Field Notes
Fathers and Stepfathers Join Hands at Weddings
Weddings don’t always bring out the best in people, but some fathers and stepfathers are setting aside their differences for the sake of the children.
Highlights
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CreditJacob Hannah for The New York Times Vows
The Sound of Music Is in His Blood and Now His Heart
The great-grandson of Maria and Georg von Trapp marries a kindred spirit.
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CreditMalin Fezehai for The New York Times Unhitching? The Divorce Concierge Is at Your Service
A new set of consultants to guide your post-divorce life.
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CreditAdam Sharma Finding Common Ground in Interfaith Marriage
With the growth of mixed-religion couples in the United States has come new counseling options for couples seeking to work it out.
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CreditTom Bloom It’s a Wedding Toast. What Could Go Wrong?
Things can go terribly astray when raising a glass, but so much can go right, too.
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CreditPeter W. Cross for The New York Times 7 Tips for Avoiding a Wedding Toast Disaster
Saying a few words at the wedding reception? Don’t worry, it should go well — if you follow a few simple guidelines.
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Credit Wedding Gifts That Kick Off the Summer Season
Eight items that will make you want to go outdoors and stay there.
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CreditLeft, Scott Olson/Getty Images; right, Rebecca Smeyne for The New York Times. Men Who Don’t Wear Wedding Bands — and Why
A number of men, including a presidential candidate, have abandoned the tradition of wearing wedding rings. Some women, too.
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CreditJuliette Borda A Husband’s Transgender Secret Takes Its Toll
A happy marriage unravels as he faces his need to become a woman.
Wedding Announcements
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CreditPhilip Anema — Christian Oth Studio Daria Foner, Kjell Wangensteen
The bride and groom are both doctoral candidates, she at Columbia and he at Princeton.
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Credit Christina Carter, Zachary Adams
The bride, a software developer, and the groom, a songwriter and singer, met through OkCupid.
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CreditKyleen James Jeffrey Behrens, Oussama Zahr
The couple met when a mutual friend invited them to a brunch in Manhattan.
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Credit Jennifer Wong, Joseph Liu
The bride works for the Harvard endowment, and the groom in his family’s real estate business.
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CreditDave Robbins Rebecca Kaden, Scott Friedman
The bride is a venture capitalist; the groom works for Google.
Vows
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CreditChristian Hansen for The New York Times Plenty of Plot Twists for Two ‘Mindy Project’ Writers
He fell for her from the first word. It took many more for her to fall for him.
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CreditMelissa Lyttle for The New York Times A Secret Relationship, Until Mom and Dad Needed to Know
The bride’s parents insisted that their daughter not marry outside their tight-knit ethnic and cultural circle.
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CreditMonica Almeida/The New York Times One T.S.A. Line Worth the Wait
Josh Mankiewicz, a “Dateline” correspondent, struck up a conversation with Anh Dang, who was ahead of him in a security line.
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CreditPeter DaSilva for The New York Times A Facebook Algorithm Renews a College Crush
A dark, good-looking man popped up in a list of “people you may know.”
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CreditBryan Meltz for The New York Times A Feminist Romance, but Not a Radical One
Both bride and groom are thoroughly modern on women’s rights. But parts of their love affair had an old-timey flair.
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CreditChristine Han Rain: The Uninvited Wedding Guest
Couples discuss how to cope with rain on your wedding day.
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CreditJessica Hische You’ve Canceled the Wedding, Now the Aftermath
Wedding jitters have long been Hollywood material, but in real life it can be traumatic. Also, six tips on easing the financial and emotional pain.
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CreditYana Paskova for The New York Times Till Wrinkles Do Us Part: Introducing the Brotox Groom
Marrying men are making appointments with dermatologists and plastic surgeons to look forever good in the wedding album.
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CreditTom Bloom Mothers and Daughters: Whose Wedding Is it Anyway?
When it comes to planning weddings, many millennial brides and their Boomer mothers are seeking to forge a more flexible working dynamic.
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CreditTracey Buyce If Anyone Here Objects to This Union, Bark
Pets participating in weddings? This summer, one photographer in Vermont expects to see them at half the ceremonies he’s working.
