Weddings are anything but ordinary once you step outside your backyard. Cultures across the globe throw their own flavor into the big day, including quirky ceremonies to meaningful acts of devotion.
Marriage may be a universal ritual, but the way people celebrate it can be wildly different depending on where you are in the world. What feels like a heartfelt custom in one culture might seem ...
A complex series of ceremonies, the Three Letters and Six Rites aimed to ensure social recognition, family consent and spiritual blessing My niece got married last week and I was in London to attend ...
Current wedding trends reflect current and past cultural values and societal norms from different time periods. These traditions have impacted trends in attire, ceremonies, and pre-wedding rituals.
A rice cooker isn’t typically found in a bridal suite. But for Christine Cheng, it ended up being something of a necessity. On the eve of her mid-March wedding weekend downtown, the Manhattan antique ...
There’s a photo of my mother on her wedding day that I love. She’s sipping soda and laughing with relatives at my parent’s Chinese banquet, looking radiant in her evening gown: a strapless, mandarin ...