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Beach weddings under pressure to get permits (KHNL News 8 Honolulu) - HONOLULU (AP) - The idyllic Hawaiian wedding is suffering a decline. The sagging national economy is a likely factor. But a state plan to crack down on permit requirements for commercial weddings that take advantage of Hawaii's biggest natural attraction could decrease the numbers even more.

State permit rule may chase weddings off beach (BizJournals) - The state's decision to require permits for all commercial weddings on Hawaii beaches is roiling the state's wedding-planning industry.

Public policy should guide beach weddings (Honolulu Advertiser) - It's the iconic tourism-industry photo op: The perfect wedding on a lovely, pristine stretch of Hawaiian beach.

Gay weddings coming to Half Moon Bay (San Mateo County Times) - The wedding that joined the Rev. Christie Hardwick and her wife, Jane Harper, was a long time in coming — but not nearly as long-awaited as the May court decision that made their wedding legal in California.

Are lavish weddings uniquely American? (The News Journal) - Money, to paraphrase the Beatles, can't buy you love. But it can certainly buy a lavish wedding, as noted in Rebecca Mead's new book, "One Perfect Day: The Selling of the American Wedding."

Five weddings and many funerals (Asia Times) - It was a tribal affair. Against a picture-perfect sunset, before a beige-colored cross and an altar made of the very Texas limestone that was also used to build her family's "ranch", veil-less in an Oscar de la Renta gown, the 26-year-old bride said her vows.

Court staffers take photos, video of nuptials (Miami Herald) - As couples try to save money on their weddings, Duval County is filling in some gaps.

Tonight & This Week in Rock: Coldplay, Fol Chen, Lukas Haas (LAist) - Lukas Haas plays at Spaceland tonight | Photo via his MySpace profile Today Dylan Tree @ The Derby Coldplay, Shearwater, Jon Hopkins @ The Forum Bloodcat Love, We Barbarians, Io Echo @ Detroit Bar Jail Weddings, Moris Tepper, Some Days, Listing Ship @ The Echo Plasticsoul, Liz Pappademas, Moving Picture Show @ Mr. T's Bowl Under the Influence of Giants, Lukas Haas, Paul Dillon ...

There have been a couple of really special weddings that I've been involved with lately. Special in that the brides ... (Rome Observer) - One important factor that two of them had in common was that they planned ahead at least a year in advance. Planning for such a pivotal event is so important when every detail has to be perfect. If you just throw your wedding together at the last minute, it will be just that, thrown together.

Weddings bells for Olivia Newton-John (The Star) - Veteran singer Olivia Newton-John has gotten married in a surprise ceremony. Newton-John married businessman John Easterling at her home in Malibu, California on July 4. The couple started dating last year.