Election anxiety is causing many consumers to avoid big-ticket purchases like houses, weddings and cars. “Every four years this happens,” one former car dealer said.
Forget the picture-perfect setting; some couples are embracing the gritty, chaotic appeal of the subway system for their wedding ceremonies and receptions.
Jocelyn DeGroot-Lutzner grew up four blocks from Ephream Seyoum in West Philadelphia. But the two didn’t meet until she applied for a job at his family’s Eritrean restaurant.
Fall weddings are increasingly common. But what happens when your nuptials also take place close to a contentious election?
Laura Baroni and Paul Keating, both avid surfers, met in Costa Rica and felt immediately connected, if not through their native languages.
Lindsay Bennie heeded Victoria Williams’s call for a Valentine’s date, but they were hundreds of miles apart. Once they finally met, “our connection was instantaneous,” Ms. Bennie said.
Taylor Burt was working at BarkBox, surrounded by adorable dogs, when she found herself distracted by someone she thought was even cuter: Mayank Shah.
Jolyn Chen and Louis Lin went from middle school classmates to badminton partners to colleagues and, now, spouses.
The fall 2025 bridal collections brought structural silhouettes, lots of texture and more designers and collaborations than usual.
Plus, the new hot item on wedding registries.
More couples are asking their wedding guests to help them purchase a home, eschewing traditional gifts like small appliances and linens.
Peter Batinski and Keri Terenzio, who met in April 2020, are no strangers to crisis. But the Asheville, N.C., residents couldn’t have anticipated the latest: planning a wedding with no running water.
Wilson Payamps approached Cameron Kirk on behalf of a female friend. Lucky for him, she wasn’t Mr. Kirk’s type.
Anthony Verderame and Julie Mollo had a deal to be engaged by the end of 2023. They made it — with a day to spare.
As colleagues, Ariana Silvestro and Nicholas Kluender developed feelings for each other in 2016, but waited to pursue them.
Jake Fohn and Grace Stearns met a year and a half ago after signing up for an analog dating experience at one of the market’s booths.
Timothy Westbrook, a former “Project Runway” contestant, who incorporates repurposed materials into his collection, wants to make wedding fashion more enjoyable and unique.
Mary Kathryn Burke was ready for a drink after her mother was admitted to the hospital. Jonathan King messaged her at the right time.
Rieanna Stewart remembered Devin Miller from a brief encounter three years earlier. And then: “We both left time and space,” Ms. Stewart said.
Emil Weinstein and Dr. Alix Masters took things to the next level with Lil Jon and the East Side Boyz playing in the background.
Tessa Tookes and Joey Kirchner were both feeling down on love. Then they were cast on “Bachelor in Paradise Canada,” and had a change of heart (with the help of producers).
Eric Adams’s schools chancellor and first deputy mayor married in Martha’s Vineyard this weekend. Both have had their phones seized by federal investigators.
After Jonathan Filiberto, a medium known as Jonathan Mark, matched with Jessica Rega on a dating app, it took months before he shared what he did for a living.
Ethan Bregman asked Olha Beskhmelnytsina to be his girlfriend on Feb. 23, 2022. The next day, the world had changed.
The actress Jessica Phillips and Chelsea Nachman, a theatrical publicist, felt an instant attraction after first meeting seven years ago. But it took a few years before their romance took off.
After getting caught in a moment right out of a rom-com, it was clear Kevin Turner had a choice to make. He chose Dr. Nicholas France.
Grayson Warrick is the son of a retired ballet dancer. Alyssa Hubbard grew up dancing. And the two first met in preschool in New York.
AJ Aquino met Dr. David Poon while visiting Toronto from Ireland in 2017. During the pandemic, she visited him and was turned away. And so began their efforts to help other couples reunite.
Readers disagree with an essay expressing concern about a decline after a peak. Also: Rudy Giuliani’s drinking; book bans; masks in hospitals; wedding magic.
A major jeweler claims the pandemic may have prevented people from meeting their future fiancés, cutting demand for engagement rings. Inflation and anxiety among shoppers haven’t helped.
In 2021, Megan O’Connor and her friends organized a singles outing in Brooklyn. Omar Elsayed showed up, and the two hit it off immediately. But it was a “serendipitous encounter” in Greece that sealed the deal.
From Barbiecore to revenge travel, social media trends gave us a clear picture of the forces reshaping the economy.
Revoking invitations can at the very least be awkward and, at most, be seen as a major faux pas. But that hasn’t stopped couples from doing so to have celebrations on their terms.