I Me Wed 2007

Boston-based home renovator Isabel Darden is a successful, attractive 30-year-old who cherishes her single life and self-confidence. Yet her mother, Lillian, and friends worry she might become a spinster if she doesn’t find a husband soon, constantly nudging her to date. After yet another blind date ends in disappointment, Isabel decides to follow their advice in a bold way: she will marry the one person who knows her best—herself. The idea shocks her mother and her best friend, Amy, and sets the stage for a nationwide conversation about what it means to be single.

Isabel begins planning the wedding with the enthusiastic help of her gay friend, Bill, hoping to quiet the wedding-obsessed crowd and to send a message to single women everywhere. What starts as a private, cheeky gesture gradually spirals into a public affair as the story hits the Internet and grabs headlines.

During this whirlwind, Isabel meets Colin, the contractor’s handsome and intelligent son, and for the first time she wonders if there could be a life partner beyond the self-marriage plan. After a few romantic dates, the possibility of a real future with Colin begins to emerge, challenging her original decision.

As the wedding date draws closer, Colin pushes for a future together, while Isabel remains torn between her bold experiment and the pull of a traditional partnership. He wants her to end the wedding and keep their own future for another day, but the public attention and her growing feelings complicate the choice.

The romance deepens even as the plan to marry herself draws scrutiny; Colin learns of the self-marriage announcement when it’s broadcast on national television, and he must decide whether to walk away or stay and navigate the upheaval it causes in both their lives. Isabel, meanwhile, wrestles with the desire for a simple, private ceremony against the spectacle that has captivated audiences worldwide.

In a climactic moment, she explains that she wants a park ceremony in a sundress rather than a grand, formal affair. She steps out and returns in casual clothes instead of a wedding gown, signaling a shift in priorities. Ultimately, love prevails, and Isabel Darden and Colin are married, blending personal happiness with the lessons learned from a highly public journey toward commitment.