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    A candle made for Gay Pride by Literie in association with New York City’s official tourism arm. The smell? Jasmine and sandalwood.
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    What Does Gay Pride Smell Like?

    Candle makers offer tie-ins with whiffs of ginger, warm woods and bergamot. Sniff, sniff, sniff.

     By Madison Malone Kircher

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    MINI-VOWS

    Sharing the ‘Call for Service’ and a Life Together

    Sofia Gross joined the Navy about a year after she and Michael Haft, a former Marine, began dating. She planned much of their wedding from a military base in Bahrain.

     By Alix Wall

  1. VOWS
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    Sydney Lotuaco and Nick Wehby were married May 13 at Mimosa Barn in Cape Charles, Va.
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    When Her Reality TV Journey Ended a Real-Life Romance Began

    Sydney Lotuaco, a contestant on “The Bachelor” more than four years ago, may not have gotten the final rose, but she did meet her future husband, Nick Wehby, as a result of her appearance on the show.

     By Jenny Block

  2. Mini-Vows
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    A Funny Thing Happened on Her Way Out of a Comedy Club

    Sarah Berkman and Phillip Dinner were standing in a stairwell in New York when they bonded over Nashville. A little over a year later, they began living together in Nashville … with her parents.

     By Jenny Block

  3. Mini-Vows
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    They Tickled Each Other’s Funny Bone, and Everyone Else’s

    Abby Barr and Jed Feiman, two comedy writers who regularly riff off each other, also kept their wedding guests laughing.

     By Rosalie R. Radomsky

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    Megan O’Sullivan, left, and Gutes Guterman, the founders of Byline, outside Pig Bar in Lower Manhattan.
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    They’re Here to Save Indie Media

    A new web publication from a founder of the print-only newspaper The Drunken Canal tries to make a splash in a space where giants have sputtered. Can it work?

     By Cara Schacter

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    Katy Viola catching air while aggressive skating at a skate park at Venice Beach in Los Angeles. The sport, also called in-line street skating, had its heyday in the 1990s but has started to re-emerge.
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    At More Skate Parks, an ‘Aggressive’ Takeover

    Aggressive skating emerged in the 1990s as a flashier, niche style of roller skating. Like other ’90s trends, it has emerged again.

     By Max Berlinger and Ben Pier

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    Sydney Lotuaco and Nick Wehby were married May 13 at Mimosa Barn in Cape Charles, Va.
    CreditKristen Zeis for The New York Times

    When Her Reality TV Journey Ended a Real-Life Romance Began

    Sydney Lotuaco, a contestant on “The Bachelor” more than four years ago, may not have gotten the final rose, but she did meet her future husband, Nick Wehby, as a result of her appearance on the show.

     By Jenny Block

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    CreditNaomi Otsu

    What Wedding Night Sex?

    If you fell asleep on the big night, don’t worry. So did many other (still) happily married couples.

     By Allison Hope

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    Once you determine where you are on the sobriety spectrum, you can then make beverage choices that allow you to celebrate safely and still create an experience that is enjoyable.
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    Sober or in Recovery? Here’s How to Plan a Dry Wedding.

    Organizing a wedding without alcohol is not without pitfalls: Will guests partake in mocktails and so-called functional beverages, and still have a good time? Are zero-proof spirits worth the cost?

     By Sophia Markoulakis

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    Ross Uhrich and Jessica Carter Altman were married May 28 at Villa Balbiano in Ossuccio, a town on Lake Como, Italy.
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    From Fairly Low Expectations, a Wonderful Surprise

    Ross Uhrich and Jessica Carter Altman, the daughter of Lynda Carter Altman, who played Wonder Woman in the 1970s, expected their first encounter to be brief. It wasn’t.

     By Valeriya Safronova

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    Lorenzo Vinti, left, and Gregory DelliCarpini Jr. at their home in Sayville, N.Y.
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    Facing Death and Other Fears, and Coming Away Stronger

    Lorenzo Vinti and Gregory DelliCarpini Jr. were married for only two years before they were hit with life’s difficulties, including Mr. Vinti’s cancer diagnosis and the death of his father.

     By Alix Strauss

  1. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Wants to Be President. Cheryl Hines Is Along for the Ride.

    The “Curb Your Enthusiasm” actress is beloved in Hollywood. In supporting her husband’s campaign, is she normalizing his often dangerous ideas?

    By Caitlin Moscatello

     

  2. Is ‘Flamin’ Hot’ a True Story? Well … Let Us Explain.

    Richard Montañez, a janitor turned Frito-Lay executive, has said he invented the spicy snack. A new film tells his story, but the evidence isn’t on his side.

    By Sarah Bahr

     

  3. A Sex-Shaming Rant About Margaritas Accidentally Became the Song of the Summer

    Angel Laketa Moore, a comedian and actor​, remixed a ​sexually explicit Evangelical sermon​.

     

  4. Love Letter: An Old Woman Raising Three Little Children

    “What if I abandon them again by dying?”

    By Miya Lee

     
  5. How To: layer rugs

    Mastering the Art of Layering Rugs: a Step-by-Step Guide

    Layering rugs is cheaper than buying a single large one, and cozier, too: “When you start layering rugs, it begins to feel like home.”

    By Tim McKeough

     

  6. What All the Single Ladies (and Men) Say About the Economy

    A major jeweler claims the pandemic may have prevented people from meeting their future fiancés, cutting demand for engagement rings. Inflation and anxiety among shoppers haven’t helped.

    By Jeanna Smialek and Jason Karaian

     
  7. Modern Love

    What if I Hadn’t Been There to Catch Them?

    I never thought I’d be experiencing the heartache and joys of raising three small children, alone, at 62.

    By Desiree Cooper

     
  8. Critic’s Notebook

    The Terrible Beauty of Richard Mosse’s Portrait of the Amazon

    The artist wanted to photograph orchids but ended up making “Broken Spectre,” a film about the destruction of the rainforest — his most powerful work yet.

    By Jonathan Griffin

     
  9. More Than Likes

    The ‘Unofficial Talent Scout’ Who Celebrates New York’s Colorful Side

    Nicolas Heller, better known online as New York Nico, has developed a following in part by not being the star of his own feeds.

    By Joshua Needelman

     

  10. The Marriage Proposal That Wasn’t

    Bob Morris’s father fell in love at the end of his life with a woman who knew her limits.

    By Anna Martin, Julia Botero, Christina Djossa, Elyssa Dudley, Hans Buetow, Jen Poyant, Sara Sarasohn, Sophia Lanman, Dan Powell and Pat McCusker