Something Borrowed

Season 2, Episode 21, Aired
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With everything going wrong on Lily and Marshall's wedding day, to everyone's surprise it's confirmed bachelor Barney who tries to fix it all.
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  • It's Lily and Marshall's wedding day.

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    By Jon_MW_14, Aug 17, 2011 Report Abuse
    "Something Borrowed" is an awesome How I Met Your Mother episode. In this episode, Lily and Marshall get married. I love how all these tiny things go wrong, like Scooter showing up trying to win her back, no flowers at the ceremony, harp player is in labour to deliver her baby, and Lily's veil is ruined, and everything's just falling apart. I love how Marshall shaves a patch of his hair and his hair looks totally disasterous, so he has tow ear a fedora. I love how Lily and Marshall decide to get married by Barney in a park because that's their perfect wedding and it wouldn't matter if they were already married if they made a mistake at the wedding with their family and other friends. I give this episode a 10/10.moreless

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  • Lilly & Marshall's wedding, part two.

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    By Canogaparkcindy, Aug 17, 2011 Report Abuse
    The wedding is here, and everything goes wrong. Basically the whole episode is about Marshall & Lilly freaking out about everything going wrong. Scooter, Lilly's old boyfriend makes an appearance at the wedding. They have a harp player that's pregnant, that was probably the funniest problem since she continued to play while she was pregnant! Marshall has hair troubles when Lilly's cousin dyes Marshall's hair blond, so Marshall shaves part of it off making him look like a complete idiot. The point of this episode, which was said in the beginning, is that weddings never go as planned, but in this case, it did. They got to have an outside wedding like they wanted with close friends, then they get married again, the wedding that had all the problems. But they finally did it! They got married, we got to see Barney & Robin cry so you can call that development. A good episode, which is a setting stone in Marshall & Lilly's relationship.moreless

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  • 30 minutes later and I'm still laughing

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    By falderich, Jun 07, 2011 Report Abuse
    what a great episode! thank god i recorded it, i was laughing so much i missed half the episode.

    absolutely loved the "it's for the bride" thing. let's face it, barney is a genius, borderline sociopath, but a genius. i also loved the shawshank redemption gag. the guy trying to bounce scooter, without a shirt for tackling the caterer, was also hilarious. last but not least, they've used the "-please don't- -sorry ted-" gag a lot, but it just keeps getting better.

    this is definetly the best episode since slap bet. this show is simply the best, hope it stays for the long run.moreless

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  • Lily and Marshell's weddings.

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    By amfarley84, Dec 27, 2010 Report Abuse
    Oh my this was such a great episode of How I Met Your Mother. I was laughing so hard that i was cring durning the whole thing evan commerical breaks. I thought that it was really funny that Barney is able to marry people you think that someone who is against marriage would preform a wedding. I thought that lily jinxed herself by saying she would not get upset if something goes wrong because after that everything went wrong. I thought that it was great Lily and Marshell had a smaller wedding before their orignal wedding that way they both feel like thier wedding was perfect.moreless

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  • Wedding Day Jitters

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    By sh811a, May 15, 2007 Report Abuse
    I've seen many wedding episodes before on TV, most of them are sometimes boring but this one is one of those rare ones done right because it's all comidy all building up to the sweet pay off. Both Lily and Marchall are having the usual jitters but the worst part of all is both are jinxed. We see how both are jinxed in two perspectives. From Lily who hears of one bad thing after another happening to make the wedding day fall apart from a ruined veil, her creepy ex Scooter trying to sabatosh the wedding, a bodyguard who is doing a very bad job at guarding, the list goes one. It's great just seeing Lily begin to lose her cool.

    Same goes for Marchall where things just go really wrong, from his hair done wrong which lead up to him doing something really stupid, shaving some of his hair off. I'll admit with that new dew he gave himself he looks almost like Curly from The Three Stogges.

    The small subplot with Barney was a joy to watch seeing what power you have saying your friends with the bride.
    But other than all that craziness it all leads down to the perfect wedding which takes place outside with no one but Marchall, Lily, and their friends which was how they envisioned it in the first place. It was just sweet seeing the couple happy as well as Barney of all people act as the minsiter (it was sweet and funny just seeing Barney having a hard time holding back tears of joy while reciting). There really is such a thing as a perfect wedding, it's just always in the least likely yet closest place you can envison if not plan.moreless

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    • In the beginning of this episode we see the gang talking about Marshall and Lily's wedding eight months ago. Then they were actually broken up, getting back together in November in the episode "Swarley" and getting married in May. That's only a total of six months. Edit
    • When Marshall and Lily are contemplating where to have sex for the first time as a married couple (the reception hall bathroom), it is once again a place where Ted is present. This is similar to the episode "First Time in New York," in which there is a recap to Ted being awake for Marshall and Lily losing their virginity. Edit
    • Ted: (to Barney) Unless you actually have one in your car, stop suggesting Native American headdress. In season 2's "Arrivederci, Fiero," Barney does not have a license let alone a car since he has taken subways and taxis his whole life. Edit

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    • The German episode title is "Hochzeit mit Harfe", meaning "Wedding with Harp". The French title is "Mariages". The Italian title is "Il matrimonio perfetto", meaning "The Perfect Wedding". Edit
    • International Airdates: Czech Republic: February 9, 2010 on Prima COOL Edit
    • This episode contains Russ Culley's winning line from TV.com's How I Met Your Mother "Barneyism" contest: "Excuse me miss, you dropped something—your jaw." Edit

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    • Marshall: Oh, no. I don't have my vows. Lily: Me, either. Ted: You don't need your vows. Just say why you love each other. Marshall: I'll go first. Lily, there are a million reasons why I love you. You make me laugh, you take care of me when I'm sick, you're sweet, caring and you even created an egg dish and named it after me. She puts a little Italian dressing on the eggs before she cooks em, it's called Eggs Marshall and it's awesome. But the main reason is you're my best friend, Lily. You're the best friend I've ever had. (to Ted) Sorry, buddy. Ted: No problem. Barney: Totally okay. Lily: My turn. Marshall, I love you because you're funny and you make me feel loved and you make me feel safe and for our anniversary, you gave me a sweatshirt that says "Lily and Marshall: Rocking it since '96." I kinda wish I was wearing it right now cause it smells like you. But the main reason I love you, Marshall Eriksen, is you make me happy. You make me happy all the time. Edit
    • Barney: It would cover up the problem, it's festive, and it celebrates the heritage of this great nation. Ted: Okay, unless you actually have one in your car, stop suggesting authentic Native American headdress. Edit
    • Marshall: Lily's never gonna marry me like this! Ted: Come on, of course she will! Marshall: Would you marry me? Ted: No. But not because of the hair, because I have a rule. Never marry someone you've had a farting contest with. Marshall: Oh, great. So now you're saying Lily and I shouldn't even get married? Edit

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    • When Scooter is talking to Lily he tries to quote a 1992 Guns n' Roses song, "November Rain", in order to win her back. Edit
    • Marshall panics, referencing taking money under a tree and going to Mexico to meet people. Ted comments they're criminals, to which Marshall replies, "only Red, Andy was falsely accused," referring to characters from Steven King's 1982 novella Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption, adapted into Frank Darabont's 1994 film The Shawshank Redemption. Edit

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