Mark asks Fran to see Kiss of the Spider Woman with him. Kiss of the Spider Woman was halfway through a two year run at the Broadhurst Theatre when this episode aired.
This is the first appearance of Robin Bartlett as Debbie Buchman, who took over the role previously played by Talia Balsam.
Jamie (Helen Hunt) is seen holding a monkey during a daydream that Paul (Paul Reiser) is having. In the 1987 movie Project X, Helen Hunt played a chimpanzee trainer.
The title is based on the Christian wedding ceremony vows: "With this ring I thee wed."
While rummaging through the dumpster looking for Paul's wedding ring, she finds a magazine that was sent to Brenda Vaccaro.