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Win the Wedding of Your Dreams (Wellsville Daily Reporter) - (ARA) - Here's a scary number for brides-to-be: the average wedding costs $27,490, according to The Wedding Report. And that's just for the basics: invitations, flowers, food, the all-important dress and the ceremony.

Destination: Wedded Bliss (Daytona Beach News-Journal) - According to Brides Magazine, May through September is the peak season for weddings and the honeymoons that follow. Planning yours? Let this expert advice help make your trip smooth sailing . . . or driving . . . or flying.

Tips help in planning bridal shower (South Bend Tribune) - When you agree to be the maid (or matron) of honor in a wedding, you agree to take on some tasks. One often is putting on a bridal shower. Mattel, which has a special collection of Barbie brides, has some suggestions to assist you in creating an elegant and memorable shower.

BRIDES & BEYOND: PHILIPPINE WEDDINGS IN THEMED SETTINGS (Manila Bulletin) - BRIDES & BEYOND: PHILIPPINE WEDDINGS IN THEMED SETTINGS, the first wedding fair to be held at the SM Mall Of Asia Atrium, will be presented by CHU-U-YEN EVENTS on September 7 – 13, 2006 at 10 AM to 10 PM daily.

More News (Scranton Times-Tribune) - Booking the right disc jockey can make all the difference at your reception. The American Disc Jockey Association suggests hiring an active member of its organization. It also offers a checklist of questions brides and grooms can ask when interviewing professional DJs:

Grisly find draws attention to India fetus killings (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Manual labourer Gulzar Singh is haunted by the day he exhumed baby foetuses from a pit outside an abortion clinic in one of the grisliest chapters in India's fight against female feticide.

War brides had special battles to fight and win (London Free Press) - They left everything behind to start a new life in a strange land with men they hardly knew. City officials yesterday paid tribute to about 100 of these local war brides who made their own special sacrifices after the Second World War.

Bridal expo to be held Sunday (Press & Sun-Bulletin) - Brides to be can learn more about planning their weddings during a bridal expo scheduled for 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Binghamton Regency. Brides-to-be can sample food and chat with more than 70 wedding vendors. Models will display wedding gowns and bridesmaid dresses.

Family arranges ‘wedding’ for dead brothers (The Star Online) - THE family of two brothers, who died some 50 years ago, have arranged for them to “get married” in the netherworld, China Press reported. The brothers died at the age of five and six, the daily said.

Fat Women Fight Back With a Vengeance (RedNova) - By Johan Jaaffar BEDAH (not her real name) a childhood friend of mine, was bigger than most even when we were small. Among friends she was "Bedah Gemuk" (Fat Bedah), a name she carries to this day.