Courthouse Weddings: The New Trend
Cesilia and Santiago Miranda were married recently at the courthouse in Norwalk. They followed a trend of brides and grooms choosing courthouse weddings to save money.
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Timothy Adams, 38, exchanges vows with Christina Valdovinos, 24, with their two daughters from previous marriages as flower girls. The couple chose to get married in the small chapel at the Beverly Hills courthouse to save money and chose it because as Adams said, “It sounds better than Van Nuys courthouse.”
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Timothy Adams and Christina Valdovinos married as their two daughters from previous marriages, Ashley Adams, 6, right, and Mia Vasquez, 4, acted as flower girls.
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Ted Jope, left, exchanges vows with Lisa Cahn before Deputy Commissioner Nancy Claiborne at the small chapel in the Beverly Hills courthouse as family members take photos. The couple said they wanted to keep the wedding simple and quiet and invited only close friends and family. They decided to spend the money they saved on a luncheon for their guests.
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(Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
Ted Jope with his bride, Lisa Cahn, as they exchange vows at the small chapel in the Beverly Hills courthouse.
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(Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
David Hunt and Nan Sheri Lieberman kiss before Deputy Commissioner Nancy Claiborne at the chapel in the Beverly Hills courthouse. The couple from Mar Vista who have been together for 10 years say “there’s a lot of better things we can do with the money we’re saving.”
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(Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
David Hunt and Nan Sheri Lieberman wipe away tears at their wedding ceremony at the Beverly Hills courthouse.
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A pair of rings for Klaudiusz Kurek, 39, and Agnieszka Tomaszkiewicz, 38, as they exchange vows at the chapel in the Beverly Hills courthouse.
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(Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
Klaudiusz Kurek, 39, left, exchanges vows with Agnieszka Tomaszkiewicz, 38, at the chapel in the Beverly Hills courthouse. The couple from Torrance said, “We were high school lovers 22 years ago” in their native Poland. When Kurek left for America years ago they lost contact but were reunited one year ago through the website of “Polish Classmates.” Kurek said, “We will have a bigger ceremony when we have a house with a yard and a view of the ocean.”
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(Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
Klaudiusz Kurek, 39, left, and wife Agnieszka Tomaszkiewicz, 38, after exchanging vows at the Beverly Hills courthouse.
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• A wedding with all the (budget) trimmings
• The right wedding tuxedo is a matter of timing
• Vintage headbands add a quirky touch to a wedding ensemble
(Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)