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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.

This Week: It's Official (CBS News) - Celebrity weddings, a mogul's breakup, a reality star's reprieve, an idol's death ? and another one's game of footsie ? dominated this week's headlines.

Green alternatives decrease wedding waste (Daily Nebraskan) - When people think about weddings, they probably don't think of veggie kabobs and hemp tuxedos. But more and more Americans are leaning toward greener, more environmentally friendly weddings. "There's no real definition of a green wedding," said Emily Main, senior editor for National Geographic's "The Green Guide.

Wedding crashers preventable with added security (Daily Nebraskan) - There may be no larger social event than a wedding, bringing together friends and family from across the county. But weddings can also attract the greatest of freeloaders: wedding crashers. The practice of wedding crashing has come into the national spotlight since the movie "Wedding Crashers" emerged in 2005.

Some money-saving tips for weddings (The Herald-Mail) - If you are, expect to pay prime prices, said Leah Ingram author of "Tie the Knot on a Shoestring." Bridal magazine The Knot (www.theknot.com) adds Valentine's Day and New Year's Eve to the list of dates to avoid.

Price of Sussex weddings may rise (The Daily Times) - GEORGETOWN — If you live in Philadelphia and want a wedding performed on the beach by the Sussex County Clerk of The Peace, you may very well pick up a marriage license in Wilmington.

His and her weddings (San Jose Mercury News) - ATLANTA - Many grooms have endured weeks of shopping and errands alongside their often crazed brides-to-be.

College football games override possible wedding dates (Daily Nebraskan) - "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." Those words, written by philosopher George Santayana in 1905, probably weren't intended as advice on when to schedule wedding dates. Or more accurately, when not to. For decades, as brides and grooms have decided when their weddings will be, many have been snubbed by their guests for overlooking an essential point for a ...