20 Things 'Friends' Taught Us About Weddings

20 Things 'Friends' Taught Us About Weddings

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September 22 marked 20 years since Friends premiered on NBC. During the show's decade on the air, we witnessed plenty of weddings (and Ross was responsible for "just like half of that"). The lessons learned are just as relevant today. Here, the top 20:

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2. But do make sure to actually ask the person to marry you.
Friends taught us that just because someone is down on one knee holding a ring, it doesn't mean that he's proposing.

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4. If your bridesmaids do throw you a shower, give them a clue about what you want.
Otherwise, you may end up with Danny Devito wearing a child's Halloween costume as your last-minute stripper. Bride-to-be Phoebe wasn't exactly pleased that her big send-off into married life was an elegant tea party -- she wanted "pee-pees flying about" -- so Monica and Rachel scrambled to find a stripper mid-party. This was the only guy available:

13. Make sure you're on the same page about your wedding plans before you start spending (or donating) any money.
Phoebe and Mike decided they didn't want a big wedding, so they donated the money they would've spent to charity. Then Phoebe decided she did want the wedding, and she asked for the money back. Think hard about what you actually want to do before you start throwing money around.

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16. If you're a guest, don't mess with the couple's seating chart.
When Ross met Mona at Monica and Chandler's wedding, he tried to switch his table so that he could sit with her. But he thought her escort card said 6 when it really said 9, and he ended up sitting at the kids' table and dancing with them all night.

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17. It's normal to feel a little depressed after the wedding is over.
After months and months of planning, the post-wedding blues can strike any bride. Monica built up the wedding so much that she felt such a sense of loss when it ended.Here are some tips on how to deal ►

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