Wedding Coverage

'Cocaine Bear' officiates wedding in Kentucky

You have to see it to believe but on Monday, the wedding officiant was none other than the stuffed "Cocaine Bear" at the Kentucky Fun Mall in Lexington.

New mom's epic fail: If you take a toddler to a wedding...

If you take your 23-month-old to an out-of-town wedding where she is supposed to be a flower girl -- get ready for a super stressful weekend and an epic fail.

Jessica Patrick, WRAL senior multiplatform producer

Las Vegas chapels warned to avoid Elvis impersonators

Elvis weddings in Vegas could be a thing of the past after chapels are warned to stop using the impersonators.

Daughter had wedding dress party for terminally-ill mother

A Washington woman planned a wedding dress party so her sick mom could help her pick a dress for her future wedding.

Ukrainian couple get married on the front line

A Ukrainian couple fighting against the Russian invasion got married Sunday on the front line.

Soon to be deployed Fort Bragg soldier pushes up wedding 9 months

A Fort Bragg soldier will be deployed soon, but he already had a date to get married in nine months. So what happened? Daniela and Andres Sablan pushed up the date.

Julian Grace, WRAL anchor/reporter

Plan early, stay flexible: Experts say 2022 wedding season unlike any other

Experts say 2022 is predicted to have the most weddings in decades.

Monica Laliberte, WRAL executive producer/5 on Your Side reporter

Post-pandemic brides may have to re-think the perfect venue, vendors, dates

5 On Your Side's Monica Laliberte reveals why this year's wedding season is so busy.

UNC Rex holds hospital wedding for bride who had to cancel due to illness

Staff at UNC Rex held a wedding for the couple Vicky Abarca Zacatula and Jason Thedford. They were scheduled to get married at Lake Johnson on Friday, but called off the wedding after Vicky was admitted to the hospital. (Video taken by Drew Cumbee at UNC Rex)

'The snow couldn't stop us': Rhode Island couple's outdoor wedding goes on during blizzard

Adam and Sally Irujo had been looking forward to Jan. 29 for a long time. It was their projected wedding date for 14 months. Sally said they weren't going to be deterred by a little snow.

Blizzard doesn't stop couple's outdoor wedding

A Rhode Island couple got married on Saturday in a blizzard on the steps of the Providence Public Library.

Why 'Little' Washington is the perfect place to say 'I do'

The waterfront walkways, gazebos adjacent to the pier, historic inns, gardens and quaint homes give Washington, N.C., a storybook feel that's the perfect backdrop for a wedding.

Hot air balloon makes unintended stop on way to wedding reception

A newly wedded couple in Kentucky takes a hot air balloon to the reception but the balloon makes an unscheduled stop. Fortunately nobody was injured and the bride and groom have quite a story to tell.

NC couple becomes first to get married at Frying Pan Tower

A North Carolina couple just had a one-of-a-kind wedding. They exchanged vows at the Frying Pan Tower, an old lighthouse more than 30 miles off the coast.

CNN Newsource

Engagement ring sales soar as Americans recover from the pandemic

The wedding industry is rebounding as the United States recovers from the pandemic. And with glimmers of normality in the air, more Americans are preparing to pop the question.

By Alexis Benveniste, CNN Business

Sanford is a great place to say 'I do'

Sanford, N.C., is a quaint town with lots of charm that makes it the perfect backdrop for a wedding and a place for couples to say "I do."

Latisha Catchatoorian, WRAL Digital Solutions

U.S. Postal worker saves Alaskan couple's wedding

Crystle Lewis and her fiancé mailed out their wedding invitations earlier this month and began to wonder why they weren't receiving any RSVP's

KTUU

Postal worker saves Alaskan bride's wedding

An Alaskan bride-to-be says she's thankful for a U.S. Postal worker who went above and beyond to save her big day.

Couples, wedding venues thrilled larger gatherings permitted

State regulations limiting the number of people in large gatherings are being eased just as wedding season kicks into high gear.

For extra days off, officials say, couple had 4 weddings and 3 divorces

In Taiwan, one of the few places in the world to offer marriage leave to couples heading to the altar, a bank employee wed his partner on April 6, 2020.

Tiffany May and Amy Chang Chien, New York Times

'However long we have, it's forever for us'

A patient at Duke University Hospital learned last week that he has perhaps only days to live. The one thing he wanted to do before dying was marry the love of his life. So hospital staff and some family members made it happen.

Dying patient marries fiancee at Duke Hospital

A patient at Duke University Hospital learned last week that he has perhaps only days to live. The one thing he wanted to do before dying was marry the love of his life. So hospital staff and some family members made it happen.

Sarah Krueger, WRAL Durham reporter

Cooper's ease of restrictions means more couples can say 'I do' to indoor weddings

Gov. Roy Cooper is easing COVID restrictions starting on Friday. This means indoor weddings and receptions are allowed more guests.

Leslie Moreno, WRAL multimedia journalist

Protect your investment when planning a wedding

Many families and couples invest tens of thousands of dollars in their wedding day. And many have learned, with so much pandemic uncertainly, it's important to take steps to protect that investment.

Monica Laliberte, WRAL executive producer/5 On Your side reporter

3 things you need to planning a wedding during the pandemic

A couple's wedding plans were crushed by COVID-19 and thousands of dollars were lost. 5 On Your Side's Monica Laliberte reveals 3 things you need to know when planning a wedding.