Chandler listens to the answering machine after Monica leaves and begins to freak out when he realizes they are becoming "The Bings".
The next morning, Monica is so excited and thrilled about her wedding day that starts getting ready, not realizing that Chandler is still missing.
When Monica comes back out of her room to begin getting ready for the wedding, Rachel distracts her by moping about her own unlikelihood of getting married.
He tells them he loves Monica so much, and he does not want to hurt her, but he is afraid that becoming "The Bings" will spell marital misery, maybe as bad as his parents.
Ross convinces Chandler to go back to the apartment and begin getting ready, doing one thing at a time, not thinking about the goal.
At the studios, Joey pleads with the director to leave early for the wedding, but is informed he cannot change his schedule, but is promised that only a short scene needs to be done that day.
However, after Joey meets Richard and sees that he is too drunk and can barely stay focused; he is stuck redoing the scene over and over.
Chandler steps out to sneak a cigarette when he suddenly hears Phoebe and Rachel coming, so he ducks into a storeroom to hide.
Chandler admits that he was indeed running away until he found a small baby outfit in the hotel's gift store and began to come around to the idea of fatherhood.
[3] Gary Oldman received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his portrayal of Richard Crosby.