• The coronavirus and the resulting worldwide lockdowns it has caused has resulted in many a social media challenge gain traction. It seems brides, old and new, are not being left out of this trend, and a new challenge, called the Wedding Dress challenge, on TikTok has gone viral.

    Some challenges involve some sort of prank, and others show users doing something silly, but the wedding dress challenge is nothing but pure, wholesome fun.

    Former brides, be it a bride from last year or a bride from 20 years ago, are surprising their spouses by putting on their wedding dresses and capturing their reactions in a TikTok. The reactions are sweet and heartwarming, and just what we need to make the continuing lockdown seem not that bad.

    Have a look at some of the renditions of the challenge here:

    @amjeseniaWedding dress Reaction ##reaction ##weddingdresschallenge ##weddingdress♬ original sound – amjesenia

    @rachaellllllindholmWedding dress challenge! ##fyp ##foryoupage ##flashchallenge ##weddingdresschallenge ##DecadesofHair ##wreslemaniaentrance♬ Marry You – Countdown Singers

    @jackelinsuarez1Te amo esposito ? Estoy muy feliz de que aún m quede l vestido ? ##weddingdresschallenge ##latina ##vestidodenoviachallenge ##love ##casados ##reaccion♬ Los Besos – Greeicy

    @marisa.alainaPart 2! Nearly killed my husband in the process?♥️ ##weddingdresschallenge ##marriedcouple ##weddingdress ##surprise♬ Cuz I Love You – Lizzo

    @sarai_1981Not what I expected ? he said it still fits ??‍♀️##weddingdress##fyp##fypage##weddingdresschallenge##over30##married##happywife ##quarantine##coronavirus##fy♬ Surrender – Natalie Taylor

    @gene.lagosAy su reacción ??♥️♥️ @nicsawic ##weddingdress ##weddingdresschallenge ##love ##couplelove ##couplelovegoals♬ ily (i love you baby) – Surf Mesa

    @kansaswarren##weddingdresschallenge 20 years this June!!♬ Marry You – Countdown Singers

    @fannycelleriTu novia para siempre???? me pareció interesante este ##weddingdresschallenge ##husband ##love ##happy ##inlove♬ Los Besos – Greeicy

    @amalie.williamsSurprised my husband by putting on my wedding dress ? @trev_williams ##weddingdresschallenge ##vintage ##aesthetic ##DoTheScotts ##xyzbca♬ It’s Been A Long Long Time – GBSUW1829213 – Harry James and His Orch. with Kitty Kallen

    @noykaiהייתי חייבת ? ##weddingdresschallenge ##weddingdress ##foryou ##4you ##foryoupage♬ Cuz I Love You – Lizzo

    @erinlister2Wedding dress challenge! ❤️ ##fyp ##foryoupage ##freezeframe ##levelup ##weddingdresschallenge ##weddingdress @mr_lister29♬ Yours – Wedding Edition – Russell Dickerson

    Will you try the wedding dress challenge with your spouse?

    Image: Screenshot from TikTok

    Award-winning actress Nicole Kidman and her Australian singer, songwriter husband Keith Urban celebrated their 14th wedding anniversary on Thursday, June 25. To celebrate their milestone, they each posted sweet tributes to their marriage on Instagram.

    Urban posted a playful photo of the two jumping hand-in-hand on a beach. “Happy Anniversary Baby!!!!! 14 years…. and i feel like your boyfriend in ALL the right ways!!!!” he said.

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    Kidman kept it simple with a black and white image of the two in an embrace, captioned, “Us ❤️ #HappyAnniversary“.

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    The pair first met at the 2005 G’Day USA gala. At the time, Kidman didn’t think that her now-husband liked her. In 2013, she told Ellen DeGeneres that she once told her husband “You didn’t love me at first sight, you didn’t notice me”, to which he replied, “Yes, I did but I just didn’t let on”.

    It was a long four months after their first meeting when Urban finally called her. Thereafter, the pair began a low-key relationship, according to People. After spending time together in Nashville and then New York while Urban was on tour, the pair quickly fell in love.

    Kidman told the Wall Street Journal that her husband stole her heart when we took her on a ride on his Harley Davidson through Woodstock, New York, after which they had a romantic picnic in the woods.

    “I was a goner – I mean, c’mon,” she said. According to Southern Living, Kidman knew he was the one after just one month of dating.

    In 2006, they tied the knot in a candlelit ceremony at Cardinal Cerretti Memorial Chapel on St. Patrick’s Estate at Manly in Sydney, Australia. They honeymooned in French Polynesia, where they also spent time getting to know each other more deeply.

    “I kind of like getting married and then getting to know each other; I know that it sounds incredibly strange, but to me, it’s a more natural process,” Kidman told Elle.

    In an interview with CBS News, Urban said that marrying Kidman felt like the beginning of his life. “Meeting her and getting married wasn’t life-changing, it was life-beginning. It was literally, like, ‘OK, life starts,” he said.

    The pair have two daughters together, Sunday and Faith, and Kidman also has two kids, Conner and Isabella, with her ex-husband Tom Cruise.

    Image: Instagram / Keith Urban

    The moment you exchange your vows with your partner is a special one you’ll want to remember forever. Say ‘I do’ in style under a stunningly modern wedding arch to fit with the times.

    It’s easy to decorate your arch with flowers and call it a day, but that’s also expected. If you love a modern design that highlights unique shapes, show that off with your arch.

    Here are some arches that have absolutely bowled us over:

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    Being married to one of the world’s most famous chefs definitely comes with its perks. Jamie Oliver proved just that, when he prepared a sweet picnic for his wife Juliette Norton (better known as Jools) on their 20th wedding anniversary on June 24.

    First, Oliver shared a touching video on his Instagram page, showing pictures from their wedding album.

    He captioned the video, “Today is my 20th wedding anniversary!! I had a great day today with my best mate @joolsoliver celebrating 20 years of marriage!! Where has that time gone it’s crazy! What a ride! Anyway here’s some precious memories from that private day what a joy it was ….. here’s to another 20 jools love you. X x. X x”

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    Jools did the same, posting a touching tribute to their marriage in the form of a video on her Instagram page.

    “20 years married Today !!❤️❤️20 exciting, happy, fun wonderful years married to my best friend ❤️ we were due to renew our wedding vows this summer but that can wait! 20 years married but together 27 years my first true love ❤️ Yes I drive you Bonkers and you probably deserve a medal etc..but being with you feels like home (and you know much I love to be at home)!!” she said.

    “I treasure the daily texts you send, you are romantic and constantly positive funny and a dedicated brilliant dad ❤️ we have created 5 wonderful children and lost our 5 little stars in the sky. Thank you for loving me the way you do ❤️ we did it, on to the next chapter x Was devastated to have lost out real wedding video in one of our house moves so this is cobbled together from home videos. Truly the happiest day with the most wonderful memories. Still 20 years later my dance moves need updating ? better sort that out for our next wedding ?? xxx,” she added.

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    Later in the day, Oliver surprised his wife with a specially prepared picnic.

    Jools on the way to the picnic

    He carefully planned the menu, as is to be expected from a top chef, and wrote it up with a “JJ” letterhead. It featured a hand-drawn picnic basket full of food between their initials.

    The menu sounded delicious, and included items such as Italian summer fruit, chocolate mousse and crème fraiche, and a blackcurrant leaf cordial.

    According to Hello Magazine, the special anniversary surprise came just after the pair were forced to cancel their vow renewal.

    This clearly didn’t get them down, as they seem to have made the best of it. They even received flowers for their special day.

    Pictures: Instagram / Jamie Oliver