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Weddings

Weddings
From the latest wedding news to the biggest trends in venues and dresses, find out who got married and how to throw the best celebration.
English singer-songwriter Maisie Peters opened for Taylor Swift on her Eras Tour but hasn’t received an invite to the superstar’s July wedding to Travis Kelce. Photos: @maisiehpeters/Instagram
Fame and celebrity

Meet Maisie Peters, the singer still waiting on her Taylor Swift wedding invite

The English musician, who’s also toured with Ed Sheeran and Noah Kahan, joked that she may not make the guest list after gushing over Hilary Duff.

TV shows and streaming video

Meet Claudia Doumit, who just married her The Boys co-star Jack Quaid

Food and Drinks

His wedding cakes start from US$23,500. Many of them cost much more

Fashion

Flashback: Faye Tsui recalls her bold Chanel, Gucci and Celine looks

The Hong Kong stylist and influencer loves her designer brands, wearing hot-pink Valentino and even having her pre-wedding pics done in a Karl Lagerfeld creation.

Faye Tsui strides out in Celine, Chanel and Gucci. Photo: Handout
Fame and celebrity

Meet Narciso Rodriguez, the designer of Carolyn Bessette’s wedding gown

FX’s Love Story is bringing back the nostalgia of JFK Jr. and Bessette’s romance – but what has her friend Narciso Rodriguez said about her?

Thailand

She married 2 men at once in Thailand – and her mother is fine with it

The two Austrian grooms each paid a 1 million baht dowry, then celebrated by leaping into a pond.

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Style Edit

Style Edit: L’ÉCOLE Asia Pacific’s new engagement ring course

Today, the engagement ring takes pride of place in Hong Kong alongside Chinese ceremonial gifts – L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts’ new course will offer a closer look.

L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts is offering a course on engagement rings in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
Asian cinema: Chinese films

Review | Double Happiness: Liu Kuan-ting, Jennifer Yu lead clever wedding comedy

A couple have two simultaneous wedding ceremonies to keep their parents apart in Double Happiness, an ingenious comedy of errors.

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Fame and celebrity

Who is Maya Hawke’s new husband, musician Christian Lee Hutson?

The couple first met when working on music, and just married in a star-studded wedding in New York City attended by her famous parents and the Stranger Things cast.

Style Edit

Style Edit: L’ÉCOLE’s latest jewellery course is on engagement rings

L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts, supported by Van Cleef & Arpels, goes beyond celebrity engagement ring hype, discussing meaning, history and handcrafting.

Courses at Hong Kong’s L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts, immerse participants in the world of diamonds. Photo: Handout
Jewellery

Just ask Tay Tay: how the world fell in love with antique-cut diamonds

The Kansas City Chiefs’ Travis Kelce knew what he was doing when he proposed to The Life of a Showgirl singer with an old-mine-cut sparkler.

Stacked Godna antique-cut earrings: part of a trend for older and more traditional diamond cuts, thanks to Taylor Swift and her engagement ring. Photo: Studio Renn

Video | Mass Hindu wedding in Pakistan’s Karachi

The Pakistan Hindu Council organises these mass weddings for couples who cannot afford a traditional ceremony.

Video | China’s ice festival hosts mass winter wedding

42 couples exchange vows at China’s longest-running public ice and snow wedding.

Jewellery

The 10 most popular diamond cuts to know, from marquise to triangle

Kim Kardashian, Lady Gaga and Selena Gomez are just a few of the stars who made headlines this year with their choice of diamond jewellery.

Travis Kelce proposed to Taylor Swift with an old-mine-cut diamond. Photo: @taylorswift/Instagram
Fashion

2025’s fashion moments: from that naked suit to Brad Pitt’s couple looks

Blackpink’s Lisa and Jennie stunned, as did Timothée Chalamet, but who sparked trends and who courted controversy?

Brad Pitt and his girlfriend Ines de Ramon were among the celebrities who delivered memorable fashion moments in 2025. Photo: GC Images
Indonesia

Video | Mass wedding in Indonesia

Couples were showered with dowries, staple food packages and other wedding gifts.

Millionaires and billionaires

Meet Netra Mantena and Vamsi Gadiraju – who just had a ‘billionaire wedding’

Bollywood’s Madhuri Dixit, Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor performed at the viral nuptials, with guests including Donald Trump Jr and Bettina Anderson.

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Trending in China

China wife of gay husband contests estate against his lover, parents after man’s death

Homosexuals posed as ‘father and son’ in public before older of the two was killed in road accident, sparking bitter legal dispute.

In China, after a gay man’s death in a car accident, his wife contested his estate against his lover and parents, leading to a bitter legal dispute. Photo: Shutterstock
Tourism

In China, you can get married in a temple, in a club, even a subway station

China is letting couples wed anywhere in the country, from a lake with meaningful statistics to a subway station with a romantic name.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Tala Alamuddin, Amal Clooney’s lookalike younger sister

Alamuddin recently attended Amal and George Clooney’s The Albies event – Meryl Streep, Meg Ryan and Donatella Versace were also there.

Trending in China

China thief steals US$53,000 from newlyweds after learning about pair online

Suspect explains that he chose to target families hosting weddings because they are more likely to have cash on hand.

A Chinese man was arrested for stealing 380,000 yuan from a newlywed family, discovered through Douyin; he targeted the family, knowing they might downplay the loss. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin/Sohu
Trending in China

China woman cancels nuptials, demands US$4,200 ‘hug fee’, claims emotional distress

Man’s family want betrothal money back after woman gets cold feet about nuptials and demands ‘expenses’; families reach negotiated settlement.

A man in China whose fiancée wanted to back out of the marriage was shocked when the woman demanded a “hugging fee”. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock
Trending in China

Outrage over restrained China bridesmaids forced to kiss strangers as wedding prank

Extreme wedding pranks are prevalent in China; a separate incident involving 3 men tying up a groom, causing permanent disabilities.

Icons and Influencers

How Selena Gomez’s wedding brought Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran back together

The hitmaking BFFs reunited at Gomez and Benny Blanco’s private ceremony alongside fellow guests Zoe Saldaña, Steve Martin and Paul Rudd.

Gold in Hong Kong

Hong Kong, mainland China adapt to gold prices amid wedding jewellery demand

A pair of gold dragon and phoenix bracelets, the most basic bridal gifts, now costs 48 per cent more than at the start of the year.

The display window of a gold and jewellery shop in Tsim Sha Tsui. Photo: Nora Tam
Selena Gomez

Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco’s fairy tale wedding

The actress wed her musician partner this past weekend – and it was a star-studded affair with guests including Paul Rudd, Paris Hilton, SZA and Cara Delevingne.

Only Murders in the Building actress Selena Gomez and music producer Benny Blanco just got married. Photo: @selenagomez/Instagram
Celebrity style

What grand celebrity engagement rings say about the state of marriage today

Big, bold celebrity engagement rings – such as Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco’s – have dominated headlines recently ... here’s what the trend reveals.

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong banquet restaurant’s suspected closure upends wedding plans

Starry Terrace in Tsim Sha Tsui had been accepting deposits for events and took part in wedding expo last month.

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