yet another of phoebe redmonds friends is getting married and once again as bridesmaid she must suffer the mortification of a taffeta frock that does nothing for her figure as if she didnt have enough problems her job as sous chef at a smart bar and restaurant is like working in a war zone under the command of a psychopath to cap it all the man she wants luke is dating someone else and it happens to be her dazzling sister alex its tough its even tougher because she suspects that alex isnt really in love with luke at all then alex rashly accepts lukes proposal and phoebe must don taffeta once more but phoebes not the only one let down in love one evening into the restaurant walks will all dressed up with nowhere to go hes just come from a weddinghis ownwhere the bride jilted him at the altar