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Prices take shine off Pakistan weddings (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Pakistan's traditionally lavish weddings have lost their sparkle this matrimonial season thanks to rising prices of gold and festive essentials in a limping economy overshadowed by Taliban attacks.

A marriage of ideals: Couples forego lavish weddings for budget-minded celebrations rich in love (Louisville Courier-Journal) - Wedding. Just saying the word can cost you money. Put it in front of flowers, photographer, cake and watch the dollar signs roll.

Materialism, bad planning ruin weddings (Ball State Daily News) - Summer is wedding season, or as I call it, "Big-Pain-in-the-Ass Season." As mailboxes overflow and burst with wedding invitations heralding these special, sacred, beautiful ceremonies, I wonder how many more weddings I can handle before I snap.

Prices take shine off Pakistan weddings (Press Trust of India) - Karachi, Nov 8 (AFP) Pakistan's traditionally lavish weddings have lost their sparkle this matrimonial season thanks to rising prices of gold and festive essentials in a limping economy overshadowed by Taliban attacks.

Anniversaries | Births | Engagements | Weddings (Nassau County Record) - Jason Lee Dew Seth Smith would like to announce the birth of his baby brother, Jason Lee Dew. Raulerson, Bedran to marry Rick and Cheryl Raulerson of Hilliard, along with Salim Bedran of Jacksonville and Carla Davis of Hilliard, are pleased to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their children, Megan Leigh Raulerson and Alexander S. Bedran.

WEDDINGS: Recent Ashland engagements (Ashland Tab) - Engagement news on Meghan Mizoras and Dennis Baker Jr., and Faryn ROsen and Jeffrey Savasta.

WEDDINGS: Holliston engagement announcement (Holliston Tab) - Faryn Michelle Rosen and Jeffrey Michael Savasta announce their engagement.

"Pirate Radio" rocks the boat (The DePaulia) - Richard Curtis, director of "Love Actually" and writer of "Four Weddings and a Funeral," has created a movie that is purely enjoyable to watch-"Pirate Radio" (or "The Boat that Rocked," as it was originally titled when it was released in Great Britain.)

How to settle an estate without creating a family feud (Daily Local News) - Funerals and weddings can bring out the best in people, or the worst. For the family member entrusted with resolving an estate, serving as executor or executrix can be a mixed blessing.

Pirate Radio (FOX 11 Tucson) - Click here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player. PHOENIX -- He brought us "Four Weddings and a Funeral," "Notting Hill," and "Love, Actually." Now writer/director Richard Curtis gives us a different kind of love story -- "Pirate Radio" is a love affair with music.