In the pic, a woman (Witherspoon) who is planning her sister’s (Hagner) perfect wedding and the father (Ferrell) of a young bride-to-be (Viswanathan) discover that they are double -booked for their destination wedding at a remote resort on an island off the Georgia coast. When both parties decide to share the small venue, chaos ensues and disaster awaits.

　　本剧改编自朱丽叶·麦克丹尼尔的小说，设定在1970年代早期，讲述玛克辛·西蒙斯（克里斯汀·韦格 饰）试图在美国最高档的餐桌——棕榈滩上流社会中占据一席之地。当玛克辛试图跨越富人和穷人之间那道不可逾越的界限时，这部剧提出了至今仍然让人困惑的问题：谁能在上流社会占有一席之地？你该如何获得一席之地？为了达到目标，你会牺牲什么？