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MINERVA -- Jessica Forsythe of Wickliffe arrived at 2:30 a.m. Sunday and set up a chair in front of Henri’s Cloud Nine bridal store. She wanted to be the first to claim one of the free wedding gowns being given away Sunday at the store to brides and grooms who have been on active duty in Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Bosnia or Kosovo. Henri’s owner, Meg Walters, said her store and 13 other bridal shops across the nation decided on the giveaway as a way of thanking the soldiers for their service. Some members of the military had to delay their...

Calling all returning soldiers from Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia and Kosovo and/or their fiances and fiancees.Henri's Cloud Nine Bridal Shoppe in Minerva is among 14 independent bridal stores nationwide trying to put finishing touches on some unfinished love stories.``For brides-to-be and grooms-to-be who have been on active duty, their wedding day has been snatched away,'' insists Henri's owner Meg Kopp Walters.``We just want to thank them; we are so proud of their service to our country. We're so hoping they can have their special day now that they have returned home... We have watched these men and women put on their...

Ditched bride gets hitched after finding late stand-in A bride-to-be ditched four days before her wedding found another groom in time and married him instead. Alison Innes, 20, from Arbroath, Scotland, was eight months pregnant when her fiance Peter Knight, 28, texted her to tell her he had got cold feet. But the ceremony went ahead almost as planned on February 20 after her ex-boyfriend Daniel Innes, 18, stepped in to take Mr Knight's place. This is not the first time true love has gone off its course for Mrs Innes. Last year she hit the headlines when her mother,...

<p>It didn't turn out to be a happy wedding day for a Centerville, Utah, couple.</p> <p>While buying makeup last Saturday for a wedding later that day, the Salt Lake Tribune reports, the maid of honor dropped a bombshell on the bride.</p> <p>She'd slept with the groom the night before.</p>

WEDNESDAY February 04, 2004 Attendant's bombshell leads to groom's arrest By Ashley Broughton The Salt Lake Tribune Instead of riding into the sunset with his beloved, a wayward groom earned a trip to the Davis County Jail on his wedding day after a brawl between the bride-to-be and the honor attendant, Centerville police said. About 12:15 p.m. Saturday, the bride, 20, her mother and the attendant went to the Centerville Target store to buy makeup for the wedding later that day, Lt. Paul Child said. The three were still in the parking lot, police said, when the honor attendant told...

SIBIU, Romania - It was billed as the Gypsy wedding of the year. But the ceremony, launching a three-day party, got off to a bad start: The 12-year-old "princess bride" — daughter of a self-proclaimed king — stormed out of the church in protest in front of 400 guests. "Leave me alone!" Ana Maria Cioaba screamed at reporters Saturday, swearing at them as she sought shelter in a nearby house. Her bridesmaids chanted slogans against the groom. She returned to the church minutes later and — though she would hardly look at him — was duly married off to her...

MANCHESTER, Conn. (AP) -- A woman dubbed "Bridezilla" after police said she went on a rampage at her wedding reception pleaded guilty Thursday to a reduced charge of creating a public disturbance. Adrienne T. Samen, 18, was fined $90. Samen, of North Haven, was arrested on criminal mischief and breach of peace charges on Aug. 16 after police responded to her wedding reception at The Mill on the River restaurant in South Windsor. Samen allegedly became enraged after restaurant workers closed the bar at the party. She began throwing things, including wedding cake and gifts, police said. Samen left the...

Marital Bliss Ends At Reception Police Arrest Agitated Bride Adrienne Samen By DAN UHLINGER Courant Staff Writer August 19 2003 SOUTH WINDSOR -- If Adrienne Samen ever forgets the details of her wedding reception, the police will be able to provide her with an official account, including a photograph. The 18-year-old North Haven woman was arrested Saturday night after police said she "flipped out" at the Mill on the River Restaurant, cursed workers who asked some of her guests to leave the bar and then stormed out of the establishment.

<p>SOUTH WINDSOR -- If Adrienne Samen ever forgets the details of her wedding reception, the police will be able to provide her with an official account, including a photograph.</p> <p>The 18-year-old North Haven woman was arrested Saturday night after police said she "flipped out" at the Mill on the River Restaurant, cursed workers who asked some of her guests to leave the bar and then stormed out of the establishment.</p>