Plus sized and 30 years old, LEXIE IVY is a feisty Bed and Breakfast owner who desperately needs a date to her sisters wedding. In small town Nova Scotia, thats no easy task, especially when the most eligible bachelor is JOSS, the rough handyman fixing her roof. When ADRIAN, a handsome and charming guest, arrives and seems to take an interest in Lexie, she thinks all her problems are solved. But she misreads the situation and is soon reeling, believing her romantic dream has slipped away, maybe forever. After a series of hilarious mishaps and a reality check or two, Lexie opens her heart and eyes to see that love may be a lot closer than she thought.
年轻的法国姑娘马莉（艾德娜·珀薇安丝 Edna Purviance 饰）同名为约翰（卡尔米勒 Carl Miller 饰）的小伙子相爱了，可是这段感情却遭到了他们的家人的反对。于是，约翰和马莉相约私奔前往巴黎。然而就在约定的那一夜，约翰的父亲不幸身亡，约翰没有能够赴约。马莉以为约翰变了心，在悲伤和痛苦之中独自一人前往巴黎。 一晃眼数年过去，马莉成为了大亨皮埃尔（阿道夫·门吉欧 Adolphe Menjou 饰）的地下情人，整日过着醉生梦死的生活。某日，她竟然在街头和约翰重逢了，此时的约翰只是一介名不见经传的无名画家，但两人之间的爱意还是死灰复燃。可是，约翰的母亲并不相信马莉对儿子的感情，极力的想要拆散两人。
