Before I Do

9/19/2026

An engagement celebration is supposed to be a joyous, fun-filled occasion with family (however you define that) and friends. But what if the event is unwittingly based on less-than-truthful considerations, namely, the commemoration of an impending wedding to the wrong person? Indeed, how can the intended smile through lingering doubts that are hard to conceal? Such are the circumstances in play in this debut feature from writer-director Gary Jaffe, the tale of a weekend gathering to celebrate the upcoming same-sex marriage of John Michael (Cole Doman) to his fiancé, David (who’s not in attendance). The festivities take place at an idyllic lakeside cabin hosted by Alex (Michael Hsu Rosen), who just happens to be the groom’s former partner and who has himself only recently exited a bad engag