With Election Day less than three months away, political discourse is often inescapable. But the months leading up to it are also a popular time for weddings.
As Nov. 5 approaches, some couples who will marry in the fall are becoming concerned about wedding-day fights between drunk uncles over the presidential candidates, former President Donald J. Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris.
Kaitlyn Chronowski, an October 2024 bride, went on TikTok to share her technique for preventing such an encounter at her wedding. She created a sign on Canva that reads, “This event is a politics-free zone.”
In the comments section, some praised her for setting boundaries. Others thought it was a shame that she felt the need to make the sign. And some people getting married near Election Day asked for tutorials on how to make their own signs.
Amanda Taylor, a 28-year-old who will be married in September in Murfreesboro, Tenn., was inspired to make a sign of her own, which she will put on display at the venue’s entrance. She said she had many family members who were likely to start arguments over politics.
“Between me and my fiancé, we’ve got people from both ends of the political spectrum who are going to be attending the wedding,” said Ms. Taylor. “There’s some people that just feel very passionately about certain topics, and it could potentially be a whole ordeal.”
