LIBrides.com Web News Archive

Betrothed at First Sight: Courtship by Koreans in Vietnam (New York Times) - Faced with a shortage of potential brides at home, many South Korean men are traveling abroad to pick wives and hold weddings in a matter of days.

Lunar New Year special on China brides through Singapore agency (AFP via Yahoo! News) - A Singapore marriage agency is offering a Lunar New Year special on brides from China's Fujian province, the agency told AFP.

Odessa Shop Helps Burned-Out Brides (The Kansas City Channel) - A small shop in Odessa opened its doors to brides in distress over losing their wedding dress in a huge fire.

A Keeper?: Brides have a decision about names (Winston-Salem Journal) - Since I got married six months ago, my parents have taken to addressing my mail with different combinations of my and my husband's last names: Madigan, White, Madigan-White, White Madigan, Mr. and Mrs. Jason White.

Odessa Shop Helps Burned-Out Brides (KMBC TheKansasCityChannel.com via Yahoo! News) - A bridal shop was one of the many Waldo businesses destroyed in a huge fire Friday.

A warning about border brides (ABC 13 Texas) - Looking for a spouse can be tough, but two men found browsing for a wife can sometimes be worse than the real-life dating scene.

Wedding central: Macon show draws brides-to-be, vendors to one-stop location (Macon Telegraph) - The Macon City Auditorium was teeming with bakers, caterers, travel consultants, photographers and a host of other vendors Sunday afternoon as some 275 prospective brides took advantage of the Georgia Bridal Show.

'Cake lady' still wants to help brides despite fire burning her house down (Lincoln Journal Star) - She was thinking about you, the woman in white, as she stood in the frigid air, watching the flames Wednesday night. “My brides,” she worried. “What about my brides?”

Utah Man Claims Polygamist Leader Broke Up His Family (WLBZ Bangor) - An 18-year-old Utah man is suing a polygamist church leader so he can get back in touch with his mother. Johnny Jessop says he is one of several boys kicked out of the church by Warren Jeffs for being disobedient or because they were seen as competition to older men seeking young brides.

Wedding Traditions from Around the Globe (KTVN Reno) - 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?