At the reception, each guest received a lapel button to wear with either a South Carolina state flag or a Kiwi bird, a national symbol of New Zealand.

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The second, "white wedding" -- with a guest list at the reception potentially running into the thousands -- could follow days or even months later.

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The actress's dog Lily - which is related to the Cairn terrier who was her on-screen dog Betty in EastEnders - was a special guest at the ceremony and reception at The Chesterfield Hotel, attended by about 60 family members and friends.

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The girl with the soda snapped a few photographs of the reception area and the empty conference room next to it and signed the guest book.

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The RSPB held a reception to celebrate its centenary, with deputy agriculture minister Alun Davies the special guest.

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Smith, chef and owner of three restaurants in Washington DC and New York was guest chef in the White House Mess and an African American History Month reception in the East Room on Wednesday.

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