LIBrides.com Web News Archive

Buying a Diamond - A Simple Guide (PIZZAHEROS) - No two diamonds are alike and the majority of brides all want diamonds. But even though you've heard the phrase "diamonds are a girl's best friend" that doesn't necessarily mean all brides are in love with their diamonds.

Audit: Online abuse at DEP (Connecticut Post) - HARTFORD -- Employees of the state Department of Environmental Protection have stopped visiting international matrimonial Web sites, but dozens are still abusing state policy on the personal use of

Scoop: The 10 biggest events 0f 2008 (The San Francisco Examiner) - We didn’t think anything could top Shiloh’s birth two years ago. But the most glamorous power couple in the world giving us a $14 million two-for-one deal on celebrity babies? The tabloids couldn’t have dreamed up a more perfect story.

Women, take a big bow for a standout year onstage (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) - With a few notable exceptions, it was Seattle's women who dominated theater in 2008, producing forceful and extravagant art.

Karen Russo, Sac Union Columnist (The Sacramento Union) - Computers! I’ve been AWOL from the blog for awhile, limping along with an about-to-crash computer. Seems to be fine now that it’s fixed – again – but I’m relatively sure the next break-down isn’t too far in the future. That’s the way it is here.

Georgia Man Sentenced for E-Rate Bribery (PC World via Yahoo! News) - A Georgia man was sentenced to five years in prison on charges of bribery and conspiring to bride a former Atlanta Public Schools official for work related to a U.S. government program designed to help schools and libraries in poor areas connect to the Internet.

City's oldest bridal shop relocates again (The Leaf Chronicle) - Clarksville’s oldest bridal shop has relocated again, but owner Lynne Tate says the reputable tradition created by Brides and Tuxedos goes on. Formerly known as Brides and Mr. Tuxedo, the store was previously at 210 College St. for 18 years, before moving temporarily to Madison Street.

Thank You Very Much (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) - Send a written thank-you note to everyone who gave you a gift, even if you thanked them in person. Try to write a thank-you card when you get the wedding present. Even though brides have roughly a month to send a thank you, it’ll just be easier on you if you do it right away.

Chamber of Horrors/Brides of Fu Manchu (DVD Talk) - A recent trend in the home video market seems to be the "sweeping up" of older catalog titles by the major studios for release as budget double - , triple -, and now quadruple - features.

Wedding blues (BBC News) - India's economic slowdown hits its wedding trade