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More donations pouring in for military brides (WROC Rochester) - More donations are flowing in for brides marrying servicemen. After our story aired on Monday about a wedding gown giveaway in Fairport, two businesses have come forward wanting to donate their services as well.

Canadian lawmakers vote in support of gay marriages (TODAYonline) - A wedding cake featuring two grooms and two brides, symbolizing gay marriage. Canadian lawmakers rejected a ban on gay nuptials proposed by Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper amid debate outside Parliament over same-sex marriage that refuses to fizzle.

The Blonde Leading the Blonde (Entertainment Weekly) - With an utterly incomprehensible ''ghoulish brides'' fashion show out of the way, 21-year-old CariDee English of Fargo, N.D., became the seventh winner of America's Next Top Model . In between photo ops and getting shoved around at a restaurant entrance (don't these people know a Cover Girl when they see one?),

Today's Article on Christian Science: A prayer for your wedding (The Christian Science Monitor) - A blessing for potential brides and grooms everywhere that brings peace and spiritual grounding.

Wedding Traditions from Around the Globe (WPRI 12 Providence) - 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?

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.

Table tools as artifacts (Miami Herald) - Other than the brides and grooms filling out their bridal registries, who gives much thought to eating utensils? Sarah Coffin does.

New poll paints grim picture of North Korean refugees in China (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Rare interviews of North Korean refugees hiding in China paint a grim picture of the terrors and deprivations they fled from and the dangers of their new underground existence, according to a report.

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.

Baghdad, a city on the brink (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Iraq may already be in a civil war or just on the brink of one. But whatever it is, the focus is Baghdad, where all aspects of life are ever more disrupted by sectarian violence and its people ever more weary and afraid.