Where Was People We Meet on Vacation Filmed?

""Number one for me was not faking too much," Haley says. "Obviously you have to fake stuff and you have to pretend you're somewhere where you're not. But I wanted this film to be grounded and believable, and for it to feel like you were actually on vacation with Poppy and Alex. So it was important to me to shoot it with our boots on the ground.""

"The film, which stars Emily Bader as Poppy and Tom Blyth as Alex, was primarily shot in Spain and Louisiana due to logistical and budget constraints. Haley and the crew had to be flexible about locations, and occasionally tweaks had to be made to the script, particularly in terms of where things were set. "Emily Henry was so understanding of that," Haley says. "We decided to lean into that so it always feels tangible onscreen. Wherever the characters are, it's real.""

People We Meet on Vacation follows Poppy and Alex from their first college road trip through annual shared vacations, told mainly in flashback as present-day Poppy reunites with Alex at his brother's Barcelona wedding after an estrangement. The film stars Emily Bader and Tom Blyth. Director Brett Haley prioritized authentic, grounded filming and preferred on-location shooting when possible, filming primarily in Spain and Louisiana while accommodating logistical and budget constraints. Haley and crew adapted locations and scripts for tangibility. The story emphasizes how travel broadens perspective and exposes characters to new places and cultures.

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