The Wedding That Became a Music Festival
After meeting at a jewelry shop, Alexis Major and Luka Butler developed a partnership in cannabis and in life. Their wedding reception featured performances by Ronald Isley, Davido, Quavo and more.
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After meeting at a jewelry shop, Alexis Major and Luka Butler developed a partnership in cannabis and in life. Their wedding reception featured performances by Ronald Isley, Davido, Quavo and more.
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England’s Social Event of the Year: The Duke of Westminster’s Wedding
Hugh Grosvenor, the seventh Duke of Westminster, married Olivia Henson today at the Chester Cathedral in Chester, England, with Prince William serving as usher.
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Two Women Redefine What it Means to Marry Your Best Friend
After 32 years of platonic friendship, Sheri Cole and Beth Moore decided to marry for the security and legal protection.
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From Field to Feast: At These Venues, What You Eat Is Grown on Site
The farm-to-table concept has been around for a while, but some couples expect more than simply fresh cuisine at their wedding. They want to be fully immersed in the farm experience.
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She Worried He’d Steal Her Business Idea — Instead, He Stole Her Heart
When Jim Dolce and Ashley Tyrner met in 2019, they talked business over tacos. It would take several more meet-ups for things to turn romantic.
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Marc Rofsky surprised and delighted Jon Kay on their first date with two sweet treats in a crumpled bag that he had brought back from Portugal.
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Dianna Mateos and Edgar Angel met over 10 years ago at a quinceañera. The two have grown together ever since.
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I Was Content With Monogamy. I Shouldn’t Have Been.
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Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
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A Match Made in Church Sparks a Journey of Self-Discovery
Jonathan Stewart was dating a woman and grappling with his sexuality when he met Enrico Lagasca. Mr. Lagasca, who developed a crush on him, was surprised to learn that Mr. Stewart felt the same way.
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First She Scored a Spot at Her Restaurant. Then She Won a Place in Her Heart.
The actress Maria Bello and the Michelin-starred chef Dominique Crenn said they owe their journey to the “three C’s”: cancer, Covid and, now, commitment.
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After Living Much of Life at Sea, Captain Sandy Finds Love on Land
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A Broadway Star Gets Married on Her Day Off
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A Former ‘Bachelor’ Finds Love Off-Camera
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The Wedding Singer Takes a Celebrity Turn
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Choosing a Dream Honeymoon Over a Lavish Wedding
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Planning Their Proposals, Together
Some couples choose to turn away from traditional engagements and opt for joint proposals, no surprise needed.
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They Were Once ‘Hippie vs. Soviet.’ Now They’re the Best of Friends.
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After Their Divorce, She Was ‘Best Man’ at His Second Wedding
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Social media and websites have become a valuable resource to some women who have come out in their later years or after marriages to men.
By Louise Rafkin
Tyler Eyre and Yasmin Khorram, whose family fled Iran four decades ago, describe the connection on their first date as “like lightning.”
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Their families have been close for years, but Katie Brownlie and Brian Nagy didn’t truly connect until after college.
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Ally Moreo and Matthew Gutierrez met as student reporters. It was on a cross-country road trip that she knew she wanted to marry him.
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Newly elected Mayor Phillip Jones of Newport News, Va., proposed to Dr. Jamila Wynter on the balcony of second gentleman Doug Emhoff’s office on her birthday.
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Mr. Murdoch, the 93-year-old media mogul, married Elena Zhukova, a retired molecular biologist, Saturday at Moraga, his Bel Air vineyard estate in Los Angeles.
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Jen Tullock and Marie Ronn met through a dating app, but didn’t start dating until months later when they saw each other at a film premiere.
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Nora O’Neill and Gabriel Grand began dating in 2014. Ms. O’Neill’s twin had an inkling then that the relationship was going to get serious.
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Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding in March caused a stir when photos and videos of their lavish celebration circulated on social media. Here’s what we know about their July nuptials.
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