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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.
A woman at Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul. Economic uncertainty is often cited as a reason for hesitancy to marry. Photo: Getty Images
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

LGBTQ

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

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.

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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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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

Api Robin and Celeste Barber on the red carpet for Babylon’s Sydney premiere in January 2023. Photo: @celestebarber/Instagram
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.

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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.

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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A still from a viral Chinese social media video of a woman being tied to a lamppost by men during a Chinese wedding hazing ritual. Photo: Weibo
Chinese culture

From combing hair to gifting a suckling pig, Chinese wedding rituals

Find out who conducts the pre-wedding hair-combing ceremony, how to play door games on the big day and the role a red umbrella plays.

Tools needed for a pre-wedding hair-combing ceremony. Photo: Edmond So
Sex and relationships

Pakistani women turn to marriage apps, not aunties, to find love

In a country where dating is seen as dishonourable and arranged marriages and matchmaking are common, marriage apps promise ‘love matches’.

Chinese culture

Why there’s a bittersweet side to Chinese wedding drink ‘bride wine’

Nu’er hong, or huadiao, is rice wine traditionally drunk at Chinese weddings. Matured 18 years, its opening marks a daughter’s leaving home.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Liza Minnelli’s 4 ex-husbands, from the sculptor to the musician

The award-winning actress married for the first time at 20 and divorced her fourth husband in 2007; she’s since sworn she’ll never walk down the aisle again.

Actress Liza Minnelli with her fourth, and last, ex-husband, the late David Gest, in 2002. Photo: Reuters
Icons and Influencers

Meet Matthew Zukowski, Australian mega influencer Tammy Hembrow’s fiancé

The couple will get married in November and Hembrow has courted controversy over the ‘child-free’ wedding invite, although she has 3 kids of her own.

Matthew Zukowski and Tammy Hembrow are getting married in November. Photo: @mattzukowski/Instagram
Chinese culture

Animal magnetism, or how to find your ideal partner with the Chinese zodiac

To learn whether a marriage will be harmonious, experts refer to the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac and the hour, date and month of birth.

Chinese culture

Why kids jump on the bridal bed and other Chinese wedding rituals

From what goes into the bride’s dowry to betrothal gifts to preparing the bridal bed, we break down traditions surrounding Chinese weddings.

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