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wedding stories: 131 news summaries

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(Newser) - A Pennsylvania woman will take her new spouse's last name, but they can't live together—the object of her affection is an amusement park ride. Amy Wolfe is so devoted to the "1000 Nachts“ gondola at Knoebels Amusement Resort that she rides it 300 times a year, the Sun ... More »

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Pennsylvania • wedding • amusement parks • rollercoasters • theme park • carnival • objectum sexuality • Amy Wolfe • 1001 Nachts • Knobels Amusement Resort

 Wahlberg Weds Longtime Love 


Aug 1, 09 7:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mark Wahlberg and model girlfriend Rhea Durham said "I do" at a low-key Catholic ceremony in Beverly Hills today, Us reports. Durham, 31, wore a white Marchesa dress and Wahlberg, 38, sported a black suit with silver tie. They emerged with about 20 guests after a 45-minute service.... More »

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Taiwan Bridles Foreign Wife Brokers

Lawmakers angry
over unions built
on 'weak foundations'

Jul 31, 09 7:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Taiwan is clamping down on companies that arrange quicky foreign marriages for male customers, the BBC reports. Many Taiwanese men say they fly to Southeast Asian countries like Indonesia and Vietnam for brides because women in Taiwan are putting off marriage for career. But officials say cross-border weddings are built... More »

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 Best YouTube Wedding Dances 

Nope, Kevin and Jill weren't the first

Jul 28, 09 1:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jill and Kevin Heinz made a splash when their wedding-entrance dance video went viral—but they weren’t the first couple to surprise guests with their groove. E! runs down some of the most popular YouTube wedding dance clips:
  • Thriller: Brian and Sandy Lundmark managed to impress the
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entertainment • YouTube • dancing • online videos • dance • wedding • Michael Jackson • Thriller • Dirty Dancing • wedding video

(Newser) - A Minnesota couple's all-dancing wedding march has become a massive hit on YouTube, the Washington Post  reports. Seven bridesmaids, five groomsmen, and four ushers strut their stuff down the aisle to the sounds of Chris Brown's "Forever" in front of delighted guests, followed by somersaulting groom Kevin Heinz and... More »

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YouTube • dancing • wedding • brides • viral video • grooms • Chris Brown

(Newser) - With more than two in five British children born out of wedlock, the Anglican Church is introducing a new liturgical twofer—a combination wedding and baptism. The so-called "hatch and match" service is designed to encourage marriage, and senior bishops insist that the Church is not changing its teachings.... More »

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marriage • Anglican Church • wedding • Church of England • wedlock • baptism

Website Uses Slain Couple's Photo, Fake Testimonial 

MyDishBiz run bogus testimonial with Mullanys photo

Jul 15, 09 6:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Classy: An Ohio company put up a photo of a smiling couple along with a testimonial in which they rave about how much money they're making through the business. Problem is, the two people pictured are Ben and Catherine Mullany, British honeymooners murdered in Antigua last July, notes BoingBoing. "... More »

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Internet • murder • wedding • Antigua • advertisements • Benjamin Mullany • Catherine Mullany

(Newser) - A wedding bouquet in Italy failed to predict the next bride-to-be, but it did succeed in downing a small plane, the Guardian reports. Hoping to spice up the proceedings, the wedding party entrusted the bouquet to a man who flew overhead in an ultra-light aircraft. When he attempted to... More »

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Italy • wedding • plane crash • airplane • bouquet • Pisa • ultra-light aircraft

(Newser) - Heidi Kurpiela was never big on weddings. “I never paged through bridal magazines in line at the grocery store. I never ached to be a bride.” But even a no-frills attitude didn't save her from the maelstrom of wedding planning, she writes on The Stimulist. Herewith some lessons... More »

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wedding • brides • bridesmaids

 Japan's Latest Fad: 
 Spouse-Hunting 

Bars, bras, and baseball games get in on 'konkatsu'

Jun 29, 09 10:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Some call it a passing fad, but in Japan, konkatsu—"marriage hunting"—has inspired events in venues ranging from bars to baseball stadiums, the Wall Street Journal reports. A book that uses the word, punning on the words for “marriage” and “activity,” has sold 170,... More »

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Japan • marriage • wedding • demographics • trend

 Fawcett, O'Neal to Wed 

O'Neal asked one more time, he tells Barbara Walters

Jun 22, 09 1:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - There’s one bright spot in Farrah Fawcett’s struggle with cancer: She and Ryan O’Neal are finally tying the knot. The 68-year-old O’Neal, who has dated Fawcett, 62, since 1980 and “used to ask her to marry me all the time,” popped the question again... More »

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cancer • entertainment • Barbara Walters • celebrity • wedding • Farrah Fawcett • celebrity engagements • celebrity marriage • Ryan O'Neal

 Royal Wedding Rumors Heat Up 

Royal retreat has everyone speculating

Jun 22, 09 11:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - The engagement rumors about Prince William and Kate Middleton just keep on coming, fueled most recently by the retreat they plan to attend, the News of the World reports. Middleton will join the queen for her traditional hunting trip to Scotland for the first time. More »

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 Brit Engaged to Agent: Tab 


Jun 17, 09 1:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Britney Spears is engaged to be married to agent/lover Jason Trawick, Star reports. The two have been in an on-again, off-again relationship for 3 years, but sealed the deal on a recent Bahamas vacation. “He didn’t exactly get down on one knee, but Brit didn’t care,”... More »

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entertainment • music • Britney Spears • Kevin Federline • marriage • wedding • celebrity engagements • Jason Trawick • agent

Next Stop for Prince William, Galpal: The Altar

At this point, prince pretty much has to marry Kate

Jun 12, 09 11:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Prince William “has to” marry longtime girlfriend Kate Middleton, a court-watching source tells the New York Post. “Been seeing her too long not to. It would be another embarrassment for the Palace,” the source says, adding that “the wedding will probably be next year after he... More »

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Prince William • Kate Middleton • marriage • wedding • British royals • Royal Family

Gown-Clad Bride Saves Strangers From Flames

Newlywed spots house on fire on way home from wedding reception

Jun 1, 09 9:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - It was an “eventful day” yesterday, a Connecticut woman said afterward: She got married and still had time to save a family from a burning house. On her way home from her wedding reception, Georgette Clemons spotted smoke. Still wearing her wedding gown, she dashed from the car... More »

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Connecticut • wedding • rescue • brides • wedding dresses • fire • Georgette Clemons

(AP) - A 25-year-old Egyptian man cut off his own penis to spite his family after he was refused permission to marry a girl from a lower class family, police reported today. After unsuccessfully petitioning his father for 2 years to marry the girl, the man heated up a knife and sliced... More »

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Middle East • Egypt • genital mutilation • wedding

Runaway Bride Flees Before Reception

After ceremony, Italian newlywed skips out with groom's buddy

May 27, 09 12:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - As a newlywed groom and the wedding guests waited at a restaurant in Trieste, Italy, the bride was speeding away with the driver, a friend of her husband, ANSA reports. After an hour and a half, the groom got through to his new wife, who said that she had "... More »

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Italy • wedding • runaway • brides • husband • honeymoon • Trieste

 JFK Jr Wedding Video Peddled 

Unauthorized video will run you $9.99, if you can find the site selling it

May 26, 09 9:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - As the 10th anniversary of John F. Kennedy Jr.’s death approaches, someone is trying to cash in on the tragedy. “Mickey the Monkey” is selling an unauthorized video of the Kennedy-Carolyn Bessette 1996 nuptials for $9.99. The website—which the New York Post won’t publish—... More »

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entertainment • video • wedding • John F. Kennedy Jr. • Carolyn Bessette

 Heidi, Seal Renew Vows 
 'White Trash' Style 

Couple expecting baby girl

May 11, 09 10:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Heidi Klum and Seal decided to go more backwoods than Hollywood when they renewed their wedding vows—an annual tradition for the couple—over the weekend, Us Weekly reports. The theme of the Malibu beach party was "white trash," a witness says. Klum wore her hair in cornrows;... More »

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entertainment • wedding • Malibu • Heidi Klum • Seal

(AP) - Masked assailants with grenades and automatic weapons attacked an engagement ceremony in southeast Turkey on Monday, killing 45 people. Two girls survived after the bodies of slain friends fell on top of them during the onslaught. Some media outlets reported that a "blood feud" among families had led to... More »

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Iraq • Turkey • terrorism • bombing • wedding • terrorist attack

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