{"id":2472924,"date":"2025-08-10T07:29:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T11:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washingtons-august-recess-gives-way-to-a-wedding-boom\/"},"modified":"2025-08-10T07:32:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T11:32:22","slug":"washingtons-august-recess-gives-way-to-a-wedding-boom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washingtons-august-recess-gives-way-to-a-wedding-boom\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington&#8217;s August recess gives way to a wedding boom"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwashingtons-august-recess-gives-way-to-a-wedding-boom%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2472924&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses how capitol Hill lawmakers and staffers frequently enough schedule personal events like weddings during the annual August congressional recess. This monthlong break comes after an intense legislative period, making it an ideal time for politicians and staff to tend to their personal lives without work interruptions.Freshman Rep. Rob Bresnahan (R-PA) plans to marry his fianc\u00e9e Chelsea Strub in August 2025, choosing the recess to avoid conflicts with votes and to celebrate with family and friends in his district. Similarly, other members of Congress, including Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC),have held weddings during this period.Capitol Hill staffers also prefer recess weeks for weddings or trips as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chair-of-psychology-department-at-columbia-pens-book-about-taking-heroin-ecstasy-meth-bath-salts\/\" title=\"Chair Of Psychology Department At Columbia Pens Book About Taking Heroin, Ecstasy, Meth, Bath Salts\">work-life balance<\/a> is challenging during session times. The article notes that August coincides with a busy wedding season in general, with many couples choosing summer weekends for their ceremonies to align with vacation time. It also highlights suggestions from the wedding planning site The Knot, which recommends ideal honeymoon destinations for August weddings. Bresnahan and Strub plan to delay their honeymoon to spend more time in their district with guests following their August wedding.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Wedding bells ring for Rob Bresnahan and congressional staffers over August recess<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2199986\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Capitol Hill lawmakers and staffers are enjoying August recess, with some even planning their weddings around the annual reprieve. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Congress\">Congress<\/a>&lsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-to-begin-election-year-collision-with-house-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Senate to begin election year collision with House - ...\">monthlong summer break<\/a> has become an ideal time to tend to personal lives and travel after a grueling seven-month slog that saw marathon speeches, multiple overnight sessions, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3462159\/congress-records-four-broken-six-months-hakeem-jeffries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">record-breaking<\/a> votes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3495001\/moreno-brown-senate-run-ohio\/\">Bernie Moreno dings Sherrod Brown for eyeing Ohio Senate comeback<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3492311\/washington-state-gerrymandering-redistricting-midterm-elections\/\">Washington state a bystander in gerrymander tug-of-war<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3494066\/democrats-bank-trump-tariff-whiplash-woo-voters-battleground-michigan\/\">Democrats bank on Trump tariff &#8216;whiplash&#8217; to woo voters in battleground Michigan<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>That&rsquo;s the case for freshman Rep. Rob Bresnahan (R-PA), who will wed his fianc&eacute;e, Chelsea Strub, this month. Bresnahan, 35, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizensvoice.com\/2025\/04\/14\/bresnahan-wnep-didnt-renew-fiancees-contract-because-of-relationship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">got engaged <\/a>to Strub, a former TV newscaster, in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/chelseastrub\/posts\/no-rain-date-needed-for-this-celebration-were-engaged-%EF%B8%8F%EF%B8%8F%EF%B8%8F\/1031215505276344\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> July 2024<\/a> during his high-intensity campaign to beat incumbent Democrat Matt Cartwright in the northeastern Pennsylvania district.<\/p>\n<p>After he was sworn in this January, the couple counted on the August recess as the safest time he could be away from Washington and celebrate with friends and family in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rep. Rob Bresnahan (R-PA) and his fianc&eacute;e, Chelsea Strub, will wed in August 2025. Photo taken by Brittany Boote and courtesy of Bresnahan&rsquo;s office.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;We picked August for our wedding because it aligns with the August recess, so we knew (or at least hoped) our plans for the celebration at home in the district wouldn&rsquo;t be interrupted by votes,&rdquo; Bresnahan and Strub said in a statement to the<em> Washington Examiner<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bresnahan is not alone in his timing choice.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Last August, Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3110048\/tim-scott-marries-girlfriend-in-weekend-ceremony\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">married<\/a> interior designer and mother of three, Mindy Noce, in their native <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/South-Carolina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">South Carolina<\/a> at a ceremony attended by a strong Capitol Hill contingent, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.counton2.com\/news\/local-news\/tim-scott-marries-mindy-at-mount-pleasant-church\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">including<\/a> Sens. John Thune (R-SD), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), James Lankford (R-OK), and John Barrasso (R-WY).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tonight, we promised to cherish and nourish each other and our marriage for the rest of our lives.<\/p>\n<p>Mindy, you&#8217;ve made me the happiest man alive. I love you.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Matthew 19:6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tRjlffL0EE\">pic.twitter.com\/tRjlffL0EE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tim Scott (@votetimscott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/votetimscott\/status\/1819899474698756334?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 4, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Staffers working tirelessly on Capitol Hill also plan their trips and weddings around the month their boss leaves town.<\/p>\n<p>Although there are short recesses throughout the year, none are as consistent as August, as other breaks are interrupted by government funding deadlines, big bills to be passed, or just the chaos that breaks out in Washington.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I spent many evenings after 7 pm hits with CNN and MSNBC working on sealing envelopes and melting gold wax until 3 am, only to be up at 6 am to get ready for an in-session day,&rdquo; one House staffer told the <em>Washington Examiner.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While work-life balance is tough on the Hill, it&rsquo;s always worth it when we deliver for both our families and our constituents. While I got married on a recess week in June, I always recommend an August date to colleagues,&rdquo; they continued.<\/p>\n<p>Another staffer specifically planned their wedding around recess to ensure nothing gets in the way of the big day.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My fianc&eacute; and I are planning our wedding during a congressional recess &mdash; Mike Johnson is not going to upstage my wedding day,&rdquo; a Democratic House staffer told the <em>Washington Examiner.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Congressional aides are not the only ones who plan their wedding day around this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-catching-epstein-heat-as-they-return-home-for-recess\/\" title=\"House GOP catching Epstein heat as they return home for ...\">monthlong district work period<\/a>, but agency staffers do as well.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-14930573\/Kristi-Noem-DHS-spokeswoman-Tricia-McLaughlin-wedding-ben-yoho-corey-lewandowski.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">to marry<\/a> former fellow Vivek Ramaswamy campaign veteran Benjamin Yoho on Aug. 23. The ceremony is set to take place in Cincinnati, and they will then honeymoon in France. The two often post back-and-forth about McLaughlin&rsquo;s TV news appearances on X.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My lady &#128293; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CgmE7JveWh\">https:\/\/t.co\/CgmE7JveWh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Benjamin Yoho (@BenYoho) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenYoho\/status\/1912558486547751065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 16, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>While August may allow a little extra time to plan a honeymoon, using this recess to tie the knot comes during one of the busiest months of the wedding season, which can lead to elevated prices and colliding dates.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;According to our study, 41% of last year&rsquo;s weddings took place between September and November, solidifying fall as peak wedding season,&rdquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theknot.com\/content\/is-there-an-off-season-for-weddings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> according to The Knot&rsquo;s website<\/a>. &ldquo;Summer was the second most popular wedding season last year, with 28% of couples getting married between June and August.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>August is one of the most popular months because it is the tail end of summer and the front end of fall. This allows people to honeymoon directly after their wedding day.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;From a photographer&rsquo;s perspective, the most popular time to get married is on a summer weekend,&rdquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/haydencarrollportfolio.squarespace.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> Wedding and Sports Photographer Hayden Carroll<\/a> told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;I have noticed that most people who <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >work regular office jobs wait<\/a> until the summer to get married so they can take PTO and go on their honeymoon the week following their wedding date.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Knot, a wedding website used for planning everything from RSVPs to registries, also has a page with answers to wedding questions, from when is the busiest season to where to honeymoon for your wedding month.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The website suggests the best destinations for a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theknot.com\/content\/best-honeymoon-weather-by-wedding-month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> honeymoon if your<\/a> wedding is<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theknot.com\/content\/best-honeymoon-weather-by-wedding-month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> in August<\/a> as &ldquo;Bermuda, Brazil, Britain, Canada, Central &amp; South Africa, Czech Republic, Fiji, France, French Polynesia, Ireland, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Seychelles, Thailand, U.S. (Alaska, Northeast).&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rep. Rob Bresnahan (R-PA) and his fianc&eacute;e, Chelsea Strub, will wed in August 2025. Photo taken by Brittany Boote and courtesy of Bresnahan&rsquo;s office.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, for Bresnahan and Strub, the soon-to-be newlyweds decided to delay their honeymoon so they could spend the rest of the summer in northeastern Pennsylvania.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s also such a fun and busy month here, so we wanted our out-of-town family and friends to have the chance to explore and enjoy the district,&rdquo; the couple said. &ldquo;Postponing the honeymoon lets us do the same and spend time in parts of the district we didn&rsquo;t get to explore much during the campaign or since taking office.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2199986\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2199986\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rob Bresnahan, staffers wed during August recess break<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3691,"featured_media":2472925,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bresnahan_wedding_720.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[57569,5894,61005,4086,61004],"class_list":["post-2472924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-august-recess","tag-politics","tag-summer-events","tag-washington","tag-wedding-boom"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bresnahan_wedding_720.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2472924","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3691"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2472924"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2472924\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2472928,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2472924\/revisions\/2472928"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2472925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2472924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2472924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2472924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}