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Annette Twemlow and Ross Ogilvie were married today, Feb. 14, 2011, at 8:30 am against a stunning Sydney Harbour backdrop – the first Australian couple to marry of Valentine's Day 2011. The couple is headed to Las Vegas for their honeymoon, as winners of the "How I Met My Partner" competition. Valentine's Day is one of the most popular days to get married around the world, especially in Las Vegas which issues more than 100,000 marriage licenses issued annually, more than 1,200 of which were issued on 14 February 2010. Australia is the #2 source of overseas visitors to Las Vegas. About 164,000 Aussies came to Las Vegas in 2009 (40 per cent increase since 2007). About one in four Australians travelling to the US make Las Vegas part of their itinerary.
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