Once back in LA, Ridge Forrester and Shauna Fulton began planning a real wedding to celebrate their marriage since they had eloped in Vegas and Ridge didn’t even remember it (via Soaps). As the wedding neared, Shauna’s feelings of guilt grew, and, at the last minute, she decided to come clean. She video called Ridge on the day of the wedding to tell him the truth but before she got the chance, Ridge revealed that he already knew what she had done. He went on to say that not only was he canceling the wedding, but he was returning to Brooke, whom he still loved. Shauna apologized profusely and was understanding about Ridge’s decision, though she was still heartbroken.
When Quinn Fuller and Shauna’s scheme was revealed to Ridge’s attorney Carter Walton (Lawrence Saint-Victor), he determined that Ridge and Shauna’s marriage was invalid (via Soap Central). Since Ridge was not actually the person who told Carter to file his divorce papers, that meant that he was still technically married to Brooke and that his Vegas wedding with Shauna was not legally binding.
Shauna clearly didn’t learn her lesson from the destruction she caused with her lies since she went on to cover for Quinn when she began having an affair with Carter behind her husband’s back (via Celebrating the Soaps). Ridge and Brooke, however, were able to mend their relationship, and their marriage seemed solid for a few years. Though things have gone downhill in recent months since their respective exes Deacon Sharpe (Sean Kanan) and Taylor Hayes (Krista Allen) are back in town and stirring up drama.
