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

noobienick 19

I don't see what the big deal is if you say the wrong name. It happens. Your brain makes mistakes sometimes. The only time I could see if it's a terrible thing would be during sex

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just_jess7 13

Seriously? During sex it's unacceptable, but it's an ok mistake to make on your wedding day?

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conaidws 7

When they asked if I took my wife to be and all the vows, I said hold on a sec, huddled with my Groomsmen for a second, turned to her and said I do. She rolled her eyes, but smirked a little. Live life and don't be so serious all the time.

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Sakshi_ 7

you call that ruined? lol. I hope he survives the marriage with your level and tolerance of humour

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Anonymous_Writer 6

He made it all the better!! Friends is Amazing!!!

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isabelm1313 2

If anybody did that at my wedding...instant perfection!! Totally worth it!!

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iwadasn 32

I don't see why so many people are telling her to "just lighten up." The problem isn't that he made a joke, it's that he made a joke out of something that obviously means a lot to her. She clearly wanted a certain experience for her wedding, and her husband deliberately took that away from her to amuse himself. Whether the joke he made was funny or not doesn't really matter. What matters is that he thought only of himself without taking his wife's feelings into consideration, which does not bode well for their marriage. I'm not saying she should divorce him--that would be an overreaction--but she is justified in being upset.

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kesht1996 12

That is the greatest thing I've ever heard! You should be proud

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