Weddings

"Girls' Night Out" Takes A Hit with the Economic Downturn

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.20.2008 | Living


Dr. Irene S. Levine

With the cost of entertainment, transportation and meals skyrocketing, there's a natural tendency to hunker down, cocoon at home, and reduce spending.

Don't Lose Weight for an Event

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 10.19.2008 | Living


Irene Rubaum-Keller

Event losers tend to care more about what other people think of them than they do about taking good care of themselves on a regular basis. This is a symptom of low self-esteem.

Wedding Weight Woes

Jodi Lipper and Cerina Vincent | Posted 09.16.2008 | Living


Jodi Lipper and Cerina Vincent

Even though it's already August, it seems that wedding season is far from over, and that's fine with us. We love weddings - the beautiful brides, the...

A Vacation From Your Wedding Ring: Right Or Wrong?

Tango | Maya Halpen | Posted 09.11.2008 | Style


What's the difference between her hiding her diamond and me stowing my band? I suppose a smile on the train doesn't pose as much opportunity or risk a...

Swiss Bear Arms...At a Medieval Wedding

David A. Andelman | Posted 07.08.2008 | Living


David A. Andelman

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.

Chinese Couples Line Up for 'Olympic Wedding'

BBC | Posted 06.29.2008 | Living


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...

What To Do When You Can't Afford To Be The Maid-Of-Honor

cnn.com | Liane Yvkoff | Posted 06.17.2008 | Living


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...

The New Wedding Rules: What To Do When No One Has A Clue

Stephanie Pierson and Barbara Harrison | Posted 06.14.2008 | Living


Stephanie Pierson and Barbara Harrison

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...

Let's Bring Back...Part VI

Lesley M. M. Blume | Posted 06.13.2008 | Living


Lesley M. M. Blume

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...

How To Survive A Wedding From Hell

cnn.com | Diane Mapes | Posted 06.10.2008 | Living


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...

Did Virginia Woolf Like Chicken??

Kimberly Bonnell | Posted 05.28.2008 | Living


Kimberly Bonnell

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.

Brides Refuse To Let Credit Crisis Ruin Their Big Days

CNBC | Posted 04.19.2008 | 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 ...

How To Propose To A Man: A Leap Year Tradition

The Times | Steve Beale | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living


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...

Here Comes "Bride-orexia"

Newsweek | Pat Wingert and Sarah Elkins | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living


Researcher Lori Neighbors, an assistant professor of nutrition at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, recently took a more scientific look at the r...

Brides Start Sexing It Up

The New York Times | Ruth La Ferla | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living


"Brides today absolutely want to look sexy and glamorous," said Mara Urshel, an owner and the president of Kleinfeld, the venerable Manhattan bridal s...

What I Learned at Two Weddings and a Funeral

Lea Lane | Posted 08.04.2008 | Living


Lea Lane

I'd rather be forced to read a dozen New York Times columns by Bill Kristol than go to a wedding alone.