1981-1985
Herb Callison and Dorian Cramer
Date: April 2nd 1981
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Wedding Party: Melinda was the maid of honor and Will gave her away.
Wedding Attire: The bride wore a pink floor length dress with puffy sleeves and long pink veil and the groom wore black tux.
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Status: divorced in March 1985
Asa Buchanan and Samantha Vernon
Date: June 24th 1981
Location: Golden Light Baptist Church
Wedding Party: Wanda was the maid of honor and Bo was the best man
Wedding Attire: The bride wore a floor length, off the shoulder white wedding dress and long lace-trimmed veil.
Pre-Wedding Events: Asa's first (and legal) wife, Olympia, was being held hostage nearby.
The Ceremony: Olympia escaped and tried to kill Asa, but was stopped by Rafe
Reception: Asa's wedding present to Sam was a mansion called Moorcliff
Honeymoon:
Status: divorced on September 1982.
Website: Soap Thoughts
Peter Janssen and Jenny Wolek
Date: September 2nd 1981
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Wedding Party: Karen was the maid of honor and Larry was the best man
Wedding Attire: The bride wore a lace-trimmed pattened white dress and flowers in her hair, the groom wore a black suit, white shirt and tie.
Pre-Wedding Events: Brad threatened to stop the ceremony by revealing that Jenny's daughter Mary was not really hers.
The Ceremony: Brad kept silent and Peter and Jenny were married.
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Status: Jenny became a widow when Peter died on May 1982.
Tony Lord and Pat Ashley
Date: August 27th 1982
Location: The garden at Llanview hospital
Wedding Party: Bo was the best man.
Wedding Attire: The bride wore a simple, off the shoulder white dress and a circlet of flowers, the groom wore a cream suit and tie.
Pre-Wedding Events: The couple had met and fell in love 16 years ago in Rio de Janeiro, but circumstances had kept them apart all this time. Right before the wedding Tony was injured in a parachuting accident, so the wedding took place in the hospital garden.
The Ceremony: Viki was given permission to go to her brother's wedding after she was sentenced for refusing to reveal her source.
Reception: It was decided that it was a bad decision to let Viki go and the cops took her back at the reception.
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Status: Pat became a widow when Tony died in Beirut in September 1983.
Clint Buchanan and Victoria Lord
Date: November 15th 1982
Location: The library at Llanfair
Wedding Party: Pat was the maid of honor, Tony gave her away and Bo was the best man. Mr. Mack arranged the music, Mr. Peterson decorated with flowers and Mr. Williams was the caterer. Becky Lee wasn�t at the wedding but she gave Viki her something borrowed, Anna gave her something blue which Eileen gave to her on her wedding day. Karen wasn�t at the wedding as well.
Wedding Attire: The bride wore a long pale seafoam green, beaded dress and the groom wore a black tux with a ruffled shirt.
Pre-Wedding Events: Clint proposed to Viki while she was in prison for refusing to reveal a source for a news story. On their wedding day Tommy Lobo placed a bomb under Clint's car, the bomb exploded and destroyed Clint's truck. Fortunately Clint wasn't hurt.
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Reception: Roberta Peters and Marsahll Williams on preformed in the reception. Asa�s present to the couple was The Chronicle. Mimi caught the vaulke.
Honeymoon: Gary droved the couple to the airport where they caught a flight to Clint's ranch in Arizona.
Status: Divorced in August 1985 when Tina blackmailed Niki Smith to divorce him.
Website: The Official Erika Slezak Website
Asa Buchanan and Delila Ralston
Date: February 7th 1983
Location: Airport
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Wedding Attire: The bride wore a knee length white dress with pattern of purple-blue flowers on it. The groom wore a gray suit with a dark red tie.
Pre-Wedding Events: Delila turned to Asa when she thought that Bo was her blood relative. Asa knew this was not true, but kept silent so that Delila would marry him.
The Ceremony: They eloped and Judge Mendalson conducted the ceremony. Bo interrupted the ceremonet and tried to stop Delila but she professed er love for Asa and went along with the ceremony.
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Honeymoon: a tropical place. Delila returned alone because she thought Asa had died in his boat.
Status: Delila went to get a quickie divorce in Malanga on June that same year, after she learned of Asa's lies.
Asa Buchanan and Becky Lee Hunt
Date: July 11th 1983
Location: A gazebo on Asa's mansion.
Wedding Party: Brad was the best man, Larry gave her away and Jenny was the maid of honor.
Wedding Attire: The bride wore a light pink floor length dress with pattern of flowers on the sleeves and the groom wore a gray suit, dark gray tie and white shirt.
Pre-Wedding Events: Asa married her to give her son Drew his last name. The baby was really Bo's.
The Ceremony: Right after they exchanged their vows, there was an ominous crack of thunder.
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Status: Divorced in June 1985 after Becky lost her memory and found a new love, Jesse.
Bo Buchanan and Delila Ralston
Date: September 12th 1983
Location: Llanfair
Wedding Party: Drew gave her away, Sam was the maid of honor and Clint was the best man. Ms. Cici Waterford was the bridal consultant.
Wedding Attire: The bride wore a beige floor length dress with beige hat and white scarf. The groom wore a white tux with black tie.
Pre-Wedding Events: Delila claimed to be pregnant (although she was sterile) because she knew Becky's child was Bo's.
The Ceremony: Miss Waterford was the bridal consult. Becky kept her mouth shut while the priest asked if anyone knows a reason why those two sholdn't be married and kept Bo in the dark about her pregnancy.
Reception: Marco caught the vaulke.
Honeymoon: At the Virgin Boarder, Caribien island, Malaga.
Status: Divorced in March 1984 when Bo learned of her lies.
Chuck Wilson and Lucinda Schenck
Date: 1984
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The Ceremony: Mimi was the maid of honor
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Status: Divorced in 1986.
Rafe Garretson and Samantha Vernon
Date: April 30th 1984
Location: Crown Casino Hotel in Atlantic City
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Wedding Attire: The groom wore a whit tux with gray tie.
Pre-Wedding Events: Became engaged on February 1984.
The Ceremony:
Reception: the ceremony was interrupted when mobster Herve Boudin suddenly raced through the reception room after he murdered Leo Coronal
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Status: Rafe became a widower after Sam was shot and found floating in a hot tub at the Vernon Inn health club in November that same year.
David Renaldi and Jenny Wolek
Date: June 1st 1984
Location: St Barnabus Church
Wedding Party: They eloped; Larry was the best man and Cassie was the maid of honor. They were the only guests.
Wedding Attire: The bride wore a white suit with flowers on her hair, the groom wore black jacket and pants, white shirt and gray tie.
Pre-Wedding Events: Brad tried to stop their first wedding and Dorian then tried to this stop the wedding by claiming that David had pushed her down the stairs. Fortunately they both failed. They'd planned to be married on June 15 but Jenny wanted to get married as soon as possible.
The Ceremony: The ceremony was conducted by Father Campion who replaced Father McGehee since he couldn�t be there in such short notice.
Reception: There was no reception but after the ceremoney they went to visit Laurel at the hospital and told her about the wedding and Dorian.
Honeymoon: At David�s house which he filled with flowers.
Status: David became a widower after Jenny died in a skiing accident in 1997.
Website: Truly, Madly, Deeply: A Tribute to David and Jenny
Larry Wolek and Laurel Chapin
Date: March 1985
Location:The Vernon Inn
Wedding Party: Jenny was supposed to be the maid of honor but Viki replaced her since she never showed. Rob gave her away and Wanda was the best man.
Wedding Attire: The bride wore a high necked white dress with flowers in her hair and the groom wore a tan suit.
Pre-Wedding Events: Became engaged on December 84'. Laurel's ex-husband Alex watched her getting married to another man while he was in disguise sitting in back of the church.
The Ceremony: David and Jenny couldn't attend at the wedding cause they were on the run.
Reception: Viki left early since she had a heading.
Honeymoon: Europe
Status: Larry became a widower after crazy Tracy James caused Laurel's car to kill her on March 1986.
Rob Coronal and Cassie Callison
Date: August 26th 1985
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Wedding Party: David gave her away and Joy was the maid of honor.
Wedding Attire: The bride wore a white, sleeveless lace dress with lace gloves and a lace headdress. The groom wore a black suite, white shirt and gray striped tie.
Pre-Wedding Events: Rob tried to break off the engagement because he was afraid his mob ties would endanger Cassie's life.
The Ceremony: Dorian wasn't happy to see her daughter marring a grandchild of a mobster.
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Status: Divorced in February 1986.
Jesse Wilde and Becky Lee Hunt
Date: September 3rd 1985
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Pre-Wedding Events: Becky Lee had lost her memory, was living in New Mexico and fell in love with Jesse. Jesse found out her true identity and brought her back to Llanview, where she regained her memory. She was torn between Asa and Jesse, but decided Jesse was her true love.
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Honeymoon: After the wedding, Jesse and Becky Lee moved to Tennessee.
Status: Becky became a widow after Jesse passed away.
Brad Vernon and Jenny Wolek
Date: late 1985
Location: Llanfair Terrice
Wedding Party: Clint and Tina arranged the wedding. Leo Dinnerstein arrnaged the catering. Rob was the best man and Clint walked her down the aisle - Larry didn't come to the wedding since he didn't understand why Jenny was marrying Brad so soon after David's "death".
Wedding Attire: Tina wore Viki's pink dress which she wore on the Banner Banquet.
Pre Wedding Events: Brad offered to marry Jenny and then give his identity to David. Viki (Niki) offered Llanfar as the location and they both agreed on it only she went to her mountain cabin and didn't attend the wedding.
The Ceremony: Father Campion conducted the ceremony.
Reception: At Llanfair and Tina hired Leo Dinnerstein as the caterer.
Honeymoon: David and Jenny left for Vienna in the Buchanan yacht
Status: David was left widowed after Jenny died while on a skiing holiday.
Couples who came already married (or divorced)
Ted Clayton and Irene Manning
Irene married Ted after Victor left her. Tina always thought that Ted was her father and that he ran away. After Irene died Tina moved with her godmother Viki and Ted returned. He tried to steal Viki's fortune but Officer Vinnie Wolek stopped him but unfortunately Ted Ted killed him with a poison which made it look like a heart attack
Alex Crown and Laurel Chapin
The parents of Rob Coronal, who had been taken from them and raised by his grandfather, Leo Coronal. Laurel had divorced Alex when she found out that his family was part of the mob. The three came together in Llanview after Rob was almost fully-grown. Although Alex wanted them to be part of a family, Laurel was not interested
Almost got married but..
Asa Buchanan and Mimi King
Date: 1982
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Pre-Wedding Events: After Mimi had some success (acting in Marco's film), Asa began to feel that he didn't want to lose his mistress and proposed. She agreed if she would be allowed to continue her career. But then Asa set his eyes on Delila and arranged for Mimi to travel to California. She was on to him and broke up with him.
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Brad Vernon and Katrina Karr
Date: July-August 1982
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Pre-Wedding Events:To stop Kat from reviling Jenny the truth about the baby switch Brad proposed to her. Kat decided she'd settle in being Mary's stepmother although she was her biological one and accepted. But when she caught Brad proposing to Jenny she broke off the engagement.
The Ceremony:
Reception: supposed to be on The Pure Pearl.
Larry Wolek and Mimi King
Date: May 31st 1982
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Pre-Wedding Events: Ivan planted a mind control device in Larry's brain and instead of showing to his wedding he went to be with Karen.
The Ceremony:
Ivan Kipling and Karen Wolek
Date: July 1982
Location: a jungle in San Carlos
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Pre-Wedding Events: Karen came to South America to save Larry and Ed and there Ivan forced her to marry him in a bizarre ceremony.
The Ceremony: Larry came there after the mind control device was removed and saved Karen.
Marcello Salta and Katrina Karr
Date: June 1983
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Pre-Wedding Events: These two were very much in love but the big love of the ex-hooker and the drunk truck driver ended when everyone found out about the baby switch (Mary Vernon was really Katrina's child and not Jenny's). Later on after Kat's short engagement to Brad, Marcello proposed and the three left Llanview together.
The Ceremony:
Drew Ralston and Becky Lee Hunt
Date: July 1st 1983
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Pre-Wedding Events: In the morning of the wedding Drew was mugged, shot and killed in the flower shop.
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David Renaldi and Jenny Wolek
Date: February 10th 1984
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Wedding Party: Bo was the best man, Cassie was the maid of honor, Larry gave the bride away and Mary was the flower girl. Viki gave Jenny her something old � a napkin her mother carried and she carried on her wedding to Joe. Viki also arranged the flowers at the church.
Wedding Attire: The bride wore a long, off the shoulder, white dress and long white gloves, the groom wore a black morning suit.
Pre-Wedding Events: Brad brought Liat who was a woman David married in his past and the marriage was still legal.
The Ceremony: Jenny stopped the wedding after she heard what Liat had to say.
