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Ailing Vegas Wedding Industry Trying Something Old/New to Reach Brides (Marketwire) - LAS VEGAS, NV--(Marketwire - December 10, 2009) - While the wedding industry is often referred to as recession proof, the reality is it is only recession resistant. Many Las Vegas wedding professionals struggle to keep their doors open and some are out of business. Businesses who use aggressive marketing strategies, including participating in a local bridal show, are the ones who will come out ...

Wedding list: Flowers, church, liposuction? (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - More than half of Britain's brides-to-be and 39 percent of grooms are considering cosmetic surgery or an aesthetic treatment in preparation for their wedding, according to a new study.

Salute to brides (Boston Herald) - In gratitude for their service, more than 100 New England military brides-to-be received a free designer wedding gown yesterday, courtesy of Watertown-based company Vows Bridal...

Military Brides-To-Be Get Free Wedding Gowns (WBZ Boston) - A Watertown bridal outlet is giving 300 military brides free wedding dresses.

Perks, bargains catch eye of area brides, shops say (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette) - Saying "yes" to the dress is still a priority for brides-to-be, despite an economy that often says "no." At Touma's Bridal Tuxedo, owner Samira Touma still has customers willing to pay up to $2,000 for that perfect bridal gown.

Couples shrug off 'widow's year' (AsiaOne) - A "widow's year" is considered bad luck for brides.

Wedding list: Flowers, church, liposuction? (People's Daily) - &$ &$ LONDON - More than half of Britain's brides-to-be and 39 percent of grooms are considering cosmetic surgery or an aesthetic treatment in preparation for their wedding, according to a new study. Treatments and procedures under consideration ahead of the big day range from botox through to breast augmentation, cosmetic surgery advice website www.goodsurgeonguide.co.uk[[[SHIFTIN ...

Teen brides ‘not telling truth’ (Daily Dispatch) - TWO teenage brides have been taken to a place of safety by police, while elders of The Gospel of God church insist that the girls are lying about the alleged involvement of the church in their forced marriages.

Newly Engaged in Detroit? All-Inclusive Wedding Package at the Detroit Marriott Troy Makes Wedding Planning a Breeze (dBusinessNews.com) - [DETROIT – December 10, 2009] – According to ABC News reporter, Buck Wolf, nearly one in four grooms proposes to their future brides over the holidays.

Couples shrug off 'widow's year' (China Daily) - Many Chinese couples are planning to marry in the 2010 lunar year, despite it being a widow's year and considered bad luck for brides.