Millions of Cicadas Are Crashing Summer Weddings

The cicada invasion wreaking havoc in more than 15 states with their ear-piercing buzzing are crashing weddings, too. Outdoor weddings are the perfect target for the cicadas that surface every 17 years — and they sure make a noisy nuisance. Bride Lauren Migaki used her know-how as a radio producer at NPR to solve the problem at her recent wedding in Washington, D.C. “The cicadas were so loud, and so it allowed us to put the volume up a little bit on the event,” Migaki said.