 At dinner , Lisa plans on going for a wedding dress fitting and Homer decides to take Hugh out to Moe 's Tavern . While there , Homer presents Hugh with a pair of cuff links ( a bride and groom pig ) that all Simpsons men have worn on their wedding day , asking him to continue the tradition ; Hugh reluctantly agrees to wear them during the wedding . Later that night , Lisa apologizes profusely for her family 's behavior ; although Hugh says it does not bother him , he appears worried . On the day of the wedding , Homer talks with Lisa and she discovers that Hugh did not wear Homer 's cufflinks . She finds Hugh and asks him to wear them . He agrees . The only condition however , is that after the wedding Lisa must leave her family behind because Hugh has felt embarrassed by them all along . Lisa is outraged , stating that she cannot marry him if he cannot understand that she still loves her family despite their shortcomings , and calls off the wedding , running off in anger and sorrow . 
