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Greece's first gay weddings defy church and state (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Greece's first gay weddings were held on Tuesday when two couples, abetted by a sympathetic local mayor, defied the threat of criminal charges and the wrath of the Orthodox church to tie the knot on a tiny Aegean island.

Greece holds first gay weddings (Stuff) - Greece's first gay weddings were held when two couples, abetted by a sympathetic local mayor, defied the threat of criminal charges and the wrath of the Orthodox church to tie the knot on a tiny Aegean island.

Weddings go online in Wandsworth (Wandsworth Guardian) - Weddings are going online with Wandsworth Council launching webcams to cover ceremonies at their register office. Webcams have been hooked up in both the Victoria and Alexandra rooms allowing guest who couldn't make the ceremony to watch live from their computers.

1st gay weddings in Greece (News 24 South Africa) - Greece's first gay weddings have been held, after two couples defied the threat of criminal charges and the wrath of the Orthodox church to tie the knot.

Gay Weddings Could Boost California Economy by $370 Million (The Advocate) - M.V. Lee Badgett, research director at the Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy at the UCLA School of Law, estimates that gay weddings could add $370 million to the state economy over the next three years, according to a story in the Los Angeles Times.

Expert: Calif. gay weddings worth $370 million (Planet Out via Yahoo! News) - SUMMARY: The UCLA think tank's estimate assumes that about half California's 92,000 same-sex couples will get married and will each spend $8,040 to do so.

First same-sex weddings performed in Greece (International Herald Tribune) - Defying threats of prosecution and mounting public wrath, the mayor of a remote Greek island performed the country's first same-sex marriages on Tuesday.

First Same-Sex Weddings Held in Greece (The Advocate) - Two same-sex Greek couples, one gay and one lesbian, were married Tuesday in the first civil ceremonies of their kind in Greece, on the isle of Tilos.

Aegean island mayor charged for conducting Greece's first gay weddings (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News) - ATHENS, Greece - The mayor of a tiny Aegean Sea island was charged with breach of duty after conducting Greece's first same-sex marriage ceremonies Tuesday in defiance of a prosecutor's order calling such nuptials illegal.

Taking the Stress out of Weddings (Kinston Free Press) - Weddings are expensive, stressful and time consuming. They can cause fights between potential brides and grooms, their parents and their friends, all of whom can have very different visions of what the perfect wedding would be.