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Brides-to-Be may rest easier; Corinthian Ballroom will stay open (WDBJ 7 Roanoke) - Brides-to-be can rest easier today. The Roanoke City Fire Board of Appeals voted 4 to 1 to overturn an order by the Roanoke City Fire Marshal. That order would have limited the room to 49 people and forced the building's owners to add a second exit to the building.

'Running of the Brides' Comes to Cleveland Area (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - The "Running of the Brides," Filene's Basement's famous discount wedding gown sale, is coming to the Cleveland area. The sale, which offers bargains on designer and brand name wedding gowns, will be held Friday, April 13, 2007 at the store in Warrensville Heights.

Burning Brides in June (antiMUSIC) - (PR) "Hang Love," the third album by BURNING BRIDES, has been moved to a June 19 release date (NOT April 24 as was previously announced).

Brides, grooms seek serenity and scenic locales (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - The first time Gerri Carr got married, she took a traditional route -- big Catholic church, packed pews, and a near panic attack before she walked down the aisle.

Brides-to-be Can Enter to Win $5,000 For Their Wedding (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Brides and grooms spend an average of 20 percent of their wedding reception budgets on alcohol and bartender fees alone, which can easily jump into the thousands of dollars. Today's weddings can be incredibly expensive, costing an average of $26,000.

‘March of Brides’ event to benefit cancer fight (Henry Herald) - ATLANTA – The “March of Brides” fashion event, hosted by Six Degrees Magazine and designer Isabella Margianu, will be held at Tongue & Groove in Buckhead on Friday, March 30 from 7:30 - 10 p.m. Proceeds benefit the Georgia Cancer Foundation.

Planning A Wedding Portfolio (SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance) - Stockerblog submits: June is considered the most popular month of the year for weddings. Even if brides-to-be have started doing their wedding planning six months to a year prior to June, its not too late to plan your wedding portfolio.

Tips for Making Your Skin Radiant on Your Wedding Day (Hornell Evening Tribune) - (ARA) - Every bride wants her wedding to be picture perfect - from the dress to the flowers to the food at the reception. And of course, brides want to be beautiful, both for the ceremony and for the wedding pictures.

Weird news (Kansas City Star) - Recently at the Historic Carnival of Ivrea, Italy, nine “teams” battled in commemoration of the centuries-old rebellion against noblemen, who enjoyed deflowering commoners’ brides on their wedding eves. Today that battle is waged by people pelting one another with oranges. This year it was more than a million.

What would you do for a bridal gown? (The News-Herald) - We're looking for brides who are interested in taking part in Filene's Basement's popular 'Running of the Brides' event.