HALLMARK CHANNEL ANNOUNCES: "LOVE EVER AFTER" MONTH WITH ALL NEW MOVIES, RETURN OF THE NETWORKS HIT SERIES AND MORE THIS FEBRUARY

Hallmark Channel is the place to celebrate love all February, with the network's Love Ever After programming event; celebrating romance, the relationships you have in your community, with your best friends and your pets!

February means the network's beloved series "When Calls the Heart" is back (Sunday, February 21, 9 p.m. ET/PT) with the season eight premiere. All new romance movies premiere in February: "Beverly Hills Wedding" (Saturday, February 6, 9 p.m. ET/PT), "Playing Cupid" (Saturday, February 13, 9 p.m. ET/PT), "Valentine's Again" (Sunday, February 14, 9 p.m. ET/PT), "Mix up in the Mediterranean" (Saturday, February 20, 9 p.m. ET/PT), and "It Was Always You" (Saturday, February 27, 9 p.m. ET/PT). Enjoy the big game with "Kitten Bowl VIII" (Sunday, February 7, 2 p.m. ET/PT) and a very special super Sunday "Golden Girls" marathon (Sunday, February 7, 6 p.m. - 5 a.m. ET/PT).

PREMIERING ON HALLMARK CHANNEL:

'BEVERLY HILLS WEDDING'
A Hallmark Channel Original Movie World Premiere
Saturday, February 6 (9 p.m. ET/PT)
Starring: Brooke D'Orsay, Brendan Penny
When small-town wedding photographer Molly's (D'Orsay) baby sister gets engaged, she enters the budget-conscious couple in a contest and wins a dream wedding - an all-expenses-paid, celeb-worthy event at an historic Beverly Hills hotel, thrown by "planner to the stars," Terrence Roquefort. It all seems perfect, but when the engaged couple seem uneasy with the new plans, and maid of honor duties bring Molly closer to the best man, her ex-boyfriend Cory (Penny), she reconsiders whose dreams she is trying to fulfill.

'KITTEN BOWL VIII'
A Hallmark Channel Original Event
Sunday, February 7 (2 p.m. ET/PT)
Hosted By: Beth Stern, Cameron Mathison, Tamera Mowry-Housley
Adorable and adoptable kittens compete for the coveted Kitten Bowl VIII trophy. Hosted by TV personality and animal advocate, Beth Stern, this year's feline catstravaganza promises to be more PAW-SOME than ever!

'PLAYING CUPID'
A Hallmark Channel Original Movie World Premiere
Saturday, February 13 (9 p.m. ET/PT)
Starring: Laura Vandervoort, Nicholas Gonzalez
Middle-school teacher, Kerri Fox (Vandervoort), a favorite among her students, assigns a project in her class where each student must create and run his/her own small business. Thirteen-year-old Clara Martinez (Mia Quaranta De La Rosa) decides to put her vast matchmaking skills to the test and becomes Cupid Clara, much to the chagrin of her newly single father, David (Gonzalez). As the weeks progress and Cupid Clara begins to flourish, Kerri gets more than she bargained for when Clara sets her sights on her newly single teacher as a potential match for her divorced dad. Can these two opposites really attract, and will they become yet another successful match for Cupid Clara?

'VALENTINE'S AGAIN'
A Hallmark Channel Original Movie
Sunday, February 14 (9 p.m. ET/PT)
Starring: Nicky Whelan, Greg Vaughan
Katherine endures the worst Valentine's Day date of her life. On her way home a gypsy casts a magical spell on her. The next morning, she soon realizes she's reliving the day until she finds Mr. Right.

'MIX UP IN THE MEDITERRANEAN'
A Hallmark Channel Original Movie World Premiere
Saturday, February 20 (9 p.m. ET/PT)
Starring: Jessica Lowndes, Jeremy Jordan
A small-town cook impersonates his big city chef twin to compete in a culinary contest and falls for the woman in charge of the event, who thinks he is the brother who is married.

'WHEN CALLS THE HEART SEASON 8 PREMIERE - 'OPEN SEASON'
A Hallmark Channel Original Series
Sunday, February 21 (9 p.m. ET/PT)
Starring: Erin Krakow, Jack Wagner, Pascale Hutton, Kavan Smith, Paul Greene, Andrea Brooks, Chris McNally, Kevin McGarry
Elizabeth has finished her manuscript. An unwelcome visitor stirs up trouble for Nathan and Allie. A homesick Rosemary and Lee cut their South American trip short. Faith arrives back from medical school. Clara and Jesse haven't been getting along. Fiona has a new business venture.

'IT WAS ALWAYS YOU'
A Hallmark Channel Original Movie World Premiere
Saturday, February 27 (9 p.m. ET/PT)
Starring: Erin Krakow, Tyler Hynes
Elizabeth's engagement plans are thrown into disarray when her fiancée's free-spirited brother David returns home. David's unexpected influence prompts Elizabeth to question her life decisions.

'WHEN CALLS THE HEART - 'HONESTLY, ELIZABETH'
A Hallmark Channel Original Series
Sunday, February 28 (9 p.m. ET/PT)
Starring: Erin Krakow, Jack Wagner, Pascale Hutton, Kavan Smith, Paul Greene, Andrea Brooks, Chris McNally, Kevin McGarry
Teryl Rothery guest stars as Helen Bouchard, who starts the edits of Elizabeth's manuscript. When Lee gets injured, a newcomer's words of comfort cause Rosemary to reflect on what she wants in life.

'GOLDEN GIRLS' MARATHON
Sunday, February 7 (6 p.m. - 5 a.m. ET/PT)
Starring: Betty White, Bea Arthur, Estelle Getty, Rue McClanahan
What better way to spend the big game than gathering with your favorite women - Rose, Blanche, Dorothy and Sophia. Grab a cheesecake, your favorite beverage and enjoy hours of this beloved series full of laughs and fun.