weddings

Weddings are a big business. And it’s not just the ten of thousands of dollars the happy couple and their parents will shell out on the ceremony and reception.

Alec Baldwin is officially hitched, as of the ceremony that took place Saturday evening, June 30th at the Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral in New York. His lovely bride Hilaria Thomas, 28, is a yoga instructor in New York and a graduate of New York University. She was born on the Spanish island Majorca and grew up in Spain and Boston.

In New Zealand, a photo of a beer-drinking bride has sparked a serious amount of controversy, with detractors arguing that it’s unbecoming. Hey, why can’t a woman in a wedding dress enjoy a brew? We don’t get it.

It’s pretty common knowledge that most brides will stress out about losing weight before the wedding in an effort to fit into that perfect dress. For this Susanne Eman, however, fitting into the perfect dress means not losing sight of her goal and keeping her weight at 800 pounds.

When a newly married couple exits a church, a synagogue, a courthouse or wherever they’ve just tied the knot, people often shower them with rice (not the sticky kind, of course). Most of us have seen this in the movies or in real life. If you’re wondering how this grain-throwing tradition came about, don’t fret. We’re going to tell you.

Any bride-to-be looking for high drama at her wedding may want to consider this record-breaking wedding dress featuring a train that’s a staggering 1.85 miles long. But there’s just one foreseeable problem — you’d need a gazillion attendants to heft it down the aisle.

These days, it’s almost unusual for a couple not to be living together before getting married, meaning when they do tie the knot they often already have items such as food processors and linen sets — which have long been staples of the traditional wedding registry. So more and more couples are eschewing this tradition and opting for honeymoon registries. According to the website Honeymoonwishes.co