You, Too, Can Marry Like a Royal
As the world watches Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, some couples might look on with envy. Others are having their own fairy tale wedding.
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Photo CreditJustin Gilliland for The New York Times Vows
36 Years Later, He’s Out of the Friend Zone
The high school crush that Joe Pantaleo had on Diana Ellis Jewell has lasted decades, but it wasn’t until recently that they reconnected and dated.
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Photo CreditChristian Tyler Randolph for The New York Times Bride Dies Two Months After Her Dream Wedding
James Garish, who married his kindergarten crush, Liz Stipkovits, on Feb. 17, had no expectations about growing old together. But he didn’t expect breast cancer to take his wife so soon.
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Bridal Fashion Week
Photo CreditTheia; Berta; Reem Acra What We Saw at New York Bridal Fashion Week
A quick look at some of the latest collections from top bridal designers.
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Mini-Vows
Photo Credit In Cooking Class, the Right Ingredients
The couple met volunteering to help Brooklyn grade-school students cook.
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Photo CreditV.G. Waymer No Makeup on My Wedding Day
Some brides are opting for a more au naturel look: faces dewy, eyes unshadowed, lips unstained. Others are wearing just a hint of makeup.
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Photo CreditGiselle Potter Nobody Tells You How Long a Marriage Is
You were establishing roots for a suburban life I would never be able to provide.
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Photo CreditRebecca Smeyne for The New York Times Dress Designers Add Options for Plus-Size Brides
After years of being ignored, curvy brides are now finding more choices in wedding dresses as new fashion lines are rolling out.
Binge Read Featured Couples
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Photo Credit Jessica Morris, Graham Garlinghouse
The couple met in high school. She invited him to junior prom.
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Photo Credit Alexa Mehraban, Daniel Matthews
The bride is the founder of @EatingNYC. The groom is the founder of Postcard, a restaurant-related mobile app.
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Photo Credit Amanda Zeiger, Jesse Reich
The couple, who met while studying at Penn, married at the Pierre hotel in New York.
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Photo Credit Jordyn Shaffer, Jesse Amoroso
Jordyn Shaffer and Jesse Amoroso, who met through friends in 2013, were married in Santa Barbara, Calif.
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Photo Credit Sisi Chen, James Coonan
During their first year together, the couple decided to pursue M.B.A.s at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Photo Credit Homeless in Seattle, and Marrying Under the Overpass
On the wedding day of Michelle Vestal and Bob J Kitcheon, Ms. Vestal had been clean from crack cocaine for 84 days. “I would never have done it if it wasn’t for him,” she said.
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Photo Credit After Scandal and Divorce, Jenny Sanford Learns She Can Love Again
South Carolina’s former first lady wasn’t looking to remarry after her high-profile divorce, until her sister played matchmaker.
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Photo Credit On Craigslist, 3BR Unfinished, Future Husband Upstairs
Nicole Basile wasn’t looking for a husband when she moved to Crown Heights, Brooklyn, in 2010, but that’s exactly what she found.
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Photo Credit A Match That’s Perfectly Imperfect
Rahysa Vargas and Christopher Cheng managed to work through their different personalities and cultural backgrounds.
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Photo Credit Writing Their Own Stories, Together
The couple met on a yellow school bus as each began a two-year stint with Teach for America.
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Photo Credit A French Acrobat Sweeps Her Off Her Feet. Figuratively, Too.
Romain Guimard met Sally Newman, a Charleston lawyer, when the circus was in town. He was her guest through couchsurfing.com.
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Photo Credit A Merger for the Rabbi and the Labor Leader
Randi Weingarten recalled her first date with Sharon Kleinbaum: There was no political-speak. “I didn’t want the night to end,” she said.
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Photo Credit She Finally Gave the Office ‘Nice Guy’ a Chance
She found him annoying when she met him her second day on the job with the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development.
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Photo Credit He Had the First Line on Stage, She the Last
Angelica Schuyler (a.k.a. Mandy Gonzalez), who looked out for her sister in the 1700s, assists in another proposal and marriage at “Hamilton,” this one circa 2018.
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Photo Credit Unreliable Witnesses to Their Own Meeting?
The couple, both lawyers, met before each attended different law schools.
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Photo Credit How to Save on Wedding Flowers
Rent, reuse, don’t be picky, go big and you could even do it yourself. You might save thousands.
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Photo Credit Money-Saving Tips for Wedding Guests
Set a budget and stick to it, whether for travel, clothes or gifts.
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Photo Credit Make the Friends Happy. Don’t Have a Wedding Party.
A growing number of couples are opting to not have bridesmaids and groomsmen. They want to spare friends and family the hassle and expense.
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Photo Credit The Marriage Is Over, but the Jewelry Is Mine
Give back the ring and other bling? Nah. It could pay for summer camp. Or be made into a bracelet or necklace.
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Photo Credit Bridal Parties Mix It Up With Bridesmen and Groom’s Gals
“I still can’t figure out when the boys walk down the aisle. Do they do it with the bridesmaids, or do they stand on the side of the groom? Is he going to wear heels?”
