Less than two weeks later, Rodman requested an annulment, saying he hadn't been thinking clearly at the time of the wedding ceremony.

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At the completion of the civil wedding ceremony Friday, South African Olympic swimmer Charlene Wittstock became Charlene Princess of Monaco.

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Unlike prior generations, contemporary couples aren't afraid to tinker with the order of a ceremony or the wedding traditions that have, in the past, seemed intractable.

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But on the last day at Koovagam, the morning after the wedding revelry, the ceremony does seem to reflect the sadness of many hijras.

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The wedding was the final ceremony of a bruising week that included the highly-anticipated IPO of Facebook, which broke records on market capitalization for internet companies.

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The last significant time we spent together, and my last video of you, was at my impromptu wedding, destined for failure before the ceremony even began.

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Her job, as she sees it, is to step out of the way and let the couple choose every vow, blessing and prayer used in the wedding ceremony.

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