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Burkina Faso: Child Brides Fight Child Marriage (AllAfrica.com) - Ouagadougou — It was not enough to argue that girls could not legally marry in Burkina Faso before age 17, or even that their lives might be put at risk.

Irish eyes smile on brides, grooms (Akron Beacon Journal) - Akron, Barberton judges join couples on holiday Judge declares everyone can be Irish for just a day

BURKINA FASO: Child brides fight child marriage (AlertNet) - Source: IRIN It was not enough to argue that girls could not legally marry in Burkina Faso before age 17, or even that their lives might be put at risk. Tethered to tradition, some families and community leaders steadfastly resisted multimillion dollar efforts to wipe out child marriage, especially in the Muslim-dominant Sahel region in the north.

More Nebraska Weddings Helping Businesses (KOLN Lincoln) - Lincoln wedding business owners say brides are spending, keeping their sales up during the recession.

Nuptial ‘pause’ Kanpur: (The Telegraph) - Hold on brides and grooms, elections are near. Weddings could be put on poll pause in this Uttar Pradesh city, whose voting day on April 30 has fallen right in the middle of a marriage season starting 15 days before.

It's happening this Sunday! (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) - Don't miss the St. Louis' Best Bridal Celebration this Sunday, March 22, 2009, which will be available to area brides at the St. Louis Airport Marriott from noon to 4 p.m. The next St. Louis' Best Bridal Celebration won't be presented again for another three months.

In your voice (Visalia Times-Delta / Tulare Advance-Register) - If you buy a ticket to Central Valley Christian’s production of “Seven Brides For Seven Brothers,” expect to be entertained.

Spreading Goodwill to brides on a budget (Boston Herald) - Thrifty brides-to-be who skipped out on the mad rush of the Running of the Brides have a second shot at getting a top-tier dress at a bargain-bin price. A two-day sale...

Tickets available for student play (Daily Record) - MORRISTOWN -- The play 'Seven Brides For Seven Brothers' will be presented at Morristown High School, 50 Early St., Morristown.

Wedding Cafe to hold competition for prizes on March 29 (Honolulu Advertiser) - The Wedding Café, a Honolulu wedding resource center, is hosting a competitive event for local brides. On Sunday, March 29 at noon, the Café will host "Bride Wars," a free bridal competition for prizes donated by Hawaii's wedding professionals. Tanna Dang, owner of The Wedding Café, said the shop will give away gift certificates valued at $250 each, and more than 50 prizes. There will be more ...