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More Weddings, More Business for Southern Delaware (WBOC Salisbury) - GEORGETOWN - The number of ceremonies George Parish performs has grown 40% since 2006. That is just what the Sussex County Clerk of the Peace wants to see.

Britain debates value of marriage (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News) - As nuptials go, it was like something from Four Weddings and a Funeral. Bridesmaids dithered demurely, kids shrieked on a bouncy castle, conversation burbled and, later on, the groom crooned and people danced badly to "Play that funky music."

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.

Village Readies For Cruise-Holmes Nuptials (CBS News) - Weddings are usually happy occasions, and CBS News correspondent Allen Pizzey says a wedding that hasn't even happened has already made the mayor of a small Italian town happy.

Vegas Strikes A Blow To Spontaneity (CBS News) - Some might call it a new form of midnight madness. Others, a move towards sanity. Either way, lovebirds are on notice: middle-of-the-night weddings in Las Vegas now require a license ? purchased before midnight.

Muslim board for reform but ties women to Shariat code (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News) - To "cleanse" implementation of Islamic laws, especially in the wake of adverse public opinion over cases like that of Imrana in western UP, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board has decided to set up a Moaashra committee to look at "social reform" but wants all matters relating to women's entitlement - from weddings to inheritance to meher, divorce and maintenance - dealt only by the ...

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.

Oprah The Wedding Crasher (CBS News) - Oprah Winfrey was a surprise guest at several Tulsa weddings over the weekend. The TV star posed for pictures and dropped off gifts while her visits were caught on camera.

From 'killing fields' to weddings (Coshocton Tribune) - PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Our first month in Cambodia has been unlike any period of time in our lives. Mary Lee and I have seen much happiness in the smiles and faces of the humble people we are associating with, as well as the worst state of poverty we have ever experienced.

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.