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War brides photos earn international prize for Toronto woman (CBC) - A photo essay about Canadian war brides has earned Toronto-based photographer Arantxa Cedillo an international photography prize.

Child brides and soft drugs crop up in Israeli sentencing debate (Regina Leader-Post) - Ethiopian child brides, the Dutch doing soft drugs, French women and prostitution . . . all were cited by an Israeli MP in support of draft legislation on sentencing in the courts, a newspaper reported.

Brides and Grooms Say "I Do" to Charity (Chronicle of Philanthropy) - It’s wedding season, and an increasing number of charities and other organizations are offering brides and grooms a way to use their big day to help others.

Brides cut corners, but not on gowns (The News Journal) - NEW YORK -- Brides-to-be feeling the pinch of the current economic downturn might be willing to pare down their wine list, favors, even the guest list. Their gown, however, is often another story.

15 child brides used to settle Pakistan feud (Guardian Unlimited) - Pakistani human rights activists outraged at reports that blood feud to be resolved by handing over of girls

You're invited because someone else canceled (USA Today) - It's not just the invite that's straying from tradition but also the strategy behind who receives it. As first-time brides and grooms walk down the aisle at increasingly older ages (in 2006, her median age was 26, his was 28, according to the U.S. Census Bureau), they're collecting friends from graduate school, multiple jobs and multiple cities more friends, oftentimes, than a budget or ...

Indonesians told to plant trees before marrying (The Charlotte Observer) - Prospective newlyweds in an Indonesian province are being given one more promise to honor: planting trees to help slow the rapid deterioration of the country's forests. As Indonesia marks World Environment Day on Thursday, husbands-and brides-to-be in Gorontalo, a rugged mountainous province on Sulawesi island, are being required to plant 10 seedlings supplied by the local government, said ...

Browsing: June 5 (Knoxville News Sentinel) - Conde Nast Bridal Media, which includes Brides, Modern Bride and Elegant Bride magazines, and Brides.com, has done a study about bridesmaids. Among the findings: Brides have an average of five bridesmaids in their wedding.

When in Israel... MP wants courts to finish the sentence (Middle East Times) - A woman smokes a joint in a coffee shop in the Dutch city of Maastricht. Ethiopian child brides, the Dutch doing soft drugs, French women and prostitution... all were cited by an Israeli MP in support of draft legislation on sentencing in the courts, a newspaper reported.

Lose the puffy sleeves; bridesmaids' dresses take a more elegant turn (Knoxville News Sentinel) - You know what they say: Always a bridesmaid, never a pretty dress. Frocks for brides' supporting cast have bad reputations, stealing the show for all the wrong reasons: puffy sleeves the size of the wearer's head, skirts so full they graze the seats on either side, and colors that only a mad scientist could create.