LIBrides.com Web News Archive

Spin Cycle: Virtual brides, traffic jams and resolutions (Contra Costa Times) - Fluffing and folding the news

School holiday a photo op for teen (AsiaOne) - While most students will be relaxing and enjoying their long school holiday, a 14-year-old girl has been busy taking pictures of brides and grooms, and earning some extra pocket money in the process.

Meet the family (BBC News) - The reality for Asian brides who live with their in-laws

Seven Precision-Crafted Watches (Forbes) - Chime and chime again: All about the minute repeater, the Mount Everest of watchmaking.

China's wedding boom jolts businesses (AsiaOne) - (BEIJING, CHINA) Meng Ni and Fan Zhiqing said 'I do' to each other in the same month that they said 'we do' to their real estate agent. China is in the midst of a golden age of weddings, a boon for businesses from photo studios to global platinum miners.

Top workout tips of 2009 (Kingston Whig-Standard) - So you wanna get trimmed down and pumped up in the new year and new decade? Well, you came to the right place. Here's a compilation of some of the best advice straight from the mouths of high-profile fitness enthusiasts who spoke to Keeping Fit in the past year.[...]

Out with the Old (St. Catharines Standard) - Out with boob jobs and cowboy boots! In with stilettos, condoms and Jeggings! Breast implants are so 2009, along with facelifts, ties and plaid prints, says trend forecaster Pierce Mattie.[...]

Book World reviews 'Vows of Silence' by Susan Hill (Washington Post) - THE VOWS OF SILENCE By Susan Hill Overlook. 328 pp. $24.95

Would you spend $10,000 on a wedding dress? (Orange County Register) - After Valentine’s Day, I’m guessing that Christmas is the second most popular holiday to get engaged.

Faces of the Recession: Financial fears lead some lovebirds to wait to wed (Greeley Tribune) - Today's brides may be sure about the man they're going to marry, but they are increasingly becoming unsure of the economy, says a Greeley wedding consultant. Just to be on the safe side, some are pushing back their wedding dates because of that uncertainty. "We're thinking we'll get a fairly good increase (next year), but we think it will be toward end of year," said Jean Daviet, a Greeley-based ...