Dashing archaeologist Joseph has a complicated past with upper middle-class girl Dolly, delighting her family members but antagonizing her mother. After Dolly refuses to join Joseph on a Greek excavation due to his commitment issues, she meets a diplomat and gets engaged. On her wedding day, doubts arise.

Cheerful Weather for the Wedding
As she paces through her family's estate, a young woman's doubts about her impending nuptials reach a boiling point, mirroring the growing unease among her former lover and soon-to-be husband gathered below.