| Wedding reception in paradise turns ugly
A man has been charged after allegedly punching a 73-year-old woman in the face, breaking her nose and stabbing her in the arm with a corkscrew before hitting a second woman with a bottle at a wedding reception in the Whitsunday Islands. Police say the 36-year-old Victorian man was a guest at the reception at a north Queensland island resort off Airlie Beach, north of Mackay. He allegedly attacked the elderly woman around 8.50pm (AEST) yesterday, before hitting the second woman in the head with a bottle. His second alleged victim, 27, suffered a gash to her head and required stitches. Police charged the man with unlawful wounding, assault occasioning bodily harm whilst armed and two counts of assault occasioning bodily harm. He was due to appear in Proserpine Magistrates Court this afternoon.
Groomsman pleads guilty in wedding reception death
A groomsman charged with throwing a fatal punch at a wedding guest during a brawl pleaded guilty today to involuntary manslaughter in Allentown. Mark C. Wells, 26, of Schnecksville, pleaded guilty to killing James Schickling, 49, on June 4 during a fight at a wedding reception for Schickling's niece. State police have said the fight at the Holiday Inn Conference Center in Fogelsville began as an argument between family, friends and members of the wedding party. Schickling was standing nearby but had not been involved in the fight at the hotel bar when Wells punched him in the head, police said. He fell to the floor and never regained consciousness before he died a day and a half later, police said. The cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head.
Wedding reception serves as setting for book reading
About 100 women attended a proper Southern wedding reception held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at the Hattiesburg Cultural Center. However, no one got married the women gathered to listen to Gayden Metcalfe read portions of her new book about Southern weddings and to enjoy champagne, finger-foods and to have copies of the book autographed by the author. .
Fear not the nuptials: online help quick, easy
A: Well -- perhaps being too quick is part of your problem, but who am I to judge? You may find your fingers can do your walking, and surf the net to get you to the chapel on time. Take a look at the Web site www.theknot.com. "The knot" can assist you with all the minute details of planning your special event. It has advice on everything from wedding etiquette, planning your budget, finding the perfect gown, selecting your reception location, choosing your wedding cake, gift registries (more on that later) and even where to honeymoon. Additionally, you can set your personal profile in "my knot," which will allow you to upload pictures of pre-wedding events and your wedding to create a virtual photo album. You can also save pictures of gowns you are considering in the "My Saved Gowns" section.
Here comes the bride, with eyes on an antique wedding knot
This spring, wedding season has contemporary couples tying the knot with history in mind. Many weddings, from the first steps down the aisle to the last dance at the reception, show us that everything old is new again! Antique wedding accessories have taken center stage at today's wedding showers, ceremonies and receptions. Old-time objects highlight the past while making today's brides blush with antique style. Remembering the Renaissance when important letters were sealed for security, today's brides use white wax and wax seals for correspondence, ranging from love letters to wedding invitations. Late 19th-century wax seals may turn up in grandma's attic or at your local flea market with price tags ranging from $50 to $500. Old, favorite wedding traditions are reinvented.
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