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Brides-to-be want payback (KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul) - Earlier this week Lori's Bridal closed its doors--failing to deliver hundreds of dresses, now brides without dresses are looking for payback.

Planning to get married? Who has the info on prenups? I do. (San Francisco Chronicle) - As wedding season approaches, brides- and grooms-to-be find themselves obsessing about things like limos, honeymoons, bachelor parties and - for those with wealth or a previous marriage - prenuptial agreements. "Right now I'm probably doing four or five...

Some Dresses Delivered From Closed Bridal Shop (WCCO Minneapolis/St. Paul) - Hundreds of brides-to-be have been on an emotional rollercoaster. A major bridal store in Central Minnesota abruptly closed its doors April 25, leaving them without the dresses they ordered and paid for.

Pakistan's 'Ghost Brides' handed over to their families (New Kerala) - Lahore, May 1 : Magistrates and police in various provinces of Pakistan have reportedly busted a `Ghost Bride' racket, by handing over over two dozen women back to their families.

dear abby Dove ceremony is a cruel fate (Daily Local News) - DEAR ABBY: The wedding season is fast approaching, and every year, starry-eyed brides plan to release white doves to “freedom” as part of their wedding celebration.

BACK IN SHAPE (New Orleans Times-Picayune) - More than $1 million in work is expected to produce an abundance of riches this year in Lafreniere Park, from bedazzled brides and happy fishers to a cleaner lagoon and an improved Marsh Island home for the park's oh-so-popular birds and waterfowl.

In India, Fairness Is a Growth Industry (Washington Post) - CAVELOSSIM, India He's the rugged type, with sculpted arm muscles. He rides a motorcycle and wears a trendy tank top, wraparound sunglasses and slicked-back hair. There's only one problem: His skin color is a few shades too dark. His fair-skinned love interest won't even accept his offer of a rose.

Up and coming Gary Reynolds band plays locally on Saturday (Herald and News) - A band on the rise, Gary Reynolds & The Brides of Obscurity, will play in Klamath Falls Saturday night as part of a West Coast tour aimed at raising its regional and national profile.

Articles of Faith: Gift of love shouldn't have $30,000 price tag (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) - The average American wedding costs more than $30,000. Has increasing secularism and the absence of religious faith left brides and grooms vulnerable to the edicts of consumer capitalism?

Dreams Can Come True: Bridal Shops Offer Deals to Out of Luck Brides (FOX 9 News Twin Cities) - After hearing that a bridal shop closed in Cold Spring, leaving dozens of brides out of a dress, several Twin Cities stores have offered to help make their days special. FOX 9's Beth McDonough, reporting.