A scene from Father of the Bride 1991
George

Two hundred and fifty dollars a head means that for the four of us to attend this wedding in our own home will cost one thousand dollars. Therefore, we are not getting up from this table until we cut this list down to the bare minimum. Now, invite as many people as you want to the church. Pack 'em in. Build a grandstand if you want, but we are not having more than one hundred and fifty people in this house on the day of the wedding. All right, let's start eliminating.

Nina

Okay. Jim Pepper and wife.

George

Oh, great. Start with one of my guys.

Nina

Fine! We'll start with one of mine. I'll cut Steve and Stephanie Turell. They're very good clients of mine...

George

Say no more, they're history.

Nina

All right. Jim Pepper and wife.

George

I've known the guy for twenty years.

Nina

You haven't seen him in fifteen, George.

George

All right. I'll say I lost his address. Now here's somebody. Your cousin Betsy. The poet/waitress/picture framer.

Nina

We can't cut family. They know about the wedding.

Matt

I only invited one person: Cameron. Mom said I could have a friend there.

George

For two hundred and fifty bucks you can see Cameron after the wedding. All right, very good. Five down. We're rolling.

Nina

All right, what about Harry Kirby? We haven't seen him in ages.

George

I don't know.

Annie

Didn't Harry Kirby die last year?

George

Yes! Good! Oh, well...sorry.

Matt

Who's Frank Eglehoffer?

George

What?

Nina

He's coordinating the wedding and then we're not going to invite him?

George

Exactly! Do you think I'm going to pay a guy fifteen-percent, plus an hourly, plus an additional five hundred dollars to feed him and that assistant of his? Have you lost your mind?

Matt

Can I put Cameron back on the list if he promises not to eat?

George

You know, that's not a bad idea. Who else can we ask not to eat? My parents...your mother.

Annie

Why don't we just charge people? That way we can make money on the wedding! [storms out]

Nina

Annie? Annie...

George

I was kidding.

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