Weddings
Doctor David Vallejo and his fiancee Doctor Mavelin Bonilla hold photos of themselves working, as they kiss at their home in Quito, Ecuador, Wednesday, June 9, 2021. Doctor Vallejo and Doctor Bonilla suspended their wedding in order to tend to COVID-19 patients and in the process Vallejo got sick himself with the disease, ending up in an ICU for several days. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
COVID hits Ecuador doctors who delayed wedding to treat sick

By Gonzalo Solano Jun. 16, 2021 09:47 AM EDT

FILE - Mannequins in wedding gowns are seen in a window display on March 15, 2021, at a bridal store in Nogales, Ariz., that has been closed for nearly a year because of the pandemic. Couples in the U.S. are racing to the altar amid a vaccination-era wedding boom that has venues and other vendors in high demand. (AP Photo/Suman Naishadham, File)
Wedding boom is on in the US as vendors scramble to keep up

By Leanne Italie Jun. 09, 2021 08:18 AM EDT

FILE- In this May 10, 2021 file photo, Tom Li, second from right, and his fiancé, Leah Li, right, pose for photos taken by Ella Chang, left, at Gas Works Park in Seattle. The couple, who live in Seattle, are originally from China and have a wedding planned later in the year for September. As COVID-19 cases drop and restrictions ease, many couples are eagerly moving forward with paused wedding plans — or altering existing ones to accommodate more guests. But figuring out where to start and what costs you’ll face can still be tricky during this time. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
Is your wedding budget ready for the reception resurgence?

By Lauren Schwahn Of Nerdwallet Jun. 09, 2021 07:00 AM EDT

San Francisco's City Hall hosts 4 weddings in reopening

By Olga R. Rodriguez Jun. 07, 2021 06:21 PM EDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Mayor London Breed married four couples inside San Francisco's City Hall Monday, to mark the reopening of the storied building after it...

Murfreesboro man returns lost wedding ring 55 years later

By Nancy Degennaro, Murfreesboro Daily News Journal Jun. 05, 2021 12:01 AM EDT
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) — When newlywed Ransom Jones lost his wedding ring nearly 55 years ago in his parents’ backyard, he never dreamed he’d see that band...

Debby-Neal Stricland and Mylaen Merthe show off donor/recipient tags they had made during a get together Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at a restaurant in Ocala, Fla. Debby now married to Jim Strickland donated a kidney to Mylaen Merthe, Jim's ex-wife. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Woman donates kidney to hubby's ex-wife days after wedding

By Kelli Kennedy Jun. 01, 2021 10:36 AM EDT

In this image released Sunday May 30, 2021, by Downing Street, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Carrie Johnson pose together for a photo in the garden of 10 Downing Street after their wedding on Saturday. Boris Johnson and his fiancée Carrie Symonds are newlyweds, according to an announcement from his Downing Street office saying they were married Saturday May 29, in a small private ceremony in London. (Rebecca Fulton/Downing Street via AP)
UK PM Boris Johnson marries fiancee in private ceremony

By Danica Kirka May. 30, 2021 08:55 AM EDT

People gather and celebrate as bars, clubs and other establishments reopened in Poland after being closed for seven months, in Warsaw, Poland, Friday, May 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Restaurants ready as Poland lifts more pandemic restrictions

May. 28, 2021 12:48 PM EDT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for a press conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Friday, May 21, 2021 following the virtual 'Global Health Summit'. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, pool)
The Latest: Sri Lanka halts trains, buses to curb virus

By The Associated Press May. 21, 2021 12:56 AM EDT

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks during a press event providing an update on the state's COVID-19 response at Dow Diamond on Thursday, May 20, 2021, in Midland, Mich. Michigan will fully lift outdoor capacity limits on June 1 and, starting July 1, end indoor gathering caps that were put in place to curb COVID-19, Whitmer announced Thursday in a major loosening of economic restrictions. (Kaytie Boomer/The Bay City Times via AP)
Michigan: No crowd limits outside June 1, inside July 1

By David Eggert May. 20, 2021 11:45 AM EDT

A health worker administers a dose of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine to Buddhist monk at Priest Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand Tuesday, May 18, 2021. Thailand had about 7,100 cases, including 63 deaths, in all of last year, in what was regarded as a success story. Taxi drivers are starved for customers, weddings are suddenly canceled, schools are closed, and restaurant service is restricted across much of Asia as the coronavirus makes a resurgence in countries where it had seemed to be well under control. (AP Photo/Anuthep Cheysakron)
Restrictions reimposed as virus resurges in much of Asia

By Huizhong Wu And Zen Soo May. 19, 2021 12:07 AM EDT

NJ relaxing COVID-19 restrictions for weddings, proms, more

Apr. 26, 2021 02:19 PM EDT
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey will increase capacity for indoor weddings, proms and other catered events beginning May 10, along with outdoor capacities at...

Fashion designer Kevan Hall pauses for a picture with his at his haute couture atelier in West Los Angeles Thursday, March 18, 2021. Fashion retailers and designers had dramatically shifted their offerings more toward casual clothes and away from dressier items since the pandemic. But, they face a conundrum as they design clothing for the summer and fall in the next few weeks. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Americans update their closets as they emerge from pandemic

By Anne D'innocenzio Apr. 25, 2021 10:00 AM EDT

Customers enjoy their dinner specially constructed domes to ensure social distancing as a way to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, at a restaurant in Istanbul, Monday, April 12, 2021. Turkey has been posting record-high single-day COVID-19 cases for the past 10 days.Keen to minimise repercussions on its ailing economy and under intense pressure by services industry, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan eased COVID-19 measures in early March. With the spike, he was forced to announce renewed restrictions, such as weekend lockdowns and the closure of cafes and restaurants during Ramadan, the holy Muslim month, starting on April 13.(AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
Turkey imposes partial Ramadan lockdown amid record cases

By Suzan Fraser Apr. 13, 2021 01:49 PM EDT

In this photo provided by Gilded Social, a bridal shop in Columbus, Ohio, owner Tanya Rutner Hartman helps customer Cristin Lee try on a gown at the shop on April 2, 2021. Although weddings and other big celebrations are going back on the calendar in the U.S., business owners who make those events happen expect a slow recovery from the impact of COVID-19. Hartman sees a shift in how couples feel about weddings, a change that can affect other businesses in the events industry as well. (Gilded Social via AP)
Time to party? Events industry still uncertain about COVID

By Joyce M. Rosenberg Apr. 12, 2021 11:10 AM EDT

Maine: More can attend weddings soon; scramble on for shots

Apr. 08, 2021 01:45 AM EDT
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine is set to relax attendance restrictions for private events such as weddings and private parties next month. ...

FILE - In this March 16, 2021 file photo, a sign advertises a restaurant opening in Santa Monica, Calif. California will allow indoor concerts, theater performances and other private gatherings starting April 15, 2021, as the rate of people testing positive for the coronavirus in the state nears a record low. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez,File)
California to allow indoor gatherings as virus cases plummet

By Adam Beam And Janie Har Apr. 02, 2021 03:47 PM EDT

Outdoor weddings up to 100 people allowed on Oahu in Hawaii

Mar. 27, 2021 11:31 AM EDT
HONOLULU (AP) — Weddings on Oahu in Hawaii can now be held outside with a maximum of 100 people after an easing of public health orders related to the...

Bob Workman, a board of directors member at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #1018, scratches a lottery ticket prior to a meeting, Monday, March 15, 2021, in Boston. Local bars and halls run by VFW and American Legion posts have fallen on hard times during the coronavirus pandemic. Organizers say many risk permanent closure after states ordered them, like other bars and halls, to shutter last spring. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
A year into pandemic, veterans halls 'barely hanging' on

By Philip Marcelo Mar. 21, 2021 10:17 AM EDT

Daniela Magnanti poses in front of the Santa Severa castle, Friday, March 5, 2021 where she has a part-time work at the check-in desk of a hotel that opened in the castle. Worldwide, working women paid a high price during the pandemic as many quit jobs to care for children when schools closed. But Italy's women went into the crisis already struggling for decades to expand their presence in the national workforce. Among the 27 European Union nations, Italian women rank next to the bottom, after Greek women, in terms of percentage in national workforces. Among young women, Italians rank the lowest. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Pandemic sets back Italian women's long fight for jobs

By Frances D'emilio Mar. 15, 2021 03:20 AM EDT