LIBrides.com Web News Archive

Gala affair for brides and grooms (The Star Online) - THOSE planning to tie the knot should not miss a bridal bonanza in Seberang Jaya organised by wedding expert Crystal Brides.

War brides share stories (San Jose Mercury News) - ``As much as we hate war,'' Dorothy Pence Berry was saying Saturday afternoon, ``let's think about the good that came out of World War II. And that's here, in this room.''

Holiday-recipes special section is now available on this Web site. (Perry County News) - The Perry County News regularly includes special sections in its print edition, and those special sections are posted here, as well. Just look on the left side of this page for the list, which includes sections on seniors, brides, home improvement, Little League players and other topics.

Brides in row over wedding dresses (Evening Star) - ANGRY brides today claimed a dry cleaner had kept their gowns for months and then returned them dirty. Prim Dry Cleaners, in Ropes Drive, Kesgrave, had Lisa Dakin's dress for four months and admitted it was never cleaned because they believed she would cause them trouble.

Indian Muslims say no to condom machines (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Plans to install 500 condom vending machines in the capital of one of India's worst HIV/AIDS-affected states have angered Muslim groups so much they have taken to the streets to protest a "condom culture."

Bridal gems, light & bright (The Telegraph) - Traditional bridal jewellery has suddenly lost its excess baggage. Going, going, gone are the heavy metal days, for today’s bride would rather invest in “wearable” jewellery.

California News in Brief (San Jose Mercury News) - Foreign-born women who come to the United States to marry American men they barely know need better protection from abusive husbands, Assemblywoman Sally Lieber, D-San Jose, told a committee Wednesday in seeking support for her legislation to regulate international marriage brokers.

Tokyo romance became catalyst for change (The News-Courier) - Few people are in a better position than Sara Love to hear the hundreds of stories - some of them tragic, some comic, some inspiring - that grew out of Athens State University’s 183-year history.

The feminist elite talk back: is feminism dead? Hillary Israeli's story (Blogging Baby) - When Linda Hirshman wrote about how “elite” (read: college-educated) women who stay at home with their kids frustrate feminism , it got quite a response from you all. Tonight continues a series of profiles of moms and whether or not they fit her profile - and whether they think feminism is dead in their own lives. Tonight, Hillary Israeli. Education and goals Hillary went to public

More marriages, fewer divorces in 2004 (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Singapore News) - There's good news on the state of the Singapore family.