The Big Day

Cambridge residents Eli Cotton and Matoaka Kipp wed at City Winery on June 15, 2025.

Their engagement began with two surprise marriage proposals on the same day

Six years after their first date, Matoaka Kipp and Eli Cotton’s City Winery wedding was packed with pop, pride, and perfect choreography.

Their Martha’s Vineyard wedding wasn’t big, but it sure felt easy
Olivia Rochman and Coby Venable met at a party in New Orleans’ French Quarter. They married in the place she’s loved since she was a child.

On her way to the Museum of Science’s Taylor Swift exhibit, a romance song-worthy proposal stopped her in her tracks
The video of the proposal has received more than 600,000 views on Instagram.

Their love thrived even under the demands of a medical resident’s grueling schedule
Grant Schleifer and Nathan Alexander made every moment count while Grant worked demanding hours; they married at the Public Garden last month.

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Love Letters

Are my standards high or impossible?

For an international student, dating can be difficult

I’m rarely attracted to people. Am I too picky?

Is it an office romance if it started with a BCC email?

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I kept being drawn back to her eyes’

Blind date: ‘I had actually met one of her good work friends at a party the week before’

Blind date: ‘I felt like he was my friend — I probably over-shared’

Blind date: ‘We had a good foundation in common interests’

More weddings coverage

Jeff Bezos, left, and Lauren Sanchez left a hotel for their pre wedding reception in Venice, Italy, on Thursday.

These are the celebs who are attending Jeff Bezos’ Venice wedding

The details of the nuptials have been a tightly kept secret, though the guest list has firmed up as guests such as Oprah Winfrey, Orlando Bloom, and Tom Brady arrived Thursday.

Holly Nichols and Adrian Pablo Sosa wed on May 23 at the New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill in Boylston. The pair met at Endicott College, where Sosa would later propose, and settled on the North Shore.

Independent by nature, side-by-side by choice

North Shore newlyweds Holly Nichols and Pablo Sosa, both only children, chose each other — again and again.

PERSPECTIVE

Long panel that has the headline "It's wedding season." Under that is a thought bubble that says "Here are 6 tips and tricks to being an awesome wedding guest." To the left of the headline is the drawing of bride with the byline for the cartoonist and recent bride, Ella Scheuerell. To the right of the headline is a drawing of Meredith Goldstein, journalist, advice columnist, and semi-pro bridesmaid. Goldstein collaborated on this cartoon.

Six tips and tricks to being an awesome wedding guest

Know your limits when it comes to offering a toast and other tips for being an awesome wedding guest.

Lavanya Venkatesan and Aravind Ravichandran's wedding at Arches National Park, Utah, April 7, 2025.