Woman's wedding gets a redo, this time without the migraine

Lorraine Arvizu picks up her wedding gown at Maya Palace after getting it steamed. Because of chronic migraines, she wasn't able to fully enjoy her wedding day nearly 30 years ago. Thanks to a contest she won, she'll get a second chance Wednesday. She's suffered from migraines since age 9.

Woman's wedding gets a redo, this time without the migraine

Lorraine Arvizu picks up her wedding gown at Maya Palace after getting it steamed. Because of chronic migraines, she wasn't able to fully enjoy her wedding day nearly 30 years ago. Thanks to a contest she won, she'll get a second chance Wednesday. She's suffered from migraines since age 9.

Woman's wedding gets a redo, this time without the migraine

Paul and Lorraine Arvizu made the best of a bad situation on their first wedding day on April 23, 1983.

Woman's wedding gets a redo, this time without the migraine

Paul and Lorraine Arvizu made the best of a bad situation on their first wedding day on April 23, 1983.

Woman's wedding gets a redo, this time without the migraine

Like any bride to be, Lorraine Arvizu meticulously planned every detail of her wedding - from the baby-blue and white colors to the guest list.

Failed marriages of Hollywood

Heiress Gloria Vanderbilt, 32, and television director Sidney Lumet, 32, toast each other as they stand by their wedding cake following their marriage in New York City on August 27, 1956. Couple was married in the apartment of playwright Sidney Kingsley, Miss Vanderbilt was formerly married …

Brides take note - grooms too -

The Tucson Bridal Event is from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. today at the Radisson Suites, 6555 E. Speedway. The bridal show should load you up with good ideas. And it's free. 395-8125.

Royal kiss: Couldn't you feel the love, too?

University of Arizona psychology professor Gary Schwartz used a device from the Global Consciousness Project to measure and document a possible increase in global love when Prince William kissed his bride on the balcony last week.

Romance, thrift go hand-in-hand

Weddings cost $375 for up to 12 guests and $525 for up to 24 guests.

PHOTOS: TMC sprouts new community garden

With a large campus at the ready, workers at Tucson Medical Center have created a community garden for personal and charity use.

PHOTOS: TMC sprouts new community garden

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Tucson Western Music Festival to celebrate songwriters

The Western Music Association was born in Tucson in the late 1980s, and the city proudly staged a weeklong Western music festival here until the early 2000s.

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Many events offer discounted tickets for students, seniors, military and others. Call venue for details.

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DEAR ABBY: I'm engaged to the man of my dreams. Our wedding is two months away, and I couldn't be more excited about starting my life with "Jeff."

Amelia Earhart's dizzying final decade

In "The Aviator," Martin Scorsese mythologized Howard Hughes as a 20th-century Icarus who, scorched by the sun, plummeted to earth. In "Amelia," director Mira Nair presents Amelia Earhart, legendary aviatrix, as a female Odysseus who navigates uncharted territory while a patient spouse knits…