Reed Harris wanted his proposal to Kaitlin Whipple to be memorable. He decided that the best way to achieve this was to take her to Wendy's with a bunch of friends, drop her engagement ring into her Frosty milkshake, and propose to her once she came across the ring. In order to speed along the proceedings, an eating contest was suggested, to see who at the table could finish his or her Frosty first. 

But then the unexpected (or very predictable, if you've ever seen a situation comedy) happened: Whipple won the eating contest, swallowing down the Frosty in a matter … Read More

I didn't really know what to expect. Would the groom keep a tight grip around Anna's waist and eye me suspiciously all night?

Whether you're a bride, part of the wedding party, or merely a guest who's excited to dress up and get wasted on someone else's tab, the wedding experience is something we're all familiar with. But when I was a bridesmaid in my ex-girlfriend's wedding, I didn't really know what to expect.

On a hot summer day, not too long ago, I packed my red chiffon bridesmaid dress and boarded a plane heading north. Landing in Portland, … Read More

Being the modern, liberated, well-educated woman that I am, I never thought I would mind the man in my life going to a strip club. Years ago, I would even occassionally join my guy friends for an evening at a gentlemen's club. It meant free cocktails all night, and have you ever seen the ladies' room at a strip club?  The restrooms are girly bonanzas that range between the cosmetics aisle at a drug store to a miniature Sephora. Plus, strippers on their bathroom breaks have the best gossip. Desperate Housewives? Days of Our Lives? Child's play in comparison. 

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Think the tab for the typical US wedding is high? Imagine if you had to tack on an additional $200 bucks each for a group of  20 or 30 guests, whom you've never met before. It's high wedding season in Japan right now and the new trend, in the name of saving face, is to rent out wedding guests if you don't have enough real names to add to your list, reports Yoko Kubota, for Reuters.

Let's say the groom's number of guests way outnumbers that of the bride's, or vice versa. No sweat. A couple can level … Read More

Two couples made history this week when they got married in the most unexpected, albeit romantic, of all places.

Italian soccer player Luca Ceccarelli and his fiancée, Irene Lanforti, made history when they were married under the very same balcony where legend has it the woman who served as inspiration for Shakespeare's Juliet revealed her love for her real-life Romeo so many centuries ago. The wedding marks the first to take place in this historic location. Read: 10 Greatest Love Stories Of All Time

Never before have two people been married at the House of Juliet despite the obvious … Read More

Our developer, Dom, just got engaged! Here we offer congratulations and words of wisdom for grooms-to-be.

Dear Dom,

Congratulations on  your recent engagement! As relationship experts, we've pulled together some engagement-related articles and videos you might like. Read on for enlightening engagement information.

You may have heard that men are more involved than ever before in planning the wedding. If you or your fiance are wondering how you can participate, check out our Love U video, How to Include Him In the Wedding Planning.

Even if you're not choosing the music or venue, there are certain wedding-related details you'll need to … Read More

Attention Men: Make sure you get those rings insured! Props to this romance-inspired guy for pulling out all the stops on his wedding proposal. After celebrating his 29th birthday at a dinner with family and friends, Don invited his girlfriend on a walk across the Brooklyn Bridge, reports NBC's Today Show, only to have the ring slip beneath cracks in the bridge. Don knew precisely how he wanted to pop the marriage question. In line with tradition, he got down on one knee. What he hadn't planned for was the ring tumbling out of the box, off … Read More

Save the date!    What: Brides.com cordially invites you to view the weddings of 14 lucky couples. Sure, these 28 brides- and grooms-to-be are complete strangers, but you can get to know them all here. Among them is one lesbian couple, one vow-renewal, a couple from the Coast Guard, and one groom with the venue tattooed on his arm. The joint wedding is part of an annual contest in which participants submit their personal love stories.   Where: The couples will all be married atop the Empire State Building in New York City. While the landmark … Read More

Do people like Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, old souls as it were, even bother with something as bourgeoisie as proposing? Is an engagement ring laughable to them because they have so much money, clout, and savoir-faire? Wouldn't it take something at least as bad-ass as Frodo's ring of power to impress Angelina Jolie (crap, we just outed ourselves as dorks)?

Anywho, we've been hearing for ages that Brad Pitt doesn't want to get married until all people can get married, hence his contribution to the anti Prop 8 propaganda*. To be honest, until he ponied up … Read More

It seems like the rumor mill is always working overtime for former-Friends star Jennifer Aniston. Is she back together with musician John Mayer …. Or isn't she? Is she pregnant with their love child…Or isn't she? Is she engaged….Or isn't she? The suspense alone is killing me. Could Jen's publicist -famous for denying rumors-turned-fact- be to blame? (Check out this list of his statements, graciously compiled by USWeekly in 2006. It's an oldie but a goody.)In August, we learned of Mayer's infamous breakup via text message (which is worse than a post-it, if you were wondering). September … Read More