"I, Jennifer, take you Jack, to be my husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and cherish always."

"I, Jack, take you Miss... take you, Jennifer, to be my wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and cherish always."

Rings: "I give you this ring as a token and pledge of our constant faith and abiding love."

Jennifer's Poem to Jack
"Marriage"
[written by Days producer Maura Penders]

Now we will feel no rain
For each of us will be shelter to each other
And now we will feel no cold
For each of us will be warmth to each other
Now there is no loneliness
We are two bodies, but there is one life before us and one home
When evening falls, I'll look to you and there you'll be
And I'll take your hand and you'll take mine
And we'll turn together and we'll look to the road we travelled to reach this
The hour of our happiness
It stretches far behind us, and our future lies ahead
A long and winding road where every turning means discovery
Old hopes, new laughter, shared tears
The adventure has just begun

Jack's letter to Jennifer

Dear Jennifer,
In the past few days I've been something that I've rarely been at any other time in my life. Silent.But you're at least partly to blame. From the day we met you've surprised me, challenged me, and engaged me in a way that no other human being ever has. And I've never been able to tell you what that meant to me. But today of all days I have to find a way. Before I knew you, I wasn't living, I was waiting and hoping. Because even though I've lived my life in a gray and soulless city, I've always known that somewhere in the heart of it there is a wall and then there is a door and if you're lucky enough to have the key and you're lucky enough to get inside, you'll be about as close as any of us are ever going to get to the Garden of Eden.

[Scripted Vows, per Soap City]

MINISTER: Now are we ready for the vows?

JACK: The word is eager.

JENNIFER: Me, too. I'm very eager to be your wife again, Jack. I come to you this time, with more than love in my heart. I come with patience and my pledge to be kind to my husband. I won't be keeping score this time around. I won't be boastful or conceited, I won't demand my own way. Instead I'll be generous of heart and quick to forgive. Sound too good to be true? It's not. We trust each other now, Jack, and that's the strongest foundation a couple can have. I promise to build on that trust, so that together we can endure whatever comes our way.

JACK: (Bursts) I love you.

JENNIFER:I love you, too, Jack, so much… and here's a promise from the bottom of my heart. My love for you will never come to an end. (ON Jack, deeply moved by Jennifer's heartfelt vows)

JENNIFER: (cont'd) Jack, I promise to love you for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, forsaking all others. Only death can part us now.

JACK: Jennifer, I promise to love you, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, forsaking all others. Only death can part us now.

MINISTER: Jennifer, Jack would now like to speak his vows to you in his own words.

JACK: I'm a writer, so I know how important words are. But let's face it, words can be so easy to say, but awfully hard to live up to. The first time around, I bailed on my vows to you, Jennifer. Not this time. This time, I'm following through. I'll spend every day of my life loving you, Jennifer, cherishing you, thanking God for this second chance to prove my commitment to you and to our marriage. (TAKE: the minister, blessing the rings)

MINISTER: The perfect circle of a ring symbolizes eternity, while gold is a symbol of all that is pure and holy. As you give these rings to each other, our prayer is that your love will be the same, pure and eternal. May the Lord God bless these rings, symbols of your marriage. (He then hands the rings back to Jack and Jennifer. ON Jack and Jennifer as they begin the exchange of rings)

JACK: Jennifer, I give you this ring in token and pledge of our constant and abiding love. (Jack lovingly places the ring on her finger)

JENNIFER:(Very emotional) Jack, I give you this ring in token and pledge of -- (Jennifer is suddenly overcome with emotion. Jack smiles down at her encouragingly. Abby moves closer to Jennifer)

ABBY: I'll say it with you, Mom.

ABBY/JENNIFER: Our constant and abiding love.

#1: "With Love's Light Wings..." - December 1990

The setting: The roof of Jennifer's loft; candlelit dinner
The attire: Jennifer - red, off-the-shoulder dress; Jack - tux
The storyline: Jack does not know that Jennifer was raped by Lawrence Alamain, Frankie has become Jennifer's roommate
The quote: "With love's light wings did I o'er perch these wall, for stoney limits cannot hold love out, and what love can do that dare's love attempt." - Romeo & Juliet
The proposal: "Would you, Jennifer Horton, in your stubborn and feisty ways, continue to go.... out on ledges for and with me? Will you continue to surprise and delight and make me feel... Will you be my wife? Will you marry me?"
The answer: "After everything that's happened, I don't even know who I am anymore. There's only one thing that I'm sure of and that's that I love you very much, and I want to spend the rest of my life with you. But I'm just not ready to start the rest of my life yet."

The setting: The chimney/fireplace; Jennifer's living room;
The attire: Jennifer - blue robe; Jack - Santa Claus outfit, white beard
The storyline: Jack is afraid of losing Jennifer to Frankie, he still does not know she was raped
The proposal: "Why should she marry him? Let me count the ways. An immodest proposal of Mr. Jack Deveraux. Reason one, he loves you and reason two, you love him. And reason three, you wanted to - no, you'd do just about anything for each other but you already figured that out. Now you see, now under the normal circumstances Santa wouldn't be here asking questions for Mr. D but apparently he woke up in a kind of cold sweat last night and he was kind of worried that he was losing you. So to sum up this incredible offer of work and adventure and growth and stimulation for as long as you both shall live, I'll even throw in a promise to do everything in his power to deserve someone - someone as you."
The answer: "I love you, Jack. And I want to marry you. You know I want to marry you." The outcome: Jack broke off the engagement not even a month later when Jennifer slapped him and called him a rapist, envisioning Lawrence. Jennifer still wasn't ready to tell Jack she was raped by Lawrence, and so Jack ended things believing she would never accept his past.

#3: "The Holy, Holy Bonds of Matrimony" - May 1991

The setting: Outside Jennifer's loft in the rain
The attire: Jennifer - raincoat, wet; Jack - raincoat, wet
The storyline: Jennifer is preparing for her rape trial against Lawrence, and Jack is supporting her. Jack married Eve Donovan to get a share of her inheritance to save The Spectator.
The metaphor: Jack talks to Jennifer about the jade plant he gave her (that represents their relationship), about how it needs natural rain water to be healthy; inside the plant is hidden the engagement ring
The proposal: "I was hoping we could be a little more creative about this but you know, when it comes to this sort of thing, even though I've been through it many, many times, it's just the question and the answer. And the question is - upon my, well Eve's and my release from the bonds and I do mean the holy bonds of matrimony - once again, will you be my wife?"
The answer: "I don't believe in half-hearted commitments. When I marry you I want to give myself you totally. And I can't do that yet. I just can't do that right now..." "I want you to be sure that you know how I feel, okay. My future is with you. And there isn't anything that's going happen in that courtroom that can change that. But the thing is I can't start a new life until I get through this. I mean you can understand that can't you?"

#4: Just a Formality - June 1991

The setting: The courthouse
The attire: Jennifer - a polka-dot blue dress; Jack - a suit
The storyline: Jennifer just won her case against Lawrence for rape; nearby, a live TV news camera is rolling
The proposal: "Well all right, I better just say this before I lose my nerve. Uh... Miss Horton...Miss Horton will you...will you...will you marry me?"
The answer: "Yes, yes I will marry you."

#5: The Story of Us - September 2001

The setting: Tuscany
The attire: Jennifer - white peasant shirt, tan pants; Jack - green shirt, tan pants
The storyline: Jack and Jennifer, though divorced, are living together for Abby's sake. Jack has made no secret of the fact that he wants his ex-wife back.
The proposal: "Jennifer Rose Horton ex-Deveraux... will you marry me?"
The answer: "I can't say yes. I don't know why. I just can't, and I'm sorry. ."

#6: Here Comes Santa Claus... Again
- Valentine's Day 2003

The setting: Jack and Jennifer's living room
The attire: Jennifer - a Santa Claus outfit, white beard and all; Jack - blue sweater, black pants
The storyline: Jack and Jennifer have been back together for a couple of months, and have been dealing with what happened with Colin Murphy. Jennifer has realized how much Jack means to her and decides to recreate his Santa proposal to her, with the roles reversed.
The proposal: "My whole life, I have only loved one man, and that love has been tested over and over and over. But I think it’s the tests that have made us stronger. And you’re the man that I love, and I want to be your wife again. So... Jack Deveraux, will you marry me?”
The answer: "Miss Horton... yes. Yes, I will marry you."

~ The Spectator: The newspaper where Jack and Jennifer met, became friends, fell in love, first (technically) kissed
~ Jack's mansion bedroom: Where the bed broke when Jennifer pounced him, where they both slept when he was protecting her, where their first break-up occurred (note on the bed table)
~ Steve's secret passage way: Where the first REAL kiss occurred (ie: mutual and expected)
~ Jennifer's loft: Where many working sessions and make-out sessions and everything else took place
~ The cave on the island: Where they first made love, where Jack first said "I love you"
~ The stateroom on the Loretta: Where Jennifer first said "I love you", where Jack gave in
~ The embassy in New York: Where Jack and Jennifer made up after their first break-up
~ Jennifer's room at Lawrence's villa: "Nobody is ever going to love you the way that I love you!"
~ The cabin in the woods: Where Jack took Jennifer after kidnapping her from her wedding to Emilio, and where he took her over a year later to get away from Lawrence before the trial
~ The set of Ask Dr. Love: Where Abby was conceived
~ The airplane runway: Where Jack brought Jennifer to scream at the airplanes