LIBrides.com Web News Archive

Vote online now for the winner of Iron Brides (Portsmouth Herald) - Its time to vote for your favorite contestant on Iron Brides, billed as New Hampshires first reality TV show.

Loaner I do's: Today's brides rent the cake, the jewelry and the gown, too (New York Daily News) - Rent the hall, hire the limo and stump for a fistful of loaner tuxes - standard fixtures on a wedding checklist. These days, that's not all: Savvy brides are looking to hire, rather than buy, the bulk of their big day. Welcome to the era of the Rental Wed.

Brides and their blushing grooms (Stuff) - Brides there were a-plenty, but blushing was reserved for husbands only in New Plymouth. While the women needed no encouragement to don their wedding gear once more for the Bride of the Year competition, it was a brave few males who took to the stage in front of a full house at the Plymouth Hotel.

Some brides embracing cheaper wedding days (The Charlotte Observer) - Brides are still saying “I do” in 2009, but they're saying “I don't” to lavish weddings.

War brides to be officially recognized: Minister to sign proclamation Wednesday (The Telegram) - At the end of the Second World War, Newfoundland and Labrador experienced an influx of people as it had never seen before or since.

Calling all frugal brides and grooms (The Express-Times) - We want to know how you scaled back your dream wedding.

Brides bounced by lodge fire: Rebuilding lags at wedding spot (Rutland Herald) - WALLINGFORD — Brides and grooms planning a wedding or reception at Wallingford Lodge near Elfin Lake over the next couple of months will have to look for other venues. ...

Brides-to-be fret over fires in Santa Barbara (AP via Yahoo! News) - Bride-to-be Carrie Beers has been planning to hold her intimate wedding among winding staircases, terraced gardens and 13 acres of avocado orchards at a Spanish-style villa tucked into a Santa Barbara canyon.

Betrothal on a budget: Wausau-area brides, grooms tying knot in tight economy (Wausau Daily Herald) - As summer wedding season approaches, thousands of brides are struggling to fund the typically lavish occasions leading to a sharper focus on savings and simplicity than in past years.

Brides-to-be fret over fires in Santa Barbara (San Francisco Chronicle) - Bride-to-be Carrie Beers has been planning to hold her intimate wedding among winding staircases, terraced gardens and 13 acres of avocado orchards at a Spanish-style villa tucked into a Santa Barbara canyon. Now the New Yorker is worried her West Coast...