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Fulton County Probate Court offers spooky Halloween-themed weddings in Atlanta

The sessions are open to all couples that have Fulton County marriage licenses, and will allow them to invite up to six guests to witness their wedding.

October 27, 2023
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  • Rough Draft
The David's Bridal shop is shown Nov. 19, 2018, in Tampa, Fla. David's Bridal filed for bankruptcy protection Monday, April 17, 2023 the second time that the firm has sought such protection in the last five years.

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David's Bridal files for bankruptcy for the second time in 5 years

CEO James Marcum said the COVID-19 pandemic has greatly impacted its finances. During that time, the company was still spending on rent on its brick and mortar stores and factories were shut down.

April 18, 2023
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  • Ayana Archie
Mayor Andre Dickens officiated a mass wedding at Atlanta's Piedmont Park on Valentine's Day 2023.

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A mass Valentine's Day wedding in Atlanta: One couple explains their participation

On Valentine's Day, Atlanta’s mayor officiated a mass wedding in Piedmont Park.

February 14, 2023
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  • Amanda Andrews
Inside the workshop and showroom of Giovanna Alessandro, in Chernivtsi, Ukraine.

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Ukraine's wedding dress industry is alive and well, despite the war

The town of Chernivtsi, once the wedding dress capital of the Soviet Union, is still churning out dresses — for the West. "We are staying in Ukraine," says a dressmaker. "We will build our economy."

August 03, 2022
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  • Eleanor Beardsley
For many brides, finding a wedding dress can be stressful and prohibitively expensive. That's why Gwendolyn Stulgis started a dress exchange group.

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  • Arts & Life

This woman gave her wedding dress to a stranger for free, and inspired a movement

Gwendolyn Stulgis walked down the aisle in the dress of her dreams. But after her wedding, she decided to pay the feeling forward to a complete stranger.

July 22, 2022
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  • Michael Levitt and
  • Justine Kenin
Print a poster version of this comic to hang up on your fridge or give away to friends. <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/13ggzz9qS2c6rQCXg3VCUo9iip3i1XtWG/view?usp=sharing">Download the poster here. </a>

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  • Global Health

Coronavirus FAQ: Can I get COVID outdoors? (With printable poster on how to cut risks)

We've heard for months that chances of catching SARS-CoV-2 outdoors are far less than indoors. Is that still true with highly contagious omicron strains? And if it is, what can you do to stay safe?

July 01, 2022
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  • Melody Schreiber
After long eschewing marriage, Pyotr Kolyadin and Tatyana Neustroyeva wed in April in St. Petersburg, Russia. It's "sort of like an anchor that you throw forward and maybe somehow it will pull you out," Pyotr says.

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These Russian couples didn't plan to get married. The Ukraine war changed their minds

More couples — including those who stayed in Russia and those who fled — are urgently marrying, for reasons both practical and deeply emotional.

June 08, 2022
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  • Alina Selyukh
Tuesday's rare palindrome date of 2-22-22 also happens to fall on National Margarita Day in the United States.

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Today is 2-22-22 ... and a Tuesday. Here's how to celebrate the rare date

The rare palindrome date also coincides with National Margarita Day in the U.S. Wedding venues, airlines, hotels, and fast-food chains are among those marking "Twosday" with limited-time deals.

February 23, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
Sharmistha Chaudhuri (center, wearing pink), 35, at her wedding in Kolkata, India, in January 2020. Chaudhuri found some Indian wedding traditions retrograde, so she hired four feminist priestesses to officiate at hers. They performed a multilingual, egalitarian ceremony stripped of patriarchal traditions.

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  • World

Hindu priestesses fight the patriarchy, one Indian wedding at a time

The priestesses are part of a feminist push to make Hinduism more inclusive. Some have begun officiating at Indian weddings stripped of patriarchal traditions: No more "donating" brides to in-laws.

October 15, 2021
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  • Lauren Frayer
Paul DeLorenzo is general manager at Danversport, an event venue featuring a 10,000-square-foot ballroom with a 900-person capacity. He thought 2020 was going to be their best year ever until the pandemic forced him to close. DeLorenzo is hopeful capacity limits will increase soon.

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After A Year Of Mostly Cancellations, Bookings Are Back For Many Event Venues

Phones are once again ringing at event spaces that were largely closed during the pandemic. And venues are starting to navigate the new normal as people being to plan long-postponed celebrations.

March 22, 2021
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  • Craig LeMoult
The annual town meeting in North Andover, Mass., which dates back to 1646, was held outside on June 16 on a high school football field to help keep participants a safe distance from each other.

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  • Health

PHOTOS: A Summer Of Community, Despite Social Distance

Celebrations, milestones and daily routines happen whether we're ready or not, and the summer of 2020 was no different. As Americans sought relief in an ongoing pandemic, they got creative.

September 05, 2020
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  • Meredith Rizzo and
  • Ryan Kellman
Family and friends helped Chase and Ellen Brown pull together their wedding in less than 24 hours, securing a ring, a church, flowers, a cake, music and even personalized napkins for their new, expedited ceremony.

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An Intimate Wedding At A Social Distance

Chase and Ellen Brown were set to get married Saturday, March 28 in Savannah. But then, the rapid spread of the coronavirus across Georgia and the...

July 21, 2020
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  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Jesse Nighswonger

The Breakroom: Snorting Chocolate, T. Rex, And Bad Wedding Playlists

In the Breakroom this week we talk about snortable chocolate, horrible wedding playlists, and the inadequacies of Tyrannosaurus Rex. Plus, we’ll discuss...

July 21, 2017
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  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Ryan McFadin

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