New editor tapped at Martha Stewart Weddings (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. on Monday named Vanessa Holden vice president and editor-in-chief of Martha Stewart Weddings, its quarterly bridal magazine.

Weddings / Engagement Aug. 15 (Journal Inquirer)

Laura Diane Waz and Timothy Andrew Chretien were married on July 11, 2008, at Gardiners Landing Park in Old Saybrook. Twin sister Debbie Waz of Tishomingo, Miss., was the maid of honor and Edward Hughes of New Haven served as the best man.

Jewish weddings up in Israel (JTA)

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Over 1,000 Daily Papers Announce Gay Weddings (The Advocate)

More than 1,000 newspapers across the United States now accept wedding announcements or commitment ceremonies for same-sex couples, an increase from only 69 publications in 2002. The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation made the announcement Monday, six years after The New York Times accepted its first same-sex wedding announcement.

Ellen and Portia's big day out (Sydney Morning Herald)

Gay weddings come under threat in California, even as Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi celebrate their big day.

14 memorable movie weddings (Entertainment Weekly)

By Gary Susman Leaf through our memory book of some beloved onscreen nuptials, including those that really took the cake (''My Big Fat Greek Wedding'') -- and others that didn't quite come off without a hitch (''Old School'')

Homer Glen native brings photobooths to events (The Herald News)

For the past four months, Lauren Sobut has worked a second job on weeknights and weekends, attending weddings, birthday parties and even Bill Maher's VIP afterparty at the Chicago Theatre. The Homer Glen Sobut has started her own rentable photobooth business, Picture It Photobooth.