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Money Smarts for Princess Brides (Washington Post) - I have to confess that when I'm channel-surfing in search of light entertainment, I often settle on "Say Yes to the Dress" on TLC. The show chronicles the emotional -- and financial -- highs and lows of brides as they shop for the perfect wedding gown at Kleinfeld, a trendy New York bridal salon.

Dress mess: Brides left without gowns as Mountain Avenue Bridal closes shop (The Fort Collins Coloradoan) - Jami Jonckowski’s fairytale wedding turned into a nightmare last month when she realized her $2,000 designer Manuel Mota gown would never arrive.

Brides Lose Out When Bridal Shop Closes (CBS4 Denver) - Hundreds of brides will now have to scramble to find wedding gowns. A bridal shop in Fort Collins suddenly closed its doors this week.

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers opens Aug. 20 (The Temecula Valley News) - Temecula Valley Players will begin their 2009-2010 season, in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Temecula Post Office, by taking audiences back to the Oregon wilderness of the 1850s with Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. In this musical comedy, newlywed Millie struggles to civilize and marry off her six rowdy brothers-in-law. Unfortunately, her plan backfires when the boys kidnap women ...

Online ordinations can cut the cost of getting married (The Daily Record) - SALISBURY — Brides and grooms trying to save money or make their wedding more personal are spurring people to become ordained ministers through a simple, quick process.

Opium takes over entire Afghan families, villages (AP via Yahoo! News) - Open the door to Islam Beg's house and the thick opium smoke rushes out into the cold mountain air, like steam from a bathhouse. It's just past 8 a.m. and the family of six — including a 1-year-old baby boy — is already curled up at the lip of the opium pipe.

The woman that travelled 16,000 miles to spend £15k on plastic surgery to walk down the aisle (Daily Mirror) - While most brides opt for a few beauty treatments, Jane Major clocked up 16,800 miles as she travelled to South Africa, Belgium and Cyprus to give her face and body a full overhaul.

'Brides,' Music Circus: Made for each other (The Sacramento Bee) - "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" is one of the most popular shows ever produced by Music Circus – and it's easy to see why.

Make your big day special without the huge expense (Carteret County News-Times) - (ARA) - It's no secret, weddings are notoriously expensive and brides are infamously frivolous. Most women dream of their perfect wedding for years.

Mamma Mia!: Greek aisles (Times Online) - MEET the “Mamma Mia! brides”, dancing queens of the recession who want a wedding on a Greek island to match the one in their favourite film.