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I don’t know whether the influx of wedding invites I’ve received is a byproduct of the many celebrations that got delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic or a rite of passage for anyone approaching their late 20s.Either way, the last few years have filled my calendar — and the outside…
An hour into the reception, hotel security barged onto the dance floor to help break up a fight between the groom’s friends and the bride’s cousins.Just minutes earlier, the group was hunched over the open bar, throwing back free shots and emptying bottles of tequila as if they were bartenders…
Last November, my live-in partner of five years popped the question. I was stunned and overcome with joy at the unexpected marriage proposal.In the days immediately following, I gleefully perused the websites of bridal stores in Denver looking for wedding gowns.The first time I got married 25 years ago, I…
One of my best friends keeps joking that if he comes to the United States he’s going to be killed. It’s a joke in that he knows he’s not actually going to die. But it’s also a little serious in the sense that he’s worried about coming into the country.…
When Brooke Bowman Boone, 29, got married in January, it was the day of her dreams.She carried a vibrant bouquet down the aisle toward her new husband, and her guests danced under disco balls all night. People still tell her it was one of the most fun weddings they’d ever…
If you were in Venice last week and not on Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s 200-person guest list, you may not have known the glamorous celebrations were going on. But that didn’t stop local Venetians from protesting against the event.That’s because the demonstrations weren’t only about the third-richest man in…
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s wedding in Venice didn’t just turn heads.It pumped millions into the local economy and became a global PR showcase for the City of Canals, while simultaneously angering some locals.From water taxis to luxury hotels, here’s what the numbers reveal about the high-profile celebration.A $1.1 billion…
On the morning of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez’s wedding ceremony, I wanted to ask Venetians what they thought of the spectacle dividing the city, so I headed to the one place I knew I’d find locals: a cafe.Two things surprised me. First, rather than being drawn into conversation by…
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Lauren Sánchez and Jeff Bezos are about to host the wedding of the year — or maybe even the century.In late March, the mayor of Venice confirmed that the billionaire and his soon-to-be bride are set to wed within the Italian city’s borders.The event is expected to take place in…
