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I used to think a wedding was a simple affair. Boy and girl meet, they fall in love, he buys a ring, she buys a dress, they say I do. I was wrong. That's getting married. A wedding is an entirely different proposition.

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Steve Martin
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: August 14
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Waco
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