Buzz of the Week: What’s your favorite part of weddings?
The dancing? The food? Let us know!
(Kian Robison) Jeff Robison and Grace Goddard stop for a Diet Coke at Top Stop in east Salt Lake City on their way to the alternative reception site on June 20, 2026.
After the weekend’s Bonneville Fire forced a wedding evacuation at the Natural History Museum, one couple’s guests pivoted to a historic backup venue, and made it unforgettable.
It got us thinking: What draws people to weddings in the first place? Is it the ritual, the food, the party — or the moments when everything falls apart and it somehow gets better anyway?
Vote below (and share your memories in the comments)!
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