It is one thing to wince at the glow of a Real Wedding staring back at you from a blog, to scroll through—one eye closed, the other wide open—the documentation of a Real Day That Really Happened for One Real Couple. In most cases, behind the curtains of hanging moss and curls of calligraphy, you can almost see glints…
Quick question for those of you out there who are in the stages of planning your wedding: Do you ever feel like you’ve got too much time on your hands, or like you’re not spending enough money, or you’re hoping for another item on your checklist? Fear not, you rare birds: There’s a new Thing in town and it’s a -moon.
When a woman’s Facebook relationship status switches to “engaged,” the comments that ensue are pretty predictable. There are OMGs, congratulations, the ring emoji, the couple-holding-hands emoji, the smiley-face-with-hearts-in-place-of-eyes emoji... You get the picture.
An interesting thing is happening in the retail world: as the population of Indians living in the United States grows, and the number of Indian weddings has grown with it, the need for the right clothing for those weddings has reached a new high. Sensing an opportunity, a bunch of sari-rental websites have cropped up,…
Modern conundrum: thanks to the wedding-industrial complex transforming what should be a nice little celebration of love into a hilariously expensive clusterfuck, a lot of couples find themselves in an odd position, relationship-wise: they've ruled out marriage, but they also are pretty sure they're never going to…
I'm so excited for your bachelorette party! It's going to be awesome! I can't wait to go shopping for lingerie to give you as a gift, since sexy-themed presents seem to have become obligatory at these events, whether you've been friends with the bride for years or only just kind of know her from work!
In Mandarin, the words for "January 4th, 2013" are pronounced a lot like the phrase "I will love you all my life," and so, logically, that means that January 4th is a lucky day to get married in China, kind of like how March 4th of every year is a lucky day to join the Army or leave your spouse in the middle of the…
Not to go all local news-style alarmist on you, but: brides and grooms, your extreme wedding photos could be putting your lives at risk. This conclusion isn't the result of a scientific study, it's the result of simple observation — if you're standing out in the middle of a busy intersection or jumping joyfully from a…
It's not a secret that strapless bridal dresses are about as ubiquitous as that scene in movies where the officiant asks people in attendance at a wedding to speak up or forever hold their peace and someone speaks up, with comical results. But why? Strapless gowns are nearly universally unflattering, they're tough to…
In January, an email went out, with the subject line: "What if Anthropologie did weddings?" It was a teaser for BHLDN, Anthropologie's new bride-centric venture. We wondered: What did the letters mean? Beverly Hills London? Bride Hates Little Dogs Now? Benedictine Holies Levitate Directly Northward? Babies Help Liven…
Even during the recession, Argentina, the only South American country where it's legal for gays to marry, is experiencing a bit of a boom. Dear American Government: Legalize gay marriage. Many fabulous careers depend on it!
Disney weddings are so passé. The hot new nuptials are Avatar-themed.
In the battle for worst new wedding-oriented TV show, Bridalplasty has some competition: Jilted? from We TV.
What happens when you pair two gross, emotionally exploitative themes in TV for women: Plastic surgery shows and wedding shows? Bridalplasty. The apocalypse is nigh.
Weddings sucked up $42 billion last year. The average U.S. wedding cost $19,581. And that figure actually represents a decline: in 2007, before the recession, Americans spent nearly $29,000 on every single one of our 2 million-plus weddings.
The only thing that stresses me out getting married is how much a wedding costs. And apparently, reports The New York Times, paying for the celebration often falls on the bride, the groom, their parents and grandparents.
Another day, another slew of articles about marriage. Who's doing it. How successful they are. (Turns out living together first decreases your chances! Who knew?) And how "the path" to marriage "has been obscured" by icky, newfangled, lets-hang-out dating culture.
A couple of engagement-related stories in the news this week are pretty wretched.
Sales are up at David's Bridal. Brides "pick through the dresses like they're shopping for groceries," notes The Big Money. We forgot that women are supposed to go wedding-dress shopping by palanquin. [TBM]
[Bucharest, May 17. Image via Getty]
