Brit couple’s Shrek-themed marriage!

September 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - It has emerged that August and September are the peak months in which divorces happen in China. It was revealed that in August more than 190 couples in Zhongyuan district of Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan province, got divorced, which is 54 more than the previous month, reports the China Daily.

September 14th, 2009 MELBOURNE - While homosexual marriages are not legal everywhere, most of the gays in Australia prefer marriage to other form of relationships, a survey has revealed. Researchers at the University of Queensland (UQ) conducted a survey of those attracted to the same sex in Australia.

September 11th, 2009 LONDON - A Brit woman, who has spent 31-years looking for Mr Right, thinks that she has finally found him in her sixth husband. Lady Rosemaris Chanie-Cridge, 50, a former dancer and actress, saw her five previous marriages last between 18 months and ten years, with her choices ranging from a wealthy property developer to a Texan Marine named Butch Gayheart.

September 9th, 2009 BEIJING - Tens of thousands of Chinese couples rushed to tie the knot across the country to mark Wednesday's special date 09/09/09, hoping that the "triple 9 day" will bring them luck and eternal love. In Mandarin Chinese, the number "9" is pronounced the same as the word "jiu" which means "forever, perpetual or eternal".

August 10th, 2009 LONDON - More than 200 British couples are flying off to Greece for Mama Mia-style weddings. A travel agency is offering a special 'Mamma Mia! marriage' package to couples for custom-made ceremonies with the same rustic charm as the one seen in the romantic comedy featuring Meryl Streep, Colin Firth, and Pierce Brosnan.

July 23rd, 2009 LONDON - The Church of England has issued new guidelines welcoming unmarried couples with kids to be able to baptise their children and get married in the same ceremony. A 'family friendly' service means a marriage will now be able to merge with a thanksgiving or baptism ceremony for a child.

July 23rd, 2009 Church of England offers combined wedding, baptismLONDON — The Church of England is offering couples a two-for-one service — marriage for them and baptisms for their children. The church is recognizing the changing reality of British families, it said Thursday.

June 22nd, 2009 MELBOURNE - Newlywed couples are ditching "till death do us part" wedding vows in favour of "the get out clause", just in case their love "shall falter or fail". Celebrants have revealed that couples are replacing "lifelong commitment" clause with pledges "as long as our love lasts".

June 16th, 2009 LONDON - A newly launched packaged tour is luring Brit lesbians by offering marriage and fertility deal in Spain. And, thus, a large number of lesbians in UK are turning to Spanish fertility clinics, as they seek insemination where sperm donors still have a right to anonymity.

June 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Want to have great sex with your partner? Well, then wait for four years. That's the conclusion of a new survey which revealed that couples enjoy the best sex of their lives when they have been together for four years.

June 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Despite the absence of right to marry, gay and lesbian couples are forming long-term and committed relationships, suggests a new US study. However, they would get married if they could in order to secure legal rights - such as retirement and healthcare benefits.

May 27th, 2009 LONDON - Frank and Anita Milford, aged 101 and 100 respectively, celebrated their 81st wedding anniversary yesterday. And, in case, you're wondering what's keeping their marriage alive, well the answer is pretty 'mundane' - regular rows! The couple, who became man and wife in 1928, met at a YMCA dance in Plymouth, where they still live.

April 6th, 2009 LONDON - A new survey has revealed that Brit couples have, on average, 156 arguments a year. This means that they spend two full days fighting each other, reports the Sun.

January 27th, 2009 LONDON - Children's film 'Shrek' is the most loved movie by adults, revealed a poll. The poll was conducted by onepoll.com and 3000 fans were asked to chose thier favourite children film, reports mirror.co.uk.

December 26th, 2008 LONDON - British TV star James Corden is slated for the role of Shrek when the hit broadway musical moves to Britain. The award-winning actor-writer-producer, who appears in BBC comedy 'Gavin and Stacey', is lined up to play the loveable ogre when Kate Winslet's director husband Sam Mendes takes the show to London's west end the coming year, reports contactmusic.com.