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Free wedding gowns for military brides (WROC Rochester) - A Fairport business owner is giving back to the military by giving back to their brides. One Enchanted Evening will be giving away free wedding gowns to women marrying servicemen.

Brides Behaving Badly (New York Times) - All the drama and comedy before the walk down the isle have become fodder for at least a dozen television shows.

Web Honeymoon (RedNova) - By Dunstan Prial, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Dec. 3--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.

African-American Women Are Not Equally Represented in Bridal Magazines (Newswise) - A study by a University of Missouri-Columbia researcher has found that bridal magazines show predominantly white brides and a few African-American bridesmaids. Fewer than 2 percent of the advertisements analyzed featured African-American brides, and not a single magazine analyzed had an African-American bride on the cover.

Performing Some Light Chores (New London Day) - Denise Marcey, bottom, of New London, owner of Melissa Ashley Brides, Ltd., located on High Street in Westerly, R.I., receives assistance from her daughter Ashley ...

More Headlines (CBS 46 News Atlanta) - The toasts. The bouquet toss. The dreaded Chicken Dance. These are rituals that, for better or worse, brides in the U.S. can expect on their wedding day. But have you ever wondered what weddings are like around the world?

SPECIAL REPORT: Wedding photo scam, part II (KESQ) - Our wedding day horror story continues, as we try to find answers for dozens of brides and grooms. They say some Cabazon wedding photographers ripped them off, taking their wedding day pictures, then disappearing.

A Precarious Shelter in Afghanistan (Washington Post) - KABUL -- The room was carpeted and cozy, warm from the wood stove and filled with the chatter of children. But the tales their mothers and older sisters told recently, speaking hesitantly even in the safety of a guarded private shelter, were bone-chilling.

Tips on weathering the post-wedding blues (WOAI) - - Focus on the marriage, not just the wedding, says Dr. Susan L. Padrino, psychiatry instructor at University Hospitals of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.

Make Out of Town Wedding Guests Feel at Home (Derby Daily Reporter) - (ARA) - Weddings are a big occasion not only for the bride and groom, but for their friends and families as well. It is a great chance for people who don't see each other as often as they would like to reconnect.