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Brides.com Names Columbia, Missouri Natives Janet & Chrissy Palmer Winners of the 2008 Mother-to-Daughter Bridal ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - With Mother's Day around the corner, Conde Nast's premier destination bridal website Brides.com is wrapping up its week-long celebration of the 'Mother-of-the-Bride' by awarding Columbia, Missouri child daycare professional Janet Palmer and her soon-to-be-wed daughter Chrissy with the grand prize in its inaugural Mother-to-Daughter Bridal Sweepstakes.

80 accused in immigration weddings scam (CNN.com) - ORLANDO, Florida (AP) -- A federal sting of four companies accused of arranging fraudulent marriages for U.S. citizenships, complete with wedding photos of brides in gowns and elaborate fake cakes, has netted more than 80 arrests, authorities said Friday.

Marriage Fraud Sting Nets Arrests in Florida (New York Times) - Orlando companies are accused of arranging fraudulent marriages for United States citizenships, complete with wedding photographs of brides in gowns and elaborate fake cakes.

Walk, don't run away (The Cincinnati Enquirer) - Here come the brides. The Reading Bridal District will hold its second annual Runaway Bride 5K next Saturday. This year, district officials expect to see about 500 men and women racing through the streets of Reading in bridal gowns, tuxedos and other wedding wear, up from 300 last year.

Feds arrest 83 in fake wedding scheme (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) - Eighty-three people were arrested in a federal sting of four Florida companies accused of arranging fake marriages to gain U.S. citizenships, complete with wedding photos of brides in gowns and elaborate fake cakes, authorities said Friday. Immigrants, U.S. citizens and company officials were among those arrested. The immigrants paid as much as $10,000, while the U.S. citizens were offered up ...

Essie has nailed the perfect barely-there polish for brides (Arizona Daily Star) - If you're looking for the perfect polish for your toes and fingers, check out Essie's bridal collection. The polishes have names like Cloud Nine, Tie the Knot and No Pre-Nup and leave the softest, barely-there hint of color on the nails. They're perfect for the bride who doesn't want her manicure to detract from the big rock. But anyone who prefers sheer, gentle colors will fall in love with the ...

83 arrested in marriage-for-citizenship sting (San Diego Union-Tribune) - ORLANDO, Fla. – A federal sting of four companies accused of arranging fraudulent marriages for U.S. citizenships, complete with wedding photos of brides in gowns and elaborate fake cakes, has netted more than 80 arrests, authorities said yesterday.

Britain's most haunted places revealed (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - From screaming skulls and headless horsemen to murdered brides and phantom farmers, English folklore is full of spine-tingling ghost stories.

Tryouts set for museum's melodrama (The Arkansas City Traveler) - Here comes the bride! Actually, we should say brides--four of them supposedly, to marry a quartet of love-starved citizens. That's just the opening for the Landrush Museum's annual Melodrama play to be held this summer.

Marriage-for-citizenship sting nets 83 arrests in Florida (Houston Chronicle) - A federal sting of four companies accused of arranging fraudulent marriages for U.S. citizenship, complete with wedding photos of brides in gowns and elaborate fake cakes, has netted more than 80 arrests, authorities said Friday.