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Friday, November 15, 2013

Weddings / Celebrations

Vows

Their Harmony Is Loud and Clear

Dr. Huai-Bin Mabel Ko and Tom Thacker amid a flurry of confetti at the end of their wedding ceremony.
Tina Fineberg for The New York Times

Dr. Huai-Bin Mabel Ko and Tom Thacker amid a flurry of confetti at the end of their wedding ceremony.

A long and winding romance with a punk rocker is just what the future doctor ordered.

State Of the Unions

Bring On the Juggling Act

On the beach in Asbury Park, N.J., with Terry and Patrick Cashin and their sons, Shane, left, 10, and Jamie, 4.
Colin Archer for The New York Times

On the beach in Asbury Park, N.J., with Terry and Patrick Cashin and their sons, Shane, left, 10, and Jamie, 4.

The office-bound mom playing “straight man” to the stay-at-home dad in the clown’s suit.

More Weddings & Celebrations
Marjorie Gillette Wolfe

The bride is a licensed clinical social worker in pediatric diabetes; the groom is a founder of Symphony Capital, an investment firm in Manhattan.

Christen Krzywonski and Steven Glickman

The bride is a lawyer for the National Center for Prosecution of Child Abuse; the groom is a lawyer in private practice in Washington.

Caroline Hockmeyer and Andrew Brown

The bride works in the department of merchandising at Jack Spade, a men’s wear fashion brand; the groom is a strategy consultant for the Parthenon Group, a management consultancy.

Jonathan Moscone and Darryl Carbonaro

The artistic director of a theater company and the associate general counsel for a solar power investment company marry.

Emily Stecher and Stephen Rosenthal

The bride works for Goldman Sachs. The groom is a teacher at a charter school in Harlem.

Samantha Lee and Nicholas Tangney

The bride works in public relations; the groom works for a ship brokerage.

Michelle Tea and Dashiell Lippman

Ms. Tea is an author and the artistic director of a nonprofit group; Ms. Lippman is an advertising sales director at Yelp.

The couple, center, in September at the Manhattan Marriage Bureau, where they, along with several others, had gone to get their marriage license.
Phoebe Vickers

The couple, center, in September at the Manhattan Marriage Bureau, where they, along with several others, had gone to get their marriage license.

Daughter Knows Best

The couple was introduced by the groom’s daughter who had been a yoga classmate of the bride’s.

Carly Michelle Photography

An acquaintance arranged the introduction that led to their marriage.

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Video: How Did You Meet?

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Video: Vanessa & Davit

Davit Karapetyan and Vanessa Zahorian danced as Romeo and Juliet with the San Francisco Ballet. After the curtain call, Davit proposed to Vanessa.

More Vows
Vows

A Horse of a Different Color

A woman who once hated all things equine marries a polo player.

Vows

A Romance With a Long Interruption

Anne Koch and Robert Sibson met in high school. Then almost two decades intervened.

Vows

For Better and for Worse, Long Before the Wedding

An actress and a teacher find that their love has endured through prior marriages, divorces and illnesses.

Wedding Album
Your Vintage Wedding Photos

A selection of readers’ heirloom wedding photos from around the world.

Field Notes
Field Notes

Irreverent, Sure, but Relevant, Too

Let the rice and laughter flow: at some weddings, comedians and other performers administer the “I dos.”

Field Notes

A Bachelorette’s Night (or Four) to Remember

Destination bashes are becoming the celebration of choice for brides to be.

Field Notes

A Little Getaway After the Big Event

Miniature honeymoons help solve the questions of where, when and for how much money?

Well-Mannered

Wedding Q. and A.

If a wedding is canceled, should the couple return the gifts? Is it O.K. to send printed envelopes instead of handwritten? What does “black tie preferred” mean?

From Booming
Making It Last

Choosing a Life Built Just for Two

Jeanne Petrick, 1 of 13 siblings, and her husband of 38 years, Robert, chose not to have children. “If you have kids the dynamics change,” she said.

Unhitched

Backing Off ‘Wanting It All’ From a Spouse

Deborah Anna Luepnitz, a couples therapist, says an unhappy spouse can benefit by realizing that “sometimes what is lacking in your partner is what you lack yourself.”

Modern Love: Broken Heart Doctor

After Thomas Hooven graduated from medical school, his girlfriend of 12 years ended their relationship. It was only three weeks before they planned to marry.

Wedding Album
Your First Dance

Wedding Album is an occasional series of readers’ wedding-themed Instagram photos. This month, instead of photos, share the name of the song you selected for your first dance and why you chose it.

How to Submit a Wedding Announcement

Everything you need to know about submitting information to The Times about wedding and celebration announcements.

Editor's Picks

No R.S.V.P.? In Rajasthan, India, No Worries

Wedding crashing is a way to see the culture at its most ceremonial, and colorful.

Bring Out the Good Stuff for the Guests

Gifts that will come in handy for entertaining.

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