{"id":257,"date":"2026-05-08T13:44:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T17:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/thetiesthatbind\/?p=257"},"modified":"2026-05-08T13:44:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T17:44:09","slug":"no-husband-no-problem-is-this-the-beginning-of-an-era-of-spouse-less-weddings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/thetiesthatbind\/2026\/05\/no-husband-no-problem-is-this-the-beginning-of-an-era-of-spouse-less-weddings.html","title":{"rendered":"No Husband, No Problem. Is This the Beginning of an Era of Spouse-Less Weddings?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_260\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-260\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-260\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/458\/2026\/05\/Bride-Alone_credit-Adobe-Stock.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-260\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adobe Stock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>No husband? No problem. That is what Brittany Allyn, a New York-based influencer, thought when she decided to throw herself a wedding party to celebrate turning 40. Could this be the start of a new trend?<\/p>\n<p>Allyn has over 402,000 Instagram followers and over 383,000 TikTok followers under the username <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@thirtywaves\">@thirtywaves<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Allyn spoke to <em>Fox News Digital<\/em> about the decision to throw herself into what became the viral birthday celebration.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t always the plan to have a wedding-themed party. The content creator originally planned to throw a Saltburn-themed birthday party in the British countryside. The wedding party came to mind when Allyn was struggling to find the perfect dress for the occasion.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px; min-width: 325px;\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@thirtywaves\/video\/7616515357406203167\" data-video-id=\"7616515357406203167\">\n<section><a title=\"@thirtywaves\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@thirtywaves?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@thirtywaves<\/a> For busy women whose cortisol is usually way too high\u2026\ud83d\udccdThe Ranch Hudson Valley was the physical reset I didn\u2019t realize I needed. Fresh air for the lungs, movement for the muscles, clean food for digestion, and a real reset for the nervous system &#8211; one of the most luxurious wellness resets in the country. <a title=\"theranchhudsonvalley\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/theranchhudsonvalley?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#TheRanchHudsonValley<\/a> <a title=\"theranchpartner\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/theranchpartner?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#TheRanchPartner<\/a> <a title=\"wellnessretreat\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/wellnessretreat?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#WellnessRetreat<\/a> <a title=\"luxurytravel\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/luxurytravel?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#LuxuryTravel<\/a> <a title=\"ralphlaurenvibes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/ralphlaurenvibes?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#RalphLaurenVibes<\/a> <a title=\"\u266c \u043e\u0440\u0438\u0433\u0438\u043d\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0437\u0432\u0443\u043a - junior_gd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0433\u0438\u043d\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0439-\u0437\u0432\u0443\u043a-7244308708338289409?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c \u043e\u0440\u0438\u0433\u0438\u043d\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0437\u0432\u0443\u043a &#8211; junior_gd<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was, like, you know, what? Why don&#8217;t I just wear the white dress? Why don&#8217;t I kind of go through those motions and find the dress, the dream dress, and, you know, you don&#8217;t really get to wear like a white extravagant dress other times in your life,&#8221; Allyn said.<\/p>\n<p>Allyn said she didn&#8217;t want to miss out on the opportunity to wear the white dress.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This might be my only wedding, I hope not,&#8221; Allyn said. &#8220;Like I love marriage and celebrating love, but I was, like, why not just go really big?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Allyn made it clear that the emphasis was wedding-themed. She did not marry herself, and instead of a wedding cake there were cupcakes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I didn&#8217;t marry myself, it was really just about like self-love for the weekend and kind of dressing up and making it a fun thing party and then just celebrating the friendships and family that I have there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, there were some parts of the party that were similar to a wedding, including speeches and walking down the aisle.<\/p>\n<p>Allyn emphasized that the party was not about &#8220;putting down men&#8221; or &#8220;giving up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is not about putting down men and saying you don&#8217;t need a man. It&#8217;s just, if this is where you&#8217;re at, and you&#8217;re 40, and you have great friends, and you&#8217;ve done a lot for them, then maybe it&#8217;s time for them to also do a lot for you and show up how they should,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Allyn believes all women should have their bridal moment regardless of their relationship status.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This message is for all women that want to have that bride moment. You will never regret it. It is so much fun,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Pick your favorite people. Pick your best friends, your family members. Dress up, feel absolutely beautiful. Wear the dress you&#8217;ve always wanted to wear that you&#8217;ve never had a celebration to wear it to.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Allyn believes women have been given an &#8220;extra decade in the modern world&#8221; and have more time for their dreams to come true.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think 40 really is almost the new 30. I think you know women are doing egg freezing, they&#8217;re having kids at 45. You can do so much even at 40 and there&#8217;s beauty and there is youth and there&#8217;s silliness in it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When Allyn announced the decision to throw her wedding birthday party on TikTok, she received many comments and over 200,000 views on the video.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think you\u2019re starting a cultural phenomenon,&#8221; one commenter wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Absolutely iconic. A new movement begins,&#8221; said another.<\/p>\n<p>And when she posted about the party, more comments showed up.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I fear you are doing life correctly my dear,&#8221; a TikTok user wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Anyone in the comments wanting to do this and needs a planner, I&#8217;m right here,&#8221; said another.<\/p>\n<p>Many comments applauded Allyn&#8217;s unique party. &#8220;This is what self-love is,&#8221; said a TikTok user.<\/p>\n<p><em>Article written by Elizabeth Heckman and originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/no-husband-no-problem-beginning-era-spouse-less-weddings\">FoxNews.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No husband? No problem. That is what Brittany Allyn, a New York-based influencer, thought when she decided to throw herself a wedding party to celebrate turning 40. Could this be the start of a new trend? 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