Top 10 Articles About Weddings and Marriage

Wedding season is just around the corner, so you might want to check out the wedding announcements section at the Onion and read up on our favorite wedding- and marriage-related articles:

1. From Bride to Blues: Examining the Prevalence of Post-Nuptial Depression
2. Bridesmaids and the Changing Role of the Bachelorette Party
3. Got “Cold Feet”? Watch Out for Marital Woes Ahead
4. For Better or Worse…In Marriage, Men May Get More of the Better
5. I Do, or Do Not, Take Your Name in Marriage
6. Our Stuff: Household Objects Indicate Relationship Quality
7. The Top 20 Most Desired Personality Traits in a Future Spouse
8. Wanna Make You Feel Wanted: Husbands’ Sensitive Support Predicts Relationship Outcomes
9. Who Has the Busier Bedroom: Single People or Married Couples?
10. Sustainable Marriage Quiz

Got “Cold Feet”? Watch Out for Marital Woes Ahead

Remember that classic scene from Runaway Bride where Julia Roberts bolted from the altar and trotted across the horizon in a wedding dress? Or when Chandler in Friends left a note for Monica before he fled just hours before their nuptial? These storylines are common in TV and movies, but it can happen in real life too. Many people get cold feet before their big days; it is so common that friends and family usually tell the bride/groom-to-be to just brush it off as a little blip on the path to living happily-ever-after. Indeed, people often have more doubts about themselves, their partners, and their relationships when they face significant changes in their lives.¹ But are we right to ignore these doubts? Not so, according to recent research.

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From Bride to Blues: Examining the Prevalence of Post-Nuptial Depression

As someone who has never walked down the aisle, I have to say that Allison Scott’s presentation about the prevalence of "bridal blues" was an eye-opening experience. Not only did I learn that the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a wedding day survival guide, (as they compare planning a wedding to surviving a natural disaster), but also I learned that most women experience a post-wedding “let down.”

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A Proposal, Brick by Brick

An amazing proposal in Lego, by Mr. Walter Thompson. Learn more about this video here.

Bridesmaids and the Changing Role of the Bachelorette Party

The movie Bridesmaids opened this weekend and its raucous hilarity departs from the standard female-led romantic comedy – it rivals the bawdy glory of Old School, Wedding Crashers, and The Hangover. Although not all women’s pre-wedding events resemble the movie (which is probably a good thing), Bridesmaids demonstrates that women too can be profane and outrageous and get laughs for it, and reminds me that roles for women have shifted, not just in romantic comedies but as bridesmaids in real life.

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