Wedding sites get hitched

Online bridal registries Della.com and WeddingChannel.com have agreed to merge, the companies said Thursday. Della CEO Rebecca Patton will become CEO of the new firm, which will use the WeddingChannel name, and WeddingChannel CEO Donald Drapkin will become executive chairman. Backers include Amazon.com, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Federated Department Stores Inc., and The Neiman Marcus Group. -– Margaret Kane, ZDNetNews