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love, isn't it wonderful SAn Francisco today broke all records for valentine's day, weddings, 45 couples got marriage licenses. More than double valentine's day last year, Triple a normal day and almost as big as the big wedding day of the year, New Year's Eve when people tie

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the knot to save on income taxes today, it was pure love is the motivation at least. That's what the folks said. Why did you pick valentine's day to get married? Gee, valentine's day is just a day of love and it'll be a good one for many

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years. Why would you pick valentine's day to get married? It seemed like a nice day to get married on. I mean, you know the flowers and the valentine and all that. It's quite romantic. And it's also john's birthday. Marine Murphy is a marriage clerk who thinks

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love is wonderful and gets to see a lot of different kinds of people did. Most of the people who took out licenses realize today was valentine's day, the majority did. But some were surprised what's the strangest couple you've had come in today in terms of valentine's

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day, There was a man this morning who came in and was being married for the 8th time and Five of his marriages were on Valentine's day. How old a man was this? 32 love, isn't it? Wonderful on a daylight today sentimentalism rules. Unless you're a skeptic.

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My mother used to say beware of the man who gets married on christmas valentine's day or the wife's birthday. He's looking ahead. It's one less gift to give each year San Francisco City Hall. This is Ed Arnold Car five eyewitness news.