Vanella Morris has seen the crazy things that marriage makes poeple do. So when Alton, her long-term boyfriend and love of her life, proposes, Vanella is faced with a dilemma: unable to convince Alton to skip the vows and just live together, does she walk away from happiness because of her fears or ignore her theory and risk the possibility of marital hell on earth? In the midst of struggling to keep her relationship with Alton alive, family tragedy strikes. As Vanella's commitment to family and to Alton is tested, her first love from college resurfaces...