weddings
No One Should Get Plus-Ones to Weddings
If you suspect that someone would bail on your wedding if they couldn’t bring a buffer human, this person doesn’t like you enough to be at your wedding.
The Agonizing Wedding Expectations Behind the Sexist 'Bridezilla' Stereotype
The trope of the bride's ugly transformation is actually about other people's narcissism and entitlement.
Stop Spending So Much Money on Your Friends' Weddings
RSVPing “yes" can break your budget—here’s how to save during peak wedding season.
A Bridegroom Explains Why He Ditched the Virginity Test on His Wedding Night
The Kanjarbhat couple took a stand against their community’s tradition.
China's Pre-Wedding Photo Shoots Are Something Else
From exotic beach landscapes, royalty, and fairy tales to James Bond-style set ups made to resemble action film posters, pre-wedding photos are an integral part of China's wedding culture.
Delhi’s Sufi Rock Scene Is a Mehfil of Sadness and Tears
Meeta Singh and Vicky Arora dreamt of folk music and stadium shows, but remixes and shaadi songs pay the bills.
My Wedding Feast Gave All of My Loved Ones Salmonella
I spent my first day as a wife transporting my new husband's feces to the hospital.
How International Companies Convinced Mothers That Baby Formula Was Best
More than half of Indonesian mothers feed their children formula, despite the fact that it consumes a huge percentage of their income. How did this happen?
All the Weddings You're Going to Attend in Your Twenties
The three-per-summer friends-of-friends parade starts here.
Inside the Lavish Divorce Parties of the Beidane People
The ethnic group celebrates divorces as hard as they do weddings.