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)
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
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EditorialAn assortment of telegrams. In Japan, couples read telegrams out at weddings, old friends send them for funerals, politicians deliver them to constituents and businesses use them daily. (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)