Damon and Elena were arguably the central romance of The Vampire Diaries, but how did their relationship progress from season to season?

There was also a shot of a wedding ring on his finger, and Damon gave up his life as a vampire to be with his love on Vampire Diaries. This was the perfect final moment for Damon and Elena ...

So what else did viewers miss because of cut footage? Elena wears a wedding ring at the end of the finale, so we know she weds Damon. But audiences never got to see Damon ask Elena to marry him.

Because of that, fans quickly split into teams, each choosing who they thought Elena should be with. In the end, Damon was the Salvatore brother who stood by her, after they both went through so much.

and Alaric’s wedding, to a house Stefan had lived in during one of his many fresh starts. At first, Stefan attempted to explain how the life Damon and Elena would lead as humans would be full of ...

When Stefan arrived at the wedding, he admitted to Elena that he didn’t want Damon to take the cure. He said Damon was aimless as a human. However, he couldn’t stop his brother. He left Elena ...

Suddenly, the finale cut back to Jo (Jodi Lyn O’Keefe) and Alaric’s (Matt Davis) bloody wedding, right where we left off last week. Damon ran Elena to the hospital. Then, Kai snapped Caroline ...

Who would win Elena’s heart—Stefan or Damon?—was the subject of The Vampire Diaries’ ultimate cliffhanger, which went beyond vampires and drama. Based on the books of L.J. Smith ...