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Polygamous sect's temple secret haven for sex with underage brides? (The Salt Lake Tribune) - SAN ANGELO, Texas - Adult FLDS men were having sex with underage brides inside the massive limestone temple at the polygamous sect's Texas ranch, a confidential informant told authorities.

Wedding Planning Site Seeks Answers from Brides (PR.com) - WedNet.com is looking to brides and grooms for input on just what makes a wedding planning site useful. [PR.com - April 10, 2008]

Brides-to-be say 'I do' to shopping downtown (Royal Oak Daily Tribune) - ROYAL OAK -- Here comes the brides. Eva Amine of Royal Oak checked out dress options Wednesday at Shapes for a beach wedding in August while Trudy Chase of Birmingham showed off her invitations from Write Impressions.

South Korea recruits Vietnamese brides as consultants (Vietnam Net) - VietNamNet Bridge – Seven Vietnamese women have become marriage consultants for the Association for Family Building and Protection of Asan city, Chung Nam province, according to Chosun online newspaper.

Street ponders 'Myhoosoft' (The Hollywood Reporter) - Yahoo may or may not be the most desirable of brides, but that hasn't stopped Microsoft, News Corp. and Time Warner from trying to lead it to the altar. The three media giants appear to be trying to get a head-start on what could become a Web consolidation frenzy.

Paisley brides-for-sale fixer facing deportation (Daily Record) - AN African who set up a brides-for-sale scam in Scotland has been told he faces deportation.

Women-starved Kutch gets brides from Bengal and even Bangladesh (Express India) - If you thought that women trafficked out of Bangladesh and the bordering districts of West Bengal...

Sham Brides Fixer Facing Deportation (Daily Record) - AN AFRICAN who set up a brides-for-sale scam in Scotland has been told he faces deportation. Middle man Lamin Manneh admitted breaching immigration law by arranging sham marriages.

Asked for dowry, she called off wedding (The Times of India) - Anita Bhalla set an example for many brides-to-be when she refused to marry her fiance Varun Sarna because Varun's family had allegedly insulted her family and demanded "gifts" from them before marriage.

Saying 'I do' in a lagging economy (Times of Malta) - At least in New York, bank buyouts, job losses, and painful prices at the pump are not keeping brides-to-be from dreaming big. Wedding planners, dressmakers, and florists alike are downplaying the downturn, of course, hoping to make a deal.