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Indian Brides Replace Traditional Gold Jewelry as Prices Rise (Bloomberg) - Oct. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Ashima Lahiri will say her wedding vows in December wearing fake earrings, necklaces and bangles that cost a tenth of the price of gold, breaking a millennia-old Indian tradition that brides wear the precious metal.

Economy Has Okla. Brides Scaling Back (WSB-TV 2 Atlanta) - The shaky economy is hitting Oklahoma brides-to-be, some of whom said they're having to scale back wedding plans.

Economy Has Okla. Brides Scaling Back (Fox 12 Oregon) - OKLAHOMA CITY -- The shaky economy is hitting Oklahoma brides-to-be, some of whom said they're having to scale back wedding plans, KOCO-TV reported. Losses in the stock market and tight credit may make it harder for families to pay for a dream wedding.

BAdgley Mischka's Fairy Tale Brides (Fashion Wire Daily via Yahoo! News) - Badgley Mischka Bride represents the upper echelon of bridal couture, so it came as no surprise that their Spring 2009 collection, shown in New York on Sunday, Oct. 19, in the plush surrounds of the Jumeirah Essex House ballroom, pulled out all the wedding gown stops.

Brides’s Wallet & Passport Stolen During Ceremony (NBC 13 Birmingham) - While Tomasene Stevenson was getting married, police say a thief was stealing her purse and taking money from her bridesmaids’ bags.  The bride’s mother, Mabelenia Stevenson, said Monday that her daughter’s passport, which she needed to go on a honeymoon cruise in the Caribbean, was in her purse. Also inside were her medical insurance card, driver’s license and checkbook.

Botswana brides: Buy now, pay later (Mail and Guardian) - The map will replace this text. If any users do not have Flash Player 8 (or above), they'll see this message. Marriage is a respected institution in Botswana. It's still viewed as a status to have a ring gleaming on your second left finger.

The Honeymoon's Over, Now Lose the Weight Together (Carteret County News-Times) - (ARA) - For many, the stress and whirlwind of wedding planning can get crazy. And it often leads to brides and grooms crash dieting in order to fit into their dress and tux.

Baddest of brides: Area women compete to see who s tough (Foster's Daily Democrat) - Cunningham/Democrat photo Iron Brides television videographer Jeff Petty gets a still shot of Karin Lilly of Rochester at the Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel. The would-be bride was among 26-plus Seacoast women auditioning on Friday to be one of the eight chosen for an upcoming reality show.

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Brides Run To Snag Designer Gowns (News Channel 5 Cleveland) - Hundreds of brides-to-be line up earlier in the morning for deeply discounted designer wedding gowns at Filene's Basement's Running of the Brides.