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Size Matters: Smaller Bowls and Spoons May Curb Consumption (Newswise) - Picking out the perfect bowls and spoons sounds like a concern solely for brides-to-be, but a new study of eating habits suggests that selecting right-sized serving utensils may help dieters avoid unconscious overeating. Using willing colleagues as guinea pigs, the researchers threw an ice cream social to test whether oversized bowls and extra-large ice-cream scoops caused partygoers to dish up

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.

South Africans defend the price of tying the knot (Sun-Sentinel) - FOURWAYS, South Africa -- Like many brides-to-be, Immaculate Lesetla has found herself consumed by her coming wedding.

South Africans defend the price of tying the knot (Baltimore Sun) - Like many brides-to-be, Immaculate Lesetla has found herself consumed by her coming wedding. There are 200 guests to think about, a church ceremony, a hotel reception, a honeymoon cruise on the Mediterranean Sea. Even with a professional planner, the 31-year-old computer expert is swamped.

Couture Invitations Wow Guests and Set the Tone for a Spectacular Event (PR Web via Yahoo! News) - Washington, DC (PRWEB) July 24, 2006 -- Brides proudly wear their $25,000 Vera Wang gown down the aisle and dance the night away at their wedding reception custom designed by Colin Cowie.

NRI grooms tortured and fleeced by Indian brides (New Kerala) - By Kul Bhushan: After a year of his marriage in 2003, Jatinder who married Seema (names changed) returned to India from California at his wife's nagging, unaware that he was landing into deep trouble.

You really can wear it again! Bridesmaids are finally rewarded with elegant attire (Salisbury Post) - NEW YORK — 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?

Filene's Basement takes its battling shoppers to tonier arenas (Boston Globe) - Filene's Basement is proud of its heritage: shoppers engaging in tug-of-war contests over coveted items, brides knocking each other down for discounted gowns, and bargain hunters strategically hiding designer merchandise around the store, hoping it gets marked down again.

Great weddings for every budget (Boston Herald) - The average wedding costs about $25,000, but cash-strapped brides can still walk down the aisle in style, thanks to these costcutting tips from Boxboro wedding planner Paula Mollov and wedding author...

Gown exhibit tells story of American bride (The Palm Beach Post) - There's nothing stuffy or redundant about the Elliott Museum's current exhibit "A Toast to the Past: Yesterday's Bridal Gowns." The exhibit fills the entire East Gallery, is clever, romantic as well as a well-told slice of American history from the 1880s to the 1950s.