Craig Merritt and Marie Horton

 

Date: March 1966

Location: a Church in Salem

Wedding Party: Mickey Horton was the best man, while Alice Horton was the matron of honor.

Wedding Attire: Marie wore a modest white dress. Craig wore a regular black suit.

Pre-Wedding Events: Craig had been the only person who was able to bring Marie out of her depression following her suicide attempt. He fell in love with her over time and asked her to marry him.

The Ceremony: It was a quick and simple ceremony in a Church, attended only by family and close friends.

Reception: It was held at Tom and Alice Horton's house

Honeymoon: Nassau, The Bahamas.

Status: Tony was cured, and he confided to his father that he still loved Marie. Because Craig felt he was the only obstacle to Tony and Marie's relationship, he selflessly divorced her.

 

 

David Martin and Susan Hunter

Date: 1966

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Wedding Party: Julie was the maid of honor

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Pre-Wedding Events: David had a one-night stand with Susan, who became pregnant and married David to give the child a name, but she intended to give the baby up for adoption.

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Status: Their marriage was a sham, because David still loved Julie. They did end up staying together after the child was born, because of their mutual love for Dickie, however, after he died in a freak accident, the marriage truly disintegrated.

Mickey Horton and Laura Spencer

Date: between Christmas and New Years of 1967

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Honeymoon: Jamaica

Status: The couple divorced in 1974 because Mickey had fallen in love with Maggie while suffering from amnesia.

Julie Olsen and Scott Banning

 

Date: 1969

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Failed, Invalid, and Symbolic Weddings

 

Tony Merritt and Marie Horton

Date: scheduled for the "Saturday after Thanksgiving", 1965

Location:

Wedding Party: Addie Olson was the matron of honor, and Julie Olson was going to be the flower girl

Wedding Attire: A traditional white wedding gown made by Alice and Marie

Pre-Wedding Events:Tony Merritt discovered he had a blood disease and didn't want Marie to marry a lost cause

The Ceremony: The wedding failed because on the night before the wedding, Tony found out that he had a blood disease, so he left town. The night before the wedding, Tony told Marie that he couldn't marry her. He told her that he couldn't accept the responsibilities of a marriage. Marie later attempted to commit suicide.

Honeymoon: It was planned to last only 3 days

Status: Tony was going to tell Marie the truth but suffered a stroke before he could do so. By the time he recovered, Marie had married Craig, Tony's father. Tony told Craig why he left Marie. Craig and Marie divorced, and Marie got back with Tony. But in the following year Tony left Marie and Salem forever.

 


 

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There is still a lot more to add to this page and many weddings I haven't yet included. If you would like to help fill in the blanks, please send an email to: beth@bethsdayspage.com with "weddings" in the subject. You will receive credit for anything you contribute.

All pictures on this page were scanned in by me from Soap Opera Digest, Soap Opera Update, and Daytime TV specials, such as Inside Days of Our Lives. Thanks to Stacy Krugman for lots of information. Some info came from SOU and SOD.

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