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Just how hard is it to plan the perfect wedding? I wouldn't know, I've never actually made it that far, but over the past couple of years, as more and more of my friends have gotten married, and as I watch my little sister go through the steps leading up to hers this fall, I do agree with Marshall: you never cross the bride! Doing so can topple the delicate house of cards that is a wedding to begin with. Unfortunately, that's exactly what our lovelorn hero Ted did last night, all for the attention of a girl. Come on guys, we would never do anything stupid just for a girl, right? Right? On with the show!

The episode started with Ted making a decision every single guy dreads: how to mark yourself down for a wedding. Are you coming alone? Or are you plus one? It sucks, and is much harder than you would think. Trust me. Well, just for good measure, Ted marked down "plus one". Flash forward three months, and Ted still had no girlfriend. He'd like to ask Robin, of course, but she had a boyfriend. Good thing for Ted they had just broken up! Ted finally got up the nerve, and  against everyone else's adivce, asked her. Much to everyone's suprise, most of all Ted's, Robin said yes. She and Lily immediately took off to find a dress that would show off her "a-game". Then, on his way home, Ted ran into the bride-to-be Claudia, and started chatting about the wedding. It's then that Ted's told he marked down that he'd be coming alone, and Claudia will not budge.

Not wanting to lose an opportunity to go out on a date with Robin (let alone one she's excited about), Ted went to Stuart (the husband-to-be) and asked if he could bring a "plus one". Stuart said sure, and while this may not have seemed like a big deal, it quickly spiraled out of control when Claudia found out. Lives were threatened, money was about to be extorted; it was not a fun time. Then, Marshall, who had gone with Ted to get Stuart back together with Claudia, told Stuart that if Claudia was really the one, it should just be easy. Stuart and Claudia reconciled and the wedding was back on. When Ted went to pick up Robin, she received a call at the last minute and was given a great opportunity to anchor the news. An opportunity she couldn't pass up. Alone with Barney at the reception, Marshall's words rang in Ted's ears, and he realized that things shouldn't be this difficult with Robin and maybe he should throw in the towel. As he thought this, he looked up and locked eyes with Victoria.

Is this the mother in question?!?! I don't know for sure, but I'm gonna say no. I bet Ashley Williams (who is going to be on the show for a couple episode arc) will just be a serious girlfriend of Ted's who he'll eventually split with. Until then, I can't wait to see how Robin's apparently burgeoning feelings for Ted play out as he becomes serious with someone else. This has feelings of when Ross came back from China with Julie in tow at the end of the first season of Friends. Will it follow the same path? Well, we do know that Ted won't end up with Rachel Robin... Let me know what you think.