About Today’s Weddings
The EditorsA wedding reference that began as a message forum in 1999 and has been answering the same questions, carefully, ever since.American Wedding Poems: Bradstreet, Whitman and Dickinson
The EditorsFrom a Puritan wife’s poem first printed in 1678 to Amy Lowell’s six lines of 1919: eleven American wedding readings, with Whitman’s open road and Dickinson at her most direct.Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s Wedding, 2024
The EditorsA spring gala in Jamnagar, a Mediterranean cruise, a sangeet with Justin Bieber and a Hindu ceremony that ran past midnight in Mumbai. The most talked-about wedding of 2024, event by event.Anniversary Gifts, Year by Year
The EditorsPaper, cotton, leather and on to diamond — the traditional material for every anniversary, what it’s meant to say, and gifts that honor it without being literal.Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez’s Wedding in Montecito, 2021
The EditorsFewer than twenty people, a white room hung with flowers, and a silk column gown by Vera Wang with a bubble veil and a bow. The at-home wedding, perfected.Barack and Michelle Obama’s Wedding, 1992
The EditorsA South Side church, a Stevie Wonder song sung by the maid of honor and a reception in a lakefront clubhouse. The Obamas married as two young Chicagoans who had met at a law firm, long before anyone was watching.Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s Wedding in New York, 2008
The EditorsNo announcement, no magazine deal, no wedding party and a dress made by the bride’s mother. What is known about the most private major wedding of the century, and what it started.Bible Verses for Weddings: Scripture Readings in the KJV
The EditorsTwenty-seven passages from Genesis to the First Letter of John, printed in the King James Version, with advice on choosing, on translations and on what to ask your officiant.Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston’s Wedding in Malibu, 2000
The EditorsA clifftop estate above the Pacific, a sunset ceremony under a white tent and a slim, low-backed gown by a little-known American designer in Milan. The wedding that defined the turn of the century.Bridal Separates, Suits and Jumpsuits: A Style Guide
The EditorsFrom Bianca Jagger’s Saint Laurent jacket in 1971 to the tailored trouser suits of today’s city halls, a guide to wearing separates, suits and jumpsuits on your wedding day.Bridesmaid, Groomsman and Wedding Party Duties
The EditorsWhat the maid of honor, best man, bridesmaids, groomsmen, ushers and children in the wedding party actually do, from the engagement to the last dance, and what the couple owes them in return.Ceremony Music, Moment by Moment
The EditorsThe prelude, the processional, the entrance, the unity candle and the recessional — what each piece of music is for, how long it needs to run, and hundreds of suggestions from the Today’s Weddings library.Changing Your Name After Marriage: The 2026 Guide
The EditorsThe order that saves you repeat trips, what can now be done online and what still can’t, current passport forms and fees, and the choices beyond simply taking a spouse’s name.Charli XCX and George Daniel’s Wedding, 2025
The EditorsA Vivienne Westwood mini dress on the steps of Hackney Town Hall, black sunglasses and a veil, then a second celebration in Sicily. Charli XCX married in the least fussy way possible.Choosing the Date: What Each Season Gives You
The EditorsThe month you marry decides what you pay, what’s in bloom, what the light does and who can come. How to choose with your eyes open.Choosing Your First Dance Song
The EditorsHow to find the song, how long to dance to it, whether to take lessons — and the list of first dances Today’s Weddings readers have chosen since 1999.Choosing Your Wedding Colors
The EditorsHow to build a palette from the place, the season and the light — and why the best color schemes have one strong color, a few quiet ones, and a great deal of white space.Choosing Your Wedding Party
The EditorsHow many, whom, how to ask them — and how to make sure the people you love most still like you by the end of it.Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger’s Wedding, 2019
The EditorsA June wedding at San Ysidro Ranch, the Montecito hideaway where the Kennedys honeymooned, after six sessions of premarital counseling. A quiet California wedding with a practical lesson inside it.Chrissy Teigen and John Legend’s Wedding on Lake Como, 2013
The EditorsThree Vera Wang gowns, a villa on Lake Como and a love song that closed with footage from the day itself. An Italian lake wedding, done with warmth and a sense of humor.Colored Wedding Dresses: Blush, Black, Red and Beyond
The EditorsWhite is a relatively recent rule, and a local one. The history of the white wedding, the traditions of red, and how to wear blush, champagne, black or print with confidence.Contact
Corrections, additions and directory listings.Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez’s Wedding, 2026
The EditorsA civil ceremony in the living room of their house in Cascais, matching Gucci and five children looking on. One of the most famous footballers in the world married at home, ten years after meeting his wife.Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling’s Wedding, 2010
The EditorsSweden’s future queen married her former personal trainer in Stockholm Cathedral in a Pär Engsheden gown and her mother’s cameo tiara, then sailed through the city on a royal barge.Destination Weddings in 2026: How to Plan One Well
The EditorsChoosing the place, the paperwork that decides whether you’re actually married, what your guests will spend, and why so many couples say their legal vows at home first.DIY Wedding Crafts: Favors, Centerpieces and Decorations
The EditorsNineteen handmade projects, from lavender sachets to a twinkle-lit garden tent, rewritten for 2026, with honest advice on which are worth your evenings and which are better bought.Do I Really Need a Wedding Video? A Guide to Wedding Videography
The EditorsPhotographs show how the day looked. Film keeps how it sounded: the vows, the toasts, a grandparent’s laugh. Styles, deliverables, drones, audio and contracts, and how to decide whether it’s worth it.Dua Lipa and Callum Turner’s Wedding, 2026
The EditorsA Schiaparelli skirt suit at a London town hall, then a Chanel couture gown in an eighteenth-century Sicilian villa. Dua Lipa’s two weddings were a lesson in dressing for the room.Editorial Standards
The EditorsHow Today’s Weddings researches, writes, illustrates, corrects and pays for what it publishes.Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton’s Wedding in Montreal, 1964
The EditorsA hotel suite, a canary-yellow chiffon dress by the costume designer of Cleopatra, and a Unitarian minister who asked for no publicity. Eleven years later, the same couple married again in Botswana.Elvis and Priscilla Presley’s Wedding, 1967
The EditorsAn eight-minute ceremony in a private hotel suite, a champagne breakfast for about a hundred, and a bride whose bouffant and eyeliner said as much about 1967 as the dress did.Engaged: What to Do in the First Month
The EditorsBefore the venues and the vendors — who to tell and in what order, insuring the ring, the engagement party, and the one conversation that makes everything after it easier.Finding the Dress: A Fitting-Room Guide
The EditorsWhen to start, whom to bring, what to try, and how to know — a practical guide to the most anticipated appointment of the engagement.Flower Meanings, A to Z
Vanessa Kasal KunzeThe Victorian language of flowers, letter by letter. Every bloom that carried a meaning worth sending, and what it said.Friday, Sunday and Off-Season Weddings: What You Really Save
The EditorsThe day of the week moves the price more than almost anything else. Real venue rates, what changes for your guests, the truth about holiday weekends and the best quiet months, region by region.George and Amal Clooney’s Wedding in Venice, 2014
The EditorsWater taxis on the Grand Canal, a sixteenth-century palazzo, an Oscar de la Renta gown of French lace and a cream trouser look at the town hall. The destination wedding, polished.Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier’s Wedding, 1956
The EditorsAn Academy Award winner, a reigning prince, two ceremonies in two days and a gown made by a Hollywood studio. Monaco in April 1956 was the first wedding of the television age.Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton’s Oklahoma Ranch Wedding, 2021
The EditorsA chapel on his Oklahoma ranch, a friend from The Voice as officiant, her sons’ names stitched into a Vera Wang veil and a song written for the vows. A country wedding with feeling.Hair and Makeup: The Trial, the Timeline, the Kit
The EditorsHow to book it, how to run the trial, how long the morning really takes, and what to keep in your bag for the rest of the day.Having a Friend Officiate Your Wedding
The EditorsOnline ordination takes minutes; making the marriage legal takes a little more care. What a friend or relative needs to do before, during and after the ceremony — and why the rules depend on where you marry.Hiring a Photographer, and the Shot List
How to judge a portfolio, what the contract has to say, and the shots that are gone forever if nobody asked for them.How Much Does a Wedding Dress Cost in 2026?
The EditorsThe average American bride spends about $2,100 on her dress, before alterations. What that buys, what pushes the price up, how the 2025 tariffs changed bridal, and where to save.How Much to Spend on a Wedding Gift in 2026
The EditorsWhat guests actually give, sensible ranges by relationship, how to handle cash, honeymoon funds and destination weddings — and the truth about the “you have a year” rule.How to Address and Assemble Wedding Invitations
The EditorsThe names on the envelope are the first thing guests read. How to address couples, families, doctors and officers, put the suite together in the right order, mail it and word the announcement.How to Buy a Diamond Engagement Ring: The 4Cs and Beyond
The EditorsCut, color, clarity and carat still decide what a diamond looks like. What has changed is everything around them: lab-grown stones, new grading reports and better questions about where a diamond comes from.How to Choose a Wedding Caterer: Questions to Ask
The EditorsFood and drink are usually the largest line in a wedding budget. How to compare caterers, what to taste, what to ask, how to read the contract and where the honest savings are.How to Choose a Wedding Florist (and Work With One)
The EditorsWhen to book, what to bring to the first meeting, what to ask, how to read a proposal and where the money actually goes. Plus a checklist of every flower a wedding might need.How to Give a Wedding Toast
The EditorsFor the best man, the maid of honor and the father of the bride — how long to speak, what to say, what never to say, and how to land the ending.How to Have an Unplugged Wedding Ceremony
The EditorsAsking guests to put their phones away for twenty minutes is one of the kindest requests a couple can make. How to word it, where to say it, and how to share every photograph afterward.How to Hire a Wedding DJ: What to Ask Before You Book
The EditorsA good DJ reads the room, runs the timeline and says your names correctly. How to find one, the questions worth asking, what belongs in the contract, and when a band makes more sense.How to Plan a Sustainable Wedding That Still Feels Generous
The EditorsLower-waste flowers, food that feeds someone the next day, rentals over purchases and a dress with a history. A practical guide that asks for good sense, not sacrifice.How to Plan a Wedding, From Yes to Honeymoon
The EditorsThe complete order of operations — what to decide first, what to book when, and the handful of choices that make every other one easier.How to RSVP, Properly
The EditorsThe guest’s side of the invitation — when to reply, what to say, who is invited, and the handful of things that make a couple’s life much easier.How to Write Your Own Vows
The EditorsFrom a blank page to two minutes you can say out loud — what to include, what to leave out, and how to get through it standing up.Invitation Verses: Lines for the Top of the Card
The EditorsOne-line, two-line, three-line and four-line verses for wedding invitations, programs and menus — collected by Today’s Weddings readers since 1999.Jacqueline Bouvier and John F. Kennedy’s Wedding, 1953
The EditorsA young senator, a society bride and 1,200 guests at an oceanfront estate in Newport. The wedding dress was made twice, in a matter of days, by a designer the newspapers did not name.Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s Wedding, 2025
The EditorsThree days in Venice, a high-necked Dolce & Gabbana gown with 180 covered buttons, some 200 guests and a city divided over whether it wanted them. The billionaire wedding as civic event.Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s Wedding, 2022
The EditorsA midnight elopement in Las Vegas, then an all-white weekend in Georgia with three Ralph Lauren gowns. Twenty years after their first engagement, Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck married twice in a single summer.John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette’s Wedding, 1996
The EditorsForty guests, a candlelit church on an island off the Georgia coast, and a bias-cut slip dress by Narciso Rodriguez. The most private wedding of the 1990s became its most copied.Justin and Hailey Bieber’s Weddings, 2018 and 2019
The EditorsA quiet courthouse wedding in New York, then, a year later, a chapel in South Carolina and an Off-White gown by Virgil Abloh with a veil that spelled out the vow. Two weddings, one marriage.Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s Wedding in Florence, 2014
The EditorsA rehearsal dinner at Versailles, a Medici fortress above Florence, a wall of flowers and a Givenchy Haute Couture gown by Riccardo Tisci. The social-media wedding, before anyone called it that.Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio’s City Hall Wedding, 1954
The EditorsA judge’s chambers in San Francisco, a brown broadcloth suit with an ermine collar, and a ceremony that was over in a couple of minutes. Perhaps the most famous civil wedding in American history.Micro-Weddings, Elopements and Courthouse Weddings
The EditorsHow to marry small and do it beautifully — the four formats, what each really costs, how to tell the people who weren’t there, and the legal basics that vary from state to state.Modern Wedding Readings: Twenty-Five Couples Still Choose
The EditorsNeruda, cummings, Angelou, Rilke, Wendell Berry and the anonymous favorites — what each piece says, how long it takes to read aloud, and where to find the full text.Modest Wedding Dresses: Sleeves, Necklines and Faith
The EditorsLong sleeves and high necklines have produced some of the most admired wedding dresses of the last century. How to find, adapt and layer a modest gown, and what faiths may ask.Movies to Watch Before Your Wedding
The EditorsWhat to watch with your partner, your bridesmaids and your parents, which films help when the planning gets too much, and which to save until after the honeymoon.Ordering the Wedding Cake
How big, how much, what it is made of, and the questions to ask a baker before you put down a deposit.Paris Hilton and Carter Reum’s Wedding, 2021
The EditorsAn Oscar de la Renta ceremony gown, a Galia Lahav princess dress for the party and a grandfather’s Bel Air estate. Paris Hilton’s wedding was a reality series and a family occasion at once.Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward’s Las Vegas Wedding, 1958
The EditorsA champagne silk cocktail dress, a quick trip to Las Vegas and a marriage that lasted fifty years. It may be the most modest celebrity wedding of its era, and the most enviable.Philosophy Wedding Readings: Plato, Gibran and William Penn
The EditorsPlato’s other half, Gibran’s pillars and a Quaker’s plain advice: six readings that think about love rather than simply praise it, for couples who want ideas as well as feeling.Planning the Honeymoon
The EditorsWhen to go, where the weather is on your side, how long to take and how to pay for it — and the paperwork mistake that strands newlyweds at the airport.Portia de Rossi and Ellen DeGeneres’s Wedding, 2008
The EditorsAbout twenty guests, two Zac Posen looks, a vegan red velvet cake and a legal window that was about to close. A small wedding in Beverly Hills that carried national meaning.Prenuptial Agreements, Plainly Explained
The EditorsWhat a prenup can and can’t do, why each of you needs your own lawyer, when to sign, what it costs, and how to raise the subject without spoiling dinner.Prince Albert II and Charlene Wittstock’s Wedding, 2011
The EditorsFifty-five years after his parents’ wedding, Grace Kelly’s son married an Olympic swimmer in the courtyard of the Prince’s Palace, with Armani for the ceremony, Chanel for the civil marriage and Bocelli among the singers.Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer’s Wedding, 1981
The EditorsSt Paul’s Cathedral, 3,500 guests, a global audience of some 750 million and a 25-foot train. It was the wedding that defined 1980s bridal style.Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Wedding, 2018
The EditorsA Givenchy gown with only six seams, a veil embroidered with the flowers of 53 nations, a sermon from Bishop Michael Curry and a gospel choir singing “Stand By Me” at Windsor.Prince William and Kate Middleton’s Wedding, 2011
The EditorsAn avenue of trees inside Westminster Abbey, a lace gown by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen and a bouquet with myrtle from Queen Victoria’s bush. The royal wedding, reconsidered for the twenty-first century.Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi’s Wedding, 2020
The EditorsA pandemic wedding for about twenty people in a small chapel at Windsor, with a vintage Hartnell dress lent by the Queen and the same tiara she had worn in 1947.Privacy
The EditorsWhat information this site collects, why, and how to change your choices.Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas’s Wedding in Jodhpur, 2018
The EditorsTwo faiths, two ceremonies on consecutive days, a Maharaja’s palace in Rajasthan, a Ralph Lauren gown with a 75-foot veil and a crimson Sabyasachi lehenga. The wedding that showed how to honor both families.Puerto Rican Wedding Traditions
The EditorsCapias and the bride’s doll, the thirteen arras, the padrinos, the bizcocho under its meringue and a dance floor that doesn’t empty — the customs of a Puerto Rican wedding, explained.Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip’s Wedding, 1947
The EditorsTwo years after the war, the heir to the throne married at Westminster Abbey in a Hartnell gown bought, in part, with clothing coupons. It set the pattern for every royal wedding since.Queen Letizia and King Felipe of Spain’s Wedding, 2004
The EditorsA television journalist married the heir to the Spanish throne in Madrid’s Almudena Cathedral, in pouring rain, in a Manuel Pertegaz gown, ten weeks after the Madrid train bombings.Reception and Second Wedding Dresses: The Second Look
The EditorsA second dress lets you have the ceremony gown you dreamed of and still dance until midnight. When to change, what to choose, and the royal brides who did it best.Reception Music, Moment by Moment
The EditorsThe grand entrance, the parent dances, the cake, the bouquet and the last song of the night — what each moment needs, and the song lists Today’s Weddings readers have built since 1999.Registry and Gift Etiquette
What to register for, how to tell people about it without asking for presents, and the thank-you rules that actually matter.Rehearsal Dinner Etiquette: Who Hosts, Who’s Invited
The EditorsThe night before the wedding belongs to the people closest to it. Who hosts and pays, whom to invite, how the toasts work, and when a welcome party makes more sense.Romantic Wedding Poems: Burns, Byron, Keats and Shelley
The EditorsEight poems from the Romantic age, from Burns’s red, red rose to Keats’s bright star: some of the most musical love poetry in English, and how to choose among it.Royal Wedding Dresses, From Queen Victoria to Today
The EditorsHow a young queen’s white satin became the world’s wedding dress, and the royal gowns since, from Norman Hartnell’s pearls to Princess Beatrice’s borrowed Hartnell.Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively’s Wedding in South Carolina, 2012
The EditorsA Marchesa gown embroidered in rose gold, Florence Welch singing under the lights, and a venue the couple later said they deeply regretted. A beautiful wedding, and a lesson in choosing where to marry.SCROLL AND BOOKMARK VERSES
Scrolls and Bookmarks can be used to show thanks to your wedding guests. They can be handed to your guests during the receiving line…Secondhand, Rental and Sample Wedding Dresses: A Guide
The EditorsA designer gown worn once, a salon sample or a rental can cost a fraction of new. Where to look, how to check condition before you pay, and how to sell your own dress afterwards.Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco’s Wedding, 2025
The EditorsA garden in Santa Barbara, a hand-draped Ralph Lauren halter gown and a speech by Taylor Swift. Selena Gomez married Benny Blanco with 170 guests and very little fuss.Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian’s Wedding, 2017
The EditorsA Beauty and the Beast theme, a McQueen ball gown, two Versace changes and a carousel at midnight. Serena Williams’s New Orleans wedding was a fairy tale planned with a champion’s precision.Shakespeare and Renaissance Wedding Poems
The EditorsEleven poems from the age of Shakespeare, Spenser and Donne, from the most-read sonnet in English to a Jacobean wedding song almost no guest will know.Short Wedding Readings and Traditional Verses
The EditorsEight brief, mostly anonymous verses that have been read at weddings for decades, nearly all under a minute and several simple enough for a child, with honest notes on where they come from.Sofia Richie and Elliot Grainge’s Wedding, 2023
The EditorsThree Chanel looks, a chuppah on the Cap d’Antibes and a bride who filmed her own preparations. The Riviera wedding that made understatement the height of glamour.Something Old, Something New: The Traditions, Explained
The EditorsThe rhyme, the veil, the bouquet, the ring finger and the cake — where the best-known wedding customs came from, and what they were meant to do.Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Wedding, 2026
The EditorsA thousand guests on the floor of Madison Square Garden, a Dior couture gown by Jonathan Anderson and Adam Sandler as officiant. The most anticipated wedding in years, and still, remarkably, a private one.The 15 Greatest Wedding Scenes in Movie History
The EditorsThe objection, the walk-out, the toast that goes too far and the dance nobody forgets: fifteen scenes that show what a wedding can do to a story.The 25 Most Iconic Celebrity Weddings of All Time
The EditorsFrom Westminster Abbey to a San Francisco judge’s chambers, from a Medici fortress to a Georgia island chapel: the weddings that changed how the world gets married, ranked.The 30 Best Wedding Movies of All Time
The EditorsFrom Philadelphia society to a Delhi monsoon, the films that understand weddings best: the vows, the families, the speeches and everything that goes wrong in between.The Day-After Shoot
The EditorsSometimes called “trash the dress” — though it needn’t trash anything. Why couples book a second session in their wedding clothes, and how to plan one.The Great Royal Weddings
The EditorsMyrtle from Queen Victoria’s bush, a bouquet laid on a soldier’s grave, a kiss on a palace balcony. The customs, and the nine weddings, that shaped the modern royal wedding.The Groom’s Suit: Color, Cut and Season
The EditorsNavy or charcoal, tuxedo or lounge suit, bought or tailored — how to choose what the groom wears, and what to tell the groomsmen.The Guest List and the Seating Plan
How to cut a list without starting a feud, when to send what, and the method that makes seating take an evening instead of two weeks.The Most Famous Celebrity Wedding Dresses
The EditorsTwenty-five wedding dresses that changed what brides asked for, from Wallis Simpson’s blue crepe to Taylor Swift’s Dior, with the designers who made them and why each one mattered.The Most Memorable Wedding Dresses in the Movies
The EditorsFrom Elizabeth Taylor in Helen Rose to Carrie Bradshaw in Vivienne Westwood, the film wedding gowns that shaped real ones, and the designers behind them.The Order of the Ceremony
Who walks in, in what order, where everyone stands, and what happens between the processional and the kiss.The Reception, Hour by Hour
What happens when, why the order matters more than the clock, and the three moments that decide whether the room stays.The Seven Blessings (Sheva Brachot)
The EditorsThe seven blessings sung beneath the chuppah are among the oldest wedding words still in use. What each one says, who recites them, and how couples make them their own.The Wedding Budget, Honestly
Where the money actually goes, which numbers move when you push them, and the four decisions that set everything else.The Wedding Dress, Decoded
The EditorsEvery silhouette, neckline, sleeve, waistline, train, veil and fabric you will hear in a bridal salon — what each one is, what it does, and who it suits.The Wedding Menu: Plated, Family-Style, Stations or Buffet
The EditorsHow you serve dinner decides how the evening moves, how much it costs and whether anyone goes hungry. A guide to the four service styles and the menu itself.The Wedding Planning Checklist, Month by Month
The EditorsEvery task in the right order, from the first budget conversation a year or more out to the thank-you notes the week after. Print it, share it, and cross things off.The Wedding-Day Emergency Kit: A Complete Checklist
The EditorsA popped button, a sudden headache, a dead phone holding the vows. Everything worth packing for the wedding day, grouped by what goes wrong, and who should be carrying it.Twentieth-Century Wedding Poems: Yeats, Tagore and Thomas
The EditorsYeats’s embroidered heavens, Tagore’s henna and jasmine, Edward Thomas’s gifts for Helen and the mysterious Roy Croft: seven readings from the turn of the modern age.Unity Ceremonies: Candle, Sand, Handfasting and More
The EditorsTwo candles lighting a third, two jars of sand poured into one, a cord tied around joined hands. How each unity ritual works, what it needs and where it fits in the ceremony.Using AI to Plan Your Wedding, Sensibly
The EditorsWhere AI assistants genuinely save time, from budgets and timelines to seating puzzles and vendor quotes, and where they need a firm human hand: facts, privacy and the words you say at the altar.Venus Williams and Andrea Preti’s Wedding, 2025
The EditorsA wedding in Italy, a second one at home in Palm Beach, four gowns in a single day and a yacht from her sister. Venus Williams married the way she plays: with total commitment.Victorian Wedding Poems: Browning, Tennyson and Rossetti
The EditorsElizabeth Barrett Browning counted the ways; her husband wrote eight lines that end on a kiss. Nine Victorian poems for weddings, and how to choose among them.Wedding Blessings and Prayers: Irish, Anglican and More
The EditorsThe Prayer Book’s “Dearly beloved,” the Irish road rising to meet you, the Peace Prayer and a prayer by Robert Louis Stevenson: seven blessings and prayers, with honest notes on where they come from.Wedding Content Creators: What They Do and What They Cost
The EditorsThe phone-in-hand newcomer at the wedding is not a replacement for the photographer. Here is what a content creator actually delivers, what couples are paying, and how to make both work on the day.Wedding Dress Alterations: Fittings, Bustles and Costs
The EditorsAlmost no wedding dress fits perfectly when it arrives. What a good seamstress can change, what she can’t, how many fittings to plan for and what it all costs.Wedding Dress Codes, Decoded
What each phrase on an invitation actually asks for, and how to tell guests what to wear without anyone having to guess.Wedding Dress Designers: A Guide to the Bridal Houses
The EditorsWho makes the world’s wedding dresses, from Paris couture and Madison Avenue to the family-run labels stocked by independent salons, and what “couture” on a price tag really means.Wedding Dress Preservation: Cleaning and Storing Your Gown
The EditorsWhat happens after the wedding decides whether the dress is still ivory in thirty years. When to clean it, what preservation involves, how to store it and what else it could become.Wedding Dress Shopping Guide: Timeline and Appointments
The EditorsWhen to start, how many salons to visit, what sample sizes mean, how ordering and deposits work, and when each fitting should fall. The practical calendar for finding and wearing the dress.Wedding Dress Styles: A Guide to Every Look
The EditorsSilhouette tells you the shape of a dress; style tells you what it says. The seven looks brides return to, the cultural dresses worn with pride around the world, and how to find yours.Wedding Dress Trends 2026: What the Runways Showed
The EditorsThe slip dress came back, the waist dropped into a curve, and color crept onto the runway. What New York and Barcelona showed in April 2026, and who reported it.Wedding Dresses by Decade: 1900s to Today
The EditorsA century and a quarter of bridal fashion, decade by decade: what brides wore, why the shape kept changing, and how to borrow each era without wearing a costume.Wedding Favors: What Guests Keep, and Ideas from Real Couples
The EditorsMost favors are left on the table. The ones that aren’t are edible, useful, or personal — plus a quarter-century of ideas sent in by Today’s Weddings readers.Wedding Flowers by Season
What is abundant when, what it costs to fight the calendar, and how to get the look you want from whatever is actually growing.Wedding Invitation Wording for Every Situation
Who issues the invitation changes how it is worded. Divorced parents, a remarried mother, a deceased father, a second wedding, two sisters marrying on…Wedding Readings from Literature: Austen, Brontë and Tolstoy
The EditorsTen passages from novels, letters and children’s books, from Captain Wentworth’s letter to Piglet in the mist: prose readings that sound like people talking rather than poems being recited.Wedding Ring Inscriptions
The EditorsWords for the inside of the band — sentimental, spiritual, in other languages or quietly irreverent — and what to know before you send the rings to the engraver.Wedding Shoes: Comfort, Height and the Aisle
The EditorsThe heel you choose decides the hem of the dress, how you stand for three hours and whether you are still dancing at eleven. A practical guide.Wedding Themes: Ideas and How to Carry Them Off
The EditorsSixteen classic wedding themes, rethought for today: the palette, flowers, food and music for each, the one detail worth keeping, and the clichés to leave behind.Wedding Traditions Around the World
The EditorsThe breaking of the glass, the seven steps around the fire, the tea ceremony, the lasso and the crowns — what they mean, and how couples of mixed heritage bring them together.Wedding Veils and Headpieces: How to Choose and Wear Them
The EditorsThe veil changes a bride’s whole silhouette in a single movement. How to choose its length, edge and headpiece, when a tiara is appropriate, and the royal veils everyone remembers.Wedding Websites and Digital Invitations: The Etiquette
The EditorsWhat belongs on a wedding website and what doesn’t, when a digital save-the-date is perfectly correct, when paper still matters, and how to make online RSVPs work for every generation on the list.What a Wedding Costs in 2026
The EditorsThe latest national figures, the median most couples never hear about, where the money goes and where it leaks — and a simple way to build a budget that holds.What to Wear to a Courthouse or City Hall Wedding
The EditorsA city hall wedding lasts minutes, takes place in a small room and is photographed on the steps outside. Short dresses, suits, tea-length gowns and coats, and the famous brides who wore them.When to Send the Invitations, and Everything Else
The EditorsThe complete stationery timetable — save-the-dates, invitations, reply cards and thank-you notes — and how to get them all into the post on time.