Floyd and Frei tell PEOPLE their big day was like "a fairytale"

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• Days of Our Lives newcomer Conner Floyd married Carly Frei at the London Hotel in West Hollywood, Calif., on March 21
• They welcomed 220 guests for the occasion
• The couple, who got engaged in December 2024, told PEOPLE their wedding day was like “a fairytale”

Conner Floyd has landed a new role — husband!

The Days of Our Lives newcomer, 33, married Carly Frei at the London Hotel in West Hollywood, Calif., on Saturday, March 21. The bride and groom — who are originally from Boston and Austin, Texas, respectively — tell PEOPLE that they chose the location because they wanted to give their 220 guests "a glimpse" of what their lives are like in Los Angeles.

They envisioned "an old-school, Old Hollywood" vibe for their big day, which made the London — a luxury boutique hotel just steps from Rodeo Drive — the perfect venue to bring their dream wedding to life. Their goal was to gather together all of their favorite people for "a weekend full of so much love and fun."

"Especially having family and friends who live all over, this was the one time we could get everyone together from all walks of life," says Floyd, who starred as Phillip "Chance" Chancellor IV in The Young and the Restless from November 2021 to July 2025.

In a moment that shocked fans, his character was shot and killed during the July 28, 2025, episode, dying in the arms of Billy Flynn's character, Cane Ashby, and ending Floyd's time on the show. But in a surprise twist, Floyd was hired by Days of Our Lives to replace Flynn in the role of Chad DiMera.

He will make his onscreen debut on April 21, exactly one month after his wedding.

To help bring their nuptials to life, Floyd and Frei, 29, worked with wedding planner Katie Seefeldt, whom they say made the process a breeze.

The wedding festivities kicked off on Friday, March 20, with a welcome party at the Sunset Tower Hotel, hosted by Floyd's parents.

The next morning, Floyd and Frei, an esthetician and skincare expert, took a private moment to recite their handwritten vows to each other over coffee. Frei says it "helped calm the nerves and gave us a chance to be in the moment, just us two."

The couple's wedding ceremony was officiated by their "dear friend" Hayes Beyersdorfer, who was there the night they first met at The Den on Sunset Boulevard on Valentine's Day in 2020. (Floyd and Frei did not start dating until a year later, when they "randomly" ran into each other at a party.)

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Frei walked down the aisle in a bridal look that was put together with help from Christy Baird, the owner of LOHO Bride in West Hollywood. "I always had a vision for what I wanted, and then it all completely changed once I started actually trying on the dresses," Frei tells PEOPLE.

She ultimately chose a skirt, veil and neck scarf by Danielle Frankel, paired with a Wiederhoeft corset top. For her second look, she kept the corset and swapped her skirt for a mini version.

"I didn’t want to do an entirely new second look," she explains. "I just wanted to do a mini version of my wedding dress, which came out even better than I could have ever imagined."

Floyd chose a Todd Snyder tux for his groom's look.

Inspired by their hometowns, Frei and Floyd planned a cocktail hour featuring both an Austin food station with mini tacos and sliders and a Boston station full of seafood. Then, the newlyweds and their guests enjoyed an elegant sit-down dinner curated by Chef Anthony Keene.

Floyd and Frei shared their very first dance as husband and wife to the classic Elvis Presley ballad "Can't Help Falling in Love." Their wedding band, Ben Mallare, kept the dancing and party atmosphere going through the night. "We are huge music people, so live entertainment was a must," Floyd notes.

After their wedding, the newlyweds were headed off on a honeymoon in Bora Bora.

Reflecting on their special day, they tell PEOPLE it was like "a fairytale."

"If we could take the most glamorous parts of our lives and all the things that we love and fit them into a dream, fairytale weekend, that’s exactly what this wedding was," Frei says.

Now that they are officially husband and wife, Floyd says they are looking forward to continuing to build their lives together.

"The past five years that we have been together have truly been the best five years of our lives — and to think that we get to spend a lifetime together from this moment on just makes both of us so excited for what the future has to offer," the actor says.

Floyd and Frei's journey to the altar began in earnest after the soap star popped the question in Frei's hometown of Boston on Dec. 21, 2024. He got down on bended knee in the winter snow in the Boston Commons and presented her with a pear-cut diamond ring featuring a split gold band.

"It was a struggle to get her to walk through the park in 25-degree weather, but we made it happen," Floyd told PEOPLE at the time.

"I’ll never forget the face she made after dropping to a knee, and then surprising her with a massive party with our friends and families [afterwards]," he continued, describing the engagement as "a magical day."

"Carly is the love of my life," Floyd added at the time. "She means the world to me, and I really wanted to make this special for her."

Additional Credits:
Photo booth: Hollywood Photo Booth
Bride's makeup: Carly Fisher
Bride's hair: Matthew Ryan
Bride's spray tan: Glow Boss
Bride and groom's skin prep: The L.A. Facialist
Bride's jewelry: Logan Hollowell
Bride's ring & band: Izzy Atelier
Groom's wedding band: Buck Palmer
Groom's stylist: Joey Suchodolski
Groom's grooming: Jordan Blackmore
Content creator: Heart Crafted Social
Magician: Constantine
Cannolis: Cannolis by Mike

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