Christina Chambers (Maria, Sunset Beach) and longtime beau Brian Logue made it official on October 16 in their native Virginia. A very giddy Chambers spoke to Digest Online shortly after returning from her Hawaiian honeymoon. Below, her tips for maximizing wedding day merriment:

Don't Delay: "We got engaged last June, so we were engaged almost a year and a half. You would think that would have given us enough time to get ready. But it seems like you kind of putz around and then two months before the wedding, you start to panic. So there was a lot of panicking going on toward the end there."

Stick Close to Home: "Another piece of advice is, it would help to be in the same state as you're getting married in." Chambers should know: she planned her wedding from California, where Sunset Beach is taped. Fortunately, she and her intended found the perfect place to tout their troth. "We were home in Virginia for a week, Brian and I, and we had to pick a place for the reception. [Our wedding coordinator] led us to the roof of the Sheraton National. It's like a big fishbowl; all the monuments lit up at night and we got to see the sunset from up there. I went to Catholic University in Washington, D.C., and we could see the campus from the reception."

Make it a Blockbuster Night: "The night of the rehearsal dinner, my friends and I had a big slumber party. My mom was so sweet; she set up beds for everybody and we all piled into my old room that I grew up in.We talked about boys, watched Father of the Bride and Sixteen Candles. We kept rewinding the scene in Sixteen Candles where the bride is going down the aisle and she's taken too many muscle relaxants! We just hung out and had a great time."

Make the Moment Last: "It just goes by so fast, so afterwards, I was sitting in the hotel room in my dress and I almost started crying because it was over. As much as you can, make the day go as slow as possible. Always look around and always take a second to see your friends and look them in the eye and thank them for coming."

Don't Sweat the Small Stuff: "You get worked up because you want everything to be so perfect. And you should want that. But you have to learn to let things go. It will always come together, even if it's not exactly as you'd envisioned it. A lot of things did go wrong at my wedding. The flowers were wrong. The deejay was a disaster. I had taken dance lessons with my fiance and my father, and the deejay messed up our song. Don't put too much importance on things like that. I ruined 10, 15 minutes of my wedding being upset about the deejay. So it didn't work out -- I still got to dance with them, even if it was all messed up!"

Accentuate the Positive: "The important things went well. I was blessed with a 75 degree, sunny day in the middle of October. It was just amazing. The ceremony was just beautiful. And the minute I got married... I feel like a schoolgirl again! I feel like I'm 16 and in love again and everything seems just rosy."