While his bride-to-be is impatiently waiting, John, the groom, is having one mishap after another. He loses his collar button, rips his vest looking for it, and, being annoyed by the boys continually calling him up to make some joking remark, he disconnects the telephone. Mary and her father, with their attendants, leave for the church, but still the groom does not come, and all begin to get worried. They try to get him on the phone, with of course, no results. Poor Mary finally says, "Father, take me home." All return to the house, where she becomes hysterical, and father rages at the groom. Meantime, John gets dressed and starts for the church. The auto has a blowout, but he steals rides on trucks, jumps trolley cars, and runs like mad, determined to arrive at the minister's under any circumstances. He gets there only to find the wedding party gone home. Just before John arrives at the house, breathless and almost a wreck, dragging the minister along with him, Mary and her father depart to their country home in their automobile. John and the minister then steal a motorcycle belonging to a policeman and dash off after the bride. The owner of the motorcycle picks up another policeman and they speed after John. After a thrilling chase, John leaps off his motorcycle onto the running board of Mary's car. The machine stops and the minister hastily explains matters. John appeases the two policemen, then John and Mary take no more chances, but are married right on the spot.