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West coast war brides to be honoured (The Western Star) - In May, a special tea was hosted at The Rooms in St. John’s to honour the province’s war brides and their families.

Brides get a bargain, and an opportunity to help the sick, too (Grand Forks Herald) -   When hundreds of brides-to-be visit the Westin Arlington Gateway today, they'll search for the special wedding gown and accessories to make their wedding day a perfect one.   Sale! Aug 27, 28, 29: 20% off store wide PLUS an extra 10% off sale items! Picky Girlz Boutique - Ends Aug 29, 2009

Bay area brides get inspired at bridal show (WTSP-TV Tampa) - If you're planning a wedding, the St. Pete Times Forum was the place to be this weekend.

Women rights activists protest virginity test of brides in Madhya Pradesh (New Kerala) - New Delhi, Jul 17 : Outraged over the Madhya Pradesh administration conducting virginity and pregnancy tests on the brides-to-be of the state government's mass marriage scheme, women rights groups have launched a protest against Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan about the 'discriminatory practice which is abuse of their human rights.'

‘Seven Brides' fills the stage with music, dance (Asheville Citizen-Times) - FLAT ROCK – It's never easy transforming one of those grand old movie musicals into a live stage production, but it's a challenge that's never stopped Flat Rock Playhouse.

Gown giveaway grows (The Daily News of Newburyport) - SEABROOK and mdash; Somewhere a bell has rung, because "Brides Across America" founder Heidi Janson, owner of the Bridal Stock Exchange in Seabrook, has gotten her wings. Since its inception last July, Brides Across America has given more than 1,500 gowns to military brides across the country, and this month, Janson's story was selected to be a part of Oprah's Angel Network.

Poor Kerala brides falling prey to aged married 'grooms' (Press Trust of India) - Kochi, July 19 (PTI) Poor Muslim women in Kerala are increasingly becoming victims of an organised network of touts which arranges their weddings to aged married men from neighbouring Maldives.

Afghan gov't orders HamidKarzai.com shut down (AP via Yahoo! News) - The Afghan government has blocked access to four Web sites with President Hamid Karzai's name in the address that are critical of the Afghan leader or have links to sites advertising locally taboo subjects such as online dating and mail order brides.

Wedding bells ring out on College Hill (The Brown Daily Herald) - Destination weddings have become increasingly popular in recent years. Today, brides- and grooms-to-be often travel to exotic locales in the United States and abroad.

Pssst, Brides: Get a Bargain and Fight Breast Cancer (NBC Washington) - Has trying to find the dress of your dreams turned you into Bridezilla? Redeem yourself now.