Wedding News | January to March 2008
30-MAR-2008 | Brides Paid to Enter into Illegal Marriages
An investigation has revealed a spate of sham weddings between African immigrants and Scottish heroin addicts. The women were offered payments of up to £2000 to marry Ghanaian strangers who would then be able to stay and work in the UK. [cont...]
24-MAR-2008 | Husband to give Wife 124,000 Roses he Promised
Under Iranian law a woman has the right to claim her mahr (dower) at any time during the marriage and this week an Iranian Court has ordered her husband to give her the 124,000 roses she was promised by him when they got engaged. [cont...]
18-MAR-2008 | Hearse Delivers Bride to Wedding
Brides have travelled to their wedding in a variety of modes of transport but onlookers did a double take outside the Wakefield Register Office when one bride arrived in a hearse, complete with coffin. [cont...]
13-MAR-2008 | Bride Dumped at Alter
A bride who was left standing at the alter is suing the groom who literary ran away and left her alone with the Priest! Lilibeth Gaviola and Ryan Sesante had been classmates in college in 1998 and became sweethearts after meeting up again in February 2006. [cont...]
07-MAR-2008 | Bride and Groom were Monkeys
3,000 villagers celebrated and feasted on rice, lentils, vegetables, fish and sweets during an elaborate Hindu wedding ceremony. [cont...]
03-MAR-2008 | $40 Dare Leads to Marriage
Amanda Hodson married Brendan Miles five years after she kissed him for a $40 dare.
Her friend threw her the challenge to kiss the next stranger to get on their school bus and said she would pay her $40 if she did; never dreaming that her ‘taunt’ would end up with Amanda marrying the guy she kissed. [cont...]
25-FEB-2008 | A Grand Wedding and a Dress from eBay
Bride Julie Ratcliffe felt like a princess when she walked down the aisle in her Jasper Conran designer wedding dress that she got for the unbelievable bargain price of £15 from eBay. Imitation diamante and a pearl tiara from Claire’s Accessories >> at a cost of £10 completed her outfit. [cont...]
21-FEB-2008 | British Bride and Groom Marry in Kenya
Tina Wylie fell in love with Kenya when she fist visited there when she was 19. Since then she has made numerous trips to the country which she now classes as her second home. [cont...]
18-FEB-2008 | Bride Chases Man Who Hit Wedding Car
Newly married Mr and Mrs Mabbett were on their way from the church to their venue to attend their reception where family and friends were waiting to help them celebrate their wedding. When their wedding car, complete with ribbons and bows, stopped at amber traffic lights, they were forcefully rammed into from the back. [cont...]
8-FEB-2008 | Forced Marriages for Men May Lead to Male-Refuge in UK
When Imran Rehman was 10 years old, he was taken to Pakistan to attend a lavish and massive family party. He was seated next to a little girl in a pretty dress and they both had garlands placed around their necks, he was unaware it was in fact his own engagement party to his cousin. [cont...]
5-FEB-2008 | Billionaire Bride’s Father and the Groom Argue over Pre-Nuptial Agreement
The bride and groom along with 300 guests were left in limbo as the society wedding of the season was cancelled because the bride's billionaire father was unhappy with the prenuptial agreement. [cont...]
2-FEB-2008 | Restricted Laws for Tajikistan Brides and Grooms
New Government laws in the mountainous country of Tajikistan is giving couples who are planning their weddings more stress with restrictions being imposed on them when they are planning what should be one of the happiest days in their lives. [cont...]
28-JAN-2008 | Proxy Bride and Groom
While the chaplain and wedding cake were in place the bride or groom were nowhere to be seen.
Sergeant Ryan Thompson was stationed in Iraq while Army Specialist Barbara Hines was in Afghanistan, and with them being on active duty it would have been impossible to arrange for them both to get home at the same time; not to mention finding the time to plan the wedding. [cont...]
23-JAN-2008 | Here comes the brrr-ide!
Bride to be Louise carefully packed her suitcase for her wedding and double checked that her thermals where in there!
No palm trees, tropical flowers or flip flops would be seen anywhere during this wedding as the couple jetted off to Rovaniemi in Finland, accompanied by 17 family members. [cont...]
17-JAN-2008 | Vancouver Red is Popular Choice for Wedding Dresses in Canada
Brides in Canada are giving the thumbs down to the white traditional wedding dress with the popular colour choice of Vancouver red topping the list with blue and eggplant close behind. [cont...]
11-JAN-2008 | Barn Owl to Delivery Wedding Rings
Three year old Casber has been given the part of ‘ring bearer’ at the wedding of Jenni and Stuart on 20th January. Nothing unusual about a three year old being a ring bearer, that’s true, but i t certainly is when it’s a Barn Owl! [cont...]
06-JAN-2008 | Not Even the Taliban Can Stop This Wedding
Not even the Taliban can stop the preparations and planning of a wedding as engaged couple Kirstie Main and Stu Deakin are proving all too well! [cont...]
02-JAN-2008 | Bride’s Wedding Dress was 2-Ply Toilet Paper
Wedding dresses can cost from hundreds to thousands of pounds, more so if it’s a one-off creation, however, bride Jennifer Cannon certainly got the bargain of a life time when she was married in a dress made entirely out of 2-ply white toilet paper and glue. [cont...]
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