Weddings

Which Israeli cities are best for singles?

What happened to the marriage age, which cities have the highest number of singles over age 45, and where do Israelis prefer to tie the knot abroad?

A surge in the number of weddings in 2024, but young people are in no rush to get married
President Isaac Herzog and First Lady Michal bless the former hostages under huppah

Mazal tov! Former Gaza hostages Sapir Cohen, Sasha Troufanov marry in heartfelt ceremony

Singer Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs kiss during Game Three between the New York Knicks and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals at Rocket Arena on May 23, 2026.

It's a love story: Adam Sandler officiates Taylor Swift's top-secret wedding to Travis Kelce

Taylor Swift announces her engagement to Travis Kelce, August 26 2025.

The next great American dynasty: Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce donate $26m. ahead of wedding weekend


A tale of two Aris: How a fallen IDF soldier’s name forged a lifelong family bond - opinion

After recovering intel from Hamas headquarters and saving countless lives, Sgt. Ari Weiss was shot and passed away, but his name has inspired heroic legacies for 18 children.

ARI & ANAELLE PREISER under the ‘huppah.’

Tradition meets modern design: How Jewish couples are reimagining wedding stationery

From the ketubah to bilingual invitations, see how a new generation is reinventing the look of Jewish weddings without losing the meaning behind them.

Jewish wedding stationery is evolving: Tradition stays sacred, while design becomes personal and digital.

The new curves: The sculpted strapless neckline conquering the bridal world

It is flattering and it looks as if it were taken from the history pages of haute couture – the curved strapless neckline is becoming this season's must-have for leading Israeli designers.

Noa Kirel's wedding dress

Dror Kontento is selling bridal gowns for only NIS 500

Good news for summer brides: The fashion designer Dror Kontento is returning with his highly discussed annual sale of bridal gowns from previous collections, starting from NIS 500 and up to NIS 5,000

Dror Kontento is selling bridal gowns for only NIS 500

The most glamorous possible: The guide to this season's glittering bridal gowns

Alongside the clean and smooth look that always maintains its status as a noble and timeless choice, the new collections give a broad stage to the Glow style.

Dror Kontento

Your next step: The deep slit that upgrades the wedding dress

The deep slit is making a comeback in the new collections of designers in particularly photogenic versions, and it looks excellent.

Julie Vino

The neckline that steals the show: The halter neck guide

We gathered the prominent designs from the new collections – and examined how each of them provided a unique interpretation of the classic halter neckline.

Inbal Dror

9 Israeli designers reinterpret the mermaid silhouette

A glimpse into the new collections of local elite designers, who take the season's most talked-about, body-hugging silhouette and give it a personal, unique interpretation.

Shlomit Azrad

Mojtaba Khamenei pushes for baby boom as regime braces for incoming population crisis

Much like his father and predecessor, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Khamenei has seemingly pushed for an increase in marriage and birth rates across the Islamic Republic.

GIRLS ATOP a corrugated tin roof on May 17, 2026 along the Strait of Hormuz in, on Qeshm Island, Iran.

Iran hosts mass weddings for couples who signed up for ‘self-sacrifice’ in war against Israel

Those who signed up for the “self-sacrifice” scheme have agreed to carry out actions like forming human chains around power stations.

A Shia Muslim cleric arrives as a groom with his bride with other couples at a public mass wedding ceremony at Imam Hossein Square in Tehran on May 18, 2026.