weddings
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.
What to Never Ask a Prison Wife
People may think I'm distant, or unfriendly. Or maybe they don't care either way that my husband is incarcerated. But it's just not information they have a right to.
We Asked a Blowjob Wedding Photographer: Literally, Why?
Dutch photographer Michael Klooster went viral after taking a shot of a newly married couple simulating fellatio in their wedding outfits. He explains how his photo sparked a new, eye-opening wedding tradition.