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Stop that. There's no bouncing in this assignment.

She's just excited. She's never been to a wedding before.

But I've done a lot of research on the wedding ritual.

Oh, you have?

Yes, I read 47 books on the subject yesterday.

Asked me anything.

Etiquette, customs and traditions, popular musical selections, the great

over floor length versus tea length before six.

Do you know who that is?

Got it. Got it. No.

That's the bride.

She's read a lot of books on weddings, too.

Not one of them is going to help her now.

Welcome to the Peary Hotel, Miss Williams. Thank you. I faxed an

I have a copy right here. And have copies been given to your staff?

Yes.

And are the packets ready for when the guests arrive?

Yes. Here's some more, just in case.

I'll be upstairs in my room. Could you let Carla know that I'm here?

Oh, Carla isn't on the property at the moment.

But I could have the manager take care of anything you need.

Fine. I'll be up to it.

Liz has been planning every detail of her wedding since she was a little girl.

And now it's finally happening.

Yes.

You see, Gloria, most single women, whether they admit it or not, have been

carrying around a blueprint of the perfect wedding filed in their hearts

years. But when they grow up and it finally arrives, the blueprint usually

to change and sometimes quite radically.

Why? Because of the one thing they never quite factored in.

The groom.

Hi, honey.

So?

So?

What?

Flowers. Didn't you get them?

Oh. You mean these? These...

Absolutely gorgeous flowers with the note, I love you beyond words, forever,

That was you?

When I get there, I'm going to kiss you to death.

So you're on your way to the airport?

Yep, right on schedule.

How'd it go today?

Good, I sold six systems.

I could have lined up two more if I'd had another hour. Oh, well, you don't.

Check your itinerary.

Yeah, I know.

I'm going to take the 115 flight, arrive at DC around 210.

And then what? I sit around for five hours while you have the final fitting

oversee the flower arrangements and the place setting for the rehearsal dinner?

Yeah, that's right. You get to rest until the rehearsal at 7 .30.

So in other words, stay out of the way.

Just relax.

Save your strength for the important things.

How are you coming on your list?

The tux is in the trunk, the ring is in my pocket, my hair is cut, and I had my

shoes shined by a former Marine.

Then all you got to do is show up.

Hope I can handle it.

You can handle anything.

I love you.

I love you, too. I'll see you soon.

Hey, Andrew, can you take me back to the convention center, please?

What about your flight?

Yeah, there's another one that leaves at 3 .40. That'll get me in before 5.

There's plenty of time.

You sure?

Yeah, I might as well take care of some business while I have the time.

I'll make it worth your while if you wait for me.

All right.

She's sewing a horseshoe onto her dress for luck.

Oh, dear.

I read that people get very superstitious about weddings.

They do all sorts of things to make sure everything goes right.

Ow!

Superstitions don't ruin weddings, Gloria.

People do.

And I will walk with you.

I'll walk with you till the sun don't even shine.

Walk with you every time I tell you I'll walk

with you.

Believe me, I'll walk with you.

Hattie, you downstairs?

No, I'm still in Philadelphia, but... What?

It's 2 .30. You're supposed to be here by now.

Yeah, but I changed to a later flight.

Oh, why?

I went back and made another sale.

Don't worry.

I'll still be there before anyone else.

Well, okay.

You're biting your lower lip right now, aren't you?

Maybe.

That's one of my favorite things about you.

Hey, you think you can fit me in between, say, 7 .15 and 7 .25 and I can

do that in person?

Very funny.

What time is your flight?

3 .40.

Okay. Do you remember to pack your shoes?

Yep. Is that right with my tux?

Um, I gotta go. I love you.

Did you forget this?

You saved my life.

Thanks. Got your drink?

Sure.

Good

afternoon,

Miss Williams.

My name is Ted, and I'm the temporary general manager of this hotel.

Hello. And this is Monica.

She's the temporary food and beverage director.

And this is Gloria. She's the temporary special events coordinator.

I... Oh, please, come in.

So, what happened to Jerry and Carla and... What was your name?

Kevin. They were all unexpectedly promoted to our new facility in Florida.

We're the transition team.

Great. Biggest weekend of my life and I get the transition team?

Oh, you're in great hands, Miss Williams.

And if you need anything from me, just call the front desk.

Actually, Tess, there is one thing.

When I came in downstairs, there was a man sitting on the sidewalk with a

grocery cart.

Jerry said that he'd take care of things like that for me before the guests

arrive.

It's being taken care of. Don't worry.

Well, your flowers arrived.

I believe that you specified white roses and lily of the valley, but why don't

we compare our list to your master list?

The bride keeps the master list, while the groom gets the index card.

Aha.

Tux, haircut, shoeshine, rings show up. So little to do, so much time. And yet.

You almost blew it.

Don't figure.

Number 77?

Yes, I gave the band the playlist. They've rehearsed everything, and

ready.

78.

Oh, yeah, we had some late RSVP, so we're going to need to get another table

the reception.

You didn't get one from Aunt Meg, did you?

Margaret Whittington Carlisle?

No Carlisle.

79.

So I guess the only thing left to do is to show up on time.

Yeah, my fifth and final duty.

It's an awesome responsibility.

Ouch.

What? Sarcasm.

So?

So maybe it's none of my business, but it seems to me if you're feeling left

of the wedding, how are you going to feel in the marriage?

You know, apples and oranges, Andrew.

Girls fantasize about weddings.

Guys just fantasize about girls.

Yeah, but, uh, I mean, you never really ever thought about your wedding at all?

Yeah, I don't know.

Yeah, maybe, a little.

But not like Liz.

It's a girl thing, you know?

They were dressing up in high heels and putting lace tablecloths over their

heads while we were outside building forts.

This master list of hers is almost 30 years old.

Who am I to argue with that?

Besides, all the suggestions I had were apparently all wrong.

Hmm. That's her dream.

I just want to make her happy.

That's a good start.

I better get to my gate.

Thanks for everything.

Sure.

Oh, hey, excuse me.

Yeah, do you have any of those little umbrellas they put in fruit drinks?

Yeah, let me take a look.

Liz loves those things.

She likes to twirl them.

Open and close until they break.

What can I say? It must be through love.

Yeah.

Hey, I hope that you have a long and happy marriage.

Take care.

Thanks. Thanks a lot. Sure.

Oh, no.

I know. I don't know how we're going to do both this and this.

I'll take care of it.

Stuart!

There you are.

Getting cold outside, huh? Well, there's some warm coffee in the back.

And, Stuart, there's something I want you to do for me.

Something like that that can ruin a wedding.

Hello!

Lily, darling!

Or something like that.

He took two trains and a bus, but I am here.

Aunt Meg.

Oh.

You know, my invitation never arrived.

Really? Can you believe it?

But don't worry, I'm sure all the other ones got delivered.

Hello, Margaret Whittington Carlyle. Call me Aunt Meg.

We're all family, after all.

Hello, Aunt Meg.

Monica and Gloria.

Well, aren't those nice names for hotel workers?

We should get you checked in, Aunt Meg.

Oh, lovely.

You better get here soon. Aunt Meg just sewed up. Well, there's a problem.

Oh, God, you missed your flight.

Not exactly.

The flight's canceled because of a storm.

What storm? There's no storm here. Has anybody heard anything about a storm?

Oh, darling, haven't you looked outside lately?

There's a dilly of a blizzard headed this way.

Look.

Oh, Jonas, no.

It's here.

Oh, it's going to be a mess out there tonight.

Liz,

I'm going to work it out.

How? You said there are no rental cars.

Oh, God.

They just put down the airport here, too.

They're diverting planes.

Nobody's getting in tonight.

Nobody.

I will.

Remember that blizzard during the New Hampshire primaries? That didn't stop

did it?

That's because we were together.

Well, we don't have to be together. It'll be a team, baby.

Trust me.

I will be there in six, maybe seven hours.

She's still gonna miss the rehearsal dinner.

Along with everybody else.

I cannot believe this is happening.

I know.

Me either.

But it's gonna be okay. I promise.

Okay. You call me?

Hey.

I love you.

I love you too.

I have 24 Cornish hens sitting in a warming oven.

I don't know what to tell you. There'll be two people at the rehearsal dinner,

Martin.

Well, it's just for work and work and work.

Me, Aunt Meg, and 24 chickens.

Hello? Mom!

Where are you?

Well, the National Weather Service is predicting that the storm won't let up

until sometime tomorrow night.

There's a lot of things we need to do before then.

I know you do, Mom. Everybody does.

I love you.

Where is your mother?

She and Daddy were diverted to Poughkeepsie.

Everybody thinks we should have had the wedding in New York in the summertime.

But Jonas and I met in this room.

Oh, I didn't know that.

Oh, yeah.

Yeah, we were both volunteers working for an advance party on a political

campaign. We shook hands and said hello right here.

I couldn't get over how...

Three hours. He knew the name of every person in the room, but he still

figure out how to read a train schedule.

So when I knew we'd make the perfect team, our candidate didn't win.

But we did.

I thought I was going to die

out there.

That's never going to happen, baby.

Get down.

They record my thoughts on VHS and sell them at Blockbuster.

Why are we doing this?

Okay, now you just basically stand there while the minister speaks for about a

half hour.

That's assuming he can get out of his driveway. And then he'll say something

like, if anyone has reason why these two people should not be married, let him

speak now or forever.

Oh, oh.

Do you really want to do that one?

Yeah, it's traditional.

Why?

Well, it comes from the days when women were actually considered chattel.

Anyone who answered that question was more likely making a financial claim on

his property than objecting to the union.

It's the same reason why the bride always stands to the left of the groom.

groom stole the bride.

From neighboring peasants. So he had to keep his right arm free to hold his

sword in case he had to kill any of her relatives.

Gloria.

Not that any of that's happening here.

Why don't we just skip to the music?

Well, except the soloist would have to be singing from the concourse at

LaGuardia Airport.

Unless somebody else knows how to sing.

Farmer's Almanac said it was supposed to be beautiful all weekend.

You never could have predicted this.

Yeah, but I could have avoided it.

I didn't have to take that extra meeting, but I did.

That. My pleasure.

Where are you?

I'm in a taxi, but we're not out of Philadelphia yet.

There's roads closed all over the place.

Maybe we should push this thing to Sunday.

What?

Excuse me, but you only had five things to do for this thing.

Didn't make it snow, Liz.

No. You had to squeeze in one more meeting, didn't you?

Well, look, if you want to toss blame around, here's a question.

Why didn't we have the wedding in New York, where we live?

You know why.

Yeah, I do, because it's not what you wanted.

Even if we had the wedding in New York, you still would have snuck in one more

meeting. Because you always resented my dream.

You wanted to mess this up for me.

For you?

My God, how could I have been so stupid?

You don't even want to be married. You just want to have a wedding. Does it

matter who it's with? Or do you just want someone to bounce an I do off of?

Well, find someone else, because maybe I don't.

Wait, Jonas, no.

Jonas.

Liz.

He told me to find another groom.

Well, there you go. It's always something.

You're both upset.

You need to talk to him.

He didn't mean it, did he?

He'll be here. He just... He didn't mean it.

Did you mean all that?

That you just said to her?

Yeah, I did.

You know, I didn't see it before, but she's basically very selfish.

Love is blind, Andrew, but this time I see it all.

Love isn't blind, Jonas.

Real love sees everything, and loves anyway.

I like it. It's not real love.

I want you to take me back to New York.

Turn around, Andrew. I want to go home.

Jonas, come on.

Well, the storm is a sign.

It's not a sign. It's a storm.

I mean it.

I don't care what it costs. Will you do it?

Taking people where they gotta go is a job.

Good.

I'm gonna get some sleep.

Wake me if, uh... If what? If she calls?

No.

You get tired.

I'm sorry, Jonas. I love you. Please call me.

Keeps going to voicemail.

Your cousin Jane just called. All of your relatives from Chicago are still

sitting on the tarmac.

She's not sure when they're going to get out.

Jane's my maid of honor.

I'm so sorry, Liz.

We were going to sit up all night in our pajamas with the other girls, painting

our toenails and watching old movies and laughing.

It's half the fun of getting married, you know.

Sharing it with the people you love.

You think this is bad?

Well, I was once at a wedding on a tuna boat.

And, well, this was during El Nino, okay?

And everybody was seasick.

People were pushing and shoving just to try and get near the side of the boat so

that they could... Please, Aunt Meg.

What?

I'm just saying. I mean, there's always something goes wrong at a wedding. It's

better to get it over with now.

Tomorrow the storm will pass. People will get on their planes. Your guests

arrive. And you and Jonas will be married.

I mean, assuming that he still wants to.

He will be here, Liz. He will.

I hope so.

I love him so much.

Welcome to the Perrier Hotel.

Around the corner, through the doors, down the boiler room.

Did someone say lumber party?

I don't know.

There's something about Rocky Road.

I've always been able to eat the entire pint, but I don't ever think I've eaten

that much. Oh, my God.

When I was a kid, oh, I could eat.

Is this really necessary?

Yes.

It's for a good cause.

Not to mention, you really do need to hydrate those pores.

I beg your pardon.

No, go on.

Oh, no, it's boring. I'd really much rather hear your life stories.

Oh, well, uh... Why don't you go first?

Oh, okay.

Um, I grew up poor.

Really poor.

We even lived in our car for a few weeks.

Once and then...

When we did find a place to live, we had to leave the heat off in the winter.

I wore hand -me -downs. I never had anything that was my own.

Kids at school never let me forget it.

My dad worked a lot of odd jobs.

For a while, he worked as a dishwasher in this hotel in Manhattan, and I used

love to go there because they catered a lot of weddings.

And I'd peek through the kids' door, and I'd watch the guests with their

champagne.

And their fancy drinks with the little umbrellas in them.

And I'd watch the bride floating across the floor in this beautiful dress.

Carrying flowers.

Everybody loving her.

Everybody standing up when she went past.

They treated her like a princess.

And I decided I was going to be treated like a princess one day, too.

Even if it was for just one night.

Why hasn't he called me?

Maybe you should try calling him again.

Hey, wake up.

We're here.

How long did I sleep?

Where are we, downtown?

What is... What is it? We're in D .C.

Yep. I told you I wanted to go to New York.

And I told you that I was going to take you where you needed to be.

I don't want to be here, Andrew.

Who do you think you are?

I'm an angel.

What does that mean?

It means I'm an angel. It means that God sent you an angel tonight to help you

get to where you needed to be. This is impossible.

Let me ask you a question, okay?

Why did you go back to that convention center?

I thought I had time to make another sale.

I don't know.

She made you mad, didn't she?

She's been making you mad for months now, the way she's been planning this

wedding. I mean, she gives you five things to do, and then she doesn't even

trust you to do them.

So you went back there to show her that you are still in control.

She's just so organized.

Yeah, and that's what you love about her. It's why you're such a good team.

You know, you're the salesman. You're the guy who works on instinct, and she's

the detail person.

You count on her to make those lists, so...

Why blame Liz for doing what she does so well on the most important day of her

life when you know, you know that you could not do this any better yourself?

How do you know this?

I didn't tell you any of this stuff.

I told you. I'm an angel.

You know, you're a crackpot.

And I'm getting out of here. Hey, Jonah, don't do this. You're going to freeze

up there.

Well, I'll take my chances.

Yeah, I need a taxi. I'm at the corner of 10th and Exeter. 10th and Exeter.

Yeah. Okay, thanks.

Hello?

Jonas?

Jonas, thank God.

Liz. Don't worry, Jonas.

Wait.

Liz, I can barely hear you.

No, Liz, honey, we have to talk about this.

Jonas. I can't talk right now.

I gotta go.

Are you Andrew?

Yeah. I'm Stuart.

Tess sent me.

Give me a hand.

All right.

Jonas? Good morning, Ms. Williams.

Is your wake -up call?

Thank you.

Blizzard lightening up, Laura?

Unfortunately, Rick, it doesn't look like it. The whole northeast here is

pummeled with snow.

Got him.

Thank you.

Yeah, that's great.

But just remember that the champagne glasses go on a tray, not directly on a

tablecloth.

I'm watching people set up for my wedding, and I really don't think

going to be one.

Oh, but if he's just right downstairs... She's just not ready for it yet, baby.

Thank you.

Monica, the airports are closed. Jonas has obviously left me. I really don't

the point in this.

Well, we should carry on here until we do see the point.

Well, your mother called.

And they're not coming, right?

Nobody's coming, Aunt Meg. Jonathan isn't even coming. It's over.

Well, this is a disaster. I can't tell you.

And I've been to some rotten weddings.

But you are losing tens of thousands of dollars here, right down the toilet.

Have you even thought about that? God, Aunt Meg, can you please just shut up?

Why are you even here?

What are you doing here?

You don't belong here!

This is exactly why I don't like to go to weddings.

There's always so much tension.

My God, I can't take it anymore.

If not your Aunt Meg, may I come in?

Why?

Something wrong with the prime rib?

Not enough china for the play settings? Or did that wino steal all the shipping?

There's no problem with the reception, Liz.

I'm sorry, Monica. I'm sorry.

Everything's ruined. It's over.

And I just wanted... You just wanted to be a princess.

To feel loved and celebrated for one perfect day.

Everybody wants that on their wedding day.

Perhaps.

But God doesn't want you to feel celebrated and loved for just one day of

life. He wants you to feel that every day. Because he loves you so much.

And you already are a princess, Liz.

You're a child of the king. He just didn't know it.

What's happening?

I am an angel.

What? An angel sent by God with a message for you.

From the moment you met Jonas, you knew that you wanted him to be your partner

for the rest of your life.

It is God's gift that you found each other.

But instead of thanking God, you ignore them.

Things were never perfect in a marriage, Liz.

There'll always be snowstorms or missed plane flights or something else to

change your plans and dreams.

But that's when you have a choice.

To turn on each other or turn to each other.

And together ask God for his guidance.

But you didn't do that.

No, I didn't.

And now it's too late, isn't it?

I don't know if it's too late for you to marry Jonas. I honestly don't know.

But I do know that it's never too late to stand before the throne of God.

and seek his mercy, and ask him to do something powerful in your life.

You may not know it, but you haven't been planning for a wedding all these

years. You've been planning for a miracle.

The miracle that occurs when God takes two people and makes them one.

But even if the miracle of marriage doesn't happen here tonight,

God still wants to perform a miracle through you if you will let him.

I don't know. There are many ways to demonstrate love, Liz. A wedding is

just one of them.

But you have everything that you need here and now to take your love and let

multiply it.

Because whenever two or more are gathered together in his name, he will

there.

And that is the greatest miracle of all.

Two or more?

Many more.

Come on with me.

Monica, we tell Martin that dinner will be at seven.

Really? I can't go up there, Andrew.

Why not?

Because I've ruined everything.

I've wrecked her whole dream. Thousands of dollars she's saved up all her life

for this one night, and she's up there with a bunch of homeless people.

I've ruined her.

I should have been here.

Jonas, you are here.

Here we go. Anyone care for some sparkling cider?

Hey, careful you don't spoil your appetite. There's much more to come.

More cider for you?

Yes, please. Thank you.

It's wonderful, Gloria.

All you.

We sell them at Blockbuster.

Let's see.

Stuart, thank you so much. You did a very good job.

You've got a talent for leadership. You should develop that.

I'm Reb.

It's been years.

Thank you.

I wanted to say how wonderful it is that you're all here.

This evening was shaping up to be a disaster, but it turned into a blessing.

Thanks to Monica and Gloria and Tess, Stuart, and,

well, thanks to God.

I was supposed to be getting married this evening.

But a few things fell through.

First of all, I could have done without the weather.

But mostly... I made a lot of mistakes.

My fiancé isn't here tonight because... It's not because of the storm.

It's... It's because I...

I kind of left him out.

And he saw that and he...

I'm

sorry.

I really am having a wonderful time.

I am. I just... I think you're all wonderful.

And I am so glad that we're all here.

Together. Safe.

Warm.

Together.

Cheers.

All these years,

All that money.

Everything she dreamed about, she ended up just giving away.

She's quite a beautiful woman.

She's more beautiful than ever.

Love can do that to a person.

She's made mistakes, too.

She knows that.

She, um... She met an angel tonight, too.

So if you really are an angel, then tell me something.

What's that?

How do people stay married?

That's what God wants to teach you both.

One day at a time.

If you let him.

Sir, are you leaving? There's plenty of food.

I was going to save a plate for my fiancé just in case he got here.

Donuts?

What happened to you?

I'm all right. I'm okay.

Actually, I'm not.

Liz, I'm sorry.

I am so sorry.

I love you so much.

Listen, I don't have my tux, or the ring, or even my own shoes, but I'm

And I want to marry you.

And if you say yes, I'll give you all these little umbrellas.

I just want to be with you forever.

So is there going to be a wedding?

Not tonight, but soon, Gloria.

Well, there you are.

I'm glad you're here. There's somebody I'd like you to meet.

Really? Mm -hmm.

Aunt Meg.

I think you're going to love her.