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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.

Pamela Anderson, Marriage Counselor (E! Online) - Looks like Emily Post has got herself some competition. Newfound font of marital widsom Pamela Anderson has thrown her hat into the marriage advice ring, offering nary a "do" to prospective brides and grooms, instead issuing one very important, if not entirely obvious, "don't." "Don't get married on vacation," she wrote in a posting to her ever-fruitful online diary.

Musharraf pledges to ban bride sales in Pakistan (ANI via Yahoo! India News) - London, Dec 6 (ANI): Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has pledged to ban the sale of brides and other controversial customs that deny women basic human rights in the country. Speaking at a women's convention in federal capital, Islamabad, Musharraf said his government would shortly push through legislation to ensure women's rights to inheritance. "A Bill is being

Musharraf pledges to ban bride sales in Pakistan (New Kerala) - London, Dec 6: Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has pledged to ban the sale of brides and other controversial customs that deny women basic human rights in the country.

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?

Reporters on the Job (The Christian Science Monitor) -