I got invited to a wedding in Switzerland. The only catch? We had to come garbed -- in chain mail and a Swiss cavalier's cap for me, and two elegant gowns for my lady.
BBC | Posted 06.21.2008 | Life
Thousands of Chinese couples are applying to tie the knot on 8 August, to help celebrate the opening of the Beijing Olympics, state media say. The nu...
Taii K. Austin | Posted 06.17.2008 | Life
Oh my God, Lisa, your wedding was awesome! Thank you so much for inviting me. I'm gonna hit the highway before traffic-- What's that? Oh no, no. ...
cnn.com | Liane Yvkoff | Posted 06.09.2008 | Life
Being a bride's maid or matron of honor is a distinction many women cherish. But it doesn't come cheap. It can easily cost a woman $1,000 or more fo...
Stephanie Pierson and Barbara Harrison | Posted 06.06.2008 | Life
I do. I don't. Or do I? How is today's bride -- her groom in a kilt and yarmulke, her virtual guests, half sisters, whole pre-nup and Santa Mon...
Lesley M. M. Blume | Posted 06.05.2008 | Life
Ladies and Gentlemen: With great pleasure, I present the sixth installment of my Let's Bring Back series. A quiet homage to Vogue legend Diana Vreel...
cnn.com | Diane Mapes | Posted 06.02.2008 | Life
Mary McPhail, a 47-year-old online retailer from Bexley, Ohio, will never forget her wedding to husband and business partner Geord Douglas 23 years ag...
Pauline Millard | Posted 05.30.2008 | Business
When pretty water pitchers only cost $30, you have to wonder why they're so inexpensive.
Kimberly Bonnell | Posted 05.20.2008 | Life
With an eerie predictability, women became engaged to the men for whom they prepared this chicken. Voila: engagement chicken. Here's the recipe, straight from the source.
Bella DePaulo | Posted 05.11.2008 | Life
A few weeks ago, Ted Sorensen - husband, father, and renowned speechwriter for President John F. Kennedy - was interviewed by Deborah Solomon of the N...
Candy Spelling | Posted 05.10.2008 | Life
Just when I thought all the polling questions had been asked, the Wall Street Journal came through with a story about brides who survey their friends about wedding decisions.
CNBC | Posted 04.11.2008 | Business
Investment bank bailouts, home foreclosures and job losses have spread economic gloom through America but in New York, at least, there's one industry ...
Morra Aarons-Mele | Posted 03.01.2008 | Life
One of the worst things about having a wedding was the bridal magazines and the pressure of the perfect neo-yuppie lifestyle they portrayed.
The Times | Steve Beale | Posted 02.29.2008 | Life
It's Scottish tradition that women propose to their men in leap year. Here's the back story and advice on how to do it: -or- Read one man's take o...
Anna Post | Posted 02.28.2008 | Life
What advice would I give to Carrie Bradshaw, and all those other brides out there?
Newsweek | Pat Wingert and Sarah Elkins | Posted 02.27.2008 | Life
Researcher Lori Neighbors, an assistant professor of nutrition at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, recently took a more scientific look at the r...
The New York Times | Ruth La Ferla | Posted 02.21.2008 | Life
"Brides today absolutely want to look sexy and glamorous," said Mara Urshel, an owner and the president of Kleinfeld, the venerable Manhattan bridal s...
Anna Walsh and Breanna Doll | Posted 01.16.2008 | Life
As an owner of a bridal boutique, I dread it every time a bride asks me "well which dress would you pick?" Selecting a wedding dress is not and should not be a democratic process.
Anna Walsh and Breanna Doll | Posted 01.11.2008 | Life
To make an engagement modern, let simplicity and sincerity be your guide.
Lea Lane | Posted 01.02.2008 | Life
I'd rather be forced to read a dozen New York Times columns by Bill Kristol than go to a wedding alone.
Michelle Renee | Posted 11.20.2007 | Life
I still have a hard time going to weddings and listening to vows, promises, lyrics to gushing love songs, seeing dreamy eyed bride and groom only to remember my own wedding and the demise of my marriage.
Neil G. Giuliano | Posted 11.13.2007 | Media
I was very surprised to hear the response the The Daily Star-Journal, received when it published the commitment announcement of John Scott, Jr. and Elijah Davidson on Sept. 26.
Tina Dupuy | Posted 09.24.2007 | Politics
It's pretty safe to say that gay marriage is getting more presidential candidate support now than in any other time in our nation's history. There's...
David A. Andelman | Posted 06.30.2008 | Life