AT LONG LAST, FAITH TAKES THE PLUNGE AND GETS MARRIED, ON A SPECIAL ONE-HOUR �HOPE & FAITH,� FRIDAY, JUNE 2

Kelly Ripa�s Real-Life Husband Mark Consuelos Guest Stars

�The Marriage,� Parts 1 & 2 � After years of being on the single merry-go-round and searching for her soul mate, Faith receives proposals from not one, but two ardent boyfriends � Gary �The Gooch� Gucharez� (Mark Consuelos), the sexy former baseball star, and Larry, the romantic and handsome TV news anchor (Dean Cain). Will she take the plunge? Will she say �I do�? Yes! But does Hope approve of her sister�s decision? It isn�t all rose petals on the way to the altar, on �Hope & Faith,� FRIDAY, JUNE 2 (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. (Rebroadcast. OAD 9/30/05)

Mark Consuelos, co-star of the television series �Missing,� will guest star, reprising his role from last season as �The Gooch.� He also appeared in the recently released theatrical feature, �The Great Raid,� an inspiring drama that tells the true story of a daring rescue mission during World War II.

�Hope & Faith� stars Kelly Ripa as Faith, Faith Ford as Hope, Ted McGinley as Charley, Megan Fox as Sydney, Macey Cruthird as Hayley and Paulie Litt as Justin.

Guest starring in �The Marriage� Parts 1&2 are Stephen Bradbury as minister, James Strauss as bartender, Chance Kelly as Frank and Brian Reddy as Mediator.

�The Marriage,� Part 1 is written by Tod Himmel and directed by Scott Ellis.

�The Marriage,� Part 2 is written by Jenny Snyder and directed by Scott Ellis.

�Hope & Faith� is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC�s selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish subtitles via secondary closed captioning.

These programs carry a TV-PG,D parental guideline.