Wedding Planner: Louisiana Law

wedding planner: They went ahead with February ceremony without a license to make it official, but they aren't giving up on legally tying the knot, according to The Chronicle Herald. Vo, a 31-year-old U.S. citizen who was born in an Indonesian refugee camp, sued Tuesday in federal court to challenge a law that has prevented other immigrants from getting married for the same reason he couldn't. "I don't understand the law. The couple had spent thousands of dollars on a wedding planner, caterer, florist, disc jockey and a reception hall for 350 guests before they learned that a newly amended Louisiana law would block them from getting married. I just want them to fix it, to make things right," Vo told The Associated Press during an interview in his Lafayette hometown. Neither the law critics nor officials with the National Conference of State Legislatures are aware of such legislation elsewhere, although NCSL spokesman Mick Bullock noted that the organization doesn't closely track marriage license requirements. It not clear whether the lawsuit could have implications outside of the state. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.