<P> In the season 6 opener "Big Days" it is revealed Ted meets his future wife "the day of" the wedding at which he is the best man . In the episode "False Positive" Robin asks Ted to be her future best man, should she ever get married . In the episode "Challenge Accepted", it is revealed that Ted meets the mother of his children the day of Barney's wedding . In the last episode of season 7, "The Magician's Code" it is shown that Barney will marry Robin, and Ted will meet the mother "the day of" their wedding . On the premiere of season 8, Ted's wife appears after Barney and Robin's wedding, outside at the "Farhampton" station while holding a yellow umbrella and her bass guitar . </P> <P> In the season 8 episode "Band or DJ?," Ted runs into Cindy on the subway and tells her that the band Barney and Robin hired to play at their wedding cancelled at the last minute . The end result of the encounter is that Cindy's (now ex -) roommate's band plays at Barney and Robin's wedding . </P> <P> The Mother is first shown meeting Louis in "How Your Mother Met Me" as she is left to carry the band equipment while the now - lead band member Darren talks to his fans . Later at MacLaren's Pub, she tells him she's not yet ready to date . Louis asks her to give him a call if she changes her mind and they begin dating not long after . </P> <P> The Mother meets all of Ted's best friends (Barney, Lily, Marshall and Robin) before she meets him . The Mother is responsible for convincing Barney to pursue Robin, as revealed through a flashback in "Platonish". In "The Locket", Tracy meets Lily on a train journey . </P>

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