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Pink has never been so pretty, or so powerful. Couture gown designer Alisa Benay (alisabenay.com) is premiering her 100 Brides for 100K charitable initiative, in which she'll donate $1,000 from the sale of every Mirabelle gown (shown here) in October to breast cancer research and awareness. Mirabelle, a strapless, pale... blush lace gown with a ruffled bottom, is the perfect dress for the bride who wants to make an impression—and an impact—on her big day. This October marks another first for Benay: she is debuting her first couture bridal line at bridal market. Benay hopes the show will help her reach her goal of a $100,000 donation to the cause. Though the gown is be available year round, if you want a portion of the proceeds from your Mirabelle dress to go towards the fight against breast cancer, you have to act fast! Head to alisabenay.com to find the dress in a bridal salon near you. —Darcy NewellRead More

Want to Know What the Least Favorite Part of the Wedding Is????
NEW YORK — Planning a wedding, and want to make sure your guests are happy? Think about ditching the receiving line.That's the least popular aspect of a wedding from a guest's perspective, according to an Associated Press-Brides.com poll released Monday.The... preferences, in order: Watching the ceremony; the music and dancing; the food; seeing the bride's gown; toasts and speeches; cutting of the cake; seeing the bridesmaids' dresses; group dances (Bunny Hop!); throwing of the bouquet; throwing of the garter; and then, that receiving line.You might think there were differences between male and female guests on the subject. You would be correct.For women, the ceremony was tops, followed closely by seeing the bride's gown.For men, food at the reception was the winner.Women's least favorite? Again, the receiving line. For men — ouch! — the least favorite was seeing the bridesmaid's dressesRead More