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Paperback Fiction (New York Times) - 1. WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, by Sara Gruen 2. RICOCHET, by Sandra Brown 3. ECHO PARK, by Michael Connelly 4. THE MACGREGOR BRIDES, by Nora Roberts 5. ALMOST DEAD, by Lisa Jackson

Brides of Bargain (Deccan Herald) - Bride trafficking continues to thrive in Haryana as women are bought like commodity costing less than cattle from faraway states like West Bengal. For these women life still remains a tryst with destiny...

Tradition with a Twist at Chinese Weddings (NPR) - From singers dressed as Red Guards to underwater ring ceremonies, young brides and grooms in China are electing to fuse old and new on their big day.

Now, harassed NRI grooms (The Hindu) - Say Indian brides blackmail them leading even to job loss

Brides dumping NRI grooms in a hurry (Hindustan Times) - OF 'HARASSED' HUSBANDS AND LAWS... • In within a week of marriage in 2002, Toronto-based electronics engineer Raghu Modi was told by his wife (a New Delhi resident) that she had married him for Visa and had no intention of terminating relationship with her paramour.

Now, harassed NRI grooms (The Hindu) - NEW DELHI: While the country struggles to deal with the issue of brides abandoned by the Non-Resident Indians (NRI), not much attention seems to be given to the NRI grooms who allege “duping, cheating, humiliation and harassment” ...

Flowers, colors abound for fall weddings (The Virginia Gazette) - The choices are endless for fall brides. From flowers and colors to décor, fall brides can create the wedding of their dreams simply by using their imagination.

Saturday, August 11, 2007 (Deccan Herald) - 'Coloured' or interracial marriages are the rage world over. Western brides want Indian husbands and Indian women want Western bridegrooms!

Saturday, August 11, 2007 (Deccan Herald) - UP bridegrooms wear mundus for their pakka Iyer weddings. Kannadiga brides gladly dance at sangeet ceremonies. It does not stop there. Life after marriage too is a smorgsabord of gowri pujas, karva chauths, kosambari and mishti doi.

Making your own wedding dress (The Virginia Gazette) - Brides today have more choices than ever before when they are picking a wedding dress. Many of the old rules have been tossed out. For example, dresses aren't always white, they're not always big and poufy and they don't have to include trains that go on for miles. A bride can feel free to choose a wedding dress that fits her body type and personality.