Tiny weddings have caught the attention of a growing number of Americans wanting a less lavish affair. With ceremonies lasting less than two hours, services are helping couples celebrate great milestones, but with a more minimalist, manageable and cost-effective approach.

Financial difficulties have led many Gen Yers to forgo home-ownership, marriage, and kids for the time being – but that doesn’t mean they’re without a rich family life. Instead of following traditional life paths, they’re embracing plants, pets, and friends to feel a sense of domestic fulfillment.

The lockdown measures introduced to reduce the spread of COVID-19 have kept people confined with certain loved ones for months while preventing them from seeing others. Canvas8 spoke to 17 Britons and Americans to find out how this period of self-isolation has impacted their relationships.

Whether it's declaring themselves self-partnered or opting to be in a ‘throuple’, people are ditching traditional notions of relationships and creating their own romantic narratives. In fact, as norms shift, more Americans are opening up to non-monogamous, committed relationships.