The first part was written by Abraham Higginbotham, Ben Karlin and Jeffrey Richman, and directed by Steven Levitan.
The second part was written by Megan Ganz, Christopher Lloyd, and Dan O'Shannon and directed by Alisa Statman.
Both episodes received mixed reviews from critics, however the various guest performances (particularly Nathan Lane as Pepper Saltzman) were highly praised.
Mitch talks to Claire (Julie Bowen), who informs him that their mother will not be attending the wedding because of a hip injury she sustained during a yoga retreat.
Alex intervenes, telling the salesman that her father lost his sight in a humanitarian mission and berating him for taking advantage of Phil’s blindness.
Andy (Adam DeVine) has to catch a flight to Utah to meet his girlfriend, but he is panicking because his taxi for the airport has not arrived and he needs someone to drive him.
It is Mitch and Cam's big day, but their wedding is interrupted by the firefighters who ask them to evacuate the area immediately because of an approaching wildfire.
As a voiceover during the ceremony, we hear Claire's 'best person' speech at the reception, thanking the man who will protect and love her brother just as much as she does.
While doing so, Luke and Manny inadvertently appear to be a bridal couple, saying the marriage vows and unknowingly standing in front of a wedding arch, something that Alex records on her phone.
Throughout the rest of the day, Luke and Manny constantly argue, which Alex finds amusing since they appear to be acting like a married couple.
He stated "Alas, this is only the first half of what could be a sterling season finale next week, so it is hard to give this episode a full grade.
Some solid subplots and winning one-liners helped make the time fly, even though the pacing was cluttered, as usual for Modern Family.
[7] Victoria Leigh Miller of Yahoo TV gave the episode a mixed review, criticizing the fact Shelley Long's character did not appear at all, and said that the absence of the character "left more time for silly side story lines like Phil's (Ty Burrell) faux blindness after an eye doctor appointment — seriously, who gets their eyes dilated on the morning of a major family wedding?
"[9] Leigh Raines from TV Fanatic rated the episode with 4/5 saying: "[The] best part though was when [Jay] told Mitchell, they should take a little walk...down the aisle.
"[10] Jordan Adler of We Got This Covered gave the episode a negative review, saying "The main issue with this season finale was despite the double-episode length, it all felt cluttered and haphazard.
The three writers who penned this episode (Megan Ganz, Christopher Lloyd and Dan O’Shannon) tried so hard to give all of the characters something to do that the large emotional pull felt crushed under the weight of satisfying a bunch of story-lines."
"[11] For his performance in the episode, Nathan Lane was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series.