The movie portrays the important lesson that a wedding isn't a happy ending. It's just the start of a new journey, one that takes daily effort from both spouses.
After the weddings and honeymoons, the three marriages run into trouble. It's mostly the husbands' fault. One husband takes his wife for granted, and becomes emotionally neglectful, heightening her sense of paranoia when his high school sweetheart becomes his secretary. Another husband hasn't learned to tell his manipulative, overbearing mother "No." And the third husband doesn't get on the same page as his wife regarding what she wants out of life.
When it is discovered that the minister died before signing their marriage licenses, the relationships are made more fragile by the easy way out.
All three girls are likable. They are kind people, and they're good friends who support each other. They deserve better than how their husbands, and the one mother-in-law, treat them. But the plotline comes to a satisfying conclusion, and I think all three girls make the right choice.
Review of Nearlyweds
