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Brides-to-be pick up tips (prestontoday.net) - Blushing brides-to-be packed the Evening Post's wedding fair for advice on making their big day extra special. (27/09/2006 15:09:28)

David's Bridal to Offer Additional 20% Discount to Brides Affected by BrideSave.com Closing (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - To help brides impacted by the sudden closing of BrideSave.com -- one of the major online bridal discounters that had been frequently recommended by consumer advocate groups -- David's Bridal is offering BrideSave.com customers a 20% discount, in addition to current sale prices, on all off the rack dresses* found at David's Bridal locations nationwide.

Brides And Grooms Betting On 'Lucky 7' Weddings (CBS 2 Chicago) - Most engaged couples consider themselves "lucky in love.” And now the rush is on for brides and grooms to lock in some "luck" for their wedding day.

Big Novel Gets Slimmer in Paperback (New York Times) - ?Hunger?s Brides,? by Paul Anderson has been whittled down to 768 pages from the original 1,360 pages.

Win the Wedding of Your Dreams (Derby 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.

Food calendar (Detroit Free Press) - Mary Denning's Cake Shoppe, 8036 N. Wayne, Westland, is hosting a wedding cake workshop, Wedding Cakes 101, 5-7 p.m. Oct. 10. You'll learn what size cake to have, pricing and filling comparisons. The workshop is open to cake decorators, caterers, brides and grooms. Cost is free in advance, $5 at door. Call 734-261-3680.

WHATEVER COLUMN: Paws for effect (Richmond Times-Dispatch) - Weddings. They can be fun, annoying, poignant, surprising, occasions for envy, occasions for joy. Sometimes they're occasions for "America's Funniest Home Videos." It's amazing how many brides end up on their, er, hind sides while walking down the aisle or faint in front of the altar.

Brides.com Launches Unique 'Vow to Wow' Tool to Help Engaged Women Reach Fitness/Weight Loss Goals Online (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Brides.com, the destination website from Conde Nast Publications that combines the expertise and authority of three of the world's leading bridal magazines -- "Brides," "Modern Bride," and "Elegant Bride" -- has added a new interactive tool to its stable.

Bride Power-- Designer Roth says brides need attitude (Saratogian) - Bridal designer and style guru Henry Roth has a little advice for brides-to-be: 'Love your man, love your gown more!' Did he really say that? 'Love him, love your gown more -- that's exactly right,' he said. 'Brides have to have a cheeky, flippant, fun attitude. It's 'bride power'!'

Arts, Briefly (New York Times) - Shakira leads nominations for latin Grammys, big novel gets slimmer in paperback, Brooklyn Philharmonic goes contemporary and more culture news.