weddings

Valentine’s Day Weddings are still happening despite the pandemic and the County Clerk closures. The Cute Little Wedding Chapel is doing them every half hour and each couple will get a Marriage License, Wedding Ceremony, a pair of roses and a lifetime of happiness. Mekahlo Medina reports for NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Feb. 14, 2021.

Looking for a unique Los Angeles wedding venue and have a love of science? The currently closed California Science Center in Exposition Park announced Wednesday that two of its venues, the Samuel Oschin Space Shuttle Pavilion and Wallis Annenberg Building, are now available for bookings.

“Don’t delude yourself into thinking that you are only going to spend $16 on a wedding,” says Ramit Sethi, the recently married self-made millionaire and personal finance guru.

While vaccinations are reason to hope, epidemiologists and public health experts say that the pandemic will continue to be a major factor in 2021. TODAY Health spoke to seven experts to get their thoughts on what the next year will look like.

The coronavirus and strict new mandates limiting travel and public gatherings derailed thousands upon thousands of wedding weekends, putting a once-burgeoning wedding industry in an ongoing state of flux. NBC News spoke with a half-dozen wedding industry insiders who said that among the themes to emerge in 2020 are the rise of micro-weddings, the death of destination weddings, the growing…

When COVID-19 hit the U.S., event and wedding planners had to pivot fast. Instead of packed corporate halls and crowded wedding dance floors, they were suddenly producing virtual ceremonies and intimate outdoor receptions. Even once the pandemic is over, some of these trends may last. NBCLX contributor Alex Wohleber talked to event planners about how their industry has changed.

Weddings are usually huge celebrations that draw dozens to hundreds of guests, so many venues have stopped holding the ceremonies in light of the coronavirus pandemic. It doesn’t mean getting your money back will be easy though.

The Cute Little Chapel officiated 50 weddings on this special day. Christine Kim reports for NBC LA at 8 p.m. Saturday Oct. 10, 2020.

Saturday marked a hot date for weddings: Oct. 10, 2020. Written numerically, this day is the memorable 10-10-2020, and it proved to be historical for several couples in more ways than one.

A bride and groom-to-be planning a big traditional wedding for Labor Day with 150 friends and family members had their dreams dashed when they had to cancel because of the coronavirus pandemic, but then they decided to focus on what was important to them — and bring the wedding to grandma.

After having to cancel their wedding due to Covid-19, an OC couple decided to bring their wedding to grandma. Vikki Vargas reports for NBC4 News on Oct. 9, 2020.

Chef Gabriele Bertaccini discusses his new Netflix show, “Say I Do,” as well as his personal decision to reveal his HIV positive status on the program.

San Diego County Assessor, Recorder and Clerk Ernie Dronenburg said he felt his office had to keep the thousand-plus marriage reservations during the coronavirus pandemic.

Couples trying to salvage weddings that were put on hold by the coronavirus are feeding a fresh trend in the bridal industry: Call it the “minimony.”

Love in the age of coronavirus sometimes requires a lawn

As the novel coronavirus pandemic unfolds, the modern wedding industry faces an unprecedented challenge, with brides-to-be, who’ve already spent thousands on nonrefundable deposits, caught in the crossfire.

Early spring usually marks the start of wedding season, but the global spread of the coronavirus has forced couples around the country to make drastic decisions about their nuptials.

Weddings aren’t cheap. In the U.S., weddings cost an average of $33,900 in 2019, including all the expenses related to the engagement ring, ceremony and reception, according to the latest Real Weddings study from The Knot. That’s just $31 less than the average cost of a wedding in 2018, and a significant drop from 2016 when couples spent $35,309 on average. This…

Noah’s Event Venue, an event company with reportedly 42 venues in 25 states as of 2019, abruptly closed its doors last week with little notice. Now, thousands of couples are stranded looking for alternative venues, not sure if they are going to receive any or all of their money back.