When a marriage is arranged, it's not uncommon for a bride to only meet her groom on their wedding day. In order to make sure that the man she was marrying had an education, one bride in the Uttar Pradesh state of India gave her intended a math test on their wedding day. He failed spectacularly.
Your wedding will be a one-way ticket to America's favorite past time, living in debt. Welcome to the best (and most expensive) day of your life!
Upon reflection, it's rather incredible that more weddings don't feature fisticuffs. Emotions are running high, booze is flowing freely (generally), and the guest list is almost always comprised of at least a few people who have a fraught relationship. Weddings should, in theory, basically be WWE with slightly less…
Best wedding "Save the Date" ever. #LetsParty #OnToTheWedding pic.twitter.com/Uro0fDmWHS
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A roaring fire was set off by a house explosion in Aravada, Colo. early this morning. When firefighters arrived at the scene, they found the message "MY WIFE IS A CHEATER" spray painted on the side of the house.
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Welcome to Pop The Question, a weekly space to dissect every aspect of wedding madness. Each Tuesday, we'll ask a question (sometimes there might even be a poll!), you'll share answers and stories, and then we'll bring you the best of the bunch on Thursdays. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll fly into a total rage…
This is Dean Smith. He really, rilly loves his lady, Jennifer. On Jennifer's birthday last year, he realized he wanted to get married—but he couldn't just propose, now could he? Bo-ring. That's not going to get anyone's attention. And attention is what matters, which is why Dean crafted something truly chilling.
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As noticed by a tipster who's knee deep in organizing her upcoming wedding, The Knot has made some changes to its popular, personalized wedding planning feature. The "ultimate checklist" they've long provided to help brides stay on task has a bold new emphasis on your smoking bridal bod, naturally.
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"Choreplay," as defined in the Urban Dictionary, is "when a woman is turned on by the sight of her husband/boyfriend/partner doing regular household chores that she would normally be doing." Okay, yeah: I love watching my husband make an effort around the house. But there's a big difference between wanting to give a…
My mission was simple. Gain entry into a luxury wedding fair featuring a "ceremony-style fashion show," eat as many free chocolates as possible and get out with all my limbs intact. It sounded easy, but there's one thing people don't tell you about wedding fairs: No one comes out the same way they came in.
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Sometimes you are faced with a story so breathtakingly abhorrent, your brain is biologically incapable of comprehension—but it's so insane, you can't keep it to yourself. This is one such story.
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Misspellings. Unfortunate acronyms. Unauthorized alterations. Venues that literally ceased to exist. Amazing uses of postage.
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Here's an excellent argument against laws which prohibit premarital sex. A Nigerian woman is divorcing her new husband after only a week because his penis, which had not previously been seen, was just too big for her vagina, which had already birthed three children.
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A new study finds that when a husband is seriously ill, there's zero increased risk for divorce. Lovely. But when wifey is the sick one, the marriage is more likely to end. If it's 1956, this absolutely makes sense! After all, who will care for her dear husband? Who will feed him? Bathe him? Clothe him, comfort him,…
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Are you interested in sustainable food and fashion? Do you have a deep and unclouded desire to make your wedding more special than anyone else's? Are you trying to unironically get away with mason jar candles at your reception even though they were over in 2012? Yes? Then consider growing your own dress out of fungus…
Spotted today in Washington Square Park: Evidence of The Knot's New York street campaign, featuring sweet quotes meticulously presented with adorable fonts in Pantone-approved colors. Never mind that this particular piece of marketing is located where there are likely few people planning weddings—let's talk about who,…
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Welcome to Pop The Question, a weekly space to dissect every aspect of wedding madness. Each Tuesday, we'll ask a question (sometimes there might even be a poll!), you'll share answers and stories, and then we'll bring you the best of the bunch on Thursdays. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll fly into a total rage over…
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"Groom Academy" is a progressive new program designed to properly train your man in the art of good husbandry. It reinforces a slew of tired domestic stereotypes, sure, but you know: happy wife, happy life. Let's find out how to make those goddamned wives happy.
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Hell yeah. That looks cool and interesting, and also really sweet and just somehow right. If you'd like to purchase a similar-looking photo shoot for your own small baby, you should hit up All Seasons Photo in New London, Wisconsin, where the Facebook page explains their Future Bride photo shoots like this:
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This week we asked who ruined your wedding, and wow, your stories were not so easy to read. A lot of them were great and hilarious, but far too many of them were not remotely hilarious. Those ones made me sad. But! I sort of think that the sharing of them is cathartic, and so that makes me happy.
