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No gay marriage vote for CA, Italy, or Huckabee
A tough week for marriage equality this week:Grassroots organizations attempting repeal Proposition 8, California's gay marriage ban, failed to gather enough signatures to qualify a ballot measure for...
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Beautiful handmade cotton wedding dress and San Antonio Fiesta, Texas
¡Viva Fiesta! It's Fiesta time in San Antonio--the annual April festival commemorating the battles that led to Texas independence--and the entire town is bedecked with bright ribbons and lights, hectic...
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Niagara Falls: still the Honeymoon Capital, but hurting for cash
A recent story on CNN proclaimed that Niagara Falls, the self-proclaimed "Honeymoon Capital of the World" during the last century, was undergoing a renaissance, a rediscovery by modern couples who...
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Creating a custom wedding band: goldsmith Reg Schopp of deSignet International
Reg Schopp is hilarious, but don't mistake his droll sense of humor for a lack of seriousness about his craft. Reg is a goldsmith and jeweler in Grand Island, NY (just a few miles from Honeymoon...
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Who pays for the wedding? Ultimately, you do (part 1)
Back in the bad old days when all women were chattel, the family of a bride was expected to provide a dowry to make the acquisition of their daughter more attractive. Dowries and other gifts to the...
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Who pays for the wedding? Ultimately, you do (part 2)
As discussed in Part 1, bringing up the topic of wedding contributions from family members can be tricky. How do you find out if your parents are solvent or not, and if they're willing to help...
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Judge posing new questions as Prop 8 ruling draws near
As gay rights cases are being heard in multiple venues worldwide--including a U.S. federal case in Massachusetts challenging the Defense of Marriage Act and the Congressional effort to repeal the...
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Judge posing new questions as Prop 8 ruling draws near
As gay rights cases are being heard in multiple venues worldwide--including a U.S. federal case in Massachusetts challenging the Defense of Marriage Act and the Congressional effort to repeal the...
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Prop 8 trial final arguments, part one: we don't need no stinkin' evidence
On Wednesday June 16th, 2010--the two-year anniversary of the date marriage equality went into effect in California for five short months--final arguments in the federal case to overturn Prop 8 were...
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Prop 8 final arguments, part two: Marriage matters and so does fairness
For excerpts from the Prop 8 proponents' case, please see Part One: We Don't Need No Stinkin' Evidence. To read the entire transcript of final arguments, click here to go to the Equal Rights...
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Federal District Court in Massachusetts strikes down DOMA provisions
Judge Joseph Louis Tauro: I love you. Let the record show that I am in receipt of the love letter you sent me today, and your beautiful words are still thrumming in my heart: Plaintiffs present three...
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Wedding Genius: modern wedding rings with jeweler Claudia Endler
So many of the design elements we consider representative of the American "white wedding" are artifacts of the Victorians: white gowns and veils, bouquets, kissing balls, tailcoats, and the engraved...
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Prop 8 federal decision will be handed down tomorrow, Aug. 4, 2010
The California Federal Prop 8 case decision will come down tomorrow, most likely in the afternoon on Wednesday August 4th, 2010. No court events are planned for the release, though many "Day of...
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Prop 8 decision today: marriage equality FTW!
It was the best of days, it was the worst of days. The waiting was the worst, and the victory better than any of us hoped.U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker has ruled California's Proposition 8...
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Look, up in the sky! A superhero wedding!
What is a superhero, really? Isn't it just some guy or gal who, through a twist of fate, develops powers beyond the ken of normal people and is transformed by them?Therefore, shouldn't love be...
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Same-sex weddings resume next week in California--maybe
Today Judge Vaughn R. Walker denied a request for a stay on his ruling overturning Proposition 8, but don't expect wedding bells yet. Despite queues of same-sex couples at County Clerk's offices eager...
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In a move that disappointed gay couples hoping to get married this week, the Ninth Circuit Court extended the stay on Judge Vaughn Walker's ruling overturning Prop 8 and once again delayed...
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Weddings, privacy, and the internet: part one
Chelsea Clinton's recent wedding was a closed event; the secrecy around the nuptials irked media outlets and PR firms who wanted to spin it into ad revenue for the wedding and celebrity marketing...
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Weddings, privacy, and the internet: part two
If you're trying to keep your wedding private, you may be your own worst enemy. You may not only offend people you know but end up with a digital profile that could affect you for years. ...
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The Scariest Wedding Stories of 2010!
Just in time for Halloween, my picks for most horrifying wedding stories of 2010. These aren't the usual Halloween wedding stories about cutie vampire costumes at the altar, but true stories that will...
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