Anything for love
It's Sami's 10th wedding in Days of Our Lives and, as usual, some big secrets threaten to ruin everything…
Article: Genevieve Terblanche
She's carrying another man's baby. She helped her stepdad's would-be killer escape! She's a lying tramp! And (tiny detail) she gave her groom a "good night kiss" with drugged lipstick before trying to set fire to her rapist.
Yes, it's high time Sami Brady married again. As Days fans know, every time Sami ties the knot, secrets come out and everyone's furious for a while, but she's given a clean slate when they calm down.
It's worth the fuss of planning yet another wedding (she's on her 10th now).
Sami's guilty conscience gnaws at her before her wedding on 22 and 23 March: We're paraphrasing, but expect a lot of, "Oh, I must tell Lucas, but I can't because he'll dump me like a sack of rats." But hang in there.
While this will be grating for long-time fans who know exactly how this will go down – no way will she be able to confess until she's up there in a white dress in front of God and everyone – we're in for a surprise.
Spoiler alert
It's the day of the wedding and Father Kelly asks whether anyone knows why Sami and Lucas shouldn't be married. EJ walks through the church doors and winks at Sami and . . . that's all for Monday 22 March!
On Tuesday 23 March, EJ saunters up the aisle and plops himself into a pew up front (bride's side). After waiting so long you'll consider wandering off to make a cuppa, Father Kelly realises no one's going to say anything and speeds through the marriage service. Kate drags EJ aside and asks him whether that was his big plan – smirking.
But EJ reveals he still has a trick up his sleeve. It involves the photo Kate stole out of Celeste's files (the one showing Sami and EJ together in Lexie's car the night John was shot, someone dropped a house on Lucas, and Lexie vanished).
EJ slips the photo into the sweet montage of photos of Lucas and Sami, which Marlena lovingly assembled to show their lives growing up in Salem (don't miss it on Tuesday 23 March). Roman recognises the car, and everyone realises Sami's been up to no good again.
Cue one tearful bride, shrieking relatives, a roaring, furious father of the bride – and you'd think a vengeful groom, wouldn't you? But...
Are you ready for it?
Lucas just says, "Don't be upset, Sami. Mrs Roberts, don't be upset, not on your wedding day . . . Mrs Roberts, your mascara's running." He dries her tears, and tells off his gloating mom, Kate.
Then he announces the following, "I know it's traditional for the bride and groom to share the first piece of wedding cake. Today I think it's time for a new tradition." And he smushes a slice of cake in Kate's face and asks, "How does it taste, mom?"
Then he picks up his bride, and carries her out of the Chez Rouge reception to start their honeymoon (with a little surprise from the bride on the way out).
EJ hasn't played his final card – we'll let you see how far he gets with that – but he's finally forced to yield to the better man and tells Kate, "I admire him. His love is clearly a lot stronger than all of the blackmail, the schemes, and the tricks that we could throw at him. I certainly never anticipated things ending like this. Frankly, it's put me in a bit of a tailspin."
Still, EJ's down, not out. He tells Kate, "I love Samantha. I always have, and I . . . probably always will. Now, if you will excuse me, I have a plane to catch." And readers, we're afraid dear Kate's reply to that is unprintable!
Days' green wedding
Like My Name is Earl's Earl Hickey, bad karma magnet Sami Brady has decided to turn her life around, starting at the beginning of her new life, with a green (eco-friendly) wedding. Greg Meng, Days' executive in charge of production, placed a noticeboard out in the hall of the Days studio and told website Zap2it,
"The crew, the grips, everybody has been contributing information on green. This is really cool." Celebrity event planner Debbie Geller of Geller Events guest stars as herself. She was in charge of logistics, from picking a dress and menu, to helping Maggie organise the reception at Chez Rouge.
Bride trinkets
American Days fans went online to vote for the five lucky items Sami would walk down the aisle carrying. Something old: Caroline wrote down the bible verse her mother wrote for her on her wedding day. Something new: Hope gave Sami a mini Horton Christmas ornament.
Something borrowed: Marlena's pearl necklace. Something blue: Chelsea gave Sami a handkerchief that can be converted into a baby bonnet. Something green: Kayla gave Sami green vintage Irish lace. ?
We want a montage
Don't miss the montage of Sami and Lucas moments'on Tuesday 23 March. "That picture of me and Bryan during the Spring Fling story is SO embarrassing!" Alison Sweeney (Sami) wrote on her blog. "We were so young, and I just look so goofy!!!"
She added, "The first time I saw the completed montage, I was so choked up. Bryan and I had to participate – helping the prop department find old photos of us – and the writers asked us to help remember classic Lumi (Lucas + Sami) moments. I knew that hopscotch scene existed, and needed to be aired!
Even knowing all that, it still caught me off guard seeing the whole show completed. The song that's being played during the Lumi montage was performed by Whiskey Falls. I'm friends with the lead singer, Seven, who is married to Mackenzie Westmore (Passions' Sheridan).
It just seemed to fit the Lucas and Sami story perfectly. It's entitled I Can't Stop Loving You."
What do you think? Reckon they will last? We don't.