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July 22, 2013

On Changing Your Last Name

July 22, 2013/ Simon Yau

Simon Yau on why he sort of wanted his wife to change her last name from "Cheng" to "Yau," and why "Chau" or "Yeng" just won't work.

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July 22, 2013/ Simon Yau/ 2 Comments
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July 19, 2013

Lessons from an 'Ethnic' Wedding

July 19, 2013/ Helen Mo

Helen Mo on why hipsters love an ethnic wedding.

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July 19, 2013/ Helen Mo/ 1 Comment
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assumptions, authenticity, community, family, marriage, meaning, norms, religion, tradition, wedding
July 19, 2013

Why More Weddings Should Have Games

July 19, 2013/ Jaime Woo

Jaime Woo wishes Western weddings would adopt the Chinese custom of including games during the reception (and he's got a few ideas of what they could be).

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July 18, 2013

My Big Fat Non-Traditional Wedding

July 18, 2013/ Bhairavi Thanki

Bhairavi Thanki discusses why she isn't going to have any of her family's Indian traditions in her own wedding, no how, no way.

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July 18, 2013/ Bhairavi Thanki/ 4 Comments
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authenticity, brown people, family, history, marriage, religion, representation, tradition, wedding
July 17, 2013

My Lola Doesn't Have Email

July 17, 2013/ Lucas Costello

Lucas Costello reflects on his own brief but quixotic marriage--and how pissed his overseas relatives were that he told them about it via e-vite.

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Diaspora, Digital, Invitations, wedding
July 16, 2013

One Bride, Two Dresses

July 16, 2013/ Denise Balkissoon

Denise Balkissoon speaks with a bunch of brides who wore two dresses at their ceremony: an outfit that spoke to their ethnic traditions, as well as the Big White Dress.

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July 16, 2013/ Denise Balkissoon/ 2 Comments
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bride, cheongsam, diversity, family, interracial relationships, ka-po, representation, Toronto, traditional dress, wedding issue, weddings, white dress
July 15, 2013

Why Should We Get Married?

July 15, 2013/ Kelli Korducki

Kelli Korducki isn't quite sure what all of the fuss is about. "There are plenty of reasons for committed, long-term partners not to marry, and they needn’t even involve questions of “right one” -ness. Many—maybe most—involve the wedding itself."

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