The Marry Makers
Soap Opera Digest
June 8, 2010
The Marry
Makers: Patrick Thornhart and Marty Saybrooke
The Big Day: September
11, 1997
The Ceremony:
Two years after they began a star-crossed love affair on the Irish
island of Inishcrag, the pair's simple nups took place in an idyllic
woodland setting atop Llantano Mountain. Larry Wolek, the kind
physician who treated Marty for lupus and helped her realize her
calling as a doctor, gave Marty away, and her maid of honor was Nora,
while Bo stood up for Patrick. Marty walked down the grassy
aisle as a single violin played, passing a handful of close friends
seated in white chairs. A local judge presided and during
part of the ceremony, a voice-over of Patrick reciting the poem "Brown
Penny" reminded fans of a special moment from their early
courtship. The bride dressed ina pale chartreuse-colored
sheath and wore only baby's breath in her hair.
The Afterparty: An
outdoor evening reception followed. Under trees strewn with
white paper lanterns, the couple waltzed to a Celtic theme.
There were several wedding crashers, including Patrick's ex-lover Blair
(who wanted to wish him well after all they'd been through, and to
congratulate the pregnant bride, who was carrying Cole), and
unfortunately, the Irish terrorists who had been after Patrick for
years. A shooting disrupted the ceremony and although it
appeared that Patrick had been killed in a standoff at Todd's
penthouse, our hearts soared as Marty discovered in the ambulance that
her beloved survived and and she promptly whisked him out of town to
start their new life away from danger.
The Vows:
Patrick: Margaret,
when I met you for the first time, under a full moon on Inishcrag, I
thought it was by chance. But I was wrong. It
wasn't by chance at all. It was my destiny to find you, to
love you with all my heart for the rest of my days.
Marty: From
the moment I met you, the first night you kissed me, beneath a full
moon shining on Inishcrag, there have been so many things that have
tried to keep usseparated, but it hasn't happened because we were meant
to be together, now and for the rest of our lives. I love you.