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New pressure for 'gay weddings' (BBC News) - Campaigners in Jersey are hoping the island's government moves faster to introduce a new law recognising same-sex partnerships.

Governor releases book on diverse Bengali weddings (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News) - IT is a book that celebrates the spirit of the Bengali wedding. Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi today launched the latest book of author Suchitra Bhattacharya in the presence of artist Wasim Kapoor, Tanushree Shankar and Amala Shankar. The book deals with diverse traditions of Bengali weddings - from Bengali-Hindu, Bengali-Muslim to Bengali-Christian weddings. What struck me about the different ...

Wedding insurance: Calamities, cold feet (MSNBC) - Heading into a prime weddings month in June, and with weddings becoming ever more elaborate and expensive, more couples are opting to buy wedding coverage. Natural disasters aside, many reception facilities now require liability coverage for out-of-control celebrations. Wedding planners often require insurance, too, in case of cancellations.

Wedding Safety Measures Outlined (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Here are some ways to protect marrying couples and their guests: Insurance: A number of companies offer specific insurance for weddings, covering such items as lost or damaged dresses, cancellation or postponement due to weather, military deployment or death in the family.

Knotty tangles (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News) - The elaborate Bengali wedding might be losing some of its traditional charm. Author Suchitra Bhattacharya shares her concern in her latest book, Bengali Weddings She did not have a proper wedding yet that did not stop author Suchitra Bhattacharya from penning a book about lavish Bengali weddings. The award-winning author, known more for her women-centric themes and her focus on relationships in ...

Modern Weddings (McKinney Messenger) - (Family Features) - In recent years, wedding traditions have changed dramatically, and the bride and groom aren't the only ones affected.

Wedding safety measures outlined (The Daily Comet) - Insurance: A number of companies offer specific insurance for weddings, covering such items as lost or damaged dresses, cancellation or postponement due to weather, military deployment or death in the family. There also is an option from Fireman's Fund that covers "change of heart" or cold feet.

'Mother' ends season with warm reception (Boston Herald) - What comes after "I do"? After staging one of TV's most romantic weddings last week, CBS' "How I Met Your Mother" follows with a poignant season ender (Monday night at 8 on WBZ, Ch. 4) that...

Wedding safety measures outlined (KATC 3 Lafayette) - Here are some ways to protect marrying couples and their guests: Insurance: A number of companies offer specific insurance for weddings, covering such items as lost or damaged...

Civil weddings get new digs (San Jose Mercury News) - If you wanted to get a no-frills, quick-and-easy wedding performed at the Contra Costa Clerk-Recorder's Office in Martinez before this past week, you waited in a cramped lobby, walked past file cabinets and professed