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Ancient community seeks brides abroad (BBC News) - The ancient Middle Eastern community of Samaritans are taking foreign wives to bolster their numbers.

Brides-to-be plan their nuptials at News wedding shows (The News) - BLUSHING brides-to-be packed The News Wedding Fair as they prepared for their big day.

Why Braille on drive-up ATMs? Why do brides spend so much? Frank's latest book, 'The Economic Naturalist,' provides ... (Cornell News Service) - When college students are tested for knowledge of basic economics six months after taking a traditional Economics 101 class, they fail to perform significantly better than students who have never taken an economics course, according to a survey in the American Economic Review (2002).

Pick It Up, Sister (Washington Post) - My sister's wedding is six months away. Like most brides, she wants to be in top shape when she says "I do." But like any budget-strapped young professional, she doesn't want to pay to get there. No $100-a-month gym membership. No $50-an-hour personal training sessions. In the grand scheme of...

Why brides dip into the red to look a vision in white (Sheffield Today) - "It's about a woman looking as lovely as she possibly can for the day. And it's about recreating someone's dream ideal" A bride and groom's dream day now costs an average of £18,4950.

BRIDESMAID?: Got a tale to share? (York Daily Record) - Feb 6, 2007 — The happiest day in some couples' lives can also be one of the most expensive. Brides and grooms usually do what they can to save money, but bridesmaids often spend hundreds, even thousands of dollars on the big day and the parties leading up to it.

A village that frowns upon 'outsider' brides, grooms (Calcutta News) - Heard of a place where parents marry off their sons and daughters only among neighbours? Welcome to Kavai village in Rajsthan's Baran district.

GRACE IS TOP BRIDE (Daily Record) - HOLLYWOOD icon Grace Kelly's wedding outfit has been named the most stylish of all time. Her lace dress for her 1956 marriage to Prince Rainier of Monaco topped magazine Brides' top 50.

Kenya: The Million Shilling Brides of Kakuma Refugee Camp (AllAfrica.com) - For many months, Mary Achol*, a Sudanese refugee in northern Kenya, passively watched her relatives intermittently negotiate with representatives of four different suitors who wanted her hand in marriage.

Sham wedding parson spared jail (BBC News) - A parson who conducted numerous sham marriages as part of an immigration scam is spared a jail sentence.