The lights came up on Shelbyville Saturday evening as the stars came out for a reception before the premiere of Our Very Own. The evening began with a reception at The Fly Arts Center, hosted by Our Town, a community organization working to preserve uptown.

Caterer Tom Fuller, owner of Fuller Fare and a former classmate of writer/director Cameron Watson, said he used a "silver screen theme. It's black and white formal with lipstick red to pull it all together."

"Friday afternoon we had sold only about 100 tickets but we ended up with over 250 people in attendance," said Betty Harrison, event coordinator. "The event went really well."

Excitement hit a peak when Jason Ritter, one of the film's stars, walked into the room. Ritter was unable to get past the door for almost 45 minutes and the smile never faded from his face as he posed for picture after picture.

"I never get tired of smiling," Ritter said. "I'm just the kind of guy who likes to smile."

Many of the film's stars, and Watson, attended the reception.

After the viewing of the film, the crowd once again headed to The Fly for an after party. The atmosphere after the viewing was mellow and the crowd seemed to be reflecting on the film. "I enjoyed seeing the cars … and the love story was great, too," said Shelby Neely and Anne Marie Shockey as they waited in line for their turn to pose with Ritter. "The movie was awesome!"

"I thought the movie was a cute as it can be," said Helen Garner, president of the Chamber of Commerce. "The whole movie is a real tribute to the town of Shelbyville…and we're so proud of Cameron."

"This whole evening has been a once in a lifetime opportunity for Shelbyville," said Harrison. "I'm thankful for the community support."