Marriage

MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) -- A bride who has already spent thousands of dollars on a dream wedding is donating her reception to a Moorhead organization that serves people with disabilities. Michelle Marxen says the Oct. 19 event was her "fairy tale wedding," complete with a ballroom...

Caitlin Miller and Dustin Hinrichs, both Carrington, N.D. Julie Willson and Corey Muilenburg, both James-town. Debora Bear and Warren Williams, both Jamestown. Katherine Anderson and Craig Johnson, both Jamestown.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Cities across the nation were gearing up Sunday for what were expected to be especially well-attended and exuberant gay pride parades following the U.S. Supreme Court decisions restoring same-sex marriages to California and granting gay couples the federal benefits...

FARGO, N.D. (AP) -- A University of North Dakota professor says this week's U.S. Supreme Court rulings on same-sex marriage will likely lead to confusion and more legal action. Justices issued opinions that effectively struck down a provision of a federal law that denies benefits...

ST. PAUL -- Minnesota Democrats wasted no time to begin cheering the U.S. Supreme Court's decision this morning to reject a federal gay-marriage ban. The ruling follows Minnesota's decision this spring to allow same-sex couples to wed. The federal ruling means those who do marry...

Heidi Tomlin, Jamestown, and Joshua Perleberg, Buchanan, N.D. Brenda Willis and Eric Pigors, both Jamestown. Esther Sund and Matthew Ransom, both Medina, N.D. Marcia Miller and Matthew Henne, both Jamestown. Paige Bosch, Streeter, N.D., and Thomas Wilen, Fredonia, N.D.

BISMARCK -- Anna Bankes is wearing her engagement ring. She has bought her wedding dress and chosen her bridesmaids. Justin Neis has his tux and his four groomsmen picked out. They have a reception hall and a DJ on tap. Come July 13, Anna Bankes and Justin Neis will become husband...

June Bennett, Eldridge, N.D., and Keith Chadwick, Jamestown. Jaime Goehner and Andrew Humann, both Minnetonka, Minn. Desiree Kramlich and Matthew McCauley, both Medina, N.D. Amanda Lauinger and Andrew Marquardt, both Grand Forks, N.D.

ST. PAUL -- Tears of sadness that rolled down faces of gay Minnesotans and their supporters two years ago became tears of joy today as Minnesota senators voted to allow same-sex couples to wed. Senators voted 37-30 Monday to remove a state law that bans same-sex marriage. The vote...

ST. PAUL -- Minnesota is a vote and a signature away from becoming the 12th state to allow gay marriage. The House voted 75-59 today to eliminate an existing gay-marriage ban in state law. A Senate vote comes Monday and Gov. Mark Dayton says he will sign the bill. Even Republicans...

ST. PAUL - Minnesota is a vote and a signature away from becoming the 12th state to allow gay marriage. The House voted 75-59 today to eliminate an existing gay-marriage ban in state law. A Senate vote comes Monday and Gov. Mark Dayton says he will sign the bill. Even Republicans...