Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott) on The Young and the Restless recently stepped out in blue when she renewed her vows with Victor (Eric Braeden), but she is far from the first daytime bride to trade traditional white for a colorful wedding look. Inspired by Nikki’s eye-catching Y&R ceremony, we’re revisiting 11 memorable soap brides who walked down the aisle in blue, including Marlena Evans (Deidre Hall) from Days of Our Lives, Felicia Jones (Kristina Wagner) from General Hospital, and Steffy Forrester (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) from The Bold and the Beautiful.
When Ruth Brent (Mary Fickett) officially became Mrs. Joe Martin (Ray MacDonnell) on All My Children in 1972, she chose a lovely blue outfit accented with touches of pink and yellow.
One of DAYS’ earliest legendary supercouples, Bill (Edward Mallory) and Laura Horton (Susan Flannery), exchanged vows in 1975, with the bride wearing an elegant floor-length blue gown.
On General Hospital, Felicia Jones (Kristina Wagner) went for something short, sparkling, and blue when she married Colton Shore (Scott Thompson Baker) in 1989.
In 1996, Bobbie Spencer (Jacklyn Zeman) unexpectedly married Stefan Cassadine (Stephen Nichols) shortly after ending her marriage to Tony Jones. Years later, Zeman joked to Soap Opera Digest in 2013 that Bobbie’s pale ice-blue dress seemed especially appropriate considering the chilly nature of that marriage.
When Marlena (Deidre Hall) and John (Drake Hogestyn) finally exchanged vows on DAYS in 1999, Marlena wore a classic off-the-shoulder bridal gown with one major twist: instead of traditional white, it was a delicate pale blue. The look became so memorable that Mattel even produced a matching Barbie doll.
For the third wedding of Guiding Light icons Reva Shayne (Kim Zimmer) and Josh Lewis (Robert Newman), Reva appeared in a striking blue bridal gown featuring dramatic statement sleeves. Costume Designer Shawn Reeves later admitted to Soap Opera Digest that the design ultimately “went down a weird path.”
Y&R fan-favorite couple Drucilla (Victoria Rowell) and Neil (Kristoff St. John) remarried in Japan in 2003, and Drucilla took the traditional “something blue” idea to another level by making blue the color of her entire bridal ensemble.
Y&R’s Sharon (Sharon Case) had plenty of reasons to be associated with the blues when she walked down the aisle to marry Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman) in 2007.
One Life to Live’s Adriana (Melissa Fumero) made her way down the aisle in 2009 wearing a gown that blended several different shades of blue as she prepared to marry Rex Balsom (John-Paul Lavoisier).
In 2016, The Bold and the Beautiful’s Steffy Forrester (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) married Wyatt Spencer (Darin Brooks) while wearing a bold color-blocked bridal dress combining traditional white with sophisticated slate blue.