Michelle Lundstrom/Instagram Steve Burton has found his forever love. TheGeneral Hospitalstar married chef and content creator Michelle Lundstrom in an intimate ceremony in Laguna Beach, Calif., on Saturday. The pair gushed toPEOPLEabout the nuptials. "This day isn't just about a ceremony. It's the beginning of forever with the love of my life," Burton said. Lundstrom added, "To have the most incredible man I've ever known by my side forever brings me so much peace and happiness. He is the love of my life, and I feel so blessed to call him mine." Held at an Orthodox church, the ceremony was attended by several of Burton's current and former costars, including married coupleJonathan Jacksonand Lisa Vultaggio. View this post on Instagram A post shared by People Magazine (@people) Burton and Lundstrom wereengagedin January, afterconfirming their romanceonly eight months prior. In 2022, Burtonseparated from his longtime wifeSheree, announcing on social media that she was "expecting her 4th child. The child is not mine." Burton vowed, however, that the couple would continue to co-parent their three children, Makena, Brooklyn, and Jack. The past few years have also marked a period of professional turbulence for Burton, wholeftGeneral Hospitalin 2021, explaining that "let me go because of the vaccine mandate." He thenreturnedtoDays of Our Lives, which he starred in back in 1988, beforegoing backtoGeneral Hospitalin 2024. Burton has played the mob boss Jason Morgan on the soap opera on and off since 1991, but briefly appeared as Drew Cain, Jason's identical twin, in photos and flashbacks from 2017-2019. Lundstrom, meanwhile, is a self-described "recipe creator" who appeared on Netflix'sBarbecue Showdown 2in 2022. Beyond the presence of Burton'sGHcostars, the ceremony was truly a family affair, with the series' hair and makeup artists, Anzhela and Luiza Adzhiyan, providing their services to Lundstrom for the big day. Sign up forEntertainment Weekly's free daily newsletterto get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more. Michelle Lundstrom/Instagram "I get to spend the rest of my life with my best friend, growing together each day in faith and love," Burton told PEOPLE. Lundstrom, who noted that marriage "means everything" to the happy couple, added that Burton has "proven that fairy tale love truly exists. He's like pure sunshine — always uplifting, endlessly caring. His love makes me a better person every single day." Read the original article onEntertainment Weekly
