Muriel's Wedding is a tragic comedy set in the town of Porpoise Spit, Australia. The movie is about Muriel, an ugly-duckling, and her one motivation in life --- to get married. Her motivation arises from the fact that all of her friends from high-school, the ones she tries so hard to fit in with, are walking up the aisle.
After her family has found out that she stole money from them for a trip to Hibiscus Island, she runs away from home to Sydney. There, she changes her name to 'Mariel' to represent her new life. When called by her old name 'Muriel', she doesn't hesitate to quickly correct it to 'Mariel'.
As my own big wedding day is coming closer, lately I've been corrected many times as well. While practicing my wedding vow, the vowels in my fiancees name wouldn't exactly come out like they would in her home country.
'Miryam', 'Maaryam', 'Mirjam'--- I'm still trying to get it right.
Starting a new life by getting married sounds easier than it is. It's all in the name.