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Caribbean Familymoons, Destination Weddings Are Hot, Hot, Hot! 65 Percent of Second Marriages Include Children (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - The National Stepfamily Resource Center estimates that 43 percent of all U.S. weddings are second marriages; roughly 65 percent of those involve children. And, ever more popular, Caribbean familymoons reassure children from previous marriages that they are a welcome part of the new family.

Video: Gay Weddings (FOX 6 News San Diego) - Balboa Park is a popular place for weddings. Today it hosted it's first gay wedding. Erica Fox takes us to the park for the ceremony and to hear from the newlyweds. 6/21/08

Permits now required for all beach weddings in Hawaii (KHNL News 8 Honolulu) - HONOLULU (KHNL) - Lovebirds looking to tie the knot on Hawaii's beaches will now need to get a permit. The Department of Land and Natural Resources will be actively enforcing the need for a Right of Entry permit for all weddings taking place on State beaches after June 16, 2008.

Weekend of weddings in California (Planet Out via Yahoo! News) - SUMMARY: The city of West Hollywood hosts a daylong marriage marathon Saturday for about 100 same-sex couples, officiated by council members and administrators.

Jewish couples and activists turnout for Calif. gay weddings (JTA) - j. the Jewish news weekly of Northern California As dozens of gay couples celebrated legal weddings at San Francisco City Hall, Jews representing numerous organizations set up a chupah, volunteers passed out plates of marble cake frosted with the phrase "Mazel Tov" and invited couples to partake in rituals.

Wed Like A Celeb - For Less (CBS News) - Weddings in exotic destinations aren't just for the rich and famous anymore. Antonia Van Der Meer, editor-in-chief of Modern Bride magazine, has ideas on how today's bride-to-be can wed like a celebrity even in tight economic times.

14 memorable movie weddings (Entertainment Weekly) - By Gary Susman In honor of June's brides and grooms, we look at some beloved onscreen nuptials, including those that really took the cake (''My Big Fat Greek Wedding'') -- and others that didn't quite come off without a hitch (''Old School'')

14 memorable movie weddings (Entertainment Weekly) - In honor of June brides and grooms, we invite you to onscreen nuptials that took the cake -- or had a hitch

Gay weddings come to Calif. (The Ohio University Post) - SAN FRANCISCO - In an open challenge to California law, city authorities performed at least 15 same-sex weddings yesterday and issued about a dozen more marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples.

Identical NY twins marry in double ceremony (AP via Yahoo! News) - Here comes the bride. Wait, here she comes again! Identical twin sisters Francine and Maria Munafo have added their weddings to the list of special events they've shared by marrying in a double ceremony in suburban New York.