Bridesville.com Web News Archive

Land of the Wedding Planners (Time Magazine) - India's elite are used to throwing lavish weddings. But is there a cost to all this fun?

food/wine (Santa Barbara Independent) - Wines and weddings are a perfect match. There are few ways more appropriate to celebrate one’s nuptials with family and friends than by raising a glass to future joys.

This week's Moments of Life: An engagement and two weddings (The Marion Star) - Aaron and Angela Sample, Brook Jolene Bumgarner and Derrick Daniel Lowe and Justin and Elizabeth Gottshall. Check back each week for the latest moments of life. Call 740-387-0400 to get your special day listed.

Wedding Ways (Santa Barbara Independent) - “Marriage. True love. … That blessed arrangement, that dream within a dream …,” lisps Impressive Clergyman in the film The Princess Bride. All weddings have that sentiment at their core even though the details vary. Inside is a collection of stories that reflect a variety of Big Day celebrations.

Roans Prairie-Shiro News by Mary Lois Boatman (Navasota Examiner) - Many of you may fondly remember the Majestic Movie Theatre on Main Street in downtown Houston. They no longer show movies, however it has been turned into the most marvelous place to hold weddings and receptions. Recently it was the scene of the wedding of Alicia Stark and Andy Zimmer.

Aid comes from the ashes (Henry Herald) - By Karen Middleton THE NEWS-COURIER (ATHENS, Ala.) ATHENS, Ala. — Churches are hosts to the most meaningful milestones in most people’s lives: weddings, christenings, baptisms and funerals.

Boy George calls gay marriage 'tragic' (soundgenerator.com) - The star not planning matrimony anytime soon. Boy George has slammed same-sex weddings in a recent interview.

Minister Faces Trial For Performing Gay Weddings (365Gay.com) - (Rochester, New York) A Rochester, New York pastor has been charged with violating her covenant as a Presbyterian minister for performing marriage ceremonies for same-sex couples.

Kirk is asked to give green light for same sex ‘weddings’ (The Herald) - The Church of Scotland's highest court is to be asked to allow ministers and deacons to conduct church services marking civil partnerships free from fear of punishment.

Bridal Spending Has Increased 100% Over Last 15 Years: 'American Wedding Study 2006' Reveals Average Wedding Now Tops (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - A new survey entitled "American Wedding Study 2006," conducted by The Conde Nast Bridal Group, reveals that the average amount spent on weddings has increased to $27,852, up nearly 100% since 1990 when the average cost was $15, 208.