As wedding bells prepare to ring in Summer Bay, tensions begin simmering beneath the surface when Levi steps firmly back into Cash and Eden’s wedding plans.

What should be a time of joy and simple celebration quickly becomes fraught with emotional landmines, unfinished family wounds, and one very deeply personal question:

who will walk Eden down the aisle? The wedding between Eden Fowler and Cash Newman has been eagerly anticipated by the residents of Summer Bay—and by viewers—

ever since the couple weathered a dizzying storm of drama, near-tragedies, and emotional tests. Yet for all the love between them, the wedding itself has been slow to take shape. With Cash temporarily out of town, Eden has been left juggling lists, logistics, and expectations—none of which, as it becomes painfully clear, she has quite under control.

Enter Levi—once slated to be heavily involved in helping coordinate the wedding, only to step back after Irene’s diagnosis sent him into a spiral of uncertainty and overwhelm. With Irene now overseas in Paris and Levi finally feeling steadier, he approaches the wedding plans again with sudden urgency, appearing almost determined to reclaim the role he abandoned. But the way he goes about it threatens to upend the delicate relationships around him.

When Levi stops by to check in, his growing concern is quickly realized: Eden hasn’t finalized guest numbers, has made no headway with hair or makeup, and—perhaps most shockingly—has not yet chosen a wedding dress. Levi’s shock is thinly veiled, particularly when he learns that Jennifer, the new celebrant, is just as behind as Eden. Something in him snaps into decision-making mode.

Without so much as a conversation with Eden or Cash, Levi calls Jennifer directly and dismisses her from the wedding entirely. In Levi’s mind, he is simply correcting the course. To Eden, the news comes as both a shock and a source of embarrassment. But when Levi explains that stepping away from officiating had been an emotional reaction to his grief over Irene—and that he now feels ready and committed—Eeden finds herself softening. His vulnerability strikes a chord. She agrees to reinstate him.

With Levi back in planning mode, momentum builds quickly—at least for a while. Over coffee and pastries at the share house, the pair finally start ticking important items off the list. But in one seemingly innocent moment, the entire conversation shifts. Levi casually asks:

“So… who’s walking you down the aisle?”

The question halts Eden in her tracks. The room seems to still.

For Eden, that moment has always symbolized tradition, love, belonging—a place where family history and present hopes collide. But her estranged relationship with her father, Jimmy, is complicated and painful. Years of distance have created wounds that time alone hasn’t healed. The idea of asking him feels forced, hollow, even dishonest. Yet not asking him leaves another painful void.

So Eden calls Levi again—not for wedding updates, but to ask him something deeply personal.

She wants him to walk her down the aisle.

Levi is overwhelmed. The honor is immense, but with it comes a tremor of fear: how will their father react? Is he ready to take on a role that symbolically replaces the man who once held that place in Eden’s life?

After a long, thoughtful conversation, Eden decides the most respectful step is to call her father directly. To tell him herself. To ask—not for permission—but for blessing.

When Levi later returns with news, the air is weighted with expectation. Jimmy had been disappointed—of course he had—but he had also been grateful that Eden reached out at all. And that gratitude, small as it was, signaled something promising: progress.

With Jimmy’s blessing, Levi gives his answer.

He would be honored. He will walk her down the aisle.

However, peace in Summer Bay rarely comes without opposition.

Their sister, Abigail, is furious. To her, this decision is not healing—it’s reopening old wounds. She storms into the farmhouse, accusing Levi and Eden of undoing the fragile stability their family has finally begun to rebuild.

Her reaction hangs in the air like a storm cloud.

What began as wedding planning has now spiraled into a deeper reckoning: family, loyalty, identity, forgiveness—and whether old scars should be acknowledged or covered.

As the wedding approaches, one question looms larger than flowers, dresses, or guest lists:

Will the walk down the aisle bring the family together, or tear open everything they’ve tried so hard to mend?

Summer Bay may soon find out.