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		<title>Bridal Show Features Everything But The Nuptials</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You have the ring and have set a date, but need to start planning the wedding. A local bridal show is set to feature all the help you may need.
The Eighth Annual South Louisiana Bridal Show is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 7 at the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center, 346 Civic Center Blvd. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Healthy Bride Launches First Bridal Fitness Directory</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A directory for Fitness Focused Brides and Bridal Fitness Providers
Seattle – March 4, 2010 – The Healthy Bride today announced the launch of the wedding industry’s first Bridal Fitness Directory, www.healthy-bride.com.
The directory was started by Christi Masi, an award-winning fitness trainer and founder of  The Healthy Bride, a Seattle-based personal training and nutrition consultancy helping [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.weddingbusinesstoday.com/2010/03/the-healthy-bride-launches-first-bridal-fitness-directory/</link>
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		<title>Urban Outfitters To Start A Wedding Brand</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Aiming to maintain the growth that led to record 2009 sales and profit, Urban Outfitters Inc. yesterday disclosed plans to start another retail brand next year, this one aimed at the $60 billion wedding industry.
The Philadelphia specialty retailer, whose Urban Outfitters and Anthropologie stores target an upscale clientele, said it planned to launch the as-yet-unnamed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.weddingbusinesstoday.com/2010/03/urban-outfitters-to-start-a-wedding-brand/</link>
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		<title>Boston Bridal Show Was Hoax</title>
		<description><![CDATA[At least 5,000 brides-to-be were jilted before ever reaching the altar - by the organizer of a weekend wedding extravaganza that cops said was scamming on their dreams.
And bridal vendors took an even bigger hit, thinking they could showcase their services at the “Boston 411 Home and Bridal Show” at the Hynes Convention Center this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.weddingbusinesstoday.com/2010/03/boston-bridal-show-was-hoax/</link>
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		<title>Wedding Industry Statistics</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wedding Industry Statistics from The Knot
In 2009, $28,385 was the average wedding budget in the US (not including the honeymoon) reflecting less than a 5% decrease from 2008.
&#8220;As the economy continues to affect consumer spending, brides remain committed to planning a memorable event and are thoughtfully cutting back,&#8221; said Carley Roney, editor in chief of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.weddingbusinesstoday.com/2010/02/wedding-industry-statistics/</link>
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		<title>Cohabitation’s Popularity Up</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The national marriage rate has decreased to nearly half of what it was in 1970, according to the National Marriage Project, a nonpartisan research initiative based at the University of Virginia.
The national marriage rate has fallen from 76.5 marriages per 1,000 unmarried women 15 and older to 40.7 marriages in 2005, according to the group’s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.weddingbusinesstoday.com/2010/02/cohabitation%e2%80%99s-popularity-up/</link>
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		<title>Wedding Experts Say Interest High Despite Bad Economy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By ADAM BENSON

Millions of Americans are out of their jobs, homes and cars, but local industry insiders say there’s at least one certainty amidst the economic carnage.
You can’t keep a good wedding down.
“It’s kind of like one of those things where if people have the money, they’re going to spend it,” said Corrine Crocker-Luby, owner [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.weddingbusinesstoday.com/2010/02/wedding-experts-say-interest-high-despite-bad-economy/</link>
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		<title>Wedding Paper Divas Unveils Top Wedding Trends for 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wedding Themes &#38; Inspirations:

Enchanted Forest: The spring bride of 2010 is inspired by the earthy (yet heavenly) feeling of an ethereal wedding. Soft, romantic elements and pastel tones are perfectly accented with fanciful details.
Sweet Nostalgia: The &#8220;Mad Men&#8221;-obsessed bride-to-be is in love with 1950s and 1960s flair for her big day, gathering inspiration from refined-retro [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.weddingbusinesstoday.com/2010/02/wedding-paper-divas-unveils-top-wedding-trends-for-2010/</link>
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		<title>Wedding Day Tips: Top Ten Details To Remember</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Cherie Johnson
 
As a professional wedding photographer, I&#8217;ve seen my share of problem weddings that only add to the ever-present wedding stress. Planned improperly from the get-go, no one person is to blame, but the outcome is upsetting for everyone involved. Often, the bride&#8217;s face looks utterly uncomfortable in all the pictures thanks to mile-high [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.weddingbusinesstoday.com/2010/02/wedding-day-tips-top-ten-details-to-remember/</link>
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		<title>Non-Religious Wedding Business Set Up In Kendal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Ian Boydon 
 
A BUSINESS has been created in Kendal to cater for non-religious couples looking to tie the knott.
Inspirational Ceremonies has been established by Debra Jessett, of Kendal, who has been trained to conduct non-religious wedding ceremonies by the British Humanist Association.
Humanism is a philosophy of life and ethics, based on a concern for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.weddingbusinesstoday.com/2010/02/non-religious-wedding-business-set-up-in-kendal/</link>
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