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HARGEISA, Somalia (Reuters) – Twenty-one couples have shared a joint wedding in Somalia, where the traditional lavish celebrations are increasingly unaffordable at a time of economic slump.

The function was held on Tuesday at a hotel in Hargeisa, capital of Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland, and was arranged by Telsom, a telecoms company that employs all the bridegrooms.

The Horn of Africa region is staunchly Muslim, Evening Dresses so the men and women celebrated separately.

The expense of a traditional wedding, especially when economic times are hard, is driving some young Somalis to leave their homeland.

“One of the reasons why the youth migrate is weddings are expensive, and I appeal to the community to simplify marriage by reducing the cost,” Sheikh Mohamed Sheikh Omar Dirir, one of the area’s most prominent religious leaders, told guests.

(Reporting by Husein Ali Nur; Writing by Daniel Wallis; Editing by Phakamisa Ndzamela)

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 Bridesmaid Bridget Marquardt: No Wedding Bells For Now!
 admin |  Uncategorized |  03 11th, 2009| No Comments »Los Angeles (E! Online) – Bridget Marquardt is excited to be a bridesmaid in Kendra Wilkinson’s upcoming wedding,Herve Leger but she’s in no hurry to tie the knot with her new boyfriend, Nicholas Carpenter.

“I’m happy just to be dating and I think things are perfect as they are,” she said at the premiere party for her new Travel Channel series, Bridget’s Sexiest Beaches, held at the Playboy Mansion last night.

Still, it looks like things are getting serious between the two, who have been dating a few months. He was by her side for most of the party and couldn’t stop kissing her. (Hard to blame the guy.)

“He’s so cute, he’s so sweet, he’s really supportive, he makes me laugh,” she gushed over her guy. “I could go on and on!”

As for Kendra, she came to the party with fiancé Hank Baskett, Cocktail Dresses while Hef brought along new girlfriends Karissa and Kristina Shannon and Crystal Harris. So were things awkward between Hef’s new and old girls?

Not at all.

It sounds like everyone’s getting along just fine. The Shannon twins said they can’t wait to watch Bridget’s new show on Thursday nights and they’ll be voting for Holly Madison on Dancing With the Stars.

Speaking of Holly, she was the only no-show at Bridget’s bash. But maybe she was busy at Dancing rehearsals?

Bridget’s Sexiest Beaches premieres March 12 at 10 p.m. on the Travel Channel.

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