US groom mistakes bride for intruder, shoots her deadOctober 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A man in the US state of Florida shot his bride-to-be on the eve of their wedding after he mistook her for an intruder, local media reported Saturday. John Tabbut and his fiancee Nany Dinsmore, both aged 62, had been due to walk down the aisle Saturday.
Now, unwed Malaysian couple to be whipped for trying to have car sexSeptember 18th, 2009 SHAH ALAM - Following the whipping episode of the Malaysian model who was sentenced for drinking beer, an unmarried couple is now being subjected to the controversial canning sentence under the country's Sharia law for trying to have sex. Mohammad Shahrin Abd Majid, 29, and his lover Nadiah Najat Hussin, 24, pleaded guilty to attempting to have sex in a car, were fined 5,000 ringgits or 12 months' jail and ordered to be caned six times each, the New Strait Times Online reports.
Kiwi couple to wed in the nude!September 12th, 2009 WELLINGTON - New Zealanders Cherie Taylor and Shane Carson are set to make their marriage memorable as they prepare to exchange wedding vows in the nude. Hororata bride Taylor, 21 and her husband-to-be Carson, 25, are among five couples chosen by radio station 'The Edge' to compete in 'Nudie Nuptials' for the top prize.
Brit cop couple to marry on 9/9/9August 26th, 2009 LONDON - Brit coppers Jacqueline Felton and Michael Aldred have revealed that they have booked the best wedding date ever - 9/9/9. The two of them have decided on tying the knot on September 9, 2009, a date which very much has to do with their work.
Prince William 'you'll get married next', jokes groom palAugust 15th, 2009 LONDON - When Prince William attended a friend's wedding on Friday, the groom poked fun at him by saying "you'll be next". It all happened when William went to shake the groom Nicholas van Cutsem's hand, and to congratulate his bride Alice Hadden-Paton.
Man to enter Guinness book for making train-long wedding dress for brideJuly 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A Chinese man is set to enter the Guinness Book of World Records after making a wedding dress as long as a 1,579-m train for his lady love. Zhao Peng, from Jilin, a city in Jilin province, met his soon-to-be bride on the Internet.
Wedding bouquet tradition causes plane crash in ItalyJuly 13th, 2009 MOSCOW - The tradition of the bride throwing the wedding bouquet led to a plane crash in Livorno on Italy's western coast, a media report said. The centuries old tradition of the bride throwing the wedding bouquet to a group of single women turned into a tragedy after the happy couple hired a light plane in an effort to add some novelty to the custom, Corriere della Sera said.
Couple caught up in astronaut assault case plan to marry, no date set for weddingJuly 11th, 2009 Couple in astronaut assault case plan to marryMELBOURNE, Fla. — A Florida attorney says a couple who were rocketed into the public eye because of ex-astronaut Lisa Nowak are getting married.
Honour killings remain unchecked in LahoreJuly 6th, 2009 LAHORE - Honour killing seems to go on unchecked in Lahore as it claimed three lives in two incidents last week. It seems that it has become part and parcel of lives of Pakistanis.
US couple to become first to say "I do" in zero gravity!June 20th, 2009 London, Jun 20 (ANI): US couple Erin Finnegan and Noah Fulmor have opted for the ultimate in wedding venues. They will be the first couple to say, "I do" in zero gravity.
Newly wed couple, two children drown in PakistanJune 16th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - A newly wed couple and two children drowned and 18 were missing Tuesday when the boat in which they were travelling capsized on a canal in southern Pakistan, a media report said. The victims were heading home after a marriage party when the accident occurred in Sindh province, the NNI news agency reported.
Space fanatics to stage zero gravity wedding!June 4th, 2009 LONDON - Two space fanatics will have a wedding that is out of this world - literally. Noah Fulmor and Erin Finnegan will be floating - possibly upside down - as they say "I do" in a specially modified Boeing 727-200 departing Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canavera, Florida, US.
Taliban forcing families to marry daughters' to their operatives in SwatMay 20th, 2009 LAHORE - Besides challenging the writ of the government in Pakistan, the Taliban is also forcing people to marry off their daughters to its operatives. An unit of the Pakistan Army has reportedly rescued a family which claimed that the outlawed group forced them to marry their daughters in Matta tehsil of Swat.
The couple that got married during the London marathon!April 27th, 2009 LONDON - Two competitors turned man and wife after tying the knot during the 28th annual London Marathon. Rachel Pitt paced up the aisle to marry Garry Keates after taking a half-mile detour for their wedding.
Brit couple's Shrek-themed marriage!April 24th, 2009 LONDON - A Brit couple took their love for the film 'Shrek' to a different level all together, when they married donning costumes of the green ogre and Princess Fiona. Groom Keith, 44, and bride Christine, 40, of Barnstaple, Devon, expressed their love for the flick by covering themselves in green paint and wearing full costumes, while walking down the aisle.