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Brides are saying I don't' to overly pricey weddings (Gazette.net) - Columbia resident Katie Previc tries on a dress at I Do I Do Wedding Gowns in Gaithersburg, with assistance of Antoinette Cooper. Like many brides, Previc is trying to save money on her May nuptials.

Arrested in their wedding dresses: Police seize foreign brides in 'bogus marriage' raid (Daily Mail) - Arrested in their wedding dresses: Police seize foreign brides in 'bogus marriage' raid

Brides, grooms downsize plans for huge weddings (Chicago Sun-Times) - These days, couples who can spring for six-figure weddings are re-prioritizing their wish lists. And those who can scarcely swing four-figure weddings are getting crafty: scouring the Web for gently used gowns, haggling over hotel rates for guests (and cutting children and not-so-significant others from guest lists), going for grocery store vs. bakery cakes, and do-it-yourselfing everything from ...

Brides say I don't' to expensive weddings (Poolesville Gazette) - Columbia resident Katie Previc tries on a dress at I Do I Do Wedding Gowns in Gaithersburg, with assistance of Antoinette Cooper, for her May wedding. Previc, like many brides, is trying to save money on her nuptials. She wants to print her own invitations.

In Dusty Turkish Village, Surfing the Web for Brides (YaleGlobal Online) - The arrival of the internet in Turkey’s rural southeast has had at least one surprising consequence: men in the village of Gokce have started using the web to seek second wives from abroad.

Wedding Gowns for just $249 at Friday's Running of the Brides (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Chicago's annual Running of the Brides®

Foreign brides and grooms held in 'marriage scam' swoop (Independent) - Foreign brides and grooms were arrested on their wedding day in co-ordinated swoops by enforcement officers probing a suspected international marriage scam, the UK Border Agency said today.

NHRC seeks Madhya Pradesh Government report on virginity test for brides issue (New Kerala) - New Delhi, July 21 : The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo-motu cognizance of a news report under caption 'Govt. holds virginity test for MP brides' published in The Hindustan Times dated 13/7/2009.

NHRC notice to Madhya Pradesh on virginity test for brides (Calcutta News) - Nearly a month after the incident and a week after it hit headlines and created a furore in parliament, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Tuesday said it has issued notice to Madhya Pradesh on the virginity tests conducted on brides at a mass wedding there.

The Fives: Land sharks, robot brides, real-life monkey business and things that go boom on video (Rapid City Journal) - One of the things that I missed most during my hiatus from The Fives was the weekly video review.