Tag: wedding

Man Battling Rare Cancer Marries Love of His Life After Being Given Just Months to Live

A paramedic diagnosed with a rare cancer, given just 6–12 months to live, had two main items on his wish list: to marry the love of his life, and raise enough money to prevent her struggling with mortgage payments on their new home. Gabriel Vivas, 30, already beat testicular cancer. Yet after being diagnosed with…


Irish Government Makes Wedding U-turn After Bridal Backlash

DUBLIN—Exasperated brides-to-be dressed all in white to protest outside Ireland’s parliament on Tuesday while others inundated radio call-in shows to criticise COVID-19 restrictions, forcing the government to ease limits on wedding guest numbers. Ireland, which has implemented some of Europe’s toughest restrictions during the pandemic, has been gradually unwinding its third and longest lockdown and…


Island Community Rallies to Save a Couple’s Wedding Party After a Fire Breaks Out Next Door

A couple who were holding their wedding reception on a Michigan island had the shock of their lives when a house fire broke out next door. As first responders rallied to extinguish the flames, the couple went to a local church to pray. Unbeknownst to them, their wedding guests and numerous islanders were busy saving…


Granddaughter Moves Her Wedding to a Hospital Room, Fulfilling Dying Grandma’s Final Wish

Sean Upton and her middle-school sweetheart were due to tie the knot in a few months. However, owing to Sean’s grandmother’s accelerating battle with terminal lung cancer, the couple moved both the date and the location of their special day. Sean and her fiancé, Will Chandler, took their wedding vows to Avis Russell’s hospital bedside…


Video: Paralyzed Groom Surprises Bride by Standing and Embracing Her for First Dance

Paralyzed from the waist down in a car wreck in his senior year of high school, a young Louisiana man’s athletic career took a nosedive. Yet he overcame his physical obstacles to such an incredible degree that he competed in the 2012 Paralympic Games. However, the 34-year-old considers winning the heart of his true love…


Professional Dancer And His Groomsmen Dance Perfectly

This is how a professional dancer makes sure his bride has a perfect, unforgettable wedding. Though his friends are also professional dancers, it still takes a lot of effort to get all these choreographed moves in sync. Awesome performance! Hope their love lasts a lifetime.


Hilarious Wedding Fails

Sometimes, the big day just doesn’t go as planned. The upside? These will definitely end up as great wedding stories for those families. And if couples can survive those events, then the rest of their marriage should be a breeze!


Bride Gives Heart-Warming Speech

“I may not have given you the gift of life, but life surely gave me the gift of you.” Emily Leehan and Joshua Newville were the stunning bride and groom—but it was Newville’s son who stole the show. Four-year-old Gabe broke down into tears of joy as his stepmom read surprise vows she wrote just…


England and Wales to Legalise Outdoor Civil Weddings, Partnership Ceremonies

Outdoor civil weddings and partnership ceremonies will be legal in England and Wales from July 1, the government announced on Sunday. Justice Secretary Robert Buckland said the change would give new couples more freedom to “celebrate it the way that they want” and “support the marriage sector by providing greater choice and helping venues to meet…


Bride Leaves Wedding Reception to Help Her Cow Deliver a Calf While Still Clad in Her Gown

A dairy farmer from Australia was in the middle of her wedding reception when one of her cows went into labor. Without hesitation, the bride, who was dressed to her nines in a sparkly, silvery-white gown, sprang into action to help the cow deliver her calf. “I didn’t even think about my guests. Didn’t think…