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Boston Marathon Runners Don't Let Terror Attack Stop Their Wedding

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:18:35 +0000

Robert Watling and Kelli Johnston are a speedy pair. In fact, Watling proposed to Johnston last October after they completed the Chicago Marathon, which was one of the many 26.2 mile races the couple had completed together.

Given their shared history of racing together -- their first date was a 5K race -- getting married after the Boston Marathon seemed like the natural thing to do.

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Newly Divorced Woman Launches Wedding Ring Into Space

Marla Rosenthal — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 21:29:27 +0000

In the wake of a failed marriage there are many questions. While, "what should I do with my wedding band?" probably isn't atop the "post matrimony to-do list", it's still a loaded question. Recent divorcee Rebecca Gibbs, an uber-creative New Zealander faced with that very question, decided to take matters into her own hands and launch the symbol of her failed marriage into space.

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The Real Story Behind Throwing Rice at Weddings

Carl Pettit — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:12:05 +0000

When a newly married couple exits a church, a synagogue, a courthouse or wherever they’ve just tied the knot, people often shower them with rice (not the sticky kind, of course). Most of us have seen this in the movies or in real life.

If you’re wondering how this grain-throwing tradition came about, don’t fret. We’re going to tell you.

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Honeymoon Registries Are the New Trend at Weddings

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:13:38 +0000

These days, it’s almost unusual for a couple not to be living together before getting married, meaning when they do tie the knot they often already have items such as food processors and linen sets — which have long been staples of the traditional wedding registry.

So more and more couples are eschewing this tradition and opting for honeymoon registries. According to the website Honeymoonwishes.com, this is how the registry works:

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Elderly Couple's Leap Day Wedding Is One for the Record Books

Shauna Wright — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 19:27:44 +0000

While some women observed the centuries-old tradition of proposing to their men on Leap Day, an elderly couple used the occasion to tie the knot — and it seems to have landed them in the record books.

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