Articles Tagged with #weddings
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Gallery
Get Out of Jail Free
The bachelorette party can seem like a crude, commercial ritual. But at its core are emotional ties that bind.
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Personal History
Cicadian Rhythms
Should the cicadas arrive just in time for your wedding—biblical, unexpected, and yet, routine as clockwork—there’s nothing to do but carry on with the ceremony. Come hell or, in fact, high water.
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Letters From Tel Aviv
Marriage, Israeli Style
For Israelis of a certain age, marriage beckons. But in this cradle of so many religions, a tangle of ancient rules and modern laws makes things surprisingly complicated.
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Portraits by Other Means
The Things They Married
Woody Allen and Mia Farrow* (not married) Then in April 1979, [Farrow] noticed a picture of Allen on the cover of this magazine. He had on a scruffy sweater and was...
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Sound Advice
Spanx Is the New Plastics
Here are 10 things I learned—not necessarily directly—from planning my own wedding that don’t seem to get addressed much in the bridezillasphere. If you really...
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Opinions
Marching in June
What is it about summer that attracts both Eisenhower and the recently engaged? A consideration of the striking similarities between weddings and wars.
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Going Back to Kali
Henna, and Coca-Cola
The wedding arrives, and our author finds his role is more than just that of guest. But playing the pious Hindu “brother” doesn’t come easy. The sixth in a series of travel essays.
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Going Back to Kali
Paradise Lost?
As relatives gather for a wedding, Pasha Malla faces tough questions about why his family moved away from Jammu and Kashmir and tries to figure out what, exactly, they left behind. Part five of his travel journal.
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Don't Be Rude
Couples Showers and Late Wedding Gifts
You’re asked to buy an expensive, ugly bridesmaid’s dress, but aren’t invited to the shower. You bought the wedding presents years ago; they’re just in your closet.
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Don't Be Rude
RSVPs and “Best Persons”
A wedding invitation arrives without an RSVP card, and a bride wonders what to call a female “best man.”
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Wedding Guide
Part IV, Wedding Tips
Will custom-printed cocktail napkins take this celebration to the next level? No one cares.
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Wedding Guide
Part III, Wedding Party Responsibilities
The bride and groom just spent hours arguing over Dad’s new wife and whether she gets to sit at the head table. Now is not the time to piss them off. How the wedding party can stay in good graces.