Field Notes
For Interracial Couples, Growing Acceptance, With Some Exceptions
Five decades after the Loving ruling, intolerance is still sometimes an issue for interracial couples.
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CreditSimon Jon Photo Jenna Kauffman and Jonathan Grinberg: Don’t Send Flowers. Pizza Will Do.
Somehow the groom knew the key to her heart was found in a Domino’s pizza with extra cheese and ranch dressing.
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CreditDiane Stredicke, Hudson River Photographer Wedding Album
Outfits Our Brides Have Worn
A selection of wedding day looks from brides recently featured in our announcements.
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CreditSarah Rice for The New York Times Vows
A Chef-Tested Recipe for Marital Success
Ferris Bueller had his day off, but for these chefs, finding a time away from work to marry was a tall order.
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CreditBryan Anselm for The New York Times A New Reason to Party: Custom Suiting for the Suitor and His Pals
Brides aren’t the only ones having fitting parties for wedding wear.
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Credit Giving Newlyweds Tools for Entertaining
Most people who are getting married already have basic dishes and flatware, so consider giving unusual serving tools.
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State of the Unions
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CreditJason LeCras for The New York Times Out of ‘The Real World,’ a Relationship That Has Endured
The reality-television veterans Dr. Pamela Ling and Judd Winick had people rooting for their relationship long before they even began dating.
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Credit Raking In Gifts With Autumn Hues
Offer something in orange for newlyweds who prefer admiring fall foliage at home rather than suffering a traffic-choked trip to Vermont.
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CreditAbigail Goh Unhitched: The Same Arguments, Then Finally a New Direction
After 30 years of marriage, an empty nest leads to changes and more changes.
Wedding Announcements
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Credit Aditi Maliwal, Jacob Stern
The couple met at Stanford, from which they graduated.
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CreditPete Malone/217 Photography Kimberly Dixon, Gregory Kirschenbaum
The bride and groom attended the University of Delaware but didn’t meet until after graduation, when both were at a party in New York.
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CreditErica Beckman, Clean Plate Pictures Jessica Hof, Yaniv Soha
The bride is a procurement manager for Coty; the groom is a senior editor at Doubleday.
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CreditWAO Photography & Design Melissa Marrero, Gustavo Camilo
The couple met at school in Santo Domingo, and reconnected in New York.
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Credit Marixa Dygico, Michael Kaplan
The couple met through Plenty of Fish, a dating website, in December 2015.
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CreditPeter W. Cross for The New York Times Cece Wedel and Mauricio Perez: After a Clumsy First Kiss, Making Out Just Fine
This couple’s first smooch was a clunker. But the second one was perfect.
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CreditJason Lecras for The New York Times A Solo Dream of Sailing Leads to a Dual Adventure
A coast-to-coast relationship finally finds firm ground, but more adventures await.
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CreditGretchen Ertl for The New York Times Seeking a Driver’s License Led to a Marriage License
They met in high school during driver’s education classes, but it took them 14 years to accept their mutual attraction.
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CreditGeorge Etheredge for The New York Times Geneviève DeBose and Tosin Akinnagbe: He’s No Shakespeare. Romeo? Maybe.
He was a bit too brief in his OkCupid overture, but love wins with song.
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CreditChristian Hansen for The New York Times For a King of Night Life, a Sunny Bride
Said the nightclub owner Noah Tepperberg of his wife, Melissa Wood: “She’s Mrs. Health and Wellness. I sell booze and steak and pasta.”
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CreditTom Bloom Entering Your Wedding by Parachute, Horse or Ski Lift
A walk down the aisle? So ho-hum. Grand arrivals may be by parachute, yacht, ski lift or elephant.
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CreditTom Bloom Married to Their Smartphones (Oh, and to Each Other, Too)
Some couples are finding that an addiction to technology is putting a strain on their marriages.
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CreditDevin Yalkin for The New York Times Another Celebrity Perk: Free Wedding Dresses
Some buy gowns while others seek a free dress as part of a marketing relationship.
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Credit Secrets to Lasting Relationships From High School Sweethearts
Growing up, and growing older, with their partners. Couples reveal how their love matured.
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CreditMark Daniels I Do, Part Two: Why Couples Decide to Renew Their Vows
It’s a way for some couples to show everyone that their marriage still works.
