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Ill-Advised Plan: Kidnap Girlfriend, Try to Marry Her

This alleged scheme involved a 1K-mile drive to Las Vegas, too

(Newser) - A Washington man apparently looking for a lifetime of wedded bliss could end up with five years in prison instead. Thomas Martin Pfeiffer, 22, was arrested early Friday and hit with a slew of charges, chief among them kidnapping. Police say he allegedly kidnapped his girlfriend on Thursday night and,...

Woman Stabs Fiance Over Wedding Colors

Krysta James charged with criminal domestic violence

(Newser) - Planning a wedding can be stressful. So stressful, in fact, you might feel the need to ... stab your fiance? Police say a South Carolina couple were discussing their upcoming wedding on Christmas Day when an argument broke out over the wedding's color scheme. When the groom-to-be tried to leave...

Deadly Mistake: Airstrike Hits Yemen Wedding Convoy

But suspected al-Qaeda fighters may have been in party, says one official

(Newser) - Apparently wedding parties look a lot like al-Qaeda convoys from the air? In what local media is calling a drone attack, at least 13 people were killed on their way to a wedding in Yemen yesterday; another 5 were injured, the AP reports. Reuters puts the death toll at 15....

Judge to Baker: You Must Serve Gay Weddings

Colorado cake-maker refused to contribute to same-sex ceremony

(Newser) - A baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex ceremony must serve gay couples despite his religious beliefs or face fines, a judge said today. The order from administrative law judge Robert N. Spencer said Masterpiece Cakeshop in suburban Denver discriminated against a couple "because of...

Why Wait? Returning Sailor, Fiancee Wed at Airport

Reno-Tahoe baggage-claim area hosts the reception

(Newser) - They were supposed to get married a year ago, but Dylan Ruffer's Navy deployment off the coast of Syria got extended. So when Ruffer finally arrived back home at the Reno-Tahoe airport last night, he and longtime sweetheart Madison Meinhardt made up for lost time: The 19-year-olds got hitched...

Groom Runs Off, Guest Marries Bride Instead

Indian family relieved at noble gesture

(Newser) - A 30-year-old man thought he was just going to be a guest at a wedding in India last week but he ended up being the groom, the Times of India reports. The bride's family apparently fought with the original groom Monday and he walked off angrily; he didn't...

Mom Slapped Daughter ... at Her Wedding: Cops

Leslie Duane says event 'was beautiful' though it landed her in jail

(Newser) - A Marlborough, Mass., wedding came to a crashing end Sunday when rather than see the newlyweds off in style, guests saw the bride's mom off to jail. Leslie Duane, 55, was reportedly drunk and causing a scene before she was led outside to leave, MetroWest Daily News reports. That'...

3 Daughters Marry on Last Day of Mom's Life

Swales sisters help mom's dream come true before she passes away

(Newser) - Becky Swales' dream: to see her three daughters get married. Georgia sisters Jodie , Sarah , and Kaylee Swales were already engaged, Fox Atlanta reported earlier this month, and when they found out their mother—who'd been fighting breast cancer for four years—had just months to live, they decided on...

Dying Dad Walks Daughter Down Aisle, With Help

Entire team of nurses, others volunteered their time

(Newser) - Scott Nagy, dying of metastatic urethral cancer, promised daughter Sarah he would walk her down the aisle on her wedding day. And, with the help of his nurses, he kept that promise Saturday in a Cleveland suburb, the Plain Dealer reports. A team of medical professionals volunteered their time: planning...

Guy Uses Girlfriend's Pinterest Page to Plan Dream Wedding

...as a surprise

(Newser) - Turns out Pinterest is good for something other than bookmarking recipes and crafts you're never really going to make: One resourceful boyfriend snuck onto the site and used his girlfriend's "Dream Wedding" pin board to actually create her dream wedding, the Daily Mail reports. It all started...

Canceled Wedding Turns Into Dinner for Homeless

Atlanta family donates swanky event, brings in 200 people

(Newser) - Willie and Carol Fowler were prepared to lose their deposits. Their daughter canceled her Georgia wedding with just 40 days' notice, and the venue, food, and entertainment were already paid for. Then Willie had "a vision," his wife tells ABC News . "I was in the process of...

LeBron Marries High School Sweetheart

Heat star gets hitched to longtime girlfriend Savannah Brinson

(Newser) - LeBron James put a ring on it: The Miami Heat star married longtime girlfriend Savannah Brinson yesterday, sources say, in a hush-hush wedding at San Diego's Grand Del Mar Hotel. The couple, who have two sons, have been together since high school, reports the AP ; James proposed on New...

Gay Couple: Bakery Wouldn't Make Us Wedding Cake

They file discrimination claim in Colorado

(Newser) - Do you have a right to not bake a cake for someone? Or the right to not be discriminated against by cake bakers? That's the issue at hand in a Colorado discrimination claim. David Mullins and Charlie Craig went into Masterpiece Cakeshop hoping to get a wedding cake to...

Joran Van der Sloot Is Getting Married

Conjugal visitor to wed convicted killer

(Newser) - Well, it's official: There really is someone for everyone, even literal lady killer Joran Van der Sloot. The convicted killer and alleged extortionist intends to get married next month in the Peruvian prison where he's serving a 28-year sentence, his lawyer, Maximo Altez, has announced. "He wants...

Qatar Marriage Rate Falls: Weddings Cost Too Much

Government steps in to help strapped grooms foot the bill

(Newser) - The government of Qatar is worried about the nation's falling marriage rate, and one of the reasons it cites for the decline isn't your standard fare: Weddings have become so expensive that would-be grooms—who traditionally foot the bill—are balking. How expensive? Al-Jazeera talks to one guy...

Ambitious Marriage Proposal Ends in Arrests

As many as 250 motorcycles blocked a Southern California freeway

(Newser) - Four men—including the would-be groom—have been arrested for a marriage proposal stunt in which hundreds of motorcycles blocked a Southern California freeway, authorities said today. The prospective groom and three of his friends were all booked for investigation of misdemeanor public nuisance and participating in an unlawful assembly....

Wedding Party Survives Balloon Crash

It crash-landed moments after vows

(Newser) - A couple in San Diego almost had one of the shortest weddings on record after taking their vows in a hot air balloon that crash-landed soon afterward. The balloon, with the couple and 11 others on board, missed its landing spot and almost clipped a power line before the basket...

World Marks 12-12-12
 World Marks 12-12-12 
Dec 12, 2012 3:40 AM CST

World Marks 12-12-12

Triple date celebrated in dozens of ways

(Newser) - If 12 is your lucky number, today is as good as it gets. This is 12-12-12, the last repeating date of its kind any of us are likely to ever see, and the superstitious are marking it in a lot more than 12 ways, the AP reports. Huge numbers of...

Saudi Wedding Gunfire Downs Power Line, Kills 25

Celebratory shooting ends in tragedy

(Newser) - At least 25 people attending a wedding last night in Saudi Arabia have died after celebratory gunfire brought down a power line, which may have started a blaze in a tent, reports al-Jazeera . But Reuters quotes an official who says the cable fell on a metal door, electrocuting guests who...

Luxe Hotel Mistakenly CC's Couple on Snooty Rejection

They're not our 'type of people,' says errant email

(Newser) - A British couple who wanted to have their wedding at a ritzy five-star hotel found out in a not-so-pleasant way it wasn't going to happen—the hotel's wedding planner sent off this email to her boss and accidentally cc'd the couple:
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