Weddings

While some women observed the centuries-old tradition of proposing to their men on Leap Day, an elderly couple used the occasion to tie the knot -- and it seems to have landed them in the record books.

For many of us, our 100th birthday is so far off, it's almost impossible to imagine where we'll be or what we'll be capable of during those VERY golden years. Dana Jackson decided spend her centennial getting married to her 87-year-old boyfriend, proving that you're never too old to fall in love.

On January 11, 2005, glowing 21-year-old bride Katie Kirkpatrick married her finance Nick Godwin in a beautiful wedding ceremony in Michigan. But this wasn't just any ordinary wedding -- Kirkpatrick was suffering from terminal cancer at the time. Sadly, she died just five days later.

The wedding of your child is one of life's most important events. For the most part, couples want to have their parents at their wedding. And, for the most part, parents make their best effort to be there. Schedules are cleared and plans are made. But what happens if one of the parents suddenly falls ill and is not able to witness the occasion or be in any of the photos? This is exactly what happe

So, you're engaged (hypothetically speaking, of course). You've got the ring, the flowers, the wedding location, the band... Now all you need to do is "tie the knot." But what knot exactly are you tying?

Usually a best man's duties are limited to throwing the bachelor party and getting the groom to the ceremony on time. But one British guy went above-and-beyond by donating one of his kidneys to the bride.

White Castle has become a go-to spot for Valentine's Day dates, and a couple in Louisville, KY has taken that tradition a step further by having their wedding in the popular fast food chain. Mazel tov! Pass the onion rings.

Given how emotional weddings can be, it's not unusual for a bride or even a groom to faint. But the best man? That's one we didn't see coming.

On Tuesday, an Oklahoma couple had their dream wedding at a Starbucks. Now that's a "latte" love! No, they weren't jonesing for a caffeine fix -- Eva McCarthy and Carmine Capparello got hitched at their favorite Starbucks because it's where they first fell in love.

A bridal party is asked to pose together on a bed by the wedding photographer and promptly breaks the furniture with their combined weight. While the bride takes it all with good humor, that can't be a good omen for the nuptials. Watch a hilariously awkward bridesmaids photo op below.

Suzanne (no  relation to Alanis) Morissette sits in with the band during her on own wedding and performs a drum solo.  She also happen to be a professional  musician -- in other words don't try this at your own wedding. Watch a bride with some serious skills on the skins below.

Sure, bride Ashley Richmond and father David Sparks may have performed a spectacularly awesome wedding dance medley to Motown and top 40 hits, but father-daughter duo Gary Stang and Garyn Stang-Chile did their wedding dance while on roller skates. Top that!

Proving love is not the sole domain of young people, octogenarians and longtime couple Paul Walker and Ann Thayer swapped vows on Tuesday afternoon in Lewiston, Maine.

In Nova Scotia, a couple got hitched while a roaring fire tore through their wedding venue at the same time. Not exactly a picture-perfect start to a life of wedded bliss, right?

It wasn't enough for Jerry Fleming and Leslie Baia to simply have their wedding officiated by an Elvis impersonator. To make the event even more unique, they decided to have the ceremony on a gigantic roller coaster. Viva Las Vegas, indeed.