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Modern Brides Drop Virginal, Go Maxim

By Neal Colgrass, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 5, 2009 6:40 PM CDT

(Newser) – More American women are turning weddings into racy affairs as third-wave feminism sexes up an old-fashioned ceremony, Kayleen Schaefer writes in Newsweek. In the age of "sexting" and provocative mainstream magazines, brides are discarding rituals for skimpy outfits and wild bachelorette parties. "... Read full story »

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