Ross stood in front of the mirror as the tailor made the final alterations. It was a beautiful ash gray morning coat with an ascot. This was to be a very fancy affair after all. As he stood looking at himself , he was reminded of the last time he wore this kind of formal wear. Rachel and him had gone round and round on it. Chandler told him to just give in, that would let him have some peace. Since Rachel gown was Vera Wang , there was no way she would walk down the aisle without him looking as she said."as classy as he was."

"Dad do I have to wear this?" Ben asked as he pulled at the ascot around his neck. "Son if I have to , so do you." Since Ben was a little bit older, he would not be the ring bearer. He was actually given the job of walking his grandmother and Rachel's mother to the front of the assembly. Ross had to smile, Ben was now almost thirteen years old. He would soon have to start talking to Carol about his bar mitzvah.

"I should just get a ticket that says one free tuxedo when you rent three." Laughed Chandler. "This will be the third one." Ross gave him a look. "Are you going to just make jokes about the fact that I am getting married again?" Ross said as he rolled his eyes. "No, I also plan on making jokes about the fact that you said the wrong name at a wedding and also how drunk you were at the last one." Laughed Chandler. Ross had an idea. He put his arm around Chandler. "Tell you what, if you can go through the rest of this week, and the wedding , without making a crack, I will give you five hundred dollars." He said . Chandler remembered a similar bet that he lost. But he would give it a try. "And what happens if I don't? " he was curious. "You will owe me five hundred dollars and you will have to listen to my dinosaur stories for an entire month and say nothing. " Chandler popped up. "And if I win, you will have to listen to my dumb jokes for a month." The two men shook hands. "It's a bet." Ross started to snicker , he knew he would crack.

Jack came over dressed in the gray morning coat. "I don't see why I can't wear my old tux." He moaned."Dad, it's not me , it's the wedding planner. She wanted a formal wedding, and this is formal daytime wear. Ross tried to explain.

"That damn ex wife and her wedding planner." Grumbled Leonard as he pulled at his own collar. Sandra wanted to make this the most beautiful wedding that she could. It was very obvious that Jill and Amy would never be married , so she wanted to have a beautiful , resplendent wedding. Both families had agreed that they would pay for this wedding. This of course caused a large explosion…….

"WHAT!" screamed Monica as she sat in Rachel and Ross' living room. "I can't believe this." She said as she leaped up. "He has been married a total of three times. You paid when he married the lesbian, you paid when he married the British bitch, then he gets drunk and married again."

"We didn't pay for that one." Jack was quick to point out. "And that Waltham guy who wanted me to pay for the redecorating and landscaping , well she made me pay for that one." He said as he pointed a finger at Judy. "Well I thought that one would stick." She said looking away from Monica.

Monica stood up and walked over to her mother. "You told me that when Chandler and I got married, you had no money. You had spent the Monica wedding fund. Now he comes to you , wedding number four and you are willing to pay ." Monica was furious.

Sandra stood up. "My Rachel never had a decent wedding." She defended herself. "Leonard stood up too. "Yes , she did I paid forty thousand dollars when she was going to marry Barry. She was the one who ran out on it."

Ross knew what he had to do. "It is not as if I don't have any savings. He turned to his parents. "No I don't think that you should have to pay for another one of my weddings. I am an adult and I have a very good job, plus it is not fair to Monica." Then he got up and walked back over to where Rachel was sitting. "This is the woman I have wanted my whole life. I know there will be no more weddings, this will be the last one." He said as he kissed her. Leonard walked over and took out his checkbook. "Geller, this is my pumpkin, and I want my pumpkin to have the best. Tell me an amount and I will help with this wedding." Rachel started to cry as she wrapped her arms around her father. "I love you Daddy."

As the men were fitted with their tuxes. , Ross received a call on his cell phone. He smiled when he realized that it was his other best man, in a shop in California.
"Hey Joe." He smiled. Joey stood proudly in front of the mirror as Alex watched him model the tuxedo. My he did look handsome. Joey was so glad that he wanted to have Chandler and him as best men . Ross could not make up his mind, so he made the same choice as London. Rachel may have had her sisters, but as her matrons of honor, she had finally decided that she would follow her husband to be, and make Phoebe and Monica her maids of honor. Tiny little Jack, now three would be walked up and he would be the ring bearer. Emma would of course be the flower girl with Erica. Emma would also join her parents at the altar since they were to be also joined as a family.

"Hey Ross, I must say I look pretty sharp. " Joey smiled as he talked on the cell. "I'll say ." cooed Alex as she planted a kiss on Joey's cheek. "Alex thinks I look hot." Joey said as he turned to model the tux. "That's good. You get yours and I will see you in a few days." Ross said as he handed Chandler the phone. "That was Joey, he was getting fitted in California. His girlfriend was with him." Chandler laughed. "Still can't believe he has actually been with one girl this long.It has to be a record."

"I can't wait to finally meet Alex." Ross said as he took off the coat. "I mean we have only heard her in the background or Joey has gone on about her. I think this is going to be the one." Ross was so happy because his friend was finally going to settle down to one woman.

Alex giggled as she watched Joey strike a male model pose. "What ? I think I would have made a good model." Alex looked at him and she totally agreed. "I can't wait to finally meet your friends. I mean you have told me so much about them. You are going to be the most handsome man at this wedding. "

Mike strolled over in his tux. "I just wanted to say once again thank you Ross for letting me be in this wedding. I know we haven't known each other long, but you guys have been so great about including me in your group. I am kind of sorry about the whole mix up when we got married." Ross put his hand on Mike's shoulder. "That's okay. You have been so good to our friend Phoebe, and that is why I want you to be a part of mine and Rachel's special day. " Ross looked over to see if Chandler would make a comment . Chandler just put his arm around Ross and said, "I think it is great that my two best friends are getting married." Ross just looked at him and Chandler gave him a defiant lookl. Oh he would crack , he knew he would.

"The invitations are here." " screamed Monica as she put them in the middle of her table. Rachel carefully opened the box as she took away the tissue paper that covered the invitations. "They did a beautiful job,"said Sandra as she took one out. It was a pale pink with a tissue paper overlay and two hearts one said Ross and the other said Rachel.

"On this day we celebrate our love… Dr Leonard Green and Sandra Green and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Geller invite you to the union of their children Rachel Karen and Ross Eustace…at the Plaza on February 14, 2006. RSVP." Rachel heard the words spoken but she still couldn't believe her ears. She still thought this was all a dream.

"Am I really getting married ? Finally?" she asked. Monica came over with tears in her eyes. "Yes, you are finally getting married. In just a few weeks , you are going to be Rachel Geller."

Another memory of another invitation came to her mind. She remembered sitting on the couch and staring at the eggshell colored envelope marked Miss Rachel Greene. She looked at the RSVP and marked no. She couldn't go to this wedding, it would be weird . After all it was Ross' wedding.

"No…" cried Monica when she saw her put a mark by the word no. Rachel started to tear up. "Monica I can't . He is my ex boyfriend and it would just be very awkward." Monica knew this was going to be hard on her best friend and she also had a feeling deep down that she was still in love with him.

"Ill take care of these this time." Said Monica as she grabbed them. "I still remember what happened when Rachel took care of my invitations." Rachel had a smile. "Yeah I'll say." She said coyly. Emma picked up one of the invitations. "What this?" she said as she handed it to her mother. "This is an invitation to Mommy and Daddy's wedding so people will come."

Several days later, Gunther stood at the counter of the coffee shop . Someone had brought in the mail. Gunther stared at the pale pink envelope that was in his hands. He opened it up and then he started to sniffle. "Rachel why?" was all he could say.