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More brides angle for cheaper weddings (The Pantagraph) - RALEIGH, N.C. -- Brides are still saying “I do” in 2009, but they’re saying “I don’t” to lavish weddings.

New Data: Brides Spending More, Travel Up (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance) - The results are in and the brides have spoken. According to Weddingbells' Annual Reader Survey(i), released today, the current economic situation hasn't put a damper on the wedding industry, with the average expected cost of the big day increasing in 2009.

Brides fear for dress shop future (BBC News) - A crowd of brides to be gather outside a bridal shop in Glasgow amid fears it has gone out of business.

China's kidnapped baby brides (Salon.com) - Thanks to a worsening shortage of unmarried women, gangs are trafficking little girls.

Area brides finding Sew Much help (Fairfield Echo) - WEST CHESTER TWP. — For some, art begins with paint and a canvas. For Mary Cittadino, it’s yards of

In an industry of happiness: Woman spends decades putting brides-to-be at ease (Grand Forks Herald) -   Racks strain against the inventory, the gowns with their taffeta and beadwork encroaching on the small shop's walking space. Hanging everywhere is the couture of proms and christenings and, as June arrives, weddings. The attire serves the landmark events of local lives, and Phyllis Fetter toils in this industry of happiness. For years, brides-to-be have arrived at her St. Joseph shop, ...

Maggie Van Ostrand: Common Scents: Why Brides Carry Bouquets (The Huffington Post) - They also sell (and I'm not kidding) "Disgusting Smells" such as Seasick, Fromund (smegma), and Chunder (vomit), apparently for repelling all living things.

New Data: Brides Spending More, Travel Up (Marketwire) - Annual survey reveals couples taking registry dollars down south

Brides Looking for Deals (KARK Little Rock) - An event Sunday in the Natural State is designed to help engaged couples make it through the happiest time of their life, despite the daunting economy.

Those who burn brides need to be hanged: Apex court (The Times of India) - NEW DELHI: Voicing its disgust over the social evil of dowry death, the Supreme Court on Monday observed that perpetrators of bride burning "need to be hanged."