Real Stories
We're sharing real stories from couples at every stage of the wedding planning process, including inspiring love stories, unique proposals, and realtime planning advice.
One Couple's Missing Diamond Engagement Ring Was Found in a Toilet After 21 Years
This Family Has Passed Down the Same Wedding Dress for 72 Years
A South Carolina Police Officer Recovered an Engagement Ring That Was Dropped in a Sewage Drain
10 Brides Share Why They Chose to Not Wear Foundation on Their Wedding Day
A Woman Created a Facebook Group to Help Brides-to-Be Find Wedding Dresses for Free
A Couple Served McDonald’s as Their Wedding Reception Meal—and the Internet Is Loving It
A Woman Was Reunited With Her Lost Wedding Rings After a Stranger Used Social Media to Track Her Down
A Trader Joe’s Employee Found a Woman’s Lost 40-Year-Old Tiffany & Co. Wedding Band: “We Thought It Was Gone”
This Bride Shared Her Bouquet Toss With a Group of Strangers—Watch the Feel-Good Video Here
A 7-Year-Old Girl Found a 2.95-Carat Diamond While Visiting a State Park in Arkansas
This Couple Went Viral After Getting Engaged and Married on the Same Day
Watch the Viral Video of News Anchor's Boyfriend Surprising Her With an On-Camera Proposal
This Groom’s Dog Ate His Passport a Week Before His International Wedding
This Bride Walked Down the Aisle Through Water at Her Church Wedding After Typhoons Hit the Philippines
Flight Attendant Saves a Couple's Honeymoon by Flying Across the Country to Retrieve a Forgotten Passport
Tiffany Haddish Admits That She Used to Be a Regular Wedding Crasher
A Bride Is Reunited With the Diamond From Her Engagement Ring After Her Wedding Photographer Spotted the Missing Gem
An Engagement Ring That Was Flushed Down the Toilet Was Found After More Than a Year
A Six-Year-Old Girl Found a Lost Wedding Ring Under a Pile of Seaweed Using a Toy Metal Detector
Blake Lively’s Moving Speech About Husband Ryan Reynolds Is Going Viral
A Video of an 80-Year-Old Grandma Shopping for Her Wedding Dress Is Going Viral
A Scuba Diver Found an Engagement Ring in a Sydney River 18 Months After It Was Lost
Adele Signed a Bride’s Wedding Dress During Her Las Vegas Residency Show
A Bride and Groom Got Trapped in an Elevator and Missed Their Entire After-Party
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Spent Their First Married Valentine's Day Getting Tattoos
One Husband Proposed to His Wife Again After Losing His Memory in a Motorcycle Accident
One Man Dropped an Engagement Ring Off a 130-Foot Bridge While Bungee Jumping
A Woman Found a $6,200 Designer Wedding Dress for $25 at Goodwill
This Rue de Seine Lace Wedding Dress Turned Two Strangers Into Friends
A Bride Was Reunited With Her Wedding Dress After Her Mother Accidentally Donated It to Goodwill
Employees at a New York Airport Are Trying to Find the Owners of a Wedding Photo Album Found in the Terminal
A Woman Found a Rare Pearl While Eating a Clam and Turned It Into a One-of-a-Kind Engagement Ring
Brad Pitt Reveals He Crashed a Wedding While Filming “Mr. and Mrs. Smith"
Beyoncé Helped Fans Choose Their First Dance Song While Performing on Stage at Renaissance World Tour Concert
A Scuba Diver Recovered a $9,500 Engagement Ring from the Bottom of a California Lake
One Man Searched 20 Tons of Trash to Find His Wife's Lost Wedding Ring
A Teenager Found a Missing Engagement Ring in the Sand With a Metal Detector and Saved One Couple's Proposal!
One Man Found a Rare Medieval Wedding Ring Worth $47,000
A Family Goes Viral for Wearing Their Wedding Dresses Out to Dinner
A Florida Man Jumps Into the Ocean After Dropping the Ring During His Proposal
Kate Middleton's Marriage Pet Peeve Is Surprisingly Relatable
One Man Returned a $40K Engagement Ring After Finding It on a Florida Beach
One Bride Wore a Toilet Paper Wedding Dress During Her Pretend Ceremony on an Airplane
A Couple Included All 8 of Their Dogs in Their Wedding Party
35 Wedding Tips from Real Brides That'll Help You Plan a Memorable Celebration
Real Brides on Embracing the Skin You're in for Your Wedding Day
My Mother Passed Away Before I Got Married—This Is How I Honored Her
Love Looks Like This: Chèrie Chan and Jessey Lee's Secret Marriage
See TikTok's Favorite Dance Couple's Choreographed Wedding Entrance
Here's What 5 Brides Wore When They Said "Yes"
Love Looks Like This: We Had a Destination Wedding During a Pandemic
My Husband and I Went on a Year-Long Honeymoon Around the World
Guest Perspective: Jenna's Friends and Castmates Share Their Wedding Must-Haves, Favorite Moments, and More
Our 5 Favorite Details from Jenna Ushkowitz and David Stanley's Big Day
8 Real Brides Share Why They Kept Their Wedding a Complete Secret
Real Brides Share Their Biggest Wedding Day Regrets
Change of Plans: Thanks to COVID-19, I’m Now a Marriage Enthusiast
Change of Plans: Hannah Hart Reveals Why She's "Willing to Wait for as Long as It Takes" to Have Her Dream Wedding
Change of Plans: This Is the Second Time I’m Calling Off My Wedding
What a Brides Editor Learned During Wedding Planning Therapy
Change of Plans: How Eloping Has Completely Changed My Feelings About Postponing My Wedding
Change of Plans: In Our Culture, It's Bad Luck to Move a Wedding
"I Planned My Dream Wedding in Italy...Then, Coronavirus Happened"
Change of Plans: How Discovering the Magic of Micro-Weddings Made Me Feel Hopeful Again
Change of Plans: A Third Wedding Date and a Plus One
Change of Plans: How Postponing Our Wedding Made Me Feel More Loved Than Ever
Change of Plans: Our Impromptu Wedding Has Become a Memory of a Lifetime
Change of Plans: Eloping on the Remote Island of Tahiti Honored Both My Ancestors and Our Future