Miley Cyrus engaged to Aussie Actor Liam Hemsworth

Hollywood celebrity Miley Cyrus is engaged to her Australian actor boyfriend Liam Hemsworth. The on-and-off couple of three years met when they co-starred in the movie “The Last Song” in 2009.

“I’m so happy to be engaged and look forward to a lifetime of happiness with Liam,” Cyrus told People magazine in a recent statement. Hemsworth equally ecstatic said, “Thank you for all the support. We are both very happy”.

With a 3.5-carat diamond ring, Hemsworth proposed to Cyrus last May 31, despite rumors that circulated that they were engaged since March of early this year.  According to Los Angeles based jewelry shop, Neil Lane Jewelry, the ring is carved with a diamond floral motif in an art nouveau pattern. The center stone is also said to date back since the late 19^th century. Hemsworth shared that the contemporary design of the engagement ring is based on vintage aesthetics. “The light flashes and sparkles no matter where she moves her hand.” says groom-to-be.

Cyrus, known to be very vocal on the social networking site Twitter, expressed her gratitude to her supporters. “Thank you for all the love today :)” she tweeted. She followed her statement by saying “I’m happy to share this news with you all. I feel like all my dreams are coming true. Life is beautiful.”

Miley Cyrus' Twitter Account

Cyrus is currently working on a new album while Hemsworth is filming in New Orleans for his upcoming movie “Empire State”. The Hollywood actor is also expected to co-star in a movie with Harrison Ford before starting to film the next “Hunger Games” installment.

Although Cyrus is just 19 years old, her father, Country singer Billy Ray Cyrus is thrilled with the news. Miley’s dad tweeted, “All I ever hoped for as a daddy was to see my kids reach their dreams”. He followed by saying “To find happiness, peace of mind... and someday know... true love.”

Miley Cyrus’ ticket to stardom started when she starred on the Disney TV series, “Hannah Montana”. Soon after, she launched her recording career and sold out venues all over the world. She also appeared in several movies since.

An Australian native-born, 22-year old Hemsworth started acting in high school as he followed the footsteps of his brothers Chris and Luke. But it was his role as Gale Hawthorne in the “Hunger Games” released last year that brought him to worldwide fame.

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CNN Wire Staff. “Miley Cyrus engaged to ‘Hunger Games’ star. CNN. Posted on June 6, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2012 from http://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/06/showbiz/miley-cyrus-engaged/index.html

France-Presse, Agence. “Aussie actor Hemsworth engaged to Miley Cyrus.” Inquirer. Posted on June 7, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2012 from http://entertainment.inquirer.net/44181/aussie-actor-hemsworth-engaged-to-miley-cyrus

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Hollywood Celeb Drew Barrymore Marries Will Kopelman

Photo of happily married Drew Barrymore
in People magazine cover

Hollywood actress Drew Barrymore tied the knot with her art consultant fiancé, Will Kopelman in a small and private ceremony held in Barrymore’s Montecito, California estate. The intimate gathering was attended by close family and friends including some Hollywood stars the child star grew up with.

The heavily pregnant Barrymore walked down the aisle in a stunning Chanel gown, where Kopelman's father used to be the company’s former CEO. Barrymore was largely seen on red carpets with a growing baby bump even months before the wedding. The garden-inspired wedding was officiated by a rabbi close to the Kopelman family. Vintage lace, pink flowers, and green garlands were the wedding motif.

Close celebrity friends of Barrymore who were in attendance included Jimmy Fallon, Busy Philips, Reese Witherspoon, Jim Roth and Cameron Diaz who was said to be one of Barrymore’s bridesmaids. The wedding was said to be planned by the same wedding planners of Reese Witherspoon’s wedding held the previous year.

Barrymore has long been in the spotlight being born into a legendary Hollywood family. She starred in her first film when she was just six years old. By 14, she had already written her autobiography after already two stints in rehab.

Being in the public eye for almost 37 years, Barrymore knows more than anyone that keeping mum on the most important aspects of her personal life is the way to go. Barrymore and Kopelman revealed very little about their relationship which started more than a year ago.  Snapshots of the couple can largely be seen but never have they publicly revealed anything about their life as a couple. Barrymore has also not revealed how far along she is with her first child.

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McLaughlin, Eric. “Drew Barrymore’s Quiet Wedding”. ABC News. Posted June 4, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2012 from http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/inside-drew-barrymores-quiet-wedding/story?id=16491328#.T87qurAjGSp

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Facebook Founder Changes his Status to ‘Married’

Screenshot of Mark Zuckerberg FB Account

Facebook co-founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg marries his longtime girlfriend, Priscilla Chan, in an intimate backyard wedding with close family and friends last May 19, 2012. The nuptials were announced through Zuckerberg’s status update on the popular social networking website. The billionaire’s status change was accompanied by a photo of the beaming newlywed in their wedding attire. Soon after, more than a million “fans” liked Zuckerberg’s status.

The ever casual Zuckerberg wore a dark blue suit and tie while his bride wore a simple white sleeveless wedding dress with lace overlay designed by Claire Pettibone. The couple secretly planned their wedding for four months. As a result, guests were pleasantly surprised as they thought that they were there to celebrate the recent graduation of Priscilla from medical school.

Wedding Photo of Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan

The Facebook CEO designed a simple ruby wedding ring for his bride as guests ate food from a few of the couple’s favorite restaurants. For dessert, guests munched on mouse-shaped chocolate that the couple ate on their first date together more than nine years ago.

The couple met while studying in Harvard University where Zuckerberg started Facebook inside his dorm room before dropping out of the Ivy League School. Chan however, went on to finish medical school at the University of California in San Francisco. The couple shares a home together in Palo Alto with their adopted Hungarian sheepdog, Beast.

The wedding took place a day after Facebook’s initial public offering on the Nasdaq stock exchange. Zuckerberg’s shares amount to almost $20 billion as he retains major voting control over the company.

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“Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg marries one day after $104bn IPO”. The Telegraph. Posted May 20, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2012 from http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/media/9277711/Facebook-founder-Mark-Zuckerberg-marries-one-day-after-104bn-IPO.html

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Prince William and Wife Kate Mark First Anniversary

Prince William and Kate at Sandringham - Christmas Day 2011
Photo from geograph.org.uk

Last April 29 marked the first wedding anniversary for Prince William and his wife Catherine Middleton. The coupled spent their anniversary in private by hanging out with their friends, which was a far cry from the wedding they had in Westminster Abbey. British newspapers praised the couple for reviving public interest in the monarchy.

Catherine, better known as Kate, has appeared to become a fashion trendsetter even appearing in Time magazine’s list of the world’s 100 most influential people. “Kate the Great wins us over,” The Sunday Times said while the Sunday Telegraph said of the royal family. “It’s only been 12 months and already we wonder: how did they ever manage without her?”

After the couple’s honeymoon in Seychelles, they toured Canada and California and made many public appearances in Britain. They are also expected to make even more open appearances for the London Olympics and Queen Elizabeth’s diamond jubilee in June.

 Earlier this year, Prince William spent six weeks in the Falkland Islands where he became a search and rescue pilot. This however, angered Argentina who claims the islands to be their own.

There has been much talk on whether the couple will produce a royal heir soon. Both however have decided not to rush into such matters, so fans would have to make do with the couple’s new cocker spaniel puppy named Lupo.

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France-Pesse, Agence. “Britain’s William and Kate mark first anniversary”. Inquirer News. Posted on April 29, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2012 from http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/184493/britains-william-and-kate-mark-first-anniversary

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Wedding Gown Train Breaks World Record

A 17 year-old model wore a record breaking wedding dress train of 1.85 miles long last March 20, 2012 in Bucharest, Romania. Made by the Andree salon, a fashion label in Bucharest, the wedding gown took 100 days, 10 seamstresses and roughly $7,300 to complete. It then surpassed the previous Guinness World Record made by the Netherlands which was about 1.55 miles long.



The dress was made from 15,420 feet of Italian taffeta, 18 feet of French lace and 147 feet of lining all stitched together. Adding to the project are 150 spools of thread and almost 2,000 sewing needles in order to finish this marvel of a creation.

The model, Ema Dumitrescu, then rode a hot air balloon to let the whole city see its extravagance. It was also the only practical method of transportation. The floating runway show was held to show off the train that was said to promote this year’s wedding fair held in Bucharest. From the air, people clearly saw that the train stretched across the entire city centre of Bucharest.

The victory was triumphantly sweet in light of the feud between the Dutch and the Romanians. The Dutch leaders apparently campaigned to keep Romania out of European Union’s visa-free travel zone. "If the Netherlands does not allow us into Europe, we'll take them out of the world records book," says Alin Caraman, an organizer of the wedding gown’s big debut.

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McLaughlin, Eric. “1.85-Mile Wedding Gown Train Break World Record”. ABC News. Posted on March 21, 2012. Retrieved April 21, 2012 from http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/1-85-mile-wedding-gown-train-breaks-world-140820226--abc-news.html

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie: Finally engaged

Angelina Jolie - Brad Pitt's lifelike wax figures
in Madame Tussauds, London.
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Cynthia Pett-Dante, Brad Pitt’s manager, confirmed on USA TODAY that Pitt and Jolie are indeed engaged. “It is a promise for the future, and their kids are very happy,” says Pett-Dante. She also confirmed that Brad was the one who designed the engagement ring.

The unmarried megastar couple already has six children, three biological children (Vivienne, Knox and Shiloh) and three adopted children (Maddox, Pax, and Zahara). If they seal the deal, this would be Pitt’s second marriage and Jolie’s third. Brad was formerly married to Hollywood actress, Jennifer Aniston. Reports speculated that the former couple split due to Pitt falling in love with Jolie during the filming of their 2005 movie, Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Jolie has had two ex-husbands, namely Jonny Lee Miller and Billy Bob Thornton who are both actors as well.

Robert Procop, a jewellery designer in Beverly Hills, helped Brad design the ring after a year-long collaboration. He said that Brad wanted the engagement ring to be perfect which is why he oversaw every aspect of it - from choosing the finest quality of diamond  possible to cutting it perfectly to fit Angelina’s finger.

The couple insisted for a very long time that they would not marry until the US allowed all couples to marry. Unfortunately, Brad’s representative was not able to come up with an immediate answer to the query. Pitt’s manager also stated that there is no date set at this time.

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Thompson, Arienne, Barker, Olivia and Puente, Maria. “Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie engaged”. USA Today. Posted on April 13, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2012 from http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/story/2012-04-13/angelina-jolie-brad-pitt-engaged/54261354/1

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Twitter Saves A Couple's Wedding

Couple Lauren Lane and Daniel Welch have been looking forward to their wedding day when  something horrible happened to them weeks before their special day – their wedding venue went bankrupt.

The couple had already shelled out £4,500 for their  wedding venue Chewton Place in Kyensham, UK. Their initial deposit included the cost of the ceremony and dinner reception for 150 guests.

With thousands of pounds worth of savings lost, the bride-to-be made an appeal to Twitter. With a desperate plea for help, Lauren tweeted "Help needed with aspects of our wedding after venue goes bust with 6 weeks to go and with our £4.5k!"

Her bridesmaids and friends all took part in the campaign by tweeting the same message. When celebrities Davina McCall and Dannii Minogue retweeted the same post to their thousands of followers, flocks of wedding suppliers were more than willing to help the engaged couple out.

The tweet that saved a wedding. Photo from SWNS.com

The childhood sweethearts were overwhelmed by the offers they received such as wedding clothes, a pair of gold wedding bands, jewelry and a three-tiered chocolate cake. A make-up artist, a wedding photographer, and a new wedding planner were also willing to offer their services for free or at a reduced rate.

Thanks to the power of Twitter, Lauren and Daniel were able to push through their wedding. Aside from suppliers from the wedding industry, well-wishers helped made their day special. The couple received an estimated £10,000 worth of freebies, thanks to Twitter followers.

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Whitelocks, Sadie. “The wedding Tweeting saved: Couple’s big day rescued by £10,000 celebrity Twitter appeal.” Mail Online. Posted on March 1, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2012 from http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2108634/Couples-wedding-saved-raising-10-000-following-celebrity-Twitter-appeal.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

Bella Swan's Immortal Wedding Dress

"I've been waiting a century to marry you, Ms. Swan."
- Edward Cullen

The long wait is finally over for the millions of Twilight saga fans. In The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1, Bella Swan finally marries her beloved Edward Cullen.

Bella, played by Kristen Stewart, walked down the aisle in a classic wedding dress.  Its fashion designer, Carolina Herrera, shared she wanted the bridal gown "to convey innocence and romance". The wedding gown's modest neckline, long sleeves and simple lines certainly showed purity while the back's see-through and intricate designs conveyed the drama and excitement of their love affair.

While the front is old-fashioned, in consideration of Edward's long history, the short train and dramatic detailing on the back of the bridal dress reflects Bella's youth and modernity.

Want to have the same Bella Swan's wedding dress? Brides-to-be can actually purchase its licensed replica through bridal gown designer Alfred Angelo.

Wedding Gown by Alfred Angelo

Wedding Gown by Alfred Angelo

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A Super Mario Wedding Theme

Did Super Mario and Princess Peach finally tie the knot? Well, not in the game, but in the real-life of a couple who were inspired by the dedicated quest of Super Mario to save Princess Peach.

Esther Tanouye and Ryan Henry Watkins chose to demonstrate their nerdy love with a romantic Super Mario theme for their wedding last October 8 in California.

Designer artist Larry Quach, who is a close friend of the couple, was the one behind the video game-themed wedding. Larry said that it was the bride who wanted to kick it old school with the theme.

Larry Quach's Super Mario-themed Wedding Invitations

“When she [the bride] told me she wanted to have a Super Mario Bros (the 8 bit original specifically) themed wedding, I got super excited and asked her if I could help out in any way,” shared Larry on his blog, where he posted pictures of the game-themed wedding invitations and favors.

In designing the wedding invitations, Quach used orange envelope, “because it is one of the official wedding colors”, and grey fibrous cardstock to resemble the original gaming cartridges. The front of the cartridge bears the bride’s surname, Tanouye, instead of the Nintendo logo, and Quach replaced the official seal with the groom’s surname, “Watkins”. The cartridge also shows the date of the wedding, 10-08-11. According to Quach, “[the date] 10-08 was decided because it was [a] wordplay on the bride’s last name.”

The cartridge wedding invitation opens up to reveal wedding details and three cards, bearing some of the symbolic parts of the game – mushroom, star, and flower. The mushroom card is the RSVP postcard, the star card contains the registry information, and the flower card tells the directions to the wedding.

At the back of the cartridge invitation, the list of cautions include, "Do have and hold, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until game over do us part." Isn’t that geeky sweet?

Larry Quach's Super Mario-themed Wedding Favors

Quach and his team also worked hard on the game-themed wedding favors. Each guest got a little Mario box that contains the guest’s menu choice for the dinner, several fake gold coins, and a “Thank you” card in four different languages.

“[The languages represent] the different ethnic groups represented by the bride (1/2 Japanese, 1/2 Korean) and the groom (1/2 Caucasian 1/2 Mexican),” Quach explained.

With this theme, Esther and Ryan’s wedding “ended up being one of the most beautiful and fun wedding!” Truly, there is nothing more cool, awesome, romantic, and geeky than a Super Mario-themed wedding!

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Kooser, Amanda. “Super Mario theme levels up 8-bit wedding.” Cnet. Posted on 17 October 2011. Web. Retrieved on 17 October 2011 from http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20121531-1/super-mario-theme-levels-up-8-bit-wedding/ 

Moore, JP. “These Super Mario Bros. Themed Wedding Invitations Are Awesome.” Buzzfeed. Posted on 18 October 2011. Web. Retrieved on 18 October 2011 from http://www.buzzfeed.com/jpmoore/these-super-mario-bros-themed-wedding-invitations   

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Bhutan’s Fairytale Wedding

Bhutan’s 31-year-old king, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, married the commoner daughter of an airline pilot, Jetsun Pema, in a lavish celebration at the 17th century fortified monastery in the ancient capital of Punakha.

The wedding took place last October 13 and was witnessed by thousands of nomads and villagers. The isolated Himalayan nation declared a three-day national holiday to celebrate and honor the event, which showcased the country’s rich Buddhist culture.

King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck is an Oxford graduate who assumed the crown in 2008 at the start of democracy in Bhutan. And the new queen, Jetsun Pema, who is 10 years younger than the king, is admired by the nation for her beauty and her impact on the love-struck king.

The celebration, surrounded with incense and chanting of the monks, started at 8:20 in the morning, as set by royal astrologers. The king, wearing the royal yellow sash, walked into the monastery and proceeded to the high staircase inside.

The purification ceremony was followed by an hour of blessings and prayers, and it culminated with the couple walking hand-in-hand and smiling brightly as the king and the new queen of Bhutan.



Bhutan was captivated by the royal wedding ceremony. The people have a great reverence for the monarchy and they appreciate the royal couple’s being in love.

“We know that they love each other so much,” said a high-school student who witnessed the love story of the royalty. Everyone in the country knows how much the king loves his queen.

King Wangchuck has even made it clear that Queen Pema would be his only wife, a decision that is a clear-cut departure from the polygamous practice of the Wangchuck dynasty and the entire Bhutan. He also openly flaunts his affection for the queen. He holds hands with his queen and even kisses her before the entire nation!

Truly, the magnificent royal wedding of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema is a fairytale epitomized. And Bhutan and the entire world wish the couple a happy ever after.
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Unique Wedding Proposal: UCLA Flash Mob Proposal

Who says that a romantic wedding proposal cannot be achieved in this age of social media?

Last September 24, 2011, University of Los Angeles, California (UCLA) witnessed the romantic flash mob proposal of Nam Tran to his girlfriend Trang Vu that put others to shame.

It took Nam weeks and weeks of careful planning and creative thinking to pull off his magnificent wedding proposal to Trang. Nam, a former student of UCLA, organized a flash mob at Bruin Plaza, outside the UCLA study room, where he and Trang first met. Nam drafted 200 people, including their friends, his family, and Trang’s parents (who live miles away) to participate in the flash mob.

Upon stepping out of the student store, Trang was so surprised when the people outside suddenly started to dance a choreographed routine in the tune of Frankie Valli’s classic, and Trang’s favorite love song, “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You”. Trang was all the more surprised when Nam, her own parents and loved ones joined the performing mob. And when the mob circled around the couple, Nam expressed his love for Trang.

“I just want you to know that I want to be your partner in life in everything we do, no matter how big or how small, and I love you so much, and if you let me, I want to make you feel happiness the way you make me feel happy from now until we grow old together,” Nam‘s sweet words.

“I promise our days together will always be filled with laughter and adventure and music and horrible dancing from my part and you have the most beautiful heart and you have my heart,” the soon-to-be groom added before he got down on one knee and asked Trang, “It’s always been you love – will you marry me?”

At that point, everyone in the area, including Trang, despite being slightly embarrassed, was already shedding tears. And after pronouncing Nam “so cheesy”, Trang gave her sweetest “yes” to Nam.

Indeed, no other proposal can top this one-of-a-kind, exciting, and (yes) slightly embarrassing, but truly heart-warming and romantic proposal. Good luck Nam and Trang!
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The Longest Wedding Veil

Who says that only celebrities can have sensational weddings?

An Italian couple tied the knot lost month and caught the world’s attention by setting the Guinness World Record for the longest wedding veil worn by a bride on her wedding day.

Elena de Angelis and Ferdinand Pucci had a romantic wedding ceremony in Casal di Principe, Naples, Italy. Elena, the bride, wowed the crowd with her epic veil measuring 1.8 miles (3 kilometers) in length and 2 meters in width. The couple passed through the village’s streets on a vintage car, while 600 people, on procession, helped carry the bride’s record-breaking headdress.

Wedding Photo from Dailymail.co.uk

People lined up the streets of the village to watch and applause as Elena unveils her 3 kilometers wedding veil.
Elena, with her cream bridal dress and literally long wedding veil, arrived at the church with Ferdinand blissfully. And as the couple walked out the church and greeted the entire village of Principe as newly-weds, the 600-strong helpers neatly and carefully carried Elena’s larger-than-life wedding headdress.

The epic bridal veil was designed by Gianni Molaro Compania. Gianni Molaro said that he used 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) of white silk cloth to finish his wedding masterpiece, with the help of dozens of seamstresses. Molaro and his team were able to create the record-breaking wedding veil in several months. He said that this creation marks the turning point of his career as a fashion designer. He also added that he wanted this creation to symbolize hope and peace. True enough, Gianni Molaro achieved that goal by uniting the people of Principe, as they gathered and observed in unison Elena’s Guinness-holder wedding headdress.

Indeed, Elena had the most memorable day of her life. She married the person she loves the most and she set a world record at the same time. Who would not love to have that romantic and record-breaking wedding?

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Dindi Gallardo's Vintage Chic Wedding

Former Binibining Pilipinas-Universe (1993) and actress, Dindi Gallardo, finally tied the knot last September 7. The United States-based actress, who awed the Philippines in the 90’s with her statuesque beauty, got married to her longtime friend, Eric Mills, in New York.

The couple exchanged vows at the New York City Hall before their closest friends. This was followed by an equally simple wedding reception.

The Gallardo-Mills wedding had a vintage chic theme. The theme was Dindi’s idea, believing she is an “old soul.”

“I never thought that a wedding could be so easy, stress-free, and extremely affordable,” shared Dindi. The couple wanted a simple and intimate wedding ceremony, but with their wedding theme, they got even more than what they wished for. The couple’s wedding turned out to be a radiantly simple yet classy celebration.

Dindi and Eric planned their wedding strictly within their budget. Dindi is proud to share that their budget did not even go over $1000. She wore a vintage mini-dress, which she bought online for only $45. To add elegance to her dress, she accented it with a 1940 vintage veil bought at a vintage shop for $25, and a vintage purse. The baby’s breath bouquet was made by Dindi, herself, and their wedding rings were bought online. And to work their budget out, they just relied on their own cameras.

The couple is really happy about their one-of-a-kind vintage-themed wedding. But besides the ceremony, Dindi and Eric will not forget the random people they met and had their pictures taken with as they walk to the city hall. An American magazine even asked the couple if their wedding could be featured in the magazine.

Truly, it is not the money that matters in a wedding. What a couple need is their LOVE for each other, and their heart and will to have a memorable ceremony. Congrats Eric and Dindi!
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A 9/11 Wedding

Who said that the date September 11 (9/11) will never bring good memories especially to Americans? Couple Eddie Casinover and Christine Briggs disagree.

Last September 11, 2001, Eddie Casinover was a 19 year old soldier stationed in Europe while Christine Briggs was 20 and unpacking boxes in Raleigh, N.C. when a roommate's mother told her about the news of the attack on the World Trade Center. 

After 10 years since the incident, the couple decided to claim the national day of grief and solemn remembrance and make it into a celebration of friends, family and hope as the Americans victoriously captured the Al Qaeda leader, Bin Laden.

The 9/11 Wedding Contest

Casinover and Briggs where introduced by Casinover's Army buddies. They decided to get married after they got engaged on their fifth anniversary. Money was tight, and at one point, they are considering to just elope or have a simple civil ceremony. Fortunately, Casinover joined Musket Ridge Gold Club's Love and Liberty Wedding Giveaway where the major prize was a wedding hosted by the scenic golf club and a sit-down dinner reception for 150 guests, all of which amounting to $15,000.

They won the contest and will be getting married this Sept. 11, honoring that day with the most important occasion of their lives. 

Sharing the same objective, Musket Ridge opened the contest as a giveaway, noticing how civilians were reluctant to do anything celebratory on that date.  In contrast, first responders and the military feel the opposite. They are proud to have risked their lives defending freedom and they would not let the terrorists have that date. The contest was launched after Bin Laden's capture.

The Winning Couple

Call it a sign or a blessing, even with only two months of wedding planning, everything was coming into place especially because of the community support and appreciation to the significance of their wedding date. Several wedding suppliers – from bridal make up artist to wedding photographer – donated their services for the couple.

Casinover laughingly shared that he has never really won anything in his life til he joined that fateful contest. And they hope that their luck will help change 9/11 to a day of grief no more.  

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Kasal.com thanks the following source for this article:

Lylah M. Alphonse. Yahoo! Shine. “Couple to marry on 9/11: 'Good things will still happen on that day'” (Posted on 22 Aug 2011) Retrieved on 27 Aug 2011 from http://news.yahoo.com/couple-to-marry-on-9-11-good-things-will-still-happen-on-that-day-.html

Wedding Proposal Through A Video Game

How can anybody propose through a videogame? Gary Hudston tell all of us how.

Gary proposed to his girlfriend Stephanie on her 21^st birthday through a Portal 2 video game, a medium he relied on to express his feelings.

What made his in-game wedding proposal unique is that he reached out to the modding community and was even able to get the support of Portal 2 creators,  Valva Software. The wedding proposal was voiced over by none other than the game's lovable villain, GlaDOS'.

Stephanie already had an inkling that his birthday gift would be extra special, she just didn’t realize the lengths Gary would go through to make it one. After opening her birthday present, she played the game just as Gary requested. By the time GLaDOS was asking Stephanie the question, she was in tears. And who wouldn’t be, when after hearing the voiced over proposal, the man beside you is down on his knee with a ring?

Tagged as one of the best video game marriage proposals of all time, Gary's video game proposal sets the bar for other video game fanatics/romantics. 

Want to enlive the romance? The talented modder who helped Gary graciously made the proposal mod downloadable.

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Kasal.com thanks the following source for this article:

Chris Morris. Plugged In. “Romance is still alive: Portal 2 proposal wows Web” (Posted on 23 Aug 2011) Retrieved on 27 Aug 2011 from http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/romance-still-alive-portal-2-proposal-wows-001416958.html