We've seen plenty of nixed nups on soaps, but Lorenzo Lamas (Hector, BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL) experienced it in real life. The actor shares with Digest what he did during the July weekend that he was supposed to marry his now-ex-fiancée, Barbara Moore.

"All my family was scheduled to come out for the wedding, and I was really looking forward to seeing them," says Lamas. "So I was a little disappointed that it looked like that wouldn't happen after the plans fell through. But the wonderful thing is, they all still came out for that weekend anyway.... My sister Carol, my brother Steven, my mother, Arlene [Dahl, ex-Lucinda, ONE LIFE TO LIVE], her husband, Marc, my son, A.J. [ex-Rafael, AS THE WORLD TURNS] and my daughters — Shayne, Alexandra, Victoria and Isabella. There were some other relatives and friends, too."

The gang enjoyed a night on the town at one of Lamas's favorite restaurants and, of course, lots of chattering went on for most of the evening. "We were sitting around the table, trying to remember when all of the siblings were together and we couldn't," Lamas recalls. "There was just never a point in time when we were all together. That just made it even more special."

Not surprisingly, being together for such a big family meal felt like the holidays. "It was an amazing dinner and it was almost like getting together for Thanksgiving," notes Lamas. "In fact, we gave thanks to family and prayed that we can do it many more times. It would be so incredible if we could all do this again for a Thanksgiving or Christmas. My 19-year-old daughter, Shayne, makes a great turkey."

Even though he's been married four times and canceled his most recent engagement, Lamas hasn't soured on the idea of getting hitched again. "Believe it or not, I still think marriage is a great institution," he says. "I'm glad my older kids are not in a rush to get married like I was at their age. I was married at 21, divorced and married again at 23 and had children by the age of 24."

Despite being single again, Lamas doesn't harbor any ill will toward Moore. "We may have come to the conclusion that marriage was not in the cards for us, but we also decided that we are going to be loving and supportive toward each other in the spirit that brought us together in the first place," he explains. "I think she's a wonderful, talented woman and destined for greatness."