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Ode to the sample size wedding dress ...

10:39 AM Fri, Dec 21, 2007 |
Taylor

There are many enjoyable things about preparing for one's wedding, but squeezing into a sample size wedding dress is not one of them.

Not for me at least.

I know I'm not the only bride-to-be who feels the pressure to drop the pounds. But never was that feeling more suffocating than when I stood in front of a chipper woman holding the dress of my dreams in a size I more readily associate with me circa 1993.

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Romance in the restroom ... really.

1:35 PM Wed, Dec 19, 2007 |
Taylor

Wedding experts often suggest that weepy individuals tuck a tissue in their dress in case they get emotional during their nuptials.

But this is a bit much --


NEW YORK (AP) -- Here comes the bride, all dressed in white ... two-ply, extra-soft toilet paper.

Lovebirds Jennifer Cannon and Doy Nichols of Lexington, Ky., plan to get hitched Wednesday in a public restroom. She'll be wearing a gown fashioned from glue, tape and Charmin Ultra Soft and Ultra Strong toilet tissue.

The intricately detailed dress was designed by Hanah Kim, winner of the 2007 Toilet Paper Wedding Dress Co...



Budget gone bust? The Belles have you covered...

12:24 PM Wed, Dec 19, 2007 |
Taylor

You always hear about girls who've spent their whole lives dreaming of these big, fairytale weddings.

... And then they get engaged and realize that all they can afford with their budget is a half a slice of sheet cake from the grocery store, a tune-deaf serenade from their creepy drunken uncle and a gently-used pair of "just married" flip flops.

The Wedding Belles feel your pain, so we've decided to help.

Instead of sacrificing the college fund of your firstborn for a wedding announcement in the paper, just send a brief write-up and a pic of you and your beloved to us, and we'll post it ri...