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1Mara is a photographer and dress salesgirl with a fear of commitment who nonetheless finds herself getting into a serious relationship with a diner cook named Jake. They receive invitations to fifteen weddings in one year and give thought to their relationship while attending them. Creator/SarahHyland, Creator/TylerJamesWilliams, Creator/AnnaCamp, Creator/KeithDavid, Creator/PatrickWarburton and Creator/JennaDewan appear in the film.
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3* AccidentalMisnaming: Mara repeatedly calls Ellie's husband by Ellie's ex-boyfriend's name.
4* AlcoholInducedIdiocy: Mara meets Jake's ex-girlfriend Nicole at the first wedding, then gets drunk out of insecurity, challenges Nicole to a dance-off while barely able to stand, yells at Nicole to stay away from her man, and throws up in the champagne bucket.
5* {{Bridezilla}}: Downplayed with Mara's coworker Ellie. Ellie and her wedding party get sick from bad food at the rehearsal dinner and Ellie gets very hostile when the groom suggests canceling the wedding reception, while snapping at him for ordering the food that got them sick. By the wedding itself Ellie has calmed down, and she is understanding during Mara's cringeworthy, unrehearsed maid of honor speech (the original maid of honor was too sick to attend the wedding).
6* DrinkingContest: Because [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome they can't afford to travel to fifteen weddings in one year,]] Mara and Jake get into a drinking contest for each wedding that only one of them wants to attend, passing out at least once in the process. They ultimately narrow it down to seven weddings.
7* GayBestFriend: Mara's closest friend and confidant is a gay man named Alex.
8* GilliganCut: After getting the fifteen wedding invitations, Mara decides to break up with Jake due to not wanting to commit for a whole year by agreeing to go to all of them together. It cuts to Mara's house as they have an ImmodestOrgasm, with Mara having changed her mind.
9* HighHeelHurt: When Violet runs out of her wedding, Mara chases after her and yells for Violet not to make her run in high-heels. A little bit later [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome Mara has to take her shoes off, and walks with a limp for the rest of the scene.]]
10* ObnoxiousInLaws: Jake's parents and grandmother unfavorably compare Mara to Nicole and make pushy IWantGrandkids comments. Jake's new sister-in-law also finds them suffocating, to the point where she almost cancels her wedding. Mara's unhappily divorced parents also make Jake somewhat uneasy.
11* PostStressOvereating: After running out on her wedding to Robbie, Violet goes to a fast food joint and downs three and a half cheeseburgers.
12* SecondActBreakup: Jake and Mara break up after the last wedding due to an argument about their future (complete with her ReturningTheWeddingRing), but get back together after some time to themselves.
13* TheStoner: Mara is constantly vaping throughout the movie.

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