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Say Mazel Tov To Underwater Weddings
There’s nothing more special than a bride’s big day, especially when that day takes place under the water. Pro Dive International, out of Ft. Lauderdale, is looking to get into the underwater wedding ceremony business. They’re recruiting priests and pastors to help facilitate their new service, but right now they are focusing on Jewish weddings—complete with the groom smashing a light bulb with his flipper.
The company is testing out using microphones underwater so that the bride and groom can clearly understand “I do.” Video is streamed back to the boat where friends and family can watch, and of course, wonder why their loved ones chose this unique kind of wedding. As long as there’s an open bar, we're sure an underwater wedding is just as good as any other.
For now the dive shop is getting everything ready, but they expect that full wedding packages will be available soon. They’re thinking that things will start at $1,500, and like most weddings, the price will go up from there depending on what you want. At least you can cut out the cost for flowers at a SCUBA wedding, but a nice bouquet of seaweed and algae should compliment any color wetsuit.
Related Stories: [Photo of a happy couple: vonlohmann]
· Pro Dive International [Official Site]
· Fort Lauderdale Scuba Shop to Perform Underwater Wedding Ceremonies [Sun Sentinel]
· Scuba coverage [Jaunted]
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Oh Romeo, Romeo, Wherefore Art Thy Marriage License?
The ultimate in romantic wedding travel might just have started up in Italy: the city of Verona will now let you get married on the balcony made famous by Romeo and Juliet.
Tourists have long been flocking to the Capello family mansion as it's believed that Shakespeare based the famous Capulets on these guys. But Verona's council have now made it possible for anyone to exchange vows and wedding rings up on the balcony.
Before you book your flights, you should know that romance don't come cheap. If you're an EU citizen the marriage license will cost you €700, and for those without an EU passport, be ready to shell out €900 ($1,280). You'd better be either rich or absolutely sure about your star-crossed lover.
Related Stories:
· Modern Romeos and Juliets Can Tie Knot in Verona [Reuters]
· Wedding Travel Coverage [Jaunted]
[Photo: MaO]
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Bruce Willis Won't Let Caribbean Economy 'Die Hard'
With Caribbean resorts and hotels offering tons of incentives to lure guests away from watching their stock portfolio crash and burn, it's nice to see that Bruce Willis has manned up and done what we could not do--he chose Parrot Cay in the Turks and Caicos as his destination wedding location.
Bruce married model girlfriend Emma Heming at his private home with tons of celebs in attendance, including ex-wife Demi Moore and her hubby Ashton Kutcher. Word is that all those invitees were shacked up at hotels nearby. Could the brand-new Gansevoort Turks and Caicos have been one of them? Or perhaps the hideout favored by Derek Jeter and his galpal Minka Kelly at the Nikki Beach Resort was used?
We checked Demi and Ashton's Twitter profiles (here and here) but there were no real clues about where they were shacking up. Although, Ashton did post a pic of Demi bending over in her white bikini and she felt the need to tweet "I am madly in love with my husband!" on Bruce's wedding day.
Either way, we bet the island is breathing a sigh of relief over the cash influx on the island. See, celebrities can do good!
Related Stories:
· Celebs Who Twitter [Jaunted]
· It's Wedding Bells for Bruce Willis! [US Weekly]
[Photo: SMH]
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Wedding Travel: Gettin' Married on a Jet Plane
We've always thought the best part about getting married is the honeymoon, and what faster way to cut to the honeymoon is there than actually getting married on the plane?
That may have been part of the reason for Australian couple Jenny Huntingford and Ettore Rapino to plan their wedding for tomorrow on a Virgin Blue Boeing 737 at Brisbane Airport. The couple will have their ceremony on the airplane but then adjourn to the Virgin Blue lounge for the reception--complete with a wedding cake in the shape of a jet.
We're hoping that from there it's a quick move over to the departure lounge to head out on their honeymoon flight. If they've scrimped on a low cost carrier for the wedding location and flight then we're hoping that at least the honeymoon will be in a luxurious destination.
Related Stories:
· Brisbane Couple to Marry on Aircraft [Herald Sun]
· Virgin Blue Coverage [Jaunted]
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If The Dress Fits, Marry Her
Time for another lesson in marriage proposals the Eastern European way. In Serbia, we know men make wedding proposals by spelling out their request with taxis. A bit further east in Romania, one man recently used a Cinderella-style proposal when his fiancée dropped him four days before the wedding: he announced in his hometown that he'd marry whichever girl fitted into the wedding dress!
He's now recommending this to all the local men as the way to find the love of their lives, after the new bride turned out to be a perfect match for him. So let's get some bridal travel going: head to the Malu Mare commune in Dolj country, Southeastern Romania, and attend a few wedding gown fitting sessions until you find your Romanian Prince Charming. It's gotta have a success rate at least as good as speed dating.
[Photo: JumpinJack]
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· Jilted Groom Finds Fitting New Bride [Ananova]
· Asking For Her Hand ... [Jaunted]
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Goat to the Altar
Looks like they observe the Pottery Barn Rule even in Sudan. A Sudanese man has been forced to wed a goat after he was caught in flagrante delicto with the creature. According to the BBC, the owner of the goat spotted the man in his yard, he caught him, tied the man up, and brought him to a Sudanese council of elders for judgement.
The elders in the Upper Nile region of Sudan decreed that the man pay the goat's owner a $50 dowry, since he had "already used the goat as his wife". No word yet if there are any plans for a honeymoon, but according to the goat's original owner says "We have given him the goat, and as far as we know they are still together". Part of us hopes that this is just some weird promotion for the Borat movie, but mostly we like the idea of a goat in a wedding dress.
[Image via lillian.manlyman/Flickr]
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· Sudan Man Marries Goat [BBC]
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Asking for Her Hand in Holy Matrimony and a Ride Across Town
This week we have to go as far as Serbia to find the world's most romantic man. His name is Vujadin and he hails from sunny Arandjelovac (famous for a spa and "pleasing hills"), a short drive south-east of Belgrade.
Vujadin had the original idea of paying a bunch of cab drivers to each paint a letter on their vehicle and drive up to his girlfriend's house--in the correct order. The letters spelled udaj se za mene, or "marry me" in Serbian.
These kind of public marriage proposals are all a bit risky--look at what happens to people who propose at Yankee Stadium, where fans are likely to shout "Say no!"--but luckily for this son of Arandjelovac, the gal said yes. And now, all twelve of those Serbian taxis now have an inexplicable letter painted on their side.
[Image via moriza/Flickr]
Related stories:
Lovestruck Serb Proposes Marriage Using Taxis [All Headline News]
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The Chinese Brides Stripped Bare
Here's a Chinese trend we don't see catching on in the decadent West -- naked wedding photos. We hasten to add it's primarily the brides getting naked in "tasteful" poses.
The moms, they don't like is so much. Says one, "Some photo studios . . allow young women to have their photos taken in bikinis or with nothing on at all. I hope the authorities will do something." For at least one bride getting the cheesecake treatment, it's carpe diem all the way: "If we can record how nice we look when we are young by taking photos, why shouldn't we? People grow older, fatter and uglier."
Related Stories:
· And the bride wore... very little indeed [Telegaph]
· Naked wedding photos a hit [Yahoo]
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The Lowdown on Vegas Chapels
Susan Marg's Las Vegas Weddings aims to be nothing less than the "ultimate guide to getting hitched, Elvis style." Sure, there's lots of gossip about the celebrities and others who've gotten hitched for eternity -- or perhaps just for a few days (as our Britney did). Even better, the book also gives you the rundown on 40-odd chapels in town, so you can start planning your own tacky nuptials.
Related Stories:
· Las Vegas Weddings [Official site]
· Tales from the Chapel [Column by Susan Marg]
· The Renewlywed Game [Washington Post]
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Wedding of the Year
Have you been slogging to the same old weddings every weekend this summer? Here's one you only wish you had gone to-
As reported in USA Today a couple in Clinton, Iowa got married aboard an old DC-3. While they exchanged vows in the air, the guests seated on the steaming tarmac were able to listen to the whole affair via loudspeakers.
The best part is how they met (p.s. he is the manager of Clinton Municipal Airport):
"They met here at the Clinton Airport at a steak-fry," Scobee said. "So it was a perfect idea to bring their wedding back to where they began."
Repeat after us, you will attend every wedding you are invited to this summer and be thankful you are not listening from a blazing tarmac.
