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No More Child Brides in Colorado! Plus, a Celebrity Plea for Cousin Marriages (Wonkette) - Humbert Humbert, your days are numbered in the Centennial State! Reports AP via Fox News: “Gov. Bill Owens signed a measure banning child brides, ending an uproar sparked by a court ruling that...

Gov. Owens: No More Child Brides in Colorado (Fox News) - Colorado Gov. Bill Owens signed a bill into law on Tuesday that bans child brides in the state by setting a minimum age of 18 for common-law marriage or 16 with parental consent and judge's approval.

Here come the brides' gowns (The Bay City Times) - As a little girl, Carolyn Moore would head to her grandmother's attic and stare into an old truck filled with dresses. Her grandmother's wedding gown, with its simple lines and lace-crocheted chemise, was always something special to behold.

War Brides Provide Inspiration For Amelia Curran And The Mercy Band (ChartAttack.com) - Amelia Curran And The Mercy Band will be honeymooning in Newfoundland, as her latest piece of musical matrimony, War Brides, takes the troubadour back home.

Colo. governor signs bill banning child brides (The Arizona Republic) - DENVER - Gov. Bill Owens signed a measure banning child brides, ending an uproar sparked by a court ruling that said 12-year-old girls could enter common-law marriages in Colorado.

There goes the bride (Roanoke Times) - After 18 years of selling bridal wear, Patina Bridal & Formal Wear in Roanoke County will move and carry new offerings. Soon-to-be brides such as Agnetta Omukuba represent women with buying power, the kind that some retailers want to woo. She paid more than $500 for her dress at Patina Bridal & Formal Wear in Roanoke County, where a seamstress is altering it.

Tips for Making Your Skin Radiant on Your Wedding Day (Hope Star) - (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.

Accounts of The Bitter Bridesmaid (Manila Bulletin) - What is the Bitter Bridesmaid? I talk about the things that lie hidden under the gossamer veil that is the wedding business. Brides, relatives, suppliers, guests…all of them have dirt to hide and I’m here to uncover them. Anonymously. Now don’t you hate that?

Owens signs bills banning child brides (Summit Daily News) - DENVER - Gov. Bill Owens signed a measure banning child brides on Tuesday, ending an uproar over a court ruling that 12-year-old girls could enter common-law marriages in Colorado.

Fake marriage fixer is jailed for five years (The Ham&High Network) - A FRAUDSTER who tricked the Home Office into letting people stay in the UK by arranging more than 80 fake marriages has been jailed for five years. Paul Singh set up bogus marriages between men from the Indian subcontinent who wanted to stay in the UK and brides who appeared to be British citizens.