Weddings and Engagements

March 9, 2017

Field Notes: From a Wedding Writer’s Notebook, 10 Views on Love

Field Notes By LOIS SMITH BRADY When writing for the weddings pages of The New York Times — which I have done since 1992, at first […]
March 3, 2017

Vows: An Islamic Romance, Soundtrack by Kanye and Drake

Vows By BROOKE LEA FOSTER In fall 2013, Samir Nurmohamed wanted desperately to go out with Salimah Nooruddin. There was only one problem: He had decided […]
March 1, 2017

Field Notes: Video Wedding Invitations by Mail: Impressive but Not Cheap

Field Notes By TAMMY La GORCE Before Chanet Tisdel attended an October bridal show in Manhattan, the path to her May 2018 wedding was troubled by […]
December 30, 2016

Social Q’s: No Leftovers for You

Social Q’s By PHILIP GALANES After a big holiday meal, my fiancé and I watched as our hostess wrapped up the remaining turkey without offering us […]
December 29, 2016

Vows: Sharing Songs, and Now a Marriage

Vows By KATHERINE ROSMAN Just how music-obsessed is Hillary Kerr, the 37-year-old founder of a lifestyle-focused digital media company in Los Angeles? She can tell you […]
December 29, 2016

Field Notes: Engaging Proposals, From the Rooftop to the Subway

Field Notes By VINCENT M. MALLOZZI “Will you marry me?” Hundreds of thousands of potential grooms (and perhaps even a few potential brides) pop that question […]
December 22, 2016

Vows: Instant Chemistry, Caught on Video

Vows By STEVEN KURUTZ At the wedding of Smriti Keshari and Matthew Danzico, which took place on Nov. 19 at Basilica Hudson in Hudson, N.Y., the […]
December 15, 2016

Field Notes: Looking for Love? Put On a Cat Sweater

Field Notes By STEVE BELL For those searching for a soul mate, the how-to website WikiHow offers an 11-step plan that could be of help. It […]
December 2, 2016

Vows: Against All Odds, One Match Was All He Needed

Vows By VINCENT M. MALLOZZI Once upon an algorithm, a widower in San Francisco who was an expert in online consumer behavior took to the internet […]
November 26, 2016

Field Notes: For Interracial Couples, Growing Acceptance, With Some Exceptions

Field Notes By BROOKE LEA FOSTER When I was a new mother living on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in 2010, I often forgot that […]