In this episode we find that on the marriage license Ricky was accidentally listed as Ricky Bacardi. In real life Desi Arnaz's grandfather was one of the original partners in the founding of the Bacardi Rum company.
Elizabeth Patterson, who plays Mrs. Willoughby in this episode, a year later returned to the series with the recurring role of Mrs. Trumbull, the Ricardos next-door neighbor & Little Rickys baby-sitter. Her return started on No Children Allowed (1953).
According to the American Research Bureau, this episode was the first tv show in history to be seen in ten million homes. Nine out of ten viewers were tuned into I Love Lucy on April 7, 1952.
Irving Bacon, who plays Mr. Willoughby, later acted the role of Mr. Potter, Ethel Mertz's (Vivian Vance) father, in Ethel's Hometown (1955).
Similar to this episode, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz had a second wedding at Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church