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.

Are traditional engagement announcements making a comeback?

Some secrets stay in the family: Robert Thomson's boss Rupert Murdoch and wife Jerry Hall after their wedding ceremony.

Elizabeth Clarke   Mr Rupert Murdoch, father of Prudence, Elisabeth, Lachlan, James, Grace and Chloe Murdoch, and Miss Jerry Hall, mother of Elizabeth, James, Georgia and Gabriel Jagger, are delighted to announce their engagement.

What Mariah's engagement ring did to a Sydney jewellery business

A diamond ring on display at Fairfax & Roberts Jewellers in Sydney.

Esther Han   Gus Hashem thought he had enough emerald-cut diamonds to last him several months. Then James Packer proposed to Mariah Carey.

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Paramedic bride responds to emergency call on wedding day

A picture of paramedic Sarah Ray attending a call on her wedding day has gone viral on Facebook.

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

Gay marriage a boon for wedding business

Owner of Nikos cakes in Oakleigh,Denise Paras prepares for changes in the gay marriage laws. 1st June 2015. The Age ...

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

Man named Burger to marry woman named King

The couple posed in front of a Burger King sign for their engagement announcement.

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

'Beautiful Sophie Hunter'.

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

Could "rain on your wedding day" be a thing of the past?

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

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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

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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

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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

A couple embraces in Paris.

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

Change of heart: A Saudi bride was jilted at the altar after her groom changed his mind after seeing her face for the ...

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

Big event: George Clooney and his Lebanon-born British fiancee Amal Alamuddin take a taxiboat 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?

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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

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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

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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

Angela Priestley and Mark Power on their wedding day.

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?

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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

A couple dances down the aisle to Journey's Don't Stop Believin'.

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.