The Main Event
Old Guard or Upstart?
Nine classic venues and their younger but equally beguiling counterparts vie to host your wedding celebration.
- Good Weather Guaranteed
Five glass-walled, flora-filled, feel-like-you’re-outdoors-but-you’re-not winter-wedding locations.
- Location, Location, Location
Eight more inspired venues, handpicked by set designers, film scouts, and other consummate urban aesthetes.
- Nuptials of the Bizarre
It wouldn’t be a true New York wedding without a little weirdness.
- Public Displays of Affection
Five couples share the details of their New York weddings.
On a Budget
Invitations
Get With the Times-
The olden times, that is. Vintage-looking stationery for thoroughly modern weddings.
- Ask a Stationer
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Melinda Morris of Lion in the Sun on evites and etiquette no-nos.
Flowers & Centerpieces
Color Theory-
Monotone bouquets and boutonnieres spanning every hue in the visible spectrum.
- Ask a Florist
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Sandra Taurina on working with a budget and fielding oddball requests.
Photography & Videos
- Ask a Cinematographer
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Adam Forgione on lame wedding videos, blooper reels, and more.
- Album Perfection Is Possible
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Just follow these rules for photos you’ll always love.
Music & Dancing
One D.J., Two Strummers, or a Whole Choir?-
Top entertainment picks for every size stage.
- Music to Drink By
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Five toast-worthy acts for a mood-setting cocktail hour.
- Extreme Choreography
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Glee-obsessed friends, Riverdancing children, and one airborne dad—a portfolio of dance-floor showstoppers.
Advertising
Cakes
White Cake, Wild Filling-
Don't judge a cake by its fondant.
- Ask the Cake-Makers
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The owners of Mark Joseph Cakes on wedding cake trends, cupcakes, and more.
Food & Drink
One-Bite Wonders-
The only thing wrong with these catered morsels is that you’ll want to eat ten of them.
- The Radical Cookie Table
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An ode to the Rust Belt–wedding classic—but with petits fours instead of pizzelles.
Organization
At Long Last-
We matched seasoned event planners with three newly engaged gay couples.
- Race to the Altar
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You’re getting married, and you’re getting married now! How to plan an entire wedding in 90 days or less.
- The Flash-Wedding Diary
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Two hundred guests, $30,000, and one psycho-mambo horn band—all in 135 days.
- Raise the Roof
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Six ways to elevate a banquet hall.
Engagement
The Jet-setter’s Registry-
Gifts for newlyweds getting the heck out of Dodge.







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