Wedding with a Difference

"Wedding with a Difference","

It started with the groom's gift of some $13 million dollars to his intended, and went on pretty well from there.


Somewhere along the way most people have become addicted to the idea that for a wedding to be a special event, it should be invested with all the ostentation that money can buy.


Though one time actor, as well as Governor of California, Ronald Reagan had no qualms about going his own separate and different way.
 The oldest president, he also survived an assassination attempt and wore a hearing aid.


When it comes to their presidents, Americans like to think of them as celibate until the day they marry, and faithful once they tie the knot.


However both weddings have a similarity in that the choice of wedding venue was unexpected, yet extremely meaningful.
 It was not a prestigious hotel, or a well-known church, or even a registry office.


Needless to say, it isn't just a cemetery.
 And as a cemetery, it is a place where some of the best-known actors, including Marilyn Monroe, Rudolph Valentino and Clark Gable were laid to rest.
 Although the chapel can hold up to 125 people, the only people who were invited to witness the wedding ceremony were friend and fellow actor William Holden and his wife, Ardis.