The setting is Vienna in 1914 before the outbreak of war. The aristocratic and somewhat jaded Prince Nicki, pursued by all the ladies, begins a flirtation with Mitzi, a crippled harpist who works in a suburban wine-garden, and who is in turn idolized by Schani, an uncouth and violently jealous butcher. Their first encounter significantly takes place in front of St. Stephen's Cathedral on Corpus Christi day, with Nicki among the emperor's cavalry regiment. Later, in the refracted light of falling apple blossoms in the wine-garden--scenes of a distilled, ethereal beauty--Nicki gradually wins her faith and love. Meanwhile, amidst the sumptuous and corrupt milieu of the family palace, Nicki is drawn into complicity against his will, as his unscrupulous mother informs him he must marry Cecelia, the daughter of a wealthy commoner, in order to revive the family fortune. Mitzi has a vision of The Iron Man (a symbol of the declining power and position of the Hapsburg dynasty) and falls before the crucifix in fear; but her love remains steadfast, and she protests her faith though abused by her mother and Schani. Infuriated by her rejection, Schani threatens to kill Nicki on his wedding day unless Mitzi agrees to marry him. Following the processional splendor of the cathedral wedding, Schani appears to carry out his threat, but Mitzi arrives in time to stop him; and through the downpouring rain Nicki sadly gazes on his true love in the crowd as he drives away with his bride.
在一次前往吐瓦鲁群岛的旅途中,戴维(沙维尔·塞缪尔 Xavier Samuel 饰)结识了温柔美丽的米娅(劳拉·布伦特 Laura Brent 饰),两人一见钟情。一番热恋之后,戴维和米娅都觉得,除了结婚,他们再也找不到任何更好的能够表达爱意的方式了。就这样,戴维集结了自己的三个死党,准备前往米娅位于澳洲的老家举行婚礼。
到了米娅的老家,戴维惊讶的发现,生活简单质朴的米娅,竟然生于一个家财万贯的上流家庭。很显然,对于这个突然出现的女婿,岳父和岳母大人充满了怀疑和不满,再加上戴维三个死党不断的惹是生非,戴维和米娅原本应该幸福快乐的婚礼仪式变成了一场艰巨的考验。