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Vera Wang
lifestyle

Iconic wedding dress designer Vera Wang shares top tips

This-nude-illusion-wedding-dress-is-still-making-headlines.-Image-via-Instagram-@timelys_atelier
Fashion and Beauty

Are these naked-illusion gowns the future of wedding dresses?

This Mexican mayor married an alligator last week. Image via Twitter: @tanujgarg
Lifestyle

Out with the snake, in with the alligator? Man weds animal for good fortune

Vera Wang
Fashion and Beauty

Iconic wedding dress designer Vera Wang shares top tips

This-nude-illusion-wedding-dress-is-still-making-headlines.-Image-via-Instagram-@timelys_atelier
Fashion and Beauty

Are these naked-illusion gowns the future of wedding dresses?

This Mexican mayor married an alligator last week. Image via Twitter: @tanujgarg
Lifestyle

Out with the snake, in with the alligator? Man weds animal for good fortune

bride wedding-dress-mother-in-law
Lifestyle

Sjoe! Mother-in-law rocks up to wedding wearing replica of bride’s dress

By Marilynn Manuel26-06-2022 23:48

One overbearing mother-in-law decided that the best way to show up to her son’s wedding was in the exact same dress as his bride.

wedding-fire-flames
Lifestyle

Holy smokes! Couple set themselves alight during wedding ceremony

By Marilynn Manuel17-05-2022 12:04

A US couple has made playing with fire look quite exciting after they ditched sparklers for full blown flames at their wedding.

wedding
Lifestyle

Bride ‘traumatised’ after guests leave R690k wedding 15 min after arriving

By Marilynn Manuel23-03-2022 13:07

‘What a waste of a nice dress and decor,’ the bride sadly captioned a video from her expensive wedding which lasted less than an hour.

Assange
Celeb News

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to marry SA bride in London jail today

By Alicia Naidoo23-03-2022 12:01

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will marry his South African-born fiancée Stella Moris today inside a high-security prison in London.

musician
Lifestyle

‘Wedding swindler’? More than 20 brides scammed by East London muso

By Naledi de Wee22-03-2022 18:40

‘He promised he was not going to scam me,’ said a Johannesburg woman after she paid musician Jason Gladwin R7.5k to perform at her wedding.

Bulgarian Pomaks keep traditio
Offbeat

Bulgarian Pomaks keep traditional wedding rite alive

By Agence France-Presse10-01-2022 10:01

Bulgarian wedding is an extravaganza of bright colours, flowers, feasting and dancing. But the bride, who comes from Bulgaria’s Pomak minority, can see none of it. Her eyes must remain tightly closed until a Muslim priest blesses the couple.

Bride
Lifestyle

Bride replaces hubby with mannequin after he fell sick at wedding! [watch]

By Marilynn Manuel26-11-2021 14:00

The show must go on: A bride has gone viral after she danced with a mannequin at her wedding because her hubby got sick.

Wedding-crane
Lifestyle

Epic fail as newlyweds fall off crane during big wedding entrance [watch]

By Marilynn Manuel16-11-2021 14:51

Wedding entrance gone wrong: Netizens haven’t stopped laughing after a clip of newlyweds plunging from a crane was shared online.

groom
Entertainment

Groom hogs makeup artist forcing his bride-to-be to be wait for her turn [watch]

By Marilynn Manuel01-11-2021 10:45

A groom’s quest to look flawless on his wedding day saw him hogging the makeup chair while his bride pleaded with him to get a chance.

bridezilla bachelorette
Entertainment

Bridezilla-to-be demands ‘rich’ brother gives R409k towards wedding

By Marilynn Manuel29-10-2021 11:17

A bride-to-be has been slammed as a bridezilla after demanding her brother give her R409k towards her wedding because he’s a ‘rich’ doctor.

'Gomora' actors (left) Sannah Mchunu as Zodwa and (right) Thulani Mtsweni as Bongani
Soapies

Why ‘Gomora’s’ Zodwa and Bongani won’t make it to the altar

By Rae Seleme27-10-2021 08:29

Zodwa will not marry Bongani because she’s still in love with Don.

Groom and four others shot and killed after a traditional wedding ceremony
News

Groom and four others shot and killed in a traditional wedding ceremony

By Corné van Zyl24-10-2021 22:03

‘Till death do us part’ took on a different meaning when eleven people, including a groom, were brutally gunned down at two unrelated weddings in SA.

groom
Entertainment

Yikes! Groom kicks family out of wedding for wearing white as a prank

By Marilynn Manuel11-10-2021 16:46

A groom shared how he kicked his mother and cousins out of his wedding after they showed up in white to prank the unsuspecting bride-to-be.

PHOTOS: ‘Arendsvlei’ breaks ba
Soapies

PHOTOS: ‘Arendsvlei’ breaks barriers with very first gay wedding

By Erene Roux29-09-2021 17:47

It’s the event of the year for some, a proud moment for others and a symbol of hope for most. It’s kykNET & kie’s popular telenovela ‘Arendsvlei’s, very first gay wedding!

Wedding photos.
Entertainment

Revenge of the wedding photographer after groom refuses her a break

By Marilynn Manuel22-09-2021 11:06

A photographer has left netizens divided after sharing how she deleted a couple’s wedding photos after being refused a 20-minute break…

Wedding
Entertainment

Woman wins R474k lawsuit against groom after she slipped at wedding!

By Marilynn Manuel20-09-2021 22:17

A British woman has won over R424k after suing a groom’s father and brothers following a bad fall at the wedding venue that was owned by the family.

Bride guest
Entertainment

‘Bigger gift = better dinner?’ Bride offers guests food based on their gifts

By Marilynn Manuel13-09-2021 12:31

A couple left the net in stitches after giving guests a bizarre menu that is based on how much money they plan on spending on the wedding gift.

Bride Shame table
Entertainment

Didn’t RSVP? This bride may put you at the ‘shame table’…

By Marilynn Manuel06-09-2021 10:57

A bride-to-be has decided to seat guests at an undecorated ‘shame table’ AND let them pay for their own food if they don’t RSVP but still pitch up…

'Skeem Saam' actress Pebetsi Nolo Matlaila as Mokgadi Matloga
Celeb News

‘No hood like #motherhood’: ‘Skeem Saam’ actress on cancelled gigs

By Rae Seleme31-08-2021 15:51

Actress Pebetsi Nolo Matlaila who plays the role of Mokgadi Matloga on ‘Skeem Saam’ says she’s no longer attending non-paying gigs.

Bride
Parenting and Kids

Bride shook after folks refuse to get jabbed to attend her wedding

By Marilynn Manuel26-08-2021 16:52

A bride has been left devastated after her anti-vaxxer parents decided they won’t attend her wedding because the venue requires all guests take the jab…

Bizarre bride
Entertainment

Bizarre bride joyfully weds photo of bae after they met online [photos]

By Marilynn Manuel26-08-2021 12:52

A bride took the term bizarre wedding to the next level after she decided to say ‘I do’ to a photo of her man who she met online…

Unhappy bride
Entertainment

Bridal revenge: Bride charges guests R3591 for skipping wedding

By Marilynn Manuel26-08-2021 12:33

An unhappy bride had many people engaged in a big debate after charging ‘no shows’ R3951 for RSVP’ing for her wedding but deciding not to show up.

William or Harry? The Beckhams
Celeb News

William or Harry? The Beckhams are divided over invite to son’s wedding

By Erene Roux17-08-2021 13:51

The Beckhams are reportedly divided between inviting Prince William or Prince Harry to their son’s upcoming nuptials.

Drunk groom
Entertainment

Yikes! Drunk groom attends wedding ‘The Hangover’ style [watch]

By Marilynn Manuel11-08-2021 18:39

Mzansi can’t deal with a clip of a groom so drunk at his wedding that he struggles to say ‘I do’. He must have had a pretty wild bachelor party…

Royal Slice: Prince Charles an
Celeb News

Royal Slice: Prince Charles and Diana’s wedding cake to be auctioned

By Erene Roux29-07-2021 10:29

Handle with Care: A slice of Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s 40-year-old wedding cake is going up for auction and could fetch R10 000.

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