They weave the most desired silks for brides and formal dresses for Indian women.
In a grubby room covered with mould, she fields phone calls from prospective brides and grooms.
For some brides, something old, something borrowed, something blue and something pearly-white are all must-haves.
Lover.ly helps brides find ideas, people to hire, and things to buy for their wedding.
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Every year, ten million girls leave education to become child brides and never return to school.
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Some say that brides choose less-than-attractive dresses for her attendants to keep everyone's attention on her.
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For budget savvy brides, there is also an Engagement Collector Plate featuring the Royal Couple.
Telekom has wooed several foreign brides, but getting them to the altar has proved altogether trickier.
However, this sprawling, multi-billion-dollar industry built on the dreams of eager brides-to-be is killing my champagne buzz.
There's even a page, created by The Knot, for brides whose weddings have been affected by Sandy.
Brides are deemed to join their husband's family on marriage and are often treated as unpaid skivvies.
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Local men in such countries, Mr Jones argues from Singapore, look for foreign brides for two reasons.
New businesses catering to same-sex brides and grooms are springing up to provide for this growing demographic.
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She cooked for hundreds of kids at an upstate summer camp and hundreds of brides in the Hamptons.
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Ms Khatum is one of an increasing number of brides imported into Haryana, one of India's richest states.
May is the peak for Hindu wedding ceremonies in India, where gold is often bought to give to brides.
This will at least give British brides the chance to get the prerequisites for financial independence under their belts.
Talk of brides being sold causes bristling among the Kalaidzhi, who represent a small proportion of Bulgaria's 700, 000 Roma.
Despite the shortage of brides, Urmila says that dowries have risen, not fallen.
Focusing on accessories allowed us to still help brides save money, while still letting them have their traditional gown experience.
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He envisions it as a "jewel box of environment with no distractions" where brides can spend the day in comfort.
One of her brides, says Ms. Weiss, corralled her girlfriends into painting a Habitat for Humanity dwelling for a poor family.
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Cadillac, owned by General Motors, has always been a brides maid at this event never taking home the top prize.
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Without major progress on this issue, the number of child brides will double by 2050 and child marriage will continue to hamper Africa's development.
Girls who become brides stay uneducated because they must become mothers, caretakers and homemakers, further driving the cycle of poverty and powerlessness.
Others still are child brides, forced out of school and into loveless marriages, often undergoing early pregnancies that put their lives at risk.
But little did the more recent prospective brides and their eager families know that Kleinfelds was teetering at the brink of Chapter 11.
You can sort classes by skill level (beginner, intermediate or advanced) and by trainer specialty (like brides-to-be, postnatal, exercise novices or elite athletes).
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The website for SomethingBorrowedNY was launched and rented bridal ACCESSORIES to brides all over the country (and the UK) for their wedding day.
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