Whilst perusing the fine content on display at our sister blog in New York over the weekend, this editor couldn't help but notice this post, boasting about The City That Never Sleeps' booming population of people who aren't sporting wedding bands. more ›

When the women of Bridesmaids board a plane bound for a bachelorette party in Vegas, it's easy to assume that's where the movie's really going to get crazy. By this point in the narrative, the characters in this group have already been established as an idiosyncratic and wide-ranging set of personalities. Rather than making them a band of lifelong friends, writers Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo choose to make them strangers, only bonded by their independent friendships with the bride-to-be, Lillian (Maya Rudolph). The personality clashes and getting-to-know-you moments provide the basis for a lot of the initial comedy within that group dynamic; as the flight takes off for Sin City, the possibilities for disastrous hilarity seem set. more ›

During yesterday's legislative meeting, D.C. Councilmember Mary Cheh introduced a piece of legislation which would allow notary publics to conduct marriage ceremonies in the District. The bill, which Cheh, along with Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) and David Catania (Ind.-At-Large), previously introduced last year, seems like a pretty common sense thing for the city to do. But not everyone on the Council is on board. more ›

Local event planner Mike Wilkinson had big hopes to get into the Guinness Book of World Records by hosting the largest ever group wedding for same-sex couples this Saturday. But he ran into a couple of snags. more ›

This comes courtesy DC Agenda, which had exclusive access to the courthouse nuptials of Jeremy Moon and Bryan Legaspi earlier this morning. Their marriage, officiated by D.C. Superior Court Judge Brook Hedge, took place at roughly the same time as a religious ceremony joining James Betz and Robert Hawthorne went on outside the courthouse. The two couples marked the first legally recognized same-sex weddings to be performed in the District of Columbia on March 9. more ›

The Post reported earlier that the very first gay couples to get legally wed in the District of Columbia this morning were Jeremy Moon and Bryan Legaspi, a pair of White House staffers, and James Betz and Robert Hawthorne. The two couples appear to have held their marriage ceremonies nearly simultaneously, one inside the courthouse in judges chambers, and the other just outside the building. more ›

Local entrepreneurs are scrambling to get in on the ground floor of the District's impending same-sex marriage nuptials, whether it's wedding planners, photographers, caterers, you name it. There's real money to be made here, not to mention the additional potential of endearing yourself to the LGBT community on the whole. Gay marriage is just good business at this point. more ›

Good morning, Washington. It's Columbus Day, the least observed of all the federal holidays -- or is that Veterans' Day? Unless you work directly for the government or your job is absolutely dependent on it being open for business, odds are about even you're sitting at your desk at the usual time this morning, as a trade-off for getting to take the Friday after Thanksgiving off. It's also, of course, a controversial day, and is... more ›

Over at Gallery Place Living, contributor Columbo provides an illuminating rant on everyone's favorite topic to whine about: D.C. government bureaucracy. In this case, specifically the arduous process of obtaining a marriage license in D.C. Before a lengthy recounting of the entire ordeal he and his fiancée went through to obtain a license to be wed in the District, Columbo summarizes the experience thusly:Step 1: Discover bureaucratic nightmare that is DC. Step 2: Get blood... more ›

With all the hubbub this past weekend over 07/07/07 – the weddings, worldwide concerts, and the seven new wonders –- it was easy to forget that today is another “lucky” numerical date: 07/11. more ›

. The maid of honor artfully worked in Molly Bloom’s famous “yes I said yes I will yes” soliloquy into her speech, as a demonstration of eternal love and devotion. The best man, who was forced to take his turn toasting after the sister, could only follow up with a jovial, “Well, good thing I threw out my ‘Bloomsday’ speech.” more ›

If you are lucky enough to have the President's Day holiday off work and you manage to wake up before 5 p.m., it may be a good chance to go down to the National Mall and look at some art. The National Gallery of Art's new exhibit, Jasper Johns: An Allegory of Painting, 1955-1965, takes a focused look at four themes in the artist's work during an important decade in American art. Johns is one... more ›

Jazz a la Count Basie seems an unlikely choice for the Black Cat. Yet, for more than a decade, Peaches O’Dell and her Orchestra have been swinging D.C. revelers into the next year. The bandleader is the subject of a special holiday edition of Three Stars. Even the most talented dance band can take a mental backseat to counting steps or following spins. The magnetic O’Dell is an exception to this rule — and several... more ›

MONDAY: >>Lucinda Williams brings her raspy voice to the D.C. tonight. Her Tom Petty-inspired brand of roots rock can be heard on her latest album, Live At The Fillmore. Or you can catch the real thing tonight at the 9:30 Club. $35, 7:30. >>Grab your Coke, gel your hair, and spend the evening with the man who made teenagers and soccer moms wear out their voting fingers in 2003. Clay Aiken at Wolf Trap, $25... more ›

Enjoy today as temperatures will rise up near 70 degrees. It'd be a great day for a lunchtime walk or extended lunch, if you're so lucky. Perhaps a stroll past the Robert A. Taft memorial on the Senate side of the Capitol grounds, as seen in this DCist photo taken early Tuesday evening. And speaking of weather, Dan Stillman at Capital Weather questions why Reagan National Airport is D.C.'s official weather observation post and... more ›

Today DCist highlights an exhibit on the history of the American wedding at the Daughters of the American Revolution Building at 1776 D St. NW, located near the Ellipse. The exhibit, which has been open since April, is titled "Something Old, Something New: Inventing the American Wedding," and features fifteen vintage wedding dresses. more ›