Getting Married Guide - Something New Wedding Week

In Defence Of The Bridezilla

by Jess Commons

From starter marriages to golden weddings and all that’s in between.

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The Truth About Wedding Night Sex

7 Bridesmaids Who Failed To Do Their Bridal Duties

Being a bridesmaid may be an honour, but it’s also a pretty thankless job — only with an actual job, you make money, not blow it all on some horrid

by Erin Donnelly

"I Won It On Facebook": How These Brides Got Their Wedding Dresse...

It’s a truth universally acknowledged that a bride wants to look her absolute best on her wedding day. Blame the patriarchy, magazines or maybe just

by Kim Easton-Smith

3 Incredible Ideas For Natural Hair On Your Wedding Day

Planning a wedding can be a beautiful experience. It can also be one of the most stressful. From deciding the cutoff point on the guest list to choosing

How To Plan A Wedding For Less Than 3k – By One Couple Who Did Ju...

Do you know how much a wedding costs? Chances are, unless you've actually planned one, you’re blissfully unaware. Well, sorry to burst your bubble, but

by Colette Earley

What It's Like To Get Married The Second Time Around

It’s not often you get a second chance at something in life. But when you do, it's one of the rare times you have the advantage of experience and

by OLIVIA CASSANO

I'm OK Being Single At Weddings – Please Stop Making It A Bi...

At the welcome reception of a wedding abroad last summer, I, a recently single lady finally in a healthy and happy relationship with myself, ended up in a

by Suzannah Riggs

7 Truly Awful Hen Parties You'll Be Glad You Didn't Attend

It’s fair to say that hen dos have been getting steadily out of control. In the 1960s and '70s, a favourite hen do activity was to stick rude words over

by Stevie Martin

Money Diary: How I Spent 10k On My Wedding & Still Had A Free Bar

Paying for a wedding really can break the bank, and expenses may vary by tens of thousands, depending on size, location and taste. Regardless of price,

8 Essential Wedding Bits Every Bride Needs

As any bride worth her salt knows, a lot of the planning for the Big Day revolves around making other people happy – from complicated dietary

by Olivia Santner

I Work In The Wedding Industry – & It Has A Problem With Diversity

I have always been a feminist. I regularly protested that I "didn’t need a man" but when I saw my boyfriend down on one knee, I couldn't ignore the

"I Wore The Same Wedding Dress As My Grandmother"

It’s pretty commonplace nowadays for brides to opt for a vintage wedding dress over a brand new gown. There’s something just a little bit magical

by Colette Earley

Welcome To Something New: A Week All About Weddings

Well, it's wedding season. Which means that, if you're a millennial, you're now spending your weekends either sobbing with joy as you watch your best

by Jess Commons

I Got Engaged After Just 3 Months — & I Don't Regret It

This excerpt has been adapted from journalist and best-selling author Jo Piazza's memoir How to Be Married. For her book, Piazza set out on a reporting

What It's Really Like To Lose Your Virginity On Your Wedding...

While it was once unheard of to know someone who'd had premarital sex (or, at least, someone willing to admit it), many millennials would now be

by Kasandra Brabaw

Why These Men Took Their Wives' Last Names

It may be 2017, but in many circles a man taking his wife's last name is still considered unusual, unheard of, unmanly. A study earlier this year even

by Natalie Gontcharova

I Thought I Was Cool With My Body. Then I Got Married.

My cousin recently texted me a snapshot he’d taken of me when I wasn’t looking. In it, I am grinning so hard that my eyes are almost shut, and both my

by Kelsey Miller

10 Wedding Dress & Shoe Combinations From The High Street

Some women have an idea – dare I say, "vision" – of what they’ll be wearing on their wedding day months, maybe even years, in advance. But not

by Caroline Ferry

Post-Wedding Comedown Is Awful & No One Talks About It

“I don’t think I’ve ever felt this miserable in my life,” I said to my new husband, two months after our wedding day. We were sitting in our

by Kim Easton-Smith

Money Diary: How I Spent 15k On My Wedding

Paying for a wedding really can break the bank, and expenses may vary by tens of thousands, depending on size, location, and taste. Regardless of price,

5 Things I Wish I'd Known When I Cancelled My Wedding

By Eve Sturges Our wedding was going to be in my hometown, at a private winery surrounded by blooming lavender fields in Northern California. Our colours

by A Practical Wedding

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Welcome to Something New, Refinery29’s week all about weddings. In partnership with Bobbi Brown, we’re going to be bringing you articles on everything from why we need to reclaim the term “bridezilla” to the lack of diversity in the wedding industry, how to spend less than £5k on your big day (and make it look like more) to the real truth about what happens on the wedding night.