#weddings

#weddings

You're not wrong to feel irritated, but I think you may be irritated about the wrong thing. The issue isn't that they're not legally married-it's that they weren't upfront about it. If they'd said, "We're having a commitment ceremony to celebrate our partnership, and we'd love for you to join us," you could have decided whether to attend and give a gift. Instead, they let everyone assume it was a legal marriage, which feels deceptive.

Why have Americans clung so hard to the dream of a fancy wedding? Hanna Rosin asked Xochitl Gonzalez, our staff writer who used to be a luxury-wedding planner, this question on the Radio Atlantic podcast in 2023. "We've let go of so many 'middle-class American aspirations,' but we haven't been able to let go of the wedding," Xochitl noted. "People have given up on college, and I don't think that they want to give up on weddings."

Late on October 8, 2025, while everyone else in the house was asleep, I lay awake scrolling through my phone and journalist chat groups for updates. There were conflicting accounts from the ceasefire talks of progress, setbacks, hope and doubt. As my phone battery dwindled, I finally drifted off to sleep, stirred occasionally by distant shelling that told me what my phone couldn't.

My mother insists that Aiden can stay with friends or at a motel! The reason? They want to visit with their dogs, and Aiden is severely allergic to dogs and cats. Dear Not a Hotel, Even if I were willing to entertain this idea (which I am not), the entire house would have to be cleaned after the dogs left, and even then there would be no guarantee that Aiden's allergies wouldn't be triggered. It's not a risk I'm willing to expose him to.

Eloping became the attractive option as we realized the stress and expense of a large wedding didn't align with our new priorities as parents.

Recently uncovered video footage and photos reveal that Jeffrey Epstein attended Donald Trump's 1993 wedding to Marla Maples, a fact not widely known until now.

A bridesmaid's role is to support the bride, minimize drama, and solve problems, but sometimes the bridesmaid may create issues instead of helping.

I always envisioned my wedding being an intimate affair, with my son walking me down the aisle, as I wanted it to reflect both our desires.

Love is love. Congrats to the Loves. Just happy at least one of my quarterbacks invited me to their wedding.

One of the bridesmaids made a speech about herself that dragged on. She told the bride that she was the princess because she, herself, was really the queen.

While some may see bridal parties as celebrations of love and friendship, others view them as elaborate and somewhat ridiculous traditions that need re-evaluation.

The girls all know how to get in formation and organise themselves very quickly, the glowing bride said.

I wasn't born with sagging skin. I'm 36 now and I've tried Botox probably since I was 32 and it never helped. Over the last 18 months it's worsened.

Armathwaite Hall offers a magical setting for weddings with views of Skiddaw and Bassenthwaite Lake, providing romantic venues and enchanting experiences throughout the celebration.

...one of the best decisions I ever made. We started as friends, graduated to husband and wife and it has served us as a solid foundation for the highs and lows of life.