LIBrides.com Web News Archive

Pinoys warned of Korea drive vs mail-order brides (Philstar.com) - Filipinos are advised against agencies acting as fronts for mail order brides following reports that the South Korean government is set to crack down on inter-racial matchmaking agencies that violate local laws and use deceptive advertising.

Here come the slinky, surgically enhanced brides (Times Online) - The decline of the traditional meringue-style wedding dress has led brides to turn to the knife. Those who feel that they cannot naturally fill sleeker, less forgiving gowns are resorting to breast enlargement.

Brides Say Photographer Wouldn't Give Up Wedding Photos (News Channel 5 Cleveland) - NewsChannel5 Troubleshooter Joe Pagonakis helps two brides who paid thousands for wedding pictures that they never received.

Pretty In Pink - Child Brides and Child Marriages (About.com) - She's pretty in pink as she stands among the trees and bushes, getting her picture taken. With a open smile that lights up her eyes and a soft pink scarf...

Brides-ted Resuscitated - reprieve as Aloysius the bear is set to appear in £10million movie adaptation of classic ... (Daily Mail) - To purists, he was an essential part of that classic English novel Brideshead Revisited. So they were aghast when it was revealed Aloysius the teddy bear would not feature in the £10million movie adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's upper-class saga. However, as our picture reveals, Lord Sebastian Flyte's furry companion has been granted a reprieve – even if he has lost rather a lot of weight since last ...

Economy fluctuates but brides march on (The Charlotte Observer) - Syble Latta and her bridal boutique, Poffie Girls, have lasted through four recessions. Each time, she said, sales suffered at her Gastonia shop as brides opted for cheaper dresses. Sales also plummeted after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Brides who in the past may have paid $1,200 for a wedding gown opted for dresses that cost an average of $750. Now, as the economy flirts with a recession, ...

Here come the brides for 5K (The Cincinnati Enquirer) - Decked out in wedding gowns, tuxes and bridesmaids dresses, some 500 runners are expected to descend on the Reading Bridal District today for the Runaway Bride 5K.

Filipinos warned about Korean matchmakers (Philippine Daily Inquirer) - THE PHILIPPINE EMBASSY IN SEOUL has warned Filipinos against agencies acting as fronts for mail-order brides after the South Korean government ordered a crackdown on interracial matchmaking agencies that distorted information to help Koreans find foreign brides.

Beautiful wedding can mean ugly bills (The Facts) - I read an article this week about how the slow economy is now affecting the wedding market. Are you ready? American brides will spend, on average, a whole $28 less on their weddings than they would have last year.

Trash that wedding dress (Times Online) - With the vows taken and the honeymoon over, most brides shake down their wedding dress, wrap it in acid-free tissue paper and pack it away, never to be seen again. But there is another option.