2021 In Review: The Best (And Worst) TV Weddings Of The Year, Ranked

The pandemic might have delayed countless real-life weddings, but it was business as usual on the small screen, where more than a dozen couples tied the knot over the past 12 months.

As TVLine's Year in Review continues, we're revisiting 15 of the most memorable unions and ranking them from worst to best — not based on how pretty the centerpieces were at the reception, but whether the proceedings properly honored the brides and grooms joined in holy matrimony, and the relationships that audiences had (maybe) come to adore.

It goes without saying that few of the following weddings went exactly according to plan. (We'd tell you to ask the officiant hired to marry Grey's Anatomy's Teddy and Owen, but we can't. He's dead.) Some were meticulously plotted and still managed to go awry, while others were planned at the very last minute and went off without a hitch. It all comes down to luck, we suppose. And just how romantic the writers' room is feeling on a particular day.

Scroll through the following list to see how your dearly beloved TV couple's big day fared, then hit the comments to discuss your favorite (and least favorite) nuptials from the past year.Still ahead in TVLine's 2021 in Review: TV's Biggest Controversies, Dumb Things TV Did, Coolest Scenes and so much more!

Having watched Dan spend the better part of two seasons agonizing over whether he could be with someone other than Roseanne, it would have been nice to honor his slow-burn relationship with Louise with a proper ceremony. Instead, a tornado tore through Lanford and derailed the proceedings, at which point Jackie stepped up and officiated her brother-in-law's wedding on the fly. (Season 4, Episode 4; watch on Hulu)

Their first attempt to get married in Season 16 was upended by a now-infamous voicemail. Their second was wrecked in Season 18's premiere when a tandem bike fatally struck their officiant. So maybe the embattled lovers were wise to settle for thrown-together nuptials at the Emerald City Bar. At least no one (else) died. (Season 18, Episode 1; watch on Hulu)

Like everything else about the CBS sitcom's series finale, Jill and Andy's City Hall ceremony was rushed. Even worse, it was interrupted by a bickering mother-daughter duo who were introduced just minutes prior, as if whatever they had going on was more important than seeing this fan-favorite couple tie the knot. (Season 8, Episode 18; watch on Hulu)

Filmed at the height of the pandemic, this intimate affair lacked the grandeur of a typical Carrington wedding, but it remained eventful nonetheless — thanks to an original musical performance from Fallon (of a song written by series star Liz Gillies), as well as the unexpected arrival of a knife-wielding stalker. (Season 4, Episode 2; watch on Netflix)

The hastily thrown together nuptials for a woman dying of cancer and the man she's been dating for only a few weeks shouldn't have moved us so deeply. But such is the power of Fox's reality-show-within-a-dramedy... and that epic choreographed group number to Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" didn't hurt, either. (Season 1, Episode 9; watch on Hulu)

It wasn't big. It wasn't fancy. "Queen of the Clipboard" Maya was so excited that she forgot that she and her fiancée were writing their own vows. But it was sweetly right for the brides. If only it hadn't been overshadowed by the news that dropped at the reception: that Captain Bishop had been relieved of her duties. (Season 4, Episode 16; watch on Hulu)

The co-captains' impromptu ceremony – when the apocalypse is approaching, seize the moment! – was a sweet affair with lovely vows. But then baddie Bishop interrupted the event right before Sara and Ava were about to exchange "I do's," so unfortunately, we have to take off points for the most unwelcome of wedding crashers. (Season 6, Episode 15; watch on Netflix)

An anxious Maze walking down the aisle to a "Here Comes the Bride" guitar shred, Eve declining ex-husband Adam's offer to give her away as "a piece" of him... Everything about these nuptials was as perfect as the imperfect place between Heaven and Hell where the soulmates met. The kicker, though, was Linda's beautiful, poetic officiating leading to Maze's one-of-a-kind vows: "I just love you so f–king much!" And we, you, Maze. And we, you. (Season 6, Episode 7; watch on Netflix)

It was worth the wait. Almost a year (in show time) after the couple's nearest and dearest objected to the idea of them tying the knot in a small ceremony during the pandemic, they threw an "I do"-over on the beach that was as gorgeous as they are — and look at 'em; that's saying something! (Season 17, Episode 17; watch on Netflix)

Given how tragically Conrad and Nic's love story ended this year, you might forget they actually started 2021 on a jubilant note, tying the knot at last after Chastain's staff overcame the coronavirus pandemic. The outdoor ceremony was as much a celebration of Conrad and Nic's love as it was a memorial for loved ones they'd lost (like Devon's father, who died of COVID complications), and the reception finally brought us Mina and AJ's long-awaited first kiss. (Season 4, Episode 1; watch on Hulu)

Officiated by their close friend J'onn J'onzz, Alex and Kelly's beautiful ceremony earns bonus points for Winn and Kara's stripped-down version of Pat Benatar's "We Belong." That was followed by a fun reception that showed all our heroes cut loose on the dance floor. (Season 6, Episode 20; watch on Netflix)

We were expecting the nuptials of these two adorable lovebirds to be glamorous and over-the-top, and they were indeed... but they were also gorgeously moving. The underdog pair and their LGBTQ friends got to inhabit a space where they would normally not be welcome — the swanky Plaza hotel — and they filled it with love, joy and fashion to die for. The bride and groom's vows were heart-swellingly sweet, with Papi's surprise rendition of All-4-One's "I Swear" serving as the cherry on top of a beautiful sundae. (Season 3, Episode 6; watch on FXNow)

The reception was impeccably directed — so rich, so warm, so vibrant, and unlike anything we've ever seen on American television. And though a traditional Nigerian ceremony doesn't include vows, Abishola and Bob took a moment to exchange promises to one another as they shared their first dance as husband and wife. It doesn't get much sweeter than that. (Season 3, Episode 2; watch on Paramount+)

The sadness of the Syfy series coming to an end was offset by the sweetness of the wedding held during that final hour. Desolate, frigid Purgatory has never looked more picturesque and warm as when "WayHaught" capped one very wild year with a simple yet stunning ceremony, sparsely populated by friends and family (damn you, COVID) yet overflowing with the symbolic presence of MIA loved ones as well as the love felt by the fans watching at home.

The bride and bride were distinctly beautiful as they shared the following vows:

"My beautiful angel. You are the smartest, and the kindest person I know. I promise to stand by your side for all of life's adventures, and always pack a safety harness, just in case. I promise to hold your hand when the firelight grows dim and that my love never will."

"Nicole, I thank goodness every day for that bulletproof vest. Without it, I would never have known a love so strong and mighty. I promise to love you. I promise to stand beside you, as equals. For the rest of our lives."

Follow that up with Rachel's singing of "Wildwood" aka WayHaught's first kiss theme song, and, well...  Wynonna said before giving away her sister, "You're the best of us, baby girl." And this, folks, was the very best wedding of 2021. Opa! (Season 4, Episode 12; watch the ceremony above)