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Recent Examples of weddings
In a harmonic convergence this year, the holiday falls on a Saturday, the busiest and most popular day of the week for weddings.
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2026
The third was as a spiritual offering, and this is significant because people would use cacao in weddings, in baptisms, in other ritual ways.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Vacations, weddings, summer fun?
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 11 Feb. 2026
The on-stage ceremony was visually inspired by a plaza in San Juan, Puerto Rico, that is known for weddings, which Himede visited during one of their many trips to the island in preparation for the show.
—Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Somehow, the shameless concept of tanking has become an acceptably mainstream idea like destination weddings and the Paleo diet.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
Even in ordinary moments—sharing tea, splitting food, laughing in the snow, dancing at weddings—Minnesota feels alive.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
There was a void of spaces to host weddings (of the non-ballroom variety), spaces with bed-and-breakfast vibes to host out-of-towners, spaces to grab a moody nightcap in a seductive lobby lounge, and spaces to check into for a staycation and out of concrete reality.
—Amber Elliott, Houston Chronicle, 10 Feb. 2026
Heeled options also work well for dressier events, like dinner dates and casual weddings.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 10 Feb. 2026
Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2026
The third was as a spiritual offering, and this is significant because people would use cacao in weddings, in baptisms, in other ritual ways.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Vacations, weddings, summer fun?
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 11 Feb. 2026
The on-stage ceremony was visually inspired by a plaza in San Juan, Puerto Rico, that is known for weddings, which Himede visited during one of their many trips to the island in preparation for the show.
—Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Somehow, the shameless concept of tanking has become an acceptably mainstream idea like destination weddings and the Paleo diet.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
Even in ordinary moments—sharing tea, splitting food, laughing in the snow, dancing at weddings—Minnesota feels alive.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
There was a void of spaces to host weddings (of the non-ballroom variety), spaces with bed-and-breakfast vibes to host out-of-towners, spaces to grab a moody nightcap in a seductive lobby lounge, and spaces to check into for a staycation and out of concrete reality.
—Amber Elliott, Houston Chronicle, 10 Feb. 2026
Heeled options also work well for dressier events, like dinner dates and casual weddings.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Weddings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weddings. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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