International Business News - Wedding http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif A Pakistani court has freed the parents of a 5-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy on bail a day after police raided an illegal wedding for the children. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081101/pakistan-court-frees-parents-who-tried-to-wed-kids.htm Sat, 01 Nov 2008 11:38:53 EDT Police raided a wedding between a 7-year-old boy and a 5-year-old girl in Pakistan's largest city, arresting the Muslim cleric officiating at the ceremony and the children's parents, a senior officer said Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081031/pakistan-police-raid-child-wedding.htm Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:05:17 EDT A couple who met on CBS' "Survivor: China" have won an $80,000 wedding in a promotion sponsored by the Charleston, South Carolina, convention and visitors bureau. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081024/survivor-china-cast-mates-win-80-000-wedding.htm Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:11:35 EDT Gay couples from around California and the nation are feverishly tying the knot ahead of Election Day to avoid missing out if voters approve a ballot initiative aimed at banning same-sex marriage. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/151577-gay-marriage-wedding-rush.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081013/gay-couples-rush-to-wed-ahead-of-calif-election.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081013/gay-couples-rush-to-wed-ahead-of-calif-election.htm Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:59:25 EDT A Romanian Cabinet minister was fired Tuesday after he used a government helicopter to make it to his wedding on time. Romanian Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu fired Education Minister Cristian Adomnitei, 33, after it emerged that Adomnitei and another minister had attended a government meeting in Bucharest on Saturday, then rode the helicopter 300 miles (485 kilometers) to Iasi, where Adomnitei was getting married that day. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/romanian-minister-fired-after-wedding-copter-ride.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:15:06 EDT A Hawaii wedding business has been accused of arranging sham marriages for foreign bar hostesses working in Honolulu, federal officials said. Gwn Ja Kim, owner of Introductions in Paradise Inc., and three others are accused of immigration fraud in U.S. District Court. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/federal-charges-for-hawaii-wedding-business.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:00:00 EDT It generally has flowers, and a clergyman is often present, but this was a first for a local funeral home. Jason and Rachael Storm held their wedding at Starks and Menchinger Family Funeral Home, where he is a funeral director. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080901/michigan-couple-tie-the-knot-at-funeral-home.htm Mon, 01 Sep 2008 10:34:28 EDT Most states don't recognize gay marriage--but now Hallmark does. The nation's largest greeting card company is rolling out same-sex wedding cards--featuring two tuxedos, overlapping hearts or intertwined flowers, with best wishes inside. "Two hearts. One promise," one says. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/113274-gay-wedding-cards.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/now-on-the-hallmark-aisle-gay-marriage-cards.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/now-on-the-hallmark-aisle-gay-marriage-cards.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:10:24 EDT A New York state man has been arrested for getting too close to his bride on their wedding day. Police say Timothy Cole quarreled with a wedding guest at a party Friday after wedding his ex-wife in Batavia (buh-TAY'-vee-uh). http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080811/groom-charged-with-being-too-near-bride-at-wedding.htm Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:33:55 EDT A New York state man has been arrested for getting too close to his bride on their wedding day. Police said Timothy Cole quarreled with a wedding guest at a party Friday after wedding his ex-wife in Batavia. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080811/man-arrested-for-going-near-his-bride.htm Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:34:34 EDT It was Katie and Darren's wedding day and they were in the clouds--strapped to the top of biplanes reciting vows 1,000 feet above the earth. Katie Hodgson, 23, took to the skies Tuesday in a full bridal gown on the top wing of red-and-white plane operated by Team Guinot, a group of stunt pilots. Groom Darren McWalters, 24, flew by her side on an identical plane, while Rev. George Bringham--flying ahead of the couple--married them over an airborne communications system. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/103745-britain-air-wedding.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080805/uk-couple-wed-strapped-to-wings-of-2-airplanes.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080805/uk-couple-wed-strapped-to-wings-of-2-airplanes.htm Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:28:16 EDT A Tampa bride-to-be who defied doctors' expectations after being told she had a year to live four years ago has celebrated another victory--she and her fiancee won a $100,000 dream wedding. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/fla-cancer-survivor-wins-dream-wedding.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:41:45 EDT A Tampa bride-to-be who defied doctors' expectations after being told she had a year to live four years ago celebrated another victory Tuesday--she and her fiancee won a $100,000 dream wedding. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080715/cancer-survivor-wins-100-000-dream-wedding.htm Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:44:00 EDT Who may now kiss the bride when there are two grooms? Since the state of California began issuing marriage certificates to same-sex couples earlier this month, questions about wedding rituals and etiquette--not just politics--have grown faster than a wedding reception guest list. With no long-established gay wedding traditions, partners-to-be and the wedding industry are making it up as they go along. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/82770-lifestyles-gay-wedding-rituals.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/at-gay-weddings-traditions-remain-strong-pull.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/at-gay-weddings-traditions-remain-strong-pull.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:37:16 EDT The male moose mascot of a tiny North Dakota town has a mate, and she's the city's namesake. Joe the Moose has long been the mascot on the sign leading into Anamoose, in north-central North Dakota. But officials of the town of about 260 decided to give him a mate, Ana, and held a mock wedding Saturday in celebration. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080629/theres-plenty-of-moose-ing-around-in-n-d-town.htm Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:49:40 EDT A bride's unusual effort to raise funds online for her wedding has led to a decidedly unconventional result--corporate sponsorship of her special day. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/va-bride-gets-beverage-company-to-sponsor-wedding.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:28:51 EDT A bride's unusual effort to raise funds online for her wedding has led to a decidedly unconventional result--corporate sponsorship of her special day. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/va-bride-gets-beverage-company-to-sponsor-wedding.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:14:29 EDT 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. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080623/identical-ny-twins-marry-in-double-ceremony.htm Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:51:24 EDT Tourists gaped at six stunning wedding dresses displayed at Ripley's Believe It or Not! in New York's Times Square. The fashionable white frocks were fashioned entirely of toilet paper. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080620/toilet-paper-wedding-dress-wins-national-contest.htm Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:19:38 EDT Tourists gaped at six stunning wedding dresses displayed at Ripley's Believe It or Not! in New York's Times Square. The fashionable white frocks were fashioned entirely of toilet paper. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/75965-charmin-toilet-paper-wedding-dress.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080620/toilet-paper-wedding-dress-wins-national-contest.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080620/toilet-paper-wedding-dress-wins-national-contest.htm Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:02:41 EDT