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Wedding Uggs: Worst Idea Ever?

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 23 May 2012 10:29:40 CDT

Uggs have never been more sartorially controversial than they are right now: The Australian shoemaker has unveiled a new line of wedding Uggs , causing many a blogger and Twitter user to express their horror at the very idea. But not everyone is saying "I don't." Some reactions: "Ugg's I Do!...

Weird Twists in Tale of Bride Who Faked Cancer

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:15:05 CDT

Weddings are so expensive these days, but authorities say Jessica Vega found a way to fund hers: tell everyone she was dying of acute myeloid leukemia! Vega, then 23, said she wanted to marry her daughter's father, Michael O'Connell, before she died. As was earlier reported , the community rallied around...

Groom Commits Suicide Hours After Wedding

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:46:51 CST

On Saturday, Fernando Brazier married longtime girlfriend Trudian Hay. The next morning, he walked out of their hotel and threw himself into the Harlem River, where he was found dead that afternoon. Hay found a note from him at the front desk, along with his wedding ring. “He said [in...

Newly Met Occupiers Say 'I Do' in Zuccotti Park

Neal Colgrass — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 13:56:05 CST

They met while looking for a place to pray amid the tents and protesters in Zuccotti Park. A month later, the two lovebirds said "I do" in the very same park, surrounded by friends and fellow Occupiers, the New York Daily News reports. Emery Abdel-Latif, 24, and Micha Balon, 19,...

Groom Sues Photographer, Wants Wedding Re-Created

John Johnson — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:21:41 CDT

It's hard to truly capture the weirdness of this lawsuit recounted by the New York Times . Is it because a Manhattan groom is suing a photography studio over what he says are lousy wedding photos? Not at all. Because he waited six years to file the suit? Nope. Because he...

Couple Weds for 100th Time

Matt Cantor — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:44:05 CDT

No 15-year itch for this couple: Two Tennessee lovebirds have renewed their wedding vows a 99th time, setting a world record once again, the Huffington Post reports. Lauren and David Blair fell in love when they met in 1982. They were married—for the first time—in California in 1984....

Newlyweds Shoplifted Reception Food: Cops

Kate Schwartz — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12:28:05 CDT

From the chapel to the clink? A Pennsylvania couple is accused of stealing $1,049.26 of food and other goods from a grocery store on Saturday afternoon—with the intention of serving said food to guests at their 5:30pm wedding reception. Arthur Phillips, 32, and Brittany Lurch, 22,...

Bloomberg Will Officiate Gay Wedding of 2 Aides

Matt Cantor — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 17:23:42 CDT

Michael Bloomberg isn’t wasting any time celebrating New York’s new marriage law. The day gay marriage becomes legal in the state, the mayor will officiate at the wedding of two city officials, NBC New York reports. Bloomberg will unite his chief policy adviser (John Feinblatt) and the city’s consumer affairs...

Hugh Hefner's Wedding Canceled

Matt Cantor — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:27:05 CDT

After much fanfare—including 300 Swarovski crystal-adorned wedding invitations—Hugh Hefner and playmate Crystal Harris won’t be getting married after all, People reports. The Playboy Mansion wedding was set for Saturday , but Harris canceled it today. “The split was a mutual decision and the two remain good friends,” says the...