By Emliy - 01/08/2014 05:06 - United States - Malta

Today, my fiancé said "Rachel" instead of my name when asked to repeat, "I take thee, Emily, to be my lawfully wedded wife." I was shocked, so he explained while laughing that he doesn't even know a Rachel. He ruined our wedding for a Friends quote. FML
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Emliy tells us more.

Emliy 2

Hey guys, I'm the OP. To clear a few things up, he didn't exactly ruin the wedding. He and I have always been able to joke back and forth, and quoting shows in fitting situations is almost like a contest to us, to see who can quote a show or movie that matches the situation the fastest and the best. Before the wedding, I was winning at this game, and he saw our wedding as the PERFECT opportunity to take the lead. This wouldn't have been so bad if I wasn't visibly shaking and feeling like I was about the puke throughout the whole ceremony. Don't get me wrong, I love him with all my heart and knew it was the right decision to marry him, but I was still a bundle of nerves. So when he said "Rachel," I immediately burst into tears, because my immediate thought was he was either cheating on me or in love with someone else (I knew the Friends quote, but when you're that invested in what's happening around you, your first thought isn't exactly going to be Ross Geller). So I guess I technically ruined the wedding a little more than him with my horrible sobbing that wouldn't stop even after I had forgiven him... After I calmed down, we went through with the rest of the ceremony. No slaps across the face, no leaving at the altar. We've been together since 8th grade, so I wasn't about to leave him after over 12 years of nothing but love and care.

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marcranger 28

Glad you were able to provide some context, OP, since that 300-character limit leaves so much room for (mis)interpretation! It sounds like you've got a good attitude about all this and will be able to laugh at it when you tell the story later. Congratulations!

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Comments

b_ryan27 1

That's far from ruining it! I'm sure plenty of the guests understood the reference since it was an incredibly popular show for at least a decade. Lighten up!

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RedPillSucks 31

Wrong time, wrong place.

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Dave_Davington 33

Friends? Seriously? huh, I guess I'm the only person around who doesn't like that show.

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OochenSnoochen 15

We don't take kindly to your kind around here.

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chinaski7628 32

Don't worry, 25, I never liked it either.

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kingdomgirl94 29

It also ended a long time ago (2004?), and as a sitcom, some people need to move on. Some shows are understandable to have longevity, but a sitcom? Life goes on my friends.

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marcranger 28

57, Seinfeld still rocks my world! I was never able to jump on the Friends bandwagon myself, however.

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tournamentdecide 33

57, you only get a thumbs up for your picture.

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tman1985 9

Frasier's been around a long time as well....I'm a go get some tossed salad and scrambled eggs

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jude_iscariot 7

No, I hate that horrible show. My comment got downrated, too!

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VynaVail 12

Sounds like he's a jokester. I like him.

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anyoldnamewilldo 23

Ruined? Was it really? If that is the only thing that didn't go the way you wanted on your wedding day, be grateful. STFU

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my_user_name 7

I love how everybody is telling her to lighten up, and saying it's hilarious. It's HER wedding, don't tell her what she should want it to be like. There is a time and place for joking around, for some people it's not the very minute you are making a life-long vow of commitment.

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little_one 20

Oh calm down. Women make such a fuss over one day! You have thousands of days after that when you're married. Instead of caring about every little tiny detail about a usually dull and boring affair how about focus on what your life will be together for every day after. But then again I don't have a metal rod shoved up my butt and had fun and even laughed several times during our ceremony. You know what they say live, love, laugh.

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Idontcare5623 4

Oh shut it. It's HIS wedding day just as much as it is hers. Are you saying that everything should be how she wants it? Women like you get on my nerves. You act as it the one day is all about you. And I'm not saying all do, but a lot start acting up over the tiniest things.

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my_user_name 7

Um, no, I'm not a woman. I just appreciate weddings. I'm not saying it isn't his wedding too, I'm saying it's not YOUR wedding. Anybody commenting on this thread, it's not your wedding. I'm not against a light tone at a wedding. If you want to joke around at your wedding, that is great. But other people might feel differently. And if one person is a bit too wound up in the moment for a joke, his or her partner should be in tune enough to realize it.

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catanita 18

Good joke, wrong place.

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little_one 20

It would have been funny if he got the dj to play the friends song as you walked down the aisle together. I probably wouldn't be too pleased if my hubby had done that but it's still kinda funny.

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sarneeley 14

I remember waiting for Thursday nights to be able to watch friends when it was still new episodes. When Ross said that it was great. I think friends is still one of the best shows that was ever on tv. Your husband made your vows special. Laugh it off!

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