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* ControlFreak: Monica had outright told Rachel and Sandra to stay out of her kitchen, while she worked. As it becomes apparent the workload is too much for her alone, Monica gets everyone to help, but she still aggressively tells them what to do.

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* ControlFreak: Monica had outright told Rachel and Sandra to stay the hell out of her kitchen, kitchen while she worked. As it becomes apparent the workload is too much for her alone, Monica gets everyone to help, but she still aggressively tells them what to do.



* {{Jerkass}}:
** Monica is very mean in this episode.
** Carol's parents don't approve of her marrying another woman and refuse to come to their wedding.



** Ross points out the fact that if Carol was marrying a man his friends wouldn't be putting as much pressure on him to accept it and attend the ceremony.
** Monica was being pushy and rather selfish, but she was unemployed at the time really needed the money.

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** Ross points out the fact that if Carol was marrying a man man, his friends wouldn't be putting as much pressure on him to accept it and attend the ceremony.
** Monica was being pushy and rather very rude, selfish, and pushy, but she was unemployed at the time really needed the money.



* MeanBoss: Monica to her friends when they help her with the food for the wedding.



* SeenItAllSuicide: Not exactly suicide, but when the woman "possessing" Phoebe is at Carol and Susan's wedding, she exclaims "A lesbian wedding? Now I've seen everything!" and releases her hold on Phoebe.
* StressVomit: Rachel reacts to her mother's WhamLine by getting nauseous and running to the bathroom. Monica, who walked in between the line and Rachel's reaction, thinks she's throwing up in response to Monica suggesting serving chicken breast at a lesbian wedding.

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* SeenItAllSuicide: Not exactly suicide, but when the woman "possessing" Phoebe is at witnesses Carol and Susan's wedding, Susan get married, she exclaims "A lesbian wedding? Now "Now, I've seen everything!" and releases her hold on Phoebe.
* StressVomit: Rachel reacts to her mother's WhamLine by getting nauseous and running to the bathroom. Monica, who walked in between the line and Rachel's reaction, thinks she's throwing up in response to Monica suggesting serving chicken breast breasts at a lesbian wedding.wedding.
* UngratefulBastard: When Monica's friends help her make the food for Carol and Susan's wedding, she doesn't thank them and barks orders at then.
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** Ross points out the fact that if Carol was marrying a man his friends wouldn't be putting as much pressure on him to accept it.

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** Ross points out the fact that if Carol was marrying a man his friends wouldn't be putting as much pressure on him to accept it.it and attend the ceremony.
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* HollywoodLaw: New York City did not recognize domestic partnerships for LGBT couples until two years later.

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* HollywoodLaw: New York City did not recognize domestic partnerships for LGBT couples until two years later. Though Susan and Carol might just be having a ceremony that's meaningful to them but not necessarily one that gives their relationship legal status.

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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: In the immediate aftermath of Sandra talking about leaving her father, a stunned Rachel says the two never so much as talked to each other. She questions how she could've possibly known there was a problem.



* HypocriticalHumor: In the immediate aftermath of Sandra talking about leaving her father, a stunned Rachel says the two never so much as talked to each other. She questions how she could've possibly known there was a problem.

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* JerkassHasAPoint: Ross points out the fact that if Carol was marrying a man his friends wouldn't be putting as much pressure on him to accept it.

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Ross points out the fact that if Carol was marrying a man his friends wouldn't be putting as much pressure on him to accept it.
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* StressVomit: Rachel reacts to her mother's WhamLine by getting nauseous and running to the bathroom. Monica, who walked in between the line and Rachel's reaction, thinks she's throwing up in response to Monica suggesting serving chicken breast at a lesbian wedding.

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* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Since Ross convinced Carol to go ahead with the ceremony and even gave her away, Susan thanks him and offers him a dance (adding he can even lead). In following episodes, they're not exactly friends, but they're much less hostile towards each other.



* HypocriticalHumor: In the immediate aftermath of Sandra talking about leaving her father,

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* HypocriticalHumor: In the immediate aftermath of Sandra talking about leaving her father, a stunned Rachel says the two never so much as talked to each other. She questions how she could've possibly known there was a problem.
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* AllMenArePerverts: When the DirtyOldMan says it was a worth a shot to suggest Phoebe sleep with him, Joey immediately nods in agreement.


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* ArmorPiercingResponse: Rachel struggles to understand the impending divorce and why she was told about it before even Dr. Green was.
-->'''Sandra:''' Well, I guess I figured, of all people, you would understand.\\
'''Rachel:''' Why on Earth would I understand this?!\\
'''Sandra:''' You didn't marry your Barry, honey, but I married mine.


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* ControlFreak: Monica had outright told Rachel and Sandra to stay out of her kitchen, while she worked. As it becomes apparent the workload is too much for her alone, Monica gets everyone to help, but she still aggressively tells them what to do.


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* HypocriticalHumor: In the immediate aftermath of Sandra talking about leaving her father,


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* ICantBelieveImSayingThis: Carol is so distraught about her parents not wanting to attend that she questions the wedding and has a fight with Susan. Ross has this reaction, when saying he actually agrees with Susan for once.


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* NotSoDifferentRemark:
** As Rachel frets about her parents getting divorced, Chandler says he went through something similar and says his therapist told him that all kids feel responsible for this kind of situation. Of course, he adds that may very well be true in this particular case.
** Played for laughs at the wedding. Joey comments on how he's surrounded by women, but since they're lesbians, he couldn't begin to get anywhere with them. Chandler retorts that that is what every single day is like for him.
--->'''Chandler:''' The world is my lesbian wedding.


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* WhamLine: "I'm considering leaving your father."
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* INeedAFreakingDrink: At the wedding reception Sandra tells Rachel that she just danced with a woman and three others have made eyes at her. Rachel's response is to ask Monica if there's more alcohol.
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* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Sandra Green becomes this after revealing to Rachel that she's planning to leave her husband. She asks if they have any marijuana (because she's never tried it) and loudly asks "What's ''new'' in sex?".
* AwfulWeddedLife: Rachel is surprised to learn how unhappy her parents marriage actually is as they apparently never even talked to each other, leading her to assume they were fine.


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* ItsAllAboutMe: When Carol announces they may be calling off the wedding Monica reacts by asking if they're still going to pay her. When the gang glares at her she backs down and acknowledges how selfish that is.
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* MetaphoricalMarriage: As mentioned under Hollywood Law, Carol and Susan's wedding would not have been legally binding at the time the episode was made. The ceremony is largely a symbolic gesture but the characters clearly don't see it as any lesser and behave as they would for any other wedding.
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* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Despite Ross's long issues with Carol and Susan's relationship, when Carol is upset after her parents refuse to attend and Susan is angry at her doubts, he consoles her with the advice that this wedding is about Carol and Susan rather than their parents and what matters is that ''Carol'' wants to marry Susan.
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* MistakenForGay: A lesbian overhears Phoebe lamenting her loss of Rose's possession and thinks Rose was her lover.
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** Monica was being pushy and rather selfish, but she was unemployed at the time really needed the money.
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* DirtyOldMan: Phoebe meets with her deceased client's husband to find out if the woman had any UnfinishedBusiness. The man claims his wife said she wanted to sleep with him one last time. When Phoebe replies that she's hearing laughing from the ghost the man turns to Joey and says "Worth a shot, eh?"
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* JerkassHasAPoint: Ross points out the fact that if Carol was marrying a man his friends wouldn't be putting as much pressure on him to accept it.
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* HollywoodLaw: New York City did not recognize domestic partnerships for LGBT couples until two years later.
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* GiveAwayTheBride: Carol wanted to be given away by her parents but they refuse to attend as they don't support her marrying a woman. Eventually Ross agrees to step in and give her away.
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* GhostlyGoals: Phoebe thinks she's possessed by an old woman who died on her massage table, and won't leave until she has seen everything. Apparently, a lesbian wedding did the trick.
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: When Rachel is annoyed at her mother trying to be just like her, she comments "why couldn't she just copy my hairstyle or something?", referencing the real life popularity of "the Rachel".
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Was Phoebe really possessed by the spirit of an old lady, or did she just think she was?
* SeenItAllSuicide: Not exactly suicide, but when the woman "possessing" Phoebe is at Carol and Susan's wedding, she exclaims "A lesbian wedding? Now I've seen everything!" and releases her hold on Phoebe.
* WordSchmord: Chandler comes on to one of the lesbians at the wedding.
-->'''Chandler:''' You know what? Penis, schmenis, we're all people.
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Carol and Susan are getting married. When plans for Carol's parents to give her away fall through, she asks Ross to give her away.

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