My friend's getting married on a Thursday. A bunch of guests are annoyed, but I think it's pretty smart.

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I'm glad my friends could save money with a Thursday wedding and don't mind taking time off since I've been given 11 months' notice.

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I married at City Hall, and my son had a traditional wedding. I stumbled through helping him prepare, but it was beautiful.

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Rose Greene and her son on his wedding day.
Rose Greene had a very laid-back wedding and her son's wedding was much more planned.

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The biggest mistakes couples make when choosing their wedding menu, according to a wedding caterer

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Hamptons Aristocrat cofounders Lexi Ritsch and Louisa Young know the most common mistakes couples make when picking their wedding menu.

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Some couples think receiving pricey wedding gifts is payback for putting on a ceremony. Others say it's tacky and entitled.

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Wedding guests are debating over whether it is expected they pay a certain amount for their gift.

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My fiancé and I are planning our wedding, but he's unemployed, and we're in debt. We've had to get creative.

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The author, left, is planning her wedding with her fiancé, right.

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What do you say at the altar? One couple let ChatGPT decide.

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Molly Price and her fiancé Erik Sorensen are using AI tools to generate the majority of the written content for their wedding.
Molly Price and her fiancé, Erik Sorensen, are using AI tools to generate the majority of the written content for their wedding.

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Gen Z is ditching wedding traditions and embracing TikTok trends

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Younger generations are bucking tradition in favor of personal touches for their weddings — and sometimes viral moments on TikTok.

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