When Patrick Armstrong is going over the guest list for Christmas party with Bernard, Bernard mentions the Orys and the Russells in the list of people who will be attending. Ory and Russell are the real surnames of the two lead actors, Meghan Ory and Christopher Russell.
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston has a small role as Mr. Houston, one of Bonnie's clients, he who tries on a sweater and says, "It's like wearing a cloud. Now if I only had one for..." with Bonnie pointing to his dog.
The nephew mentions Mr & Mrs Ory, Mr & Mrs Russell, and Mr & Mrs Reardon. The main actors are Meghan Ory and Christopher Russell. Meghan Ory is married to John Reardon.
Meghan Ory's character's name is Bonnie Parker. The name is most associated with Bonnie Parker, the female member of the infamous bank robbing duo of the 1920s and 1930s, Bonnie & Clyde.
Barbara Kymlicka wrote the Lifetime Holiday film "A Gift Wrapped Christmas," as well as co-writing "The Secret Gift of Christmas" for Hallmark. Both films center around female personal shoppers who take on single-father widowers for clients during the holidays and unexpectedly find themselves falling for their clients.