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Lavender Marriage is being redefined as young people discover the benefits of legally marrying a platonic life partner.

Learn moon phase meanings for the best wedding date, including new moon & full moon wedding symbolism, with rituals to harness moon magic in your marriage.

DIY wedding dresses that are delightfully weird and wonderfully unusual: Don’t miss this unique dress designs!

Get married at McDonald’s? Yes! Young couples around the world are choosing a low-stress, affordable McDonald’s wedding over traditional venues.

Dreaming of a nerdy wedding at Comic Con? 5 tips to plan a legal Comic Con wedding, plus comic book wedding ideas for a fun fandom filled celebration of love

Wedding guest Kuroboshi wears a Mobile Suit Gundam cosplay costume to the wedding afterparty of two Japanese cosplayers, Ryuryu and Ruby.

A growing trend in wedding tourism: ticketed weddings for tourists. Join My Wedding is helping Indian couples sell tickets to tourists to attend their traditional Indian wedding ceremonies. Ticketed weddings might become popular in other countries and vacation destinations too, as a form of cultural tourism. So what do you think, would you be a wedding tourist?

Learn why so many women in the U.S. change their last name when they marry, how patriarchy and legal restrictions shaped this interesting wedding custom, and why it's important for wedding officiants to be aware of a couple's preferences when writing the wedding ceremony script pronouncement and completing a marriage license. Author Ann Zhao's tweet sparked this interesting discussion about where spouses do and don't change their surnames, and why, and we're here for it!

Is the average age of marriage in the U.S. going up or down? Learn about recent trends that affect how old most men and women are when they get married, and why outside factors like education, the economy, pandemics, and shifts in spiritual or religious views can play a bigger part in when a couple decides to marry than you might think.

Let's call it the 'Chicken Officiant Controversy' : Two creative newlyweds are being criticized on social media for having their wedding ceremony performed by an officiant in a large yellow chicken costume. Sure, it's unusual, but more couples are choosing unique elopements and non traditional ceremonies. It's time to celebrate individuality and original wedding themes!

Magic mushrooms are having a moment in the wedding world! Like weed weddings did before them, psychedelic & psilocybin-infused marriage ceremonies are gaining popularity with Millennial and Gen-Z couples. But is it legal to get married on shrooms? Let’s find out!

Learn how to get married without a wedding ceremony, including the legal requirements in your state regarding the marriage license, and choosing an authorized wedding officiant.

The Dutch company U-Boat Worx just announced plans to build a 120 person private submarine for wedding ceremonies and receptions. Would you officiate this epic underwater wedding?

Professional stunt performers Ambyr Bambyr and Gabe Jessop lit themselves on fire during an unforgettable wedding recession. Read about the couple’s fiery wedding exit and how they made the unity ritual possible.