After the dark of sadness comes the glory of happiness!

The final wedding!

To the sounds of the music, Taylor walked into the room. Ridge's heart began to pound when he caught sight of her. Never had she seemed more beautiful to him. As she stood in front of him, he grabbed her by the hands. They looked deep into each other's eyes and beamed at each other. The minister gave a moving speech about their love and their two souls, who even though they had been separated for a long time were always connected and had finally found each other again. Afterwards, Steffy and Thomas each recited a poem wishing their parents the best of luck for their life together. Steffy played the recording of Phoebe's song. Emotionally, they all listened to her singing and all felt Phoebe's presence as if she were with them.

Ridge and Taylor had each written personal wedding vows. Ridge was the first to take the floor.

"Taylor, from the first day we met, you have always given me support and encouragement. No matter what challenges I had to face in my life, you were always there and gave me strength and some hurdles I may have not overcome without you. You always offered me a home, a place full of warmth, love and security and you gave me the most beautiful gift ever; our three wonderful children. I know I often didn't appreciate this home and I had to lose it first to realize its true value. I am very happy that fate has brought us back together and has given us a new chance. I promise you from now on I will honor and protect our love. I want to be a home for you, where you feel safe and secure and I want to enjoy every day with you as long as I live."

Taylor was deeply touched by these loving words. A few tears rolled down her cheek. She had to collect herself first before she could speak. 

"Ridge, we have known each other for so many years. We've been through a lot together, shared wonderful moments which I will keep forever in my heart and I don't wanna miss any of those moments. Together we have experienced the incredible luck of having three children in whom our love will live on. This love is a part of me that will never fade away. I love you, I have always loved you and I always will. All the time I wanted you to be happy and from now on I want to share this happiness with you. You know you can always rely on me. I promise you I will always be there for you and I will always stand by your side. I will go every way with you as long as I live."

After the personal words, Ridge and Taylor repeated the official wedding formula and both vowed to love, honor and respect each other until death.

Now it was time to exchange the rings. At that moment, a bright ray of sunlight shined in the room and for a moment, everyone was blinded. Steffy and Thomas stepped forward, each carrying a small velvet pillow in their hands with the rings. Ridge was the first one, slipping both the engagement ring and the new wedding band onto Taylor's finger. Then it was up to her to put the new ring on his finger. They both grasped hands and beamed into each other's eyes 

"By the power vested in me, I now pronounce you husband and wife! You may kiss your bride!" As if he had just waited for this moment, Ridge grabbed her and they sank into a long loving kiss. They forgot everything around them. The pianist began to play again. Thomas and Steffy started to clap and cheer. They clapped so loudly that you could easily believe  there were twenty other people in the room. After Taylor and Ridge finally broke away from each other, they stepped up to their parents and hugged them. Just as they were about to leave the room, the sunbeam disappeared. For a moment, they all looked toward the window. All four Forresters had the same thought. Phoebe! She was somewhere up there right now, witnessing this wonderful moment. Surely she was thrilled to finally see her parents reunited.

Full of pride, Ridge hooked up his newlywed wife and led her out of the room. Outside they were greeted by the hotel manager with several other heads of the hotel department. A waitress handed each a glass of champagne. (Ridge had insisted that all drinks served during the wedding should be alcohol-free). Everyone toasted the happy couple. Ridge wrapped his arms around Taylor and the two smiled at each other and kissed over and over again.