Patricia Nesbitt is hosting a wedding at Heritage Worship Centre tonight and everybody is invited.

The playwright and director is hoping that as many as possible turn out to assist as she turns her hand not for the first time to the silver screen.

'The Wedding' is the sequel to her popular play, 'Pastor Will You Marry Me, Please'. Filming starts at the Hamilton centre at 7 p.m., and should be completed within two hours.

She's filming it tonight with the assistance of several cast members from the play and is hoping other actors and persons merely interested in having a good time will play the part of the wedding guests.

Tomorrow night, a gala premiere is planned at the Liberty Theatre. The feature presentation will be the film version of 'Pastor Will You Marry Me, Please' for those who missed the play or want to enjoy the comedy again.

"It is [a film] of the play, but the way that we have captured it is not as if you come and watch the play dead on," said Mrs. Nesbitt. "We've done the close-ups, we've done the cross fades, we've done the cuts just like it's a movie for people to come and enjoy."

Mrs. Nesbitt produced 'Pastor Will You Marry Me, Please' as a play in 2008. She wrote 'The Wedding' because she felt it demanded a sequel. The play centred around the life choices made by 14-year-old Mary.

"'The Wedding' picks up from where 'Pastor Will You Marry Me, Please' left off," she explained. "It opens with this young girl, Mary, who has been off to university and is now a preacher."

Many of the original characters have returned for the new film. However there are also new faces such as Capri Wilson in the role of Craylisha (Cray Cray) Smith, and John Duncan and Leroy Simmons have created an original score as background music.

Those who attend tonight's screening should come dressed as if a guest at a Bermuda wedding. Aside from the actual filming of the comedy there will be lots of entertainment on hand.

"In the middle of it will be a fashion show with lots of audience involvement," explained Mrs. Nesbitt.

"We'll be in full wedding form, but you have to come and see what happens at this particular wedding. Audience participation doesn't stop even during intermission. We want to do some old fashioned things like serving sandwiches, cake and drink, the throwing of rice."

In addition to showing the film to the public tomorrow night's premiere is designed to make the cast "feel really special". It's billed as a red carpet event, where guests can mingle with the actors.

"We are asking people to come dressed very glitzy and glamorously as it is a red carpet event," Mrs. Nesbitt said, "so we're looking for those cute cocktail dress ladies.

"And for guys, we are asking them to dress comparable to the ladies that they bring and be prepared to have your picture taken."

Tickets for 'Pastor Will You Marry Me, Please' are $50 and available from the Liberty Theatre.

Admission includes a cocktail party, hors-d'oeuvre and a free DVD of 'Pastor Will You Marry Me Please'. The event begins at 9 p.m.