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Las Vegas will celebrate 70 years of being the 'Wedding Capital of ...
morningbrew.com > daily > stories...event at Caesars Palace to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the London Daily Herald calling the city the “Wedding Capital of the World.”... ...In September, hundreds of couples will participate in a production that's so incredibly Vegas: The fake-tanned Dennis Bono will host a mass vow renewal... ...Still, couples like JLo and Ben Affleck, Kourney Kardashian and Travis Barker, and Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner all opted for the “traditional” Vegas... ...Think Pamela Anderson and Rick Salomon or Britney Spears"s infamous 55-hour marriage to Jason Alexander....

It's not too late to achieve your #plusone dreams
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Office tools are becoming the backbone of marriage
morningbrew.com > daily > stories...Many spouses are using workplace productivity tools to organize their relationship in what Bustle calls the “HR-ification Of Marriage,” reflecting... ...“If a social commitment for us or any kind event for our son doesn't make it onto G-Cal, it doesn't happen,” says our editor Abigail Rubenstein of... ...So, if you"re attending a wedding this summer, here's a gift idea: a Google Docs relationship management template....

Bach parties are going harder and costing more
morningbrew.com > daily > stories...It costs to be friends with someone in love: People are spending more money on bachelor and bachelorette parties than ever before.... ...In 2023, the average cost of a party was $10,800, according to the party-planning app Bach, up from $7,700 in 2021.... ...According to Bach: - More people are opting to start their party on Thursdays instead of Fridays, adding an extra day of costs for accommodation...

Leg room (and breathing room) scarce at airport lounges
morningbrew.com > daily > stories...As a result, lounges are becoming common scenes of mayhem reminiscent of Black Friday at Walmart, especially during peak travel times.... ...“Give me your tired, middle-class, huddled masses” seems to be the new motto of airport lounges.... ...The advent of networks like Priority Pass, which began in the 1990s, and Centurion Lounges launched by American Express in 2013 allowed people to... ...Things began to change in 1985 when American Express introduced the first credit card that came with access to private clubs around the world as...

More barns, less merch: How weddings are changing
morningbrew.com > daily > stories...much cheaper, too: A 1 carat lab-grown diamond went for $1,430 earlier this year, while a similarly sized mined diamond retailed for $5,635, the WSJ...

Abercrombie & Fitch's reported better-than-expected Q1 Earnings
morningbrew.com > daily > stories...No one has mastered the art of the comeback quite like Abercrombie & Fitch.... ...The new Abercrombie, led by Fran Horowitz since 2017, is absolutely crushing it with its larger size selection and casual logo-free tops.... ...Horowitz said the “non-denim bottom trend” is blowing up.--MM...

Shaquille O'Served
morningbrew.com > daily > stories...Heat playoff game at the stadium formerly known as FTX Arena.... ...After months of dodging court papers, the 7-foot-1-inch NBA legend who"s been surprisingly hard to locate was served in connection with the FTX meltdown... ...One down, two to go: Process servers are also hunting for Google co-founder Larry Page for questioning in a federal case and Church of Scientology... ...they"re being sued--to Texas, Georgia, and Florida to try to hand O"Neal the court documents. - One process server said he quit after receiving...

Supreme Court ruling favors lake houses over wetlands
morningbrew.com > daily > stories...Yesterday, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled to limit the EPA"s power to regulate wetlands--a move considered a win for property-rights advocates... ...The property owners most immediately impacted are an Idaho couple who brought this case to court: They sued the EPA over a permitting issue that... ...In June of last year, the Supreme Court also limited the EPA"s power to regulate carbon emissions.--CC... ...This isn't the first instance of the Supreme Court weakening environmental regulations recently....