Vows

She Said Yes Even After He Sawed Her in Half

By KATHRYN SHATTUCK

Devin Yalkin for The New York Times

The bride and groom, separated before the ceremony.

The bride, an opera singer and the groom, a magician, have combined their acts.

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Registry

Slide Show: Not Another Blender

MARIANNE ROHRLICH

A selection of wedding gifts that are charming by design.

Olimpia Zagnoli

Well-Mannered

Wedding Q.&A.

When to send out thank-you notes, and how to inform guests of a change of address.

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One Summer Day Photography

Bieber Bangs and Bibles

By BOB WOLETZ

The couple met at a Bible study group, where Alan Krill was hard to miss. It was Halloween night and he was the only one in costume.

It Was the Best Date She Never Had

By VINCENT M. MALLOZZI

Elizabeth Murphy was sitting at the bar, waiting for a date that never arrived. Ben Karambiri was also at the bar, waiting for a table.

Francisco Graciano

Something to Dance About

By ROSALIE R. RADOMSKY

If nothing else, going out with a “hot dancer” would certainly make for a good story.

Lucinda Watson and Ted Bell

Lucinda Watson, a granddaughter of IBM’s founder, and Ted Bell, an author, first met in college in 1968.

Hilary Sledge and Lateef Sarnor

The bride is a lawyer for a Japanese bank and the groom owns an online video service.

Katherine Wheaton and Michael Warner

Katherine Wheaton, a lawyer, weds Michael Warner, an assistant state’s attorney.

Rachel Tofel and Cameron Ferrante

The bride is a marketing manager at Uber Technologies; the groom is a legal fellow at a voting and election law reform nonprofit.

Julia Conway and Benjamin Slovis

The couple are physicians.

David Melançon Jr. and Michael Mosca

David Melançon was a chief marketing officer for a paint manufacturer; Mr. Mosca is the executive vice president for merchandising at Rue La La.

Wedding Album

Unique Wedding Accessories

The Vows section of The Times publishes an occasional series of readers’ wedding-related Instagram photos, called Wedding Album. This month’s theme is unique wedding accessories.

From left, Chris Barnes, Jacqui Squatriglia, Robert A. Beattey Jr. and Thomas E. Corcoran IV. Mr. Barnes and Ms. Squatriglia, who own the Flaming Saddles bar, officiated.

Field Notes

Standing on Ceremony for a Couple of Regulars

By JAMES BARRON

Owners of a Hell’s Kitchen bar fully embrace the idea of hosting weddings.

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Slide Show

Highlights From Bridal Fashion Week

Held shortly after a month of ready-to-wear presentations conclude in Paris, Bridal Week in New York City is a relative bastion of traditionalism.

A couple posed for wedding photographs against a backdrop of pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong on Oct. 1.

Sinosphere Blog

Love Blooms Amid the Umbrellas in Hong Kong

By MICHAEL FORSYTHE

The barricaded areas in the financial district have served as a backdrop for wedding and graduation photos, as young Hong Kongers intertwine their personal lives with the historical significance of the protests.

Lens Blog

Same-Sex Couples, at Ease at Home

By RENA SILVERMAN

Sage Sohier’s photos of same-sex couples were inspired, in part, by her father — who never admitted he was gay despite having lived with boyfriends.

This Land

A Couple Gaining Independence, and Finding a Bond

By DAN BARRY

After a federal inquiry in Rhode Island turned the workplace of their repetitive jobs upside down, a couple with intellectual disabilities is marrying, learning to budget and adjusting to a new freedom.