When Rachelle Stinde and Jim Lambro booked picturesque Lord Hill Farms in Snohomish, Wash., for a romantic wedding, they got more than they bargained for.

The property had been double-booked for their big day, with a kids’ soccer league scheduled to play 12 games on the fields below the outdoor altar.

As a compromise, the soccer fields were cleared of kids and fans during the exchange of “I do’s” – and the goal posts were removed so photos of the bride and groom would have a scenic backdrop of hills and mountains.

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Tourism dropped dramatically in Lamberts Bay, South Africa, after rogue seals from a nearby colony started wading onto the rocks of a gannet colony and killing the nesting birds.

“When guests discovered there were no birds, they checked out,” said a local official.

What, no seal fans?

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A woman in Hohhot, China, crashed her car while giving driving lessons – to her dog.

The woman said her pet “was fond of crouching on the steering wheel and often watched her drive.” So she let the dog steer while she operated the accelerator and brake – and they crashed into another car.

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Want to get fit? Join the Australian army.

In a bid to boost the number of troops, it’s planning to lower recruitment standards to admit overweight people and mild asthmatics.

“Sure, some people might be a bit overweight, but we’re good at getting people fit and taking the weight off them,” said army chief Lt. Gen. Peter Leahy.

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Warsaw’s symbol, a mermaid, will have her breasts covered in a poster promoting the Miss World contest, which will be held in the Polish capital next month.

Seems the poster was too erotic. The artist had drawn the seductive sea nymph wearing a sash that covered one breast and left the other exposed.

The poster will be re-drawn, with the sash covering both breasts.