 Set in a small English town in the Victorian days, Victor Van Dort and Victoria Everglot are betrothed to be married. Victor s parents are doing it to be up high in society. Victoria s parents are doing it for the money because they re penniless. At the rehearsal, Victor goofs up his vows. He sets off into the woods to practice and finally when he gets them right(putting the ring on Emily s finger thinking it s a stick), he finds himself married to Emily, the corpse bride and she claims they are husband and wife. She takes Victor down to the Land of the Dead with her and leaves Victoria anxiously waiting for him.