LIBrides.com Web News Archive

'With this necklace? I thee wed' (USA Today) - Some brides these days are snagging really big rings big enough, that is, to drape necks and encircle wrists. The wedding band is being appended, if not replaced, by the wedding necklace or bracelet, pieces that symbolize togetherness in a more contemporary way.

Grooms are getting more engaged in wedding planning (USA Today) - Wedding season is nearing, a time when brides buzz with activity and grooms, per tradition, stand well clear of the action until told to say "I do." At least that was tradition. Brides have long been the target of the nation's $40-billion-a-year wedding industry, but grooms with opinions about everything from gift registries to reception feasts are finally getting marketplace respect.

Marlyn Monette: Bridal teas offer tasty treats (The Times) - June is the month for brides -- a fast-paced month that traditionally is packed with a whirlwind of parties. Although couples' parties have become very popular in the past few years, the time-honored bridal teas, showers and luncheons still are favorites.

Oprah has a wedding crashing good time (UPI) - TULSA, Okla., June 6 (UPI) -- Oprah Winfrey crashed a pair of weddings in Tulsa, Okla., exciting the brides and bridegrooms and filming the stopovers for her talk show.

Celebrity Wedding Planner Mindy Weiss Announces 'I Do with Mirassou' Contest (PR Web via Yahoo! News) - (PRWEB) June 6, 2006 -- Brides and grooms spend an average of 20 percent of their wedding reception budgets on alcohol and bartender fees alone, which can easily jump into the thousands of dollars.

Just Registered (New York Times) - Love may wax and wane, but the opportunity to stock a kitchen comes once in a lifetime.

Here Comes the.... Bill! (WLOX-TV Biloxi) - Nuptial sticker shock is a sobering fact for brides and grooms as wedding bells produce ever-larger wedding bills.

Celebrity Wedding Planner Mindy Weiss Announces 'I Do with Mirassou' Contest (PR Web) - Brides-to-be can enter to win $5,000 for their wedding. (PRWEB Jun 6, 2006) Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/chachingpr.php/U2luZy1IYWxmLVNpbmctRW1wdC1JbnNlLVplcm8=

Missing fingers, toes highlight Asia's human trafficking woes (AFP via Yahoo! News) - The shattered dream of an Indonesian domestic maid, who lost her fingers and toes, following torture by her employer in the Middle East is being used by the US State Department to illustrate the seriousness of the human trafficking problem.

In wedding season, a seasoned union (The Christian Science Monitor) - A 70th wedding anniversary stands as a beacon of hope and possibility.