Touched by an Angel

You know when we first met? Mm-hmm.

You were standing right here with your trail map upside down.

And you almost ran me over with your mountain bike.

Oh...

I think I knew then.

That...?

You're not making this easy.

I never do.

Alison...

will you marry me?

You're not making this easy.

Isn't it romantic, Tess?

Another match made in heaven.

Well, God is not a matchmaker, baby.

He's a match-keeper.

Kevin and Alison.

That's your next assignment.

Both of them? Together?

Well, together is exactly the point.

Love brings people together, baby,

but it doesn't always keep people together.

This ought to be easy.

They're a perfect match.

That's what Kevin thinks.

And that's what Alison is afraid of.

( Vivaldi's Four Seasons: Autumn, I. Allegro playing )

The easiest assignment I ever had.

But there certainly is a lot of to-do

before you get to "I do."

Picking the perfect flowers,

picking the perfect menu...

Picking the perfect cappuccino, of course.

Excuse me? I threw in a cappuccino bar.

No extra cost.

Well, everything is lovely. It's a job well done, baby.

Except that monstrosity that's in my face all the time.

Put that thing down right away.

Can't help it, babe.

Camera loves you.

I put you on this assignment to help.

Now, if you wanna get back on casework,

do not irritate the supervisor.

Let's see...

Everything's checked off.

Orchestra, food, ice sculpture, flowers, bridesmaids' dresses.

But I can't help but feeling that there's something missing.

Well, probably is.

Every wedding has glitches.

Humans have glitches. Angels don't.

And whatever it is that you've forgotten,

you better remember, angel girl.

Because when an angel thinks something is missing,

it's usually something big.

And in your case,

two people's happily-ever-after depend on it.

( Della Reese & The Verity All-Stars' "Walk With You" playing )

( classical music continues inside )

This veil's gonna look great.

I think I'd be better off with a blindfold.

Oh! Pre-wedding jitters, honey. Everybody gets them.

Oh...

Monica, there is, like,

a million people out there already.

I mean, there's probably gonna be a parking problem.

And cousin Marie wants to know

if there's any lemon in the cake?

She's allergic. Can you fix my bow?

Uh, sure.

There are 150 guests

and two guests per car.

That's 75 vehicles, 86 parking spaces.

And, no, there's no lemon in the cake.

Peggy, I probably should mention to you

that it's the maid of honor's job

to attend to the bride's gown during the ceremony.

Hmm, no problem.

I'll just go get some paper towels.

Remember, you're marrying Kevin and not his sister.

What's this?

I wore these pearls at my wedding.

I don't know how you'd feel about wearing them.

I just wanted to give you the option.

These were yours?

Your father gave them to me.

Maybe not.

That's okay.

Oh, here, let me do that.

Really, I'm used to it. Thanks.

Um...

Is there anything else

you can think of that I might have forgotten?

Nope. Alison, you?

You've done a great job, Monica.

I've got to admit,

I wasn't a big fan of the wedding-coordinator idea.

But you guys haven't missed a thing.

If Kevin's parents ask me about it, I'm not gonna lie.

They won't ask.

( Owls hooting faintly in distance )

Did you... know about these

before you agreed to marry into this family?

They're a gift from Kevin's aunt Augusta.

Oh, no.

Not Augusta Abernathy?

The Augusta Abernathy?

Hello. Come on in, honey.

Hello, Harriet. Hey, Kevin.

Oh, my folks are really excited to meet you.

Thank you. Oh, you look great,

both of you.

You must be Harriet.

Diana. What a pleasure.

You did tell them my father is dead.

Because if anybody mentions my father,

she'll absolutely freak.

Oh, they know, they know. Relax.

To the happy couple,

and a hearty welcome to our new family.

May this be the first of many, many happy occasions

we all celebrate together.

Cheers.

Mm!

Oops.

Oh, good!

Here they are!

Here who are?

Well, Kevin...

this is your first present from Mom and me.

Now, Alison, I know that you wanted

to have a simple, little wedding, but...

However, sometimes even a simple little affair

can get... complicated.

Here they are,

your wedding coordinators.

Oh, no. What have you done?

"Team Matrimony"?

The hats were her idea.

So, um...

Basically, then...

we're all in agreement that, uh,

Tess and Andrew and myself

will take the plans of Kevin and Alison...

and the Abernathy's plans

and, of course, Harriet's plans, and...

somehow coordinate them all into a beautiful,

smallish-feeling, but elegant, intimate extravaganza.

Any questions?

Yes?

What am I gonna wear?

Cause I am the maid of honor, you know.

Well, I have these swatches.

Let's see what we can find in a stain-resistant fabric.

There's just one more thing.

Location.

Well, we were thinking about that little chapel

up in the hills.

That is definitely a way to go.

Of course, there is L'Amour.

Oh, no, no. Not Villa L'Amour.

We couldn't say no, darling.

She is your only aunt.

Aunt Augusta?

She's got this place, a very big place,

she bought with all that money from her romance novels.

It's very... romantic.

( Classical music playing faintly )

WOMAN ( in French ): L'amour, I'amour.

Toujours I'amour.

Love is in the air, ladies.

Oh, there is nothing like a wedding.

Ah, suddenly everything has wings.

Peggy, dear. Tummy in, shoulders back.

Oh, there's a love.

I know you.

Marie, isn't it?

Monica.

Oh, of course it is, Monica.

One of my favourite names.

And one of my favourite heroines, Monica de Maupassant.

I killed her off in Love's Paradise.

Strangled by Francisco.

No, poisoned by Antonia.

Well, whatever, whatever.

Welcome, welcome to mon Villa L'Amour.

Alison,

may the bonds of wedlock forged in my home

be forever unbroken in yours.

Oh, my dearest Alison, what a vision you are

in that... That...

It was my grandmother's.

And I was married in it too.