- Ray still has doubts that Debra actually wants to marry him. Even after talking to Father Hubley, he still has doubts. To calm him down, Frank offers Ray some alcohol to get him through the day.
- The episode is a flashback to Ray and Debra's wedding day. Ray still has doubts that Debra actually wants to marry him. Even after talking to Father Hubley, his parents, and Robert, he still has doubts. So, to calm him down and loosen him up, Frank offers Ray some alcohol to get him through the day.
- When Ray and Debra meet the church father Hubly (Charles Durning) for Pre-marital counseling, Ray appears to be getting cold feet. Debra says that ray is the sweetest man she has ever met. He is funny and makes her laugh. She is always very comfortable around Ray. She says that she knew Ray was "The One" the moment she met him. Ray believes Debra is lying, but she insists that she is not.
Ray is not sure why he wants to marry Debra. Ray insinuates that Hubly is suggesting that Ray is not good enough to marry Debra. Debra starts to get agitated at Ray and at his responses. He says he hasn't thought about his vows or about whether he wants a large family with Debra or not. Hubly tells Ray to do some more soul searching before finalizing his decision to marry Debra.
Debra yells at him as she believes that Hubly thinks that Ray is a moron, and leaves. Ray still maintains that Debra is not marrying Ray, she just wants the big wedding. She wants the flowers, the dresses and the fancy lamb chops. Debra says Ray is just afraid of moving out of Marie's house. She yells that she loves him and that he loves her and that they are getting married. Debra pushes Ray while she says that she loves him. She asks him to get some socks for his cold feet.
At the wedding, Marie reaches out to Ray and says that she understands what Ray is going through. She says that it is OK for Ray to be nervous as Debra is a pretty woman. Frank does not like Debra's father Warren. Frank attempts to take some of the pressure off Ray by encouraging him to drink whiskey before the ceremony. Frank offers belt of Jack Daniels to Ray to take the edge off. Lois is intimidated by Robert. Ray thinks about taking up Frank's offer when Debra sends socks to Ray via her parents.
Ray is too jubilant throughout the wedding. He thanks Warren and walks Debra down the aisle himself. He is deliriously happy the entire time and keeps making funny noises and faces. Ray says that he promises never to be a jerk to Debra ever again. Father Hubly is overjoyed at Ray's transformation and says that Ray is acting as the personification of the wedding spirit. He is quick to say, "I Do" and kisses Debra before the Father can pronounce them married.
Frank comes by at the reception and alludes to how he helped Ray get through the wedding. Debra thinks Ray is drunk and starts to walk away from Ray. But Ray reveals that he never had any whiskey and that he is really very happy. Debra is concerned that it was really a sober Ray at the wedding, and that is how he behaves when he is really happy.
Note: In this episode, Father Hubley meets Ray for the first time after the engagement. In "Neighbors", "The First Time", etc. Father Hubley seems to know the Barones for a long time and is introduced to Debra after she starts dating Ray.
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