![]() A red carpet is for work, right? This is for our lives.” When that feeling came, I knew it was it. This day was one of the most special days of my life besides having my daughter, and I just want to feel and look special. There’s a different level of pressure to that,” Tika admits. “I’m usually anxious before a red carpet. It was almost like a gift for them to really love where they are, love being together, and just overall having a really great time."ĭespite the fact that Tika regularly wears beautiful gowns on the red carpet, she says trying on wedding dresses felt entirely different. It was a real celebration of all the people who have held us up on this journey to make it what it is. I really had my friends, my family, my future husband in mind-it wasn't just for me. "Each one made me smile, so it made me even more excited to plan something beautiful. "My favorite part of the planning process was just looking at all of the names of my friends and family who were coming," Tika remembers. The pair set the date for May 14, 2022, and invited guests to join them for a weekend of festivities in Cabo San Lucas with a watercolor invitation suite created by Gia Boyd. Nick’s top priority? “Making Tika happy,” the groom laughs. “I think that’s really what sets the tone for a wedding,” Tika says. ![]() For the bride, incredible food and music were must-haves. So, with the help of a local wedding planner, Ximena Perez of Amy Abbott Events, the pair set their sights on a wedding at Chileno Bay Resorts & Residences, Auberge Resorts Collection in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, and got to work planning a weekend-long celebration, which was photographed by Jana Williams Photography.īeyond creating an amazing experience for their guests, Tika and Nick quickly arrived at their top wedding-planning priorities. ![]() And, after experiencing months in lockdown at the start of the pandemic, the couple felt strongly that their guests would jump at the opportunity to book a flight and get out of town. “It was so beautiful, and it wasn’t too far away from California, so it was an easy trip,” the bride remembers. In 2016, shortly before the birth of their daughter, Ella, Tika and James visited Cabo and fell in love with the area. To get inspired, they thought back to a vacation they loved and might want to replicate in some way: their babymoon. Take a look at how other One Life to Live alums have changed (or not) over the years in out then-and-now photo gallery of the cast.The only problem was neither Tika nor James had ever really given a destination wedding much thought, so a dream locale wasn’t already on their radar. We’ll add our own congratulations to the chorus of friends, family and fans, as we wish the newlyweds nothing but happiness in the years to come! It was a real celebration of all the people who have held us up on this journey to make it what it is.” “I really had my friends, my family, my future husband in mind - it wasn’t just for me. “I wanted everybody to have a great time,” Sumpter told Brides. More: Remembering All My Children and One Life to Live All involved made a girls dream come true.”Īccording to Brides, the two married in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, hoping to stay close enough to home in California to make it easy for friends and family to get to, but far enough away for their guests to feel like they were getting a vacation. “I got to marry my best friend yesterday,” Sumpter wrote on Instagram with a gorgeous wedding photo. They got engaged by 2017, and the rest is history!Ī post shared by Tika Sumpter on May 14, 2022, the Sumpter and James finally tied the knot. The two dated throughout their time together on the show, stealing kisses in the dressing room and eventually sharing a daughter, Ella. She admitted that James didn’t make the greatest first impression in that makeup room, but by the end of the day, he’d made her laugh so much that she gave him her number. Their roles certainly didn’t give them any opportunities to try out the fireworks onscreen - but offscreen was another matter! Sumpter talked about their meeting at a reunion special for the OWN show just last summer. ![]() More: Flash Back to Nathan Fillion’s daytime debut She played manipulative bad girl Candace, he, dangerously obsessed, closeted cop Justin. It’s certainly not the romance you would have expected watching her and Nicholas James on the show. One Life to Live alum Tika Sumpter (Layla), for instance, found the man of her dreams in the makeup room of Tyler Perry’s long-running OWN hit, The Haves and the Have Nots. You never can tell just where you’ll find love. This wedding has been years in the making!
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