OurMarriage.com Human Interest Highlight: Planning one wedding in one year is plenty for most of us. Not for Canadian couple Kiran Pal and Geoff Pross, who were recently married for the seventh time this year. Kiran and Geoff are on a year-long, global journey to explore the roots of marriage in some of the oldest
communities on six continents. Kiran and Geoff began their adventure in November 2000 on the west coast of Canada, and since then have travelled halfway around the world. Their marriage ceremonies include (in order): Aboriginal wedding- Australia, Shinto wedding- Japan, Buddhist ceremony- Thailand, Iban wedding- Borneo, Gurage wedding- Ethiopia, Celtic handfasting- Ireland, and most
recently they eloped to Gretna Green for a wedding at the famous Blacksmith Shop.
"We originally didn't want to get married at all, just for that 'piece of paper.' Our families were very disappointed, which made us question why a ceremony was so important. We soon realized that all cultures recognize the union of two people, with a ceremony of some kind. Our journey is an exploration of the meaning behind these ceremonies," said Kiran. The e-Lopers are regularly updating their interactive website www.e-lopers.com with digital photos, short movies, journal entries and full accounts of each wedding ceremony. e-Lopers.com aims to bring communities together across boundaries of nation and culture.Visitors are encouraged to participate in cultural exchange on the site's discussion
page. "We hope our journey and the website inspire people to be a part of what they do, and to understand the meaning of their actions, in this case, when celebrating the most important decision of their lives," said Geoff. He and Kiran have been travelling for nine months and have one continent left to visit. They will have a legal wedding ceremony in
Canada in the summer of 2002, which will incorporate the most meaningful aspects of their other weddings. | 
