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You May Now Canoodle the Bride: New Zealand Couple Weds in First Legal Flying Spaghetti Monster Ceremony (Washington Post, Acts of Faith)

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Reports the first legally recognized Pastafarian wedding, held in April 2016 aboard a pirate ship in Akaroa, New Zealand, between Toby Ricketts and Marianna Young, officiated by the church's first approved marriage celebrant.

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2
An established national newspaper's dedicated religion desk reporting a specific, dated, named event; no individual byline is shown on the archived article.
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Cited for the specific detail of the first Pastafarian wedding following New Zealand's recognition.
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The Washington Post, Acts of Faith desk
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The Washington Post
Publication Year
2016
Source Type
news
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