Tracey Necole Broadhead Frith still has her childhood diary, and it’s chock-full of mentions of Darin Malcolm White. Ms. Broadhead and Mr. White, now both 56, were born and raised in Oakland, Calif. They met in 1979 as seventh graders at Westlake Junior High School, now Westlake Middle School, and began dating a couple of…
“I wanted all of my sisters to feel a little bit of that glamour and that luxury and how fun and special it feels to be a bride,” Ms. Sandhu said. Wedding planning inspiration often begins on apps like Instagram, Pinterest and TikTok, where bridesmaid proposals have gained steam in recent years. As brides seek…
Alysia Cole, 34, a wedding stylist in Chicago who often works with plus-size brides, has seen the effect of these ads on her clients, many of whom are recovering from eating disorders and unhealthy relationships with diet culture. The ads, she said, feed the weight-related insecurities that many future brides have, and that many of…
Before Travis Kenneth London fell in love with Bruce Douglas Patrick, he had blocked his number. After matching on the dating app Tinder, they had their first date in December 2021 at Via Emilia 9, an Italian restaurant in Miami Beach. “It was an instant spark for me,” said Mr. London, 35, recalling Mr. Patrick’s…
Trevor Jovan Bates knew Shahnaz Singh-Kandah would be his wife even before he asked her out. “I heard the Holy Spirit say Shahnaz is your wife, and I heard it very clearly,” he said. Mr. Bates and Ms. Singh-Kandah, who became friends after meeting at the church they both attend, were at a worship event…
Jamie Leigh Kalman was looking for someone who could eat and breathe fire for an upcoming event she was producing in Pensacola, Fla. So she reached out to Aubrey Nicole DePew, who had precisely those skills, on Instagram. On Feb. 22, 2020, Ms. Kalman, a drag king, D.J. and fire performer herself, who was living…
A bad speech, he added, can lead to dangerous moments at a wedding. “If it’s off-color, inappropriate, boring or too long, it sucks the energy out of the wedding as food gets cold,” he said. Social media, Mr. Franklin said, has helped increase demand in the vow-writing industry. “Vows have gone viral and there’s greater…
“I thought I could save Keith and be something special to him,” she said, adding that he was “thrilling and charismatic.” To him, she was beautiful and smart, and her style was intriguing. “Tammy had a Wednesday Addams flair: jet-black hair, a biker jacket and Doc Martens with yellow laces,” he said. “Talking together was…
To reach their wedding venue, Austin O’Reilly and Iulia O’Reilly crossed a swaying suspension bridge, trying not to glance down at the glacial river below. With each step, the bridge shook under the weight of people and yaks. Mr. O’Reilly, 25, had seen similar bridges in the 2015 movie “Everest.” Now, he was on that…
Couples who get married in October at the Stanley Hotel, situated at the doorstep of the Rocky Mountains in Estes Park, Colo., sometimes have a hard time getting their guests to R.S.V.P. Lauren Nichols and Jeffrey Sheffler, who will marry there Oct. 28, couldn’t convince a dozen of their out-of-town guests to stay on the…