Marriage

Giles County, Va., resident Allison Hollopter, 33, isn't sure what to expect on Memorial Day weekend. An event coordinator, she will oversee the first wedding at her family's apple orchard called Doe Creek Farm. Her grandparents, William and Rosemary...

Beneath a starry sky, Sosé Thomassian and Allen Yekikian held each other on their wedding night, arms looped around hips, eyes locked, for more than 20 minutes so the photographer could capture what would become their favorite wedding photo. Back at the...

As you read this, I'll be basking in the warm sun on a Florida beach. I'm not sure where you'll be when reading this, but I'm pretty sure I'll be coming out the winner. Seems only fair considering I was moving boxes in the rain just a few Sundays ago....

Ohio is shaping up to become a possible battleground -- this time over gay marriage -- after Minnesota became the 12th state to legalize same-sex marriage last week and voters here could face the issue as early as November. But, Ohio is in a much...

I have discovered it is much easier to decide to get married than it is to actually do it. I said "yes" to the most patient, loving man almost a year ago. But if I thought he was patient then, he must be close to sainthood now. I'm certain he's wondered...

The 2014 election offers Michiganders an important do-over on gay marriage, a chance to erase the economic handicap and cultural stain that the 2004 constitutional ban has visited upon our state. And while Gov. Rick Snyder is no fan of judicial...

Wedding date: April 6, 2013 Her story: Jamie Crumpler, 33, grew up in Bel Air. She is an executive assistant for Constellation Energy in Baltimore. Her father, James, works for BGE and her mother, Teresa, is a stay-at-home mom. His story: Chris Kalck,...

Don and Erlene Clifton's business, Celestial Selections, is cruising through its busy time of year. The Spokane Valley couple has operated the wedding and prom-fashion retail store the past 13 years at 306 S. Pines Road. They sell wedding and prom...

PARIS (AP) — France will see its first gay weddings within days, after French President Francois Hollande signed a law Saturday authorizing marriage and adoption by same-sex couples and ending months of nationwide protests and wrenching debate....

No Triple Crown winner this year, no first-female-jockey-to-win, no sunshine? No problem, said those who flocked to Pimlico Race Course on Saturday and waited out a midafternoon downpour to watch Oxbow leave behind Kentucky Derby winner Orb to capture the...

Manitou Springs firefighters watched a bride walk down the aisle at Briarhurst Manor Estate Saturday night after they extinguished a fire in the restaurant's kitchen. The range-hood fire in the estate, at 404 Manitou Avenue, forced the evacuation of the...

Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to join this man and this woman in holy matrimony... When Jessica Azua, 19, met 24-year-old Tomas Carrasco two years ago, Jessica said they connected instantly. Carrasco, a Marine Corps veteran, had just...