Mini-Vow Submission Form

Hello! Thank you for your interest in having your wedding featured in The New York Times. We are actively seeking couples with interesting, inspiring and diverse love stories that represent and reflect the world around us. Wedding announcements are now known as Mini-Vows (nytimes.com/column/mini-vows) and include a detailed account of your love story and wedding. Ideally, we’d like to receive your submission for review at least six weeks before the scheduled wedding ceremony. Mini-Vows are typically published within the two weeks following your ceremony. If selected, both partners will be contacted by a reporter about a week before or after your wedding for an initial phone interview to learn more about your relationship and wedding plans. Please note: Publication is not guaranteed, even if you’ve spoken to a reporter, and plans are subject to change at our discretion. If you were not selected for a Mini-Vow feature, your submission will remain active in our system and we may contact you about other future wedding or relationship articles, if you indicate that you are interested in being contacted for such stories at the bottom of this form. Due to the high volume of submissions, we are unfortunately not able to notify couples of their submission status. Please note: Submissions are discouraged if you are a current employee or family member of an employee of The New York Times. There is no guarantee that such submissions will be selected. Please skip the questions that don’t apply; not all answers are mandatory. Those that are have a red asterisk. (Illustration by Paola Saliby)

📅 Legal Wedding Date

Please note: If you are having several ceremonies, please submit the date of the legal wedding, i.e. the date the marriage certificate is signed.

Is this your first legal marriage to each other?

Legal officiant's name and title

Please only include the name of the person who will be signing your marriage certificate.

📧 Legal officiant's email

This is the person who signs the marriage license on the day of the legal ceremony.

📞 Legal officiant's phone number

By which religious or institutional organization is the officiant given the legal authority to solemnize the marriage and sign the marriage certificate?

For example: Member of the Clergy, Universal Life Church, American Marriage Ministries etc. For an interfaith event, include the names and affiliations of any other celebrant who will participate with the officiant, though please limit to only one other celebrant.

{name}

Legal wedding location

City, state, country and venue

{name}

Email of person submitting this form

If you're submitting this form on behalf of someone else.

Emergency Name

Please provide a name and phone number of a parent or other person a reporter can contact if either spouse is not immediately reachable.

Emergency Phone

Spouse one's first name

Spouse one's middle name

Spouse one's last name

Spouse one's suffix

📅 Spouse one's date of birth

Spouse one's address

{name}

📞 Spouse one's phone number

📧 Spouse one's email

Spouse one's social media handles

Spouse one's gender identity

Spouse one's preferred honorific

(for example: Mr., Ms., Mx., Dr. (if applicable))

Spouse one: If you work, what do you do and where? What is your official title?

{name}

Spouse one: Would you like to share any highlights of your work?

{name}

Spouse one: What is your educational background?

{name}

Spouse one: Have you been married before?

Spouse one: Do you have children?

Spouse one: I am not in communication with one of my parents and would like to discuss with a reporter

Spouse one: What are your parents’ full names?

{name}

Spouse one: What are your parents' phone numbers?

Spouse one: Is there anything about your parents or family you would like us to know?

{name}

Spouse two first name

Spouse two middle name

Spouse two last name

Spouse two suffix

📅 Spouse two date of birth

Spouse two address

{name}

📞 Spouse two phone number

📧 Spouse two email

Spouse two social media handles

Spouse two gender identity

Spouse two preferred honorific

(for example: Mr., Ms., Mx., Dr. (if applicable))

Spouse two: If you work, what do you do and where? What is your official title?

{name}

Spouse two: Would you like to share any highlights of your work?

{name}

Spouse two: What is your educational background?

{name}

Spouse two: Have you been married before?

Spouse two: Do you have children?

Spouse one: I am not in communication with one of my parents and would like to discuss with a reporter

Spouse two: What are your parents’ full names?

{name}

Spouse two: What are your parents' phone numbers?

Spouse two: Is there anything about your parents or family you would like us to know?

{name}

📅 What month and year did you meet?

Please choose the questions below that are applicable to you.

Where did you meet?

Many of our readers met on a dating app; if you’re one of them, please tell us which one and where your first meeting was.

{name}

Tell us about your first date.

{name}

Tell us about your love story and how the proposal happened.

{name}

When did you know you wanted to marry each other? Was there a specific moment?

{name}

How long have you been together? Did any notable milestones happen in your lives while you were together?

{name}

Does your wedding include any interesting traditions, customs or other personal elements?

{name}

Why did you choose this date?

{name}

Will there be other ceremonies besides the legal one?

{name}

Does your wedding location have a special meaning to you?

{name}

What city and state do you both live in? Will you still live there after you are married?

{name}

Anything else you’d like to tell us about yourselves?

{name}

Please upload a photo where you are both visible. If assigned, the reporter will ask for photos from the wedding.

Photos must be at MINIMUM 2MB in resolution. (You may need to adjust settings on your phone to send at higher resolution.)

Attach file

Drop files here

Additionally, please include credit information for your photographer, whether they are professional or not. And make sure you have permission from your photographer to publish this image online and in print.

Please indicate who is on the left in each photo submitted, or give a description that allows for easy identification.

{name}

May we contact you about other stories about weddings and relationships?

Reader Submission Terms

https://help.nytimes.com/hc/en-us/articles/360004901454-Reader-Submission-Terms By clicking the submit button, you agree that you have read, understand and accept the Reader Submission Terms in relation to all of the content and other information you send to us (“Your Content”). If you do not accept these terms, do not submit any content. Of note: • Your Content must not be false, defamatory, misleading or hateful, or infringe any copyright or any other third-party rights or otherwise be unlawful. • We may use the contact details that you provide to verify your identity and answers to the questionnaire, as well as to contact you for further information on this story and future stories.

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