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☆ 27-year-old's side hustle brings in up to $20,000 a month: I was shocked by 'the thrill of going viral'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

On the day, she shakily filmed her sister running down a white runner across the deck into her fiancé's arms. I was completely blown away by the thrill of going viral." A side hustle — planning other people's wedding proposals and posting bride-to-be's reactions on TikTok — was born. Tobin brought in six figures of revenue, including roughly $9,000 in median monthly revenue, during the 12-month period ending last month, according to documents reviewed by CNBC Make It. In her highest-earning month, November 2023, Tobin's side hustle brought in more than $20,000.

Persons: Lexi Tobin, Tobin, shakily, —, Brian A.M, I've Organizations: CNBC, WeddingPro Locations: New York, New York City, TikTok, Atlanta

☆ 30-year-old brings in as much as $176,000 per year playing saxophone at ‘an average of 80 events a year’
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The 30-year-old, Hillsborough, New Jersey, native started playing piano and saxophone in elementary school and continued playing in various school bands through high school. Nelson has since built a bustling career as a live performer, playing piano and saxophone at "an average of 80 events a year," he says, mostly weddings. By fall 2019, after reaching out to local New Jersey DJ companies to let them know he was interested in playing events, he was "doing about two, sometimes three" events per weekend, he says. Jason Nelson playing sax at a wedding. Jason Nelson playing sax at a wedding.

Persons: Jason Nelson, Nelson, Michael Romeo Organizations: Rutgers University, Barnes & Noble College, DJ, New Jersey DJ, Fox Photography Locations: Hillsborough , New Jersey, New Jersey

☆ As weddings become more expensive, guests are paying more in costs as well
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Leah Asmelash | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

As an unwed woman and frequent wedding guest in 2024, I am maybe too attuned to the ways weddings have become increasingly extravagant. On Reddit, one user noted that being a bridesmaid in her best friend’s wedding in a Scandinavian town, where the friend’s family is from, is going to run her $8,000. And some guests are being denied plus-ones, making attending the wedding less of a joy and more of a dutiful chore. Even in times of high inflation, like now, while some may try to cut back, expensive weddings prevail. Weddings are the rare time in life where everyone you care about will likely come together — friends, family and loved ones.

Persons: Rutherford B, Hayes, Lucy Webb, Webb, Katherine Jellison, ” Jellison, I’ll, I’ve, I’m, ”, weren’t, Jellison, “, you’re, there’s, We've, DP, Anni Jones, “ We’ve, Styles, Nova Styles, ” Nova, ” Reemo, –, influencers –, It’s, Taylor Alxndr, Aurie Singletary Taylor Alxndr, Alxndr Organizations: CNN, Ohio University Locations: Cincinnati, Greece, ”, Prague, y’know, Manhattan, New York, Atlanta

☆ I've spent over $10K on friends' weddings in 2.5 years. Anyone who puts you in a hard financial situation isn't a good friend.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-12 | by ( Jane Zhang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Shannon Detrick has spent over $10,000 for friends' weddings and bachelorette parties since 2022. And that doesn't even include the four weddings for which we've been guests but not part of the wedding party. At the wedding, most of the members of our wedding party stayed for free in the big house on the wedding venue's property. There's also the issue of budgeting time off to attend friends' weddings — it starts to add up. That can be really, really challenging.

Persons: Shannon Detrick, —, I've, That's, we've, it's, It's, wasn't, we're, There's, she's, could've, I'm, Jane Zhang Organizations: Service Locations: Sacramento , California, Palm Springs, Miami, New Orleans, Denver, Maine, California, Sonoma

☆ I'm a wedding planner. Here are answers to 7 questions guests are often too embarrassed to ask.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Elisabeth Kramer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

As a wedding planner, I've heard my fair share of questions some guests feel embarrassed to ask. If you already gave the couple a wedding gift, you don't need to bring another to the event. Here are answers to common ones I find wedding guests are too embarrassed to ask. AdvertisementCan I wear white to a wedding if I'm not the one getting married? You can wear white to a wedding, but it may not be worth it.

Persons: I've, —, it's, you've, Ale_Koziura, I'm, Solange, Alan Ferguson's Organizations: Service

☆ My partner was in a 10-day medically induced coma after a botched wisdom tooth removal. It was just weeks before our wedding.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Phoebe Dodds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

After a botched wisdom tooth removal, my partner spent 10 days in an induced coma. With a few weeks left before our wedding, we decided to go ahead with the ceremony when he woke up. Our wedding looked different to accommodate my partner; he sat down during our vows. This was all just a few weeks before our wedding day. Our wedding looked differentMost couples spend the final run-up sorting last-minute decorations, managing the guest list, or finalizing the seating plan.

Persons: —, Storm, we'd Organizations: Service, Liverpool FC, Storm

☆ Rebel Wilson has married her fiancée Ramona Agruma, 2 years after she was almost outed by a reporter
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rebel Wilson and her fiancée Ramona Agruma married in Italy on September 28, per People. Wilson announced her relationship with Agruma in June 2022 after she was almost outed by a reporter. AdvertisementRebel Wilson and her partner Ramona Agruma are now married. Instagram/Rebel Wilson (@rebelwilson)Before dating Agruma, Wilson's last publicly known relationship was with Jacob Bush, a member of the Anheuser-Busch family, per Forbes. I end with, 'So in this cliché way, on this cliché day, Ramona Agruma, will you marry me?'

Persons: Rebel Wilson, Ramona Agruma, Wilson, Agruma, —, Royce Lillian Elizabeth, Instagram, Wilson's, Jacob Bush, Busch, Bush, Lemon, …, Andrew Hornery, Hornery, Scott Eisen, Airbnb Wilson, Ramona Organizations: Service, Business, Anheuser, Forbes, Disney, Sydney Morning Herald Locations: Italy, Australian, Sardinia, Lemon Limon, Los Angeles

☆ My brother proposed to his girlfriend at my wedding. I was the one who suggested it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Cailey Griffin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

He was surprised — Kenrick told my coworker, "There's no way. My brother and I are extremely closeGrowing up, my brother Andrew Matamoros and I were always very close. My brother and my husband also knew, of course, and the wedding videographer and photographer were in on it so they could capture the moment. But I was also so happy to share the day with my brother and his now-wife. I wouldn't have shared my wedding day with anyone else.

Persons: Rebekah Matamoros, Kenrick Roach, Kenrick, — Kenrick, we've, Andrew Matamoros, Andrew, Jinnese, Bro Organizations: Service, LinkedIn Locations: Houston, Singapore, Jinnese Matamoros, Jinnese

☆ I paid for my engagement ring, and my husband picked out my wedding dress. We've always gone against gender norms.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-14 | by ( Wendi Gordon | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

From the beginning, nothing about my relationship with my husband, Steve, was "normal." My husband didn't propose to me, and I didn't propose to him; there was just a mutual assumption that we would get married and spend the rest of our lives together. Our wedding was uniqueWe first went to a local jewelry store to buy my engagement ring and our wedding bands. We didn't worship together and rarely met the members of each other's churches. We're ignoring social norms like we always have because it always worked for us.

Persons: Steve, didn't, we've Organizations: Service, Business, Lutheran Theological Seminary Locations: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, New Orleans, Mississippi, I've

☆ U.S. Olympian Maggie Steffens shares tribute to late sister-in-law
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Francesca Gariano | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Lulu Conner, the younger sister of Steffens’ husband Bobby Conner, died July 24 at the age of 26, Steffens said. Steffens, captain of the U.S. women’s water polo team, posted a tribute to Lulu Conner on Instagram on Saturday, sharing three photos that captured the essence of her late sister-in-law. Steffens noted that at the time they could not “wait to be sisters.”The second photo captured Steffens with Lulu Conner and her bridesmaids. While it remains unclear how Lulu Conner died, Steffens described her sister-in-law’s death as “a medical emergency.”“She was so excited for the Olympic Games,” Steffens told the AP. She always brings people together.”The U.S. women’s water polo team defeated Greece on July 27, 15-6.

Persons: Maggie Steffens, Lulu Conner, Steffens, Bobby Conner, “, Lu, ” Steffens, ”, “ We’re, Lulu, Flav, Bobby, Lulu Conner’s, “ Let’s, LULU CONNER Organizations: Paris, USA, Conners, Associated Press, U.S, Olympic, AP, Greece, France, USA’s Locations: Instagram, New York City, Paris

☆ I'm moving to America's fastest-growing city. I get why it's so popular, but I hope it keeps the small-town Texas charm.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Michelle Clifford, a 33-year-old sales manager from California who is moving to Celina, Texas, in July. Celina's population surged 26.6% from July 2022 to July 2023, making it the fastest-growing city in the US. There were a lot of things that I liked about Texas, and my job also had an office in Frisco. In Texas, rent is cheaper and we can experience country livingWe moved to Prosper, a town north of Dallas, in February. We were drawn to Celina because we have friends from California who moved here and college friends who are natives.

Persons: —, Michelle Clifford, TCU — Texas Christian University —, Prosper, Clifford, California I've, I'm, Clifford's, Celina doesn't Organizations: Service, Business, TCU — Texas Christian University Locations: California, Celina , Texas, Celina's, Orange County, Austin, Texas, Bay, He's, Southern California, San Diego, San Francisco, Oceanside , California, Frisco, Prosper, Dallas, Oceanside, Celina, Preston, America

☆ Reports that Prince William had an affair with Rose Hanbury have been quietly deleted from some news websites
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewReports speculating that Prince William had an affair with British noblewoman Sarah Rose Hanbury have been quietly deleted by UK media outlets, a Vulture investigation suggests. AdvertisementPrince William and Kate Middleton used to be neighbors with Rose when they lived in Norfolk. Hanbury, through her lawyers, said in a March email to Business Insider that the affair rumors were "completely false." That newspaper removed a reference to a joke talk-show host Stephen Colbert made on air about the affair rumors in March. Rose Hanbury has close ties to the royal familyAs BI previously reported, Hanbury has been linked to William, Kate, and the royal family for years.

Persons: —, Prince William, Sarah Rose Hanbury, Ellie Hall, William, Kate Middleton, Rose, Stephen Pond, Vulture, Hanbury, Princess, Wales, Marchioness, Cholmondeley, Stephen Colbert, Rose Hanbury, Kate, Queen Elizabeth II's bridesmaids, David Cholmondeley, Marquess of Cholmondeley, Middleton, Colbert Organizations: Service, Business, The Daily Mail, Daily Express, Machine, Guardian, Houghton Hall, Daily Beast, European, Human, Human Rights Commission Locations: Hanbury, Norfolk, Kensington, Windsor

☆ A school told its staff to wear something from the back of their closet, so 2 teachers dug out their wedding dresses
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-29 | by ( Skylar Celeste Boone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

So Loreal Hemenway and Stephanie Osmundson, two elementary school art teachers in Henderson, Nevada, found a creative way to use their wedding dresses again. While some of their colleagues wore old Letterman jackets and sports jerseys, "the idea came to mind that we should dig truly to the backends of our closet and wear our wedding gowns to school," Hemenway told Business Insider. Loreal Hemenway and her husband, Keith Hemenway, as she tried on her wedding dress for the dress up. AdvertisementStephanie Osmundson and her husband on their wedding day. Reusing and preserving a costly itemAccording to The Knot Real Weddings Study, which surveyed nearly 10,000 US couples who got married last year, the average wedding dress cost in 2023 was about $2,000.

Persons: —, Loreal Hemenway, Stephanie Osmundson, Letterman, Hemenway, who've, we're, Osmundson, Keith Hemenway, Loreal, Jaclyn Raymond Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Henderson , Nevada

☆ Spending on a wedding gift? 'You don't need to break the bank to show your love and support,' says founder of Her First 100k
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Aditi Shrikant | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Being in a bridal party is a notoriously expensive assignment. Not including a present, bridesmaids spend, on average, more than $1,600 being in a wedding, according to 2024 data from The Knot. This includes paying for a bachelorette party, bridesmaids dress, and engagement party gift. After enduring this cornucopia of expenses, the expectation to also purchase the newlyweds a wedding present seems excessive to me. But that doesn't mean you have to spend a ton on a wedding present, she says.

Persons: bridesmaids, Jen Glantz

☆ I spent a fortune to be in my friend's wedding. Do I still have to buy the couple a gift? 4 experts weigh in
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-23 | by ( Aditi Shrikant | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

but because the cost associated with being in a bridal party is cripplingly high. Not including a gift, bridesmaids spend, on average, more than $1,600 being in a wedding, according to 2024 data from The Knot. If you're already spending a considerable amount on these activities, it's absolutely OK to scale back on the wedding gift. You could offer to do something for the couple before or on their wedding day, like corralling all your friends for a photo. Hannah Nowack, senior editor at The Knot"It's customary for wedding party members to give the couple a gift.

Persons: I'm, I've, fryer, bridesmaids, Tori Dunlap, Allison Cullman, Zola, Zola Jen Glantz, Bridesmaids, Hannah Nowack Organizations: CNBC

☆ How Gen-Z buyers are changing the bridal fashion business
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Yola Mzizi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

A bridal look from Collina Strada, presented at New York Fashion Week in September 2022. Aurora Rose/ShutterstockA bridal look from Sandy Liang, presented at New York Fashion Week in February 2023. Avalon/dpa/picture alliance/Sipa USAMillennial and Gen-Z brides-to-be like de Quesada are no longer shopping for just a wedding dress, but an entire wardrobe for pre- and post-wedding events. That breadth is propelling the global bridal wear market, which is projected to grow at a rate of 3.5 percent annually and is expected to reach $83.5 billion by 2030, according to the Global Bridal Wear Market Industry report. Efren Landaos/Sipa USAFor an emerging designer like Wiederhoeft, bridal is something of a safety net, serving as “a floating line of credit” for the rest of their business.

Persons: —, Christyne de Quesada, ” de Quesada, “, ShuShu Tong, Vera Wang, Gabriella Arango, Gucci, Collina Strada, Aurora Rose, Sandy Liang, de Quesada, it’s, ”, Caroline Crawford Patterson, Dua Lipa, Simon Porte Jacquemus, Marco Maestri, Arnold Jerocki, Crawford Patterson, Anthropologie, It’s, Jackson Wiederhoeft, Wiederhoeft, “ It’s, Efren, Millennials, Hillary Taymour, Taymour, JP Yim, Andrew Kwon's, Rodin, Andrew Kwon, Kwon, Brigitte Chartrand Organizations: The, Fashion, CNN, New York, Avalon, Cion Investment Corp, Abercrombie, Fitch, Census Bureau, Pew Research Center, Designers, ” Retailers, Ssense Locations: Venice, Italy, Mexico City, Miami, Shanghai, Florida, Dua, Charleval, France, New York, New, New York City, “, Ssense

☆ Opinion: The female gaze is taking over page and screen, and it is hot
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-07 | by ( Opinion Sara Stewart | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

In Amazon’s movie, Hathaway’s character, Solène, meets cute with Harry Styles-esque singer Hayes Campbell (Galitzine) at Coachella. The movie launches into a montage-heavy romp around Europe before the couple’s outed publicly, at which point a million cougar headlines take flight. I’d like to think this hoopla is overblown, that it wouldn’t really happen in this day and age. But that beautiful bed in her living room … she probably f**ked or fondled or kissed people on it all the time. “But on the other side of that it’s like, ‘Why the f**k weren’t you greenlighting it before?”

Persons: Sara Stewart, we’ve, Sara Stewart Todd Thompson “, ”, Annie Mumolo’s, Tracy, Anne Hathaway’s, Nicholas Galitzine, Harry Styles, Hayes Campbell, she’s, Olivia Wilde, “ Hayes, Styles, Wilde, —, Vogue —, Sam Taylor, Johnson, Aaron Taylor, Miranda, who’s, Davey, “, wasn’t, Glynnis MacNicol, MacNicol, we’re, heartening, I’ve, — Nicola Coughlan’s “, Penelope Featherington —, Karen Tang’s, ” Tang, “ Barb, ” I’ve, Kristen Wiig, Jamie “, there’s, Wiig, Barb, Star ”, Bridesmaids ”, ” Wiig Organizations: CNN, Vogue, New York Times, Del, Variety, Star Locations: Pennsylvania, Coachella, Europe, New York, Paris, Del Mar

☆ My family covered the bridesmaids' expenses at my daughters' weddings because it didn't seem right to ask the women to pay
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Jordison, who worked as a school librarian and preschool teacher before retiring, said that when her daughters got married in the aughts, they opted to pay for all the bridesmaids' expenses. Related storiesFor her first daughter's wedding, Jordison said she knew they wanted to cover the bridesmaid expenses. She said for her first daughter's wedding they were able to have 400 guests, but opted not to do a sit-down dinner and didn't have any wedding favors. AdvertisementJordison said covering the bridesmaids' expenses was well worth it. They also say there are some costs bridesmaids expect to pay, like for their dress, while others should be optional or covered by the bride, like hair and makeup.

Persons: —, Jean Jordison's, Jordison, we're Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Iowa City , Iowa, bridesmaids

☆ Mikel Arteta: ‘Lifting trophies?’ I’m a winner. That’s the ambition’: Arsenal boss on the ‘painful’ chase of Manchester City
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Amanda Davies | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Last season, the Gunners were edged out in the Premier League title race by five points. “I think we should be very proud of what we’ve done throughout this season, both in European competition and the Premier League. Champions League football has returned to the Emirates and so, too, has silverware. Catherine Ivill/ReutersYet it is the holy grail of the Premier League that he, the players, and the fans still so greatly crave. The former hinted after his latest league accomplishment that his stay in the Premier League is more likely than not to be drawing to a close.

Persons: Mikel Arteta, Pep, “ I’m, ” Arteta, Amanda Davies, “, Arteta, Catherine Ivill, ”, Guardiola, Jason Cairnduff, he’d, that’s, We’ve, Glyn Kirk, Declan Rice, Kai Havertz, I’m Organizations: Italy CNN, Arsenal, Manchester City, Gunners, Premier League, CNN, Globe Soccer, Arteta, North London, Champions League, Emirates, City, Sky Blues, Barcelona’s, Guardiola, Getty Images, West Ham United, Chelsea, Ajax, it’s Locations: Sardinia, Italy, North, Catalunya, North London, Manchester, AFP, London

☆ A bridesmaid says she's out $3,200 for the wedding, and if she did everything the bride wanted, she'd probably have to move
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-18 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementDeena, a 28-year-old manager at a nonprofit, told the outlet she's expecting to spend $3,200 to be a bridesmaid at the destination wedding of a college friend whose family is wealthy. If I spent everything that Ally wanted me to, I'd probably have to move," she said, referring to the bride. The other said her total expenses for being in a friend's wedding were $6,000, or about 10% of her take-home pay. "How much to spend on your own wedding is your business, of course," Charlotte Cowles, the financial advice columnist at The Cut, wrote.

Persons: —, Deena, Ally, I'd, who's, she's, Charlotte Cowles Organizations: Service, Business

☆ He had strict instructions from the groom: ‘Stay away from the bridesmaid.’ Here’s what happened next
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

CNN —Ariff Hassan arrived at the wedding under strict instructions: “Stay away from the bridesmaid.”It was August 2018. “Listen,” said Ariff’s friend. But Ariff’s friend’s warning was ringing round his head. Because Liliya was – of course, inevitably – the bridesmaid Ariff had been warned to stay away from. Ariff Hassan and Liliya DauletaliyevaLiliya and Ariff Kazakhstan wedding celebration incorporated a number of Kazakh traditions.

Persons: CNN — Ariff Hassan, “, Ariff, They’d, “ I’d, ‘ I’ve, ”, Ariff’s, –, Liliya Dauletaliyeva, Lili, Liliya, ” Ariff, Ariff Hassan, She’d, she’d, fiancé, who’d, ” Liliya, He’d, “ I’m, ’, ’ ”, he’d “, ’ ” Ariff, ’ ” Liliya, – she’d, he’d, ‘, that’s, they’re, hadn’t, Ariff shrugged, – Ariff, he’s, you’ve, “ It’s Organizations: CNN, Kazakhstan –, Kuala Lumpur –, CNN Travel, Facebook, Liliya, Malaysian, University of Oxford, Oxford Locations: Singapore, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Kazakhstan’s, Almaty, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Liliya, Kazakh, Astana, Iceland, Cappadocia, Turkey, Bangkok, London, ’, Angkor Wat, Cambodia

☆ ‘Babes’ Review: Adulting, With Babies
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Alissa Wilkinson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Alas: That’s what happened with “Babes.” The elements that promised joy were all there, starting with two very funny comic talents in Ilana Glazer and Michelle Buteau. There’s a screenplay by Glazer and Josh Rabinowitz, who was a producer on “Broad City,” the kooky, beloved show in which Glazer co-starred. But sometimes a pile of good ingredients doesn’t make something delicious, and I guess that’s what happened here. The marketing for “Babes” suggests something akin to “Bridesmaids,” the runaway 2011 hit that reminded Hollywood that raunchy comedies starring women can be hilarious and profitable. Dawn and Marty’s second baby is born on Thanksgiving Day, and on the way home from the hospital Eden meets Claude (Stephan James) on the subway.

Persons: “ Babes, Ilana Glazer, Michelle Buteau, There’s, Glazer, Josh Rabinowitz, it’s, Pamela Adlon, —, Babes, “, Bridesmaids ”, they’re, Dawn, Marty, Hasan Minhaj, Eden, Claude, Stephan James Organizations: “, Hollywood Locations: “ Broad City, Astoria, Eden

☆ Barbra Streisand asked Melissa McCarthy whether she used Ozempic, sparking a backlash from fans
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Barbra Streisand asked Melissa McCarthy on Instagram whether she used Ozempic. Stars including Amy Schumer and Chelsea Handler have been open about using the buzzy weight loss drug. AdvertisementBarbra Streisand asked Melissa McCarthy if she used Ozempic to lose weight on Instagram, sparking a backlash from fans. While many fans praised the pastel green outfit McCarthy wore at the event, Streisand made a surprising remark about her weight loss. Celebrities including Elon Musk, Amy Schumer, and Chelsea Handler have all been open about using such weight loss drugs to slim down.

Persons: Barbra Streisand, Melissa McCarthy, Amy Schumer, Chelsea Handler, —, McCarthy, Adam Shankman, Matthew Bourne, Streisand, ”, b0eNUtm7xK, Barbara, Ozempic, Elon Musk, Jimmy Kimmel's, wasn't Organizations: Service, Center Theatre, Business, Celebrities, Hollywood Locations: Los Angeles

☆ A millennial couple spent less than $4,000 on an intimate destination wedding in Morocco. Here's how they pulled it off.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-28 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementEven before getting engaged, Almaz Burgess knew she'd have a destination wedding. According to a study by The Knot, the average international destination wedding is $42,000 — nearly $10,000 more than standard hometown nuptials. Wedding venues in Greece and Italy were quoting them $10,000 — so they turned to MoroccoA year before the wedding, Burgess began researching destination weddings in Greece and Italy. White Silk Studio"In Morocco, they have the traditional Riad," she said, referring to a Moroccan house that typically has an indoor garden or courtyard. White Silk Studio"We tried to keep it under half an hour," she said, "to not bore everyone."

Persons: Burgess, —, she'd, Burgess didn't, wouldn't, wasn't Organizations: Service, New Zealand, White, Morocco — Locations: Morocco, New Zealand, New, London, Greece, Italy, Morocco — Marrakesh, Moroccan, Australian

☆ U.K. Publisher Redacts Passage of Rebel Wilson’s Memoir
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Remy Tumin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The British publisher of the actress Rebel Wilson’s memoir has redacted a portion of the book that details allegations of inappropriate behavior by Sacha Baron Cohen. In the memoir, “Rebel Rising,” Wilson, known for her comic roles in “Bridesmaids” and “Pitch Perfect,” candidly details her struggles with weight loss, sexuality and money. A representative for Baron Cohen has denied Wilson’s account. But Harper Collins, her publisher in the United Kingdom, redacted passages from a page of the memoir, images released by Getty showed. A spokesperson for Harper Collins confirmed the redaction in a statement to The Guardian.

Persons: Rebel, Sacha Baron Cohen, ” Wilson, “, ”, Baron Cohen, Cohen, Simon, Simon & Schuster, Harper Collins, Getty Organizations: Simon &, Guardian Locations: British, Grimsby, ”, United States, United Kingdom, Australia

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