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Punchbags and goggles on modern wedding list (Daily Telegraph: UK News) - Brides and grooms have branched out beyond the 12-piece dinner set, and are requesting swimming goggles, punchbags and giant dominoes on their wedding gift lists.

Bridal Extravaganza In Waterloo (KWWL-TV Iowa City) - Hundreds of eastern iowa brides and grooms-to-be got some wedding day ideas today. The 22nd Annual Wedding Extravaganza at the Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center in Waterloo featured the latest gowns, foods and other wedding ideas for couples who will tie the knot this year.

For bold brides, vivid hues, accessories, flowers add dramatic flair at Showcase (Rapid City Journal) - RAPID CITY — If you are planning a wedding in the near future, the annual Bridal Showcase is your one-stop shop for all things matrimonial.

A wedding planner who freaks out as a bride (Chicago Sun-Times) - I so wanted to love this book. Toss the Bride, by Jennifer Manske Fenske (Thomas Dunne, 231 pages, $21.95), tells the story of a wedding planner who, having suffered prolonged exposure to brides, develops a serious anxiety complex about becoming one herself.

Premium Prices for Hajja Brides (Arab News) - DAMMAM, 12 January 2006 — Brides who have already performed Haj are getting higher dowries in some Eastern Province tribes, Al-Watan daily reported.

Brides-to-be compete for dream wedding: Seven contestants go on display at Factoria Mall for new `Bride Survivor' (King County Journal) - What price love? Better yet, what price a wedding? On Friday, Auburn's Shauna Snider and Renton's Callie Berry arrived at Factoria Mall for what could be a nine-day stay in a storefront window.

Shop (The Wichita Eagle) - The Bridal & Prom Expo this weekend in Century II Exhibition Hall is a good way for brides-to-be to firm up the many details of a wedding. More than 150 vendors will be at the expo, representing every aspect of the wedding celebration -- gowns, tuxedos, caterers, cakes, decorations, DJ and limousine services, florists, photographers, videographers and banquet halls . Fashion shows will be held at

Do's and don'ts (Duluth News Tribune) - Diane Forden, editor of Bridal Guide magazine and author of "New Etiquette for Today's Bride" (Warner Books, $13.95), offers tips for encore brides:

Spreading Her Wings (Contract Magazine) - Spreading Her Wings Vera Wang, whose fashion designs are coveted by brides around the country, is expanding her reach both in market and in geography with the opening of the new Vera Wang Boutique at Halekulani, a boutique in Halekulani, a hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Kilgore, TX (Kilgore News Herald) - Give Your Wedding a Personal Touch If you're like most brides-tobe, you've been dreaming about your wedding day since you were a little girl -you want it to be perfect, down to the tiniest detail.