Wedding Season

Smile, beautiful, very nice.

And let's bring Kristi in a little closer.

Okay. Kristi, right here, sweetheart

looking in the camera. And smiling... very nice.

Don’t they look beautiful?

-Yeah. No one would ever know that we are

at the worst photographer’s studio in Brooklyn.

Ok. good.

Looks like we have some alternatives to offer.

You headed back to the office?

-Yep. I have my pitch session with Helen.

It has taken me six months

to get her to let me out of assistant prison

and consider me as a feature writer.

You’ve got this.

You were the editor of your campus paper.

You won the Colberry Award. You’ve got all the skills.

Yeah, I feel good about it.

These wedding shoots are exhausting.

Like actual weddings.

-Ooop! -Oh. Hey.

-Oh, my goodness. Can I help you?

-Careful. Oh, there's a... there's a string...

One of the brides?

-Yep, bride number two. Michelle.

Lawyer, very detail-oriented.

Sorry, can I?

Ok.

Hey, Michelle.

Yes, I think pink peonies are a perfect substitute for dahlias.

Mmhm.

Sure. No problem.

I just stepped inside the elevator though

so this call may drop.

Yeah.

Sure, no problem.

Ok, I’ve gotta go Michelle.

No, lime isn’t a disgusting color at all.

Yeah, it’ll be fine.

Ok, I’ve gotta go. Great, I’ll see you tonight.

Love you.

You gotta get in there, Trish.

If you’re late it’s gonna take six months

to get another meeting.

Ok.

Here I go.

-Do it yourself spa treatment? No.

Candle making as a voyage of self-discovery. No.

Colonics as a component of your meditation practice.

Hard no.

-I have other... Uh, what about...

-Please, stop, before you kill again.

All of these are variations on articles we’ve done

over the past few months, Trish.

I haven’t just heard these ideas before,

I’ve actually published them already.

I was trying to stay on brand.

Listen, if you want to move

from executive assistant to feature writer-

And I desperately do.

Becoming a writer has been my soul focus for years so I...

-And write big stories, personal stories,

then why are you pitched me yesterday’s material?

Aren’t you leaving in a few hours for three weeks off?

Yes, but that doesn’t mean

that I can’t blue sky some new ideas for you.

-And you’re going to a wedding, is that right?

-Three weddings actually over three consecutive weekends.

All of my best friends form high school are getting married

in the same month and I am a bridesmaid at each of them.

If you can believe that.

Uh... You did approve the time off and Dani can fill in

but I am just a phone call away if you need any...

This is it.

-What? No, no, um, I... I love my job,

I can call my friends if you would just...

-Trish, I’m not firing you. I’m telling you this is it.

This is your piece.

It is?

-Absolutely! Three friends, three weddings.

The changes in their lives. Opening up a new chapter.

All seen through the person closest to them.

Weddings are evergreen pieces for us .

The piece will be a little

“always a bridesmaid, never a bride.”

You don't even like weddings.

Not a fan of the wedding industrial complex.

-This is like sending Scrooge in to review It’s a Wonderful Life

Thank you.

But how’s this any different

than anything else that we publish?

It’s not like you’re particularly into spa treatments

but you’re willing to write about those.

-I don’t know. It’s just different.

That’s an excellent answer

for someone who wants to be an investigative journalist.

Who’s gonna be your date for all these weddings anyway?

-Ok, I am a strong, independent, 21st century woman.

I do not need a date

just because I happen to be going to a wedding.

Three weddings.

And I predict that you will not have a minute to write

because you’ll spend all your time

fending off setups.

There’s something about weddings

that make people crazy to couple everybody up.

It’s like they put something in the red velvet cake.

Great, can’t wait.

Mmhm.

-Alright, wish me luck. I’ll call you when I get there.

This is not gonna end pretty.

Peterson?

Paterson! There you are!

Finally!

Put me down, Peterson.

I am a respected magazine journalist.

Not here you’re not.

Here you’re still the same Trish Paterson

who set the Hillside record for most consecutive days

off after school detention for talking back to teachers.

-Ok, that was totally unjust and I said so in the school paper.

-Mm. Which led to, what was it again?

Oh yes, more detentions.

-Ok, ok, maybe not the best strategy

but I did feel like I had justice on my side.

-Well, you’re never in detention here. Come on.

You're writing your first feature about our weddings,

Trish, that’s amazing.

You’ve been working for this for..

Years. Literally. Yes.

Hey.

You’re gonna have to get everyone to agree.

That's not gonna be a problem with...

June and Peter.

-June and Peter. Right, they'll love it.

And of course Laurel and I will always support you.

Oh, thanks.

You guys are always there for me.

But that does leave..

Michelle.

Michelle.

Yeah.

-I mean, Rod’s gonna do whatever she says.

But she’s gonna see all the downsides.

-I know. And that’s why I need you to help me with her.

-Ok, so I love you, you’re my best friend

but you’re on your own there.

Particularly since I’m not gonna be around.

What do you mean "not around"?

-One last business trip out west before the wedding.

Hey, believe me, not my choice,

but the boss is giving me a whole month off-

Hold on, hold on, hold on.

That means that I’m gonna be on my own

as I go through all this wedding stuff?

You can’t do that to me, Peterson.

-Ok, I thought of that and I have a solution.

My brother Ryan’s coming to town,

he’ll be the perfect wingman for you.

-I don’t need a wingman. I just went through this.

I don’t need a date just because I’m going to a wedding.

Hey, three weddings.

Come on, you’d be doing me a favor.

He’s kind of at loose end.

-Well I never really knew him. I mean, he was gone pretty much

by the time we started hanging out.

What part of the world is he flying in from this time?

-Uh, Mozambique? Mauritania, Morocco.

I can’t keep track anymore.

-Wait, so, how does Laurel feel about you taking off like this?

Oh, she understands.

Well, thanks again for letting me stay here.

Of course.

-Hey, when do your parents get in?

I’m excited to see them.

-I actually heard from Mom this morning

and unfortunately Dad’s stuck on the base

so it looks like they won't be able to make it

till the day before the wedding.

Which means that it’s going to be just you and Ryan till then,

That is totally fine.

The beauty of this place will make up for the massive ego

I’ll be dealing with.

[chuckles)

Come on, let’s get you settled in the guest house

then hustle over to the party, huh?

Alright.

Yes!

Hi!

Sorry, I’m sorry. Blame this guy.

Stopped by to change my work clothes

and suddenly were having an epic catch up.

-Sure, sure, just like that time

we got caught climbing on the roof of the gym.

Now all of a sudden it's my idea, right Paterson?

-Because it was totally your idea, Peterson.

-Honestly, is it too much to ask you two to refer to each other

by your first names just for this event?

-I don't know, it’s pretty deeply ingrained at this point.

-Yeah, I think we've been calling each other that since...