Some weddings go off without a hitch, but a Batavia, New York man was arrested on his wedding day for being to close to his bride. Timothy Cole and his wife Elisha were married once before and ran into trouble. They divorced several years ago and the then-Mrs. Cole asked for and received a restraining [...] Read more »
Actress Delays Wedding Until After US Presidential Election
Actress Scarlett Johansson has announced that she has postponed her wedding to Ryan Reynolds until after the US presidential election has taken place. Johansson, 23, who most recently starred in the film The Other Boleyn Girl, will marry on November 22. Johannson said that she is delaying her wedding because her twin brother Hunter is [...] Read more »
British Couples Low Key Wedding Draws A Lot Of Interest
A British couple who wanted a low-key wedding got that and more. Catherine Webb and Mark Campbell decided to tie the knot in a low-key ceremony. They assured family and friends that it was not necessary to come to the wedding, the second for each of them. Instead, the couple, who planned to marry while [...] Read more »
After Consideration California County Still Says We Dont To Civil Ceremonies
Ann Barnett, the county clerk of Kern County in California, decided in June to stop performing civil ceremonies for couples who take out a marriage license. The decision coincided with the California State Supreme Court’s ruling that California counties must issue “gender-free” marriage licenses. Barnett says that Kern County is unprepared to deal with the [...] Read more »
Cutting Costs Without Cutting Corners
With the average cost of a wedding spiraling out of control, brides are leaving no stone unturned in their search for cutting costs while still having a memorable and enjoyable wedding. Wedding planner Mindy Weiss reports in her book The Wedding Book: The Big Book For Your Big Day on some of the best ways [...] Read more »
Gavin Newsom And Actress Jennifer Siebel Tie The Knot
Gavin Newsome, the controversial mayor of San Francisco, California and a candidate in California’s gubernatorial election, has married actress Jennifer Siebel in a private ceremony at Siebel’s family ranch in Montana. Newsom gained notoriety for performing gay weddings in San Francisco, a move that sparked a firestorm of controversy and led to a recent California [...] Read more »
Brides Looking For Sparkle Add Fireworks To The Wedding Budget
According to the American Pyrotechnics Association, their membership is being asked to produce more fireworks shows related to weddings, birthdays and other celebrations. Fireworks require the permission of the venue and a permit from local authorities. Provided that both are granted, brides can expect to spend about $1,000 per minute on a dedicated fireworks show. [...] Read more »
Couple Ties A Star Wars themed Knot At Comic Convention
A couple from Yuma, Arizona in the United States took advantage of the annual Comic-Con event to stage a Star Wars-themed wedding. Thomas and Tenille Kuhlman married last year in a civil ceremony, but that didn’t stop the couple from going forward with their plans for a Mandelorian wedding. Mandelorians, of course, are a fictional [...] Read more »
Couple Renews Wedding Vows On 75th Anniversary
Mamerta and Sabas Cabale renewed their wedding vows in a big way at St. Aidan’s Church in Rooty hill this week. The couple, who eloped when Mamerta was just 14 years old, staged a traditional wedding with a white gown and tuxedos. The 90-year old bride and her 102 year-old husband have 10 children and [...] Read more »
Four Couples Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversaries Together
Four couples who lived as neighbors in an apartment complex in Ann Arbor, Michigan – a college town just west of Detroit – reunited to celebrate 50 years of marriage to their respective spouses last week. The four couples all attended and graduated from the University of Michigan, and married within two months of each [...] Read more »
Man Showers The Latest Wedding Trend
Why should women have all the fun when it comes to getting married? Man showers – parties designed for men – are a growing trend among men who are getting married. Men are growing comfortable with attending couples’ showers with wives and girlfriends, so a “man shower” is a natural extension of that. Others think [...] Read more »
Lucky Date 08 08 08
According to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, China registered 314,224 marriages on Friday, August 8, a single-day record for weddings in that country. In Beijing alone, 15,646 couples married. That’s 23 times as many marriages on a typical day in China’s capital city. Beijing’s previous one-day record was 4,452 marriages. Officials at the Ministry of [...] Read more »
Jamie Lynn Spears Reportedly Planning Wedding In Late 2008
American actress Jamie Lynn Spears is planning a late Autumn wedding. The wedding will likely take place at Ms. Spears 3-acre property in Liberty, Mississippi. Spears, 17, turned heads late last year by announcing that she was pregnant. The actress, known best for her starring role as a squeaky-clean high school girl on the cable [...] Read more »
Sweden To Host Drive-In Wedding
Auto enthusiasts in Sweden will get a double dose of true love in July, when the country’s first “drive-in wedding” will be staged at a gathering of car lovers in Vasteras, in Central Sweden. The wedding, which 36 couples have already registered for, will be performed by about ten priests from the Church of Sweden. [...] Read more »
Woman Married Eleven Times Gives Advice To Couples Thinking About Marriage
When it comes to marriage, Bonnie Ashley has it down. In fact, lately she’s been giving advice to people who are considering a walk down the aisle. Few people in the world are better prepared to give advice about marriage than Ashley. She’s married (and divorced) eleven times. Ashley, 53, has written a book called [...] Read more »
Actress Uma Thurman Engaged
Actress Uma Thurman, whose on-screen credits include Kill Bill, Pulp Fiction, Gattaca, Dangerous Liaisons, The Avengers and My Super Ex-Girlfriend, is engaged to Swiss financier Arpad Busson. The pair met in 2007 in Milan and began dating immediately. This will be the third marriage for Thurman, who was previously married to actors Ethan Hawke and [...] Read more »
Episcopal Diocese In California Urges Couples To Marry Outside The Church
Bishop Marc Handley Andrus has urged members of the Episcopal Diocese of California to instruct its followers to marry in a civil ceremony and have their unions blessed by the Episcopal Church. Andrus is following a model used heavily in European countries, but not in the United States. Andrus is finding support among California clergy [...] Read more »
Microsoft Wants To Be A Part Of Your Big Day
Microsoft organised a staged wedding event in Toronto, Canada to demonstrate the technologies that couples can use to enhance their Big Day. Microsoft wants to promote the use of its technology products in wedding planning, organisation and execution. Microsoft’s “wedding guests” were guided through software and online tools that can help them create invitations, organise [...] Read more »