Bridesville.com Web News Archive

Weddings for the week of Oct. 30, 2005 (Herald & Review) - Basic wedding information submitted within six weeks after the event, and engagement information submitted at least two months before the wedding is published free of charge.

Province's anti-poppy effort is an Afghan success story (Boston Globe) - NANGARHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan -- Last year, this parched land grew more heroin-producing poppies than nearly any other place on earth. The windfall of profits reaped by local people -- estimated at $200 million -- funded a construction boom, a new car dealership, and an unprecedented whirlwind of expensive weddings and pilgrimages to Mecca.

State joins chase for lost deposits (Boston Globe) - Ann's Place was a popular function hall in Norton. For years it was the toast of the town, offering good food, a picturesque view of Winnecunnet Lake, and the special touches that made weddings and other large gatherings a success. No one could have imagined that this business would end the way it did.

Pinnacle eyes 'hole-in-the-wall' video editors (INQ7.net) - VIDEO editing solutions provider Pinnacle is targeting the growing number of independent video editors in the provinces, most of whom do video editing for family-related events like weddings, birthdays, and funerals.

Office invitations can spoil wedding bliss (Poughkeepsie Journal) - Weddings are a time for emotional meltdowns sparked by tricky undertakings that require a master's degree in diplomacy. Topping the list of bridal minefields is the politics of The List, where the pocketbook, friends and family hardly coexist in peace.

CLUB SUED OVER GRAMPS GROPER (New York Post) - -- The University Club, a bastion for bluebloods, power studs and A-list celebs, has a "serial sexual molester" on its staff who gropes banquet waitresses during classy parties and ritzy weddings, a lawsuit charges.

Liturgy rules see a Mass disparity (TimesLeader.com) - When Diocese of Scranton Bishop Joseph Martino issued a Sept. 15 Pastoral Letter telling priests to celebrate no more than two Masses on weekdays – including Saturdays, a day most weddings are held – he stressed that the limit is church law.

Marriott's Rewarding Weddings Program Is Now Online (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Marriott Rewards® has launched a Rewarding Weddings web site, which provides information on how couples who hold their wedding receptions at participating Marriott International, Inc. hotels can earn enough Marriott Rewards points for a free honeymoon.

Brides Magazine Publishes 'Honeymoons and Weddings Away'; A Special Issue Dedicated to the Most Romantic Destinations (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - BRIDES magazine's special issue BRIDES "Honeymoons & Weddings Away," dedicated to the most romantic locations in the world, for a honeymoon or wedding, will be available on newsstands nationwide, November 7, 2005.

WEDDINGS (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette) - BUTLER-HANNA – Coby Alee Hanna and Michael E. Butler, both of Fort Wayne, were married Oct. 19 on the Caribbean Island of Antigua.