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...Rice's 2,000-sq.ft. prefabricated abode will be completed for well under $300,000, including the land. "We didn't have a clue what a kit house was when we first heard the news," says LaChance, who won the prototype home in a sweepstakes promotion for Target's bridal registry. "But when we found out it was designed by Michael Graves, we were blown away...
...around Latin America for centuries, but as the number of Latinos in the U.S. has grown (there are currently more than 35 million), such celebrations have become more commercial and more mainstream. Wal-Mart now stocks budget quinceanera gowns in 200 stores in 30 states, and the David's Bridal chain has dresses made exclusively for the market. Royal Caribbean offers seven-day quinceanera cruises out of Miami (at $850 to $1,200 a head), which are booked solid into next year. This fall the company will offer cruises from Orlando, Fla., and Bayonne...
...around the celebrations were muted in memory of the March 11 bombings. You might have noted that Felipe's great-grandfather Alfonso XIII's marriage to Victoria Eugenia, the granddaughter of Britain's Queen Victoria, on May 31, 1906, was seriously marred by an anarchist bombing attack on the bridal procession on its way from the cathedral to the palace. The newlyweds escaped injury, but more than 20 people died and many more were injured. It shows that terrorism - in Madrid or elsewhere - is not only a phenomenon of our time. Tore Bogh Cascais, Portugal Recalling the Great...
...embracing color with such bravado, but a growing number of women are seeking to incorporate new hues into their wedding-day attire--from a flash of blue in a dramatic train to a sage green sheath for a garden ceremony to an occasional crimson showstopper. At David's Bridal, a national chain that sells about 20% of all wedding gowns in the country, 2003 was the first year that a colorful gown--a metallic gold number--was among the best sellers. Now the retailer is testing the market for dresses made entirely of green, pink or blue fabrics. For spring...
...floral patterns or colors. But brides, grooms and marrying mores have changed. Women tie the knot later in life (at about 27, in contrast to 22 a generation ago), and more than 1 in 4 couples pick up the tab for their wedding, according to the Conde Nast Bridal Group. As a result, modern newlyweds-to-be often plan nuptials to reflect their personalities rather than cater to the traditions of their parents' generation. At the same time, as the number of intercultural and interracial marriages has increased, so has the use of wedding-day color. "White...