A Canadian couple who got married three times a week for several months as Tony and Tina are about to do it for real as Ashlee and Giovanni.

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Ashlee Asconi and Giovanni Tempesta, both Vancouver residents, met in 2006 when she joined the cast of "Tony n' Tina's Wedding," the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported. By that time, Tempesta was an experienced bridegroom, if not husband, having gone through 500 weddings to nine Tinas.

Tempesta said he knew two weeks -- and six weddings -- after they met that Asconi was the Tina for him.

"I've had a lot of practice," he said. "I know what I'm doing."

Asconi said all the fake weddings could make the real one tougher.

"I'm actually really nervous," she said. "We had our rehearsal. I was giggling through the vows because I kept thinking about Tony and Tina."

"Tony n' Tina's Wedding," an interactive play with the audience becoming weddings guests, opened in New York more than 20 years ago. The show is now playing in 12 U.S. and Canadian cities.