Alicia Crosby je uspešna modna oblikovalka iz Los Angelesa, ki sluti, da jo bo njen fant Will vsak čas zaprosil. Nekega dne jo Will povabi, da preživi vikend pri njegovi babici in spozna njegovo družino. Alicia je presrečna, vendar niti ne sluti, da jo čaka družinska preizkušnja, kjer se bo morala izkazati, če hoče, da jo Willovi najbližji sprejmejo medse. Čeprav Alicia ne pusti najboljšega prvega vtisa, si s svojimi oblikovalskimi spretnostmi kmalu pribori naklonjenost njegove družine, ki je na koncu navdušena nad njo.
Alicia Crosby is a hugely successful children's fashion designer based in Los Angeles. Her personal life is equally successful as Alicia suspects her boyfriend Will Randall is going to pop the question any day now. But first, Alicia must survive meeting Will's family, which means getting down and dirty in their family's annual 'Reunion Races' where she is up against everyone from Will's mom, Barb, his dad, Doug, his seemingly sweet Grandma Dorie, to even Will's ex-girlfriend, Kris.