I'm a huge fan of Signed, Sealed, Delivered. I recorded To the Altar back in 2018 and well, life is busy with everything happening, so only today (12 January 2021!!) I finally watch To the Altar.

It was definitely worth the wait.

Funny thing is I thought that by now there would be more SSD movies (the pattern is usually two movies per year) but sadly not to be. There were none in 2019. There was supposed to be one in 2020 but the pandemic has delayed this, so hopefully 2021 will see one and hopefully two SSD movies. By then Norman and Rita will have celebrated their third wedding anniversary!

That's right, because To the Altar saw Norman and Rita get married! Also, Oliver proposes to Shane. Will they be married in time for the 2021 movie?

To the Altar sees the return of five beloved recurring cast members: Gregory Harrison, Barry Bostwick, Keb' Mo', Carol Burnett and of course the irrepressible Zak Santiago!

Unfortunately Carol had to appear via laptop because in real life because as stated in the iMDB trivia: "This was due to scheduling conflicts arising from the CBS Carol Burnett Special that needed re-shoots after Kevin Spacey was removed from the broadcast."

Collen Camp, who played Rita's Mom in an earlier episode, didn't appear. In fact her character was killed off (she died spelunking). Why? According to iMDB trivia: "Actress Colleen Camp who previously portrayed Rita's Mother doesn't appear in this movie. The character is apparently killed in an unseen spelunking accident. Camp was apparently difficult to work with and was written out of all future SSD movies at the main casts request."

This hasn't been officially verified. But a tweet by Maria Giardello on Sep 25, 2017 provides a clue. Maria asked the main cast what it was like working with Colleen Camp and Barry Bostwick. None of the main cast responded.

I also love the classical piano music in To the Altar.

Let's hope Signed, Sealed, Delivered lives on in 2021 and beyond!

As with all the other ones this is awesome. James Welch Henderson Arkansas 5-1-21.

Three heartwarming stories woven together. This is sappy to the max and I love it.

The POstables always go above and beyond and the story they discover is heroic and tender in an unusual way. She isn't a war hero, or a spy, or even an activist journalist, but the battle she overcame is perhaps more heroic than any of those others because she had to overcome a brain that constantly lied to her and left her on the streets and separated from the one she loved more than any other person.

Meanwhile the woman who is getting married wishes with all her heart to just chat one more time with her departed mother. She shares her heart's desire with another daughter and brings healing.

Another woman has faith. So many romance movies and books have scenes with friends talking about "the way you look at him" or "she looks at you". Well Kristin Booth really does that in this movie and it is palpable.

This movie is quirky as ever, and we love them for it.