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DAYS OF OUR LIVES: Andrew and Paul Tie the Knot in Heartfelt Ceremony: Read the Touching Vows

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On the Tuesday, June 24th episode of Days of our Lives, the wedding of Andrew Donovan (Colton Little) and Paul Narita (Christopher Sean) took centerstage. Prior to the ceremony, during, and after, head writers, Paula Cwikly and Jeanne Marie Ford and their team, continued to bring more emotional moments since the passing of John Black, and the memorial in his honor, which also paid tribute to his portrayer, the late Drake Hogestyn.

Before they head to their nuptials, Andrew and Paul hit the sheets. Later, Paul voices his concern of their future. He says that their long-distance relationship because of Andrew’s career with the ISA, constantly puts his husband-to-be in danger. Andrew calms Paul’s fears saying that they are going to have a long, happy life together. Next, in a touching moment, Andrew presents Paul with a special gift from Marlena (Deidre Hall). When he opens it, Paul is overwhelmed as it was his father’s wristwatch engraved on the back which said, “To JB, for giving me time.”

Paul is in tears, wishing his dad was there to see them get married, as well as his mother, both of whom are no longer with us. Meanwhile, as the ceremony is being set-up, Eric (Greg Vaughan) tells Brady (Eric Martsolf) he is a bit nervous as he has never officiated a same-sex wedding before, but Brady says he will do great.

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In attendance at the nuptials are: Kayla (Mary Beth Evans) and Steve (Stephen Nichols), Tate (Leo Howard), Rachel (Alice Halsey), Marlena, Carrie (Christie Clark), Will (Chandler Massey), Shane (Charles Shaughnessy), Belle (Martha Madison) and the aforementioned Brady and Eric. As it turns out, Andrew and Paul dressed in matching suits and ties were a bit late, but as soon as they arrived the wedding got underway.

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First, Carrie helped Paul honor his Japanese heritage which gave a nod to the tradition of drinking sake from three different cups as symbol of their union. Carrie poured the drink into the cup. Paul drank some and then handed the cup to Andrew. Next, the grooms each said their wows, and they were as follows:

Andrew’s vows: “John and I showed up to Paul’s place in San Francisco. Before I knew it, we were off on an adventure that took us all the way to Hong Kong. There was a lot of action on that trip: black tie galas, guns, and poison gas . But what I remember most from that time was a conversation that Paul and I had in a hot tub. Easy folks. We were working, but we were also talking. Paul and I had just met and he was so open about his family, about coming out, and that allowed me to be open. From the very beginning, being with him felt so natural and so right. Paul and I both love our work and each other, and that means that we’re not always able to be in the same place at the same time. But Paul, please know, that no matter where I am, I’m always with you. Wherever I go, you go with me. You are in my heart and my soul forever. I’m so blessed to be the person you’ve chosen to walk through this life with. I promise from the day forward, to love and to cherish you as walk together as husbands.”

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Paul’s vows: “What you said is true. We connected right away, had amazing, incredible conversations, deep and meaningful talks, and they went on for hours. My mother used to say, ‘few words, speak truth,’ and I love you, Andrew. That is my truth. That is my vow to love you always for a long time. Fear kept me from being honest, from being happy, and whole. But with you, I am both. You know me like no one else does, except my dad. He and I didn’t get to know each other until much later in life. Turned out, that I had followed in his footsteps playing baseball, and later, I was lucky enough to follow in his footsteps again, at ‘Black Patch’ where I got to learn from the best there was. Dad was also an incurable, romantic, and yes, I followed in his footsteps again. He told me not to give up on love. He believed in the power of the heart. He gave me the courage to push past my fears and my doubts, to trust my own heart, to believe that we could work. Here we are. I wondered why he rooted so hard for us. Now, I think I know why. … he was an honorary member of your family. And when I met you, I just knew I was home.”

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After the men traded rings, and said their vows, Eric officially pronounced them married. However, what should have been a kiss as any married couple would do, was only a hug, for reasons unknown, especially when DAYS has been one of the forerunners for same-sex unions and gay couples, and storylines on the soaps. Next, Brady, spoke with a toast to his brother, Paul, which was also heart-tugging. You can read that below.

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Best man, Brady’s toast to Paul: “This handsome, athletic, baseball superstar just kind of popped in and stole my thunder. Not only was this guy, cool and athletic, and handsome, and everything I mentioned, he was kind when he spoke, he listened. When you needed something, he was there. So, not only did I resent the fact that he was so much cooler than me, I was sucked in. He won me over and the whole family … we were all taken by him, especially dad. I happen to know for a fact that he was over the moon when he found out that you were his son. I’m so proud to be your best man, and I’m prouder to be your brother.  Cheers to the grooms.”

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Not to be outdone, Shane steps forward and gives praise to his son, which is something we have certainly not heard before and it went as follows:

Andrew’s father, Shane: “Andrew and I were apart most of his childhood, and yet despite that, rather like Paul with John, he decided to follow in my footsteps. Over the years, perhaps I wasn’t as effusive with my praise as I should have been. But today, on this day, I want to make it crystal clear. Andrew, you are and always have been by pride and joy. Not only are you a a stellar, ISA agent, just as importantly, you are a stellar human being and it gives me more joy than you can imagine, that you have found someone equally stellar to share your life with. I love you, son. And Paul, even though I am so deeply sorry that you lost John, I want you to know that you’ve gained another father in me.”

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As the ceremony and the celebration winded down, Carrie told Marlena she is leaving Salem but on her way to say goodbye to Roman at the the Pub. Shane walks up to Andrew and Paul with a solution on how the newlyweds don’t have to be separated by distance. Shane says that Paul should join the ISA so he and Andrew can be together in Washington D.C.

Later, Marlena thanks Andrew and Paul for not postponing their wedding in the wake and tragedy of John’s death, sharing, “We all needed a double dose of life-affirming joy.” Next, the entire group of attendees looks up and says that John was no doubt looking down on them today as they look up to reveal a rainbow in the color of the LGBTQ+ rainbow flag.

What did you think about the wedding vows between Andrew and Paul? Did you like the toasts made by Brady and Shane? Did you reach for the hankies at all during the ceremony? Weigh-in via the comment section below.

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We thought that the entire wedding was beautiful. The vows, All of the wedding toast, the family’s all being together and the rainbow at the end everything was perfect. And we would also like to commend the new writers on making it special and also on making the farewell to Drake so beautiful. He is truly missed. And it was lovely to see how much all of his co-workers truly loved him. So kudos to the writers and to all the cast. We love you all.

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I really wish we had seen a “you may kiss the groom” moment. It felt awkward without it. Otherwise, I loved everything!

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I thought the same thing!! I was like wait they aren’t going to kiss?? I forget did they kiss in the hotel room?

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I wish Andrew and Paul were the ‘ gay’ couple on Days ! Javi and Leo are so cringe. Doing too much and corny and cliche. Paul and Andrew represent the community much better imo anyways.
I really loved the wedding and Days for always showing love to the LGBTs

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Agree 100%

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‘Days of Our Lives’ Favorites Making Returns: Alison Sweeney, Christie Clark, Chandler Massey and Bryan Dattilo

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Great news for Days of Our Lives fans, now that Ryan Quan is co-head writer of the long-running soap opera. Coming in June of 2027 (since DAYS tapes ten or so months ahead), you can look forward to the returns of Alison Sweeney (Sami Brady), Christie Clark (Carrie Brady), Chandler Massey (Will Horton) and Bryan Dattilo (Lucas Horton).

The foursome is back on set and began last week to tape their upcoming story arc, according to TV Insider. As to what exactly is going on that brings sister Sami and Carrie’s history back up, as well as Will and Lucas’ is only being teased at this time, but suffice to say, it should be intriguing.

Alison Sweeney explained on being back on set, “It was a lot of dialogue and emotion, but with all the best actors to work opposite, we fell into it as if no time had passed. It was really wonderful.”

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As to working with the longstanding rivalry of Sami and Carrie, Alison added on working with Clark, “So, it really does feel like we’re sisters. It’s so fun, and she’s such a good actor that she makes everything so natural that you can really disappear into those stories.”

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It also seems like the deep-history, which often had the sister fighting for the love of Austin Reed, but that might not figure into the equation this time, or will it?

Alison indicated what she thought of the scripts she was given. “I felt like when I read it, it was a page-turner. I was very excited. There’s a lot of history here, and a lot of things that haven’t been said. So, it’s really not like, ‘Oh, rehashing stuff.’ And now having played some of the scenes, I’m psyched.” Sweeney added, as for the men, working again with her on-screen son, Chandler Massey and Will’s on-screen father Bryan Dattilo, was also extra special.

The last time DAYS viewers saw Sami on the canvas was back in November of 2025, when she revealed she has gotten engaged to never-before-seen Dante Vitali. As for Clark, she last visited Salem for the episodes surrounding John Black’s memorial in June of 2025.

Chandler Massey’s Will Horton last made a visit to Salem in November of 2025 when he attended the gala for the Tom Horton Free Clinic as part of the soap opera’s 60th anniversary celebration. Bryan Dattilo was last seen in December of 2025. So, by the time we see all four again it will be close to two years since they were on new episodes of the series. Time to look forward to June of 2027.

So, excited by the news of Alison, Christie, Chandler and Lucas making a return to Days of Our Lives? What do you think the story will be involving, Sami, Carrie, Lucas and Will? Let us know via the comment section.

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‘Days of Our Lives’ Alum Al Calderon Talks On His Daytime Emmy-Nominated Scenes as Javi Hernandez (Exclusive)

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Last Tuesday, Al Calderon scored the first Emmy nomination of his career for his role as Javi Hernandez on Days of Our Lives.

Calderon name was announced as one of the performers competing for gold in the Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Series category at the upcoming 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards on October 30.

This week, Calderon chatted live on You Tube’s Michael Fairman Channel for a one-on-one conversation where he discussed: his nominated scenes and time on the Peacock streaming soap opera, his decision to leave DAYS, his role of Nico Silva on Brilliant Minds and its sad cancellation, plus his passing the torch of Javi to Jacob Martinez, who took over the role on-screen on the June 30, 2026 episode of Days of Our Lives.

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JAVI REVEALS TO LEO THAT HE HAD A DAUGHTER WHO DIED

Al revealed the scenes that comprise his now Emmy-nominated reel have at its epicenter the heartbreaking moments from the September 12, 2025 episode. In it, Javi shares for the first time to Leo (Greg Rikaart) that he had a daughter named Solana, with a woman he was seeing named Sylvia. One fateful day, Sylvia left their child in a car when she went to work and the little girl died. Javi had blamed himself for not being the parent to take his daughter to school that day since he was hungover the night before, therefore it opened up the opportunity for something to happen to the his child, and it did.

The multi-talented actor/singer explained his reel: “It was the scene where he is talking about his daughter to Leo. I also included the scene where Javi goes to talk to Melinda (Tina Huang) and to see if it would be a viable option to adopt, because I wanted to introduce the subtlety and nuance of why Javi kind of has this whole connection to Tesoro, in a way.”

It is true that Al can bring the tears and make us cry right along with him during his run as Javi.  To that, Calderon added, “I’ve read the comments that I’m a little bit of a crybaby, so I didn’t want the entire reel to be of me crying, but I wanted it to show a little bit of an emotional range of the restraint that Javi was feeling so I included that scene

In addition Calderon shared, “I also included a really beautiful scene with Cherie Jimenez (Gabi Hernandez, DAYS) where I’m looking at photos of Tesoro, and of course, Javi is crying. I just wanted to show the relationship between Javi and his family as well, and as I mentioned the reveal of the child that he lost.”

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ALUMS AL CALDERON AND ALICE HALSEY REPRESENT DAYS OF OUR LIVES IN EMERGING TALENT CATEGORY

In a twist of fate, Calderon is also nominated in the Emerging Talent category with Alice Halsey who played Rachel Black. Halsey is currently starring in the reboot of Little House on the Prairie in the lead role of Laura Ingalls on Netflix.

As to his hope on Emmy night, Al expressed, “Of course, I want to win, but Alice Halsey is going to give me a run for the money. And if’s not me (who wins the award), it better be her!”

You can check out the full interview with Al below.

Now let us know, do you remember Al’s emotional scenes when he explained to Leo he had a daughter who died, which made it all the more heartbreaking to not end up with permanent custody of Tesoro? What do you think of Al’s chances to win the gold based on his Emmy scene selection? Do you miss him as Javi? Weigh-in via the comment section.

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Emily O’Brien Talks On Her Y&R Past as Jana Hawkes and Working with Peter Porte on ‘Days of Our Lives’

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Emily O'Brien

On the latest edition of Soapy Hosted by Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart which dropped on Tuesday, July 21, Emily O’Brien is the featured guest. As soap fans know, Emily has worked with Rikaart both in her first soap role on The Young and the Restless as Jana Hawkes and now on Days of Our Lives in her current role of Gwen Rizczech.

While Emily continues on DAYS, she has very impressive list of credits in the other part of her career as a voice-over actress and one in motion-capture in some of the most popular video games in the world.

O’Brien was first seen on The Young and the Restless back in 2006. She recalled her landing the role which eventually paired her for her five year run with Greg Rikaart.

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BEING CAST ON THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS

“The role was just a few days and she wasn’t even supposed to be English,” Emily recalled. “The role was originally called Jade. Karen Rae, the casting director of The Young and the Restless at the time said to me “Oh, you’re from England. Try it with the dialect.” I put it on and she said, ‘I’m going to bring you back at like 3 for s callback.’ So then they changed the role to Jana and they said she’s going to be a Brit. I was only supposed to be on for like five episodes and it turned into 5 years.”

In explaining why she loved crazy Jana, Emily shared, “Jana was sort of like the misanthrope. She was just was the odd one out and I loved it. I felt so comfortable playing that because she was just eclectic and weird and she loved playing with Ouija boards and she rode a motorbike. There was just so much color to bring to her. It was just such a great match to play with Greg (Kevin), and Christian LeBlanc (Michael) and Tracey Bregman (Lauren).

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GWEN, DIMITRI AND LEO ON DAYS OF OUR LIVES

On Days of Our Lives, the Leo, Gwen, Dimitri dynamic is quite unique and been through many schemes and entanglements. Often Emily finds herself in repartee with her ex-lover, Dimitri, who turned out to be gay and then had a thing for her bestie, Leo (Greg Rikaart)!

During the conversation, Greg and Emily sang, Peter Porte’s praised with O’Brien expressing, “Peter is just ready to play. He comes on set prepared. I’ve never seen him with his script. From blocking and rehearsals, he doesn’t have it. He’s prepared. He’s a physical actor and he always trying to come up with something. I think he let me slap him. He let me kiss him. He let me throw a cheeseburger in his lap. He’s ready for anything for anything.”

You can catch the full episode of ‘Soapy; featuring Emily O’Brien below where the actress also talks about replacing Jen Lilley as Theresa Donovan after being let go as Gwen; and being paired again with Greg Rikaart on the Peacock streaming soap opera this time as best friends and more.

So, were you a big Jana Hawkes and Kevin Fisher fan on Y&R? Did you like them as a couple? Do you like the dynamic between Emily and Peter Porte and Greg Rikaart on DAYS? Weigh-in via the comment section below.

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