Darcy, an accountant and former event planner, returns to her home town to plan her mother's wedding HD ( Comedy, Romance )
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00:00All right, good news! I think you guys are in great shape to start your LLC.
00:08Yeah, with your combined credit scores, I think you'll have no problem getting a small business
00:11loan with a manageable repayment schedule. And if I may make a suggestion, you might want to
00:18set up a 529 for your daughter. That is a college fund that will accrue interest tax-free and can
00:23also serve as a safety net. Well, not that I think that you guys will need it. This all looks
00:28very promising. Ah, well, I'm happy that you're happy. Awesome. Okay, I will send all of this
00:35over this afternoon. Okay, bye. Happy birthday to you. Thank you, Cassie. Oh, this is gorgeous.
00:51I still can't believe you designed these in your spare time. Yeah. Best friends forever.
00:58I love you. Oh, and for your traditional birthday present, your files. You're actually getting a
01:04pretty decent return, minus the late penalty. I'm sorry, I'm such a mess. Thank you. My pleasure.
01:10It's kind of like a fun challenge just to bring all those faded receipts. It's like one big chaotic
01:16puzzle. Speaking of big chaotic puzzles, how'd the talk with Anthony go? I don't know. As soon
01:24as I broached the topic of moving in, he totally shut down. What if you just sat down and had a
01:29frank, even-keeled conversation? You know, map it out. Have you met him? Have you met me?
01:35Speaking of frank and even-keeled, shouldn't it be coming up on that time for you and Gordon?
01:40I know. We are at the three and a half year mark, so once we hit four years, then we're
01:44going to touch base about potentially moving in together and maybe engagement. Oh, wow, cute.
01:50I'm familiar with the content of your life plan excel sheet. You always have these
01:53logical excuses. What about the excitement, the what's going to happen next? That wobbly
01:57stomach feeling? Nausea? Heartburn? Butterflies?
02:03My mom says hi and happy birthday. Aw, when are you driving up for the wedding?
02:07Uh, middle of next week. That's wrong. It's a good thing, isn't it? Yes. No, absolutely. It's just...
02:15It's happened fast. I haven't even met this hungry guy.
02:18Well, it sounds like Bonnie knows about the wobbly stomach.
02:21Uh-uh. Oh, let's be continued.
02:25Hi, uh, Marina.
02:27Cassie, yes.
02:28I was actually hoping to set up a time to meet with you ahead of my upcoming review.
02:33You wanted a review for your review?
02:35Kind of. Um, well, as you know, I'm interested in moving into the managerial level, and while
02:41I know that it is a little bit early...
02:42By about two years.
02:45Right. I was hoping to pick your brain about the kind of work that I could be doing to at least
02:52get the partners and your attention, um, so they'll at least consider it.
02:57This is an accounting firm, not America's Got Talent. You do great work. Keep it up.
03:04Okay. Thank you.
03:07Hey, Mom. How's it going? How's Henry?
03:10Oh, he's wonderful.
03:11And how's the wedding prep?
03:13Uh, funny you should ask.
03:15Uh, what happened?
03:17My wedding planner took off. Flew the coupe.
03:20What? Why?
03:21Yeah, she got chosen for one of these reality shows, some sort of camping survival thing,
03:27and they came and swooped her up, and that was that.
03:29That's so weird. Did she have a boyfriend?
03:33No, she didn't.
03:34But I did have a thought. I do know this very organized and
03:39artistic young lady who would be perfect for the job.
03:42Oh, perfect. Yeah, who is it?
03:45You.
03:47Are you being serious?
03:48Well, you were almost an event planner.
03:50You had that big internship.
03:51Which I didn't finish. And I'm an accountant now. I work with numbers, not with
03:55flowers and decorations and...
03:58None of that matters.
04:00Pretty sure it matters.
04:01Just think. You can come out this weekend, tie up loose ends, easy peasy.
04:06And you can get to know Henry, since you failed to make it out for my birthday this year.
04:13It'll give you a chance to approve of my new husband-to-be.
04:15Uh, yeah. Okay. Yeah.
04:19Thanks, honey.
04:20All right. I love you, Mom. Bye.
04:28Bye.
04:31My mom and dad got married at City Hall with no one there, so
04:34I think she's just excited to finally get to have this big day.
04:37I still can't believe that you have this mysterious long-lost party planning hobby.
04:41It's event planning. And it wasn't a hobby. It was what I wanted to do for a while.
04:46That internship was actually kind of a big deal.
04:49But, you know, it wasn't meant to be.
04:51So, changed course, which brought me to Perkinson Hill LLP, where I'm the top performer at my level.
04:57Thank you very much. And it all brought me to you.
05:03So, um, are you still coming out Friday, or can you get away a little earlier?
05:07Well, the wedding's on Friday, right?
05:09No, it's Saturday.
05:10I swear you said Friday. I had Friday blocked off.
05:14Elliot literally just put something in my calendar.
05:16It's my mom's wedding. Pardon.
05:19Wouldn't you rather spend more quality time with your mom anyway?
05:21I would like to have my boyfriend by my side.
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07:21It's amazing the gems that you can find
07:23in such unexpected places.
07:25Wow. Well, thank you for the daily aphorism.
07:27Anytime.
07:31Doing some homework?
07:33Oh, yeah.
07:35Beginning to wonder what I got myself into.
07:37That's not a very good sign, but congratulations.
07:39Oh, no, no, no.
07:41I'm not the one getting
07:43buried. No, I'm single.
07:45I'm not single.
07:47I have a boyfriend.
07:49We have a plan.
07:51My mistake.
07:53But hot tip, it's actually best wishes.
07:55Thanks for the tip.
07:57Thank you for the fry.
07:59I should probably actually get going.
08:01Oh.
08:03Well, hey, good luck
08:05with all that.
08:07Thank you. Good luck with your space quest.
08:09Best wishes.
08:19There she is.
08:41There she is.
08:43Henry, she's here.
08:45Oh,
08:47at long last.
08:49I miss one birthday, and I never hear
08:51the end of it.
08:53Thank you for swooping in and saving us.
08:55Cassie, I want you to meet
08:57my fiance, Henry.
08:59Henry, this is my favorite only daughter,
09:01Cassie, who's also
09:03our new wedding planner.
09:05Hey, easy on the titles. I'm just here to help
09:07out as much as I can.
09:09Well, it's so nice to meet you, Cassie. I've heard so much about you.
09:11Any favorite daughter of Bonnie's
09:13is a favorite daughter of mine.
09:15Nice to meet you too. Come on in.
09:17Hey, so tell me, how was the drive?
09:21I got you all set up
09:23with fresh sheets and towels.
09:25Mm-hmm.
09:27Marrying your father was
09:29the best day of my life, you know.
09:31And this one coming up
09:33will be too.
09:35Not better or worse, just different.
09:37But the one
09:39definite bonus is that I get to spend
09:41it with you.
09:43Well, we better get started then.
09:45What shall we start with first?
09:47Oh, I have a list. Oh, good.
09:49This was our former
09:51planner's work binder. It should have
09:53all the vendor orders and contacts.
09:55Well, perfect. At a week out, I assume
09:57we're down to the final details.
09:59Well, we're still looking at caterers.
10:01Right? That is a bit of a big
10:03detail.
10:05Do you guys have a theme
10:07or a vision for the wedding? I don't know.
10:09Love?
10:11What can I say? Love is all you need.
10:13I'm going to go make some phone calls.
10:15Great. It's actually time
10:17for our daily cardio.
10:19All right.
10:21Trying to get our wedding clothes in shape.
10:23Oh, very good.
10:27Hey.
10:29Have a great run. All right. Ready?
10:31I'll race you to the gate.
10:33No, it's my turn!
10:41Hi, Kyle here.
10:43Hi. I'm calling
10:45about a catering event for a wedding
10:47next weekend, June 23rd. The bride's last name
10:49is Mitchell. Right.
10:51Yeah, you said you were going to call
10:53to set up an interview, but
10:55you never did.
10:57Oh, no, that was the former
10:59planner. I'm the new planner. I'm Cassie.
11:01Oh, okay. Well, hi, Cassie.
11:03Hi. Okay, so I have a few
11:05questions for you.
11:07First of all,
11:09what is your catering
11:11company's name?
11:13Shaq.
11:15Shaq Catering.
11:17Very quirky. Right.
11:19Can you tell me a little bit
11:21about your culinary experience?
11:23Well, I attended
11:25the Culinary Institute of New York.
11:27I followed that up with a series of
11:29noteworthy apprenticeships.
11:31One in Paris,
11:33and the other in New York.
11:35Okay, well, let's get started.
11:37I attended the Culinary Institute of New York.
11:39Okay, well, that sounds promising.
11:41You know, maybe we should just
11:43set up an in-person interview
11:45instead? Oh, I was just going to
11:47suggest that. Great.
11:49Can you actually meet this afternoon? I can come to you.
11:51Yeah, why not?
11:53I'll send you the address.
11:55I wish you would just pull that catering
11:57out. Why? We need the extra revenue.
11:59No, we're doing fine.
12:01Barely fine. Not exactly what every
12:03entrepreneur strives for.
12:05We have a following. We have a niche following.
12:07We're not supposed to be a secret club.
12:09Catering could be good to us.
12:11Free advertising. Plus, you could try
12:13something new. Maybe add something new to the
12:15menu. Maybe something elevated.
12:17You know I hate that term.
12:19What term? Elevated? Yes. It's just so pretentious.
12:21It actually doesn't mean anything.
12:23And there's nothing wrong with our menu.
12:25There are five mains on the menu. There are five great mains.
12:27They haven't changed in three years.
12:29You've got to be bored out of your skull. I'm not bored.
12:31No. I just know what's good.
12:33Try digging into your old repertoire.
12:35Let's open dinner with a different concept.
12:37One thing's for sure.
12:39I never tire of your brisket.
12:43Speaking of brisket, make me a sandwich.
12:45When this Cassie
12:47woman calls, can you just tell her
12:49I'm in the back?
12:51Making me a sandwich. Yes. Making you a sandwich,
12:53brother.
13:03Music.
13:23Hello?
13:27Good afternoon.
13:29Hi.
13:31I'm looking for chat catering.
13:33You'll want to talk to my brother,
13:35the chef. He's on the patio.
13:37Follow me.
13:39Kyle, your three o'clock is here.
13:41Hey.
13:43Kyle?
13:45Cassie?
13:47You're a caterer.
13:49And a carpenter.
13:51Oh, no, no. This is just a hobby.
13:53Is it for your kids?
13:55Oh, no, no. No kids here. My niece and nephew.
13:57They're Phil's kids.
13:59Oh, okay.
14:01Shall we head inside and chat?
14:03Great. Sounds good.
14:07You can have a seat. Thanks.
14:09Phil, would you like to join us?
14:11No, I'm just going to linger awkwardly over here
14:13and read my paper.
14:15He's my brother.
14:17So you're a wedding planner?
14:19Yeah. No.
14:21No, I'm a CPA.
14:23My mom's former planner fell through,
14:25so I'm just helping her out.
14:27That's really nice of you.
14:29Yeah. So this is our menu.
14:31Fun.
14:33So, Saturday the 23rd.
14:35That's a week from today.
14:37How many guests?
14:3985.
14:41Sorry. I think I misunderstood.
14:43I thought you were a caterer-caterer.
14:45You know, like canapes, a little baby quiche,
14:47chicken or shrimp.
14:49That doesn't sound very original to me.
14:51It's just kind of what you do for a wedding.
14:53Well, we are flexible and amenable
14:55to requests.
14:57I mean, this is what we do best.
14:59And I happen to know that
15:01there are some very, very popular
15:03braising trends in catering right now.
15:05You've got food trucks, taco bars.
15:07Why not barbecue?
15:09I get it. Yeah.
15:11I think I was just hoping for something a little more
15:13elevated
15:15for this special occasion.
15:17You had mentioned you have a background in French cuisine.
15:19Sure. And I take all of those
15:21skills that I learned and I apply them here.
15:23Food doesn't have to be elevated
15:25to be amazing.
15:27Cool. Okay, well,
15:29thank you for your time.
15:31I have all your info. I am seeing a couple other
15:33companies, so I'll let you know.
15:37It was nice to meet you again.
15:39Yeah, you too. Nice to meet you, pal.
15:41Bye-bye.
15:43Well,
15:45looks like that's that.
15:47Let's work.
15:54Here at the
15:56Cozy Lux Inn, tables and chairs are
15:58all included. We have a darling little
16:00archway we can put up for the ceremony.
16:02You're currently signed up
16:04for the silver package.
16:06We do have a gold package that
16:08includes catering.
16:10That's good to know. Yeah, I was a little stuck on that.
16:12Well, you can't beat the convenience
16:14and practicality of keeping vendors
16:16in-house. Sure.
16:18You have a lot of freedom
16:20with decorating. People like
16:22going with balloons. Balloons?
16:24Was there an event in here earlier today?
16:26No. Why do you ask?
16:28Oh, getting a strong
16:30scent of, um...
16:32roast beef?
16:34I like roast beef.
16:36Maybe
16:38that's just the smell of hundreds of
16:40happy memories.
16:42Well,
16:44I'll let you guys poke around.
16:48Wow.
16:50Did you guys pick this place?
16:52Well, we didn't pick it. It was
16:54what was available.
16:56Ashley mentioned a plan about
16:58decorating and frightening it up a bit.
17:00Didn't quite see that in the binder.
17:02I didn't see much in the binder.
17:08You know, the in-house catering
17:10is definitely a plus, but
17:12how would you feel about looking at other venues?
17:14I'm not sure there are better
17:16options in Meadowville.
17:18Besides, the wedding is coming up so fast.
17:20The cozy luxe makes things easy.
17:22There's no natural light.
17:24I mean, I can't help but think that there's gotta
17:26be a better option out there. I mean, something
17:28that's more you.
17:30I'm just beginning to think I'm getting a little
17:32carried away having a big celebration
17:34in the first place.
17:36I'm no spring chicken,
17:38and it's my second wedding.
17:40I'm so excited about Henry.
17:42I was just excited to do it up
17:44for once.
17:46Besides, all that really matters
17:48is that we're all together, right?
17:50Well, as your wedding planner,
17:52I am obliged to tell you that
17:54that is a load of hooey.
17:56Hooey!
18:14Stolen
18:16from the palm
18:18of your bedtime
18:20press
18:22In the morning
18:24I search for my
18:26old ways
18:28Tangled
18:30in the quiet light
18:32unspoken
18:36Oh!
18:38Your grandmother really knew how to throw
18:40a party.
18:42She looks so happy.
18:44Oh, um, I forgot
18:46to mention, Gordon might not be able to come
18:48to the wedding. Oh, no.
18:50Yeah. Is everything okay? Yeah, no,
18:52Gordon's fine. Um, it was just
18:54a lapse in communication, and
18:56his work is at a critical point, so...
18:58You guys have been together a long time now.
19:00Don't you think it's time
19:02he popped the question?
19:04I don't think there will be any pops.
19:06He's, uh, not exactly
19:08the romantic showmanship type.
19:10Which is fine. You know, it's no rush.
19:12Sounds like someone's putting it
19:14off.
19:16Hello?
19:18Hi, Cassie, this is Phil
19:20from Shack Catering. Hi.
19:22Phil, um...
19:24Before you make any final catering decisions,
19:26I wanted to invite you to an unofficial menu tasting.
19:28Kyle will be catering an event,
19:30and perhaps you could come by after, say 4 p.m.?
19:32It's at Sycamore Park.
19:34Well, thanks for letting me know.
19:36Um, I will check with the bride and groom.
19:38Great. We'd really love the opportunity
19:40to make your occasion special.
19:42Bye, Phil.
19:44Hey. What was that?
19:46I just got you a second interview.
19:48Huh? Look, I know
19:50we have our ongoing banter about business
19:52goals, but the truth is
19:54finances aren't great.
19:56I know you have your ideals, but what good are they
19:58if we have to close shop?
20:00Yeah, yeah, yeah.
20:03Oh!
20:05Okay, so I have my doubts
20:07about this caterer, but I wanted to bring you guys along
20:09just to get the conversation going.
20:11Great. I'm so excited.
20:13Yeah.
20:15Wait.
20:17Is Kyle Billings the caterer we're meeting?
20:19You know Kyle?
20:21Yeah, we go to the barbecue shack all the time.
20:23His barbecue is the best.
20:25It's our favorite.