Weddings

A joyous family wedding brings laughter, tears and, best of all, babysitters to wrangle the kids | Séamas O’Reilly

The boy wears a cute suits and is then dispatched. It’s the best of all worlds

Séamas O’Reilly

13, Nov, 2022 @9:30 AM

Five more Anglican bishops back same-sex marriages in church

Church of England bishops say clergy should be able to act according to conscience on issue that has divided Christianity

Harriet Sherwood

04, Nov, 2022 @6:44 PM

In a season of weddings and baby showers, what can single people do to celebrate their lives?

Do you want a ritual defined by the absence of settling down, asks advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith, or just one without its trappings?

Eleanor Gordon-Smith

13, Oct, 2022 @4:30 PM

For richer or poorer: surviving a bumper wedding season (without going broke)

For wedding guests, mixing love and money is precarious but mandatory. Here’s how to finesse your way through with finances, and friendships, intact

Katie Cunningham

08, Sep, 2022 @5:30 PM

Jordan Barr: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)

This comedian has spent her life preparing for this column, so brace yourselves for a Les Misérables flashmob, Cole Escola and the British TV show It’s Me or the Dog

Jordan Barr

31, Aug, 2022 @5:30 PM

Five wedding outfits for just £29! My cheap, ethical, joy-filled wedding

From the hugely expensive dress to the imported flowers, the average wedding is a bank-breaking, planet-wrecking affair. There is a greener, less stressful approach, if you make the most of charity shops, hedgerows and car boot sales

Nell Frizzell

29, Aug, 2022 @9:00 AM

Being gay, I was deeply sceptical about marriage – but then I conducted a wedding for my two best friends

We live in a world that continually punishes us for who we are, so to see this celebration of queer love felt like a radical act

Amrou Al-Kadhi

28, Aug, 2022 @1:00 PM

England’s netball team deserves a mention too | Brief letters

Brief letters: Commonwealth Games | Secret ceremonies | Friday treat | Platinum jubilee coin

Letters

04, Aug, 2022 @4:04 PM

Look on the braai side! How to host your own South African barbecue

Boris and Carrie Johnson opted for it at their wedding celebrations. Here’s how you can recreate the feasting at home

Leah Harper

03, Aug, 2022 @11:00 AM

‘We called the mums about an hour after the ceremony’: the rise of secret weddings

It is not just celebrities such as Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck who are arranging private nuptials. Getting hitched without telling anyone is catching on, cutting costs, reducing stress – and avoiding rows with the in-laws

Leah Harper

03, Aug, 2022 @9:00 AM

You be the judge: should my fellow bridesmaid dial down the hen-do plans?

One bridesmaid is stressed and can’t afford the hen do, the other wants to go even bigger. Who’s in the right? You decide

Interviews by Georgina Lawton

22, Jul, 2022 @7:00 AM

Why the long wait for recognition of humanist weddings in England? | Letter

Letters: Wedding law is a mess and needs reform, but the Law Commission’s report gives the government yet more opportunity for delay, says David Pollock