EditorialAllison Kaplan, left, and Betsey Kershaw, founders of Mother Of, at a wedding showcase in St. Paul, Minn., Nov. 16, 2022. (Jenn Ackerman/The New York Times)
EditorialLindsey Chakraborty, founder of Preserve, a clothing rental company that specializes in outfits for South Asian weddings, in Manhattan, Dec. 8, 2022. (Sara Messinger/The New York Times)
EditorialVincent Po, who has been photographing weddings for free for the last two years, in Tusten, N.Y., Nov. 18, 2022. (Noah Kalina/The New York Times)
EditorialAs recreational marijuana becomes legalized across the United States, some couples are finding new ways to incorporate cannabis into nearly every aspect of their wedding celebrations. (Rachel Stern/The New York Times)
EditorialDozens of gifts — plus gift-giving tips and trends — shared by 108 couples whose weddings were featured in this newspaper. (Laura Junger/The New York Times)
EditorialThe “buy now, pay later” approach has infiltrated the wedding industry via new programs created specifically to finance events. (George Wylesol/The New York Times)
EditorialFrom “desert chic” to “beach formal,” many couples are selecting distinctive themes for their weddings and are asking their guests to look the part. (Debora Szpilman
/The New York Times)
EditorialA congratulatory telegram and a preserved flower received by Hiroshi and Asuka Kanno on the occasion of their wedding. (Noriko Hayashi/The New York Times)
EditorialHarry Oxman, 86, who celebrated his bar mitzvah in 2019, wears his tallit at his office in Philadelphia, July 28, 2022. (Michelle Gustafson/The New York Times)
EditorialPreliminary works and designs in the studio of Ellen Weldon, a professional calligrapher for some four decades, in New York, April 14, 2022. (Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times)
EditorialA still image from surveillance video released by the Chandler Police Department that it says shows Landon Rankin, a retired deputy sheriff. (Chandler Police Department via The New York Times)
EditorialThough requesting monetary gifts has become more accepted at weddings, experts say there is a right — and a wrong — way to ask for cash. (Sarah Farquhar/The New York Times)
EditorialFacing a shortage of prime times, more couples are marrying earlier in the day at weddings that some are finding easier to book and less expensive to host. (Lina Müller/The New York Times)
EditorialA new trend to come out of this year’s wedding boom: saying so long to stuffy old Saturdays and booking your big day on a weekday. (Paola Saliby/The New York Times)
EditorialThe pandemic led countless couples to delay their weddings — sometimes more than once. Now many are determined to forge ahead, even if that requires a very revised version of their Big Day. (Paola Saliby/The New York Times)
EditorialFrank Pascuzzi, who legally changed his name to Santa Claus in 2012, at his home in Copiague, N.Y. on Nov. 11, 2021. Pascuzzi got his start playing Kris Kringle at a local Macy’s during the holiday season in 1999. (Timothy O'Connell/The New York Times)
EditorialThe Grand Bevy Corporation’s Priscilla Sommer and Josh Rosenthal in Marina del Rey, Calif., Sept. 26, 2021. (Adam Amengual/The New York Times)
EditorialA couple shops in Tehran, Iran on June 15, 2021. Engaged couples traditionally buy decorative mirrors and candlesticks before their weddings. (Arash Khamooshi/The New York Times)
EditorialPalestinians participate in a wedding simulating traditional Palestinian weddings on the National Day of Palestinian Heritage, in Gaza city, Gaza city, Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territory - 07 Oct 2021