“Meroux” follows Sokoloff’s character as she inherits a Northern California winery and all the problems that come with it. Film also stars Barry Watson, Christopher Lloyd and Taylor Negron.

Production began this week in Oakdale, Calif., with Bob Fugger directing from a script by Adam Morrison.

John Orlando is producing with exec producers including Tomas Harlan, Tim Carter and Sean Gnekow.

Morrison is repped by Book Ends Entertainment.

From Variety

“Play the Game” (PG-13): The tables turn when a widower (Andy Griffith) becomes “a retirement-home gigolo” while his womanizing grandson (Paul Campbell) struggles to hook up with the girl of his dreams (Marla Sokoloff).

The “Save Unwanted Pets” fundraiser is already gaining celebrity attention from Hollywood. Actors Marla Sokoloff (Desperate Housewives, Modern Men, The Practice), Jason Biggs (American Pie), Jenny Mollen (Crash; TV Series, My Best friend’s Girl), Sarah Carter (CSI NY; TV Series, Skinwalkers), Krista Allen (The Final Destination, Anger Management), Annie Duke (The Apprentice, World Series of Poker), Joseph Reitman (Gamer, Crank 2: HighVoltage) and many others, are scheduled to attend and show their support. Together, APE Action, ThumpingTails and Rio Films aim to draw attention to the serious need to fund care for the overwhelming amount of unwanted pets, as well as garner support for Sammy’s Place senior dog sanctuary and ThumpingTails Animal Rescue.

What: “Save Unwanted Pets” Fundraiser

Who: APE Action, ThumpingTails Animal Rescue and Rio Films

When: Sunday, March 21, 2010 at 2 pm

Where: MODERN MEDIA

5826 Uplander Way, Culver City CA 90230

Why: APE Action’s goal is to raise funds for Sammy’s Place, a senior dog sanctuary. This is a sanctuary where elderly dogs come to spend their last days, weeks, years in a loving environment. There is an overabundance of aging dogs abandoned in shelters every day that would benefit from the continued funding of Sammy’s Place.

Sorry for not updating here and getting things finished sooner, I’ve been kind of slacking this year… But after I saw that Marla tweeted the site – it was just the kick in the butt I needed! LOL I decided to get things finished here soon – because I don’t want to let Marla down… Thank you for the support Marla and I hope that this site will continue to make you proud.

During the rest of this weekend, I will be adding thousands of photos into the photo gallery – so please check back here again soon for those updates!

And don’t forget to follow Marla Sokoloff and this website, Marla Sokoloff Web on Twitter!

Feel free to leave your birthday wishes for Marla by leaving a comment in this post.

Check out pix from our wedding in People magazine’s special year end issue- page 126!

Make sure you grab a copy to see pictures of her wedding!

Flower Girl Marla SokoloffSokoloff currently stars in Flower Girl from the classic cinema-for-television of The Hallmark Channel. The November 15 premiere of Flower Girl on the network hits TV screens at 8 pm.

Sokoloff phoned SheKnows for an exclusive chat about being a Flower Girl on the Hallmark Channel while simultaneously planning her own wedding and how wedding scenes from the film are inspiring her own nuptials.

Marla Sokoloff: Hello, Joel.

SheKnows: Well, hello, Marla, how are you?

Marla Sokoloff: I’m excellent, how are you?

SheKnows: I’m doing great, thanks for phoning SheKnows about your new Hallmark movie, Flower Girl. I have to start by asking what was it like just to spend time with Marion Ross?

Marla Sokoloff: (Laughs) It was amazing. She’s such a talent and such a legend and an absolute sweetheart to boot. My favorite part of Marion was that she has kind of a wicked sense of humor. Every once and a while she would say something totally jolting that you would never expect Marion Ross to say (laughs).

SheKnows: What was the big appeal for you — not just for Flower Girl — but about your character in Flower Girl?

Marla Sokoloff: It’s really funny. I got the job about a week after I got engaged in my real life.

SheKnows: You kidding! Congratulations.

Marla Sokoloff: Yeah! Thanks, I was really excited to be involved in a project that was wedding related. Because when you are engaged, that is really all you care about or want to talk about (laughs). So it was fun to be completely obsessed with it in my real life and go to work and dealing with beautiful flowers and trying on beautiful wedding dresses.

Marla SokoloffSheKnows: Talk about timing, too…

Marla Sokoloff: Yeah, it was very strange.

SheKnows: Did you get any ideas for your own wedding?

Marla Sokoloff: I did, it’s funny, mainly flower ideas.

SheKnows: Sure…

Marla Sokoloff: I took a lot of pictures and emailed them to my wedding planner when an arrangement would come in that I liked.

SheKnows: I wondered.

Marla Sokoloff: Laughs

SheKnows: The idea of the film, I think a lot of women can identify with that it is when they realize that maybe that person isn’t out there, that in fact he arrives.

Marla Sokoloff: I think there’s so much pressure on women to find “the one.” Everybody’s seems to think that there is the ideal man out there, but you really don’t know who your ideal man is until he comes out of nowhere. I think the message of the movie is to not settle. I think that’s really important because I think women feel the pressure to have children, get married…yeah, everybody wants that, but you need to do it with the right person. Lauren, in the movie, really stays true to her beliefs about waiting for the right person. I think it’s a great message to send.

SheKnows: Absolutely, something that also strikes me, that the Hallmark movie is such a pop culture icon. For you to be a part of one here, what does that mean to you as an actress?

Marla Sokoloff: I grew up watching them. For me, it was exciting to be a part of the Hallmark family. (Laughs) I’ve always wanted to do a Hallmark movie because the Hallmark building is actually right by my house. So, whenever they have a movie on, they put up a billboard. Now, the Flower Girl billboard is finally up there. I always wondered if I’d ever be up there (laughs).

SheKnows: Well, there you go!

Marla Sokoloff: Exactly…

SheKnows: Honestly, that could be one of the reasons to do this movie…

Marla Sokoloff: Seriously (laughs)! It’s definitely something you consider.

SheKnows: It is a big deal.

Marla Sokoloff: You know, it’s funny. I’ve been doing this acting thing for so long now, my family is unfazed by what I do, but this Billboard is a big deal (laughs).

SheKnows: Working with David Kelley, that’s fine…but a billboard…(laughs)

Marla Sokoloff: Your show won an Emmy, no big deal. You got a billboard? Yes! It’s on!

SheKnows: What was that like working with David E Kelley on The Practice, the guy is prolific, but still at the end of the day, not a lot of actors get to work with him.

Marla Sokoloff: Completely prolific…and such a surreal experience. I was 17 when I got that job. I didn’t understand the enormity of it all. David Kelly and this prestigious show and working with such amazing actors, it took me a couple of years to understand how massive that was and then when you get off of a show like that, it’s not easy to back on a show like that. That’s also when you realize, ‘wow, I had a pretty awesome situation there.’

From She Knows

Forget about always being the bridesmaid. Sokoloff was always the bride. And she gets to be again (walk down the aisle number five) in the Hallmark Channel movie “Flower Girl,” premiering at 8 p.m. Saturday. The romantic comedy finds Sokoloff, 28, playing a florist who’s always attracted to the wrong men, but who finally finds true love.

But it turns out that all of Sokoloff’s “altar” egos are going to have a purpose beyond a paycheck for her after all. Sunday, just six days before her latest TV wedding, she did the marital thing for real when the star of “The Practice” exchanged vows with her boyfriend of five years, film and TV composer Alec Puro, in Beverly Hills.

Trying to recall a similar instance of television and life dovetailing with a nuptial twist produces no examples. Perhaps the closest thing would be Lucille Ball’s delivering her actual son on the same night (Jan. 19, 1953) as her TV character Lucy Ricardo gave birth on “I Love Lucy.”

“It’s pretty wild, isn’t it?” gushes Sokoloff of this momentous example of life-imitating-art. Or is it art-imitating-life? “It was pretty exciting to be doing ‘Flower Girl’ at the same time I was actually engaged, which happened just before we started shooting the movie in October of ’08.

“I feel like I’ve had enough practice for this in my career, you know? I’m more than ready for the real thing.”

The plotline of “Flower Girl” finds Sokoloff portraying a florist named Laurel Haverford, who’s losing hope that her prince is ever going to ride up on a white horse after having gone through an assortment of toads. It’s her grandmother, Rose Durham — played by Marion Ross, the legendary star of “Happy Days” — who keeps fixing her up under the theory that the path to Mr. Right may be littered with potholes but eventually will bear fruit.

Is there any sort of autobiographical element to the story for Sokoloff? She admits to having gone through her share of guys en route to finding The One, including a long-term relationship with actor James Franco.

“It’s never a simple journey,” she admits, “but that just makes it better when you meet the one you want to spend the rest of your life with.”

Sokoloff’s breakthrough role as a sassy receptionist on “The Practice” led to movie roles in the comedy “Dude, Where’s My Car” opposite Ashton Kutcher and on the tube in everything from “Desperate Housewives” to the comedy series “Big Day” to “Modern Men.”

From News OK

A huge congratulations to Marla and her new husband, Alec, who wed Sunday (November 8th) in Beverly Hills!

Actress Marla Sokoloff married Alec Puro, a drummer with the band Deadsy, at an evening ceremony in Beverly Hills on Sunday.

The bride, 28, arrived at Il Cielo restaurant at 5:50 p.m. with five bridesmaids and two matrons of honor. “Marla seemed so excited. She and the girls were overheard laughing in the limo,” says an eyewitness.

In front of a 100 guests, the bride and groom walked down the aisle in the restaurant’s Chapel Garden. The bride wore a strapless white gown with a black sash around her waist. She carried a bouquet of white flowers.

“Marla looked beyond stunning. She took a few deep breaths and briefly teared up before she entered the restaurant. She seemed a bit nervous, but still looked very happy,” reports an onlooker.

Celebrity florist Mark’s Garden decorated the venue with flowers in warm colors, with dark red roses. Twinkling lights, candles and chandeliers created a romantic mood.

The festivities begun with a reception where guests mingled while enjoying champagne, fruit and puff pastries. Tables were adorned with candles and roses, and classical music played.

After the ceremony, the newlyweds spent a few moments alone in a cozy backroom with a fireplace. The reception included an Italian sit-down dinner and dancing. At the end of the night, guests were treated to wedding cake from Buttercake Bakery.

The couple, who met at a party, were engaged in October, 2008.

From People and OK!