Bridesville.com Web News Archive

No Hassle Weddings, Honeymoons and Homes (Benton Evening News) - (ARA) - More and more couples are opting for weddings with less frills and fuss and instead, celebrating with ceremonies that suit their lifestyles. This casual ambience translates into the honeymoon and subsequently, the home.

Jamie Reidy: Mass Hysteria (HuffingtonPost) - I haven't been cast out, like Scott McClellan. I strayed from the flock. Under the loosest of definitions, I don't qualify as a "Practicing Catholic." Rather, I'm what I like to call a WEC Catholic, meaning "Wedding-Easter-Christmas." My mother prefers the term "heathen." From 1996-2002, though, my acronym's "W" led me through the big wooden doors regularly, thanks to the wave of weddings

Let your newly blessed love soar, with doves (The Charlotte Observer) - Among the symbols of love and peace at weddings: the rings, the vows -- and the doves.

Bridal Season is Here - Will You be Hosting a Shower? (Harrisburg Daily Register) - (ARA) - Spring and summer are prime time for weddings, which means it's also a busy time for bridal showers. If you have a friend or family member getting married soon, chances are you'll find yourself hosting a bridal shower.

Vow to Make the Most of Your Wedding Ring Investment (Harrisburg Daily Register) - (ARA) - Tying the knot is one thing. Getting tied up in knots about your wedding rings is another. At an average wedding cost of $20,000, approximately $40 billion is spent on more than 2.5 million weddings in the United States each year, according to Sell More Weddings.

Virgins and weddings for MTV awards (entertainment.iafrica.com) - Any suggestions, queries or gripes, please e-mail the Entertainment Editor. Check out what's hot and happening in your town, and post your own events in our Gig Guide.

HEALTHY & FIT: Kicking away excess pounds (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) - Forget about "always the bridesmaid." For Colleen Awalt, she felt she was "always the fat bridesmaid." As her friends got married over the years, she'd be invited to be in their weddings, but she had to have dresses made for her.

Death may become TV characters during May ratings sweeps (Louisville Courier-Journal) - The May ratings sweeps start Thursday. May will be the last mostly rerun-free month until September. Remember when sweeps months used to be happy occasions with the networks trying to lure people to shows with weddings and births?

Brides still dream in roses (Reno Gazette-Journal) - A rose by any other name would still be the number one flower brides want at weddings. Elinor Howard and Scott Walquist aren't about to be the exception.

Boutique has long Reno history (Reno Gazette-Journal) - Having operated Marchele's Bridal Boutique for 25 years, CEO Irene Frow quickly calculates that she has probably dressed over 10,000 brides, and as many more bridesmaids for weddings in the Reno area.