Melanie Carmichael (Reese Witherspoon) is a rising New York clothing designer who suddenly finds herself engaged to the city's most eligible bachelor. But this is no fairy tale romance for Melanie. She has skeletons in her fashion-filled closet that include Jake, the backwoods husband she married in high school who refuses to divorce her. Determined to end their marriage and sever all ties with her past once and for all, Melanie returns to Alabama. But home starts to tug at her heartstrings, and what she thought she wanted may not be what she wants at all.

otsoNY Comments: The production team for Sweet Home Alabama were in New York City on September 11, 2001 scouting for locations and it is believed that this was the first film to be shot in New York City post 9/11.

209 Elizabeth Street (btw Spring Street and Prince Street) Manhattan.   NoHo NoHo, for North of Houston Street (as contrasted with SoHo, South of Houston) is a neighbourhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, roughly bounded by Houston Street on the south, The Bowery on the east, Astor Place on the north, and Broadway on the west. NoHo is wedged btw Greenwich Village, west of Broadway, and the East Village. NoHo is primarily made up of loft apartments, which in turn makes it one of the most expensive and desirable neighborhoods in Manhattan. Its small size and central location also contributes to a high demand, again keeping prices high.

Prince Street (btw Elizabeth Street and Mott Street) Manhattan.

Washington Square Park, Greenwich Village, Manhattan.

Tiffany & Co Store, 727 5th Avenue and East 57th Street, Manhattan.   Tiffany & Co Tiffany's flagship store (since 1940) is located at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 57th Street in Manhattan, New York City. The former Tiffany and Company Building on 38th Street is on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. The polished granite exterior is well known for its tiny window displays. The store has been the location for a number of films including Breakfast at Tiffany's, Sweet Home Alabama and Sleepless In Seattle.

Lincoln Center, Columbus Avenue (btw West 63rd and 64th Streets) Manhattan.