Editing Four Weddings and a Funeral (section)

===Writing===
Screenwriter [[Richard Curtis]]'s own experiences as a wedding attendee inspired ''Four Weddings and a Funeral''.<ref name="15 Facts">{{cite news |author=Cormier |first=Roger |date=10 January 2016 |title=15 Splendid Facts About Four Weddings and a Funeral |website=Mentalfloss.com |url=http://mentalfloss.com/article/73509/15-splendid-facts-about-four-weddings-and-funeral |access-date=30 June 2018}}</ref> According to Curtis, he began writing the script at age 34, after realising he had attended 65 weddings in an 11-year period. At one wedding he was propositioned by a fellow guest, but he turned her down and forever regretted it; accordingly, he based the origin of Charles and Carrie's romance on that situation.<ref name="15 Facts"/>

It took Curtis 17 drafts to reach the final version. He initially planned the film as 'Four Weddings and a Honeymoon' but introduced the funeral theme on the advice of [[Helen Fielding]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC Radio 4 - Screenshot - Eight of the most memorable movie weddings |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4FlZmzjqKdWN7HPVlKVN11y/eight-of-the-most-memorable-movie-weddings |access-date=2025-02-15 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref> He has commented on director Mike Newell's influence; "I come from a school where making it funny is what matters. Mike was obsessed with keeping it real. Every character, no matter how small, has a story, not just three funny lines. It's a romantic film about love and friendship that swims in a sea of jokes."<ref name="Anne Thompson">{{cite magazine| url=https://www.ew.com/article/1994/05/06/four-weddings-and-funeral-surprise-hit/| title='Four Weddings and a Funeral' A Surprise Hit |author-link=Anne Thompson (film journalist)|first=Anne|last=Thompson| magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]| date=6 May 1994| access-date=30 June 2018}}</ref>

Curtis chose to omit any mention of the characters' careers, because he did not think a group of friends would realistically discuss their jobs while together at a wedding.<ref name="15 Facts"/>