schoolteacher who falls in love with a movie star in his own comedy series, ‘I’m With Her,’ opposite Teri Polo and has had guest appearances in the CBS comedy, ‘Accidentally on Purpose,’ starring Jenna Elfman, Lifetime’s ‘Drop Dead Diva’ and FOX’s ‘Lie to Me.’ Most recently, Sutcliffe played the lead role on CBC’s television series ‘Cracked.'”

The Convenient Groom is produced by Johnson Production Group and is executive produced by Maura Dunbar and Timothy O. Johnson. It was filmed in Canada. Denise Hunter’s book The Convenient Groom is part of her Nantucket novel series. Hunter is a Christian book writer who has sold over 20 books, according to Amazon. Her loyal readers, who enjoyed the book immensely, are looking forward to a delightful and captivating new Hallmark film.

Don’t forget to take some time to watch this charming new movie on the Hallmark Channel this Saturday, June 18, at 9/8 p.m. Central. Recently, Hallmark debuted their movie Tulips In Spring.

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