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Aristocrat offers dog as best man at same-sex weddings (The Advocate) - An eccentric aristocrat is offering his rich and famous dog Jasper—who "is a bit gay"—to act as "best man" at same-sex weddings at his country estate.

New Trend Emerging in Group Travel; Cruising Gains Mass Appeal With Class Reunions, Graduations, Weddings (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Cruises are enjoying a wave of popularity from special group travel -- and family reunions, class reunions, graduation parties, weddings, social club outings, even corporate events, are jumping on board this rising trend.

Make Out of Town Wedding Guests Feel at Home (Derby 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.

Couples try luck with 7-7-07 weddings (Chicago Sun-Times) - Ray Wu pretty much blew it. The attractive woman he met through mutual friends during a trip to Las Vegas wanted nothing to do with him after she flew off his jet ski as he careened through waves in a rough game of chicken.

Nothing stops true love: Couples from northern Israel marry in Tel Aviv (JTA) - In Tel Aviv, a rabbi chides photographers during a set of weddings that had been displaced from northern Israel. Eleven couples from Israel’s North, who couldn’t hold their weddings as scheduled because of the war with Hezbollah, got married en masse at Tel Aviv University.

A healthy Easter with pear gingerbread (Boston Globe) - Celebrate without a cake? Never. Cakes have been central to celebrations throughout history, from the obvious birthdays and weddings to the equally worthy anniversaries and festivals. So why leave out Easter, especially when the right cake can make the perfect brunch.

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

New Generation of Camcorders Records Memories Directly on DVD (Argus Observer) - (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 for 02-21-07 (The Times Express) - Weddings for 02-21-07

NAMES & FACES (Washington Post) - Actress Salma Hayek is pregnant and engaged to a French businessman whose firm owns Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent . " Francois-Henri Pinault and his fiancee, Salma Hayek, are happy to announce they are expecting the arrival of their first child," spokeswoman Ina Treciokas said Friday in a one-paragraph statement.