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Calls for more protection for Singapore's foreign brides (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Singapore's leading women advocacy group, AWARE, wants more stringent checks on matchmaking agencies so that prospective foreign brides of local men are protected, the Straits Times has reported.

Calls for more protection for Singapore's foreign brides (ABS-CBNNEWS.com) - SINGAPORE (AFP) - Singapore's leading women advocacy group, AWARE, wants more stringent checks on matchmaking agencies so that prospective foreign brides of local men are protected, the Straits Times reported Monday.

Calls for more protection for Singapore's foreign brides (TODAYonline) - Singapore's leading women advocacy group, AWARE, wants more stringent checks on matchmaking agencies so that prospective foreign brides of local men are protected.

The second time around, brides can feel freer, more confident (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) - Amy Brown got married last year in a classic white bridal gown. It was a traditional church wedding with many guests, gorgeous flowers and a formal reception.

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.

Clifford Pfeifer, 78, ballroom dance teacher (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) - Clifford Pfeifer had a long corporate career in chemical sales and marketing that disguised his real artistic passion. Well into his 70s, the native New Yorker taught ballroom dance to students in metro Atlanta. He particularly loved the waltz, which he patiently taught to young brides and bridegrooms preparing for their wedding dance.

Wedding Chaos Survey -- Who Needs a Wedding Planner? (PR Web via Yahoo! News) - (PRWeb) December 25, 2006 -- Wedding Chaos has carried out a survey, resulting in over 1,000 votes, to find out how brides and grooms viewed 'Wedding Planners' and the services that they have to offer.The results showed that the majority (51%) of wedding couples either did not, or would not, use a wedding planner for their wedding - a figure that cuts the current market in half for the wedding ...

More News (The Progress-Index) - PRINCE GEORGE — While most weddings may take place during the warmer summer months, statistically those same brides are more likely to receive an engagement ring sometime this month, particularly as a gift for Christmas.

Strict scrutiny of matchmaking agencies urged (Khaleej Times) - SINGAPORE - A women’s advocacy group called on Monday for a governing body to regulate Singapore matchmaking agencies that offer foreign brides, claiming the businesses are “largely unmonitored and unregulated.”