Bridesville.com Web News Archive

Practical Dream Weddings at Traders Hotel (Manila Bulletin) - Most people know that the four-star Traders brand (managed by Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts) stands for business class accommodation and services. But did you know that its excellent services extend to family affairs like wedding receptions?

Old Fashioned has taste of authenticity (OnWisconsin LIVE) - I like to think of The Old Fashioned restaurant as the great-uncle who always shows up at weddings and funerals to remind us of our roots. He may not wear the latest fashion or talk about Webcams, but he's part of our heritage and we love him for it.

NRIs jailed for bogus weddings (Hindustan Times) - An Indian-origin couple who had turned their home into a marriage factory for Indian men waiting to skip immigration procedures has been jailed and slapped hefty fines by a UK court.

My mom, the motivator (Washington State University Daily Evergreen) - My mom was “blessed” with three daughters. Having already put two girls through college, given two weddings, is now a grandmother, and now that her “baby” only has two years left of college, she has been through it all.

Dave on Demand | So many old shows are dying unmourned (Philly.com) - Inquirer TV columnist David Hiltbrand rakes over the odds and ends of the week. Poor Will & Grace. Despite shooting off every weapon in the sitcom arsenal - weddings, special guests from Alec Baldwin to Britney Spears - the NBC comedy can't seem to get anyone to care that it's closing up shop after eight seasons.

Steve gets brides fit for their special day (The Royal Gazette) - Most single men would turn and run if they were told they had to spend an evening with 15 women discussing their upcoming weddings. Instead, Steve Burgess makes the brides-to-be do the running.

Fashionable bargains (Pantagraph) - NORMAL - Sometimes the fun of shopping for a special dress with girlfriends is dampened by the price tag. With that in mind, a group at University High School has decided to hold a dress-clothes exchange Monday at the high school in time for prom, weddings and other special events.

Brides Lose Dresses to Broke Dressmaker (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) - Creditors told a crowd of brides-to-be Friday they won't be getting their wedding dresses or their money back because of a dressmaker's surprise bankruptcy. More than 180 women planning for their weddings were jilted at the Wedding Dress Bridal Stores in Cork, in southwest Ireland, which shut without warning March 23 - with an order book for prepaid dresses costing between

Lobstick interest waning? (Prince Albert Daily Herald) - Weddings, work, aging players and a sign of the times are a few of the possible reasons there are fewer people signing up for the annual Lobstick men’s golf tournament at Waskesiu.

The Siren Song of Mali (New York Times) - Music lovers are making pilgrimages to this West African country, which some say gave birth to the American blues.