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WEDDINGS ON THE RISE (Daily Mirror) - THE number of couples getting married has risen for the third year running. There were 270,700 weddings in England and Wales in 2004, up from 270,110 in 2003 and 255,596 in 2002.

Danish satirist, a Muslim, sees laughs ebbing away (International Herald Tribune) - "It's getting hard to be a Muslim comic in this country," said Omar Marzouk, who is as in demand at leftist cocktail parties in Copenhagen as he is at Middle Eastern weddings.

Weekend with story-like weddings (Nine O'Clock) - Bucharest - Only four days before St. Valentine’s, considered to be the protector of lovers’day, the World Trade Centre of Bucharest organizes the most important society event of the weekend: “2006 Wedding Fair.” Those who decided to marry this year will certainly find inside the exhibition anything they need to organise a dreams’ wedding according to the latest fashion tendencies: wedding

Old Masonic temple now sells elegance (Baltimore Sun) - Ornate downtown building that dates from 1866 has been renovated for meetings, weddings The once-secret halls of a downtown Masonic temple have undergone a $27 million transformation to attract brides, banquets and businessmen, adding a new competitor in Baltimore's meetings and events market.

BRIDES Reveals 'What's Hot in Weddings' With the 2006 Trends Issue (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - What's hot in weddings" changes every season and the BRIDES March/April 2006 issue on newsstands February 14th, reveals the domination of gilded glam, quirky color combinations in bouquets, the personalization of bridesmaids gifts and charitable gift giving as the latest trends nationwide for 2006.

'Serial wedding guest' still cries at nuptials (Hunterdon County Democrat) - Joanna Termotto, 24, of Readington Township loves her large Italian family and close-knit group of friends. Thanks to that large family and circle of friends she might be within reach of the county record for weddings attended.

In Storm's Aftermath, Catholics Close Parishes (New York Times) - The Archdiocese of New Orleans plans to close 7 of its 142 parishes, temporarily merge about two dozen and consolidate or change many of its 107 schools.

Blessing the Fallen and Steadying Those Left Behind (New York Times) - Chaplains with the New York City Police Department have been busy for the last few weeks in a job that takes on many roles.

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JP Geick prepares for Valentine's Day weddings (The Herald-Coaster) - This marks the 20th year Fort Bend County Precinct 1 Justice of the Peace Gary Geick has been performing his no-charge mass wedding ceremony on Valentine's Day.