Weddings can be expensive…and apparently for some, weddings can be so expensive as to require grand larceny.

A UK bride embezzled close to $750,000 from her employer to pay for her dream wedding, which included a rented-out cliffside resort, a fireworks display on the beach, and a party favor of Armani bracelets for each guest. She also bought two sports cars. She juggled her embezzled money between offshore accounts, and the theft was only discovered when she accidentally made a transfer in sterling rather than dollars.

Hopefully the lavish ceremony was worth it–she was sentenced to two years in prison.

Do tell: what would you do for a dream wedding? We do hope you wouldn’t go to jail.

Caster Semenya after winning the gold medal

In August, South African runner Caster Semenya took home a gold medal in the 800 meter at the world track & field championships. When routine reports showed that Semenya possesses both female and male sexual characteristics and reproductive organs, however, the governing board of the event ordered Semenya to undergo extensive testing to determine whether she was eligible.

The board announced today that it would not be stripping Semenya of her gold, and results of the tests woud not be released to the press or the general public. It’s still unclear whether Semenya will be allowed to compete in women’s events in the future – and even more unclear whether she’d be allowed to compete in male events if she was barred from the women’s side.

Despite the uncertainty, it must be a huge relief for Semenya and her country to know that the medal will remain on South African soil. But however unusual Semnya’s situation, this isn’t a first for the sports world. In the 1970s, tennis player Richard Raskind made headlines when he underwent sex reassignment and took on the new name of Renee Richards. When Richards returned to tennis, she did so competing in women’s events. Her performance (at one point, she was ranked 22nd in the world) raised some eyebrows and hackles when critics argued she had an unfair advantage over other female players, and the rest of her career was not without significant controversy.

We know biology and gender issues can be quite complicated, and the clear black-and-white divisions in most sports don’t lend themselves well to these kinds of shades of gray. Do you think Semenya should be allowed to continue competing in women’s events? Do you think it was fair to allow Richards to do so?