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Nov 27, 2008 9:58 AM CST

Hills Wedding Not Legal

Heidi and Spencer didn't get marriage license before Mexico ceremony

(Newser) - Publicity-loving Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt—whose love for faking it ranges from photo ops to “reality” TV—aren’t really married. The Hills couple remembered the cameras for their Cabo elopement but forgot the marriage license, the New York Daily News reports. Details are for later, Pratt says,...

US Strike Kills 40
at Wedding: Afghans

Nov 5, 2008 3:10 PM CST

US Strike Kills 40 at Wedding: Afghans

President Karzai angry; military investigating incident

(Newser) - A US air strike killed 40 civilians at a wedding party Monday, the Afghan government said today. The US said it was investigating the incident, but would not verify any attack or death toll, the New York Times reports. A Kandahar province official said US forces were fighting with the...

World's Heaviest Groom Weds

Oct 27, 2008 2:30 AM CDT

World's Heaviest Groom Weds

Half-ton man goes to wedding on flatbed

(Newser) - The world's heaviest man was married yesterday in a bizarre wedding ceremony in Mexico that required a crane to transport him to him to the nuptials. Manuel Uribe, 47, was driven to the ceremony on the back of a flatbed truck, decorated in white, still resting in the bed he...

Brangelina Brood
Wants Wedding Rings

Oct 24, 2008 12:15 PM CDT

Brangelina Brood Wants Wedding Rings

'We've done everything the wrong way around,' Jolie says

(Newser) - With their relationship having followed an anything-but-normal progression, marriage could soon be on the table for Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. The actress tells Us Magazine their six children “want to know why Shrek and Fiona got married and we haven’t.” “We’ve done everything the...

Howard Stern Gets Hitched

Oct 4, 2008 4:56 AM CDT

Howard Stern Gets Hitched

Radio king weds his queen at ritzy Manhattan restaurant

(Newser) - Howard Stern and Beth Ostrovsky tied the knot at a star-studded wedding in Manhattan last night. Billy Joel serenaded the pair, actor—and minister—Mark Consuelos officiated, and Chevy Chase delivered a saucy toast. The shock jock "was the antithesis of his public figure," a source told Newsday....

World's Most Obese Man to Wed

Oct 2, 2008 1:34 PM CDT

World's Most Obese Man to Wed

Fianceé helped Uribe trim 550 lbs. off record weight of 1,230

(Newser) - Manuel Uribe, once the world's heaviest man, is being swept away to the chapel—quite literally. The 43-year-old will be towed through the streets to his Oct. 26 wedding in Monterrey, Mexico, on a customized bed, reports the AP.

Scarlett
Weds
Her Ryan

Sep 28, 2008 7:45 AM CDT

Scarlett Weds Her Ryan

Read it and weep, fellas

(Newser) - Hollywood uber babe Scarlett Johansson has tied the knot with actor Ryan Reynolds, former beau of singer Alanis Morrissette. The 23-year-old star and Reynolds, 31, were married quietly in Canada yesterday, reports People. It's the first marriage for both. Little Ryans and Scarletts may be on the way soon. When...

In Sickness and In Health ... and In Recession

Aug 20, 2008 5:53 PM CDT

In Sickness and In Health ... and In Recession

More couples vowing to stretch wedding dollars in tight economy

(Newser) - In the midst of an economic downturn, many couples are scaling back their dream weddings in favor of more modest events. The Boston Globe explores the measures couples are taking to cut corners—now that the $27,800 budgeted for the average American wedding isn’t buying what it used...

Jewel Elopes With Her Cowboy

Aug 8, 2008 11:40 AM CDT

Jewel Elopes With Her Cowboy

Longtime pair weds in Bahamas

(Newser) - Jewel eloped to the Bahamas last night with her longtime boyfriend, the rodeo champion Ty Murray, People reports. The pair, who never announced their engagement, exchanged vows at a private ceremony in which the singer wore a traditional gown and Murray donned his favorite jeans and cowboy hat. The groom...

Jamie Lynn Plans Fall Wedding

Jul 31, 2008 11:38 AM CDT

Jamie Lynn Plans Fall Wedding

Britney's sis will wed at Miss. home

(Newser) - Jamie Lynn Spears is planning a late-fall wedding at home, with sister Britney as maid of honor, OK! magazine reports. "Her own backyard with just the people who matter most is more Jamie Lynn's style,” said a friend. The 17-year-old ex-Nickelodeon star, fiance Casey Aldridge, and baby Maddie...

Here Comes the Botox

Jul 26, 2008 10:21 AM CDT

Here Comes the Botox

More brides are demanding bridesmaid makeovers

(Newser) - The latest trend among brides-to-be is to set up matching beauty procedures for the wedding party, the New York Times reports. With more women getting married in their 30s and photos more immediately accessible online, many brides are eschewing traditional thank-you gifts of matching bracelets in favor of matching Botox...

Methodist Ministers Defy
Ban on Marrying Gays

Jul 17, 2008 11:02 AM CDT

Methodist Ministers Defy Ban on Marrying Gays

California clergy members ignoring church ban on officiating gay weddings

(Newser) - 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...

Bride Sues After Shoddy Dress Gives Church Rear View

Jul 7, 2008 11:58 AM CDT

Bride Sues After Shoddy Dress Gives Church Rear View

She wants $40K after accidental mooning

(Newser) - 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...

Idol's
Studdard
Says, 'I Do'

Jun 28, 2008 6:42 PM CDT

Idol's Studdard Says, 'I Do'

American Idol winner met her while signing CDs 2 years ago

(Newser) - 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.

Happiest Night of His Life: Drunk in a Ditch

Jun 24, 2008 9:28 AM CDT

Happiest Night of His Life: Drunk in a Ditch

Bride abandons soused groom on the side of the road

(Newser) - 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...

Wedding Biz
a Pricey Sham

OPINION

Jun 15, 2008 5:28 AM CDT

Wedding Biz a Pricey Sham

'Unique' weddings boost prices as marriages disappear

(Newser) - 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,...

Calif. County Clerk Vows:
'No Marriages'

Jun 13, 2008 6:10 AM CDT

Calif. County Clerk Vows: 'No Marriages'

Same-sex weddings start next week, except in one jurisdiction

(Newser) - 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...

More Muslim Women Seeking Surgery to 'Restore' Virginity

Jun 11, 2008 4:05 AM CDT

More Muslim Women Seeking Surgery to 'Restore' Virginity

Demand for operation rises at private European clinics

(Newser) - 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...

Jerry Hall's Wedding Dress Up for 'Cathartic' Auction

Jun 9, 2008 8:10 PM CDT

Jerry Hall's Wedding Dress Up for 'Cathartic' Auction

She hopes buyer 'has better luck with it than I did'

(Newser) - 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.

In Gay Marriage, Calif. Sees Economic Love Match

Jun 2, 2008 2:56 PM CDT

In Gay Marriage, Calif. Sees Economic Love Match

Altar-bound same-sex couples could provide $370M boost to state economy

(Newser) - 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...