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Average age of brides at historic high (News Interactive) - CAREERS, money and waiting for Mr Right have pushed the average age of brides to 30 for the first time in the nation's history.

Average age of brides at historic high (Northern Territory News) - CAREERS, money and waiting for Mr Right have pushed the average age of brides to 30 for the first time in the nation's history. The dramatic increase compares with the earlier generation of women, who were more likely to get married in their early 20s or late teens.

Indian men buy a new image to win beautiful brides (Guardian Unlimited) - Skin-whitening creams marketed aggressively in India not just for women but for men, who are having plastic surgery too.

Now, nip and tuck below the belt (The Times of India) - It's the wedding season and brides, they're going in for a makeover. Botox and breast lifts are passe; now it's a little nip and tuck below the belt.

Books: NOSTALGIA (RedNova) - By Barbara Goulden THE Best of Girl annual, (Girl, pounds 16.99). AMAZINGLY old fashioned compilation of 1950s and 1960s favourites like Belle of the Ballet, Susan of St Brides and Mother Tells How.

Malaysians buying Vietnamese brides in coffee shops, report says (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Malaysian men are acquiring Vietnamese brides for up to 30,000 ringgit (8,427 dollars) from agents who parade young, attractive girls in rural coffee shops, a newspaper said.

Vietnamese "brides" parade for lonely Malaysians (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Lonely Malaysian men used to travel to Vietnam to shop for "mail order" brides. Now, to the disgust of women's groups, the brides come to them.

Couples cry foul over fake certs (The Star Online) - KUALA LUMPUR: Some grooms of Vietnamese brides are claiming that their marriage certificates are fakes, thus making it difficult for them to apply for birth certificates for their children.

Disillusioned Western men seek to Thai the knot (AFP via Yahoo! News) - After a series of doomed relationships with American women, Marc Sullivan came to Bangkok in a bid to meet Miss Right at last.

Here come the BRIDES (The Downers Grove Sun) - Wedding bells were ringing Dec. 13 in Woodridge.