LIBrides.com Web News Archive

Why do brides spend so much? (Tenterfield Star) - LET'S see what kind of an economist you are. Why do brides spend so much money often thousands of dollars on wedding dresses that they will never wear again, while grooms rent cheap suits, even though they will be able to wear them again?

Gillian returns … in Three Fat Brides, One Thin Dress (Channel 4) - Our formidable diet dictator turns her attention to big girls looking forward to their big day in Three Fat Brides, One Thin Dress . In each of the three hour-long specials, Gillian meets three bulging brides-to-be in desperate need of her help and she's upped the ante by making the brides compete for the wedding dress of their dreams.

Call 3 Problem Solvers: Help On The Way For Bridal Boutique Customers (KCRA TheKCRAChannel.com via Yahoo! News) - The owner of Bridal Boutique in Citrus Heights is working with the Association of Wedding Professionals to try to get dresses into the hands of brides and bridesmaids. Bridal Boutique in Citrus Heights closed its doors without warning during Memorial Day weekend.

People lining up to make 7-7-7 their special day (The Fayetteville Observer) - Brides and grooms in record numbers are hoping 7-7-7 is a lucky date for them when they get married on Saturday, July 7, 2007.

Brides and grooms "feeling lucky" about 7-7-07 (KTVB Boise) - BOISE -- Couples all over the country are finding there's a lot that goes into preparing a wedding, especially when it's on the same day that many others are getting married.

7/7/07 "lucky" day for brides and babies (News 14 Carolina) - A day that many are considering to be the luckiest this century is quickly approaching. July 7, 2007 is this Saturday and with that rare plethora of "lucky" 7s, couples all over North Carolina want to sync that date with one some important days in their lives -- from weddings to baby booms.

Cooking with beer adds a yeasty bite (The Republican) - According to Peggy Trowbridge Fillippone, author of "Home Cooking," centuries ago it was believed that brides would drink honey beer for one month after their wedding ceremony as an aphrodisiac.

D'Amato condo plans wouldn't affect Lido Beach weddings (Newsday) - Brides, no need to worry. If you booked your wedding at the Sands in Lido Beach, it should go on as planned.

Share in our marriage (The Auburn Citizen) - Engaged couples are finding a new way to organize the craziness that is wedding planning: the Web. Customized wedding Web sites offer brides, grooms and guests travel information, pictures of the happy couple and their honeymoon plans at the click of a mouse.

7-7-07 Brides and Grooms Shouldn't Depend on Luck (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) - HARTFORD, Conn.----With more than 38,000 couples in TheKnot.com's registry planning to wed next Saturday on the supposedly lucky 07/07/07, many couples are under the impression that luck--and love--will prevail.