LIBrides.com Web News Archive

USA: Regulate Marriage Broker Industry -- Protect Immigrant Brides Against Domestic Violence (Amnesty International) - Each year thousands of women come to the United States through International Marriage Broker firms. These women known as "mail order brides" are especially at risk of abuse, including violence and even murder.

Knot before a snoop test (The Times of India) - Short of time, more and more parents are hiring detectives to verify information furnished by prospective brides and grooms.

Students plan weddings while in college (NDSU Spectrum) - Brides-to-be flocked to booths at Bridal Fantasy Sunday, learning new ways to improve their wedding. Three women decided to take a break from viewing the booths and discuss their planning and what they had seen.

‘Toilets and brides’ comment most foul (Malaysiakini.com) - I find our Works Minister S Samy Vellu’s comparison of “toilets and brides” at the Dewan Negara yesterday to be most disgusting, deplorable and not to be taken lightly. He could have likened the maintenance of toilets as “a new broom” rather than “a new bride”.

Brides.com Budget Planner Gets Personal (PR Web) - Brides.com';s wedding budget planner provides personalized budget planning. [PRWEB Oct 19, 2005]

Kansas Law on Gay Sex by Teenagers Is Overturned (New York Times) - The Kansas Supreme Court ruled that starkly different penalties for underage homosexual sex violated the federal Constitution's equal protection clause.

Streaming Problems? (AccessNorthGA) - OAKWOOD – The West Hall girls volleyball team are no longer the brides maid but are now the bride with its win over Flowery Branch to become the Area 7-AAA Volleyball Champions.

'Tie the Knot' fair offers one-stop research for brides, grooms (Toledo Blade) - The hottest wedding trends will be showcased at the 2005 Tie the Knot Fall Bridal Fair, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Erie Street Market, 237 South Erie St. in downtown Toledo. The free event is presented by The Blade at least twice a year to display spring and fall trends.

U.K. Brides' Fathers Not Expected to Fund Weddings, Survey Says (Bloomberg.com) - Oct. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Most U.K. under-25s don't expect brides' fathers to pay for their weddings and more young people are likely to borrow money to get married, according to a survey by Capital One Financial Corp.'s Hfs Group.

Saving the wedding day (The Enterprise) - TAUNTON — Dolores Milho worried her downtown bridal shop and spa would be a disaster if the Whittenton Mills dam broke. But she made sure there would not be any wedding disasters for 50 brides this weekend.