Ike Graham jest nowojorskim felietonistą. W poszukiwaniu weny twórczej wybiera się do pobliskiego baru. Tam słyszy historię dziewczyny, która uwielbia stan narzeczeński ale boi się ślubu. Ike pisze o niej felieton. Maggie wściekła na autora planuje odwet. Jednak nie wie jak to się dla niej zakończy.

In the panicky, uncertain hours before his wedding, a groom with prenuptial jitters and his two best friends reminisce about growing up together in the middle-class African-American neighborhood of Inglewood, California. Flashing back to the twenty-something trio's childhood exploits, the memories capture the mood and nostalgia of the '80s era.

When Shannon is dumped at the altar, her single mother, Marla, suggests they take the planned honeymoon to a remote island resort together. Marla, a publisher of a top magazine, tells Shannon that the trip to paradise will make their relationship stronger, but she has ulterior motives: she needs a big interview to help her magazine, and the resort owner is the perfect catch.