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Here comes the brides' advice (Belleville News-Democrat) - It seems like just yesterday they were brides-to-be consumed by wedding details -- some they could control and some they couldn't.

Brides before baseball Sunday in Camden (Courier-Post) - Brides and Sharks will take to the diamond Sunday at Campbell's Field in Camden. Prior to the 1:05 p.m. first pitch of the minor league baseball game between the Camden Riversharks and the Newark Bears, a wedding expo will take place on the concourse of the field.

When brides bristle at being called Mrs. Hisname (Boston Globe) - I am about to get married and plan to keep my surname. I could never justify to my daughters that my name was not as good as my future husband's, but I respect others' decision to take a spouse's name. Yet some people have commented that it won't be fair to give my children a hyphenated name, and others ask ...

Anger over child brides misses point (Denver Post) - At the age of 12, I was crazy about Tommy Froelink, who still didn't have facial hair or even pimples. One Saturday we sneaked off to the movies together to hold hands. It was scandalous, and I got grounded for it when my mother saw us walking out of the theater together.

Dance stops show in 'Seven Brides' (The Wichita Eagle) - "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" is a big, sprawling, old-fashioned Broadway musical -- by way of Hollywood, of course. And Music Theatre of Wichita's production -- directed with graceful flow by Wayne Bryan -- is lively, athletic, boisterous entertainment where the music is hummable and the dance is glorious.

Don't let the nuptials go nuclear (Pioneer Press) - As regular newspaper readers know, few events prompt as many letters to the advice columnists as a wedding. Each season's new brides want to know whether it is absolutely necessary to invite the uncle who drinks too much, and whether walking down the aisle with the father will offend the mother who divorced him 20 years before, and why the groom's family should have so many people on the guest

The Color of Money: Love and marriage can cost arm, leg (Miami Herald) - These days it costs as much to have a wedding on average as it does to buy a new car. The Conde Nast Bridal Group, which publishes Brides, Modern Bride and Elegant Bride magazines, says the average amount spent on weddings has increased to $27,852, up from the average $15,208 wedding in 1990.

Tips for Making Your Skin Radiant on Your Wedding Day (Wellsville Daily Reporter) - (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.

Bridesmaid dresses to wear over and over (The Myrtle Beach Sun News) - Over the years, brides-to-be have promised their bridesmaids dresses that they'll love, that they'll wear over and over again. But on what occasion is it really appropriate to trot out pink taffeta and a train?

Ta-da! Bridesmaid dresses can be worn again (The Enid News & Eagle) - Over the years, brides-to-be have promised their bridesmaids dresses that they’ll love, that they’ll wear over and over again. But on what occasion is it really appropriate to trot out pink taffeta?