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Love on the beach

Sarah Ring and James Whitaker got married with bare feet in the sand in a dream wedding at Port Douglas.

Church weddings for unchristened?

Stained glass window. The Anglican Church is looking to woo brides and grooms back to their chapels by relaxing requirements.

White on

Detail on a dress from Reem Acra. Strapless was the big look at the at a New York bridal show where it was all about the detail.

Vienna to host world's first divorce fair

Just divorced sign hanging on a car. Vienna is to host what organisers have dubbed the world's first "divorce fair" this month.

Hunter Valley heads wedding wish list

The Hunter Valley is an increasingly popular wedding destination for local and foreign couples alike.

I-do-it-yourself ... the perfect wedding

Wedding cake figurines. A DIY wedding is the cheap and cheerful option but it's a lot of work for a lot of people.

Union of cultures in PNG

Rose Bemu and Peter Kranz enjoyed a traditional ceremony in the Port Moresby Botanical Gardens.

Sweden bans dads in the aisle

Swedish pastors are disallowing the traditional giving away of the bride because it's sexist.

Diana's fairytale dress still fascinates

** FILE  ** Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Diana are seen on their wedding day in this July 29 1981 file photo in St. Pauls Cathedral  in London. Prince Charles is to marry his partner Camilla Parker Bowles, the prince's office said Thursday, Feb. 10, 2005. Handwoven silk, antique lace, pure gold thread and 10,000 pearls - it's the wedding dress of dreams.

Venice bans wedding rice

RISSOTO .  ARBORIO RICE .   JENNIFER SOO Venice officials want to take one ingredient out of a romantic Venetian wedding - rice.

True love rarer than ever

SBS series divorce stories. supplied for   050918.husband and wife, wedding dress, marriage, divorce The search for a soulmate has become a challenge of unprecedented complexity, a study indicates.

Couples re-wed en masse

Sydney is home to a new world record after hosting the largest ever group of couples renewing marriage vows.

Menopause may prompt divorce

Generic photo-illustration divorce marriage break up couplesSMH PUFF FOR GOOD WEEKEND POINTER 18-10-2003(NO CAPTION INFORMATIUON PROVIDED) It's an old story - they're middle-aged, the children are grown, she gets a career and he gets a new wife.

Name game loses shame

More young women are taking their husband's surname, research has found.

Here comes the haute couture bride

High-end couture is in vogue with brides, with vivid colours joining traditional white and ivory.

Trashing the tulle

A new trend in wedding photography gives brides the chance to farewell their dresses and get dirty.

Saying 'I do' in Sin City

More than 122,000 couples marry in Las Vegas each year, making it the world's No. 1 wedding destination.

Brides on the run

According to family legend, my mother fainted. His mother definitely called us rats. Our dads were quietly ecstatic. You guessed it, we eloped.

Wife-carrying championship in Finland

Estonians have taken gold and silver at the world wife-carrying championships in Finland, defying rain and exhaustion to stumble along a path with women clinging upside-down to their backs.

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Eva's wedding

Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria marries French basketball player Tony Parker.

Fairytale wedding

Eva Longoria and French basketball supremo Tony Parker will marry at a 17th century chateau in France.

Just married

James Packer weds his bride, Erica Baxter, in the historic town of Antibes.