General Hospital’s Sonny and Nina Wed and Other Big Soap Moments from October 13

In 1989, General Hospital's Bobbie Spencer (Jacklyn Zeman) and Tony Jones (Brad Maule) tied the knot. After Bobbie accepted Tony's marriage proposal, the groom-to-be surprised his bride by planning a surprise ceremony in Puerto Rico. He lured her to the island under false pretenses, and she was stunned (in a good way) when he revealed that he had arranged for them to get married! Frisco, Tony's brother, and Terry, who had been Bobbie's stepdaughter when she was married to DL Brock, were among the carefully curated list of attendees. "This is the most wonderful surprise I've ever had in my life," beamed Bobbie. Here, the duo is pictured with Tony's daughter, BJ (who was named in honor of Bobbie, whose full name is Barbara Jean), who Bobbie adopted, as well as baby Lucas, the couple's adopted son.

In 2003, Alexa Havins made her All My Children debut as Babe Carey, the daughter of Krystal Carey and, it would ultimately be revealed, David Hayward. The actress, who in 2024 was cast as Lulu Spencer on General Hospital, remained with the show until 2007, by which point she was married in real life to her AMC co-star Justin Bruening. Babe arrived on the canvas in a relationship with JR Chandler, but the characters' marriage proved to be invalid, as she was still wed to Paul Cramer (brother of One Life To Live's Kelly Cramer). Babe's signature storyline involved the complicated baby switch of Babe and JR's little boy, Adam Chandler III (known as Little Adam) and Bianca's daughter, Miranda Montgomery.

In 2008, Days of Our Lives's Sami Brady (Alison Sweeney, r.) overheard Nicole Walker (Arianne Zucker) telling EJ DiMera (James Scott) that she was pregnant with his child. EJ was at a loss for words, then pressed her about why she had waited so long to tell him, since it had been months since they had slept together. Sami burst in, sputtering that Nicole must be lying, as she was unable to get pregnant. Nicole countered that a doctor had confirmed her condition and she lifted her shirt, revealing her baby bump. Sami ran out, and Nicole told EJ how happy she was to have the chance to be a mother. EJ told her he would need proof that he was the father.

In 2016, Scarlett Fernandez made her General Hospital debut as Charlotte Cassadine, who was ultimately revealed to be the bizarrely conceived daughter of Valentin Cassadine and Lulu Spencer. When she was first introduced, however, Charlotte (who had been carried and birthed by Nathan West's first wife, Claudette Beaulieu) was positioned as Nathan's daughter. However, since Claudette had had an affair with then-priest Griffin Munro (Matt Cohen), for a time it appeared that he was the child's biological father. In time, Charlotte's true lineage was revealed. Fernandez made her last appearance on the show in 2025, the same year the role was recast with Bluesy Burke.

In 2023 on General Hospital, Nina Reeves (Cynthia Watros) and Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) tied the knot on the groom's private island. The ceremony featured flashbacks to key “Sona” moments, and heartfelt personal vows were shared by the bride and groom. After they shared a loving first kiss as spouses, then celebrated with a lovely first dance and, radiating happiness, fed one another bites of wedding cake. But fans knew that trouble was lurking, as shortly before the "I do's," Sonny's son Michael learned that his new stepmother had been the one to sic the SEC on his mom, Carly, setting off her major legal woes.