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wedding stories: 131 news summaries

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Googler Preps for Lavish Island Nuptials

Search giant's co-founder to wed
in Branson's private digs before 600

Dec 6, 07 8:49 AM CST
(Newser) - Google co-founder Larry Page didn’t have to use his popular search engine to scout out locations for his upcoming wedding. He just asked his best man, and fellow billionaire, Richard Branson, Reuters says. Page will wed girlfriend Lucy Southworth Saturday on Branson’s private Caribbean getaway, Necker Island. Six... More »

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Richard Branson • Google • Stanford • Larry Page • Sergey Brin • wedding • Caribbean • Necker Island • Virgin Gorda • Lucy Southworth

Google Founder's Wedding Date Suppressed

Published, retracted without explanation

Nov 1, 07 12:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Valleywag reports that somebody leaked Google founder Larry Page's wedding date to a Fortune editor, but the info was later scrubbed from the story in which it had appeared. And the old version of the article doesn't show up in the Google cache of the page. Yahoo cached the original... More »

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Richard Branson • Yahoo • Google • Larry Page • Virgin • wedding • CNN • Valleywag • Fortune

Ring, Bended Knee, and Candid Camera

Cottage industry
in proposal photos
is booming

Sep 20, 07 8:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Husband hopefuls are lining up not only romantic locales and plentiful karats, but also hidden cameramen to document their marriage proposals. Some knee-benders are even timing their big events for optimal lighting conditions and bride-to-be beauty (make sure she gets to change her clothes after work). Newly affianced couples can... More »

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marriage • photography • wedding • proposals • disguise

How Much
Does It Cost to
Tie the Knot?

Stats mislead on average price of
US weddings

Aug 24, 07 6:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - The notion that Americans are blowing vast sums of money on weddings is debunked by the Numbers Guy at the Wall Street Journal. The figure is often touted that the average US wedding costs $30,000; in fact, it's closer to half that price. Carl Bialik says the surveys, distributed... More »

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wedding • price • brides • statistics • cost

World's Tallest Man Weds, But Wife Doesn't Measure Up

Mongolian marries
5'6" hometown honey

Jul 12, 07 5:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - A 7-foot, 9-inch livestock herder from Inner Mongolia has tied the knot with a saleswoman two-thirds his height and almost half his age. Bao Xishun, 56, and Xia Shujuan, 29, had a traditional Mongolian ceremony and extravagant reception, and some 15 businesses looking to get in on the publicity sponsored... More »

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China • Inner Mongolia • marriage • wedding • tallest man in the world • tall • height • Bao Xishun • lamb • yurt • herdsman

7 + 7 + 7 = Wedded Bliss

Brides and grooms around the world
meet at the altar
on triply lucky day

Jul 7, 07 8:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Taking advantage of the most auspicious date the numerologically inclined may ever see, couples around the world flocked to marry today, inundating houses of worship, catering halls, hotels, amusement parks, and at least one Las Vegas fish tank. Divers dressed as mermaids attended the underwater couple, the AP reports, and... More »

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China • marriage • July 7, 2007 • wedding

Bride and Groom Need
Not Attend

In Montana, couples
use stand-ins to tie
the knot

May 14, 07 3:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Who says you need to be present at your own wedding? In Montana, where a World War II–era law allows "proxies" to stand in for the bride and groom, hundreds of couples from as far away as China are sending substitutes to the altar—or in this case,... More »

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Montana • marriage • family • wedding • proxy marriage

Nigerian 'Lesbian' Turns Herself In

Pursued by police after 'gay' wedding, woman says she's straight

Apr 28, 07 10:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Nigerian woman whose story of lesbian love on the run made international headlines yesterday has news for the authorities who hoped to arrest her: she's not a lesbian. "I have never practiced— never heard the word 'lesbian'—truly," says Aunty Madiguri, who was accused of violating Sharia... More »

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Africa • lesbians • Nigeria • marriage • polygamy • Islamic Sharia law • wedding • homosexuality • Aunty Madiguri

(Newser) - Five Nigerian lesbians are running for their love after a weekend wedding put them in direct violation of the local Islamic law. Police have issued arrest warrants against Aunty Maiduguri and her four wives, charging them with violating the Sharia law that governs much of northern Nigeria. More »

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gay rights • Africa • gay marriage • homophobia • Nigeria • marriage • Islamic Sharia law • wedding • homosexuality

Don't Mind Us, We're British!

Rowdy brides and grooms Invade Eastern Europe for their "stag and hen dos"

Apr 10, 07 2:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Forget lap dancing at the local strip joint: British bridegrooms, brides and their wedding parties are descending on Eastern European capitals for cheap, drunken bachelor and bachelorette binges that last a week or more, the Journal reports. They're lured by low-cost air fares and rock-bottom prices on booze, but it's... More »

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alcohol • tourism • Eastern Europe • Estonia • stag parties • hen parties • United Kingdom • wedding • drinking • Britain

British Brides
Go Green

Eco-chic couples walk
to the church to exchange vows

Apr 9, 07 3:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - British couples are choosing eco-friendly weddings, making recycled  dresses, locally grown flowers, and organic food increasingly the rage, reports Reuters. Those who go green stress it doesn't mean the ceremony has to be hippie-esque. "Green weddings are about eco-chic, not lentils and hessian," said wedding planner Ruth Culver. More »

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environment • recycling • environmentalism • marriage • organic • wedding

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