Austin and Carrie Wed on Days of Our Lives and More Big Soap Moments from September 8

In 1991, Kurt Robin McKinney assumed the role of Ned Ashton on General Hospital. At the time, Ned was calling himself Ward and working as a tennis pro at the Green Meadows Spa. This set the stage for Monica Quartermaine (Leslie Charleson) to not realize, when she had a passionate encounter with "Ward," that she had actually slept with the nephew of her husband, Alan Quartermaine! Monica and Ned's affair remained a secret for a time, but had incredibly sticky consequences when it was revealed given that Ned had become romantically involved with Monica's daughter, Dawn Winthrop! McKinney exited GH in 1991 and went on to play Matt Reardon on Guiding Light.

In 1997, Bold and Beautiful's Eric (John McCook) and Stephanie Forrester (Susan Flannery) prepared to remarry. The duo exchanged heartfelt words as the ceremony got underway, but when the minister opened his Bible, he was alarmed by its contents — and with good reason, as Sally had slipped a photo of Eric and Lauren in bed together into the holy book! (Eric had spent one night of passion with Lauren, but called their affair to a halt and swore her to secrecy about the tryst.) The minister put the wedding on pause — and when Stephanie subsequently found out why, she called the whole thing off.

In 1997, Austin Reed (Austin Peck) and Carrie Brady (Christie Clark) married for the first time on Days of Our Lives. Austin was originally slated to marry Sami on the very same day, but Carrie interrupted those nuptials with proof that Sami had deceived Austin in a variety of ways — perhaps most egregiously, by lying to him that he was the father of her son, Will (Lucas was the actual biological pop). After Austin dumped Sami, he quickly popped the question to Carrie, who accepted, and they worked quickly to mount a ceremony without wasting any more precious time.

In 2003, Justin Bruening debuted on All My Children as Jamie Martin, son of Tad Martin and Brooke English. The actor exited in 2007, but returned for a short guest appearance in 2011 in conjunction with the series' finale. On AMC, Bruening met Alexa Havins, who played his love interest, Babe Carey; the duo married in real life and went on to welcome four children.

In 2011, David Fumero exited One Life to Live as Cristian Vega, and Erin Torpey (ex-Jessica Buchanan) returned as the beautiful stranger he met on his way out of town. Fumero first joined the Llanview ranks in 1998, replacing the original Cristian, Yorlin Madera. "It was cool," Fumero enthused to Soap Opera Digest in 2012 about his final appearance. "Erin and I have remained friends. We had seen each other like a month or two before in California so it wasn't like I hadn't seen her in years. It was kind of romantic and that's the kind of guy Cristian is. It was a very sweet moment for Cristian. In the end of his One Life life, he ends up with the woman he loves!"