The bittersweet comedy, about the never-ending search for love and happiness, takes place in Flatey, Breiðafjörður, western Iceland.

At the altar groom-to-be Jón, a middle-aged literature professor, is repeatedly interrupted by the ringing of his cell phone, much to the minister's annoyance.

The present narrative alternates with flashbacks that depict the disintegration of Jón's first marriage to sensitive artist Anna.

Jón's new bride-to-be, Thóra, is a former student half his age, which triggers disapproval by some, including his future in-laws.

[1] As preparations for the wedding unfold during the "white nights" (the shortest nights of the year, when it is never fully dark), the reason for Jón's increasing reluctance to marry is revealed: he and Anna visited the same spot a year earlier, and she died in an accident after she found Jón and Thóra making love.