SimonSteinberg,amajormovieproducer,andBlaireScott,anaward-winningtelevisionwriter,areamongthemostrespectedcouplesinHollywood.Theyhavedefiedthecliches,keepingtheirmarriagetogetherfordecades.Theirchildren—Samantha,Scott,andAllegra—aresuccessfulandhappy,butmustfacechallengeswefearforourownchildrenaswell.
Asanattorneyforthestars,twenty-nine-year-oldAllegraSteinbergisusedtonegotiatingmajormoviedeals,andfieldingphonecallsatallhoursofthedayandnight.Butshehaslittletimeforprivatelife—untilachanceencounterwithaNewYorkwriterturnsherlifeupsidedown.Suddenly,Allegrafindsherselfplanningaweddingatherparents'BelAirhome.
AspreparationsbeginforaSeptemberceremony,surpriseannouncementsandever-increasinganxietybringoutthebestandworstineveryone.ButascouplesineachgenerationoftheSteinbergfamilystrugglewithbrokenvowsandnewhopes,therealmeaningofAllegra'sweddingemerges.Forthebride,theceremonyisabridgebetweenherpastandherfuture.Forherparents,itisareminderofthebondthatholdsthemalltogether.Andforbothfamilies,itisanopportunityforreconciliation,andnewhope.
Inacompellingportraitofrealpeopleonanunrealworld,DanielleSteelusesHollywoodasabackdroptorevealthedreams,thefears,andtheexpectationsofaceremonythatunitesusallandchangeslivesforever...