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Oscar Wilde once quipped that to elope is cowardly: “It’s running away from
danger,” he said. “And danger is so rare in modern life.” Not eloping means
meeting the in-laws and extended family of your beloved—which can be
dangerous—so why not get wed on the Web? Take the basics—a service,
for instance. For mix-and-match ideas for a non-religious ceremony go to
www.netins.net/showcase/wedding/indexx.htm. Or why not reuse the vows of
American soap opera stars as listed at www.stl-online.net/days/vows.html.

Need a ring? At www.theknot.com, there’s a “wedding ring finder”, not to
mention loads of other advice that…

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