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Brides now falling in love with botox (News Interactive) - BRIDES are going to extreme lengths to look picture perfect on their big day, with the amount of pre-wedding cosmetic surgery growing by 20 per cent a year.

GLOBAL: The hidden costs of child brides (AlertNet) - Source: IRIN Around the world an estimated 3,500 girls under the age of 15 become child brides every day, while another 21,000 get married before reaching the age of 18.

World Vision Report Finds Young Brides At Risk Of Contracting HIV/AIDS (Medical News Today) - A report recently released by World Vision has found that girls in developing countries who marry before age 18 -- whose numbers are expected to double to 100 million in the next 10 years -- are at an increased risk of HIV/AIDS, Reuters reports.

A Dream Come True for Brides-To-Be (FOX 40 Binghamton) - It was a dream come true for brides-to-be and wedding planners at the Easy Event Planning's Bridal Expo. Hundreds of people came to the Binghamton Regency Sunday to check out the event. Sixty vendors attended, featuring everything from wedding cakes to limousines. Five bridal salons were also on hand with gowns on display. Brides-to-be could also win up to $9 thousand in prizes -- including a 7 ...

Brides willing to try 'anything' during 'Bridal Bootcamp' with Vero trainer (Vero Press Journal) - Combine TV’s “Biggest Loser” with a dose of “Bridezilla” and you get “Bridal Bootcamp,” an upcoming cable reality show featuring local fitness guru Steve Pfiester.

I Now Pronounce You Party A and Party B (KWTX-TV Waco) - Two US States, Massachusetts and California, allow same-sex marriage. Now one of those states is no longer recognizing Brides and Grooms on the marriage licenses.

Serbs look east for 100,000 humble, modest brides (Gulf Times) - By Boris Babic A PROPOSAL to bring 100,000 southeast Asian brides to Serbia for bachelors, particularly those living in backward rural areas, has caused outrage, surprise and laughter.

Blog: Sold for six thousand dollars (AlertNet) - Source: IRIN In Afghanistan, Fatima, 11, was recently engaged to a man twice her age in exchange for US$6,000. In Niger, an unnamed 13-year-old was married to a 38-year-old man in her village. These and many more are the faces of the World Vision report released on 3 September on child brides, Before she's ready: Fifteen places girls marry by 15.

California bans 'brides,' 'grooms' (WorldNetDaily) - Copyright 1997-2008 All Rights Reserved. WorldNetDaily.com Inc.

Racers, Brides Raise Money For Cure (WCVB Boston) - As Stand Up To Cancer week came to a close Sunday, thousands of people joined in fundraisers across the city to support the fight against breast cancer.