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Military brides pick up thank you gift (WROC Rochester) - Christmas is far from over for some local brides. Seven girls walked away with a free wedding gown from a Fairport dress shop. The owner wanted to donate the gowns, but not just to any bride, brides marrying servicemen.

Too few checks on would-be husbands of foreign brides now (The Star Online) - THE Association of Women for Action and Research (Aware) has called for a governing body to regulate matchmaking agencies that offer foreign brides.

Entrepreneur's niche is good news for brides (Belleville News-Democrat) - Howard Fox dreams of one day running an online empire. But for now he's settling for three e-commerce Web sites that cater primarily to the demanding tastes of brides-to-be.

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.

Taiwan police screen Chinese brides to prevent fake marriages (Moldova.org) - Taipei (dpa) - Taiwan police's strict screening of mainland Chinese brides has broken up more some 30,000 cross-Strait marriages, most of which were genuine, a newspaper said on Tuesday. The China Times said that since Taiwan introduced interviews of Chinese spouses in 2003, Taiwan police had interviewed 133,305 mainland spouses - mainly wives - upon their arrival at Taiwan airports. Those who ...

Brides forced to grin and Bear it (Chicago Sun-Times) - For better or worse, Bears fans' New Year's Eve plans took a big hit when NFL bosses pushed the regular season finale against the Packers from noon on Fox to prime time on NBC.

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.

La Boutique Bridal closes, leaving customers wondering (La Crosse Tribune) - La Boutique Bridal in the Powell Place Mall. Erik Daily Some area brides and bridesmaids are wondering whether they will be left without their dresses or deposits after a local bridal shop abruptly closed late last week.

Despite restrictive laws, gay wedding industry booms (The State) - RICHMOND, Va. — He’s no celebrity, but when Phillip McKee III tied the knot in September, he did it with all the pomp and circumstance of an A-lister: Custom-designed gold rings, a $2,000 kilt and a caviar-and-crepe reception at a posh hotel.