LIBrides.com Web News Archive

Then and Now event a tribute to war brides (myKawartha.com) - War brides, the European women who married Canadian soldiers and made their homes here, are being honored along with veterans by the Academy Theatre Foundation.

Province series on Indian brides wins third award (Vancouver Province) - The Province and Calgary Herald shared a prestigious Jack Webster Award last night for illuminating the disturbing plight of brides in India who have been duped out of their dowries by Canadian men.

One-stop centre for Indian brides and grooms (The Star Online) - The Little India One Stop Wedding Centre in Brickfields is exactly what it says it is – a one-stop wedding house offering bridal and wedding packages all under one roof.

Multicultural Bridal Fair benefits scholarship program (The Wichita Eagle) - Shawnta Williams spent four hours Sunday afternoon at the Multicultural Bridal Fair gazing at wedding gowns, cake patterns and all of the things that transform women into brides.

Events for 11/12/2006 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) - This is a basketball skills clinic for boys and girls. This is the second of two sessions, the first was held on November 4. $35.00 includes t-shirt and both dates.

A wedding dress for every occasion (Daily Telegraph) - Brides looking for a choice of gowns for the big day should visit the Designer Wedding Show this week, says Hilary Alexander.

Amazing--but True Facts (Indiana Statesman) - Annually, 17 tons of gold is used to make wedding rings in the United States. Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density. Approximately 75% of human feces is made of water. As an iceberg melts, it makes a fizzing sound because of the compressed air bubbles popping in the ice.

British court rejects Pitcairn appeal (AP via Yahoo! News) - Six men from remote Pitcairn Island on Monday lost their final appeal against their convictions for a string of sex attacks dating back 40 years on the tiny Pacific home to descendants of the HMS Bounty mutiny.

Wedding Day Stress: Focus on What Matters (Wellsville Daily Reporter) - (ARA) - The wedding day is considered to be the happiest day of many people's lives. It also ranks as one of the most stressful. Invitations. Flowers. Catering. Dresses and tuxedoes. The reception.

Exclusive: The Hold Steady Sign to Vagrant (Pitchfork) - Bye bye Tim Harrington, hello Chris Carrabba! Pitchfork has learned that our favorite Springsteen-quotin', moustache-rockin', Catholic-guiltin' bar band, the Hold Steady, has made the move from NYC spazz-core powerhouse French Kiss Records to California emo-core powerhouse Vagrant Records.