Love Language

Event ID: FS19416

Tue, Mar 17, 2026 | 4:30 PM - 6:14 PM

Venue: State Theatre

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Summary

Following a failed engagement, Louisa "Lou" Klaussner, an aspiring author who pays the bills by writing social media copy for a tortilla chip company, falls into a side hustle writing wedding vows for other people. When Lou reconnects with her college best-friend and long-time crush Warren, she is shocked to find he is the fiancé of one of Lou's wedding vow clients… putting Lou in the middle of a complicated love-rectangle.

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