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Wedding Color Schemes for Every Season
One of the best parts of wedding planning is hands down, choosing the wedding themes and the color combos. Why? There are many reasons. Colors create excitement. Colors help to generate the mood and overall emotional experience of a wedding. Colors personify personal expression. Colors create lasting memories.
By Lorna Vause7 years ago in Marriage
How to Plan a Wedding on a Budget
The day you have always dreamed of is right around the corner, but the perfect ceremony and reception does come at a cost. From choosing the perfect stationary for your wedding to picking the venue and photographer, the dollar signs start to add up. But having a wedding that looks and feels like a million bucks doesn't have to cost that much. There are many ways to save money when you are trying to plan a wedding on a budget.
By Lorna Vause7 years ago in Marriage
The Bedtime Story
I’ll love you forever,I’ll like you for alwaysAs long as I’m livingMy baby you’ll be. These four lines are repeated throughout the children’s story Love You Forever by Robert Munsch, illustrating that unconditional love is due between children and parents in American culture. It does so by presenting the reader with illustrations of a child throughout relatable stages of youth and adulthood. As he grows, he becomes more of a troublemaker, but the repeated, almost musical refrain in the epithet above ends each page to remind the reader and the child in the story that they will be loved and forgiven for mistakes they make as they get older. The other side of this is that the mother grows as well and eventually gets old enough to where the child is an adult, holding her, and their roles are reversed. Finally, the boy in the story is an adult and holds his own infant daughter, ending the book with them both singing the same refrain.
By Jasante Howard7 years ago in Education
Top 11 Fashion Bloggers on Instagram You Must Follow
I love Instagram, but finding some actual quality accounts to follow can be a nightmare. What are you going to do, just scroll through the #OOTD tag until you find someone that might actually look like a fashion blogger? Forget about it. And if none of your friends are as into fashion as you are, they certainly aren't going to be giving you any recs anytime soon.
By Katie Marchbank7 years ago in Styled
Most Fashionable Films Ever Made
Some of the most fashionable films throughout the past century have inspired our sense of style off the big screen and onto the runway, into the retailers, and onto our bodies. Leading ladies such as Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, and Gwyneth Paltrow stole the show when they performed in lead roles such as Holly Golightly, Cleopatra, and Marge Sherwood. There are even some unexpected movies in the list of most fashionable films such as Blade Runner, in which costume designers have hidden their hints of style for the crowd to find and fawn over. This century has been blessed with great style and beauty, there is no doubt about it. Let’s take a closer look at the most fashionable films of our time.
By Morgan E. Westling7 years ago in Styled
10 Ways to Make Your Wedding Eco-Friendly
My wedding day was the greatest day of my life because of what it represented for my future, but the year of planning leading up to the big day was absolute hell. Wedding planning is a seemingly unavoidable nightmare, as you have to deal with logistical and creative decisions while mentally preparing yourself for potentially the biggest day of your life. While you can always hire a wedding planner, the final burden of decision-making will often still rest on you.
By Joseph D. N. Kendrick7 years ago in Marriage
Worst Fashion Mistakes That Women Make
We all want to look and feel our best. How we present ourselves on a daily basis, to the world and to ourselves, is important because mastering this art enables us to achieve our goals. How we put ourselves together every day impacts our self-esteem levels and ability to gain respect from others. However, every woman has those “blah” days. You know, when you’re not feeling yourself and your look? Curating our closets is an art form, and what we have in our wardrobes either sets us up for, or hinders, our sartorial success. Here are some common fashion mistakes that women make. Which of these style “sins” have you committed?
By Madeline Zenk7 years ago in Styled
Top 10 Magical Disney Instagram Stores
I've learned that by spending enormous amounts of time on social media platforms such as Instagram that there's about every account you can think of—for better or for worse. Take me, for example! I love anything Disney and I'm sure almost everyone knows of the large amount of Disney-themed Instagram accounts. I adore seeing all of the adorable outfits people wear to the parks, the infamous "Instagram walls" of the parks, and the incredible Disney photography! My personal favorite would have to be the many Disney-inspired product pages. As hard as it was to narrow down, I compiled a short list of my favorite Instagram small shops that are on my wish list!
By Jessica Critch7 years ago in Styled
Biggest Summer Fashion Trends
I am the self-proclaimed trend expert (sorry Anna Wintour)! I pay attention to the outfits I see on Instagram, on fashion blogs, and what people are wearing when I'm out and about. This summer I'm falling in love with many adorable and feminine items I think everyone should have in their closet. I appreciate the fact that a lot of these pieces can be transitioned into fall weather too. I will be linking items that aren't outrageously expensive if you feel like treating yourself to a shopping spree!
By Katie McGuire7 years ago in Styled
Plus-Sized Shopping: 9 Quick Tips for Asian E-commerce
E-commerce (noun): commercial transactions conducted electronically on the Internet. via: google.com Shopping on websites based in Asia is becoming more and more common in our society. Shirts, pants, dresses, etc. can be bought for as little as $1! That’s hard to beat! So of course you swoop in and buy it, only for it to not fit at all. A burlap sack would have been more flattering. Ugh! Before you try and try again, let me help you with some quick tips to make sure your time and money are not wasted.
By Allie Brown7 years ago in Styled
Best Classic Cars of the 50s
If you ask me, the 1950s was the first golden era of sports cars. The post-World War II period invited technological advancements, stronger motors, faster cars, and a wide variety of never-before-seen features. Design-wise, car manufacturers weren't afraid to be ostentatious or reservedly creative. While the 1950s saw the unfortunate demise of some automakers, like the Packard Motor Company, the decade was a period of massive growth and improvement for most car manufacturers, from Chevy and Ford in the United States to a variety of European makers including BMW and Jaguar. If you enjoy reading about classic cars as much as I do, take a look at the best and most classic cars of the 50s.
By Joseph D. N. Kendrick7 years ago in Wheel
Focusing When You Have to but Can't
Sitting down to create something—whether that is a story, an illustration, or an assignment for work, even holding onto that pencil, or hands raised above the keyboard—you still can't create. And maybe you have to create due to a deadline.
By 'Toto' (Aleksina Teto)7 years ago in Motivation
Energy Solutions for Florida
Florida is one of those states where it's sunny all year round. There's memes and jokes about some of the stupid things that happen in our state or the weather. People who live in Florida deal with snowbirds and yes our attitude is a bit dickish, but we have Disney and no one complains there.
By Heather Wilkins7 years ago in The Swamp
A History of Transgender People, Volume IV
So far in this series, I've discussed myth and legend. This is, on its surface, is not great historiography; but a culture's myths and legends inform their worldview. Perhaps not always in the most intuitive or impactful ways, but it does say something about the zeitgeist, especially when it comes to divisive or transgressive issues like gender and especially gender nonconformity.
By Sophia-Helene Mees de Tricht7 years ago in Humans
Nick Newell: The MMA Fighter Taking Away All Your Excuses to Skip the Gym
Full Disclosure Part of the reason I’m writing this is that I’m stressed and I can’t sleep. See, I’m a bit of a gym rat, and I think about my fitness level a lot—therefore, I stress about my waning cardiovascular strength a lot.
By jovie7 years ago in Unbalanced
Exercise Trends You Need to Try If You Love Yoga
Calling all my fellow yogis! I LOVE yoga, don’t you? It’s so diverse. There are so many variations, so many new things to try! When I first started yoga (almost a decade ago) it wasn’t so wide spread and mainstream; it was a lot more alternative and less well received. Now, thanks to this new burst of health kicks in the media, and with a little help from social platforms like Instagram, yoga has become a cool way of keeping fit, socialising, getting in touch with your spirituality, and all round having fun.
By Samantha Bentley7 years ago in Longevity
10 Things You Should Never Say to a Veteran
In the United States, there are over two million military services members including active and reserve forces, but there are more than twentymillion living veterans, with the oldest among them having served in World War II. Many of these veterans were conscripted, but most volunteered to serve their country. All of them are equally deserving of our thanks as a nation. While many retired service members appreciate gestures of gratefulness, many people cross the line with inappropriate questions or misguided statements that can offend the men and women who served our country. If you want to avoid making them feel guilty or uncomfortable, here are some things you should never say to a veteran.
By Joseph D. N. Kendrick7 years ago in Serve
