Joey is overjoyed to be nominated for a "Soapie" award; engaged Monica frets when she realizes she will never experience the thrill of a new relationship again; Ross spots Chandler sneaking out of a male strip club.
Ross is distraught over the wedding; Emily punches Ross and flees from the reception; Monica and Chandler try to control their passions.
Monica and Chandler are caught in a passionate embrace but try to prove it was innocent: Ross' wife won't speak to him; Phoebe feels neglected; Rachel appoints Monica as her advisor in romance.
Phoebe prepares to give birth, but the doctor makes her nervous; Joey gets admitted in great pain; Monica plans a date with a male nurse to spite Chandler.
An exchange between Ross and Rachel threatens to break up the friends; Chandler and Monica plan a romantic weekend getaway together; Joey finds out about Monica and Chandler.
Phoebe is surprised to discover that she enjoys wearing mink; Ross confronts Emily and she demands a divorce; Monica and Rachel are afraid of a hairy new neighbor, until they find out how handsome he is with his hair cut.
Rachel and Ross reminisce separately about when they dated each other; the friends get invitations to Ross's wedding, but not all of them are going.
After Joey almost loses Ross' wedding ring, Ross asks both Joey and Chandler to serve as his best man; the girls host a baby shower for Phoebe.
Rachel, Monica, Joey, Chandler and Ross go to London for the wedding where Joey meets Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York.
Rachel frantically tries to get to London to tell Ross that she loves him before he marries Emily; Ross' parents argue with Emily's parents, Steven and Andrea Waltham.