Wedding Trends in the News – April 23, 2009

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Wedding boom in states with same-sex nuptials – MSNBC
23 Apr 2009 at 7:37am
Boston-based wedding planner Bernadette Smith has helped arrange the same-sex nuptials of nearly 75 Massachusetts couples during her five-year career. But she?s never seen quite the surge in business as she has during the past few months. Smith?s …

Gulf bucks trend for luxury goods – 7 Days UAE
23 Apr 2009 at 3:22pm
Sales of luxury goods in the Middle East are due to rise by two per cent during the first half of this year, according to a new report. This is in stark contract to global sales, which are due to plunge by as much as 20 per cent across the same …

Romance at Santa Fe inn may lead to instant marriage – San Francisco Examiner
17 Apr 2009 at 12:23pm
As the distinct national tendency now is for weddings to be more intimate, with shorter lead-time for planning, and incorporating the honeymoon into the marriage event, elopements have become the ?new wedding? trend in Santa Fe and across the …

Exchanging vows as couples shun religion in favour of civil ceremonies – News…
18 Apr 2009 at 7:00am
Change … ocial researchers say the trend is driven by second and subsequent marriages, older brides and grooms, along with the decline of religious observance COUPLES are shunning religious wedding ceremonies in record numbers and going down the …

Marry with a fixed-term contract, not for ’til death do us part – News.com.au
23 Apr 2009 at 12:30pm
ACCORDING to the Australian Bureau of Statistics it appears that lifelong marriages are becoming a thing of the past. Few marry for life any more. Thirty-two per cent of divorces involved separation within the first five years of marriage, and 22 per …

Brides walk away with new designer gowns – Orange County Register
17 Apr 2009 at 5:52pm
Brides were lined up Saturday morning for wedding dress deals during the Bridal Expo in Old Town Tustin. Designer gowns and dresses were being sold for $50 to $300 during the Assistance League of Tustin’s first bridal event . The Assistance League …

Romance Fiction Trend: Amish Love Stories – Time
15 Apr 2009 at 5:55pm
Illustration by Ryan Heshka for TIME Lewis has just published a new novel, The Secret , set in the idyllic village of Bird-in-Hand, which debuts on the New York Times paperback best-seller list April 19 at No. 10. Spurred by her success ? and that …

Antique shops moving online – Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
23 Apr 2009 at 9:06pm
SHARON LYNN BEAR can’t be dissuaded by the price of gas, the time it takes to unearth the perfect piece or the disappointment of ending a shopping excursion empty-handed. Whether the Irvine resident is browsing for a 19th century vase or a vintage …

Couples turn away from religious wedding ceremonies – CathNews
19 Apr 2009 at 1:32pm
NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages figures show that celebrants performed 60.6 percent of ceremonies in 2008, compared to 39.4 percent for religious weddings. The figures show that couples are shunning religious wedding ceremonies in record …

Jewellers overun with people selling their gold – Weston Mercury
18 Apr 2009 at 9:52am
HARD-UP shoppers are selling their personal jewellery at knock-down prices pay for car services and water bills. Jewellers in Weston are reporting a surge in people desperate to exchange their treasures for cash. They say the economic downturn is …

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