The 'Father of the Bride' house is real and worth a pretty penny

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A freak snow storm hits the day of Annie’s wedding. Of course, the snow is just pretend snow since this home is located at 843 S. In the interview, the couple said the fence was just barely standing up and about ready to fall over any second. It had not been installed/built the way a real fence would have been so they had to pay to have it taken down and replaced with a real fence. I remember there were also some things in the kitchen that had to be redone. They spent a fair amount getting the house back to real livable conditions, as I recall.

One of the locations of the family home from Father of the Bride

If you're a diehard fan, you can stop at the residence located at 843 S El Molino Avenue in Pasadena, California. The beautiful white facade of the eight-bedroom, 4,339 square foot single-family home looks just like it did in the film, according to views from the Zillow listing. However, some people might not know that this home only served as the frontal view in the movie. The inside shots of the house were filmed on a movie set that was torn apart after the shooting, with producers not expecting a sequel. Once production began for the second movie, they had to rebuild the set from the ground up, according to IMDb.

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To this day it remains one of the most searched-for movie houses on the internet and after a quick re-watch (or three) since the film joined Disney+, I was instantly reminded why. I’ve always loved the built-in cabinetry in this room. This is the same look I am going for in a room in my home that I’m hoping to one day turn into a library. You can see the vintage shelving I found for my “someday library” in THIS post. It looks almost exactly like the shelving shown here, doesn’t it? I hope to bump my fireplace out from the wall like they have done here, too.

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Writer Elizabeth Finkelstein is a self-proclaimed old house addict on a lifelong hunt for her perfect historic home. From big Victorian fixer-uppers to tiny colonials to mid-century modern masterpieces, Elizabeth believes that the best homes show the charm of having been loved over time. She chronicles it all on her website CIRCA Old Houses, which showcases beautiful old houses for sale across the country. Yes, the Father of The Bride House is absolutely real!

To be fair, Annie’s outfits have come full circle and are once again considered the height of cool-girl fashion. As for our love of that fairytale family home, you’re not the only one still pining to step inside over 30 years later. It’s a great house, and I never want to move.” Safe to say that if we lived at the Banks' house, we’d stay put too! Time to track down our dream family home otherwise known as 24 Maple Drive...

You’ll find the house looking just as dreamy as you’ve always remembered it at 843 El Molino Avenue in Pasadena, California. Let’s go inside and take a little tour of this famous movie house. The story follows George Banks (Martin) as he deals with the ups and downs of finding out his daughter, Annie (Williams-Paisley), is about to get married, according to the film's IMDb. Hijinx and comedy ensue as George comes to terms with the fact that his daughter is no longer a little girl.

The ‘Father of the Bride’ house is real (and worth a pretty penny)

Personally, there’s a little too much “stuff” in this room for me, but it does feel like a real home. It’s amazing how quickly a kitchen can get cluttered in real life. We never get a great shot of this wonderful grandfather clock, but it adds so much to this otherwise very neutral interior.

“Steve Martin's old stomping grounds”

It’s a private residence of course so any trips there should be respectful and discreet, making sure not to trespass on the property or disturb residents and neighbors. There’s been plenty of that in the past; according to betweennapsontheporch.com, the young couple who purchased the property shortly after the movie was made even had people ringing their doorbell and asking for a tour. It has an incredible total of 8 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms and remains as charming today as it was back in the early 90s.

It reminds me of a Mora clock but it doesn’t quite have the “pot belly” proportions of the Mora. Ummm, anyone know the origins of a clock like this? It’s not really a Bornholm clock like I have HERE in my upstairs family room. Located in beautiful Pasadena, California, this is the main iconic house used in filming Father of the Bride starring Steve Martin. The interior of this home might not look familiar because many of the scenes were filmed in Pasadena, California. Though the true address isn’t quite as pretty sounding as 24 Maple Drive, it is, as George says, located in California.

Although it's not the same basketball net used in the production, there is still a hoop in the same spot. Unfortunately, the home is not currently for sale, but you can still relive your movie fantasies by visiting both locations featured in "Father of the Bride." However, if you’re noticing that the first house doesn’t have those same iconic pink flower-lined white picket fences you remember from the movie, that’s because they were constructed especially (and temporarily) for the film. A lot has changed since 1992 when Father of the Bride first hit theatres. Not least the cost of huge five-bedroom houses with white picket fences and beautifully landscaped backyards.

Many years ago, I read an article in a magazine where they interviewed a young couple who bought this house in real life when it became available a few years after the making of the movie. They had some pretty wild stories to tell about folks walking right up to their door, ringing the bell and asking for a tour. One of the things they said that really stuck with me was that some of what we saw in the movie was constructed just for the movie, like the white picket fence. And, if you’re hoping the house used for the backyard wedding scenes might be more reasonable, you’re in luck… kind of. Also off the market, Zillow estimates this equally striking family home’s worth at around the 2.5 million dollar mark. But that house's backyard was apparently not up to par, so they located another house in nearby Alhambra featuring a spacious basketball court to serve as the setting for the film's backyard scenes.

To Diane Keaton, who showed mothers everywhere how to show enthusiasm for a daughter’s wedding so strongly opposed by the father of the bride. To Steve Martin, whose love for his daughter was both heart-wrenching and hilarious.

When reminiscing about the classic film, fans will undoubtedly talk about the fantastic Banks family home. With the help of outlandish wedding designer Franck Eggelhoffer (played by Martin Short), they pull off a magical wedding, but not without its fair share of twists and hilarious turns. Now, you can catch a glimpse of the home where the film was shot. However, you might need to make more than one trip. I’m pretty sure all dads sweat the speech they’re socially mandated to deliver at their daughter’s wedding.

The house garnered even more big screen cache in 2005, when it was used (front and inside, too!) in the film Guess Who starring Ashton Kutcher and Bernie Mac. In a statement to ABC News, listing agent Ann Gluck said that the new owners are "a big family, comprised of older parents and grown children, with no daughters as far as I know." I think it’s time to give a toast to a movie that will go down in history as one of the best there has ever been. Here’s how the room looks when it’s redone for Annie’s wedding.

In the scenes where Annie and her dad are playing basketball, this same house is used, again. We get a brief view of one of the bathrooms here with the “wedding swans” floating in the tub. The unexpected snow storm has made it too cold for them to be outdoors. One more view looking across the kitchen into the dining room of the home.

It’s not on the market right now, but it WAS for sale! The Alhambra house, a four-bed, four-bath, 4,397 square feet Colonial beauty was last sold for $1.998 million smackers in August 2016 with listing agent Ann Gluck. If you’re a diehard film-buff, it’s actually a steal since it’s actually a double-whammy. The home is also the proud filming location of the Bernie Mac flick, “Guess Who,” starring sweetheart Ashton Kutcher. The second house was used to shoot scenes for Annie and Bryan’s backyard wedding.