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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.
Marcy Blum, Mindy Weiss and Colin Cowie are highly sought-after wedding planners. Photos: @marcyblum, @mindyweiss, @colincowie/Instagram
Fame and celebrity

6 of the most sought-after celebrity wedding planners ever

Preston Bailey organised Donald and Melania Trump’s nuptials but pulled out of Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz’s big day, while Lisa Vorce is known for her celeb destination weddings.

India

‘Because of a few rotis?’: Indian wedding fight leads to deaths of 2 teenagers

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China's population

More Chinese leave the knot untied as marriage registrations drop

Style Edit

Style Edit: Planning your dream wedding at the Regent Hong Kong

The hotel’s wedding artists ensure that each marriage celebration reflects the bride and groom’s unique wishes and tastes, while a specialist butler will take care of every detail of the banquet.

At the Regent Hong Kong, a team of wedding specialists will transform your special event into an unforgettable experience. Photo: Handout
South Africa

South Africa church holds mass Easter weddings for 3,000 people, some polygamous

Sunday’s ceremonies would see some men marry their sixth or seventh wives, a church spokesman said. Other grooms would marry multiple brides.

Viral stories

Indian woman discovers fiance elopes with mum days before wedding

Father of bride remembers man only communicated with his wife, sometimes spending 22 hours a day with her.

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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry

Who is Prince Harry’s friend Lord Charles Vivian, who just got married?

Prince Harry may have been in the UK for a court case this week, but the timing still didn’t work well enough for him to attend his friend Lord Vivian’s wedding; ‘He has a lot on,’ said the aristocrat.

Lord Charles Vivian (left) and Prince Harry go back years, but the prince did not attend his pal’s recent wedding in London, despite being in the UK at the time. Photos: Netflix; AP
South Korea

Self-love, not marriage or motherhood: Korean women spurn family life

A US$200,000 wedding ceremony? In this economy? South Korean women choose to stay single, some even staging self-weddings with their pets.

Fashion

‘It’s what I’ve dreamed of’. Lab-grown diamonds are on the rise

Cheaper than mined diamonds and with no conflict associations, artificially created stones are becoming more popular. Just ask Leo DiCaprio.

LGBTQ

‘It feels a little urgent’: US art fair fundraises with gay weddings

A show of love and solidarity in uncertain times, gay weddings in South Carolina raise money to cover legal name and gender change fees.

Friends of Christine Fowler and Sharon Thrailkill present a cookie cake to the couple at Y’­all-Mart, in Columbia, South Carolina. Photo: TNS
Celebrity children

Who is billionaire George Soros’ dazzling daughter-in-law, Jamie Singer Soros?

Investor Jamie Singer Soros, a museum trustee and a CEO, married Robert Soros in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, with their lavish wedding featured in Vogue.

New York socialite and investor Jamie Singer Soros and her billionaire father-in-law, George Soros. Photos: @jamie.soros/Instagram, TNS
Royalty

Meet Princess Beatrice’s husband, Italian count Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi

Mozzi is the CEO of property development firm Banda, which he founded when he was 23, and has a son Christopher Woolf, aka Wolfie, from a previous relationship with Dara Huang.

Fame and celebrity

Meet ex-tennis ace Boris Becker’s third wife, Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro

German tennis star Boris Becker’s relationship with the younger Monteiro saw adversity from the off when he was convicted of fraud in 2022, just after they began dating.

Thailand

‘I do’ … at last: LGBTQ couples in Thailand marry as same-sex unions legalised

The new law allows couples aged 18 or above to marry regardless of their gender, and access to medical, inheritance and property rights.

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LGBTQ+ couple Chatchai Aunthaya, 40, and Nitinai Buathong, 32, pose for photos after they receive official marriage certificates in Bangkok, Thailand, on Thursday. Photo: Reuters
Lessons from China's history

Reflections | Why are Chinese couples so set on Western wedding fashion?

Chinese brides used to wear black, then red, before the Western white gown became ubiquitous. Some push back now and don hanfu bridal wear.

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Chinese couples have been amongst the most eager in Asia to adopt Western wedding fashion, but some are pushing back now by marrying in hanfu, the traditional clothing of Han Chinese. Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto
Fame and celebrity

Meet Mette-Marie Kongsved, who Elijah Wood secretly married on New Year’s Eve

The couple met on the set of the 2017 film I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore, and collaborated most recently on 2024’s adventure comedy-drama Bookworm.

Fame and celebrity

Who is Api Robin, Australian comedian Celeste Barber’s ‘hot’ husband?

Barber has been with the arborist for 2 decades and admits that she is still ‘obsessed with him’; they married in Bali in 2013 and have 2 sons together

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Fame and celebrity

Who is Robin Thicke’s soon-to-be wife, April Love Geary?

The California-born swimsuit model, OnlyFans star and pro-choice advocate has been at Thicke’s side since the ‘Blurred Lines’ singer split from his ex-wife Paula Patton in 2014 – when Geary was just 19.

Robin Thicke and his fiancée April Love Geary are set to tie the knot before the year ends. Photos: @aprillovegeary/Instagram
Fame and celebrity

Meet Hailey and Justin Bieber’s close pals, Joseph Perez and Jessica Lageyre

Hailey and Justin Bieber were seen dancing the night away at Joseph Perez and Jessica Lageyre’s wedding in Costa Rica over the weekend – so who are they?

Trending in China

Chinese man finds love with tall Belarusian woman after many failed blind dates

Tian says he always believed he could find true love, and that’s when Namei appeared.

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Hong Kong society

Video | The secrets to a long-lasting marriage

What does it take to maintain loving marriages that span decades? These 20 couples, aged 60 years or older, shared love secrets at a mass wedding

Hong Kong couples together for up to 54 years join mass marriage to relive newlywed excitement
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Asia travel

Will Thailand be the next big LGBTQ wedding destination?

With its legalisation of gay marriage, there is growing interest in holding LGBTQ weddings in Thailand. Insiders expect a gradual increase.

Same-sex couples looking for a destination beach wedding may now start choosing Thailand. Photo: Artmakush/Dreamstime/TNS
Fame and celebrity

Who is Gavin Casalegno’s “surprise” new wife Cheyanne King?

The secret is out: Gavin Casalegno, star of The Summer I Turned Pretty, is married, having kept his relationship with wife Cheyanne out of the public eye for over a year.

Chinese culture

Why is there a cake voucher with your Chinese wedding invite? We explain

A cake voucher often accompanies an invitation to a Chinese wedding, part of a practice that dates back centuries.

Joe Biden

Who is Naomi Biden’s husband and soon-to-be baby daddy, Peter Neal?

President Joe Biden is set to become a great-grandfather: the 81-year-old’s granddaughter Naomi Biden announced her pregnancy on Instagram the same day America went to the polls.

President Joe Biden’s granddaughter Naomi Biden and her husband Peter Neal are soon to be parents. Photos: @peterneal/Instagram
Chinese culture

What can you expect at a Chinese wedding banquet? All the dishes explained

Chefs in Hong Kong break down the must-eat dishes at Chinese wedding banquets and their names’ auspicious portents for the lucky couple.

A bridegroom and bride toast with friends and relatives at a wedding banquet in Shanghai. Chefs in Hong Kong break down Chinese wedding banquets must-haves. Photo: Shutterstock
Fame and celebrity

Meet Lana Condor’s new husband, musician and actor Anthony De La Torre

The musician and actor met Condor at the 2015 Emmys and went on 2 dates in 2 days; Instagram trolls targeted De La Torre when To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before was released.

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Chinese culture

Chinese wedding games and what happens when they go too far

Games are a staple of Chinese weddings, but some get out of hand, resulting in abuse and injury that have sparked debate online.

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