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Couple held for selling brides get 5-day remand (Yahoo! India News) - Arrested on charges of kidnapping girls and selling them as 'brides' in Kathiwad, a couple from Vansal village were remanded to five days in police custody by an Anand court on Monday, said police. According to Umreth police officials, Kohiya and Shanta Solanki were arrested after police received a tip-off from locals. ''We raided their residence and found four girls, one of whom was dumb. One

Atlantic City a magnet for bachelorette parties (News 10 Now) - These days, marriage can be a gamble. Maybe that explains why gaggles of girls are having their bachelorette parties in Atlantic City. Before they walk down the aisle, bands of brides-to-be are walking down the Atlantic City Boardwalk for their last fling as swinging singles.

War Protesters Follow Bush to Maine (Washington Post) - KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine, Aug. 26 -- At every wedding, it seems, something happens not according to plan. Expect the unexpected, planners warn. But how many brides and grooms expect a peace protest?

To have and to hold - online (BBC News) - The embossed invites have been printed, the photographer booked and the marriage vows rehearsed. There's only one more thing - the website. Personalised wedding websites are the latest accessory for the happy couple.

In murky war zone, a secret life as terrorist's wife (International Herald Tribune) - The kidnapping case of Elina Ersenoyeva has taken a surprising turn: it turns out that Ersenoyeva was a secret wife of Shamil Basayev, the Chechen terrorist leader and the most wanted man in Russia, who died in an explosion July 11.

Muslim brides protect rights with contracts (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette) - NEW YORK – Were anything to go wrong in her marriage, Zaynab Abdul-Razacq is confident her rights will be well-protected. Her husband has guaranteed it – in writing.

Wedding Day Stress: Focus on What Matters (Derby Daily Reporter) - (ARA) - The wedding day is considered to be the happiest day of many people's lives. It also ranks as one of the most stressful. Invitations. Flowers. Catering. Dresses and tuxedoes. The reception.

Teen Fashion Designer Dreams About Her Own Wedding Day (Southwest Daily News) - (ARA) - It's no surprise that weddings are a serious business. They are, after all, a $25.3 billion industry.

Secret bride of killed terrorist abducted (Bangkok Post) - Grozny, Chechnya _ The hurried effort to free Elina Ersenoyeva, who was abducted by masked men on the main street of Chechnya's capital on Aug 17, began like many others. An account of her disappearance was compiled and circulated.

The New Wedding Etiquette (Harrisburg Daily Register) - (ARA) - Wedding traditions can and do change. And, sometimes, traditions should change. So says Peggy Post, the great-grand-daughter-in-law of Emily Post, today's leading authority on etiquette and the author of a dozen books.