Fall in love with the magic of the holidays in The House Beside My Heart (2025) — a heartwarming Hallmark-style Christmas romance that captures the true spirit of love, family, and second chances.
When Emily, a city architect returning to her snowy hometown for the holidays, meets Ryan, a local craftsman restoring the old house next door, unexpected sparks begin to fly. As they decorate, bake cookies, and rediscover the joy of small-town traditions, they soon realize that love might be closer than they ever imagined — right beside their hearts.
✨ This cozy Christmas movie blends romance, laughter, and heartfelt emotion, making it one of the best holiday movies of 2025. Perfect for fans of Hallmark Christmas films, romantic winter stories, and those who believe in love under the mistletoe.
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When Emily, a city architect returning to her snowy hometown for the holidays, meets Ryan, a local craftsman restoring the old house next door, unexpected sparks begin to fly. As they decorate, bake cookies, and rediscover the joy of small-town traditions, they soon realize that love might be closer than they ever imagined — right beside their hearts.
✨ This cozy Christmas movie blends romance, laughter, and heartfelt emotion, making it one of the best holiday movies of 2025. Perfect for fans of Hallmark Christmas films, romantic winter stories, and those who believe in love under the mistletoe.
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00:00:00Did you get taller? No. Oh, I can't tell you how good it is to have you back in LA.
00:00:21You're just a fairy ride away now. How's the job search going? Good. Substituting hasn't been too
00:00:27bad, so I won't be able to find a permanent position till the end of the
00:00:30school year, though. Help me hide this stuff before your father gets back. You
00:00:36really think this is gonna keep dad out of the Halloween candy? No, but it'll keep me
00:00:41out of it. You know, if you didn't buy this stuff so early, you wouldn't have this
00:00:45temptation, you know? If I don't do it early, Betsy Lucas scarves up all the good
00:00:51candy at the market. Bridget! Daddy! Sweetheart! When did you get in? Oh, just a few
00:00:58moments ago. But mom needed me for an important job. Is that so? I wonder what
00:01:03could be so important. Hiding the Halloween candy? Teresa! Oh, come on, Bridget. You hide it up
00:01:09there every year and every night you're the one who raids it. I most certainly do
00:01:13not. You most certainly do too. I don't know why you buy it so early. Heaven forbid the
00:01:18evil neighbor next door should buy up all the good stuff. Ah, yes. Heaven forbid.
00:01:21Speaking of the Lucases, I have Halloween invitations that need to be delivered. Who
00:01:27wants to help? Mom, you've been doing this party for 25 years. Don't you think
00:01:31people know about it by now? Last year, Betsy Lucas put flyers about her party in
00:01:36everybody's mailbox. This year, I'm gonna beat her to the punch with my bewitching
00:01:41invitations. Wait! Remind me why the two of you hate each other so much. Never you mind.
00:01:46She can't remember. I do. I just don't care to go into it right now. Come on.
00:01:53You're going to be right now. I'm going to be right now. How are you looking for
00:01:57that? Yes. No, I'm getting it. No, I'm getting it. No, I'm getting it. No, I'm getting it.
00:02:00Oh! Hey. Mark, you left your calendar. Thank you.
00:02:04Mark, you left your calendar.
00:02:17Theresa Connolly. I don't believe it. Mark Lucas?
00:02:21Wow, it has been a long time.
00:02:27A really long time.
00:02:29No more braces?
00:02:31No.
00:02:32Where have you been?
00:02:33I've been living in Seattle, but I just moved back.
00:02:37So, what are those?
00:02:38The custom-made invitations.
00:02:40Halloween barbecue?
00:02:41Mm-hmm.
00:02:43Oh, my mom's going to freak out when she sees this.
00:02:45So you've been roped into the feud as well, I see.
00:02:49Well, some things never change.
00:02:51Yeah, I guess not.
00:02:52You want to come deliver some of these with me?
00:02:54Sure.
00:02:57So, what brings you back?
00:03:00Well, I need to change the scenery, you know?
00:03:03Do you still live on the island?
00:03:05No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
00:03:06I live in L.A.
00:03:08Me too.
00:03:11Yeah, so I fly for charter service, so I get to travel around quite a bit.
00:03:16Wow, so you're a pilot.
00:03:18That must be fun.
00:03:19Yeah, I love it.
00:03:20Here you go.
00:03:21Save the date.
00:03:23So, where do you call home these days?
00:03:25I'm living with a girlfriend in L.A. until I get my own place.
00:03:28Hey, you want to end the bad blood between our mothers?
00:03:31You come to our party, I'll come to yours.
00:03:34You brave man.
00:03:37But you have to wear a costume.
00:03:39Oh, of course.
00:03:40What are you going to wear?
00:03:42I don't know yet.
00:03:43Oh.
00:03:44Well, then I guess I'll just have to find you, won't I?
00:03:48Yeah, I guess I will.
00:03:55Hey, Stuka.
00:03:57Say Bela Lugosi.
00:03:59That's right.
00:03:59Bela Lugosi.
00:04:01Bela Lugosi.
00:04:02See?
00:04:03She gets it.
00:04:04Did you finish the flyers?
00:04:05Oh, yeah.
00:04:06Yep.
00:04:06These are the leftovers.
00:04:09Ooh, candy.
00:04:10No, you don't.
00:04:12What are you munching on?
00:04:13This is the only one I've had and the only one I'm going to have until after Halloween.
00:04:17Famous last words.
00:04:18Oh.
00:04:19Cross my heart.
00:04:20I'm putting these away so no one else gets into them.
00:04:23Ooh, hey.
00:04:25You'll never guess who I ran into this morning.
00:04:26Teresa Connelly.
00:04:27How did you know that?
00:04:28I saw her as she walked up to her parents' place this morning.
00:04:31What's she doing home this time of year?
00:04:32For the last couple of minutes, pretty much the same thing I was doing.
00:04:35But she had these really nice invitations and not flyers.
00:04:39Invitations?
00:04:40Yeah, yeah.
00:04:40They look like these really nice custom-made ones, too.
00:04:43Well, this woman never stopped.
00:04:44I should have known she could do something like this.
00:04:47You know, Mom, I don't see why you two are always competing with each other.
00:04:50I mean, if you combined forces, think of what an amazing party you would have.
00:04:54Sweetheart, perhaps I have to remind you, we started the Halloween barbecue, not the Connellys.
00:05:00Couldn't the two of you just take turns or something?
00:05:02No, that would make sense.
00:05:05Frank, it was always our party.
00:05:07It should still be our party.
00:05:08And we'll cry if we want to.
00:05:20Thank you, Father.
00:05:21You're doing a good service.
00:05:22You're doing a good service.
00:05:22You're doing a good service.
00:05:22Oh, let me give you something.
00:05:31Please come to our party.
00:05:32The Lucas's, we'd love to have you.
00:05:33Thank you, Father.
00:05:34Don't be late.
00:05:35Every year, Father.
00:05:36Every year.
00:05:37Look at that woman.
00:05:39She'll stop it.
00:05:40Nothing.
00:05:40I make my own barbecue sauce.
00:05:42Yummy.
00:05:43Not too spicy.
00:05:44Here, come to a wonderful party.
00:05:46Oh, here.
00:05:48Come to our party.
00:05:50Will you look at the size of that stack of invitations?
00:05:53You'd think that woman intends to invite the whole island.
00:05:56Maybe she does.
00:05:58We'll go to the copy shop.
00:06:00We'll split off from there.
00:06:01You go west, I'll go east.
00:06:03I'm going to get going.
00:06:06We've got a lot of territory to cover.
00:06:09You really plan on driving all over the island all day today?
00:06:13You have a tea time, don't you?
00:06:15It has nothing to do with it.
00:06:16Oh, yes.
00:06:17I'll do it myself.
00:06:20I'll do it myself.
00:06:21Look, make sure you keep an eye on the battery, all right?
00:06:42Come to a party.
00:06:44Looks like we walked.
00:06:45Why should today be any different?
00:06:47Maybe we should get into the middle of this and stop it.
00:06:49No, no, no, no, no, we have discussed this, remember?
00:06:52If they don't have each other to go after, they're going to be on our case 24-7.
00:06:56Yeah, you're probably right.
00:06:57Of course I'm right.
00:06:59Now, we still on for next weekend?
00:07:02Oh, yeah.
00:07:05So, you've been in town for, like, a few weeks, and you've already had a run-in with the proverbial
00:07:10boy next door.
00:07:12Well, it's not like that.
00:07:14I didn't just meet him.
00:07:16I've known him all my life.
00:07:17Sort of.
00:07:19But we never hung out.
00:07:21I mean, I had a crush on him.
00:07:23But he was a couple years ahead of me in school.
00:07:25So, he never really noticed you?
00:07:28Not even when you blossomed?
00:07:31Not that I noticed.
00:07:33Anyway, it wouldn't have gone over well.
00:07:36Our parents are like the Montagues and the Capulets.
00:07:39Huh?
00:07:41Montagues, Capulets?
00:07:42Romeo and Juliet?
00:07:44I saw the movie.
00:07:45Oh, it's going with Bobby.
00:07:50Oh, it's going with Bobby.
00:07:50Oh, it's going with Bobby.
00:07:51Go out.
00:07:52Oh, it's going with Bobby.
00:07:52Come on.
00:07:53Go out.
00:07:54Go out.
00:07:57Gather around, guys.
00:07:58Come on, kids.
00:07:58Come on.
00:07:59Come on.
00:08:00Come on.
00:08:01Come on.
00:08:01I've got it.
00:08:03All right.
00:08:03Hi.
00:08:04Oh, my gosh.
00:08:07Ah, you landlubbers, come aboard.
00:08:13How are you?
00:08:15Oh, James!
00:08:17Better put more hot dogs on.
00:08:19We've got customers.
00:08:20Okay.
00:08:21Oh, Teresa, would you go give candy to the kids down there?
00:08:25Sure, Mom.
00:08:29All right, kids.
00:08:31Happy Halloween.
00:08:32Here's the candy.
00:08:34There you go.
00:08:34Happy Halloween.
00:08:36There you go.
00:08:38There you go.
00:08:42A little old for candy, aren't you, cowboy?
00:08:45I didn't come here for candy, little darling.
00:08:48You from the neighborhood?
00:08:50I reckon...
00:08:52No.
00:08:53Me neither.
00:08:54But I used to be.
00:08:57By the way, I'm...
00:08:58Teresa Connolly.
00:09:00How'd you know?
00:09:02Mark!
00:09:02I held my end of the bargain now at your turn.
00:09:04Let's go visit my crazy parents' party.
00:09:06Oh, I'd love to, but I can't.
00:09:08I've got to help my mom.
00:09:10How about later on?
00:09:11Today?
00:09:11Yeah.
00:09:12Well, no big deal.
00:09:13I mean, we'll just have a little ice cream by the ferry landing.
00:09:16Sure.
00:09:17But I have to meet you over there, because if my mother sees me consorting with the enemy,
00:09:20off with my head.
00:09:21Here you go.
00:09:32Here you go.
00:09:33Not a bad idea, right?
00:09:34Not at all.
00:09:35Cheers.
00:09:36Cheers.
00:09:38That wasn't too bright.
00:09:39Yeah, well, here I am trying to be all smooth, and I got ice cream all over my sneaker.
00:09:45It's so pretty.
00:09:48Hard to believe I ran as fast as I could away from here.
00:09:52Yeah, well, sometimes you need to go out and see the world before you realize what's right
00:09:57there in front of you.
00:10:00Really?
00:10:01That's why you moved to L.A.?
00:10:03Yeah, well, no, I moved to L.A. because, as much as I hate to admit it, I want to be
00:10:11close to my parents.
00:10:13That's one of the reasons I moved back.
00:10:15I mean, I had a lot of friends here, but, weird as they are, I really missed my family.
00:10:23We should get together sometime.
00:10:27Okay, you're on.
00:10:28Yeah?
00:10:29Yeah.
00:10:29All right.
00:10:32I should probably get your number.
00:10:33Oh, yeah, hold this.
00:10:35Sure.
00:10:37The teacher always has a pen.
00:10:39Mm, impressive.
00:10:41Uh, yeah.
00:10:43Oh.
00:10:45There you go.
00:10:53I'll never wash this hand again.
00:10:55So you're really going to call me?
00:10:57Oh, yeah, yeah.
00:10:58You know, it's not every day you get to go out with the, uh, girl next door.
00:11:06You did not.
00:11:08I did.
00:11:09I called her the girl next door.
00:11:11You're such a loser.
00:11:12How many times do I have to tell you that women hate that whole cute thing?
00:11:16Uh, she loved it, and it's not a thing.
00:11:18That's just me.
00:11:19You know, I can't believe I never gave her the time of day when we were kids.
00:11:24It's tough when your folks don't get along.
00:11:26Yeah, but you'd think I would have asked her out in spite of my parents, you know, teenage rebellion and all that.
00:11:33So have you called her?
00:11:34This morning.
00:11:36No, you're supposed to wait a day or two so you don't look desperate.
00:11:40See, I hate that stuff.
00:11:41That's game playing.
00:11:42Suit yourself.
00:11:43I'm just saying, sometimes it's good to hang back a little.
00:11:45Take things slow.
00:11:46Oh, slow.
00:11:47Yeah, slow.
00:11:48Yeah, since when did you become an expert in dating?
00:11:50Ah, it's me you're talking to, my man.
00:11:52That's what concerns me.
00:11:53Anyway, what's done is done.
00:11:54So what was the verdict?
00:11:55She say yes?
00:11:56Of course she said yes.
00:11:57So what are the big plans?
00:11:58Dinner and a movie.
00:12:00It's not very original.
00:12:02That's what you think.
00:12:13This is fun.
00:12:15Yeah?
00:12:17Yeah.
00:12:17Well, I'm glad you like it.
00:12:21There's not every day you meet a woman who enjoys sitting in a graveyard.
00:12:24I like to read the stones, find out who's married to who and how many kids.
00:12:30Yeah, I'm a sucker for the stones with poems on them.
00:12:33I read one once in England.
00:12:36So long as men can breathe and eyes can see, so long live this, and this gives life to thee.
00:12:46Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
00:12:51Shakespeare in graveyards.
00:12:52James, I'm impressed.
00:12:55So am I.
00:13:11James.
00:13:16James.
00:13:16James.
00:13:18Hey.
00:13:19Oh.
00:13:20Oh.
00:13:20I saw my telegram.
00:13:23I thought you were dead.
00:13:24I was.
00:13:26Until now.
00:13:27Look at me.
00:13:29I'll never be able to see your face again.
00:13:35I'll be your eyes.
00:13:39I'll be your eyes.
00:13:45Hey.
00:13:45Hey.
00:13:47So?
00:13:49He took me to a graveyard to see a movie.
00:13:53A graveyard?
00:13:54I know it sounds really creepy and awful, but it was amazing.
00:13:57And he packed a picnic lunch, and we just sat there and we talked, and...
00:14:02Oh, come on.
00:14:03Don't tell me it's never happened to you.
00:14:04Um, no.
00:14:06What about that guy in college?
00:14:08Okay, I was really young and dumb.
00:14:10Okay, but you know what I'm talking about.
00:14:12So he's really special, huh?
00:14:14I think so.
00:14:15Well, I hope you're right, because I could use a really good vicarious romance.
00:14:19I thought you were anti-romantic.
00:14:22Yeah, well, I like to keep an open mind.
00:14:24You just promised me one thing.
00:14:26What?
00:14:26If and when you two ever get married, swear to me, you won't make me wear pastel.
00:14:32I'll swear.
00:14:37Well, I have to give it to you.
00:14:39Dinner and a movie in a graveyard is original.
00:14:42Weird, but original.
00:14:43She loved it.
00:14:44She did.
00:14:46She loved it so much, she's planning our next date.
00:14:48No!
00:14:49You don't let the chick plan the second date.
00:14:51And why is that?
00:14:52Because right now you're in control.
00:14:54You get to do the things you want to do.
00:14:56Ball games and concerts.
00:14:58This is the only time in a relationship where you get to do what you want to do with no questions.
00:15:03Where do you come up with this stuff?
00:15:05Live and learn.
00:15:06I'm trying to impart on you my hard-won wisdom.
00:15:09Well, it seems like it's working like a charm there, Johnny Dateless.
00:15:12I'm taking a breather.
00:15:14Oh, a breather.
00:15:15Yeah, even Don Juan needed a little downtime.
00:15:17You just called yourself Don Juan.
00:15:20All right, I'll meet you at the top.
00:15:21I can't believe you.
00:15:22Don Juan.
00:15:23No, you'll follow me to the top.
00:15:25There's a minimalist exhibit at the Modern.
00:15:28I could take him to that.
00:15:30Does he really seem like a modern art guy to you?
00:15:32I don't know.
00:15:34But he's so fun and adventurous.
00:15:36He wants to share all these things about himself with me.
00:15:40I guess I just want to share some of the things I like with him.
00:15:42Since you haven't been dating for the better half of a decade, let me fill you in on 30-something-year-old men.
00:15:47You, the anti-romantic, are going to fill me in about men?
00:15:52You know what I'm talking about.
00:15:56Yeah.
00:15:57I think I'm going to try things my way this time.
00:15:59No pretense, trickery, or unexplained expectations.
00:16:03Just go with the flow.
00:16:06Big horse.
00:16:07I thought for sure you'd been horseback riding before.
00:16:14Oh, no, no, no, no.
00:16:15That was just a cowboy outfit.
00:16:17I'm not a real cowboy.
00:16:18Oh, really?
00:16:19Hmm.
00:16:20Well, you're doing great.
00:16:21You got the sweetest horse, Cuddlebug.
00:16:24Cuddlebug?
00:16:25Riding a horse named Cuddlebug?
00:16:27Very masculine.
00:16:28So how much further do we have to go?
00:16:30Oh, just five miles up.
00:16:31Five more miles.
00:16:32She says five more miles like it's a short distance.
00:16:34Things are starting to hurt.
00:16:36Mom, you have enough apples here to feed 20 people.
00:16:46You know your uncle eats for three.
00:16:49Right.
00:16:52Hi, Fred.
00:16:53Hello, Mrs. Connolly.
00:16:54Good to see you.
00:16:56Teresa, you remember Fred.
00:16:58Yeah, sure.
00:16:59How you doing?
00:17:00You still working for your dad?
00:17:01Well, my dad retired last July, so I took over the store.
00:17:04Gives me an excuse to stay on the island.
00:17:06Did you hear that, Teresa?
00:17:08Fred has his own business and on the island.
00:17:12Mom, he's standing right here.
00:17:14No, it was good to see you, Teresa.
00:17:16It's good to see you too, Fred.
00:17:19Bye.
00:17:20Bye.
00:17:22Mom, not that I'm complaining, but what's with all the apples?
00:17:25Apple sauce.
00:17:26And just how much applesauce are you planning on making?
00:17:30Don't get smart.
00:17:31You like applesauce.
00:17:33Yeah, well, not that much.
00:17:36Have you no shame?
00:17:38I was trying to help you.
00:17:40You're not getting any younger, you know.
00:17:42I'm going to pretend you didn't say that.
00:17:44I'm going to pretend you didn't say that.
00:17:45Never answer it.
00:17:46Can't I go anywhere without seeing that woman?
00:17:49No, I'll leave that woman.
00:17:51Come on, let's go.
00:17:52I can't go anywhere anymore.
00:17:53Let's get some pizza.
00:17:55Come on.
00:17:56My dad said the same thing, more or less.
00:18:07Yeah, I feel kind of funny about it.
00:18:09I don't like being so secretive.
00:18:11Neither do I.
00:18:14But I can kind of see their point.
00:18:16I mean, we don't want to get ahead of ourselves, you know.
00:18:21What do you mean?
00:18:23Well, I never really told you about Seattle, did I?
00:18:27Just that you used to live there.
00:18:30With someone.
00:18:32His name was Sean.
00:18:33We, uh, dated a year after grad school.
00:18:40My mom was horrified.
00:18:44Nicole, do you want to go inside?
00:18:46Okay.
00:18:51So, is it serious?
00:18:53Well, after five years and no commitment,
00:18:57I wanted more.
00:19:02Yeah.
00:19:03I had a couple of serious relationships.
00:19:05But they turned out to be seriously bad relationships.
00:19:11So, no commitment.
00:19:13You wanted more, so, uh,
00:19:15so then what did you do?
00:19:16Well, I left.
00:19:17I came home.
00:19:19To take things slow.
00:19:21Well, you take all the time you need, Teresa.
00:19:23I'm not going anywhere.
00:19:28We're here.
00:19:29What are you doing here?
00:19:37It's a surprise.
00:19:38You'll see.
00:19:41We're going flying.
00:19:43What?
00:19:43I have to fly to Palm Springs,
00:19:45and I thought it might be fun if you came along.
00:19:47You're kidding.
00:19:48No, no.
00:19:49I promise.
00:19:49It'll be a great time.
00:19:50Watch your head.
00:19:51I've never been on a plane like this before.
00:19:53Oh, well, consider this your first watcher, Steph.
00:19:55Oh!
00:19:57All right.
00:19:58Now let's go fly a plane.
00:19:59Copy that.
00:20:10Over.
00:20:16Do you like it?
00:20:17I love it.
00:20:19It's beautiful, right?
00:20:20It's gorgeous.
00:20:21You having a good time?
00:20:33Yes.
00:20:33Good.
00:20:34Take the wheel.
00:20:34What?
00:20:35No, take the wheel.
00:20:36You steer.
00:20:37What?
00:20:47I've never driven a plane before.
00:20:49Or flown.
00:20:50You don't have anything to worry about.
00:20:53I'm right here.
00:20:53Don't worry.
00:20:54Oh, I'd worry if I were you.
00:20:56I crashed three cars before I learned to drive.
00:20:58Well, I wish you would have told me that before.
00:21:01Ah!
00:21:01Oh!
00:21:02How's that?
00:21:03How's that?
00:21:03Oh, my gosh.
00:21:04Great.
00:21:04Great.
00:21:05Now just straighten it out.
00:21:14How's that?
00:21:15It's great.
00:21:16You're doing great.
00:21:17I'm flying.
00:21:20Hey, Dad.
00:21:24Yeah?
00:21:25What's the craziest date you ever took Mom on?
00:21:28That would be running with the bulls in 74.
00:21:33Why do you ask?
00:21:35No reason.
00:21:38Really?
00:21:39Okay, okay.
00:21:45He took me flying.
00:21:46And?
00:21:51It was amazing.
00:21:53Oh, dear.
00:21:55You, uh, you like him, don't you?
00:21:58An awful lot.
00:21:59Well, then your mother will just have to get over whatever this grudge is she has for Betsy Lucas all these years.
00:22:05Should I tell her or not?
00:22:06No, no, no.
00:22:07Don't get her riled up.
00:22:10Why don't you wait till you're sure he's the one?
00:22:14Do you ever really know for sure, Dad?
00:22:16When you know, you'll know.
00:22:18Oh, sweetheart, you'll know.
00:22:19So you knew I was dating Teresa?
00:22:32Yeah.
00:22:33I talked with James Carnley the other day.
00:22:35Oh, he said Teresa just loved that little plane ride you took her on.
00:22:39You two talk?
00:22:40Yeah.
00:22:42That silly feud is between your mother and Bridget.
00:22:44But I do think it is wise to keep it to yourself.
00:22:53You do?
00:22:54Yeah.
00:22:56Until you think it's serious.
00:23:04Ah, I knew it.
00:23:06I love it.
00:23:06Oh, great.
00:23:08Wait, I got one.
00:23:08Here.
00:23:08Do you like it?
00:23:19Come on, come on.
00:23:20I love it.
00:23:21Yeah?
00:23:22Very good.
00:23:22Very good.
00:23:23Very good.
00:23:23Very good.
00:23:23Very good.
00:23:23Five, four, three, two, one.
00:23:28Woo!
00:23:29Woo!
00:23:29Woo!
00:23:29Woo!
00:23:30Woo!
00:23:30Woo!
00:23:31Woo!
00:23:31Woo!
00:23:32Woo!
00:23:32Woo!
00:23:33Woo!
00:23:33Woo!
00:23:34Woo!
00:23:34Woo!
00:23:35Woo!
00:23:35Woo!
00:23:36Woo!
00:23:36Woo!
00:23:37Woo!
00:23:37Happy New Year, guys.
00:23:39Happy New Year, guys.
00:23:39Happy New Year's.
00:23:40Happy New Year.
00:23:40Happy New Year.
00:23:41Happy New.
00:23:42Happy New Year.
00:23:42Happy New Year.
00:23:43Happy New Year.
00:23:44Woo!
00:23:44Happy New Year.
00:23:46Happy New Year.
00:23:50Ah, shhh!
00:23:52Woo!
00:23:52Think about that.
00:23:58What are you doing, Fallon?
00:24:00On the numbers.
00:24:01I mean, don't get me wrong.
00:24:02I don't have any preference.
00:24:03That's good.
00:25:07What am I supposed to do?
00:25:09Exactly what you're doing.
00:25:09This is fishing.
00:25:12Ooh!
00:25:12Ooh!
00:25:13I caught something!
00:25:14Reel it in.
00:25:14What do I do?
00:25:15Reel it in, just like that.
00:25:16You got it.
00:25:17Bring it up.
00:25:17Oh, yeah, this is beaut.
00:25:21Yeah.
00:25:24See, now the pressure's on.
00:25:25We're going to have to catch another one to make a pair.
00:25:27So we can walk home, right?
00:25:28So we can walk home.
00:25:29So where are we going?
00:25:55Oh, you'll see.
00:26:13Should we be doing this?
00:26:14Well, I've been coming here for many years, and I haven't been shot yet.
00:26:18Watch your step.
00:26:24I was fishing this creek once, and I started walking upstream, and I came to this opening,
00:26:29and I just fell in love with it.
00:26:33It's beautiful.
00:26:34Yeah.
00:26:34But you're sure the owners don't mind trespassers?
00:26:39Yeah.
00:26:39I'm pretty sure.
00:26:41Since I own it.
00:26:44You're kidding me.
00:26:46No, nope.
00:26:46It's mine.
00:26:48I, uh, tracked down the owner.
00:26:50It took me months.
00:26:52But the minute I saw the place, I knew I had to have it.
00:26:56So what are you going to do with it?
00:26:57Build a house.
00:26:59Right here, so you can hear the sound of the creek.
00:27:02I love the sound of the water.
00:27:06Imagine hearing that sound as you walk out your front door every day.
00:27:11That'd be nice.
00:27:12Yeah.
00:27:18Can you imagine living here?
00:27:20I think Teresa is seeing somebody.
00:27:30Wonderful.
00:27:32Well, how come we don't know anything about him?
00:27:34Maybe it's not so serious.
00:27:36How can she know he's a keeper without running him by her mother?
00:27:40Ha.
00:27:41Ah, ha, ha.
00:27:42Now, what was it your mother said about me?
00:27:44Refresh my memory on that.
00:27:45She didn't mean it.
00:27:47Ha.
00:27:48And clearly, I ignored her.
00:27:51Well, when you weigh in on Teresa's fella, you'll understand it if she does the same thing.
00:28:02And you know who it is, don't you?
00:28:07James.
00:28:08Shani, I'm reading.
00:28:09It's very interesting.
00:28:09James Michael.
00:28:11Oh, the middle name.
00:28:13I'm in trouble.
00:28:16No.
00:28:28So, can you imagine living here?
00:28:30That's all he said?
00:28:30He said a lot of other things, but yeah, that was it.
00:28:33Wow.
00:28:34It's like he proposed to you without proposing.
00:28:37Yeah, why buy the cow, if you can get the milk for free?
00:28:41I hate that saying.
00:28:42Me too.
00:28:43Sorry.
00:28:43I was channeling my mother.
00:28:45It's just so confusing.
00:28:46I think he wants to commit.
00:28:48Well, do you want to commit?
00:28:50I think so.
00:28:51You think so, or you know so?
00:28:53Because if you only think so, I wouldn't propose to you either.
00:28:56Besides, if you ask me, it's a little early for him to pop the question.
00:28:59You guys have only been dating six months.
00:29:01Seven.
00:29:02Oh, I'm sorry.
00:29:03Seven.
00:29:03I mean, why aren't you guys married already?
00:29:05You really think it's me?
00:29:08He's looking for me to commit?
00:29:10Well, think about what you said to him.
00:29:12You told him you got hurt by somebody who didn't want to commit.
00:29:14So he needs to start over and take things slow so you didn't make the same mistake.
00:29:18I did say that, didn't I?
00:29:20In so many words.
00:29:21So what should I do?
00:29:22Well, have you told him that you love him?
00:29:25No, not yet.
00:29:27I think that would be a good place to start.
00:29:28You're right.
00:29:32Gotta go.
00:29:34See you later.
00:29:35He couldn't shuck enough to keep me fed when I was a kid.
00:29:54Why aren't you doing that over the sink?
00:29:56Thanks, dear.
00:29:57So, how's it going with Teresa?
00:30:03I hope you haven't been chatting us up too much with her father.
00:30:06Or mom, for that matter.
00:30:08I don't know why you're afraid of what your mother thinks.
00:30:11I think she'll love Teresa.
00:30:13It's Bridget that I'm worried about.
00:30:15Well, you're not marrying Bridget.
00:30:18Who says I'm marrying Teresa?
00:30:19Get us a beer, will you?
00:30:20Hey, sweetie.
00:30:46Is this the last of them?
00:30:47Because of this, you're almost done.
00:30:50No, we got another slab of them all marinated, ready to go.
00:30:54Oh, my goodness.
00:30:56Don't burn them.
00:30:57Yes, precious.
00:30:59You were right.
00:31:00There's gonna be enough salad.
00:31:03You know, I ran into that Lucas boy at the farmer's market the other day.
00:31:06He actually tried to let me cut in line in front of him.
00:31:10Well, that was nice of him.
00:31:11No.
00:31:13I didn't want him running home to his mother
00:31:15and telling her all the ingredients I was getting from my raspberry tarts.
00:31:18Mom, he's a grown man, not a spy.
00:31:21So you say.
00:31:23You ask me?
00:31:24He's a mama's boy.
00:31:32Hello.
00:31:33Hey.
00:31:34It's me.
00:31:35How's it going?
00:31:35Oh, fine.
00:31:38Ooh, from that tone, I'm guessing you haven't told them anything about Mark.
00:31:41No.
00:31:42Can you blame me?
00:31:43Gotcha.
00:31:44So what boat are you gonna be on?
00:31:45Oh, 730.
00:31:47Okay.
00:31:47I'll pick you up at the dock.
00:31:49And then you can tell me all about it.
00:31:51Okay.
00:31:51Thanks.
00:31:52Bye.
00:31:52The thing is, Teresa's really special, you know, but she's just coming out of a bad relationship.
00:31:59So you're afraid of being the rebound guy?
00:32:01Last week, I took her to see my land, and honestly, I was gonna propose to her right there.
00:32:06But I just didn't feel like she was ready.
00:32:08Or you weren't.
00:32:09No, I was.
00:32:10I am.
00:32:11So what is there to lose here?
00:32:13How's the question?
00:32:14Can you imagine your life without Teresa?
00:32:17Hey, thanks again for taking this charter from me.
00:32:27I'm nervous enough.
00:32:28I don't think I can handle a plane load of studio execs.
00:32:30Yeah, don't remind me.
00:32:32So you ready for this?
00:32:33Uh, I don't know.
00:32:34I mean, I feel like I'm ready.
00:32:35Teresa's awesome.
00:32:37Yeah, she's cool, but I mean, are you ready for this?
00:32:38Do you have a plan?
00:32:39Yeah, yeah, I think so.
00:32:40I'm just gonna keep it as comfortable as possible, you know?
00:32:42We're just gonna fish and cook and hang out, and then I'm gonna pop the question.
00:32:46Nice.
00:32:47Did you get a ring?
00:32:47Yeah, yeah, I designed it myself.
00:32:49You designed your fiancé's engagement ring yourself?
00:32:52Uh-huh.
00:32:52Brave man.
00:32:53Did you get a big diamond?
00:32:54Uh, no, no diamonds.
00:32:55You know, it's not her style.
00:32:56Too traditional.
00:32:57Uh-huh.
00:32:57So is it gonna be a big wedding?
00:32:59If she wants a big wedding, then I want her to have it, but I don't think she will.
00:33:02Also, not her style.
00:33:04Congratulations, man.
00:33:05I'm happy for you.
00:33:06Thanks, man.
00:33:06I'm happy for myself.
00:33:07Hey, have a safe flight.
00:33:08Thanks.
00:33:10Ah, my phone is dead.
00:33:12Oh, here.
00:33:13Take mine.
00:33:14I'll just charge that one at the house.
00:33:15Oh, yeah?
00:33:16Sure?
00:33:16Yeah, absolutely.
00:33:17Thanks.
00:33:17All right, I gotta go.
00:33:18I gotta deal with L.A. traffic on a Friday afternoon.
00:33:21I'm lucky if I get to the jeweler on time.
00:33:28I'm getting engaged!
00:33:29So, if you don't know where he's taking you, how do you know what to pack?
00:33:36He told me it was rustic.
00:33:38Rustic?
00:33:38I don't like the sound of that.
00:33:40What's the big weekend for?
00:33:42I think he's going to ask me something important.
00:33:46Teresa, I am so happy for you.
00:33:48Oh, thanks.
00:33:50What are you going to do?
00:33:52Say yes and get married.
00:33:53Oh, please.
00:33:54Like, I didn't know what you were going to say if he asked.
00:33:56You did?
00:33:56Yeah.
00:33:57I'm talking about your mom.
00:33:59What are you going to tell her?
00:34:00Hey, I'm getting married.
00:34:02You're right.
00:34:03I'll get Dad to do it.
00:34:05Chicken!
00:34:07She'll get over it when she starts the wedding plan.
00:34:10Oh, yeah.
00:34:10You think she's going to plan a big wedding when she figures out Mark is the groom?
00:34:13Oh, I don't want a big wedding.
00:34:15Just simple.
00:34:16Close friends and families.
00:34:18And no pastels.
00:34:34I've left, like, two messages already.
00:34:37Hey, no worries.
00:34:38It's probably just a dead battery.
00:34:43I'm going to go out and get some food.
00:34:53Come on.
00:34:53Come on.
00:34:54Come on.
00:34:54Come on.
00:34:55Be open.
00:34:55Come on.
00:34:56Come on.
00:34:57Be open.
00:34:58Hey!
00:35:00That's it.
00:35:05Mwah.
00:35:13Teresa?
00:35:24Mark!
00:35:26I've been worried out of my mind.
00:35:28I've left you like a million messages.
00:35:30No, I'm so sorry, honey.
00:35:31I'm so sorry.
00:35:32It's just I had this whole thing planned.
00:35:34It was going to be perfect.
00:35:35I was going to go to the creek with you.
00:35:36And we were going to wait for the sunset.
00:35:38And then Roger needed my phone battery.
00:35:39It's okay.
00:35:40It's okay.
00:35:40I love you, Teresa.
00:35:58And I can't imagine spending my life without you.
00:36:10Will you marry me?
00:36:14Yes.
00:36:16I designed this specially for you.
00:36:22It's perfect.
00:36:24Yeah?
00:36:25I love you.
00:36:32All right.
00:36:33Almost there.
00:36:34Keep your eyes closed.
00:36:36All right.
00:36:36Stop.
00:36:37Open your eyes.
00:36:38What do you think?
00:36:42What is it?
00:36:44It's my dream house.
00:36:45Or your dream.
00:36:46Or our dream house.
00:36:47Whatever you want it to be.
00:36:48Because I want it to be that.
00:36:50Right here.
00:36:50Okay.
00:36:51Briefly.
00:36:51Kids room.
00:36:52No rush.
00:36:53Right here.
00:36:53Our bedroom.
00:36:54Big bed.
00:36:55Big bed.
00:36:55All right.
00:36:56Here we go.
00:36:57Kitchen.
00:36:58Bam.
00:36:58Big window.
00:36:59Oh, my God.
00:37:00All right.
00:37:00Family room.
00:37:01Family room.
00:37:02Again.
00:37:03No rush.
00:37:03I love it.
00:37:03I love it.
00:37:04What do you think?
00:37:04You like it?
00:37:05You like it?
00:37:05I love it.
00:37:06Ah!
00:37:06You know what?
00:37:09What?
00:37:10Let's get married here.
00:37:11We're going to build our house here.
00:37:12Spend our lives here together.
00:37:13We should get married here, too.
00:37:15Let's do it Labor Day weekend.
00:37:16Well, that doesn't give us a lot of time.
00:37:18We have the whole summer.
00:37:20Besides, what do we really need?
00:37:21Friends?
00:37:22Family?
00:37:23Food?
00:37:24It's not that complicated.
00:37:25You want to get married here?
00:37:26Okay.
00:37:27Let's get married here.
00:37:28Ah!
00:37:28Ah!
00:37:28Ah!
00:37:28Ah!
00:37:28Ah!
00:37:29Ah!
00:37:29Ah!
00:37:29Ah!
00:37:30Ah!
00:37:30Ah!
00:37:31Ah!
00:37:31Ah!
00:37:31Ah!
00:37:32Ah!
00:37:32Ah!
00:37:32Ah!
00:37:32Ah!
00:37:33Ah!
00:37:34Ah!
00:37:34Ah!
00:37:34Ah!
00:37:35Ah!
00:37:36What are we going to tell our mothers?
00:37:53I don't understand why Teresa couldn't meet us here and we could all go together.
00:37:57I'm sure she has her reasons, honey.
00:37:59Oh, that's the last creature I need to see now.
00:38:07Now, quick, hang a Yui.
00:38:08What?
00:38:09Go up the hill.
00:38:10We'll take Brewer.
00:38:11Oh, shit.
00:38:16You see how they took Brewer just to avoid passing us?
00:38:20How rude.
00:38:21How do you know where they're going?
00:38:23Maybe they needed to take Brewer.
00:38:24Please, Frank, you don't know how this woman's mind works.
00:38:27Well, I don't know how your mind works and I've known you for 34 years.
00:38:30Well, you don't have to worry about me.
00:38:32Come on, let's go.
00:38:33We're going to be late.
00:38:33All right.
00:38:37I know what this is about.
00:38:39It's the man she's been seeing.
00:38:40We're going to meet him, aren't we?
00:38:42Oh, Bridget, come on.
00:38:43Your guess is as good as mine.
00:38:45Sometimes I really wish I could kill you.
00:38:47Well, now that's a warm and fuzzy thought.
00:38:49All right, just go a little faster.
00:38:50I think we're going just fine.
00:38:52Turn left up here.
00:39:00Are you sure this was a good idea?
00:39:01I hope so.
00:39:02It's the only one we had.
00:39:04Honey, could you go faster?
00:39:06I think we're going just fast enough, okay?
00:39:09No, we are not.
00:39:11Bridget!
00:39:14Would you just get your foot off the pedal?
00:39:22Well done, honey.
00:39:33What was your hurry?
00:39:35Excuse us.
00:39:40Mom, Dad.
00:39:43Mark Lucas.
00:39:44You knew about this, didn't you?
00:39:53I knew we were coming here.
00:39:59Hey, Mom.
00:39:59Hey, Dad.
00:40:04Teresa Connolly?
00:40:05How could you let me be ambushed like this?
00:40:09You knew about this, didn't you?
00:40:10Well, I...
00:40:12Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
00:40:13No, no, no, no, no, no.
00:40:13Honey?
00:40:15Turn back around.
00:40:16Here we go.
00:40:17Everything's going to be fine, Mom.
00:40:20Now we have a nice big table inside for us.
00:40:22Passing your seatbelts are going to be a bumpy ride.
00:40:24First one's on me.
00:40:25Come on, Mom.
00:40:41Say something.
00:40:43I'm speechless.
00:40:45Well, then it's a banner day in more ways than one.
00:40:50So you're getting married?
00:40:53Yes, Mom.
00:40:54That's what we just said.
00:40:56Well, when did...
00:40:57When did you...
00:40:58Halloween.
00:40:59You got engaged on Halloween and you're just now telling us?
00:41:03No, no, we were passing out your invitations in the neighborhood.
00:41:07Our first date was really Halloween.
00:41:09Yeah.
00:41:10We just got engaged.
00:41:11And we invited you all to dinner so we could share it with you together.
00:41:14Honey, I remember like it was yesterday when we told your folks that we were getting married.
00:41:32Remember?
00:41:32My mother sobbed uncontrollably.
00:41:36And my dad took you to a pub.
00:41:39Yeah, but after a couple of pints, he was bawling like a baby.
00:41:42Granddad cried?
00:41:43Well, I know you think of him as a stern fellow, but he was a sentimental old sod.
00:41:48We eloped.
00:41:51Got married in Reno.
00:41:53I guess you could say we, uh, we chickened out.
00:41:57Let's raise our glasses.
00:42:04To the young couple, may your days be as smooth as silk and as warm as milk.
00:42:10What kind of toast was that?
00:42:11I don't know.
00:42:12I just made it up.
00:42:13It was pretty good, wasn't it?
00:42:15Okay, cheers.
00:42:17Cheers.
00:42:18Cheers.
00:42:21I don't suppose you've set a date.
00:42:28Oh, uh, Labor Day weekend.
00:42:29Oh, that's a nice long engagement.
00:42:32Oh, this year.
00:42:33No.
00:42:34Oh, no, you can't do that.
00:42:37We have to talk to the priest.
00:42:38We have to book the church.
00:42:39We have to find a ballroom for the reception.
00:42:43And flowers, musicians.
00:42:45And that will take absolutely forever.
00:42:47Which is why we're not going to have that kind of wedding.
00:42:51I bought this piece of land that we're going to build our home on.
00:42:54And, uh, we think we'd like to get married there.
00:42:57It's so beautiful.
00:42:58You're all really going to love it.
00:43:00Well, I'll have to get right on the arrangements, won't I?
00:43:03You'll have to have a cold buffet.
00:43:05Really?
00:43:06We don't, we don't want to make a big fuss.
00:43:08Oh, if you don't make a big fuss out of your one and only wedding day,
00:43:14you'll live to regret it.
00:43:16Trust me on this.
00:43:19To no regrets.
00:43:21No regrets.
00:43:23Cheers.
00:43:23We are going to need a big tent.
00:43:40Oh, Mom, we really don't need a tent.
00:43:42It could rain.
00:43:43Okay.
00:43:44Okay, so a tent.
00:43:45I have a card for a wonderful tent rental place.
00:43:48Very reasonable.
00:43:49Only if the price includes delivery and setup.
00:43:52All companies provide setup and delivery.
00:43:54All companies don't.
00:43:56This company not only delivers and sets up, they lay flooring.
00:44:02What about chair coverings?
00:44:03For what?
00:44:05Oh, those folding chairs are so ugly.
00:44:07Plates, silverware, stemware.
00:44:09The caterer will supply those.
00:44:11They're supposed to, but they don't.
00:44:12Any caterer worth hiring will.
00:44:15Okay.
00:44:15Why do we need any of this stuff?
00:44:17Yeah.
00:44:17You want your guests eating off paper plates and drinking from the bottle?
00:44:24Tell you what.
00:44:25Mom, why don't you find the tent, the florist, the caterer,
00:44:29and Betsy, you find the tables, chairs, linens, and tableware.
00:44:33How's that?
00:44:35What about your gown?
00:44:36You know what?
00:44:37We'll handle that.
00:44:38Yeah.
00:44:39Angela knows this really great dress shop.
00:44:41I was going to have something really simple.
00:44:43Yeah, simple.
00:44:45Simple.
00:44:45Simple.
00:44:47Are you sure, honey?
00:44:50Yeah, we want to keep everything really simple.
00:44:52Oh.
00:44:53It's just that we never did have much of a wedding.
00:44:57I wore the only satin cocktail dress I owned.
00:45:02That's so sad.
00:45:03It just wasn't a real wedding dress.
00:45:06It was something I already had.
00:45:08Well, you're just going to have to come dress shopping with me.
00:45:12You sure you don't want to get a sandwich or something?
00:45:26Oh, no, no.
00:45:27I had a huge breakfast.
00:45:28And you know, the other day I had to let my belt out a notch.
00:45:31I've got to watch that stuff.
00:45:32How do you think it's going?
00:45:36Well, my game could improve a little.
00:45:38But if I got out here and practiced more, I could take some strokes off.
00:45:42No, I know what you mean.
00:45:43Sit down, sit down.
00:45:45You're talking about the kids.
00:45:47Yeah, the kids.
00:45:48The poor kids.
00:45:51We should have gone with them.
00:45:53Well, wait a minute.
00:45:54We're going to hear about this tonight.
00:45:57We're going to hear about it all summer.
00:46:02When you think about it, it's a good thing that we're handling this the way we are.
00:46:11To us.
00:46:14May we remain the calmest heads in this storm about to beset us.
00:46:19Amen, brother.
00:46:24What is your problem?
00:46:39Do you enjoy driving slowly?
00:46:41Listen, we've got to talk about something.
00:46:45Okay.
00:46:46What's on your mind?
00:46:48Well, I think if they're going to go through with this wedding, we should do it the right way.
00:46:52Not out at that swamp.
00:46:54How about a nice reception at the country club?
00:46:56Pictures on the beach in the morning.
00:46:58Father Mayfield can officiate.
00:47:01It'll be wonderful.
00:47:03Does this mean we're going to be friends?
00:47:06Sure, sure.
00:47:09When it freezes over.
00:47:10You know, having our moms out on the land was probably the worst idea ever.
00:47:23Worse than inviting them to dinner together?
00:47:25Oh, it's right up there.
00:47:27Honey, our lives will be so much easier if they're getting along.
00:47:31Hey, we'll make it through this just fine.
00:47:34It's not us I'm worried about.
00:47:37It's them.
00:47:39Yeah.
00:47:41Yeah, I guess you're right.
00:47:43Oh, that's nice.
00:47:48What do you think?
00:47:49Yeah, they're all so expensive, though.
00:47:52That's not your worry.
00:47:54How are we doing over here?
00:47:55Oh, this is lovely.
00:47:59And quite popular.
00:48:00The roses with the tendrils of variegated ivy trailing down.
00:48:04I have prepared some centerpieces for you.
00:48:06I thought we could go over some colors and choose something.
00:48:09I've got, as you can see, every color, every shape, every size.
00:48:14Beautiful.
00:48:14Look at the lavender.
00:48:18That smell, what is that?
00:48:19Tuberoses.
00:48:21Oh, perfect for weddings.
00:48:23People just adore them.
00:48:25They sure are fragrant.
00:48:26Aren't they?
00:48:27What do you think, sweetheart?
00:48:29I think I'm going to get some air.
00:48:31Excuse me.
00:48:34She's all right.
00:48:39I've always loved tuberoses.
00:48:41Put them in the centerpieces.
00:48:42Thank you for you.
00:48:54Teresa?
00:48:56If you would just let Betsy and me take care of everything here on the island,
00:49:02you wouldn't be stressed out at all.
00:49:04Mark and I want to have it on his land.
00:49:06Our lands.
00:49:07What about the details?
00:49:08You know how connected Betsy and I are here?
00:49:13We could make miracles.
00:49:16I'll think about it.
00:49:21I'll be there in a minute.
00:49:22All right.
00:49:23I've made progress on talking her into doing it here.
00:49:39Now it's your turn to work on Mark.
00:49:42Okay.
00:49:42Sounds great.
00:49:44Bye.
00:49:44What was that?
00:49:48Oh, just a friend I'm doing something with.
00:49:52So, how's Teresa doing with all the arrangements and decisions she needs to make?
00:49:56Oh, fine.
00:49:57I mean, we both want things to go simple, and if we stick to the plan, everything should move along just fine.
00:50:06Why?
00:50:07It's just that a wedding is such a major moment for a woman, Mark.
00:50:12You know, she may say that she wants things to be simple, but...
00:50:15I don't think Teresa wants to go overboard, Mom.
00:50:18It's just not her.
00:50:20Okay.
00:50:20Well, just be ready in case she wants to make some changes.
00:50:28I can't tell you what a joy it is for me to be presiding over your wedding.
00:50:32You both feel like family to me, and now you're getting married here.
00:50:35How wonderful.
00:50:37Well, here's the service from the new liturgy.
00:50:39You know, some people prefer the old liturgy.
00:50:41I think it's too stuffy.
00:50:43Yeah, I agree.
00:50:44So, do you have the wedding license?
00:50:46Oh, I can't believe I forgot that.
00:50:48You'd be surprised how many people do.
00:50:50So, I will meet with you together to go over to service, and then separately for final counsel.
00:50:55Look, I do have to go, but if you need me for anything, do not hesitate to call.
00:50:58I am always available to you.
00:51:00Thanks, Father.
00:51:01Thank you, Father.
00:51:10What was he talking about when he said we're getting married here?
00:51:13Oh, nothing.
00:51:14My mom and I were just talking about maybe having the wedding here at the church, and having the reception at the country club.
00:51:23And you said no, right?
00:51:25Not exactly in those words.
00:51:29Mark, there's just so many details I have to think about.
00:51:33And to get her off my back, I just told her I'd think about it.
00:51:36I knew my mother was acting weird when we had lunch today.
00:51:39She's probably in on it.
00:51:41They're just being their normal, overbearing, ultra-controlling selves.
00:51:45When, in fact, they could be useful.
00:51:47Ah, see?
00:51:48That's what they want you to think.
00:51:51Come here.
00:51:52Come here.
00:51:53Come here.
00:51:56Oh!
00:51:57It's wonderful.
00:52:02Just wonderful.
00:52:10Beautiful.
00:52:11It's very flattering.
00:52:13Really?
00:52:14You think?
00:52:15I think.
00:52:16Angela?
00:52:17Uh, there's a lot of stuff on it.
00:52:20Yeah, it's pretty busy.
00:52:22Do you have anything a little more understated?
00:52:25Any more understated, you may as well wear a slip.
00:52:29Listen, my dear, why don't you have your friend help you out of this one,
00:52:32and I will show your mother some other options, okay?
00:52:36Thanks.
00:52:38I'm sorry, sweetie.
00:52:39I can't help it.
00:52:40You look like a parade float.
00:52:42I know, but my mom's so happy.
00:52:44It's not too much to ask if I try on a few dresses.
00:52:46Twelve, so far.
00:52:48I could love this dress.
00:52:50I mean, if it makes my mom happy, I could live with it.
00:52:53Listen to you.
00:52:54It's your wedding, not your mom's.
00:52:56And if she even tries to pick a bridesmaid's dress.
00:52:59I know.
00:52:59No pastels.
00:53:01Okay, so what do you say?
00:53:02Feel like trying on something you want?
00:53:05Sure.
00:53:07Okay.
00:53:07I'll get Cruella to bring one in.
00:53:10Right.
00:53:11Now, I was thinking about tablecloths.
00:53:20How about silk?
00:53:22And, you know, we could do them in any color, but of course it would have to match our scheme.
00:53:25And I'd like to get napkins to match.
00:53:27Oh, and you know what I was thinking?
00:53:29This pattern will not go with our lavender.
00:53:34So I think we've got to come up with a different chair.
00:53:36You know, maybe we could get the ones with the wood frame.
00:53:38What about chair covers?
00:53:40Great idea.
00:53:41I think that's perfect.
00:53:43Do they come in lavender?
00:53:44You know, because the centerpieces are lavender and tuberose.
00:53:47I can get it in any color you like.
00:53:50I was thinking about favors.
00:53:52Favors?
00:53:53I went to a wedding last year where the bride and groom gave wildflower seeds to the guests.
00:54:00Hmm, that would be nice.
00:54:01What are you two talking about?
00:54:04Mark.
00:54:04No, really, can't the guests just take a photo as a memento?
00:54:08Oh, not those awful cardboard cameras.
00:54:11Oh, no, no.
00:54:12Um, come on, girls, we have got to talk about the band.
00:54:15We've got to talk about the photographer, the videographer, the china.
00:54:18Look, I was thinking.
00:54:19I got this book.
00:54:22Yes, I know I'm calling you on short notice, but I was hoping maybe you'd have a cancellation.
00:54:28Oh, I see.
00:54:30Uh, thank you anyway.
00:54:31I can't find a caterer anywhere they're all booked.
00:54:34Not that fellow who did Neely O'Hara's wedding.
00:54:37Ah, mediocre.
00:54:39Teresa's wedding has to be perfect.
00:54:42Whose happiness is this all about, Bridget?
00:54:44It's for Teresa.
00:54:46All of it is for her.
00:54:48And Mark, too.
00:54:49And Mark, too.
00:54:50Just checking.
00:54:52Carry on.
00:54:53Uh-huh.
00:54:57Brad.
00:54:59Mark, I don't want anybody to sit around.
00:55:00I want to get this bird off the flight line in the hangar, and I want birds to go out.
00:55:05We're ready for you, all right?
00:55:07But you don't have my sample list.
00:55:09I'm going to need to be able to get this new York in a moment's notice.
00:55:12Chicago in a moment's notice.
00:55:14How long is this list?
00:55:15It's our list and our mothers combined.
00:55:17I've got to go for a noun and get out of here.
00:55:18I was called in to substitute teach.
00:55:20Brad.
00:55:20Um, yeah, can we do the list later, because I have a lot to...
00:55:23Yeah, hold on.
00:55:24Let me check the schedule, okay?
00:55:26Oh, my, they're all...
00:55:27They're all wet.
00:55:29They're ruined.
00:55:30Okay, uh, can I...
00:55:31Jim, can I call you right back?
00:55:32Yeah, something just coming up.
00:55:33Okay, I'm sorry.
00:55:34Bye.
00:55:35We're supposed to make revisions right on the proof, and that's the only complete list I have,
00:55:39and I've got to go into work.
00:55:40It's okay, Teresa.
00:55:41It's not okay.
00:55:48Oh.
00:55:50Hey, hey, hey.
00:55:52Come on.
00:55:54Sit down.
00:55:57All right.
00:55:58What's not okay?
00:55:59Everything.
00:56:01I'm just...
00:56:02There's so much to do.
00:56:04We have to revise the invite proofs, check the guest list.
00:56:07Okay, we can do that.
00:56:08Get tables and chairs, and we still don't have a caterer.
00:56:11Teresa, what can I do to help?
00:56:15I need you around more often.
00:56:16Sweetheart, that was my boss you just made me hang up on.
00:56:20We have a month to go, and now the invites are going to go out late.
00:56:24What else can I do?
00:56:26Okay, I can't take any more time off from work, otherwise we can't go on our honeymoon.
00:56:30I'm just...
00:56:31Between this work and interviews, I'm going crazy.
00:56:37I'm going crazy, too.
00:56:47Thanks for coming over.
00:56:49I think I've had enough alone time with my folks to last me a while.
00:56:52No sweat.
00:56:53It's nice to get out of L.A. now and again.
00:56:55Besides, we have to do your wedding invitations.
00:56:57Well, we finally got the marriage license, and we rented the tents, and the chairs, and
00:57:06the cake, and the silver, and the...
00:57:08Look, as the wedding approaches, with all the many plans, my advice always is to get
00:57:14away together.
00:57:16Get back to why you chose to get married in the first place.
00:57:18I'd love to, but she's so stressed out right now, and I don't think I can get any time
00:57:24off from work.
00:57:25Well, then it's all the more important that you find some time for each other.
00:57:28Together, you can reconcile your mother's wishes and your own desires.
00:57:32You can be happy on that day, or you can resent it and be miserable, but that is entirely
00:57:38up to you.
00:57:39Hull, Parkland, Paschal, Mr. and Mrs., Thomas, Connor.
00:57:50Hey!
00:57:51Hey!
00:57:51We have a lot more invitations than we have envelopes.
00:57:56I know, but I keep screwing them up.
00:57:58So you're stressed.
00:57:58Why don't you take a break?
00:57:59I can't take it anymore, Angela.
00:58:01Well, that sounds like a really fun way to plan your wedding.
00:58:04I'm sure I'll have fun once the wedding begins.
00:58:06Are you?
00:58:07All I know is I'll be glad when it's over.
00:58:10I'm sorry to hear that, Teresa.
00:58:12I truly am.
00:58:24It's still hot.
00:58:25Thank you, thank you.
00:58:28So, um, my mother thinks she's got a cicator.
00:58:32Good.
00:58:33One last thing to worry about while we are away for the weekend.
00:58:38We can't go away.
00:58:39Honey, look at us.
00:58:40We gotta get away.
00:58:42We have to meet with this caterer in the morning.
00:58:44Can't it wait?
00:58:45No, it can't.
00:58:46If we don't meet with her tomorrow, we're gonna lose her.
00:58:49Well, there are worse things to lose, sweetie.
00:58:51Mark, we do this last thing, and then we can go off on your weekend and relax.
00:58:55My weekend?
00:58:56Well, it wasn't my idea.
00:58:58No, I guess it wasn't.
00:59:00Mark, I'm just too stressed out right now to go away without everything being settled.
00:59:04Smile, sweetie.
00:59:19Hmm?
00:59:19I'm smiling.
00:59:21Hi.
00:59:22Hello.
00:59:23There we go.
00:59:25For your appetizers, we have a succulent, island-grown melon wrapped in aged prosciutto de palma.
00:59:32Organically grown new potatoes topped with California creme fraiche and caviar.
00:59:38And Greek figs tenderly split, stuffed with pungent goat cheese.
00:59:44Bon appétit.
00:59:47Mmm, caviar.
00:59:51Too salty.
00:59:54You love fish, but you don't like caviar?
00:59:58Never have.
01:00:00I do.
01:00:01Why don't you try the split Greek fig with pungent goat cheese?
01:00:10This is no good.
01:00:12But, Mark, you haven't even tried anything.
01:00:14No, I'm not talking about the figs or the caviar.
01:00:16I'm talking about us, the wedding.
01:00:18It's...
01:00:18It's no good.
01:00:23But you agreed to accept it.
01:00:28Uh, will you excuse us for a second, please?
01:00:39Look, I know I said I can accept it, but I can't.
01:00:41And I can't believe that you can accept this.
01:00:43I mean, you've been miserable.
01:00:44This is not what you want.
01:00:46I don't even know what that is anymore.
01:00:50I think you do.
01:00:52I don't, Mark.
01:00:53I don't.
01:00:57Teresa.
01:01:02Teresa.
01:01:03Hey.
01:01:05Hey.
01:01:06What?
01:01:06What?
01:01:06Maybe we move too fast.
01:01:13Maybe the engagement and the wedding.
01:01:17We've only known each other nine months.
01:01:22What are you saying?
01:01:28Maybe we should postpone the wedding.
01:01:29Mark.
01:01:30Mark.
01:01:32Mark.
01:01:46I knew it.
01:01:47I knew getting involved with that Lucas boy would be trouble.
01:01:53postpone the wedding.
01:01:56Postpone it.
01:01:57Bridget.
01:01:58Don't Bridget me.
01:01:59Look at her.
01:02:00She's devastated.
01:02:01I'm all right.
01:02:02No, you are not.
01:02:04And how am I supposed to postpone a wedding?
01:02:07The invitations are already out there.
01:02:10I'm going to have to call all those people.
01:02:13So embarrassing.
01:02:14We're going to lose all our deposit money.
01:02:17Now, wait a minute.
01:02:18Bridget, it's only money.
01:02:20If this is what Teresa wants, then we'll lose some money.
01:02:22It's okay.
01:02:23Does she look like this is what she wants?
01:02:25I'll never hear the end of this from that awful Bridget Connolly.
01:02:31Betsy.
01:02:32Well, it's true.
01:02:33You know it's true.
01:02:35Can't you and Teresa just kiss and make up?
01:02:37It's not that simple, Mom.
01:02:39What brought this on?
01:02:41Neither of us were happy.
01:02:42All the plotting and the planning and the tents and the flowers.
01:02:46You could have said so.
01:02:47We did.
01:02:48No, you didn't.
01:02:50We made this as simple as we possibly could.
01:02:52You complicated things when you wanted this wedding out in the middle of nowhere.
01:02:56You know what, Mom?
01:02:57We never should have told you a thing.
01:02:58We should have just eloped.
01:03:08Well, that was ugly.
01:03:10But at least it's done.
01:03:13Now I can slow down, take stock, and see what we really want.
01:03:18I guess.
01:03:20Well, we can throw caution to the wind.
01:03:22What do you mean?
01:03:25Elope.
01:03:26My parents did it.
01:03:27I don't see any reason why we can't do the same.
01:03:29Are you kidding?
01:03:30No, I'm not.
01:03:32We've just broke both our mother's hearts by canceling our wedding.
01:03:36Now you want us to go elope?
01:03:38Yeah.
01:03:38I mean, look, if all we want to do is be together, why worry about any of that wedding stuff?
01:03:44I'm not getting married as an act of rebellion.
01:03:46And I'm certainly not going to throw it in my mother's face that she failed me.
01:03:51Right.
01:03:57Well, do you want to get married at all?
01:03:59At this point, I don't know.
01:04:05Meaning?
01:04:07Maybe I...
01:04:09We...
01:04:10Rushed things.
01:04:13Maybe I was pushing too hard after my breakup with Sean.
01:04:15I think it would be a good idea if we didn't see each other for a while.
01:04:21Thanks for driving me off.
01:04:48Nice.
01:04:49Very nice.
01:04:51Well, you've been sneaking away to the driving range, huh?
01:04:54No, actually, I'm just trying to practice keeping my shoulders straight.
01:04:57Could you guys move this along?
01:04:59Honey, I thought we were going to play a round of golf and enjoy a beautiful day.
01:05:03Yeah.
01:05:03Beautiful day.
01:05:05Our daughter's heart is broken.
01:05:07And here you are playing golf with the family of the man who broke it.
01:05:11Oh, boy.
01:05:12What did you say?
01:05:14Your daughter gave back my son's ring.
01:05:18Shouldn't we just leave him alone and let him work it out?
01:05:21Yeah.
01:05:21No.
01:05:22No.
01:05:23Okay.
01:05:24Mark is too inconsiderate and stubborn to even notice all the hard work Teresa and I have put in getting this wedding together.
01:05:31You and Teresa?
01:05:31You and Teresa, what about the work I've done?
01:05:34It's just like you, at a time like this, to worry only about yourself.
01:05:39Selfish.
01:05:40Your daughter is just as inconsiderate and rude as her mother.
01:05:44I'm not going to listen to this.
01:05:45James, let's go.
01:05:47Honey, it's just the first hole.
01:05:49You stay and enjoy your beautiful day.
01:05:52I am going home to call our daughter because I care more about her than some goofy game of golf.
01:05:58Well, I'm not staying if she's not staying.
01:06:08Oh, gee.
01:06:09Well, now we're going to have to walk the rest of the course.
01:06:28Well, that'll give us a couple of extra hours before we have to walk home.
01:06:32You know, don't forget the post-round beer.
01:06:37Of course, traditions are traditions.
01:06:40Come on, tee it up.
01:06:44Yo, slow down.
01:06:46What is your hurry?
01:06:49Relax.
01:06:50Take in the scenery, huh?
01:06:52Just trying to get a good workout.
01:06:55Yeah, or trying not to think about Mark.
01:06:58You know, I hear you up at night pacing.
01:07:00I see you looking at his picture.
01:07:03Call me crazy, but I think you want to see the guy.
01:07:07We agreed we needed to take some time alone.
01:07:10So I'm going to take some time alone.
01:07:12Ah, that's the spirit.
01:07:17Arrested?
01:07:18No.
01:07:19Let's go.
01:07:30So she told you she never wanted to see you ever again?
01:07:34No, she said she didn't want to see me for a while.
01:07:37Well, it's been a while.
01:07:38Why don't you give her a holler?
01:07:39I can't.
01:07:40Sure you can.
01:07:41Pick up the phone, give her a call, tell her you want to see her.
01:07:44No, that's up to her.
01:07:46She said she wanted some time alone.
01:07:48I want to respect that.
01:07:49She said she wanted some time soon.
01:08:04Oh.
01:08:05I don't know.
01:08:35It is not uncommon for the first to travel up to several miles a day across the street.
01:09:00Hello? Hey, man, it's Roger.
01:09:02Oh, hey, Roger.
01:09:03Don't sound so excited.
01:09:05No, I'm thrilled to hear your voice.
01:09:06What are you doing?
01:09:08I'm in channel surfing.
01:09:13No, I don't think so.
01:09:14I don't feel like it, not tonight.
01:09:16Biking tomorrow?
01:09:18What do you think?
01:09:18Yeah, that sounds good.
01:09:20Okay, great.
01:09:21I'll meet you at the trail in the morning.
01:09:22Okay, cool.
01:09:23All right, mate.
01:09:24Good luck.
01:09:24Dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb.
01:09:47Yeah.
01:09:48Hey.
01:09:56Hi.
01:10:00Hey.
01:10:01Hey.
01:10:03Thanks, Marty.
01:10:04We've got to do something.
01:10:06It's a waterworks at my place.
01:10:07First Teresa cries, then Bridget, then Teresa.
01:10:10Bottom line is this.
01:10:11We could only get them in the same place at the same time with them not knowing.
01:10:16Well, I'm no good at that kind of subterfuge.
01:10:18Yeah, me neither.
01:10:22But I know a couple of experts.
01:10:25How about a dinner party?
01:10:27Oh, they'd see right through that.
01:10:29We could take them out to dinner separately and then plan to meet at the same restaurant by accident.
01:10:34It works so well with their wedding announcement.
01:10:38How about Roger?
01:10:40You know, maybe it would look less suspicious if he made the plans.
01:10:43Or Angela.
01:10:45I know she'd love to help.
01:10:47Teresa has been such a horror to live with.
01:10:51I know how she feels.
01:10:53All right, all right.
01:10:55I haven't been a picnic.
01:10:58Betsy.
01:10:59All right.
01:11:01I've been awful, too.
01:11:02Throughout it all, we really did bully the kids with the wedding plans, didn't we?
01:11:06I didn't bully anybody.
01:11:08Bridget.
01:11:09Oh, maybe a little.
01:11:10So, it's time for plan B, then.
01:11:13And no Roger or Angela.
01:11:15That's right.
01:11:17It's up to the two of you to get Teresa and Mark together.
01:11:20And let them work this out for themselves.
01:11:22And no more meddling.
01:11:27Hmm?
01:11:30On my honor.
01:11:33Me, too.
01:11:34Me, too.
01:11:34Me, too.
01:11:34Me, too.
01:11:40Mom.
01:11:46Hi.
01:11:46What are you doing here?
01:11:47Well, they let me in downstairs.
01:11:50And I wanted to come and visit my favorite son.
01:11:55Come on in.
01:11:56Um, can I get you a coffee or something?
01:12:03Oh, no, no.
01:12:04I'm fine.
01:12:07I want to apologize.
01:12:09For what?
01:12:10For ruining your wedding.
01:12:13Oh, Mom.
01:12:13You didn't ruin anything.
01:12:15Yes.
01:12:15Yes, I did.
01:12:17Bridget and I went overboard.
01:12:20Okay, maybe you did.
01:12:21Why don't you come out to the island for the weekend?
01:12:24We could have a nice dinner like family.
01:12:27Maybe we could go for a walk like we used to when you were younger and talk a bit.
01:12:34Figure out if there's any way that I can help you and Teresa get back together.
01:12:38Mom, I love you.
01:12:43But I don't think you should be involved in this anymore, okay?
01:12:49Okay.
01:12:52But at least come out for dinner.
01:12:55Okay.
01:13:12How many people are we having for dinner?
01:13:14I've peeled a million potatoes.
01:13:16Just us.
01:13:17I need the rest for the church potluck this week.
01:13:22Doesn't Betsy Lucas usually do the potluck dinners?
01:13:25Yeah.
01:13:26This time she needed a hand.
01:13:28In spite of what you think, Betsy and I feel horrible about you and Mark.
01:13:38Oh, Mom.
01:13:39Who was meant to be?
01:13:40I was such a bully.
01:13:43Yeah, you were.
01:13:46But that's not the only reason we broke up.
01:13:48Then why?
01:13:49We had our stupid reasons.
01:13:51I just can't think of them right now.
01:13:53Sounds like the grudge between Betsy and me.
01:13:56Ruined what could have been a good friendship.
01:13:59You're kidding, right?
01:14:01Named two better hostesses on all of Catalina.
01:14:03So now the two of you are going to use your superpowers for good.
01:14:12Church potluck dinners, bake sales.
01:14:14That I'd like to see.
01:14:16No need to be snippy.
01:14:17That's my boy.
01:14:23Birdie Bird.
01:14:26All set?
01:14:27All set.
01:14:31Hey, Mark.
01:14:32Hey, Dad.
01:14:33Hey, Mom.
01:14:35Well, good luck.
01:14:36Good luck what?
01:14:37You're going to have your mother all to yourself.
01:14:39I'm going down to Sully's for a beer with the guys.
01:14:41Oh, I thought we were going to the country club for dinner tonight.
01:14:44Yeah, your mom wants to have some time with you alone.
01:14:47I think she's right.
01:14:51So, you can take me out to dinner and then I'll take you out for ice cream.
01:14:56Okay?
01:14:57Okay.
01:15:03Hey, you know, I'm going to give you two a little mother-daughter time
01:15:07and go down to Sully's and grab a beer with the guys.
01:15:10Have fun.
01:15:11I will.
01:15:12Bye, Dad.
01:15:12Bye, Dad.
01:15:13What do you say we leave this stuff and go get some ice cream?
01:15:21Ice cream?
01:15:22Yeah.
01:15:23Come on.
01:15:24We'll take the cart and we'll go down the way we did when you were little.
01:15:28Okay.
01:15:29Seems like old times.
01:15:43Just hope it doesn't melt.
01:15:45Eat fast.
01:15:45Please, both of you, just listen.
01:15:58We are so sorry.
01:16:01And if things don't work out between the both of you, we want you to hear at least that.
01:16:09They think you're a lovely couple.
01:16:12And just because of our silly old feud...
01:16:15We've started trying to one-up each other's Halloween barbecue.
01:16:19And church functions.
01:16:20And basically everything.
01:16:22We almost ruined something really special between you.
01:16:26So, you have our blessings.
01:16:29What do you think?
01:16:58We'll see.
01:17:00We'll see.
01:17:07Teresa.
01:17:11I've missed you so much.
01:17:13And these last few weeks have been the worst.
01:17:17Me too.
01:17:21Mark, our time of heart has made me realize something.
01:17:25Okay.
01:17:28I don't want to spend another day without you.
01:17:32I love you.
01:17:36Will you marry me?
01:17:40I will.
01:17:41I absolutely will.
01:17:48I love you.
01:17:53With this ring, I be wed.
01:18:00With this ring, I be wed.
01:18:06In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
01:18:09By the power vested in me, I now pronounce you husband and wife.
01:18:15Now, you can kiss the bride.
01:18:16Oh, right.
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01:19:03Thank you very much.
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