"M'lynn ( Sally Field) is the mother of the Bride to be Shelby Eatenton ( Julia Roberts) and as friend truvy Jones ( Dolly Parton) fixes the women's hair for the ceremony,they welcome a helping hand from aspiring beautician Annelle Dupuy DeSoto ( Daryl Hannah ). Diabetic Shelby has a health scare ,which is averted but doesn't bode well for her hopes of having children.time passes ,the women and their friends encounter tragedy and good fortune, growing stronger and closer in the process,group of six close-knit women in a small Louisiana town who gather regularly at truvy's beauty salon, providing each other with support, laughter,and comfort through the triumphs and tragedies of life ". "*** Character's"*** "*** M'lynn - social worker,wife to drum ,Mother to Shelby, Tommy and Jonathan, Jackson's mother in law , Jackson Jrs maternal grandmother "***.

"*** Truvy Jones -Glamour Technician,wife to spud Jones ,Mother to Louie ,town gossip"***.

"Ouiser-Clairee belchers best friend and confidante , Eatenton family's next door neighbor,town grouch , drum's nemesis ".

"Annelle-Newcomer to town, apprentice beautician hired by Truvy Jones,first married to bunkie Dupuy,lather marries Sammy DeSoto ".

"*** Clairee- former town first lady ,sister to drew marmillion ,sister in law to belle marmillion,aunt to Marshall and Nancy beth marmillion,best friend and confident of ouiser , friend of the Eatentons and Joneses "***.

"Shelby -Eldest child and only daughter to drum and M'lynn,sister to Tommy and Jonathan, marries Jackson and gives birth to Jackson Jr.,suffers from type 1 diabetes ".

"Drum- husband of M'lynn, Father to Shelby,Tommy ,and Jonathan , Jackson's father in law , Jackson Jrs maternal grandfather ".

"Spud-sporadically employed laborer , truvy's husband and Louie's father ".

"Jackson - lawyer, Shelby's husband, Jackson Jrs Father,drum and M'lynn son in law and Tommy and Jonathan's brother in law".

"Tommy - Drum and M'lynns first born ,and middle child , Shelby and Jonathan's brother, Jackson's brother in law , Jackson Jrs maternal uncle ".

"Jonathan -Drum and M'lynns second born and youngest child, Shelby and Tommy's brother, Jackson's brother in law , Jackson Jrs maternal uncle ".

"Louie-Truvys and Spuds rebellious son ".

"Sammy-Annelle's eventual husband,who met her at Shelby's and Jackson's wedding reception ".