Deanna Troi has a marriage commitment to fulfil.
I struggled with this episode due to a lack of interest in the story, dialogue and comedy.
The plot is a mixture of soap opera, comedy farce and medical drama that for me doesn't combine particularly well.
There is so much wrong with the introductory sequence that I initially had high hopes for the episode having a 'so bad it's good' enjoyment level. Riker looking like he's contemplating some sort of tech aided self-gratification, the bizarre message beamed aboard and Troi's reaction (with dramatic zoom) Unfortunately it goes on to be a 45 minutes that for me feels like 45 hours.
Everyone knows Troi isn't going to get married and leave the show. Riker spends most of the episode pouting like a child. This concept feels like a bad daytime drama. The bickering in-laws scenes are not funny except for one line Data says whilst observing them (Although, I acknowledge comedy is in the eye of the beholder). The sub-plot that eventually merges with the Wedding plot doesn't improve the situation, it just results in a scene of horrendously bad dialogue.
The only positives in my opinion are the performances. Majel Barrett plays an annoying character very well and makes the best out of poor material. Likewise Patrick Stewart who manages come across as bemused with everything as the viewer might be. Robert Knepper also delivers bad dialogue well.
Marina Sirtis isn't a bad actress, but she struggles to make bad lines sound good. Jonathan Frakes gets Riker's feelings on the matter across effectively. Brent Spiner is funny, but he doesn't improve the episode for me.