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Boot camp whips brides in shape to say I do' (The Tuscaloosa News) - EVERETT | Katie Monkiewicz's face glistens with sweat.It's been three weeks since she signed up for Bridal Survival Fit Camp, a new exercise boot camp for brides to be at Total Performance Sports.

Brides used to settle opium debts (Daily Herald) - Khalida's father says she's 9 -- or maybe 10. As much as Sayed Shah loves his 10 children, the functionally illiterate Afghan farmer can't keep track of all their birth dates.

Pregnant brides ignore white-out gown rule (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette) - When it comes to wedding fashion, perhaps nothing sets tongues atwitter faster than a visibly pregnant bride walking down the aisle in white. Not ivory, cream or ecru, but pure, blinding, blizzard white.

Running Of The Brides (FOX 5 Washington D.C.) - Filene's Basement is known for its bargains on everything from fashions to home goods, but perhaps the store is most famous for its annual Bridal Gown Events when brides-to-be can save hundreds, even thousands of dollars on designer wedding gowns.

VIDEO: First Running of the Brides (FOX 5 Washington D.C.) - Bargain hunting brides are out in force this morning in Tyson's Corner. The new Filene's Basement there is having its first 'Running of the Brides' Friday and Claudia Coffey is there.

The Monitor: Pregnant brides show changing times (BBC News) - A service highlighting the riches of the daily press. Society changes. Newspapers change with it. And so in the Daily Mail and Daily Express there is coverage of a new firm that has been set up to sell wedding dresses to pregnant brides-to-be.

Fire, drugs and crashes: how a Kiwi wife escaped (The New Zealand Herald) - Two smiling brides, both nurses, but from opposite sides of the planet were both in car crashes with the same man behind the wheel, and the same powerful sedatives in their systems.

Police storm temple at polygamist ranch (CNN.com) - Authorities stormed the temple of a Texas ranch that's home to a rogue Mormon sect Saturday, as part of a search for victims of physical and sexual abuse, police said.

Pregnant brides now have their own shop (Daily Telegraph) - Pregnant brides, once stigmatised for immoral conduct, can now hold their heads up high after the first shop dedicated to maternity bridal wear opened in west London.

This April shower will bring brides to Baraboo (Baraboo News Republic) - Ladies, there's no need to turn into Bridezilla — downtown merchants want to make your wedding planning easier. A few weeks before summer wedding bells start to ring, merchants' cash registers will cha-ching April 12 during a new event, the Downtown Baraboo Bridal Shower. Hosted by Downtown Baraboo, Inc., the event will promote the historic square as a one-stop shopping destination for anyone ...