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Groom Gets 6 Years for Starting Fire at Own Wedding

Dustin Lushing — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:15:12 CDT

A British groom will be enjoying a six-year honeymoon by himself, in prison. Real estate developer Max Kay, 37, started a fire at his own wedding party after hotel staff refused to let him extend a bar tab, reports SkyNews . Kay waited until the early morning hours after the squabble...

South Korean Men Must Take Marriage Classes

Dustin Lushing — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:40:05 CDT

Men in South Korea who wish to marry a foreign woman are now required to enroll in courses designed to teach them how to be a good husband to a non-Korean bride, reports the Christian Science Monitor . The mandatory lessons come on the heels of a surge in failed marriages...

Google's Latest Plan: Woo Brides

Evann Gastaldo — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 07:10:00 CST

Google has already enmeshed itself in your email , your mapping needs , your book collection … why not your wedding as well? The search giant announced Google for Weddings yesterday on its official blog . Wedding planners, watch out: The site will allow users to do everything from organizing guests lists and...

Funeral Homes the New Spot for Weddings

Kate Schwartz — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 09:35:46 CST

Til death do us part, indeed: Funeral homes across the country are opening their doors to events centered around the living, from weddings to holiday parties, reports USA Today . It may seem a wee bit creepy, but as far as venues go, it's cheaper, and often just as classy. The...

Hong Kong McDonald's Offers McWeddings

Emily Rauhala — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 05:46:33 CDT

Hong Kong couples can now celebrate their union at McDonald's, reports CNN . Starting in January, several branches will offer wedding packages complete with baked apple pie wedding cakes, party favors, bridesmaid dresses made of balloons (you read that right) and, presumably, the sweet, sweet smell of a Big Mac. Booze...

Businesses Catering to Gay Marriages Blossom

Evann Gastaldo — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:55:00 CDT

With gay marriage comes new questions—about issues bridal magazines typically don't address. Questions like where a woman can find a tuxedo and which partner should walk down the aisle. As more brides marry brides and grooms marry grooms, new businesses and publications addressing those questions are popping up, and...

WTF Trend: Diapers for Brides

Evann Gastaldo — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 17:45:00 CDT

Dancing at your wedding while wearing a wet, dirty diaper: Doesn’t that sound like every bride’s dream come true? Despite how bizarre and gross it seems, apparently there is a market for bridal diapers, Courtney Dunlop discovered. Sure, some dresses take a lot of time and effort to climb in...

14 Famous Wedding Singers

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 11:27:40 CDT

Why in the world would Elton John want to be at Rush Limbaugh’s wedding —and vice versa? It may remain a mystery for the ages, but as you ponder it, the Daily Beast offers up 13 more celebrity wedding singers: Paula Abdul and more : The erstwhile American Idol judge was...

Trump Peeved at Cheap Weddings Near His Course

Sarah Quinn — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:13:49 CST

Everyone loves a bargain—everyone except Donald Trump. The owner of the ritzy Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., isn't happy that the city charges couples under a grand to get married at a small park right behind his course's clubhouse—where a wedding can cost $150,...