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Christians and Muslims United in Weddings (Middle East Times) - CAIRNS, Egypt -- Over the last few years I attended a number of my Muslim colleagues' marriage ceremonies at mosques. Every time I participate in this lovely occasion I get the impression that Muslim weddings have become closer, at least in form, to the wedding ceremonies of Christians.

Churches committing to same-sex weddings (Inland Valley Daily Bulletin) - REDLANDS - At some weddings these days, the happy couple blend white sand and black sand in a dish as a symbol of togetherness.

Gay Weddings: California's Next Gold Rush? (ABC News) - California's tourism and wedding industries gear up for same-sex weddings.

SF plans for thousands of same sex weddings (KGO-TV Bay Area) - Volunteers in SF are being trained to help handle the crush of same-sex weddings.

Palm Springs Prepares for First Same-Sex Weddings (KESQ Palm Springs) - It's one week until same sex weddings begin in Palm Springs. The city just finished writing the wedding vows city officials will use during next week's ceremonies.

Outdoor weddings bring additional unpredictability (Corydon Democrat) - Ah, June. The month of weddings is finally here and I began the month as matron of honor in my best friend Chelsen's wedding. She and her fiancé, Dackery, had been engaged for about a year, and long engagements usually breed big and more elaborate weddings.

Study: Same-sex weddings may lift Calif.'s economy (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Same-sex weddings could create hundreds of new jobs and pump hundreds of millions of dollars into California's economy, according to a new study released Monday.

Clerk vows to cut costs of weddings (Boston Globe) - Last year, Sherborn Town Clerk Carole Marple was pleased to become the 100th member of the Massachusetts Justices of the Peace Association to sign up for a program offering free wedding services to active-duty military personnel.

Same-sex weddings expected to boost state's economy (The Sacramento Bee) - It'll be a big wedding season as same-sex marriages become legal in California beginning next week, experts say.

Sacramento police will keep watch when gay weddings start (The Sacramento Bee) - The rift over gay marriage is as wide as can be – and authorities hope both sides will keep their distance next week to head off trouble when same-sex couples are legally allowed to wed.