Shelby is rushed to the hospital, where it is determined that her body rejected the new kidney, and she is now in a coma. Shelby is unavailable to attend due to a conflicting schedule with her nursing job, and is later found by Jackson unconscious on the porch of her house.
Later, on Halloween, Ouiser, Clairee, Truvy, and M'Lynn throw Annelle a surprise wedding shower, as she is now engaged to Sammy. Clairee and Ouiser offer to make sure that M'Lynn's husband, Drum, Jonathan, and Tommy have enough food to last until M'Lynn returns home after the transplant. M'Lynn successfully donates a kidney and Shelby seemingly resumes a normal life. Shelby successfully delivers a baby boy, Jackson Jr., but begins showing signs of kidney failure and starts dialysis around the time Jackson Jr. M'Lynn agrees, saying that nothing pleases Shelby more than proving her wrong. Unable to give her any words of wisdom, Truvy suggests they focus on the joy of the situation: Jackson and Shelby's first child, as well as Drum and M'Lynn's first grandchild, as well as their sons, Jonathan ( Jonathan Ward) and Tommy's ( Knowl Johnson), first niece or nephew. It becomes clear that Shelby could actually die due to pregnancy complications related to her diabetes. Truvy, Annelle, and Clairee had originally thought that Shelby couldn't have children, but on the night of the big announcement, M'Lynn clarifies for them that the doctors said Shelby shouldn't have children because of her health. Shelby's father Drum ( Tom Skerritt) is thrilled, but M'Lynn is too worried to share in the joy. During the festivities, she announces that she and her husband, Jackson Latcherie ( Dylan McDermott), are expecting their first child. Several months pass and Shelby returns to town to celebrate Christmas. Moved by Annelle's emotional confession, Shelby invites her to the wedding, where Annelle meets Sammy ( Kevin J. Later that afternoon, short-tempered, grouchy, and sarcastic Louisa "Ouiser" Boudreaux ( Shirley MacLaine) arrives in the salon and questions Annelle about where she has moved from, forcing Annelle to reveal that her husband has recently left her while fleeing the police, taking all their money and their car.
Suddenly, Shelby, who has type 1 diabetes, falls into a hypoglycemic state, but recovers quickly with the help of her mother's quick thinking. They arrive, along with Clairee Belcher ( Olympia Dukakis), the cheerful widow of the former mayor, to have their hair done. At the same time, in another part of the neighborhood, M'Lynn Eatenton ( Sally Field), and her daughter, Shelby ( Julia Roberts), are preparing for Shelby's wedding, which is taking place later that day. Jessica Phillips of Country Weekly gave the soundtrack three stars out of five, saying that "no sound track about love is complete without country music" and praising the cuts by Swift, Jewel and Steel Magnolia, but adding that it "could have mined a little deeper into country music's rich vault." Track list No.Annelle Dupuy ( Daryl Hannah), a reserved beauty school graduate, is hired by Truvy Jones ( Dolly Parton) to work in her home-based beauty salon in northwestern Louisiana.
Jewel's " Stay Here Forever" was also released to country radio in advance of the album's release. Taylor Swift has two cuts: " Jump then Fall" and " Today Was a Fairytale," both of which had previously been released as digital singles. The song has reached Top 10 on the Billboard country charts. " Keep On Lovin' You" was recorded by Steel Magnolia, the second-season winners of the talent show Can You Duet, on its self-titled debut extended play.