LIBrides.com Web News Archive

Love and war: war brides remember (CBC Manitoba) - As the years go by, the number of people who remember the Second World War grows smaller and smaller. And today, as Canada remembers it's veterans, there is one group with a special connection to the war – the war brides.

Made-to-order brides shocker (The Star Online) - KUALA LUMPUR: Two Vietnamese women thought they were coming to Malaysia to work as tailors but found to their horror that they had been brought in as mail-order brides by an agent.

Rural Men Seek Uzbek Brides (donga.com) - The storyline for the movie “Wedding Campaign” (directed and written by Hwang Byung-gook) is so simple it can be summarized in a single line: Old bachelors from a farming village leave for Uzbekistan in search of brides.

Agency: Women not conned (The Star Online) - A matchmaking agent here has refuted claims that he conned two Vietnamese women into coming to Malaysia as mail-order-brides on the pretext of getting them jobs as tailors.

Christmas-kickoff special section is now available on this Web site. (Perry County News) - The Perry County News regularly includes special sections in its print edition, and those special sections are posted here, as well. Just look on the left side of this page for the list, which includes sections on seniors, brides, home improvement, Little League players and other topics.

75 years of classy gifts (The Olympian) - "Something blue" is a good motto -- and not only for brides. A.R. "Jimmie" Drees, the original owner of the downtown Olympia gift and home accessories shop that bears his name, knew that.

Contact 16: Wedding Dress Distress: Part Two (WNDU 16) - Michiana brides Erin Addison, Dana Baker, and Jennifer Bates share one common thread: all three went to Renee’s Bridal Shop in Michigan City. All three paid thousands of dollars for what they thought were designer dresses but when the dresses arrived, these brides questioned their authenticity.

Player praises mentor for saving his life (GAA Football & Hurling) - A Cavan club player has praised a Monaghan club mentor for saving his life after the former swallowed his tongue. Redhills’ clubman Declan Brides was knocked unconsious in an accidental collision during his side’s Ulster junior championship clash with Monaghan Harps at Clones last Sunday.

Three ‘brides' for the museum rooster (The Troy Messenger) - Theophalus Rooster found plenty to crow about Wednesday morning when a red delivery truck pulled onto the grounds of the Pioneer Museum of Alabama.

Contact 16: Wedding Dress Distress: Part Three (WNDU 16) - To get some answers for our brides, Contact 16 went right to Renee's Bridal in Michigan City. Contact 16’s Terry McFadden asked to speak with the person in charge of the store, Renee Piszczatowski.