No sign of the Moss Bros suit weeks before the wedding and TNT goes backwards on delivery datesI am getting married at the end of this month. In the middle of August, my best man and I visited the Moss Bros store on Oxford Street to hire our wedding su…
‘We love everybody’: the French drag couple making non-traditional wedding dresses
James and ViviAnn Du Fermoir-de-Monsac want to create an atmosphere where those who don’t fit the vision of an ideal bride feel comfortableOn the third floor of a typical Alsatian building in Strasbourg, a door opens on to a bright atelier, dotted with…
Proper old-style weddings are back – and they’ve been worth the wait | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
The speeches, the tears, the jokes, the dad dancing – after months of missing out on social events, it’s all wonderfulI went to a wedding at the weekend. That shouldn’t be a remarkable statement, but of course it is. It’s been a strange summer: the pro…
Share your experiences of getting married over the age of 65
As marriages among people over 65 are on the rise, we would like to hear your stories of tying the knotMarriages among people over the age of 65 are on the rise, according to the Office for National Statistics, partly due to the increasing popularity o…
Luxury watch sales surge as Britons go on spending spree with lockdown savings
Sales at UK’s biggest supplier of Rolex and Omega watches rise 43% on pre-pandemic levelsThe UK’s biggest seller of Rolex and Omega watches said sales had surged as Britons splashed lockdown savings on luxury watches and jewellery, including wedding an…
A new start after 60: ‘I married for the first time at 70’
Antique dealer Deb Thea always thought she would marry – and while she waited for the right person, she created a happy, confident single life. Then, unexpectedly, love came alongDeb Thea didn’t want a conventional wedding. “I was 70. Walking down the …
Births, marriages and deaths left unregistered after systems failure
Computer outage, staff shortages and pandemic disruption causing turmoil for families and businesses in England and WalesThe Home Office was accused last night of causing “turmoil for families” after a failure in its online system for registering birth…
India: Swetha’s Wedding
I first met Swetha at a conference in Trinity when we were both freshers. I would probably say she was the best thing to come out of that conference. We clicked instantly and she ended up moving in with me for the last two years of our degree.For those…