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Justin Ruttan, a gay Toronto wedding planner who launched a company catering to homosexual couples in March, supports same-sex marriage. He also supports making money. And, hence, he has a dilemma. In a 4-3 decision yesterday, California's Supreme Court overturned the state's ban on same-sex nuptials, making California the second U.S. state to permit them – and the first to allow them for all Americans regardless of where they live. When the court's ruling takes effect in 30 days, Toronto's same-sex wedding industry will face a new challenge from the Golden State: Gay and lesbian couples from any place in the U.S. will be able to wed anywhere from San Diego to San Francisco. Toronto established itself as perhaps North America's prime destination for gay marriage after it began issuing licences to same-sex couples in June 2003.
New Wedding Present Next Week
Legendary UK act The Wedding Present will be releasing its first new full length in over three years on May 20. Titled El Rey, the album was recorded in early 2008 in Chicago by Steve Albini, marking the band's first record with the noted producer since 1991's renowned Seamonsters. Manifesto Records will be the U.S. record label. Written while frontman David Gedge was living in Los Angeles, El Rey burns with West Coast sunlight; Hollywood seen through the eyes of a gritty British Northerner. Speaking about El Rey in MOJO Magazine recently, Gedge said: "I've been living in West Hollywood for the last year or so, and while I'm not going to claim that this is my 'L.A.' album, there are some references. I suppose the themes are lust, jealousy, betrayal, regret, obsession, super-heroes. the usual.
Geri Halliwell's September wedding
Geri Halliwell is getting married. The former Spice Girls star -- who has a two-year-old daughter Bluebell -- is planning a September wedding with her backing dancer partner Ivan "Flipz" Velez.
A source told Britain's Daily Star newspaper: "Geri has a huge diamond and an even bigger grin on her face now that she and Ivan are marrying. "It's been a whirlwind affair but when you know, you know and she doesn't care if she's criticised for being hasty. "Her daughter loves Ivan and that's the only opinion she cares about."
Geri Halliwell (File Photo)
The ceremony will reportedly take place at London's St. Bride's church, often dubbed the "writer's church" because it is located on Fleet Street the former home of many newspapers, after Geri recently launched a new career as a children's novelist.
Wedding bells ringing at Cowboy Ranch
A bright white chapel is nestled among green trees with its steeple jutting above the trees.Rick Kimbrell and Trina Harris have expanded the Bill Bates Cowboy Ranch by adding a wedding chapel in a little valley beside the main dining facility."We had our first wedding March 8," manager Harris said. "It all started when Ronnie Honeycutt came out here with his daughter (Sarah) wanting to have wedding here."Honeycutt of Plano builds and remodels homes for a living."Rick needed a builder and we needed a chapel and that is how it got started," Honeycutt said. "It's the perfect setting for a chapel."Honeycutt called it a little chapel in the valley. Kimbrell has named it "Briar Grove Chapel."Honeycutt, Kimbrell and a hired hand, Travis Drake, built the chapel in 15 days.Sarah Honeycutt was all smiles about the chapel."It's really awesome to get married in something my dad built," said the bride-to-be.Before the chapel was built, weddings were held inside the main building, but now the unique 20 foot by 30 foot chapel provides an alterative for wedding couples."Right now weddings will be held in the front of the chapel," Harris said.
Papoose Dismisses 'Ridiculous' Remy Ma Escape-Plot Rumors, Promises Appeal And Wedding
With thoughts of injustice flowing through his mind, Papoose erupted in anger in a New York courtroom Tuesday after hearing that his fiancee, Remy Ma, had been sentenced to eight years in prison. "I got a little bit aggravated. I think anybody would," Pap, wearing a wedding band on his ring finger, said in New York's Platinum Studios Wednesday. "To see a female get persecuted like that for something they didn't do. ... Then, on the other hand, you see Sean Bell get murdered by police and they just walk out the courtroom. A crime they admitted they did. Then somebody that's suspected of a crime goes to jail and gets sentenced to eight years. These police gun a man down and murder him. In the same city a mother gets snatched away from her child. It's aggravating." Remy Ma (born Reminisce Smith) was sentenced after being convicted of shooting her onetime close friend Makeda Barnes-Joseph during a dispute over money.
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