This is a romantic comedy about two families from opposite sides of the social and financial spectrum. They are brought together when Mark Swenson and Leslie Claybourne fall in love and planned to be married. An engagement party at the Claybourne's country club is Tom and his wife Julia's introduction to their son's future in-laws. This is the entertaining story of how these two families react to one another when they end up on a houseboat together. It turned out to be a weekend from hell!