Fat and Skinny: Jake's friends Eldon and Clinton.

Failed Attempt at Drama: When Jake and Melanie have their first fight, Jake closes his door on Melanie then pulls the shade down on her dramatically, but the shade keeps shooing up and refusing to stay down.

Failed a Spot Check: Lampshaded when Andrew's mother grumbles about what happened to responsible journalism after finding out that Melanie lied about her past to reporters and never got caught.

Everyone Can See It: Melanie's chief model/bridesmaid Tabatha picks up on her feelings for Jake within seconds of seeing them together even while she's still with Andrew.

Enormous Engagement Ring: When she finds out her son is engaged, Kate mentions that Melanie is wearing 'a skating rink on a very important finger.'.

Melanie and Jake never finalize their divorce and end up getting back together.

Demoted to Extra: Melanie's intern Erin (who turns out to be a Vanderbilt) is in several deleted scenes with Melanie and Andrew, including having a bit of a rapport with Melanie about having both started out as internships, but in the final film is omitted aside from a brief appearance in a photo during the closing credits scene showing her getting married to Andrew.

This might be Andrew's mother's doing, but it stands out, since the Deep South is largely Protestant, including Alabama, and usually averts this trope hard.

Christianity Is Catholic: The officiant at Andrew and Melanie's wedding is a priest in the traditional frock.

Convenient Miscarriage: The reason why Melanie and Jake split up after their Shotgun Wedding.

Cleaning Up Romantic Loose Ends: Even though Andrew is jilted at the altar, the end credits show Melanie reading his wedding announcement to a New York socialite.

Childhood Marriage Promise: Jake to Melanie when they were 10 years old.

Camp Gay: Melanie's associate Frederick.

By-the-Book Cop: Sheriff Wade refuses to just arrest Melanie or kick her out of Jake's house (at least until Jake mentions a certain bench warrant) due to them still being married and it technically just being a non-violent domestic dispute, and also can't do anything to help Melanie pressure Wade.

She passes out by the time he gets there and he hauls her in the house, snoring.

Bridal Carry: Played for Laughs when Jake drives a very drunk Melanie back to her parents' house.

Brick Joke: Jake talking about the cat Melanie put a bomb on seems to just be an urban legend that Jake is exaggerating when he describes how it supposedly survive but then it does show up at the party at the end, licking at the cake.

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