Weddings

Every ceremony at India's star-studded Ambani wedding, explained

3:11pm July 13, 2024

by Mansee Khurana

Kim Kardashian, Bill Gates and other celebs gathered in Mumbai for the "wedding of the year," the marriage of the son of Asia's wealthiest man. But what are all the ceremonies that they witnessed?

Inside the workshop and showroom of Giovanna Alessandro, in Chernivtsi, Ukraine.

World News

Ukraine's wedding dress industry is alive and well, despite the war

1:45pm August 03, 2022

by Eleanor Beardsley

The town of Chernivtsi, once the wedding dress capital of the Soviet Union, is still churning out dresses — for the West. "We are staying in Ukraine," says a dressmaker. "We will build our economy."

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For many brides, finding a wedding dress can be stressful and prohibitively expensive. That's why Gwendolyn Stulgis started a dress exchange group.

Arts

This woman gave her wedding dress to a stranger for free, and inspired a movement

5:00am July 22, 2022

Gwendolyn Stulgis walked down the aisle in the dress of her dreams. But after her wedding, she decided to pay the feeling forward to a complete stranger.

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Print a poster version of this comic to hang up on your fridge or give away to friends. Download the poster here.

Health & Safety

Coronavirus FAQ: Can I get COVID outdoors? (With printable poster on how to cut risks)

5:04pm July 01, 2022

by Melody Schreiber

We've heard for months that chances of catching SARS-CoV-2 outdoors are far less than indoors. Is that still true with highly contagious omicron strains? And if it is, what can you do to stay safe?

After long eschewing marriage, Pyotr Kolyadin and Tatyana Neustroyeva wed in April in St. Petersburg, Russia. It's "sort of like an anchor that you throw forward and maybe somehow it will pull you out," Pyotr says.

These Russian couples didn't plan to get married. The Ukraine war changed their minds

4:54am June 08, 2022

by Alina Selyukh

More couples — including those who stayed in Russia and those who fled — are urgently marrying, for reasons both practical and deeply emotional.

Tuesday's rare palindrome date of 2-22-22 also happens to fall on National Margarita Day in the United States.

Today is 2-22-22 ... and a Tuesday. Here's how to celebrate the rare date

3:30pm February 22, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

The rare palindrome date also coincides with National Margarita Day in the U.S. Wedding venues, airlines, hotels, and fast-food chains are among those marking "Twosday" with limited-time deals.

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Sharmistha Chaudhuri (center, wearing pink), 35, at her wedding in Kolkata, India, in January 2020. Chaudhuri found some Indian wedding traditions retrograde, so she hired four feminist priestesses to officiate at hers. They performed a multilingual, egal

Hindu priestesses fight the patriarchy, one Indian wedding at a time

9:20am October 15, 2021

by Lauren Frayer

The priestesses are part of a feminist push to make Hinduism more inclusive. Some have begun officiating at Indian weddings stripped of patriarchal traditions: No more "donating" brides to in-laws.

Paul DeLorenzo is general manager at Danversport, an event venue featuring a 10,000-square-foot ballroom with a 900-person capacity. He thought 2020 was going to be their best year ever until the pandemic forced him to close. DeLorenzo is hopeful capacity

National

After A Year Of Mostly Cancellations, Bookings Are Back For Many Event Venues

8:01am March 21, 2021

by Craig LeMoult

Phones are once again ringing at event spaces that were largely closed during the pandemic. And venues are starting to navigate the new normal as people being to plan long-postponed celebrations.

Nat Hilton (left) and Jessica Harmon came out to see the drumline and drill team in West Philadelphia.

Health & Safety

PHOTOS: A Summer Of Community, Despite Social Distance

4:53pm September 05, 2020

Celebrations, milestones and daily routines happen whether we're ready or not, and the summer of 2020 was no different. As Americans sought relief in an ongoing pandemic, they got creative.

Mannequins dressed in wedding gowns and wearing protective face masks in Gaza City in March. With wedding halls closed and public gatherings forbidden to prevent the spread of the virus, many couples have celebrated their marriage in alleyways and apartme

In Gaza, Coronavirus Sparks Wedding Fever

3:09pm April 30, 2020

by Daniel Estrin

With wedding halls closed, Palestinians have saved big money with low-key parties.