Worried about the economic slowdown, many are tying the knot on a shoestring budget. A typical bride-to-be, Katrina Macrae has bought a dress, browsed different varieties of flowers and settled on a date and location for her April nuptials. [read more]

When Carl Duerr of East Aurora was hospitalized for unexpected heart surgery four days before his daughter's wedding, there was little hope he would be able to participate in the wedding ceremony and reception that was to follow. [read more]

London, Aug 26 : A groom has been sentenced to six-months imprisonment for being a part of a fight that saw his bride arrested on their wedding night. [read more]

Planning a cut-rate wedding might seem out of step with the gauzy dream of the big day, but lately, more brides have been thinking thrifty. [read more]

The Capital Facilities Project, responsible for the revamping and updating of the East Aurora school district's three main buildings, is moving along on schedule and is on pace to meet all of its initial deadlines and goals. Begun in April of this year, construction on the monumental $24 million project has been overshadowed at times by the more intrusive Main Street reconstruction effort. [read more]

SOUTH BEND -- Martha and Thomas Hertel of South Bend announce the engagement of their daughter, Elizabeth, and Robert Price Jr., both of Mishawaka. Connie and Robert Price of South Bend are parents of the prospective groom. An April 18, 2009, wedding is planned. [read more]

Mindy Weiss, one of the most sought after celebrity wedding planners, has teamed up with Two’s Company to create an irresistible collection of wedding must-have’s and wants. [PR.com - April 16, 2008] [read more]

Originally published August 8, 2005 CHICAGO - Armed with a portable CD player and a small stack of discs, I set up shop in Charles McPherson's hotel suite here in the Windy City, where the veteran Detroit-bred alto saxophonist is in the midst of a recent weeklong stand at the Jazz Showcase. [read more]

Some back-in-the-U.S, jet-legged final thoughts after the Olympic track meet in Beijing: [read more]

A real bargain adventure has to work hard for the money you put into it, offering you a once-in-a-lifetime travel experience, teaching you new skills you can apply elsewhere, or providing a depth and breadth of experiences at a cost you'd be hard pressed to match on your own. [read more]