Another celebrity couple has reached an exciting milestone in their relationship. Actors Zoë Kravitz and Karl Glusman celebrated their one-year wedding anniversary yesterday, June 29.
Kravitz took to Instagram to honour their big day, simply captioning the image ‘one year.’
Glusman had a bit more to say, writing “One year. Not the year we expected… but I feel like if we can make it through this, we can take on anything. I love you. More than anything. You’re my best friend… you crack me up and you melt my heart… you call me out on my bullshit and you challenge me to grow… I love you for that. And I’ll do anything and everything for you until the day I die. Now let’s go save the world @zoeisabellakravitz”
Kravitz and Glusman said ‘I do’ in Parison June 29, 2019. Zoe’s father, Lenny Kravitz’s 18th-century mansion acted as their wedding venue.
For their big day, Kravitz opted for an ankle-length scoop neck dress with a drop waist and full skirt. Instead of heels, she wore ballet flats. Her hair was elegantly pulled back into a low bun and she accessorised with a headband. Glusman went classic with a simple black and white tux.
The wedding was attended by Kravitz’s Big Little Lies co-stars Reece Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Shailene Woodley, and Nicole Kidman, as well as mom and dad Lisa Bonet and Lenny Kravitz, and step-father Jason Mamoa.
It would be easy to imagine that wedding dresses have been glamorous and varying shades of white since their inception. However, they have actually changed a lot over the years. From fabric and style to length and colour, not much about wedding dresses has stayed the same.
Not much is known, due to a lack of documentation, about weddings in ancient times. However, Love To Know reports that the ancient dress tradition differed according to culture. Brides in ancient Rome are said to have worn yellow veils to represent a torch and symbolise warmth. In ancient Athens, brides were likely to have worn long robes in shades of red or violet.
Brides of Ancient Roman. Source: Pinterest
From the 5th to the 15th centuries (or in the Medieval times), because weddings were more about politics than love, brides were required to dress in a manner that cast her family in a good light. Brides of high social standing would wear rich colours and expensive materials including fur, velvet, and silk. Often, they had gems sewn into their garments too.
During the Renaissance (from about the 14th to the 17th century), which overlaps with the Medieval times, layering was important. In addition, dresses were long, hanging from the neck to the feet, and may have included a train. Burgundy was a popular colour at the time, and dresses were often corseted or had skirts done in a bell shape.
Elle, however, reports that around the 17th century it was common for a bride to simply wear her best dress, no matter its colour.
Much later, in 1840, the white wedding dress became popular. This is credited to Queen Victoria, who wore an ivory silk gown to marry Prince Albert in that year. Soon after, the white wedding dress became majorly popular, with dressmakers also incorporating embroidered silk, lace, and floral detailing into wedding dresses. High necks, full skirts, and white gloves were popular for brides at the time.
Queen Victoria popularised the white wedding dress trend. Source: Pinterest
In the early 1900s, white remained the most popular colour, but some brides opted for azure, mauve, or pale think. According to Bridal Guide, a wedding dress at this time incorporated an S-shaped corset, to pull in the belly and push out the bosom. Dresses also came with frills on the bodice, and gigot sleeves.
Gigot sleeves and corset detail rose in popularity in the early 1900s. Source: Pinterest
Through the 1900s wedding dresses went through many transformations. In the 20s sleek, drop waist gowns were popular, and dresses became slightly shorter, according to Good Housekeeping. The 30s and 40s brought simpler outfits, as the wars led to financial struggles, many brides wore items they already owned.
Drop-waist wedding gowns were popular in the 20s. Suource: Pinterest
Elizabeth Taylor’s dress in her film Father of the Bride, which had a fitted bodice and a full skirt influenced trends of the 50s. Sweetheart necklines were also popular at the time. About 20 years later, in the 70s, the popular neckline moved to high collars. The 70s saw a lot of experimentation, as it to be expected of the time.
High collars were very trendy and still are. Source: Pinterest
In the 80’s there was no such thing as “less is more”, in fact, at the time brides believed “the bigger the better”. Puffy sleeves, long trains, and over the top headdresses were all the rage.
80s brides were all about over-the-top detail. Source: Pinterest
Vera Wang opened her bridal boutique in 1990, and 10 years later she was considered to be one of the top dress designers. Her speciality at the time was strapless and spaghetti straps.
Nowadays, brides can do whatever they like. Most still opt for white wedding dresses, but styles vary broadly.
A wedding cake topper is the final element of your wedding cake, giving that last touch to your perfect dessert. These toppers work wonders in personalising your cake.
Wedding cake toppers have decreased in popularity over the decades, with many couples preferring the cake’s detail to be the focus. However, those opting for simpler cake designs will benefit from a unique and quirky cake topping that speaks to the couple’s personality.
From adorable animals to Lego creations, here are some creative toppers to act as the cherry on top of your cake:
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:
Congratulations are in order for Katherine McPhee and David Foster, who recently celebrated one year of marriage.
The actress and singer and her music executive husband both took to social media to express their love for each other on their special day.
“A year ago today I married the love of my life. Thank you for always loving me and inspiring me in all aspects of my life. I love you. Here’s to the future! (Oh and happy anniversary to the other love of my life – this dreamy dress! ?? thank you @ZacPosen!!)” McPhee wrote on Instagram.
Foster was a little more short and sweet with his message, simple writing “happy anniversary to the love of my life!! Last summer at the beautiful Miramar!!”
The couple met in 2006 on the set of American Idol, when McPhee was a contestant and Foster was a mentor. They only began dating in 2017 and got engaged a year later.
They married in 2019 at the Church of Saint Yeghiche in South Kensington, London. It was the second marriage for McPhee and fifth for Foster, who was previously married to Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star and mother to Gigi and Bella Hadid, Holanda Hadid. He was also married to singer Linda Thompson, the first ex-wife of Caitlin Jenner.
The couple, who have a 35-year age gap, had planned to return to London to celebrate their anniversary, but scrapped those plans amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, they had a small celebration with friends and family.
The COVID-19 pandemic may have changed the world, but it won’t stop love. A Cape Town couple proved just that when they tied the knot this past weekend amid the nationwide lockdown, by having a ‘drive-by wedding’.
Tanweer and Aqeelah Regal from Surrey Estate met about 6-7 years ago through relatives. Tanweer wanted a relationship but Aqeelah was focused on her sports and academics, so they remained friends until 2016.
The couple then dated for four years and became engaged in November 2019. Originally, they had planned to marry on June 21 and book a hall that could host their guest list of 750 people. Aqeelah tells Wedding ETC that the lockdown caused her quite a bit of stress.
“I had about 10 girls to be bridesmaids and flower girls etc, we had family coming down from Dubai to be a part of our day. Once we heard lockdown was happening, I panicked because things were halfway sorted for the 21st already.”
Credit: Instagram / Aqeelah Salie Regal
The couple are Muslim, and their religion states that weddings may be brought forward but cannot be postponed. As such, they kept their original date but massively scaled back. The 10 flower girls were reduced to one, there were no bridesmaids, and they cancelled the hall.
They had originally planned to just have their parents and siblings in attendance, but friends and family were not happy that they would only witness the wedding through pictures.
“Family and friends started messaging us saying they wouldn’t settle for pictures, that’s where the drive-by wedding idea came in. They wanted to see us, so my husband suggested okay let’d do the drive-by and when they pass by we will give them a punnet of food, as a thank you.”
This is exactly what they did. Hundreds of cars slowly drove by their home on June 21, as their family and friends hooted and cheered in celebration of the couple’s big day. The couple took many measures to ensure a safe day, such as screening and sanitising their guests.
Credit: Instagram / Aqeelah Salie Regal
Credit: Instagram / Aqeelah Salie Regal
Credit: Instagram / Aqeelah Salie Regal
Aqeelah tells Wedding ETC that her favourite part of their wedding day was when they had the nikkah. “It was hearing my husband recite his prayer of becoming my husband and then seeing him for the first time after a week. It’s like we fell in love all over again,” she said.
Credit: Instagram / Aqeelah Salie Regal
The newlyweds will now focus on finishing their home and moving in. Congrats to the happy couple!
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.
If you still feel like a child at heart, a stuffy wedding just won’t do. There are so many fun ways to bring the excitement of childhood into your big day, without it seeming like a massive playground.
Here are some fun ideas to bring childhood nostalgia into your wedding in a (mostly) mature way.
Get married in a treehouse:
Remember the childhood excitement of playing in a treehouse? The adventures and possibilities were endless. If you’re a nature-lover, a treehouse might just be the perfect wedding venue for you. This brings together the beauty of the outdoors and the whimsical nostalgia of yesteryear.
Take a trip down memory lane by incorporating childhood favourites into your wedding menu. Rather than stuffy hors d’oeuvres your guests can barely identify, serve what you love. Today’s couples are creating unique twists on old faithfuls like grilled cheese, sliders and fries. You could even rent a food truck to serve up some delicious foods all night long for that carnival feel.
Just because you’re a grown-up, does not mean you can’t have some silly fun! Get inspired by childhood birthday parties and hire a jumping castle, a blow up slide or even a mechanical bull for your big day. We promise this will put a massive smile on your guests’ faces.
Wedding games are slowly growing in popularity, and understandably so. There is no better way to get the giggles going than with some simple games that will bring out the child in everyone. The key is to offer quick-round games that will have many involved and captivated at once. Think Jenga, Limbo, Noughts and Crosses and Ring Toss.
One of the best ways to commemorate your wedding day is through capturing tons of photos. Many couples have taken to setting up photo stations to allow guests to make some fun memories. Add some fun decor and quirky props to take your images to the next level.
Earthy wedding decor will give your special day a fresh feel. We love green for its endless potential, as it can pair beautifully with almost any other colour, or be gorgeous on its own.
Remember not to mix and match too many different tones of green. Choose one or two varieties for a sophisticated yet fun look. Green can be whatever you want it: Vibrant and bright or calm and tranquil.
Take a look at these stunning green pieces to get inspired:
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:
