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Elton John leads English gay weddings (International Herald Tribune) - Britain's most famous gay couple — Sir Elton John and Canadian filmmaker David Furnish — tied the knot on Wednesday in a much-anticipated ceremony that capped the first week of legalized civil unions in the United Kingdom.

GAY WEDDINGS STAY SECRET (The News and Star) - TWENTY-one gay couples are planning same-sex weddings in Cumbria amid fears that many will go outside the county because of prejudice. Marriage registration office officials said yesterday that none of the local couples who are to tie the knot want to be publicly identified.

No gay 'weddings' for Howard (Australian Financial Review) - Prime Minister John Howard has ruled out the idea of following Britain's lead in recognising officially registered unions between gay couples.

12/21 Weddings, engagements, birth (Grand Rapids Herald-Review) - Murray-Sexton Jaime Murray and Mathew Sexton, both of Charleston, S.C., were married June 18, 2005, outdoors at the Murray family home. Beverly Sigfrinius officiated.

Weddings and Engagements (Princeton Town Topics) - Brooks-Arroyo . Jennifer Ann Brooks, daughter of Barbara Brooks of Princeton and the late James Brooks, to Anthony William Arroyo, son of Mr. and Mrs. Angel A. Arroyo of Columbus, on August 6. Monsignor Walter Nolan officiated at the ceremony at St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church in Princeton.

UK's First Gay Weddings Held Today (Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - The first gay weddings ever to be held in the UK are to take place today.Northern Ireland will be leading the way with the first civil partnership ceremony.

Spliced: Sir Elton Ties The Knot (Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - Sir Elton John and David Furnish have taken part in one of Britain's first gay weddings at Windsor's Guildhall.The couple took part in their civil partnership ceremony wearing smart, but sober, dark suits.

Elton John joins 'gay wedding' rush (Irish Examiner) - Elton John and David Furnish were given a rousing reception by well-wishers today after tying the knot in one of the first "gay weddings" in England and Wales.

The wedding singer (EveningTimes Online) - SIR ELTON JOHN and David Furnish were cheered by well-wishers today after tying the knot in one of the first 'gay weddings' in England.

Brighton, Britain's gay capital, awaits its first same- sex 'weddings' (Fox 23) - BRIGHTON, England (AP) - This hilly seaside city is famous for its chic bohemian lifestyle, vibrant cultural and culinary scenes, boisterous student life - and the nation's largest gay community.