Five Valentine’s Day weddings were scheduled at Carroll County Circuit Court in Westminster, including couples from Hampstead and Taneytown.

Twenty-three couples had the same idea Friday, to tie the knot on Valentine's Day. They did it at Dade City's historic courthouse with Clerk of the Court Nikkik Alvarez-Sowles officiating.

At a midnight ceremony and in courthouses and city buildings booked months in advance, couples exchanged vows in civil ...