A hopeful Denver, Colorado wanna-be bride is trying to sell herself as she sells her house, according to DeHavilland.com. Deborah Hale is selling her house via auction and has actually included herself among the amenities.

Deborah, 48, a jewellery designer who runs her own business, says: “I hope to find that special man, who wants to build a life with me and share this special home with me.”

The romantic offer is also available on eBay. “I have my listing at $600,000.00 plus myself for bid as ‘priceless’,” she says.

“My attempts [to find love] included dating services, blind dates and connections through friends, but I still had not met the man to build a life with,” she says.

Even though this poor future bride has obviously got the world’s largest migraine and furthermore isn’t standing up so we can see the rest of this most likely lovely Melissa Sweet gown, I think that the snazzy diagonal half strap may represent an answer to the problems faced by many bride-to-be’s. We love the look of strapless, but don’t want any wardrobe malfunctions happening on the big day. The way the strap wraps over the shoulder and then around the dress itself looks like a support system for the bodice!

A pair of California newlyweds still in their wedding finery recently faced off with a carjacker as they made their way to their honeymoon hotel. No doubt they were a tad annoyed at the delay keeping them from the bridal bed.

The Bay area’s Mercury News reported:

…a man on methamphetamines allegedly tried to steal a car with a newly married woman — still in her wedding dress — screaming in the passenger seat.

Police said Alan Ticas-Soto didn’t get far, with either the bride or the car.

Now the 21-year-old is facing felony carjacking charges and misdemeanor drug charges. He is being held in San Mateo County Jail in lieu of $100,000 bail. Ticas-Soto, who does not have a criminal record, pleaded not guilty Monday in San Mateo County Superior Court.

The couple, who had been on their way to celebrate their first wedded night at a nearby Embassy Suites, were not injured.

“This took them a little off-track,” said Sheryl Wolcott, a San Mateo County deputy district attorney who described the details of the alleged crime.

Around 10:50 p.m, the local newlyweds had stopped off for a late night snack at the Taco Bell on East Fourth Avenue in San Mateo. The husband, in a tuxedo, got out of his 2003 Nissan Altima with the engine still running.

Ticas-Soto ran through the parking lot and leaped into the car, police said. He fiddled with the gear shift and finally managed to find reverse.

Meanwhile, the 22-year-old bride — whose name was not released — was trying to unbuckle her seat belt and get away. Her husband, who had not quite made it into the fast food restaurant, ran back and opened his wife’s door, trying to help her out.

Finally, she tumbled to the parking lot, unhurt.

The suspect put the car into a forward gear and promptly smashed into the Taco Bell sign, police said. Then, he too, leaped from the car and took off running, as witnesses called police.

Even if I would look like the white whale if I wore one, I love this year’s Reem Acra gowns. I don’t so much love the 2004 or 2003 collections. In 2003, the lace and organza bridal bikini was hidden among the almost more realistic gowns. And, in 2004, Ms. Acra introduced the dresses for the helmeted gladiatrix on the go who wants to read her vows and then get back to slaying lions, tigers and, naturally, big, sweaty men as quickly as possible.

A while back, a reader e-mailed me with a question regarding her confusion about whether wearing black, namely her ‘little black dress,’ at a winter wedding in Paris would constitute good taste or a fashion faux pas. A few quick searches later, I had found very little regarding proper Parisian wedding guest attire. So I turned to a worldly friend of mine who has at least once found herself facing such a quandary. She said,

I’ve done black at a Parisian wedding ceremony and reception, and didn’t draw any dirty looks from the fashion conscious grande dames in attendance. But I would recommend pairing your a black dress with a blazer or cardigan or some other cover up, at least for the ceremony. Guests may be expected to change between the ceremony and reception – ask the MOB – and stripping off a layer to reveal the fabulousness underneath may suffice. To keep from looking like a mourner, pair the dress with a chic patterned scarf or chunky necklace.

So, I hope that’s helpful. My own advice? Regardless of where you are, black on black with a touch of black only works when attending the weddings of ex lovers. But flashy shoes and a splash of color can quickly take the morbid out of black, like so:

It’s no big secret that I hate wedding cake. Wedding cake is typically dryish mass-produced sponge cake topped with icky, too-sweet buttercream frosting. Which is why I love, love, love the idea of a Krispy Kreme wedding “cake.” Future brides and grooms who don’t like the KKs can choose another doughnut or even some alternative individual cake-like item. Like Hostess snacks!

You could even dye the Snowballs to match the bridal party. Now that would be unique.