Emily is marrying Hugh, but her parents involves in everything. She is overstressed and ends up in hospital. She starts doubting the marriage, Hugh is from a fine family and so is she, and she wonders if Hugh just marries her because it will look good. Finally she calls the wedding off. A truck with all the food and drinks for the wedding crashes out in the book. Almost everybody goes out there, and when they find out the wedding is off they have a huge party in the middle of nowhere!! But when they come back to town they discover the wedding is back on again! So they try to cook to make up for all the food. When they have finally finished the bride's father comes and tells everybody the couple have eloped!!