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Be frugal & alter your wedding tab: Brooklyn brides find ways to save (New York Daily News) - Something old, something new, something borrowed, something . . frugal? Savvy Brooklyn brides are finding ways to cut wedding costs without sacrificing style.

Wrapit brides' fear over new firm (BBC News) - Brides who lost presents when gift registry firm Wrapit went bust face its founder over his plans for a new gift website.

Brides cut traditional corners (KY3 Springfield) - A depressed economy isn't stopping blissful brides-to-be from spending on their big day, but many are cutting a few traditional corners.

Brides only limited by imagination for cake (The Montana Standard) - MELVILLE, N.Y. When it comes to custom-designed wedding cakes, simple doesn't mean plain, and over-the-top doesn't mean gaudy. When a bride sits down with a cake designer and says she wants something with clean lines, she still may want delicately designed sugar flowers, edible pearl trim or lacework that matches her grandmother's antique veil. In the world of designer cakes, it all makes sense.

Madison staging ‘Seven Brides’ (The Oneida Daily Dispatch) - MADISON — Though Maveret Umstead’s drama class at Madison High School puts on several productions a year, it is time again for the spring musical.

Top Scoops (Scoop.co.nz) - When I think over what I have said, I envy dumb people. Everyone knows the old adage about new brides needing something old, new, borrowed and blue for their weddings. Well, a number of Republicans have taken the line and recreated it for use in their attacks on the Obama administration.

School Events April 1 - 7 (The Oneida Daily Dispatch) - Below is a brief list of some of the events taking place this week at area schools. • Saturday, April 4 - ACT exam at various schools. • Thursday, April 2 and Friday, April 3 - “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” at 7 p.m. with tickets for $3 for students and senior citizens and $4 for adults.

LEADING FINE STATIONERY MANUFACTURER CHECKERBOARD INNOVATES AGAIN, UPDATING ITS STYLISH YET AFFORDABLE PAPER BOUQUET ... (dBusinessNews.com) - West Boylston, MA (April 1, 2009) – As wedding season—the peak marrying time from Memorial Day through Labor Day— quickly approaches, thousands of brides-to-be across the country along with their fiancés are preparing for their big day, and, in light of current economic realities, many are taking a closer look at their bottom line.

Wedding Insurance Advice from the BBB (WSPA Spartanburg) - With the number of commercial bankruptcies on the rise, some brides and grooms are getting burned by bankrupt vendors. Because of the weak economy, couples might want to consider wedding insurance and Better Business Bureau is offering advice on purchasing coverage for the big day.

Wedding woes (BBC News) - Wrapit brides tell of their fears over new firm