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‘Seven Brides’ (McKinney Courier-Gazette) - The McKinney Education Foundation will produce the first performance of McKinney Summer Musicals “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” on June 28 as a benefit for McKinney residents who otherwise would not experience the musical.

Frugal brides may turn to Target gowns (Richmond Times-Dispatch) - In a marriage of discount and dreams, a major retailer wants to prove that a once-in-a-lifetime experience doesn't require a once-in-a-lifetime investment. So here comes the bride . . . in a budget wedding gown from Target. The gowns, sold through Target.com for less than $200, have appeared in recent weeks on "Oprah" and on the pages of Lucky and Glamour magazines. And they've caused a stir on ...

Is This Any Way to Treat Vera Wang? (New York Times) - Nowadays, many brides are opting for ?Trash the Dress? photos instead of preserving or passing down wedding gowns.

Beware Of The Bridezilla (CBS News) - June is wedding season and there's sure to be no shortage of stressed-out brides. Then there's "bridezilla" ? the bride-to-be who lets wedding planning turn her into a monster.

Cinderella syndrome: A fairytale wedding fantasy, whatever the cost (Independent) - On Saturday, three members of the England football squad will utter two of the most expensive words of their lives: "I Do". The grooms - Steven Gerrard, Gary Neville, and Michael Carrick - and their brides will languish on golden thrones, quaff Cristal champagne and flash 10-carat diamonds, while for the next week, OK! magazine readers gush and gape over the fake tans, chartered helicopters and ...

Buff Brides and Bridesmaids: Getting Fit for a Wedding (WebMD) - Along with finding the perfect dress, the best hairstylist, and the right makeup, today's brides have added another "must do": Getting in the best shape of their lives!

Plenty of pots, pans to pick (The Cincinnati Enquirer) - Forget menus and seating arrangements. The question many brides and grooms ask is which cookware to put on their gift registry.

S Leone bans child brides not FGM (BBC News) - Sierra Leone MPs pass a bill, which bans under-age weddings but drop a clause to outlaw female circumcision.

‘Seven Brides for Seven Brothers’ a rowdy, riotous romp (Town Online) - Benjie Randall and Christina Rae Hedrick tackle some of the high-flying stunts in ‘Seven Brides.’

Women's Freedom Comes Slowly to a Sleepy Oasis (Time Magazine) - For centuries they have been forbidden to work outside the home, but a sensitive developer has helped create careers for Siwan women based on traditional craft