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THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS

Go Behind The Scenes at Tessa and Mariah’s Wedding on Y&R!

By Michelle Moro Parkerton
Camryn Grimes, Mishael Morgan, Elizabeth Hendrickson, Melissa Ordway
Instagram

The wedding of Tessa and Mariah on THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS was a visual masterpiece celebrating a milestone moment between the soap’s same-sex couple. It was also a few incredibly long days of work for all of the Y&R actors and actresses involved in bringing the 1970s-themed wedding to life!

Despite the long hours they spent together on the set, the talented men and women behind our favorite Genoa City characters seemed to have plenty of time to chill out and goof around — and take pictures of it all for the soap’s fans to later see. Now that Teriah’s wedding has officially begun to air, several stars from Y&R have shared those backstage shenanigans on Instagram!

Scroll through the gallery to see some of the best behind-the-scenes moments from the taping of Tessa and Mariah’s wedding!  

  1. Elizabeth Hendrickson (Chloe)

    Elizabeht Hendrickson
    Instagram
    Comparing her sleek purple dress to a purple bird, Hendrickson wrote on Instagram that taping Tessa and Mariah’s wedding was “Proof that it’s been too long since we spent a couple of long days together on set. We had way too much fun.”

  3. Melissa Ordway (Abby) and Sharon Case (Sharon)

    Sharon Case and Melissa Ordway
    Instagram
    The actresses — who play the aunt and mother of one of the brides — posed pretty in their 1970s-inpired frocks.

  5. Greg Rikaart (Kevin)

    Greg Rikaart
    Instagram
    Was Rikaart tired after his alter ego crashed the wedding? There was no better place to take a load off than these plush orange couches!

  6. Michelle Stafford (Phyllis)

    Michelle Stafford
    Instagram
    “This pic here was taken by the spectacular Sean Dominic [Nate] while I was doing the scene watching the (spoiler alert) 'wedding crasher,'” noted Stafford. “You can really see the amazing set design! Our set designers!! Amazing!”

  7. Mishael Morgan (Amanda) and Michael Mealor (Kyle)

    Mishael Morgan Michael Mealor
    Instagram
    “Wedding bells are ringing 💍,” wrote Morgan, goofing off with Mealor, whose character got to officiate Tessa and Mariah’s big day. “The wedding of the year!”

  9. Mishael Morgan (Amanda), Elizabeth Hendrickson (Chloe), and Bryton James (Devon)

    Mishael Morgan, Elizabeth Hendrickson, Bryton James
    Instagram
    “No fun was had 😂❤️,” joked Hendrickson, here in between takes with her co-stars.

  10. Greg Rikaart (Kevin) and Bryton James (Devon)

    Greg Rikaart Bryton James
    Instagram
    “Been waiting 18 years and 1 month to post this,” wrote James, sharing an old photo of him and Rikaart on the set with Thad Luckinbill (ex-J.T.) in the background. Clapped back Rikaart: "In order of aging from best to worst it goes: Bryton, me, then Thad (seen in bottom pic wearing the black mask). 😂”

  11. Brytni Sarpy (Elena), Cait Fairbanks (Tessa), Camryn Grimes (Mariah), and Sean Dominic (Nate)

    Brytni Sarpy, Cait Fairbanks, Camryn Grimes, Sean Dominic
    Instagram
    “Honored to be included in this historical moment for Y&R,” wrote Sarpy. "These dimensional characters and inclusive storylines keep pushing the world forward. Proud of my Y&R family 🖤 So excited for you all to see it.”

  13. Cookies
    Instagram
    Kelsey Wang (Allie) was shocked by all of the details that went into Tessa and Mariah’s flower power wedding. “Those are real flower petals in those cookies,” she raved.

  14. Brytni Sarpy (Elena)

    Brytni Sarpy
    Instagram
    “So relieved my feet aren’t in those heels anymore,” confessed Sarpy.

  15. Conner Floyd (Chance), Melissa Ordway (Abby), and Greg Rikaart (Kevin)

    Conner Floyd, Melissa Ordway, Greg Rikaart
    Instagram
    In a hilarious video posted by Ordway to her Instagram stories, Floyd walked up to the coat-check room where Rikaart was “working” as the attendant.

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