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Polygamist accused in illegal marriages (AP via Yahoo! News) - Room 15 at the Caliente Hot Springs Motel seems like an unlikely place for a wedding. There are no flower-covered arbors, pews or candles. It is an apartment-style room with a kitchenette, a bed, a dresser, a table and a couch. But it was in Room 15 that dozens of weddings took place between underage girls and men from a polygamist sect, church insiders say.

Make Out of Town Wedding Guests Feel at Home (Wellsville Daily Reporter) - (ARA) - Weddings are a big occasion not only for the bride and groom, but for their friends and families as well. It is a great chance for people who don't see each other as often as they would like to reconnect.

New Generation of Camcorders Records Memories Directly on DVD (Wellsville Daily Reporter) - (ARA) - From weddings to graduations to new babies, memories fade, but videos of the occassion preserve the moment. DVD camcorders, which combine the versatile capabilities of a camcorder with the unbeatable convenience of DVD media, are the perfect solution.

Weddings and Engagements (Hartselle Enquirer) - James and Patricia Svetz of Hartselle announce the engagement of their daughter, Monica Regine Svetz, to Kevin Michael Shannon, son of Terry and Sandy Shannon of Decatur.

News forms now available here (Perry County News) - The Perry County News uses forms to obtain information for events such as births, engagements and weddings, and now those forms are available online. Simply click on the “Online Forms” button under the “Sections” header on the left side of this page.

Teen Fashion Designer Dreams About Her Own Wedding Day (Kewanee Star Courier) - (ARA) - It's no surprise that weddings are a serious business. They are, after all, a $25.3 billion industry.

Polygamist Accused in Illegal Marriages (KLTV Texas) - Prosecutors say dozens of weddings took place between underage girls and men from a Warren Jeffs' polygamist sect at Caliente Hot Springs Motel in Maryland.

Cheaper to get married in India (Central Chronicle) - Britain, Nov 21: It's cheaper for NRIs to get married in India than in Britain or the US. Really? Now that's an absurd statement especially when one reads about the dream weddings like those of the maharajas that the rich and famous have for their children in India.

Small Nevada Hotel Hosted Polygamist Weddings (KUTV2 Salt Lake City) - Room 15 seems like an unlikely place for a wedding.