#weddings

#weddings

It's already expensive enough to get married; the tariffs just made me a little sad.

The City of London Corporation is making plans to allow weddings at Highgate Wood to generate additional income for conservation efforts of this protected woodland.

Fifteen years ago, on May 14, 2009, doctors Meredith Grey and Derek Shepherd looked at all of your big, extravagant weddings and said, Hmmm, no thanks, let's do it on a Post-it note.

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.

"I don't think there should be a stigma around it, she said of weight-loss drugs like Zepbound and diabetes drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro that are often used for weight loss."

"I don't like it when they play 'Footloose,' and I'm gonna tell you why. The star at the wedding is the bride and the groom."

Instead of traditional goodbyes that interrupt the couple's enjoyment, quietly slipping out of a wedding reception allows the newlyweds to appreciate their expensive party.

I come from a Chicago Italian family where weddings are very formal, regimented events. In college, I attended a mid-summer wedding in Iowa held in a church. Nice, formal wedding followed by a backyard reception with kegs of coolish beer and warm ham sandwiches. The members of the wedding party and all the guests changed into shorts, jeans, and T-shirts except for me. I didn't know about the costume change and wore a suit in 90-degree heat and 90% humidity while everyone got shit-faced and food poisoned from the rancid mayo in the potato salad, which I skipped when I saw flies on it. People were shitting behind the garage because there weren't enough toilets for all the sick people.

"When we bought this place, this was all very different. We wanted these suites to honor the natural beauty of this place. You can't compete with nature."

For the 17th year in a row, the city celebrated the romantic holiday by arranging for the urban nuptials below the flashing screens of Times Square in shower of love that stopped hurried New Yorkers long enough to take a peek.

"As a mom to a toddler, I LOVE them. I don't want to have to entertain my toddler and ignore the ceremony and the people around me at the reception for hours on end. Weddings are not exciting events for young kids."

Honestly, if I could like put a measurement on it, it was like a 12 out of 10. It was, like, if there was a unit that I could measure, it was a 12 out of 10.

Bridal fashion trends for 2025 are influenced by classic styles like corsetry, bows, and basque waists, ensuring a perfect fit for every bride's aesthetic.

In hindsight, it was a very well-played hand on his part; but it worked. I came to my senses, dropped the attitude, and was all in.