Victor Van Dort, son of fish merchants, is set to marry Victoria Everglot, a high-society woman, but after Victor horribly messes up the wedding rehearsals, he ventures deep into the woods, practising. However, once he finally gets them right, he discovers he accidentally recited them to a corpse. His new, dead bride takes him with her to the Land of the Dead, while his living fiancé waits desperately for his return in the Land of the Living. With two brides both pining for him, Victor must decide between his love-at-first-sight fiancé Victoria, or his tragic corpse bride Emily.