1986-1990
Bo Buchanan and Didi O'Neill
Date: January 10th 1986
Location: St Barnabas Church
Wedding Party: Pete gave her away, Connie and Joy were the bride's maids and Clint was the best man. Rafe was an usher and Didi was still blind. Viki (Niki) almost didn't go but eventually she came. Chip Cooper (the hitman)escorted Joy.
Wedding Attire: The bride wore a long white dress with puffy sleeves and a short veil. The groom wore a black suit, white shirt, gray vest and gray striped tie.
Pre-Wedding Events: Didi met Bo when he was pretending to be Bill Brady, an unemployed laborer. Bo eventually confessed his true identity and Didi forgave him. Didi was blinded in an explosion at the Lord-Manning Plant. Bo proposed at Didi’s house with a band called “Light a Rose” Didi wanted a prising wedding because she wanted to see it. The Engagement party was at the Backstreet.
The Ceremony: Pam arrived to the ceremony to look for Jeb/Asa and Woodie and Rafe tried to get her out of there.
Reception: Bo was shot right after the ceremony by hit man, Chip Cooper. He wasn't hurt though, since he found out about the hit before he decided to play along with the bad guys' plan in order to expose them. Dr. Josh Hall pronounced him dead but in the ambulance he got up with all the fake blood on his cloths and kissed his new bride.
Honeymoon: The day after the wedding, Didi checked into the hospital and had a corneal transplant, which Bo had arranged for her. A few weeks later, they went on an extended honeymoon.
Status: Bo became a widower after Didi died in September 1988.
Asa Buchanan and Pamela Reed
Date: January 20th 1986
Location: Pam's house on the island of Malakeva
Wedding Party: The only witnesses were Woodie (Asa's pilot), Pam's doctor and her father.
Wedding Attire: The bride wore a nightgown. The groom wore a navy uniform.
Pre-Wedding Events: Asa married Pam the first time ten years before under the name Capt. Jeb Stuart since she was pregnant. Unfortunately she lost the baby in the 4th month but the marriage continues as Asa kept living a double life. When Pam found out she acted like she was on her deathbed so Asa would marry her for real.
The Ceremony: The ceremony was conducted by the bride's father Rev. Cameron Reed. Right after the minister anounced them husband and wife Pam fainted and her doctor pronounced her dead. After Asa left, she got up from her bed and partied.
Reception: None
Honeymoon: After the ceremony, Pam moved to Llanview and took her rightful place as "Mrs. Asa Buchanan".
Status: divorced in March 1987 when Pam had enough of Asa and she returned to her island with Pete O'Neill.
Clint Buchanan and Victoria Lord
Date: April 17th 1986
Location: Asa's mansion
Wedding Party: Kevin and Joey were the ring bearers. It was a small wedding with very few guests: Asa, Pam Rafe and Didi.
Wedding Attire: The bride wore a simple day length white dress with a jersey like fall and the groom wore a tan suit.
Pre-Wedding Events: Clint proposed at Barry's Bar & Grill. On the morning of their wedding, Viki told Clint she was pregnant.
The Ceremony:
Reception: Clint's wedding present to Viki was a horse named Midnight.
Honeymoon: British Columbia
Status: divorced after Clint caught her with Sloan in 1993. They were officially divorced on Valentine's Day 94.
Website: The Official Erika Slezak Website
Cord Roberts and Tina Clayton
Date: August 12th 1986
Location: PA
Wedding Party: Only the judge and his wife were there. Clint was supposed to be the best man before they decided to elope.
Wedding Attire: The bride wore a simple, white dress with baby's breath in her hair. The groom wore a dark gray suit, white shirt and tie.
Pre-Wedding Events: Tina was engaged to Richard Abbott, but when she learned that Cord was really Clint Buchanan's son, she dumped Richard and married Cord. Cord bought Tin'a ring in El-Paso
The Ceremony: They eloped and the ceremony was conducted by Judge Lyons.
Reception: Clint & Maria came right after they were pronounced man and wife and it was too late for Maria to stop them.
Honeymoon: on a Caribbean island Tina was secretly purchasing called Devil's Claw in St. Martin.
Status: Four months later Cord filed for divorce after finding out Tina knew from the start he was really a Buchanan, only the divorce wasn't finalized since Tina was presumed dead after falling from the Iguazu Falls in Argentina. When she returned Maria blackmailed her to divorce Cord in July 1987.
Rafe Garretson and Delila Ralston
Date: August 21st 1986
Location: Llanfair
Wedding Party: Wanda was maid of honor, Clint was the best man and Larry gave her away.
Wedding Attire: The bride wore a long sleeved white dress with a white ribbon in her hair - her own design of course - and the groom wore a black suit.
Pre-Wedding Events: Rafe and Delila were supposed to get married in a church but the water pipe there exploded and Clint offered the wedding would be at Llanfair. Clint and Maria arranged all the flowers and catering since Viki was out of town.
The Ceremony: Viki and Joey weren't present at the wedding cause they were in Arizona. Cord and Tina were late. At the same time the ceremony took place Dorian was convicted of murdering Mitch Laurence.
Reception: Maria cought the vaulke. Cord and Tina left early to the park and ran into a suitcase full of drugs. Cord stayed there to catch the dealer while Tina went back to Llanfair to call Rafe friends, only they already went back to the station and Rafe left his own reception in order to help Cord.
Honeymoon: Central Africa safari
Status: Still married and living in California with Sammie.
Brad Vernon and Connie O'Neill
Date: December 1986
Location: Llanview Hospital
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Pre-Wedding Events: Pete O'Neill had been injured while rescuing
Didi and Connie from Jamie Sanders and that's why they got married at the hospital.
The Ceremony:
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Honeymoon: in Europe
Status: still married and living somewhere in Europe.
Cord Roberts and Kate Sanders
Date: May 12th 1987
Location: The River Side Chapel
Wedding Party: Clint was the best man, Charles gave her away and Cindy London was the maid of honor.
Wedding Attire: The bride wore a long white wedding gown with puffy sleeve, a high lace neck and an elaborate headpiece. The groom wore a white tuxedo.
Pre-Wedding Events: Tina was rushing to get back to Llanview in time to stop the wedding.
The Ceremony: The ceremony was conducter by a rabbi and a priest.
Reception: Tina came with baby Al just as they were returning down the aisle and pretended he was her and Cord's son, CJ Tina then collapsed on the floor.
Honeymoon: Cord and Kate spent their wedding night in his place but soon found themselves caught up in a search for Tina who had run away with the baby.
Status: annulled after Kate realized she'd never be able to compete with Tina.
Charles Sanders and Lee Halpern
Date: December 31st 1987
Location: Las Vegas
Wedding Party:
Wedding Attire: The bride wore a black lace dress with white patterns and the groom wore a white tux.
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The Ceremony: eloped
Reception:
Honeymoon: Charles died of a heart attack while making loved to his new wife on their wedding night in Lake Tahoe.
Status: Lee was a widow when she returned from her their honeymoon.
Steve Holden and Gabrielle Medina
Date: January 4th 1988
Location: Llanfair
Wedding Party: Tina was the maid of honor, Max was the best man and Clint gave her away
Wedding Attire: The bride wore a high-necked, lace covered white dress and the groom wore a black suit.
Pre-Wedding Events: Gabrielle really wanted to marry Max, but when he rejected her for Tina, she married his brother, Steve, instead.
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Honeymoon: Arizona
Status: When Steve was shot by George Vasquez and was hospitalized Gabby tried to smother him, she also used this opportunity and slept with Max. When Steve regained consciousness, Gabby made sure Steve would find out about it. They got divorced in September 1988.
Website: Fiona Fest - A Fan Fete For Fabulous Fiona Hutchison
Cody Vasquez and May McGillis
Date: 1888
Location: Blaize's Saloon at Buchanan City
Wedding Party: Double wedding with Buck and Blaize. Clint was the best man and Ginny was the maid of honor. Monroe gave her away and Mrs. Peters played the music.
Wedding Attire: The bride wore a floor length white dress with puffy sleeves and long white veil with flowers in her hair. The groom wore a tan suit.
Pre-Wedding Events: The two families were rivals for years but when Clint came he managed to make peace between them.
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Status: They were the ancestors of the Vasquez family.
Buck Buchanan and Dorothy (Blaize) Pardee
Date: 1888
Location: Blaize's Saloon at Buchanan City
Wedding Party: Double wedding with Cody and May. Clint was the best man and Ginny was the maid of honor. Mrs. Peters played the music.
Wedding Attire: The bride wore a floor length cream dress with battens and long white veil with a white hat and white fevers. Before the ceremony Ginny gave Blaize a white shawl which she wore. The groom wore a gray suit.
Pre-Wedding Events: Clint objected to the marriage because Buck was supposed to marry Dot Buchanan but then he found out that Blaize's first name was Dorothy and approved.
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Status: They were the ancestors of the Buchanan family.
Wade Coleman and Mari Lynn Dennison
Date: June 9th 1988
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Wedding Party: Tom gave her away
Wedding Attire: The bride wore a long white dress, trimmed with lace and a beaded headpiece and veil. The groom wore a black suit, gray vest and gray and black striped tie.
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The Ceremony:
Reception: at Llanfair
Honeymoon: Mari Lynn was unable to make love with Wade during their honeymoon.
Status: still married and living in Hollywood.
Rob Coronal and Joanna Leighton
Date: July 1988
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Wedding Party:Lord Henry gave her away.
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Pre-Wedding Events: Joanna was interesting in Rob although he loved Cassie. Her father forced him to propose to her while Rob was still in love with Cassie.
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Status: They got divorced three months later, in October, after Joanna finally admitted to herself that Rob wasn't in love with her and left Llanview.
Asa Buchanan and Renee Devine
Date: November 30th 1988
Location: Llanview Cathedral
Wedding Party: Bo was the best man, Wanda was the maid of honor and Kevin and Joey were the rings bearer.
Wedding Attire: The bride wore a gold skirt and matching gold silk chiffon blouse and a pillbox hat. The groom wore a black suit, gray vest and gray and black striped cravat.
Pre-Wedding Events: Renee knew Asa from a long time ago back in Navada when she was a Madam. She traveled to Llanview to help one of her girls (Lee) and decided to stay when she met her old flame. Asa (single for a change) had fallen back in love with her and proposed in August. Renee said yes and became the matriach of the Buchanan family.
The Ceremony: Double wedding with Cord & Tina.
Reception: at Llanfair. Steve Holden was killed in this wedding by the exploding cake Ursula Blackwell had planned to kill Tina with.
Honeymoon:
Status: divorced after Renee caught Asa with Blair Daimler.
Website: Soap Thoughts
Cord Roberts and Tina Clayton
Date: November 30th 1988
Location: Llanview Cathedral
Wedding Party: Bo was the best man, Wanda was the maid of honor and Kevin and Joey were the rings bearer.
Wedding Attire: The bride wore a long, white wedding dress with spaghetti straps and long sleeves and a long veil. The groom wore a black suit, gray vest and gray and black striped cravat.
Pre-Wedding Events:
The Ceremony: Double wedding with Asa & Renee.
Reception: at Llanfair. Steve Holden was killed in this wedding by the exploding cake Ursula Blackwell had planned to kill Tina with.
Honeymoon:
Status: Cord divorced her when she blamed him of having an affair with Debra Medina in 1990.
Website: Soap Thoughts
Bo Buchanan and Sarah Gordon
Date: March 5th 1990
Location: The royal palace in Mendorra
Wedding Party:
Wedding Attire: The bride wore a white floor length dress and a long white veil with pear necklace and earrings and a crown. The groom wore an army uniform and sunglasses.
Pre-Wedding Events: Bo dressed up like Prince Raymond who was supposed to marry Sarah and married her instead of him
The Ceremony: At the end of the ceremony Prince Roland noticed it wasn't his brother near the altar, then Cord came and punched him in "the old Texas way".
Reception: Bo & Sarah ran away from the royal guards and skied down the hill
Honeymoon: Llanview
Status: When they returned to Llanview they got married for real.
Bo Buchanan and Sarah Gordon
Date: March 21st 1990
Location: Llanfair
Wedding Party: Megan was the maid of honor, Clint was the best man and Roger gave her away
Wedding Attire: The bride wore a very pale blush pink jacket and skirt and the groom wore a dark suit, white shirt and a tie.
Pre-Wedding Events: They got married in Mendorra.
The Ceremony:
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Honeymoon: Badderly
Status: Bo thought Sarah died in a plain crash and married Cassie Callison.
Michael Grande and Brenda McGillis
Date: April 27th 1990
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Wedding Party: Tyler gave her away
Wedding Attire: The bride wore an off the shoulder, beaded white wedding dress, a pearl necklace and short veil. The groom wore a black suit, gray vest and black and gray striped cravat.
Pre-Wedding Events: Brenda was being drugged by Michael Grande to get her to agree to go through with the wedding (After he found out his baby died and that Gabby switched his dead baby with Brenda's living one). Her true love, Dan Wolek, tried to stop the wedding, but in her drug-induced state, Brenda refused to go with him.
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Status: Brenda became a widow when Michael was killed that same year but she'd have divorced him if he was alive.
Max Holden and Gabrielle Medina
Date: July 6th 1990
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Wedding Party: Andy was the best man, Al was the ring bearer and Debra was the maid of honor.
Wedding Attire: The bride wore a white floor length high-necked dress with long sleeves and the groom wore a black tux.
Pre-Wedding Events: Max came back to town after having plastic surgery and eventually revealed his true identity to Gabrielle.
The Ceremony: Father Tony Vallone conducted the ceremony.
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Status: divorced after Gabby was sent to Statesvielle Prison in 1991.
Website: Fiona Fest - A Fan Fete For Fabulous Fiona Hutchison
Jake Harrison and Charlotte Hesser
Date: October 16th 1990
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Wedding Attire: The bride wore a white wedding dress. The groom wore a black suit, white shirt and dark tie with red and blue dice on it.
Pre-Wedding Events: Jake started dating Charlotte Hesser to get closer to the mob organization run by her father, Carlo (so he would find out what happened to Sarah). Carlo threatened Jake's loved ones and he was forced to marry Charlotte. Charlotte also became blind and this was what drove Carlo to force him.
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Status: divorced after Jake realized she could see in 1991.
Couples who came already married (or divorced)
Victor Lord and Irene Manning
In 1986 we learned Victor married Viki's childhood friend Irene Manning and that they shared a daughter together, Tina. We also learned they had got divorced and that Victor and Dorian's marriage was also legal. In 1995 we found out that they had another child Todd and Irene gave him to her brother Peter to raise as his own.
Al Roberts and Maria Vasquez
When Asa kicked up the pregnant Maria from his ranch she went to her hometown, El Paso, and there she met Al who offered to marry her and be the father of her child. Cord always thought that Al was his father. Unfortunately Al died in 1986 and left Maria a widow.
Charles Sanders and Judith Russell
Jewish Judith and millioner Charles came to town after Charles lost his position as the long time ambassador in Mendorra. Judith seemed to have developed a thriving law career in spite of being an ambassador's wife. They had two children Jamie and Kate and Judith became Llanview's DA. They later got divorced and Judith started a free legal clinic with Geoffrey McGrath (Charles' illegitimate son from previous affair). Charles eloped with Lee Sanders and died from a heart attack on their wedding night. Judith dated Herb Callison for a bit, but eventually returned to Mendorra and went to work for Dorian.
Tom Dennison and Lee Halpern (Carol)
A long time ago these two got married and had a child Mary Lynn, but Carol was bored from married life and ran off. She changed her name and became one of Renee's girls in Nevada; She came to Llanview with her business Dyna Women. She couldn't believe it when she saw her husband and daughter there too.
Dante Medina and Julia Wheaton
The parents of Gabrielle and Debra. Julia and Debra lived in London while Gabby and Dante lived in Argentina. Dante was involved in drug dealing and was killed in 1987.
Roger Gordon and Victoria Lord
When Viki was 17 she married Roger who was living in Eterna back then (The marriage wasn't legal since she was under age). Viki became pregnant, flipped into Niki and ran to NYC. Victor located her and arranged for Larry to deliver the child, he later gave Roger the child to raise. After Viki gave birth Victor hired a hypnotist who'd give Viki nearly a year of false memory.
Website:: The Official Erika Slezak Website
Roger Gordon and Carrie Gordon
After Victor took Viki from him Roger was left alone with the child. He met Carrie and the two got married. Soon there was a new sister for baby Megan, Sarah.
Michael Grande and Alicia Grande
When Michael came to town he started an affair with Gabrielle Medina, we later found out he was already married. When Gabrielle and Alicia drove one night Gabby tried not to hit Audrey and swerved. Alicia died in that accident and left Michael a widower with "their" child.
Almost got married but..
Richard Abbott and Tina Clayton
Date: March-July 1986
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Pre-Wedding Events: Tina wanted money so she got herself engaged to Viki's (and her own..) cousin Richard. They were supposed to elope but when Mitch told her that Cord was actually Clint's biological son she dumped Richard and eloped with Cord.
The Ceremony:
Patrick London and Kate Sanders
Date: 1986
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Pre-Wedding Events: This couple were engaged when they came to Llanview but when Kate met Cord she started falling for him and broke the engagement. This was the main reason to why Patrick to hated the Buchanans and later joined Elizabeth in her vendetta against them.
The Ceremony:
Max Holden and Tina Clayton
Date: March 18th 1988
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Wedding Party: Cord was the best man but he was late. Max asked his brother Steve to step in as the best man but eventually Cord arrived.
Wedding Attire: The bride wore a floor length white dress with long sleeves and a long white veil and the groom wore a black suit.
Pre-Wedding Events: Max fell in love with Tina the moment he arrived in Llanview. After she came back from the dead, Maria Roberts hired Max to woe Tina away from Cord. He gladly accepted her offer and helped Tina locate her and Cord's son. Max proposed in November and Tina's answer was positive (she was hurt Cord didn't get back together with her).
The Ceremony: Reverend Garner held the ceremony. Tina said the wrong name and instead of saying, "I take thee Max" she said, "I take thee Cord".
Clint Buchanan and Ginny Fletcher
Date: May 1888
Location: Blaize Buchanan's saloon, Buchanan City
Wedding Party: Parson officiated the wedding. Cody gave her away, May was the maid of honor and Buddy was the best man.
Wedding Attire: Annie Graymore made Ginny's dress and Mr. Waters made Clint's suit.
Pre-Wedding Events: Clint traveled back in time 100 years ago and met Viki's great grandmother there. He lost hope of ever returning to Llanview and decided to merry Ginny. Blaize Buchanan met Viki in the 1988 and warned her, she didn't want Ginny to get hurt so she tried to convince her not to marry Clint. May gave Ginny something old and borrowed (a shawl) and something new (a necklace) and they took a blue handkerchief from Cody as something blue. Ginny also gave May a necklace she asked from Cody and he couldn't afford it.
The Ceremony: Viki arrived in the middle of the wedding and took Clint back to the present.
Website: The Official Erika Slezak Website
Rob Coronal and Cassie Callison
Date: November 1988
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Pre-Wedding Events: After Rob and Joanna divorced he and Cassie became an item again but when Rob proposed Cassie couldn't say yes and left Llanview for Mendorra to be with her mother.
The Ceremony:
Steve Holden and Brenda McGillis
Date: November 1988
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Pre-Wedding Events: On Asa and Renee and Cord and Tina's wedding Steve asked his girlfriend to marry him. Brenda's answer was yes but when she asked her fianc'e to wait for her because she wanted a piece of the wedding cake, Steve offered to get her one. When he cut the cake he hit the wire Ursula had put in and the cake exploded. Steve died and left Brenda alone. A few months later she found out she was pregnant with his child.
The Ceremony:
Marco Dane and Megan Gordon (Ruby Bright)
Date: September 1989
Location: A little chapel in Atlantic City
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Wedding Attire: The bride wore a knee length white dress with puffy sleeves, brunette wig and white hat. The groom wore a white suit.
Pre-Wedding Events: Clint asked Marco to do everything in his power to make Megan come back and all this wedding was part of his plan, although Marco was starting to fall in love with Ruby.
The Ceremony: Ruby couldn't say "I do" and let Megan come back.
Michael Grande and Gabrielle Medina
Date: September 1989
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Pre-Wedding Events: Gabby switched Michael's dead baby with Brenda's healthy baby.
The Ceremony: Gabby confessed of the switch in the middle of the ceremony and left the church in shame.
Website: Fiona Fest - A Fan Fete For Fabulous Fiona Hutchison
Jake Harrison and Megan Gordon
Date: September 1990
Location: Viki's mountain cabin
Wedding Party: Only the two of them present.
Wedding Attire: The bride wore a long white dress with flowers on her hair. The groom wore black suit.
Pre-Wedding Events: After Sarah's death Jake decided to get close to Charlotte Hesser and maybe through her find out something about Sarah. Megan and Jake staged a public brake up and secretly went to Viki's cabin to profess their love for one another.
The Ceremony: Symbolic ceremoney
Website: The Sights & Sounds of Joe Lando
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Pre-Wedding Events: On Asa and Renee and Cord and Tina's wedding Steve asked his girlfriend to marry him. Brenda's answer was yes but when she asked her fianc'e to wait for her because she wanted a piece of the wedding cake, Steve offered to get her one. When he cut the cake he hit the wire Ursula had put in and the cake exploded. Steve died and left Brenda alone. A few months later she found out she was pregnant with his child.
