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1 :01x01 - For Whom the Bells Toll
Writer: Jason Katims, David E. Kelley
Director: Jon Amiel
Guest star: Fyvush Finkel (Saul Finkelstein), Pamela Adlon (Dede), Len Lesser (Peppy Miller), LeeAnn Taylor (Bridesmaid), Renée Taylor (Gladys Miller), Luke Van Pelt (Paul Pontell), Cheyenne Wilbur (Minister), Matthew Settle (Michael Madison), Patrika Darbo (Edith Bretch), Costas Mandylor (Ernesto), Maia Madison (Nicole Harris), Missi Pyle (Amanda Pontell), Sherri Shepherd (Debbie Quill), Heather Tom (Laurie), Nicholle Tom (Lainie), Brandon Quinn (Jack Cohen), Delta Burke (Stella Pontell)
The Bell sisters, Annie, Jane and Sammy, inherit The Wedding Palace following their parents' divorce. As they take over the family wedding planning business, the sisters must deal with the complications that come their way in both business and their personal lives. Meanwhile, Jane has to escape the advances of Ernesto, the head chef.
2 :01x02 - Wedding from Hell
Writer: David E. Kelley
Director: Arvin Brown
Guest star: David Doty (Rev. Nelson Cody), Keri Safran (Carol), Kristi Clainos (Myra), Azita Ghanizada (Jody), Janelle Inez (Ellen), Jeff Murphy (Billy Rabineau), Joe Egender (Usher Bob), Katie Flynn (Daphne), Cleavant Derricks (Cedric), Costas Mandylor (Ernesto Mancini), Sherri Shepherd (Debbie Quill), Stephen Guarino (Ross Michael), Laura Margolis (Bridget Heller), Erin Gray (Candy Heller)
The Bell sisters have to deal with budges troubles for Bridget's wedding to her fiancé, Ross. Bridget's conservative family refuses to pay for the wedding because they think Ross is gay. As the wedding approaches, Bridget's friends plot to stop the marriage from happening, but Bridget and Ross are determined to prove their love. Meanwhile, David becomes involved with a drunken bridesmaid.
3 :01x03 - Partly Cloudy, With a Chance of Disaster
Writer: David E. Kelley
Director: Dennie Gordon
Guest star: Sherri Shepherd (Debbie Quill), Jessica Walter (Candace Sinclair), Paul Greene (Robert Harris), Gerry Becker (Dr. Sean Westfield), Pamela Adlon (Dede), Jeffrey Stubblefield (Lucas Quinn), Heather Tom (Laurie), Nicholle Tom (Lainie), Matthew Settle (Michael Madison), Michael Kostroff (Milton Crest), Cleavant Derricks (Cedric), David Pearl (Dancer)
Dede, a runaway bride, returns to The Wedding Palace demanding another chance at getting married. With Dede and Luke's ceremony back on, the sisters have to balance to weddings in one day. The sisters begin to wonder if Sammy would actually seduce a groom when she begins to flirt with Robert, a man marrying a much older woman. Meanwhile, former client and bridezilla Amanda Pontell threatens the sisters with a lawsuit and Ralph, the wedding singer, comes down with laryngitis.
4 :01x04 - The Fantasy
Writer: David E. Kelley
Director: Mel Damski
Guest star: Elliott Goldwag (Usher #2), Heather Tom (Laurie), Nicholle Tom (Lainie), Audrey Wasilewski (Dr. Marie Fields), Adriana Demeo (Muffy Stevens), David Rountree (Ike), Fred Ornstein (Herschel), Stephen Macht (Rabbi Joseph Fishman), Costas Mandylor (Ernesto Mancini), Sherri Shepherd (Debbie Quill), Cleavant Derricks (Cedric), Cloris Leachman (Edith Fleischman), Alex Rocco (Larry Herschfield), Bill Macy (Benjamin Fleischman)
Sammy tries to talk some sense into Muffy, a bride who wants to dress like Dulcinea, the heroine of The Legend of Don Quixote, which amounts to a very revealing Penthouse-esque dress. Meanwhile, Jane heads to a couples counselor in order to save her marraige and is told to try role play; and Ralph is shocked when Amanda Pontell returns to tell him her marriage has been annulled.
5 :01x05 - The Most Beautiful Girl
Writer: David E. Kelley
Director: Michael Zinberg
Guest star: Abigail Spencer (Tricia Norwood), Brooke Bloom (Allie Crow), Mario Piccirillo (Chef Anton Torino), Fred Willard (Billy Ray Popcorn), Christopher Rich (Johnny Kad), Christina Moore (Chrissie Miller), Ilia Volokh (Woolfie Shultz), Ana Alexander (Jennifer), Mary Alexandra Stiefvater (Isabelle), Greg Callahan (Mr. Miller), Geoffrey Owens (Dr. Harris), David Doty (Rev. Nelson Cody), Cleavant Derricks (Cedric)
Amanda Pontell beings working as a wedding planner and is able to score new clients for The Wedding Palace, though her techniques are somewhat unethical. Johnny Kad makes suggestions on how to make the business more profitable, including sending Ralph and Cedric to wedding singer school. Meanwhile, one of the brides puts a rift between the sisters when she requests Annie as her point person.
6 :01x06 - The Mother
Writer: David E. Kelley
Director: Arlene Sanford
Guest star: Autumn Reeser (Maria Connelly), Keisuke Hoashi (Studio Technician), Andrea Martin (Kate Bell), Angelo Tiffe (Martin Adelman), David Doty (Rev. Nelson Cody), Frank Whaley (Hank Hutton), Cleavant Derricks (Cedric), Christopher Rich (Johnny Kad)
The Wedding Palace is frazzled when the Bell sisters' mother shows up with big news. Amanda helps Ralph get an audition with a music producer. Meanwhile, Russell and Jane continue to have marital problems and Annie trys to change a bride's mind who wants a "Sound of Music" themed wedding.
7 :01x07 - Fools in Love
Jane begins to think that their latest groom, Simon, may not be a doctor like he claims, especially when his future father-in-law needs medical attention at the rehearsal dinner and Simon hesistates before helping. Later, Simon admits he's lying, but refuses to tell his fiance, forcing Jane to debate whether or not to reveal the truth to the bride-to-be.
Meanwhile, The Wedding Palace is threatened with a lawsuit by a father who doesn't want his daughter to marry another woman. Elsewhere, Debbie confronts Cedric; Annie changes her appearance in a drastic way; and David becomes interested in Annie again.