Four Weddings and a Funeral

Perpetually late Charles, along with his flat mate Scarlett, deaf brother David, aristocratic friend Fiona and her brother Tom, Gareth and his partner Matthew all arrive at the wedding of Angus and Laura in Somerset, where Charles is best man. At the reception he meets Carrie, an American woman working in England, and the two spend the night together. Carrie returns to the U.S. the next day, lamenting they may have "missed a great opportunity". Two more of their friends, Bernard and Lydia, meet at the wedding and get married in London three months later, presided over by newly-ordained Father Gerald. At the reception, while David is approached by a young woman, Serena, who is interested in him but unable to communicate in British Sign Language, Charles encounters Carrie again, who this time is with her older, wealthy Scottish fiancée Hamish. He is also humiliated by several ex-girlfriends, including the distraught Henrietta, who claims Charles is a "serial monogamist" fearful of commitment. Charles retreats to an empty hotel suite and is visited by Carrie, and the two spend a second night together. A month later, Charles receives an invitation to Carrie and Hamish's wedding and goes in search of a wedding gift when he runs into Carrie and offers to help her choose a wedding dress. Before they part ways, Charles awkwardly confesses to Carrie that he loves her and is gently rebuffed. Charles and his friends attend Carrie's wedding, where Scarlett meets Chester, a Texan, and Henrietta introduces Charles to her new boyfriend at the reception. Fiona accidentally reveals she has long had feelings for Charles, but accepts they are not reciprocated, though Charles expresses sympathy for her. Gareth has a heart attack at the reception and subsequently dies; at his funeral Matthew expresses his grief by reciting W. H. Auden's "Funeral Blues", leading Charles and Tom to consider that, despite their clique's pride in being single, Gareth and Matthew were like a married couple and they question whether seeking "one true love" is futile. Ten months later, on Charles and Henrietta's wedding day, Scarlett is reunited with Chester. Tom and his distant cousin Deidre, who have not seen each other since childhood, become smitten with each other. Carrie arrives at the wedding and tells Charles she and Hamish have separated, leading Charles to have an emotional crisis; after being counselled by David and Matthew, Charles decides to proceed with the ceremony. David later interrupts the ceremony, using sign language to say the groom has doubts and loves someone else. Charles confirms this and Henrietta, furious, punches him. Charles and his group later discuss the fiasco in his flat, where Carrie arrives to apologise for causing trouble. Charles repeats that he still loves her and proposes a lifelong commitment without marriage, which Carrie accepts. A final photo montage shows that Henrietta went on to marry an Army officer; David marries Serena; Scarlett marries Chester, the Texan; Tom married Deirdre; Matthew finds a new partner; Fiona is with Prince Charles; and Charles and Carrie have their first child.

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