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Theater review: The British farce ‘Perfect Wedding' holds up well at American Heartland (The Kansas City Star) - Two rooms. Four doors. A panic-stricken groom. A suspicious bride. A busybody chambermaid. Put those elements into a shaker with a storyline about a sexual liaison that leads to true love and you have the ingredients of a good farce. And so we have Robin Hawdon’s “Perfect Wedding,” a silly romp depicting chaos in the honeymoon suite of a seaside hotel.

80 accused in immigration weddings scam (CNN.com) - ORLANDO, Florida (AP) -- A federal sting of four companies accused of arranging fraudulent marriages for U.S. citizenships, complete with wedding photos of brides in gowns and elaborate fake cakes, has netted more than 80 arrests, authorities said Friday.

Beaded Weddings Book Review (BellaOnline) - Save money and have a truly custom wedding by making your own beaded invitations, decorations, jewelry, and accessories. This book will show you how.

Movie review: 'What Happens in Vegas' (The Record) - The old Hollywood formula for romantic comedy was: Take two very good-looking stars, throw them together, tear them apart, let them surmount their obstacles and end with a wedding.

‘What Happens in Vegas’ review: Safe bet (Portsmouth Herald) - Too bad Britney Spears’ Vegas marriage didn’t end this way. She’d probably be happier. We’d probably be bored, though. Pop tarts and comfort-food rom-coms do not good bedfellow make.

80 accused in immigration weddings scam (CNN.com) - Read full story for latest details.

THE KNOT GUIDE FOR THE MOTHER OF THE BRIDE (Kirkus Reviews) - Roney's solid pointers will ensure that mom behaves herself on her daughter's big day. Every expectant bride knows that planning a wedding is stressful—from the caterer to the flowers to the invitations, it’s non-stop preparation.

80 arrested in crackdown on marriage fraud firms (Sun-Sentinel) - More than 80 people were arrested in a federal sweep of four companies that allegedly arranged fraudulent marriages to earn immigrants citizenship, even organizing wedding photos with bridal gowns and elaborate, but fake, wedding cakes, federal officials said Friday.

83 arrested in marriage-for-citizenship sting (San Diego Union-Tribune) - ORLANDO, Fla. – A federal sting of four companies accused of arranging fraudulent marriages for U.S. citizenships, complete with wedding photos of brides in gowns and elaborate fake cakes, has netted more than 80 arrests, authorities said yesterday.

Sherry Tibbetts joins new Notary Public Review Board (Boothbay Register) - Twenty years ago, as the registration manager at St. Andrews Hospital & Healthcare Center, Sherry Tibbetts decided she should be a notary public. It just made sense.