2x06: I Do

Episode Synopsis: Finn and Rachel begin to prepare for their wedding day, however Rachel has second doubts, Finn is more tense than usual and multiple people attempt to stop their wedding.

{Scene shows Rachel in a wedding venue store with Kurt and Quinn and continues looking at all the wedding dresses, feeling slightly empty as she sighs}

Rachel's Voice Over:

T-Minus 5 days and counting until my wedding to Finn and I still don't know what wedding dress I'm going to wear on my special day. I wanted it to be special, to be pristine, to be something no one else has ever worn before. Kurt suggested I'd take a page from Kate Middleton since she was a fashion icon but when I tried to look up everything she wore, I began to feel like I was getting a headache. I don't know what's the matter with me. The days coming down to your wedding, you're supposed to be excited that you're marrying the man of your dreams, living in a house where you both live happy ever after. All I've felt is anxiety and I think I'm even doubting myself. Even our lovemaking is kind of getting into a rut. I never seem to be in the mood for it and I eventually told Finn I was going to wait until our honeymoon so it would be more special. I think he bought it. I keep telling everyone around me if I'm ready to marry Finn, if I'm ready to take this next step with him but the closer the day comes, the more I feel like I'm second guessing myself. Maybe deep in my heart I know there's something wrong with this picture. Two 19-year olds deciding to get married before they turned 21 years old? I know that the divorce rate sounds high when you get married young but…it's what I want. Is it?

"Oh Rachel, that dress looks gorgeous on you!" Kurt exclaimed as Rachel looked into the mirror. Rachel continued to look in the mirror, noticing the crystals going down the sides of the dress. Rachel had to admit, the dress did look beautiful on her and of course, it would be something that Finn could have easy access to right after the reception and they were alone. Rachel looked at the price tag, her eyes widening as she felt a knot in her stomach.

"Yeah, the dress is gorgeous, but I don't think the price tag is." Rachel sighed. "I'm sorry Vera Wang, but I'm gonna have to cut off my arm, both my legs…and possibly my left butt cheek to pay for this dress."

"Rachel, price is not an option." Kurt said. "Your fathers said that they wanted you to have the perfect dress and of course, that is why you bought me along, wasn't it?"

"I guess you could say that." Rachel continued to look at the dress, staring at Quinn. "Quinn, what do you think?"

"I think it looks gorgeous on you." Quinn said. "You should definitely get it. Besides, I think Finn will love how easy it will be to get you out of it when all is said and done." Rachel giggled, thinking how funny it was Quinn had possibly read her thoughts. Quinn knew that Rachel had something else on her mind, so she got up from her position, making her way over to her friend. "What's the matter, Rachel? I thought you would have wanted to wear this fancy dress for Finn."

"I do it's just…" Rachel looked uncertain, looking to both Kurt and Quinn. "I don't know if I can do this."

"Aww, Rachel's nervous!" Kurt gushed.

"Rachel, it's pre-wedding jitters." Quinn soothingly said. "It happens."

"Rachel being scared to get married sounds so cute." Kurt chuckled.

"Guys." Rachel looked to the both of them, feeling slightly conflicted. "No I mean, I don't know if I can really go through with it."

"What do you mean?" Kurt wondered, sitting down next to his best friend while Quinn stood on the other side.

"I'm getting the feeling that my fathers don't approve of my marriage with Finn." Rachel said. "I mean, it was kind of obvious."

"What made you think that?" Quinn asked.

"Finn and I had dinner with my fathers' last night." Rachel revealed. "And the things they were saying…it was like they were trying to get into Finn's head and reveal that they didn't want their only daughter marrying a boy who thinks singing in college pays the bills. I think they're kind of disappointed because I didn't marry someone on Broadway."

"Rachel, does Finn make you happy?" Quinn asked.

"Of course Finn makes me happy." Rachel didn't hesitate answering the question. "He makes me the happiest, luckiest girl in the entire world."

"So if you love Finn and he loves you, what's stopping you two from getting married?" Quinn smiled. "You love each other enough…so go for it." Rachel took a deep breath and let out a sigh, realizing that maybe she was overreacting due to the pre-wedding jitters.

"You're right." Rachel looked back into the mirror, noticing Kurt handing Rachel a veil. "Finn and I are going to get married and we're going to have great jobs and live happily ever after, the end!" Quinn and Kurt laughed at Rachel's sudden optimism, noticing she was looking into the mirror with the veil on her head. "Stand back everyone because by the end of this week I, Rachel Barbra Berry will soon be Rachel Barbra Hudson!"

{Rachel turns around with the veil on her head and Quinn and Kurt smile at her as Rachel walks around the wedding gown store, looking at the different gowns}

[Rachel]

Finn!

I love you so, I always will

I look at you and see the passion eyes of May

(Kurt and Quinn: Eyes of May)

Oh but am I ever gonna see my wedding day

(Kurt and Quinn: Wedding day)

I was on your side, Finn

When you were losing

(Kurt and Quinn: When you were losing)

I'd never scheme or lie, Finn

There's been no fooling

(Kurt and Quinn: There's been no fooling

That kisses and love won't carry me

Till you marry me, Finn!

{Rachel, Kurt and Quinn hold up different wedding dresses and Rachel smiles as she puts one on with a grin. She stares into the mirror as Kurt and Quinn put a thumbs up and Rachel twirls around}

I love you so, I always will

And in your voice I hear a choir of carousels

(Kurt and Quinn: Carousels)

Oh but am I ever gonna hear those wedding bells

(Kurt and Quinn: Wedding bells)

I was the one who came running

When you were lonely

(Kurt and Quinn: When you were lonely)

I haven't lived one day now

Loving you only

(Kurt and Quinn: Loving you only)

But kisses and love won't carry me

Till you marry me, Finn!

{Scene changes to the McKinley Choir room and Rachel, Quinn and Kurt sing as Finn watches with the members of New Directions, Santana, Puck, Mike, Mercedes and Mr. Schuester}

I love you so, I always will

And though devotion runs through my heart

I take no bows

(Kurt and Quinn: I take no bows)

Oh but Finn you're never going take those wedding vows

(Kurt and Quinn: Wedding vows)

Oh come on Finn (Kurt and Quinn: Come on Finn)

Oh come on Finn! (Kurt and Quinn Come on Finn)

{Rachel pretends she's walking down the aisle towards Finn's chair and as the song ends, she gets down on one knee and smiles at him}

Marry me, Finn!

I got the wedding bell blues

Please marry me Finn

I got the wedding bell blues

The wedding bell blues

Marry me, Finn!

I got the wedding bell blues

"YEA!" The members of New Directions started clapping as Finn grinned towards Rachel. He couldn't wipe the smile off his face, even if he tried. Finn leaned in and planted a kiss on Rachel's lips as Rachel pulled Finn closer, the other members of New Directions turning their cheers into 'awws'. Finn and Rachel parted as Rachel stood up from the floor to sit in Finn's lap, Mr. Schuester making his way to the front of the classroom.

"All right, so as we all know this week is a very exciting week for us all." Mr. Schuester said. "It's not every day that two alumni come home to Lima and announce that they are going to get married. Now, before we continue there's something I want to say. Finn, Rachel?" Finn and Rachel kept their eyes on Mr. Schuester, noticing he was becoming a bit choked up. "I am so proud of both of you. I know you both have been hearing that a lot lately but…it's true. I've never seen two people that were so dedicated as you two, and I know I should be saving this until your wedding reception but…I wish you both the very best in your long blissful lives together. Now, I'm going to warn you that marriage is not the same as dating, but I do know this…you both seem sure that you're ready for it. If this is what you two want then by all means, we are going to support you every single step of the way. So, thank you for letting us all into this joyous moment in your lives…we're sure that we're never going to forget seeing your smiling faces." New Directions nodded their head while Finn and Rachel blushed. They didn't realize that they had such an impact on Mr. Schuester and on the kids.

"Thank you, Mr. Schue." Finn smiled. "It means a lot to hear you say that."

"It really does." Rachel agreed. "You know, before we do continue there's something that Finn and I want to announce." Rachel got off Finn's lap as they both made their way to the front of the classroom, the New Directions members peering at the both of them. "We actually didn't book any music for the wedding reception but Finn and I talked about it and we were both wondering if New Directions would like to sing at our party. I mean sure, it wouldn't be a wedding reception without a 'Finchel' duet, but…we can't sing the entire evening."

"Okay, my mind is going into overload right now!" Tina got up from her chair, getting excited about it.

"Tina's going to lead it?" Kitty whispered to Jake and Marley. "This is going to be a disaster."

"Tell me about it." Jake whispered back.

"All right, so now that we got it out of the way…" Finn and Rachel walked back to their seats as the other members of New Directions stared at the both of them. "Mr. Schue, you may go on with your lesson."

"I hereby call the 'League of Doom' to order." Sue Sylvester said inside her office with none other than LeRoy and Hiram Berry sitting in front of her.

"Do we really have to be called the 'League of Doom'?" Hiram asked. "Because that sounds kind of harsh."

"I thought there would be cookies here." LeRoy added. "You promised on the fliers you sent to our house that there were going to be cookies."

"Forget the cookies." Sue rolled her eyes, getting back to the main mission. "Gentlemen, it's come to my attention that you do not approve of your daughter marrying none other than Finn Hudson, the kid who has no direction of his life and thinks he knows what's best for her. Am I correct?"

"It's not that we don't approve Finn." LeRoy started to explain. "It's just that, we think that the kids are not ready to get married now."

"You know, Rachel's going to eventually get tired of the same song and dance." Hiram said. "She knew we didn't approve of her getting married to Finn when they were High School seniors and when they broke off the wedding then, I thought that it was the end of that. I thought we weren't going to hear about it anymore."

"But we did hear about it again." LeRoy sighed. "I remember the phone call clearly. 'Hi daddy, I'm so glad I called you. Oh, before I forget to tell you, Finn and I are getting married'. I'm telling you, I felt like I was almost going to have a heart attack if it weren't for Hiram here massaging my shoulders, telling me that everything was going to be fine."

"Not that your gay marriage love story isn't just warming up my cold heart," Sue silently gagged before she went on. "I know that you two want to stop that wedding more than anything. You don't want Rachel to lose track of what's really important. She's going to be a star on Broadway and you're afraid her canoodling with Finn is going to sidetrack her dreams and she'll eventually get distracted."

"Wait, her and Finn are canoodling…you mean, doing the dirty tango?!" Hiram sounded shocked.

"What did you think they were doing in the loft?" Sue couldn't believe the size of Rachel's fathers' brains. "Did you think they were baking cookies and singing around the campfire, praying that they're going to stay virgins the rest of their life?"

"No, I didn't think that…" Hiram whispered towards LeRoy. "I just don't think Rachel should be doing those types of things."

"Rachel's almost 21 years old. When she turns 21 then you have no right to say what goes on in her life," Sue said. Her face turned devilish as she continued to look at LeRoy and Hiram. "But if there is one thing you have to do, it's to stop that wedding. There's nothing viler than a Glee wedding…and if you really cared about your Barbra Streisand carbon copy, you would stop her from making the biggest mistake of her life…and I would be willing to help you there."

"What would you do?" LeRoy became interested.

"It's going to take a lot of planning…but I think we can pull off the biggest 'I Don't' in history." Sue smirked. "If there's one thing I'm good at…it's making people's lives miserable."

Finn sat in the Teachers' Lounge that afternoon writing on a sheet of paper, but every time he jotted something down, he found himself erasing what he was writing. The frustration on his face was obvious, so obvious that Coach Beiste and Emma Pillsbury noticed Finn's demeanor. They decided to see if there was anything they could to do to help.

"Hey Pumpkin." Coach Beiste took a seat next to Finn, with Emma taking one beside him.

"Oh, hey." Finn smiled, but his voice didn't match his face expression. Finn just sounded exhausted.

"What's the matter, Finn?" Emma wondered, folding her hands on the table. As a guidance counselor at McKinley it was her job to help any student that was in need. "I mean for someone who's going to get married, you seem to be a little frazzled."

"I am." Finn said. "I'm trying to write my vows to Rachel but everything I try to say comes out just stupid."

"Aw, come on. They can't be that bad." Coach Beiste assured him. "Come on; read us what you got so far."

"Well, okay." Finn looked through the sheet of paper, trying to read some of the things he had written. "I was trying to be like one of those old literature poets that Rachel seems to like, so I started off one of them with 'my love for you burns brightly like a thousand splendid suns.' Then I realized it didn't really sound like me. I mean…I never thought that I would have trouble telling Rachel how much I love her. She knows I love her and I know I love her…but I have trouble expressing my love in words."

"Ah, I think I have just the thing for you." Emma went into her purse and pulled out a pamphlet. Finn took a hold of it, reading the front cover and looking over to Emma. So you're having trouble with your vows?

"Seriously, do you make pamphlets on every topic?" Finn wondered, holding it up.

"Finn, I know I didn't have the nice wedding that you're going to have but I'm going to give you some advice." Coach Beiste smiled. "Writing a vow is kind of like writing a song. You pour all of your emotions on a piece of paper despite what you're feeling, whether you're happy or whether you're sad. If you really love Rachel, and I know you do—let your heart do the talking. Just write whatever comes from your heart." Finn nodded his head, looking back down at the paper.

"Yeah…write it like a song." Finn grinned. "Thanks Coach. Thanks Ms. Pillsbury."

"Honey…you graduated. Call me Shannon." Coach Beiste chided with him, causing Finn to laugh slightly. Finn continued to look down at the paper, as he let his heart do the talking. Everything he wrote down he meant it…but it would take more than words for Finn to explain how he really felt for Rachel.

{Scene changes to the choir room where Puck is playing the guitar and Finn is sitting on one of the stools as Rachel sits there looking at him while the other members smile at him}

[Finn]

Saying 'I love you'

Is not the words I want to hear from you

It's not that I want to

Not to say but if you only knew

How easy it would be to show me how you feel

[Rachel and Finn]

More than words

Is all you have to do to make it real

Then you wouldn't have to say

That you love me, cause I'd already know

[Finn with New Directions]

What would you do

[Rachel with New Directions]

If my heart was torn in two

[Rachel and Finn with New Directions]

More than words to show you feel

That you're love for me is real

What would you say

If I took those words away

Then you couldn't make things new

Just by saying I love you

La de da la de da

Da de da de da

More than words

La de da la de da

Oooooooooooooh

[Rachel]

Now that I've tried to

[Finn and Rachel with New Directions]

Talk to you to make you understand

[Rachel]

All you'd have to do is

[Rachel and Finn with New Directions]

Close your eyes

And just reach out your hand

And touch me, hold me close don't ever let me go

More than words

Is all I ever needed you to show

Then you wouldn't have to say

That you love me, cause I'd already know

What would you do

If my heart was torn in two

More than words to show you feel

That your love for me is real

What would you say

If I took those words away

Then you couldn't make things new

Just by saying I love you

Everyone stood up from their seats as Finn blushed, keeping his eye contact on Rachel. As the members of New Direction clapped, they had to wonder what caused Finn to sing that particular song. It was beautiful, it was raw…but it would have been more appropriate for the actual wedding.

"You know Finn; now that you sang that you can't sing it for the wedding." Tina said.

"Why did you choose to sing that song?" Marley wondered.

"Because I was having trouble trying to find the words to tell Rachel just how much I love her." Finn answered. "Rachel is my heart, soul and emotion—but I was having trouble writing all that on paper. I guess what I was trying to say is…my love for Rachel goes beyond words, I like to show it with actions." Rachel smiled at Finn but she felt that she was on the verge of happy tears. "So…" Rachel got up from her chair and hugged Finn tightly, Finn reciprocating the hug and pressing a kiss into her hair. "I love you, Rach."

"I love you too, Finn." Rachel smiled.

That night Finn walked by the living room of his mother and Burt's house, making his way upstairs to his old bedroom so he could focus on a couple more things. The wedding was in three days and they only had just enough time to make everything perfect. The only problem was while Finn was working on the wedding, he couldn't help but wonder if Rachel was truly all right. Sure, Rachel seemed okay but Finn couldn't help but wonder if there was something bothering her. Finn was knocked out of his thoughts when he heard someone calling after him in the living room. It took Finn a moment to realize it was Burt.

"Hey, Finn could you come here for a minute?" Burt asked. Finn turned around, making his way back to the living room and spotting Burt sitting in one of the couches. Finn sat down next to Burt, seeing that Burt was smiling at him. Kurt and Carole also entered the room, causing Finn to tense up a bit. He wasn't sure what was going on here. "Don't worry, we're not going to all jump all over you and tell you that you shouldn't get married if that's what you're thinking."

"I actually wasn't sure what to think." Finn said. "So, if it's not about talking me out of the wedding then what's this conversation about?"

"We actually had something that we wanted to give to you." Carole smiled, holding out a present for Finn to take. "We thought that you would want it."

"Wait, why are you giving this to me now?" Finn wondered. "Wasn't Christmas a while back?"

"We thought it would be more appropriate to give it to you for your wedding." Kurt said. "I mean, what's in here might have some sentimental value." Finn opened the small gift, but was taken aback when he saw that it was a medal—a medal from the army.

"What's this?" Finn wondered, pulling the medal close to him so he could observe it.

"It's a medal that I thought you would like to wear." Carole said shrugging her shoulders. "It belonged to your father…" With those words, Finn put the medal back in the box and handed it to his mother.

"No." Finn simply said. "I don't want to wear, see or touch anything that belonged to that bastard." Carole didn't realize how upset the small gift had made Finn, noticing that he had gotten up from his chair and started to leave the living room.

"Finn, honey…" Carole softly called out to him. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to be insensitive. I just thought that maybe you would have wanted to wear it."

"Well I don't want it." Finn muttered. "I don't even want to think about him. Thinking about him hurts too much." Finn kept his eyes away from Kurt, Carole and Burt, just staring out into the hallway.

"Finn…" Kurt got up and put a hand on his brother's shoulder. "I'm sorry, it was my idea. I know how much your father hurt you and we know that you're still emotionally trying to move on but…at the end of the day he's still your family." Finn turned around to Kurt, shaking his head slowly.

"Family doesn't hit family." Finn growled. He didn't mean to sound upset towards Kurt, but the animosity towards his father was more than enough for Finn to want to turn into the incredible hulk.

"Okay, maybe giving you the medal was a bad idea," Kurt thought aloud before focusing on his brother. "But do you think that you're getting married to Rachel for a different reason? I mean, other than the whole you love each other part and you want to be together for eternity. Are you doing it to prove a point?"

"What the hell are you talking about, Kurt?" Finn became annoyed. "I'm marrying Rachel because I love her! All right!"

"You're not trying to prove that you're not like your deadbeat father, are you?" Kurt asked. Finn paused, staring at Kurt in shock. "Finn, I think this subconsciously is about you trying to prove that you're not going to end up like Christopher. I know you love Rachel but I think you're getting married for the wrong reason."

"I am not getting married for the wrong reason! I'm getting married for the right reason and I'm not wearing anything that son of a bitch had from the army, so that's THAT!" Finn shouted, turning around and making his way out of the room. Kurt stood there, wondering if he had said something wrong but Burt and Carole simply let out a sigh.

"Maybe we pushed it just a little too much." Carole softly sighed. Burt got out of his chair, making his way out of the room and up the stairs to see if he could speak to Finn. Burt knocked on the door, hoping that Finn would open it. With his luck, Finn opened the door but Burt knew that Finn was crying. Finn just didn't want to show his emotions downstairs.

"Hey, are you okay?" Burt asked but immediately cursed himself for asking. Finn sniffed, rubbing one of his eyes with his hand, which made Burt go in for a hug. "It's okay, Finn."

"I'm sorry I lost my temper down there, it's just…" Finn sighed, looking at Burt. "I'm tired of people thinking that I'm marrying Rachel for the wrong reasons or that I'm being stupid and insecure. I love Rachel with all my heart and there's no other reason that I'm marrying her. I already have to deal with Rachel's dads not approving, but Kurt shoving my own father down my throat just when I'm the most stressed makes me feel like I'm not good enough for anyone."

"You are good enough, Finn." Burt said as he stared into Finn's eyes. "Look, I'm not particularly happy with the fact that you're only 19 and you want to get married…but I'm not going to tell you no. One because I'm not your biological father so I have no place to lecture you. Second, you've been through more crap in the past four months than any other person would have been through in the last year and by your side through it all was Rachel. Rachel's a good girl, Finn and I know that you love her. You always want someone that's going to be there even when you're at your breaking point. I was worried you were going to start cutting yourself or something because of your dad…but you didn't because you knew Rachel would kill you if she found out that you were trying to harm yourself. She loves you that much to care…I'm sorry about what happened downstairs Finn, all right? It wasn't right to try to have us bring your father into this. We're not going to force you into doing something that you don't want to do. Okay?" Finn smiled and hugged Burt tightly, the stress diminishing as he continued to hug his dad.

"I love you." Finn softly said.

"I love you too, buddy." Burt patted Finn's back as Finn continued to hug him. "I like when we have these moments. I feel like we've been having them a lot lately."

"Hey…um, can I say something? I mean you lectured me so I think it's fair I kind of lecture you." Finn broke the hug, staring at Burt. "Don't ever say you're not my real father ever again. I don't want to hear those words come out of your mouth. You've been there for me more than my biological one has so…if you feel like you need to put me in line then you do it. Your my dad and I'm your son and it was that way ever since you married mom. I know you're kind of insecure about the whole father/son relationship between us…but I am just as much your son as Kurt is and every time I have a problem, you're the first person I come to that's not Rachel. Besides…there are some things I can't talk to Rachel about that I can only talk to my dad to. Like…how the hell the Cleveland Indians are going to beat the New York Yankees the next time you fly to New York and we go to a game together?" Finn didn't know that during his speech to Burt that Burt was crying. Burt had never heard Finn speak so fondly of him before—and it completely warmed his heart.

"God, now you're making me cry." Burt wiped his tears from his face as Finn let out a laugh. "Thank you, Finn. Thank you…" Finn hugged Burt once more, but neither of them noticed Kurt and Carole watching the entire scene play out from the bottom step. It may have taken almost three years but Finn and Burt finally felt like father and son.

"Thanks for coming with me to the reception venue." Finn spoke to Marley as the both of them entered the building. "Rachel couldn't make it because she was picking out some last minute things for her dress. You know how girls are." Marley laughed as they both looked around the room, noticing the white and pink steamers, the white and pink balloons and the instruments for the band when it came time for the live performances.

"Yeah, being a girl is exhausting." Marley grinned. "I'm actually honored that you chose me out of everyone to go with you to look at this place."

"Santana and Kurt were too busy with helping Rachel and Puck said he had some things to take care of." Finn shrugged his shoulders as they made their way to the stage. "So I figured that you were the next best bet since you happen to know what girls like. Do you think Rachel will like this?"

"I don't know Rachel very well but I think she would." Marley said. "I mean you decorated the reception hall, so she's going to love it either way."

"Yeah, just wait when it's time for Rachel and I to have children and we can't decide on how to paint the nursery." Finn chided. "She's not going to love what I pick then."

"If you did have a baby, what would you paint the room as?" Marley continued to look around the venue.

"If it's a boy, I'd paint the Vancouver Canucks logo all over the walls." Finn thought about it. "I'm a huge hockey fan but Rachel isn't. If it's a girl, I'd probably paint little musical notes and bunnies jumping over rainbows or something."

"The girls' room sounds so much cuter." Marley giggled.

"I figured you'd like that one," Finn laughed. "You're a girl." Finn noticed Marley looking at the instruments, giving her a look of interest. "So Marley, did New Directions decide what they were going to sing at the wedding yet?"

"No, not quite yet." Marley admitted. "I mean, I did have a song that I had in mind but…I don't think it's perfect enough for the reception. It's sort of a wedding song though."

"Oh really?" Finn crossed his arms becoming interested. "Why don't you sing it? I'd love to hear it." Marley stared at Finn, getting on the stage and motioning for the reception band to come. Marley whispered something in their ear and finally Marley turned around and started singing for Finn.

{Marley walks around the stage and she stares at Finn with a shy smile and Finn encourages her as she continues singing}

[Marley]

It's always been about me, myself and I

I thought relationships were nothing but a waste of time

I never wanted to be anybody's other half

I was happy saying I had a love that wouldn't last

That was the only way I knew till' I met you

You make me wanna say

I do, I do, I do, do, do, do, do, do, do

Yeah, I do, I do, I do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do

Cause every time before it's been like

Maybe yes and maybe no

I can't live without it, I can't let it go

Ooh, what did I get myself into

You make me wanna say I do, I do, I do, I do, I do, I do

{Finn gets on the stage with Marley and Marley laughs as Finn starts singing and walking around her in circles}

[Finn]

Tell me is it only me

Do you feel the same?

You know me well enough to know that I'm not playing games

I promise I won't turn around and I won't let you down

You can trust I've never felt it like I feel it now

Baby there's nothing, there's nothing we can't get through

So can we say

{Finn grabs Marley and they run around the reception room and they end up in front of each other as they pretend to act shy}

[Finn and Marley]

I do, I do, I do, do, do, do, do, do, do

Oh baby, I do, I do, I do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do

Cause every time before it's been like

Maybe yes and maybe no

I won't live without it, I won't let you go

What more can I get myself into

You make me wanna say,

[Finn]

Me, a family,

[Marley]

A house, a family

[Finn and Marley]

Ooh, can we be a family?

And when I'm eighty years old and I'm sitting next to you

[Marley]

And we'll remember when we said

{Finn and Marley run back on the stage and Finn twirls Marley around as Marley smiles and they both stare at each other as the song ends}

[Marley and Finn]

I do, I do, I do, do, do, do, do, do, do

Yeah, I do, I do, I do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do

Cause every time before it's been like

Maybe yes and maybe no

I won't live without it, I won't let us go

Just look at what did we got ourselves into

You make me wanna say I do, I do, I do, I do, I do, I do,

Love you

Marley backed away from Finn with a smile, noticing that he had the same smile on his face that she did, the both of them looking back out at the reception room. Marley wasn't sure if she was supposed to say something or if she should but she had to admit that she really liked singing with Finn. Of course, she wasn't attracted to him in anyway but to Marley, Finn felt like that big brother she never really had. He was sweet, nice and could carry a tune. He also seemed to care enough about her feelings and of course, he did ask her to come along with him today.

"So, when were you going to tell me that you sing almost like a raspy angel?" Marley chided causing Finn to chuckle. "I mean you sound really good, it's just…I didn't know you were that good."

"Well, I've had a lot of vocal training." Finn admitted. "My first performance in Glee Club sucked. It was my fault. I mean, I knew Rachel could sing from the moment I saw her…I didn't feel as prepared vocally as she was. She's been giving me lessons here and there but that was pretty much it."

"Rachel is really lucky to have someone like you." Marley said sitting down on the stage. "I think she's probably the luckiest girl in the world."

"I think I'm more of the lucky one." Finn pointed to himself, sitting down beside Marley. "I'm really glad I got to know her. First impressions aren't everything. Someone could look extremely hot but still be crazy. Rachel's gorgeous…but it took me a while to see just how gorgeous she was."

"Well, I'm sure the both of you are going to be very happy together." Marley nodded her head. "I can guarantee it. My mom always told me I was a pet psychic but I have a special third eye for humans as well."

"Oh like Santana." Finn mentioned. "So what do you see in the future for Rachel and I?"

"I see a happy life together…and you're going to have children, one of them could possibly be a singer, another one a drummer in a rock band." Finn folded his hands together, thinking that Marley's plan sounded good.

"Which are the singer and the drummer? The boy or the girl?" Finn wondered.

"I think the girl is going to be the drummer and the boy is going to be the singer." Marley smiled. "We could stick to the status quo and have the girl sing and the boy play drums but it wouldn't be fair, now would it?"

"No, it wouldn't." Finn said. "Hey, Marley? Thanks."

"Thanks? For what?" Marley wondered.

"For coming with me…for everything." Finn sincerely said. "I really couldn't ask for a better friend." Marley couldn't help but grin as she gave Finn a hug.

"You're welcome." Marley replied. "So Finn, do you think you're ready to walk down the aisle?"

"I think I'm more than ready to walk down the aisle." Finn said. "I just hope that nothing goes wrong."

"And nothing will go wrong…" Marley assured him. "If both you and Rachel are ready for this then nothing should stop you, right?"

"You know what, Marley? You're right!" Finn pointed to her as the both of them shared a grin. Marley got up from the stage, holding her hand out for Finn to take so she could pull him up. It was going to be the wedding of a lifetime. Finn was sure of it.

It was the night before the wedding and of course with Kurt liking to stick to tradition and all, Kurt, Puck, Mike, Artie, Jake, Ryder and Sam were taking Finn for his bachelor party—and to prevent him from seeing Rachel until the wedding. It was tradition that Finn and Rachel weren't supposed to see each other before the wedding…but of course, they couldn't help it. If anyone walked through the house, they would think it was empty, but if they turned into the kitchen, they would see Finn and Rachel engaging in a full make out session, both of them trying their hardest not to go further. Finn knew that his parents were probably going to enter the kitchen at any minute so Finn slowed things down a bit as Rachel ran a hand through his hair. Rachel eventually parted her lips from Finn's as Finn began kissing her neck, Rachel giggling as she gripped onto the back of his shirt.

"Finn, you better not be leaving a love mark." Rachel playfully scolded him. "I don't think there would be enough makeup to cover that." Rachel felt Finn laughing into her neck, still feeling him placing soft kisses. "Finnegan Hudson." Rachel playfully pushed him away from her neck as Finn chuckled.

"I love seeing you like that," Finn smirked. "It kind of turns me on." Finn leaned forward towards Rachel again but Rachel put her finger up.

"Don't you have to get ready to go hang out with the boys?" Rachel reminded him with a smile.

"I'd rather stay home with you than go to some teen club." Finn said. "Puck wanted us to go to a strip club but I said no."

"Yeah, I'm sure you saying no really convinced Puck that the strip club wasn't the way to go." Rachel sardonically said, crossing her arms at Finn.

"Okay, it was that and Jake and Ryder aren't old enough." Finn added. Rachel hit Finn in the chest with her hand softly but Finn realized that he said something he probably shouldn't have. "I wouldn't have gone anyway." Finn protested.

"Uh-huh." Rachel smirked, walking over to the kitchen counter.

"It's true!" Finn protested once more, but he calmed down once he noticed that Rachel was giggling. "Rachel, you made me think you were mad at me."

"Did I?" Rachel asked. "Well, good." Rachel continued to look at Finn with a sly smile appearing on her face. "You know Finn…anything you want you can get…just so you know." Rachel walked over and traced circles on Finn's chest. "Finn, there's no need for you to go to some silly strip club when…you can have your own viewing in…private." Rachel bit her lower lip with a seductive look, one that made Finn's mouth open in amazement.

"If the guys weren't coming to pick me up in ten minutes, I'd so make love to you right now." Finn muttered and pressed a kiss on Rachel's lips. "I love you."

"And I love you…" Rachel continued staring at Finn, but Finn knew that there was something on Rachel's mind. Something big.

"What? What is it?" Finn wondered. Rachel stared at Finn, twiddling her thumbs as she turned away from him.

"Finn, I was just wondering something." Rachel softly said. "Are you sure that you want to go through with this? The whole marriage thing, I mean?" Finn looked over at Rachel, raising an eyebrow, as he finally understood what was going on.

"You're having doubts." Finn meant for it to sound as a question, but it came out as a statement.

"No, I'm not having doubts…exactly." Rachel put her hand up, wanting Finn to not get the wrong idea.

"Rachel, you don't really want to marry me do you?" Finn sounded hurt but Rachel let out a sigh, walking over to him and nodding her head.

"Finn, of course I want to marry you." Rachel said. "There's nothing more I want to do than marry you. You mean the world to me…it's just that lately I have been second guessing myself, wondering if this is the right thing. I mean Finn, we're still so young.

"I don't get it Rachel." Finn was beginning to let his frustration get to him. "All you ever wanted was for us to be together…for us to get married! What are you second guessing?"

"I don't know." Rachel sighed. "I honestly don't know." Rachel leaned against the counter, turning away from Finn as Finn's expression softened. "I guess I'm just scared, you know…this is a big step and…to be frank, I'm scared Finn."

"Rachel," Finn walked over to her, putting his hands on her shoulder as she looked into his eyes. "You don't have to be scared, baby. Okay? If this helps, I'm terrified. But…in my heart I know I'm doing the right thing. I want to marry you Rachel, and I want us to be together until we're 90 and still watching the 'Where Are They Now' shows that Kurt and Blaine keep talking about." Rachel couldn't help but giggle as Finn pulled Rachel into a hug. "I'm sorry for losing it a bit. I just can't picture a world without you. I mean it happened before I met you but now that I know you, I can't picture my life without you." Finn pressed a kiss to Rachel's forehead as Rachel stared up at him.

"I love you." Rachel softly said just above a whisper.

"I love you too." Finn held Rachel in his arms until he was knocked out of his thoughts by none other than Kurt.

"Finn, what are you doing here?!" Kurt screeched coming into the kitchen. "You were supposed to be waiting for Puck outside…and you're not supposed to see the bride the night before! Don't you know anything about tradition?" Finn was amused by Kurt's behavior as Kurt started pulling Finn out of the kitchen. "I'm sorry Rachel but you'll get your husband to be back tomorrow after the wedding."

"Can I at least kiss Rachel goodbye first?!" Finn yelled while Kurt pulled him out of the kitchen, but it was no use. Rachel couldn't help but laugh as she turned away, thinking about the man she was going to love, adore and cherish for the rest of their lives.

"I am going to kill Rachel for this." Santana walked along with Quinn, Brittany, Marley, Kitty, Mercedes and Tina as they headed down the hallways of the chapel the next morning. "Not only does Rachel have the nerve to make me the bridesmaid when I would happily just sit and do nothing, but she made me wear pink."

"Oh come on. Pink is a good color." Quinn tried to get Santana to stop complaining.

"Pink is a good color on anyone other than me. I don't believe this." Santana sighed. "I am going to make sure that when I get married, Rachel is going to wear the color black for her bridesmaids dress."

"I think the pink looks very pretty on you, Santana." Marley shyly said.

"I think she still looks badass." Kitty added. Santana smiled, looking into the mirror as she took what Kitty and Marley said in consideration.

"You know what, you're right." Santana said. "I do look good in this. I think this is definitely my color."

"I told you." Quinn rolled her eyes, walking past Santana. "Now come on, we have to go and find Rachel to make sure she hasn't left the building yet."

"Where is Rachel going to go?" Santana wondered ensuing her friend as the other bridesmaids followed along. Quinn knocked on the door to Rachel's room, slowly opening it and seeing Rachel staring at herself in the mirror in the slinky white wedding gown that she tried on at the store for Kurt and Quinn. Parts of her ombre hair were pinned back while she let the rest flow down into curls that were currently being done by Kurt. "Wow Rachel, you look…"

"Like a princess." Marley finished Santana's thought causing Rachel to blush.

"Aww, thank you ladies." Rachel grinned, observing herself in the mirror. "I just can't wait for Finn to see me like this."

"Finn's not going to know what hit him." Kitty smiled. "So I know that this is planning ahead but where are you going on your honeymoon?"

"Honeymoon?" Rachel wondered. "I honestly don't think Finn and I have time for a honeymoon. I mean, school starts up next week and…"

"Oh please, a honeymoon is just an excuse for a recently married couple to go to some exotic island and have sex all day." Santana said from the corner of the room. "That's all you do on a honeymoon, and then you come home and possibly end up pregnant." Everyone stared at Santana causing her to roll her eyes. "Oh come on, it happened in the Twilight movie Edward and Bella got married!"

"So are there going to be baby vampires in the future?" Mercedes asked Santana causing the girls to giggle.

"If there's so, can I be there for the birth?" Brittany asked. "I always wanted to see a baby vampire and knowing that Rachel could have one would make me the happiest girl in the world."

"Um…okay?" Tina decided to ignore Brittany's comment, turning back to Rachel. "Rachel, you're not nervous about getting married?"

"I'm a little terrified, but so is Finn." Rachel admitted. "But we're both ready for this. I know we are."

"That's great." Quinn grinned as she hugged Rachel tightly. "Trust me, when Finn sees you he's going to think that you look like a beautiful princess!"

"All right, it's show time princess." Kurt held out his hand for Rachel to take, Rachel grabbing it with confidence. This was it. Rachel was getting married to the man of her dreams.

"I still can't believe she's going through with this." Hiram sighed as he, LeRoy and Sue stood in the hallway of the church. "I mean, I know that Rachel has been hardheaded about things before but she can't get married to Finn of all people."

"I mean I'm sure Finn's a nice person, but honestly he has no vision really." LeRoy added. "Finn's not focused enough and he seems to crack when there's pressure. Being with Rachel means that there's going to be pressure since she's going to be on the broad lights of Broadway."

"So what exactly is your plan?" Sue wondered. "If you're going to stop this wedding then you're going to need a plan."

"I have an idea." Hiram snapped his fingers. "What we can do is one of us can pretend to have some sort of heart attack. Then one of us gets the getaway car, we whisk Rachel away back to New York City, get her an apartment where Finn will never find her and then we have her on the bright lights of Broadway before she knows it!"

"Seriously?" Sue looked to the both of them. "That's the dumbest idea I've ever heard. I have a better one. I have Becky ready over in the corner with over twenty slushies that we bought from the store. When the timing is right, when they ask if anyone has something they want to say before they get married we slushie them and while they're distracted, that's when you grab your kid and scram. It's the only way that this is going to work."

"What's going on here?" LeRoy, Hiram and Sue turned around, noticing that Rachel was standing right behind them with Kurt and Santana. Rachel asked what was going on…but she already knew. She knew that her fathers were only here to stop the wedding. "What do you think you're going to do?"

"Rachel." Hiram cleared his throat as Rachel walked forward. "What are you doing here? I mean, shouldn't you be by the altar with…Finn?"

"What for, so you could stop the wedding?" Rachel sounded upset. "Look, I know you think that you know about Finn and how he doesn't have ambition but you're wrong! Finn has a lot of ambition. I think you're just mad because Finn's not on Broadway and he's aiming to be a teacher instead!"

"Rachel we only want what's best for you." LeRoy argued.

"If you really wanted what was best for me, you would butt out and you would let me get married to the man I love!" Rachel screamed. "I want to be with Finn and he's the only one for me! What is so difficult about me doing what I want and getting married to the man that's going to make me loved! And why are you even listening to Sue Sylvester?! She's a monster!"

"I'd watch your tone if I were you, missy." Sue stared at Rachel with dagger eyes, but Rachel had just enough. She had more than enough of everyone trying to deter her from marrying Finn.

"You're not my teacher, my cheerleading coach, my Glee mentor. You're nothing to me!" Rachel shouted, heading to Sue with anger. "All you are is a self-centered cold hearted bitch!" Kurt and Santana gasped at Rachel's language, but Rachel didn't care.

"I don't care for your tone." Sue silently said, but her tone was far from friendly.

"I can give a monkey's ass what you care for!" Rachel yelled. "Now I'm going to talk my fathers, so don't interrupt!" Rachel turned around and faced her fathers, noticing that their faces were full of shock. "If you do anything to destroy this wedding, I will never talk to you again, do you understand me?!" Rachel walked past LeRoy and Hiram as Santana and Kurt stared at Sue.

"Damn…okay, let's admit it. We all expected an outburst to Sue Sylvester to come from me." Santana said.

"Damn right." Kurt agreed. Kurt and Santana went on their way as LeRoy, Hiram and Sue stared at one another.

"Now what?" LeRoy asked. "There's no way that we can call off the wedding without risking Rachel is going to cut us off from her life."

"Don't worry, if there's one thing you learn in my years of being a manipulative cheerleading coach, it's to always have a backup plan." Sue took out her cellphone as she started to dial a number. "Hello? Yes, I'm calling regarding someone you might be interested in…Finn Hudson."

"Dude, you have to relax." Puck rubbed the back of Finn's shoulders as Finn stood by the altar. Everyone was getting into their seats but Finn was extremely nervous as he looked at everyone sitting down. This was it. He was getting married to the woman he loved. "Look, Rachel's going to come in here, you're going to get married, have a bitchin' reception party and then fly off into the sunset and start working on Finchel babies."

"All right there will be no children until after college and Rachel finishes her run of Funny Girl." Finn sternly said. His face contorted into a small smile as he continued to think. "But I do want that bitchin' reception party." Puck chuckled at Finn's words, patting Finn's back. "I'm really ready for this, Noah. I'm ready to get married. I always thought that I would get married at 30 maybe…but now…I know this is what I want. I'm getting married at 19 and there's nothing I'm regretting. Rachel's the one."

"Save the vows for when she gets here." Puck smiled. The organist started playing as Finn took a deep breath. "This is it, man." Finn looked over to the people sitting down, spotting his parents, noticing that they were giving him a smile. The moment suddenly became real for Finn: He was getting married! Finn heard "Here Comes the Bride" on the piano as some of the girls started harmonizing.

{The door opens to Rachel coming out and she walks slowly down the aisle as Finn looks in awe. Marley, Brittany, Santana, Mercedes and Tina smile as Marley smiles}

[Marley]

Here comes the bride

[Marley and Santana]

All dressed in white

[Marley, Santana and Brittany]

Sweetly serene in the soft glowing light

[Marley, Santana, Brittany and Tina]

Lovely to see

[Marley, Santana, Brittany, Tina and Mercedes]

Marching to thee

[Marley, Santana, Brittany, Tina and Mercedes with New Directions]

Sweet love united for eternity

{Finn and Rachel hear a guitar playing after the organist stops playing, noticing that Puck grabbed the guitar and started to jam on it.}

[Puck]

Here she comes on down the aisle

Behind her veil she wears a smile

In her hands the bright bouquet

Daddy's here to give the bride away

Best man fumbles for the band

Groom puts it on her trembling hand

Almost before the vows are through

In her calmest voice she says I do

[Marley and Kurt with New Directions]

Here comes the bride

(Puck: Something old)

Here comes the bride

(Puck: Something new)

Here comes the bride

(Puck: Something borrowed

And something blue)

[Puck]

She hears the sound of little feet

But first the wedding cake to eat

Guests line up to kiss the bride

The groom feels like a lucky guy

Up above the church bells rings

Preacher says which psalm to sing

There was silence 'till a brides maid sighed

And someone said, "Here comes the bride"

[Marley and Kurt with New Directions]

Here comes the bride

(Puck: Something old)

Here comes the bride

(Puck: Something new)

Here comes the bride

(Puck: Something borrowed

And something blue)

[Puck]

(Speaking: You may now kiss the bride)

The veil goes back revealing bliss

The groom leans in to take his kiss

[Marley and Kurt with New Directions]

Here comes the bride

(Puck: Something old)

Here comes the bride

(Puck: Something new)

Here comes the bride

(Puck: Something borrowed

And something blue)

Here comes the bride

(Puck: Something old)

Here comes the bride

(Puck: Something new)

Here comes the bride

(Puck: Something borrowed

And something blue}

Here comes the bride

Here comes the bride

Here comes the bride

Here comes the bride

Here comes the bride

Here comes the bride

Here comes the bride

Here comes the bride

[Marley, Kurt, Puck, Tina, Brittany, Santana and Mercedes with New Directions]

Here comes the bride

Here comes the bride!

Finn and Rachel had to admit—that was the best 'Here Comes the Bride' entrance they have ever seen. Of course it had to be a big and flashy number: Rachel was a diva, which meant it had to be big and flashy. Even Finn, who normally didn't enjoy the gigantic numbers that were larger than life enjoyed it, mostly because he saw the look on Rachel's face. She was amazed. Finn hugged Puck, then Puck took a step back so that he could let his best friend get married to the girl of his dreams.

"Well, that was the liveliest entrance to a wedding I've ever seen." The pastor stared over at the Glee Club, noticing they were waving back to him. "All right, let's get on with it. We are gathered here today to unite Ms. Rachel Barbra Berry and Mr. Finnegan Christopher Hudson in holy matrimony." The pastor waited for the silence to diminish slightly, apparently everyone was still buzzing over the Glee Club's performance. Finn leaned closer to Rachel's ear, giving her his proudest smile.

"You look so beautiful." Finn whispered before pressing a quick kiss to her cheek. Rachel grabbed one of Finn's hands as she blushed.

"All right, now…if there is anyone that has any objections as to why these two should not be wed, speak now or forever hold your peace." The pastor said. Rachel quickly stared at her fathers, giving them a stern glance as if she was telling them not to say anything. Rachel looked back to Finn, a smile appearing on her face. Finn continued to look at her as if she was the only thing in the room. The pastor was about to move on to the next order of business until…

"Stop this wedding!" Someone shouted from the back of the church. Finn and Rachel quickly looked up, Finn immediately recognizing the person. The Glee Club members looked in shock, but they knew that the person that stopped the wedding was someone who wasn't considered even a friend to Finn—heck, he wasn't even family.

"Oh hell no." Santana felt 'Auntie Snixx' come out from her as she immediately became protective of both Finn and Rachel.

"What the hell are you doing here?" Finn asked just above a harsh whisper. The man that interrupted the wedding was none other than—Christopher Hudson, Finn's biological father.

"What did you do?" Kurt walked over and hissed at Sue.

"I did absolutely nothing." Sue shrugged her shoulders. "All I did was look up Christopher's information online, gave him a call to come down here in order to stop the wedding andleave Christopher to have a father/son chat with his precious Finn. Oh wait…maybe I did do something."

"You monster." Kurt seethed. "You knew that Finn wanted nothing to do with Christopher and you called him here anyway?"

"Well, I can't be held accountable for that now can I?" Sue smirked. Kurt and Sue looked over to the scene before them, noticing Finn and Christopher were glaring at each other.

"I'm not going to ask this again, what the hell are you doing here?" Finn growled to Christopher. Christopher crossed his arms and gave Finn a smirk, keeping his eyes on his estranged son.

"I'm here for revenge, Finn." Christopher smirked. "Simple…revenge."

GUEST STARRING

Melissa Benoist as Marley Rose

Jacob Artist as Jake Puckerman

Blake Jenner as Ryder Lynn

Alex Newell as Wade "Unique" Adams

Becca Tobin as Kitty Wilde

Kevin McHale as Artie Abrams

Jenna Ushkowitz as Tina Cohen-Chang

Chord Overstreet as Sam Evans

Heather Morris as Brittany Pierce

Darren Criss as Blaine Anderson

Amber Riley as Mercedes Jones

Dianna Agron as Quinn Fabray

Harry Shum Jr. as Mike Chang

Matthew Morrison as Will Schuester

Dot-Marie Jones as Coach Bieste

Jayma Mays as Emma Pillsbury

Mike O'Malley as Burt Hummel

Remy Rosemont as Carole Hudson-Hummel

Bryan Cranston as "The Pastor"

Sebastian Cuk as Christopher Hudson

SONG(S):

Wedding Bell Blues (Originally by Laura Nyro): Performed by Rachel Berry with Quinn Fabray and Kurt Hummel

More Than Words (Originally by Extreme): Performed by Finn Hudson and Rachel Berry with New Directions

I Do (Originally by Colbie Callait): Performed by Marley Rose and Finn Hudson

Here Comes The Bride / Here Comes The Bride (Originally by Traditional / Spin Doctors): Performed by Marley Rose, Santana Lopez, Brittany Pierce, Tina Cohen-Chang, Mercedes Jones, Noah "Puck" Puckerman and Kurt Hummel with New Directions and New Directions Alumni