Bridesville.com Web News Archive

Weddings are the rite stuff for romantics (The News-Press) - Is it optimism, naiveté or what? I'm feeling all "Four Weddings and a Funeral" — without the death part. Back-to-back weekends of celebrating unions have wrapped me in a veil of romance — and indecision: What gifts? Which registry? What to wear?

Toss the Risotto and Tie the Knot Abroad (Kiplinger Magazine via Yahoo! Finance) - Describes how one couple saved thousands of dollars by moving their wedding overseas, and provides a Web site for a wedding coordinator specializing in weddings in Rome.

Rhythm: Club Roundup: Weddings, birthday parties aplenty (Wisconsin State Journal) - Wedding guitar chords will be ringing in ears on Saturday at a couple of clubs. High Noon Saloon, 701 E. Washington Ave., will host an open wedding party for Ray and Sherri Six with Knuckel drager , Bricks Hit House and Stone Ring performing. The party starts at 10 p.m., and the cover is $5.•

Vow to Make the Most of Your Wedding Ring Investment (Derby Daily Reporter) - (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.

Nigeria: Day IBB, Bafarawa, Others Stormed Benue (AllAfrica.com) - Saturday is usually a busy day in Makurdi, just as like any other town, on account of weddings and the accompanying receptions as well as other social engagements.

Weddings (Daily Dispatch) - Daily Dispatch's Wednesday Wedding Page Click here to see the wedding photographs. Only appearing on Wednesdays... Check our Archives for previous wedding pages. Anthony Fani and Ludwe Macingwane were married at 2 Swans Wedding Farm. Pic...

A Prince Nestled Once More in Korea's Embrace (New York Times) - Yi Seok has led perhaps the most checkered life, from his birth and fall as a royal prince.

This Week in Weddings: (KHNL News 8 Honolulu) - All my close friends are guys. What do I do about the bridal shower, the bachelorette party and, most importantly, the wedding party? Click through for Carley's answer!

Coming Relief for "Marriage Penalty" Tax (Kiplinger Magazine via Yahoo! Finance) - Notes how much married couples can save on joint returns from the coming tax cut that will end the "marriage penalty." Also notes savings for singles.

Violence Changes Rituals of Death in Iraq (AP via Yahoo! News) - Jassim al-Kinani, a 34-year-old car mechanic, did all he could to follow Shiite Muslim traditions when his brother and three cousins were slain. But like so much in Iraq, the rituals of death have been knocked awry by violence.