TEXT: Ted (2030): In May of 2007, Aunt Lily and Uncle Marshall got married at the historic Van Smoot House in upstate New York. Lily and Robin enter in a house... Robin: Wow, it's beautiful, Lily. Lily: Yeah. It's just how I always pictured it. Ted (2030)Well, that was a load of crap. You see, kids, when you get married, you learn a hard lesson. The wedding you set out to have is almost never the wedding you end up with. At the bar, 8 months before the wedding... Lily: So, we've decided on a small, outdoor wedding, just family and close friends. No more than 25 people in a beautiful garden somewhere, maybe an acoustic guitar playing while we walk down the aisle. Barney: And maybe you already know someone who went down to the courthouse and registered as an officiant so that he or she-- he-- could perform the ceremony. Robin: But you hate marriage. Why do you want to perform the ceremony? Barney: Because it subtly implants in the mind of every woman there that when I ask a question, you say, "I do." Yeah. Ted (2030): The closer you get to the big day, the more concessions you make. At the apartment, 6 months before the wedding... Lily: Great. Now my mom's making me invite the Lessners. This puts our numbers in the triple digits. Robin: Wow. I guess sometimes, Lessner is more... ner. You know how like sometimes less is more. Ted: Yeah. This is one of those times, sweetie? Marshall: You know what? That's okay. It'll be a slightly big outdoor wedding. At the bar, 5 months before the wedding... Lily: So it's not going to be an outdoor wedding anymore. Marshall's dad is convinced if we have an outdoor wedding in New York, he's going to get mugged, so it's going to be inside now. It'll be great. We're still going to have our acoustic guitar player. At the apartment, 3 months before the wedding... Lily: So now, instead of an acous
SUMMARY:
Lily and Marshall's wedding day arrives, but nothing goes as they had planned. Surprisingly, Barney steps in to save their once-in-a-lifetime moment. Meanwhile, Barney abuses the 'it's for the bride' superpower.