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More brides saying 'I don't' to keepsake gowns (WKYC Cleveland) - Imagine, it's the most expensive outfit you'll ever buy -- and you wear it only once. Sound familiar, brides?

Child 'brides' testify at evangelist's sentencing (Pine Bluff Commercial) - Three women who Tony Alamo took as child "brides" have testified at Alamo's sentencing hearing about the damage the convicted evangelist did to them and their families.

Lucky Military Brides Get Free Gowns (CBS4 Denver) - Some lucky brides tried on wedding gowns this Veteran's Day. They'll be taking those home free of charge, thanks to the nationwide charity "Brides Across America."

Evangelist Who Took Child ‘Brides’ Is Sentenced to 175 Years (New York Times) - Tony Alamo was sentenced Friday to 175 years in prison for taking under-age girls across state lines for sex.

A Dream Come True for Military Brides (NBC Connecticut) - A West Hartford bridal boutique donated 16 dresses to military brides.

Boutique gives away wedding gowns for military brides (NBC 10 Providence) - In honor of Veteran’s Day, an East Providence boutique is giving away wedding gowns for military brides-to-be.

Military Brides (NBC Connecticut) - Military Brides in West Hartford store try on free wedding dresses.

Underage 'brides' of evangelist Tony Alamo set to testify at his sentencing hearing (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Several of the child "wives" that helped convict evangelist Tony Alamo of federal sex charges will be on hand to testify at his sentencing hearing.

More girls in India are refusing to become child brides. (Los Angeles Times) - Despite a 2006 law banning the age-old practice, most parents in rural India still want to marry off their daughters before the legal age of 18. Her fate was all but sealed, the wedding bells ringing in her relatives' heads. Then the bride-to-be, a little girl playing in the dirt in this impoverished village, plucked up her courage and said, "I do not."

Evangelist Tony Alamo gets 175 years in jail for sex crimes (New York Daily News) - Evangelist Tony Alamo was sentenced Friday to 175 years in prison for taking underage girls across state lines for sex, effectively punishing him for the rest of his life for molesting children he took as "brides" in his ministry.