LIBrides.com Web News Archive

Pix: Bollywood Brides (rediff.com) - Veena Nagda is a reputed mehendi artist who has practiced her art on several Bollywood brides, including Karisma Kapoor, Twinkle Khanna, Farah Khan and, now, Fardeen Khan's wife Natasha Madhvani.

Where Brides Have Power (AllAfrica.com) - Marriage traditions differ from one culture to another, yet the sole aim of tying a nuptial knot is for the single reason of becoming husband and wife, and procreating according to the injunction of the Almighty God. For most traditions this divine directive has been adhered to, and it has continued to be accepted as a norm for the society to continue to thrive.

Short of Brides, Indians Turn to Brokers (Washington Post) - BIR KHURD, India -- Harmesh Singh, a 40-year-old vegetable farmer, had explored the conventional methods of finding a wife. He had consulted female relatives and older women in his village and buttonholed family members in other towns in a quest for leads. After years of searching, however, he...

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.

Tsunami survivors rebuild lives by remarrying (USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News) - The killer tsunami that wiped out entire villages and killed tens of thousands of people in Banda Aceh also shifted the marital landscape. A year ago, single women found eligible men in short supply. Now, thousands of men widowed by the disaster are looking for brides.

Protection for mail-order brides (Monterey County Herald) - SACRAMENTO - The 24-year-old aerobics instructor from Ukraine looked forward to immigrating to the United States to marry a man from Sunnyvale whom she met through an international matchmaking agency.

Myperfectday.biz Puts The Bliss Back Into Wedding Planning (Press Dispensary) - Mixing the approach of Brides with Red and a dash of Grazia, new online bridal magazine Myperfectday features the latest in fashion, beauty, travel, g

What's going on today (The Bellingham Herald Online) - Do you yearn to be on stage? Auditions will be held at 7 o'clock tonight and Tuesday for the Northwest Washington Theatre Group’s production of “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.” Auditions for the musical will be at Ten Mile Grange, 6958 Hannegan Road, Lynden.

India's costly love affair with gold (The Christian Science Monitor) - Money spent on the precious metal could be cutting the country's economic growth by 0.4 percentage points per year.

Double joy for twin couples (New Straits Times) - It was a double wedding in every sense in Balakong today. And that’s because everyone saw double — not only were the brides and grooms identical pairs, even the bridesmaids, best men and flower girls were twins.