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Grandmother Left in Tears After Bride Makes Surprising Move at Rehearsal Dinner (Exclusive)
A 25-year-old bride surprised her family by wearing her mother's wedding dress to her rehearsal dinner Olivia Turi captured her grandmother's reaction to the dress, which went viral on TikTok Turi tells PEOPLE that it "was such a powerful moment for all of us"When one bride-to-be stepped out at her rehearsal dinner, she wasn't wearing just any dress, but a piece of family history. Choosing to surprise her grandmother, Olivia Turi donned a slightly altered version of her mother's original wedding gown, preserving its most delicate details. The emotional reveal in front of St. Vincent Ferrer Church in New York City left her grandmother stunned and deeply touched. 'My grandmother recognized it instantly,' Turi, 25, tells PEOPLE exclusively. 'She was completely blown away and hasn't stopped crying since. It was such a powerful moment for all of us.' Her grandmother stood in stunned silence on the church steps, momentarily overcome with emotion. As she took in her granddaughter's beauty, tears filled her eyes, moved by the sight of the beloved dress that held decades of cherished memories. Turi's mother got married in July 1996, at Russo's on the Bay in Queens, N.Y. Nearly 30 years later, her dress was brought back to life after a thoughtful reconstruction by Lauren Holovka at Le Laurier Bridal. Rather than hemming the dress, Holovka designed a structured bustle that maintained its original silhouette while giving it some flair. The transformation left both Turi's grandmother and mother in awe. '[Our mother] was emotional in all the best ways,' Turi's younger sister, Gabrielle Martinelli, reveals. 'It had always been her dream that one of us would wear her gown, so seeing Olivia in it brought everything full circle.' The New Jersey native plans to carry the tradition forward, passing it down to Martinelli and, eventually, down to her future children. 'It's officially a generational heirloom now,' Martinelli says. Turi tied the knot on May 17, 2025, at The Pierre, A Taj Hotel in N.Y.C. Although she wore two different dresses on her wedding day, she was grateful to have had the opportunity to incorporate her mother's dress into her special moments. Wearing the cherished family gown, even briefly, created a powerful memory across three generations. Read the original article on People
New York Times
23-05-2025
- New York Times
The Summer's Best Beach Reads
The first time my husband joined my family for a beach vacation, he brought eggplant parmigiana and an anthropologist's curiosity about the Jersey Shore. I don't know what he was expecting — boardwalks? a brush with Bruce Springsteen? — but, after a day or two, he asked: 'So we're just going to read? The whole time?' We were. My family rented a house on Long Beach Island for a week each summer and spent every waking moment with our noses buried in books. My sister and I had a love-hate relationship with this itinerary, but the instant we exited the Parkway and sand glinted from the shoulder of Route 72, we fell in line with tradition. Our dad staked out a spot on the deck, where he plowed through mysteries and biographies for eight hours a day. My sister and I read on the beach with our mom, barely speaking, breaking only for lunch, which was silent except for the sound of pages turning. Luckily my husband is a reader too (although he did rent a Jet Ski one afternoon, just to be a rebel). In the years since that first trip, we've put our own twist on beach vacations, from Maine to South Carolina to Florida, with detours to a lake in Vermont and a highway-adjacent Airbnb outside Santa Barbara, Calif. We've dabbled in activities: kayaking and biking, sun printing and shell decoupage, water slides and paddle ball. Our Scrabble set has seen its share of picnic tables; our kids know their way around an arcade. But we always return to Long Beach Island, and we always arrive with towers of books. We've determined that the best time for beach reading is late afternoon, after the lifeguards and families with Bluetooth speakers have gone home, preferably at low tide when the shoreline is as deep as it is wide. Our optimal spot is dune-adjacent — close enough that you can hear the wind in the sea grass, but far enough away that you're not interfering with frat bros playing Spikeball. If it's chilly, bring a sweatshirt. If it's sweltering, bury your feet in the sand. If you have Bugles or Fritos, they pair well with smart, fun novels like these. I want a book I can hand to anyone, then discuss What Kind of Paradise Like bottles of sunscreen, the best beach reads are shareable. Pass this one-size-fits-most gem among fellow vacationers and, odds are, everyone under your Cool Cabana will find something to appreciate. In Brown's sixth novel, a father-daughter duo live off the grid in remotest Montana. Only something isn't quite right in their tightly controlled world: Jane, a perspicacious teenager, begins to realize that her father isn't who he says he is. When she makes a courageous — and dangerous — break for freedom, we find ourselves embedded in the early dot-com boom in San Francisco. If the Unabomber had a daughter, this could be her story. It might prompt a pop-up book club, and it will definitely make you think about our reliance on technology (especially if you're squinting at a screen). (Comes out June 3) I'd like a love story that's out of this world Atmosphere Imagine 'Apollo 13' crossed with Kristin Hannah's 'The Women' and you have the gist of Reid's latest, set in the 1980s space program in Houston. Here we encounter a handful of astronaut hopefuls, including Joan, who winds up in Mission Control, and Vanessa, who finds herself aboard the shuttle Navigator on the brink of a Challenger-level crisis. How their orbits converge is the crux of the book, but Reid packs in plenty of detail about spacesuits, thermal tiles and depressurization, not to mention sexism. 'There are no cowboys here,' she writes of NASA. Thankfully, that rule doesn't apply to her characters, who are bold, bighearted and more than willing to test boundaries — atmospheric and otherwise. (Comes out June 3) I'm in the mood for a dark comedy with plenty of heart Maggie; Or, A Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar This is one of the most delightful debuts I've read in a long time, and kudos to Yee for delivering on the promise of her unconventional title. Its rogue semicolon sets the scene: Yee's tale takes place during a pause — between divorce and marriage, sickness and health, the unknown and the status quo. The titular visit to a bar turns out not to be a setup for a joke, but a husband's admission to his wife that he's leaving her for a woman named Maggie. Then our narrator — the soon-to-be-ex-wife — learns that she has cancer. She navigates both upheavals with dry humor, even finding it in her heart to write a 'Guide to My Husband: A User's Manual.' (Comes out July 22) Give me modern romance with a hint of historical fiction Great Big Beautiful Life Welcome to Little Crescent Island, Ga., where two journalists are vying to write the memoir of Margaret Ives, a reclusive heiress who calls to mind both Patty Hearst and Priscilla Presley. Alice Scott is hoping to shore up her fledgling career with this white whale of a story, while Hayden Anderson coasts into the competition fresh off a Pulitzer win. Of course the two fall for each other — this is Henry's world, we just read in it — while violating every basic rule of journalism. Surprisingly, Ives's back story proves more scintillating than the sunset trysts and cozy diner meals. 'Queen of the beach read' is an oft-bandied term, but let the record state: Henry wears the crown. Take me home again, and make it complicated The Other Wife 'I knew what it was like to become someone who cared, perhaps too much, about the lost twist-tie on the bag of sourdough,' Zuzu announces in the opening pages of 'The Other Wife.' From there, Thomas-Kennedy lets us in on a world of dissatisfaction, the kind that's hard to swim against because the current is so gentle. Zuzu is semi-happily married to Agnes, but preoccupied with her college friend Cash. They share an easy banter that's elusive in Zuzu's adult life, where she's mired in the minutiae of her son's routine and haunted by decisions unmade or regretted. When Zuzu suddenly gets called back to her hometown, she finally has a chance to take stock of what she left behind. Bonus points for text conversations and bite-size chapters — despite the weighty subject matter, this one is easy to dip in and out of between naps, chats and bodysurfing. (Comes out July 15) Give me a beach read with a dash of mystery Mansion Beach If you love Elin Hilderbrand and 'The Great Gatsby,' Moore's frothy confection of a novel, set on Block Island, is a satisfying treat. The outsider here is Nicola Carr (get it? Nick Carraway?), who trades a failed relationship and a miserable job for a borrowed cottage and an internship at a local maritime institute. Her stab at equilibrium is quickly thwarted by a love triangle involving her cousin's wife (whose family is her real estate benefactor) and the party-throwing fashion entrepreneur next door. We learn about their shenanigans — which culminate in a death — in part from a chorus of podcast guests. This might not be the freshest plot device, but what Moore sacrifices in originality she makes up for with smocked maxi dresses and snarky asides. (Comes out May 27) How about a stylish joy ride that celebrates every beach body? Sunny Side Up There's a lot going on in Sturino's debut: A 35-year-old P.R. dynamo, Sunny Greene, needs a plus-one for her brother's wedding. She's having a fling with her mail carrier. She's training a new assistant. She's traveling with new friends (they're 'ride-or-die,' as friends tend to be in beach reads) and rebooting a newsletter that once embarrassed her ex-husband (a total dud with a podcast of his own, The Zack Attack). What gripped me about the novel had little to do with all of the above (entertaining as it is) and everything to do with Sunny's determination to create an inclusive luxury swimwear line. In real life, Sturino is a body acceptance advocate. In fiction, she takes us along for a clever and stylish ride, from fabric swatches to boardroom presentation to creation of a logo and beyond. (Comes out June 24) I need a reminder that old friends are the best ones My Friends Backman had me at his dedication: 'To anyone who is young and wants to create something. Do it.' In that spirit, he unfurls a sweeping saga about young people, art and the way creativity connects friends and strangers across generations. The specifics are difficult to summarize: Three young people appear in the corner of one of the most famous paintings in the world. Decades later, another young person sets out to understand the provenance of the painting and learns more than she bargained for. If you've read 'A Man Called Ove,' you know Backman can be depended on to show how small the world is, and how fragile. He does it again here, this time with 'Stand By Me' vibes. Take me on a getaway gone wrong Murder Takes a Vacation If you're a fan of Lippman's, you know Tess Monaghan, the private investigator who cracks cases in Baltimore. Here we get to know Muriel Blossom, Tess's retired colleague, who picks up an $8.75 million winning lottery ticket in a Circle K parking lot and uses it to get out of Charm City. Her destination: the M.S. Solitaire, a cruise ship bound for French ports. But Mrs. Blossom's carefully laid plans are disrupted when she crosses paths with two men — one silver-tongued and suspicious; and one who bewitches her, then dies. What follows is a rollicking adventure of the highest order, with cameos from Tess and a refreshing spotlight on a woman who is, as my mother would say, no spring chicken. (Comes out June 17) I'd like a tense family drama A Family Matter Some prefer not to mix sand with serious subjects; I'm not among them. Lynch's debut burns like a sparkler, quick and mesmerizing. The story unfolds from two sides of a divorce. We have a wife's perspective from the early 1980s, when she's a young mother in love with another woman; then, four decades later, we get her ex-husband's view as he's receiving a cancer diagnosis. In the meantime, their only child believes her mother is dead until she finds evidence to the contrary. Now a young mother herself, she must piece together the puzzle of her own past. In an author's note, Lynch explains how she consulted old court cases and legal documents pertaining to lesbian mothers forced to forfeit custody of their children. 'Their words are included here as a reminder of how far away the recent past is,' she writes. 'And how close.' (Comes out June 3)
BBC News
10-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
The Leintwardine brothers keeping firefighting in the family
"It's basically a family tradition, its something I always wanted to do...I was born and bred into the fire service."Dave Vickress, from Leintwardine, Herefordshire, is not exaggerating - being a firefighter runs in his tradition began with his father, Derek, who served for 32 years for Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service from Dave, 62, and his two brothers, Graham, 56, and Robert, 60, have tallied up more than 100 years of service between them as on-call firefighters at the same small station in their home village. On-call firefighters do the role alongside full-time the trio being siblings, Dave described the dynamic with everyone at the station as being "like a family"."I'm in charge of the station, there's 13 of myself and my two brothers," he said."It's good, I like being in charge of them; I sometimes wonder whether they wind me up a bit."Dave joined the service in November 1981 and worked his way up to becoming watch commander at the station, a role he has held for about 20 years. Despite moving to Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire, 11 years ago, Dave still works on-call at Leintwardine during the week, despite a distance of more than 100 miles (161km)."I come up early on a Monday morning and I go back down either late on a Thursday evening or on a Friday...I stop with my sister, Shirley."His youngest brother, Graham, is about to complete 25 years of service with the brigade in joined as a firefighter and is now a crew commander but his day job is as a brother Robert has been a firefighter for 27 years and is also a carer. Their father, Derek, was what was called a leading firefighter in his day and previous service rules meant he had to retire at got to spend about two-and-a-half years working alongside him before then."It was good, he put me in my place, I learnt a lot off him," he said."I was always the one that got dirty if he was in charge."Reminiscing, Dave said much had changed over the years - from health and safety to diversity and inclusion."Even our fire tunics. When I joined, we had a woollen tunic and plastic leggings and rubber we have full protective equipment," he added. With decades of service between them, the brothers have attended some well-known cases in the was present at a huge fire at Bedstone College in 1996 which engulfed the faculty's main building, while Graham attended the 1993 Sun Valley poultry processing factory fire."All three of us attended the large fire in Hereford city centre in 2010 too," said Dave."Very often we go out to incidents, the three of us are on the same appliance."Despite the many years of service, Dave is thinking about winding down."I'd like to see a couple more years, 65 might be it," he said."I owe it to my wife, I've been travelling up and down now for 11 years." Follow BBC Hereford & Worcester on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
