Wedding Off, Jilted Bride Sues for $95,942

Illinois - Fury has overtaken a jilted bride who is suing her former fiancé for the wedding costs. Dominique Buttitta, dumped four days before the wedding was to take place, is seeking damages of $95,942 from Vito Salerno to cover wedding expenses and the cost of the lawsuit. According to the case filed Cook County Circuit Court, an attorney, claimed breach of promise to marry and intentional infliction of emotional distress....More

German bride spends first night with crate of vodka

BERLIN (Reuters) – A bride in Germany spent her wedding night passed out next to a crate of vodka in the back seat of a car and had to be rescued by police when the BMW began to overheat in the sun.

Police in the western city of Cologne said Monday the inebriated 30-year-old remained unconscious even after they smashed the car window to get her out.

"Only after being shaken several times did she eventually regain consciousness," police said in a statement.

Still clad in her wedding dress, the dazed woman had to scramble through the broken window because she had no idea where the car keys or her husband were, police said.

Bride, groom save their first kiss for the altar

CHICAGO - Two abstinence teachers who wed in Chicago experienced their first kiss at the altar. And it was a doozy -- a two-minute smooch that drew cheers from about 500 people in the church. After a one-year courtship, 28-year-old Melody LaLuz and 30-year-old Claudaniel Fabien tied the knot Saturday, even though they'd never locked lips before that day. More...