LIBrides.com Web News Archive

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.

Brides: Time to go beyond strapless gowns (Belleville News-Democrat) - The last thing a stylish bride needs is a pair of uninvited, R-rated "guests" crashing the wedding -- which is always a concern in a strapless gown.

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...

Tale Of A Non-Bridesmaid (Hartford Courant) - DEAR AMY: I'm a newly engaged woman who will be married in a little more than six months. I have yet to "let the cat out the bag" to my family. My mother and two brides-maids know but have been sworn to secrecy.

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.

Complexities of the name game (Belleville News-Democrat) - To change your name or not change your name ... that is the question. It's a tricky and touchy subject for many couples. Some husbands see it as a sign of respect and tradition, but some brides-to-be think it's a dated concept that strips them of their premarital identity. Luckily, it's not a black-and-white topic; couples have a myriad of options when it comes to reformatting their names.

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.

A class for the budget bride (The Times-News) - Do you have what it takes to plan the wedding of your dreams on a budget? The Twin Falls Parks and Recreation Department says it has a class to help brides lay out the perfect wedding outline.

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.