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July 2008
- Methodist Ministers Defy Ban on Marrying Gays
  
  newser | Los Angeles Times | Jul 17, 08 11:02 AM CDT
  
  Methodist ministers in California are revolting against religious edicts that forbid them from performing same-sex marriages, the Los Angeles Times reports, in a struggle that many consider "the civil rights cause of their generation." Dozens of Methodist pastors have officiated at gay and lesbian weddings since they were legalized in California, and 82 retired ministers signed a statement offering to stand in for ministers who don't want to put their careers at risk. More »
  
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  California • gay marriage • wedding • pastor • minister
- Bride Sues After Shoddy Dress Gives Church Rear View
  
  newser | Daily Telegraph (UK) | Jul 7, 08 11:58 AM CDT
  
  A bride is suing the designer of her wedding dress for $40,000 after it ripped at the altar, revealing her rear end to the stunned congregation, the Daily Telegraph reports. The red-faced bride burst into tears and the priest averted his gaze when the $4,000 dress fell apart and she accidentally mooned her guests, according to the suit. The 2006 Italian wedding was completed, but the couple has since separated. More »
  
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  lawsuit • wedding • wedding dresses
June 2008
- Idol's Studdard Says, 'I Do'
  
  newser | OK! | Jun 28, 08 6:42 PM CDT
  
  Remember Ruben Studdard? The winner of American Idol ’s second season now has won himself a wife. Studdard, 29, married his girlfriend of 2 years, Surata Zuri McCants, 30, in a lavish ceremony today in Birmingham, Ala., OK! reports. More »
  
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  celebrity • marriage • wedding • American Idol • celebrity engagements • Birmingham
- Happiest Night of His Life: Drunk in a Ditch
  
  newser | Der Spiegel | Jun 24, 08 9:28 AM CDT
  
  Cops found a German man drunk on the side of the autobahn early Sunday after he was abandoned there—by his new bride. The newlywed was taken to the hospital and later reunited with his wife of several hours, Der Spiegel reports. "It is not known whether the doctors succeeded in making the groom fit for his wedding night," the police report reads. More »
  
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  marriage • wedding • drunk
- Wedding Biz a Pricey Sham
  
  newser | Times (UK) | Jun 15, 08 5:28 AM CDT
  
  The wedding industry is a bloated, $10 billion sham that presses each bride to "express her essential self," Janice Turner writes in the London Times . Butterflies in boxes? Check. A “lifesized butterscotch-flavored effigy” of the bride? Check. But as odd offerings increase and wedding bills average $40,000, marriages have hit a 144-year low. More »
  
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  marriage • money • wedding • brides • wedding dresses • conspicuous consumption • grooms
- Calif. County Clerk Vows: 'No Marriages'
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 13, 08 6:10 AM CDT
  
  Same-sex California couples will be able to tie the knot on Monday, but at least one county won't be performing any weddings, gay or straight. Kern County's clerk has announced that she will not solemnize any more vows, the Times reports. She cites budget constraints, but many think the decision is based on her rightward leanings. More »
  
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  California • gay marriage • wedding • same-sex marriage
- More Muslim Women Seeking Surgery to 'Restore' Virginity
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 11, 08 4:05 AM CDT
  
  An increasing number of Muslim women in Europe, caught between the sexual freedom of the West and the traditions of their families, are undergoing hymenoplasty to "restore" their virginity after lapses, the New York Times reports. The surgery to repair the hymen, if done properly, won't be detected when brides seek certificates of virginity, and will produce bleeding on the wedding night. More »
  
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  France • marriage • wedding • Muslim • Muslim women • annulment • virginity
- Jerry Hall's Wedding Dress Up for 'Cathartic' Auction
  
  newser | Daily Mail (UK) | Jun 9, 08 8:10 PM CDT
  
  In the market for some rock 'n' roll history, in lace? Jerry Hall is auctioning off the dress she wore when she married Mick Jagger 18 years ago, along with 60 other designer outfits. "It feels very cathartic," she said. More »
  
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  celebrity • wedding • auction • charity • Mick Jagger • wedding dresses • Jerry Hall
- In Gay Marriage, Calif. Sees Economic Love Match
  
  newser | Los Angeles Times | Jun 2, 08 2:56 PM CDT
  
  Lifting the ban on same-sex marriages could prove a boon to California’s economy, as couples waiting for years to tie the knot spend big on lavish nuptials, the Los Angeles Times reports. Wedding planners, bakers, and other related business have seen increasing activity since the May 15 ruling; one economist estimates gay weddings could mean a $370 million boost. More »
  
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  California • economy • gay marriage • wedding • same-sex marriage • bakers • event planners
May 2008
- Charlie Sheen Marries No. 3
  
  newser | People | May 31, 08 10:00 AM CDT
  
  Charlie Sheen wed real estate investor Brooke Mueller last night in Los Angeles, People reports. “They’re well matched and incredibly happy,” said a friend of the newlyweds. Mueller, 30, and Sheen, 42, exchanged vows before 60 family and friends. This is the third marriage for the Two and a Half Men star and the first for Mueller, who’s “hoping to get pregnant very soon,” the friend said. More »
  
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- French Judge Annuls Wedding Over Virgin Fib
  
  newser | Times (UK) | May 31, 08 9:31 AM CDT
  
  A judge's decision to annul a Muslim wedding because the bride was not a virgin has caused outrage in France, the London Times reports. The groom emerged from the bedroom to complain about his bride while the wedding party was still going on and went to the judge the next day. The bride, shunned by both families, later admitted to a sexual indiscretion, and did not oppose the annulment. More »
  
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- For Internet Ministers, a Lark Becomes a Passion
  
  newser | Chicago Tribune | May 26, 08 9:02 AM CDT
  
  It starts when friends asks you to officiate at their wedding, but it often doesn't end there. Many who become ministers with the click of a mouse—through the Universal Life Church or the Church of Spiritual Humanism—find themselves staying in the marriage business, the Chicago Tribune reports. Forging bonds becomes a pleasurable sideline—almost a ministry. More »
  
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  Internet • religion • marriage • wedding • minister
- Jenna 'Offers' Bush Ranch for Ellen's Wedding
  
  newser | People | May 24, 08 6:41 AM CDT
  
  Ellen Degeneres couldn't get John McCain to walk her down the aisle, but she did score an offer of the Bush ranch for a wedding venue. Newlywed Bush daughter Jenna Hager appears on the Ellen show next week, along with her first-lady mom, in a segment taped Thursday, reports People . Jenna had some advice for the host, who plans to marry her girlfriend soon: keeping it private is a must. More »
  
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  wedding • same-sex marriage • Ellen DeGeneres • Jenna Bush • Portia de Rossi
- Scenes From an Earthquake Marriage
  
  newser | Associated Press | May 23, 08 8:02 AM CDT
  
  A wedding photographer shooting pictures of a bride and groom captured instead dramatic images of the catastrophic China earthquake. Photographers were shooting at a popular spot for newly married couples when the earth moved. The photos show young women in wedding attire, dusty and shaken, amid the ruins of China's deadly earthquake. More »
  
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  China • wedding • China earthquake • Chengdu
- Jessica Alba Gets Hitched
  
  newser | People | May 20, 08 10:59 PM CDT
  
  Jessica Alba married movie producer Cash Warren yesterday in a quiet courthouse ceremony in Beverly Hills, People reports. The actress, who is expecting a girl with Warren this summer, wore a long blue dress and “looked happy but nervous,” a source says. No one else attended the ceremony. The couple met on the set of Fantastic Four and got engaged in December. More »
  
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  celebrity • movie • wedding • celebrity pregnancy • Jessica Alba • producers
- Queen's Grandson Weds, Sells Pix for $1M
  
  newser | Hello! | May 19, 08 8:01 AM CDT
  
  Queen Elizabeth’s grandson Peter Phillips married Canadian Autumn Kelly this weekend, with the royal family smiling gamely for "official" photographers from Hello! magazine, which paid $1 million for exclusive rights to cover the nuptials. Other tabloids were not amused. “What a start to married life for Peter Phillips—cashing in on the accident of his birth and literally selling his grandmother to Hello!,” groused the Daily Mail. More »
  
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  wedding • British royals • Queen Elizabeth II
- Fall In, Boy! Wentz Weds Young Simpson
  
  newser | OK! | May 17, 08 7:53 PM CDT
  
  Ashlee Simpson wed beau Pete Wentz in a sunset ceremony today before some 150 VIP guests, OK! reports. Nicole Ritchie, Joel Madden, and Scrubs star Donald Faison were among the onlookers in Encino, Calif. as Ashlee's sister Jessica handled maid of honor duties. More »
  
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  Los Angeles • wedding • celebrity engagements • Ashlee Simpson • Jessica Simpson • Pete Wentz • Joel Madden • Fergie • Nicole Ritchie
- Ellen to Wed Girlfriend
  
  newser | People | May 16, 08 10:05 AM CDT
  
  Ellen DeGeneres and longtime girlfriend Portia de Rossi are getting hitched. The news—Ellen announced it while taping today's show—comes after the California Supreme Court cleared the path to same-sex marriages in the state. The couple began dating in 2004 while de Rossi starred in Fox’s "Arrested Development," People reports. More »
  
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  California • wedding • same-sex marriage • gossip • Ellen DeGeneres • Portia de Rossi
- Ashlee Auctions Rights to Cover 'Secret' Wedding
  
  newser | New York Daily News | May 15, 08 11:10 AM CDT
  
  Rumor has it that one media outlet is offering seven figures to cover Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz’s maybe-shotgun wedding, an affair so secretive that not even the guests know where it will be. Friends and family were sent an e-vite (yes, an e-vite), telling them only to book hotels in the LA area. Then on Saturday private cars will pick them up. More »
  
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  celebrity • wedding • celebrity pregnancy • rumors • Ashlee Simpson • Pete Wentz
- Helmut Kohl, 78, Marries Girlfriend in Hospital
  
  newser | Independent (UK) | May 14, 08 2:34 PM CDT
  
  Helmut Kohl, the chancellor first of West Germany and then of a reunified Federal Republic, has married at the age of 78. But the wedding, to an economist 30 years his junior, took place in a hospital amid fears that he is in deteriorating health. As the Independent reports, Kohl's new bride, Maike Richter, has been standing in for him at public events, and the ex-chancellor has no plans to leave the clinic. More »
  
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  Germany • marriage • wedding • reunification • CDU • Chancellor of Germany • West Germany

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