Paramedic bride responds to emergency call on wedding day

"Anybody in the medical field would have done the same."

Gay marriage a boon for wedding business

Beau Donelly   Weddings are big business. And it could get even bigger.

Man named Burger to marry woman named King

Mary Ward   No word yet on whether they plan to hyphenate their surnames.

In Vogue

Benedict Cumberbatch’s wife Sophie Hunter reveals her wedding dress

Livia Gamble   A picture of Sophie Hunter's dress was posted on Valentino’s Instagram feed.

Bridezilla be gone

Company will ensure clear skies on your wedding day

Mary Ward   Once upon a time, you couldn't do anything about the weather on your wedding day. Well, now you can.

A modern proposal

'Crouching Tiger' actor says yes to drone proposal

Rachel Clun   Chinese actor Zhang Ziyi said yes to her musician boyfriend, after he used a drone to propose.

A friendship killer?

9 rules for brides regarding their bridemaids

Livia Gamble   Weddings are a celebration of love, but have also been known to kill a friendship or two.

Weddings unplugged: saying no to social media

Lisa Robinson   Your big day has finally arrived. You've been up since 6am getting your hair and makeup done, you're now walking down the aisle in your dream dress, excited to have your friends and family gathered to witness you say 'I do'. But instead of seeing the smiling faces of your guests, you're greeted by a crowd of LCD screens.

One in seven Paris weddings is gay

Rory Mulholland   Hollande legislation sees 1,331 same-sex marriages in the French capital, but former president Sarkozy pledges to repeal the law if re-elected.

Groom lifts veil ... cancels wedding

Michael Daly   It was divorce at first sight for a Saudi groom when his bride lifted her veil on their wedding day.

George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin ready to wed in Venice

Lenny Ann Low   In Venice, under glistening sunshine and before waving crowds, actor and director George Clooney and human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin slid towards marriage on a boat named Amore.

Lights, camera, action

Is this the most over-the-top hens party ever?

LA TV writer Lauren MacKenzie made a party out of a mock music video shoot - including a choreographer, DOP and makeup artist for the whole affair.

Study: To boost your odds of a successful marriage, have a big wedding

Karen Kaplan   To improve your odds of a high-quality marriage, try not to have too many sexual partners before you meet “the one.” And when you do find him or her, consider inviting at least 150 people to your wedding.

Cosmetic surgery getting out of hand as brides to be search for perfect ring shot

Livia Gamble   Brides-to-be are forking out thousands of dollars to make their ring finger worthy of a selfie.

The bride didn’t wear white

Kilmeny Adie   When Angela Priestley was picking out her wedding dress she knew exactly what colour she wanted, and it wasn’t white.

Didn't your wedding day go viral too, darling?

Bryony Gordon   When did marriage become a multi-media production like that of James and Sarah Walk, a very normal couple from Ohio who flew themselves and a photographer to Iceland?

Saying 'I don't' to 'I do': The case for abolishing the Marriage Act

Katherine Feeney   They say the time for marriage reform is now. But how about the idea that we should we just abolish the Marriage Act altogether?

Going viral

YouTube wedding videos more popular than cats

Kilmeny Adie   Once upon on your time your wedding video was likely to sit on a shelf gathering dust, brought down only to punish family and friends. These days your wedding videos can achieve immortality, and be shared with the equivalent population of Germany.

Oh boy!

Australian's Mickey Mouse marriage proposal goes viral

Steve Lillebuen   Oh, boy! It’s another over-the-top wedding proposal that’s quickly becoming an online sensation, thanks to a little help from Mickey Mouse and friends.

Worth the wait

Game of Thrones fans plan their own Red Wedding after Iron Throne proposal

Jenna Clarke   Plans are now under way for an Australian version of the Red Wedding after one Game of Thrones fan surprised his girlfriend with a proposal while they visited the popular exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney.