Stuart Bradford checks in with a recent assignment he particularly liked for Afar magazine. "International Wedding Crasher" is about a guy who attends weddings, sometimes invited sometimes not, to get a sense of place.

"I am, you see, the Zelig of international weddings. I've attended perhaps a dozen, from Jerusalem to Tokyo... As far as I’m concerned, there is no better way to get to know a country than to attend a wedding. All of the cultural touchstones are present: food, music, booze, native dress, religion, more booze, family, friends, and yet more booze..."