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Gay weddings legal from today in Scotland (The Scotsman via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - GAY weddings will become legal in Scotland from today with hundreds of same sex couples planning to tie the knot.

Gay Weddings, Now Legal, to Fuel Boom for U.K. Caterers, Hotels (Bloomberg.com) - Dec. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Michael Pearson, the grey-haired manager of Ironmongers' Hall in London's financial district, unlocks the door to a 70 foot-long (21 meter) chamber adorned with 17th-century portraits and a Waterford crystal chandelier.

Mass gay weddings planned (Independent Online) - KwaZulu-Natal, the Western Cape and Gauteng have been earmarked to host Africa's first-ever mass gay wedding ceremonies after the landmark Constitutional Court ruling that has legalised same-sex marriages in South Africa.

'Gay weddings' become law in UK (BBC News) - Over 1,200 gay couples prepare to form civil partnerships as the law changes after decades of campaigning.

Pink pound boom as companies cash in on gay weddings (Independent) - Thousands of gay couples will publish their "wedding banns" today as the long-awaited Civil Partnership Act comes into force. Same-sex couples who register their names with local councils today will be able to marry from 21 December, after an obligatory 15-day "cooling off" period.

Group Sees Weddings, Parties Once Ohio Prison Is Renovated (WHIO-TV 7 Dayton) - The facility was featured in the Movie 'Shawshank Redemption.'

Group envisions weddings at old, rundown prison (Journal-News) - MANSFIELD, Ohio — A preservation group plans to spend $600,000 to renovate the rundown guard room at the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, the imposing old prison where "The Shawshank Redemption" was filmed.

'Gay weddings' become law in UK (Kenya Broadcasting Corporation) - Hundreds of gay couples are preparing to form civil partnerships in the coming weeks as the law changes after decades of campaigning. At least 1,200 ceremonies are confirmed as being scheduled already, according to figures from councils compiled by the BBC News website.

Group envisions weddings at old, rundown prison (Ohio News Network) - MANSFIELD, Ohio -- A preservation group plans to spend $600,000 to renovate the rundown guard room at the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, the imposing old prison where "The Shawshank Redemption" was filmed.

Gay Couples Queue Up To Get Married (Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - Gay weddings are just weeks away as same-sex couples will be able to notify Registry Offices of their intention to form civil partnerships from today.Hundreds are expected to apply to cement their relationships in law.