The Portokalos Family Gathers: A Heartwarming End To My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2

In My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2, Toula and Ian's marriage is on the rocks as they struggle with their rebellious teenage daughter Paris, who is applying to colleges across the country to escape her overbearing family. Meanwhile, Gus, Toula's father, discovers that his marriage to Maria is invalid as their priest never signed their marriage certificate. He insists on a new ceremony, but Maria wants a proper proposal. When Gus falls ill and pleads with Maria to marry him, she accepts, and the whole family comes together to plan the wedding. On the day, Gus and Maria renew their vows, and Toula and Ian privately renew theirs. The film ends with the family dropping Paris off at her college dorm in New York.

Gus and Maria's unsigned marriage certificate

The discovery of the unsigned marriage certificate leads to a bigger and "Greek-er" wedding, bringing the beloved characters back together. The film ends with Gus and Maria renewing their marriage ceremony, with their daughter, Toula, and her husband, Ian, privately renewing theirs at the same time.

Paris's college plans

Paris Miller is the 17-year-old daughter of Toula and Ian Miller. She is getting ready to graduate high school and has plans to attend college. Paris feels smothered by her close-knit family, who are very involved in her life. She is desperate for independence and privacy and, as a result, applies to colleges across the country.

Paris is accepted to Northwestern University in Chicago and NYU in New York City. Initially, she chooses Northwestern to please her mother, but her great-grandmother convinces her to attend New York University instead. The film ends with the family dropping Paris off at her college dorm in New York.

Toula and Ian's marriage

Toula and Ian go on a date night to rekindle their romance, but their family catches them making out in their car outside their house. While at the wedding reception for Gus and Maria, Toula and Ian privately renew their marriage vows.

Gus's ancestry

Gus Portokalos is convinced that he is a direct descendant of Alexander the Great and wants to write to an online ancestry site for confirmation. While going through his records, he discovers that his marriage certificate was never signed by the priest, technically invalidating his union with Maria.

Gus is determined to marry Maria again after fifty years together, but she wants him to propose properly. Maria initially refuses to go through with the ceremony, but Gus pleads with her to marry him again when he has to go to the hospital, and she accepts.

At the wedding reception, Gus reads a letter from the ancestry site, verifying that he is a descendant of Alexander the Great. However, Ian realizes that Toula, Gus's daughter, had forged the letter to make her father happy.

Maria's wedding plans

Maria eventually accepts Gus's proposal when he pleads with her while he is in the hospital. She wants the wedding she never had, so she hires a wedding planner, who later quits after the family's rowdy choices become too outlandish. The whole family pitches in to make the wedding happen.

On the way to the church, Gus, Panos, and Taki arrive drunk after many shots of ouzo. Maria storms off to the vestry after seeing Gus acting foolishly, but the ceremony continues after Panos tells her that Gus had confided in him his love for her.

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