In the opening scene, Phoebe tells Joey that her stepfather is unable to get a day release from prison to walk her down the aisle for her wedding.
Monica drives Phoebe insane by planning the wedding and barking orders military style, complete with headset.
The next day, Phoebe is going through hell doing Monica's job, having items turning up in the wrong places and not knowing the technical name for orchids.
Ross manages to convince Rachel to choose him as a groomsman by promising to always be on his best behavior but later Chandler also wins her over by relating to her his feelings about always being left out of important events in his life.
As the snow begins to subside, Phoebe and Mike still want to get married, so they decide to do the simple wedding service in the street outside Central Perk with Monica's blessing.