The provincial American town of Emerald Springs is in full swing preparing for a wedding - the daughter of the town judge, the lovely Violet Channing, is marrying Dexter Lewis, the son of the mayor and the most popular guy in the city. Violet is envied by all her friends, but in reality, Dexter is not in love with his bride. It’s just that he’s already thirty and it’s time to get married, but he can do without love. Moreover, great love already existed in his life and brought nothing but suffering. But on his wedding day, Dexter will still have to choose between common sense and true feeling...