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Not all are happy with big fat Sikh weddings (rediff.com) - Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee chief Paramjit Singh Sarna said he will hold a meeting of community leaders on July 28 to discuss ways to encourage simple weddings.

Sikh leaders in India call for simpler weddings, less ostentation (Associated Press via Yahoo! India News) - Endless buffets, rivers of alcohol and extravagant decorations have become staples at upper-class Indian weddings _ but Sikh leaders are considering creating guidelines to tone down the glittering events, a newspaper reported Saturday.

Farm offers 'weddings' for pets (BBC News) - A farm is offering pet weddings for people who want their dog, cat or farmyard animal to get married.

Bagpipes tied to fire departments (The State) - Where did the association of bagpipes with fire stations originate? One of the best explanations we could find comes from a 1997 article in the Ohio Fire Chief. What follows was taken largely from that article. Bagpipes long have been a part of Celtic weddings, funerals, ceilis (dances) and other ceremonies. When the Irish and Scottish immigrated into the United States, they brought along many ...

In the days of destination weddings, guests' expenses include more than price of a gift (Midland Reporter-Telegram) - Associated Press It wasn't long ago that attending a friend's wedding meant spending a Saturday night eating prime rib and dancing to cover versions of "Louie Louie" and "Brown Eyed Girl.

No fat weddings: Delhi's Sikh clergy (The Times of India) - NEW DELHI: No non-vegetarian food, no liquor, no frills and no evening ceremonies — these are among the ‘guidelines’ being contemplated by the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (DSGPC) for Sikh marriages in the Capital.

Making Arrangements Opens In St. Elmo (The Chattanoogan) - Sue Solteau Wright and Gloria Mendonsa have been working for months getting their shop ready to open. "Making Arrangements" specializes in custom cut flower arrangements and is available for weddings, receptions, holiday home decorations as well as individual carry out arrangements.

No fat weddings: Delhi's Sikh clergy (The Times of India) - No non-vegetarian food, no liquor, no frills and no evening ceremonies - these are among the ‘guidelines’ being contemplated by the DSGPC for Sikh marriages in the Capital.

Friendly Encounters: Eriksson Era Kicks Off (4thegame.com) - With lavish weddings, sun-kissed holidays and endless rounds of golf now just a distant memory, Premier League players have returned to their clubs to stroll through some friendly matches with lower league clubs or jet off to far away lands to rake in some cash from football-crazy locals.

Women rethink big weddings and plan ceremonies on their own terms (The Enterprise Ledger) - Colleen Curran had the man. After five years, he gave her a ring. But unlike many of the newly engaged, saying "yes" didn't send the Milwaukee native sprinting for childhood scrapbooks jammed with wedding day blueprints.