Innovative Ways To Achieve Your Own Unique Wedding Style

The one-of-a-kind wedding look,  something that almost every couple wants to achieve. As desired as it is, though, completing that signature look is much easier said than done for most.

How often have you looked at a stunning wedding photo and wondered, “How on earth did they pull that off?” It might seem like magic, but it’s just a combination of careful planning and smart style choices.

Today, we’re going to demystify what it takes to achieve a unique wedding look and give you a few tips for planning your own.

Tips For Creating A You’re Unique Wedding Look

Go With A Theme:

Themes are a popular choice, and a very attractive one for many couples. Now, you may be thinking that because themes are hot right now, that must also mean they’re played out. No way you could do one without it coming off as stale, right? In truth, they open up a new world of possibilities.

Classic with a Twist:  The beach wedding is a tried-and-true option. Often, you’ll see lighter color palettes that incorporate blue, coral, and many softer hues. Why not mix things up with some green bridesmaid dresses and purple adornments? You can add in an analogous color for the decorations and then you’ve got a unique trio of colors that secures your personal to the beach theme.

Seasonal: Alternatively, you could go all out with a theme that is seldom, if ever, used. If you feel the rustic wedding is unoriginal, why not try an homage to your favorite media? Couples have taken a chance on everything from superhero weddings to Lego themed weddings, and succeeded in pulling the look off! You could even try a holiday theme like Halloween or Christmas. This will give you the chance to spruce up your design choices and enjoy the season all at the same time.

Unique Locale: Choose a special location. We’ve all seen weddings at the church or the vineyard, but how many have you seen on a mountaintop or a desert oasis? The choice in scenery will also give you some fresh design ideas for when you’re planning the wedding party’s look.

Throw In Some Extras: If planning an entire wedding around a particular theme seems exhausting, you could try adding one or two elements that guests will find refreshing and innovative. How about welcome/gift bags with handy items for your guests? A fantastic live band that can wow the crowd. Even something as simple as a signature cocktail can leave a lasting impression on your wedding guests. The Knot has a great article on unique wedding extras, and it goes to show you that your imagination is the limit!

It’s Time To Look and Feel Your Best!

And that means dressing for the occasion with quality wedding garments. Azazie is here to help you look your best, and we’ve got plenty of fashion tips if you need some suggestions on how to achieve that unique wedding style. Feel free to view our stunning collection of brides and bridesmaids dresses, along with accessories you might need to complete your look!

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Innovative Ways To Achieve Your Own Unique Wedding Style

The Practice of Thankfulness

For many of us, Thanksgiving kicks off a season of celebration which doesn’t really seem to stop until sometime in January. I probably don’t have to tell you that large gatherings of people, festive parties, and times when everyone is supposed to be part of a happy family can be especially hard if you’re single and wishing you weren’t, maybe even hoping that you would have been on your way to creating your own little family by now.

In some parts of the world, this season is cold and dark as well, which doesn’t do a lot for my mental state at the best of times. Often, by the time I find my seat at the Thanksgiving table, I don’t feel very festive. I often don’t feel like being thankful.

Maybe you’ve played that game so often employed around the table. Everyone goes around and mentions something they are thankful for. I’ve gone through phases where I’ve really struggled with this idea. On years when I’m feeling uncharitable, it can seem like a way to brag about blessings, and on years when I’m feeling pathetic, it can seem like an excruciating exercise to figure out what I’m going to say.

But there is evidence to suggest that gratitude is good for us, and that it encourages more gratitude. What if this simple practice extended into the difficult days of winter and helped you to see a bit more clearly?

Like any practice, gratitude can be awkward at first, but it gets easier with practice. This morning, for example, I’m grateful for the sun streaming in my window. My home in the Pacific Northwest doesn’t get a lot of sun at this time of year and I’m choosing to accept these rays as a gift. Last night, I cleaned my kitchen from top to bottom until it sparkled, after a long week of putting it off. This morning, when I walked in to make my tea, I was grateful to last night’s self for this lovely gift.

These aren’t the sorts of things I’d say around the table, of course. But it doesn’t mean they aren’t worth noting. In fact, once you start noticing them, it will likely become habit. My own tendency is to focus on what is wrong with my life, on what I wish would change, rather than on the gifts I’ve been given, simple or otherwise.

Last week, one of my best friends moved back to town. She has a three-month-old baby and now I’ll have a chance to be more present in his life and in hers. There’s a new season of the Great British Baking Show on Netflix. Yesterday a friend called out of the blue, just to talk. These are all reasons to be thankful.

Why not give it a try? Once a day, or every couple days, spend a little time with a notebook. Make a list. Or carry it with you and write things down during your day as they come to you. Collect your blessings in a place you can see them and return to them. Use them as ammunition against the moments when it feels like everything is going wrong in your life.

When it comes time for Thanksgiving dinner, if you happen to be at one of those gatherings where you’ll need to say you’re thankful for something, you’ll have a huge array of options. But don’t stop there. Let the practice carry you through December, January, beyond. Let gratefulness become habit. There is no downside.

It’s likely that I’ll still miss blessings in my life—I’m not perfect at this. But I want to be on the watch for them. I don’t want to always expect the worst. It’s so easy to find when you’re looking for it—in the world, in your own life—I want to expect wonder and beauty. I want to expect joy. Maybe if I’m looking I’ll see those things more often. That would be something to be thankful for.

Cara Strickland writes about food and drink, mental health, faith and being single from her home in the Pacific Northwest. She enjoys hot tea, good wine, and deep conversations. She will always want to play with your dog. Connect with her on Twitter @anxiouscook.

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Protest at Harvard Over ‘Ex-Gay’ Speaker Jackie Hill-Perry

A woman who claims to have overcome her lesbian leanings spoke at the nation’s most prestigious university, but she didn’t receive a warm welcome.

www.advocate.com/religion/2018/2/18/protest-harvard-over-ex-gay-speaker-jackie-hill-perry

Check out these seven new slideshow themes with LINE 8.2.0

The latest update for LINE (version 8.2.0)
is out now!

This update adds the ability to seven new
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Check
out these seven new slideshow themes

Seven types of Memories, Remembrance, Moments, Cheerful, VCR, Mellow, Mood were added to the theme of the slideshow!

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This feature enables you to select three or more photos from a
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Omarosa: ‘There’s Somebody in the White House Who’s Sleeping Around with Everybody’ – WATCH

On Celebrity Big Brother, Beverly Hills housewife Brandi Glanville asked former White House aide Omarosa whether or not she slept with Donald Trump.

“Brandi!”, squealed Ross Mathews. “You cannot ask that question! … But I’d really like to know the answer.”

“Hell no,” replied Omarosa. “Now there is somebody in the White House who is sleeping around with everybody, but she is not me.”

Glanville went on to say that she had heard Apprentice contestants had slept with Donald Trump, but said that she had “never” heard Omarosa’s name.

“God no,” replied Omarosa. “I’m just ratings gold, that’s why…God that is disgusting.”

Omarosa has been unloading about her time in the White House since starting the show.

After a brief discussion about Trump’s immigration policies last week, Omarosa warned: “The crackdowns are happening and they’re aggressive, so they’re intentional, and they’re going to get worse. But don’t get me wrong. Obama administration was aggressive about deportation too. Nobody talks about it.”

She added: “We’re not okay. I’ve seen the plan. The round-up plan is getting more and more aggressive. He’s a numbers guy. He wants to outdo his predecessors.

“Can I just say this. As bad as y’all think Trump is, you would be worried about Pence. Everybody that’s wishing for impeachment might just want to reconsider their life. We would be begging for days of Trump back if Pence became president, that’s all I’m saying. He’s extreme. I’m Christian. I love Jesus, but he thinks Jesus tells him to say things. And I’m like, ‘Jesus ain’t say that.’ He’s scary.”

Last week, Omarosa told Ross Mathews about her time in the White House after he told her that he “never got” why she went there.

Omarosa told him that she felt it was a “call to duty” to her country, not Trump.

She said she was “haunted” by the president’s tweets “every single day” and “tried to be that person” to tell him to stop tweeting but that every time she tried “all of the people around him attacked me.”

“It was like, ‘keep her away from him, don’t get her access, don’t let her talk to him,’” she explained. “And Ivanka’s there, Jared’s there.”

Asked Mathews: “Who has that power to say ‘what’s going on?’”

“I don’t know. I’m not there,” replied Omarosa. “It’s not my circus, not my monkeys, I’d like to say not my problem but I can’t say that because — it’s bad.”

“Should we be worried?”, Mathews asked, to which Omarosa nods.

“It’s going to not be okay, it’s not. It’s so bad.”

Omarosa joined Shannon Elizabeth, Sugar Ray’s Mark McGrath, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Real Housewife Brandi Glanville, former NBA star Metta World Peace, UFC light heavyweight champ Chuck Liddell, actors James Maslow and Marissa Winokur, TV personality Ross Matthews and Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez on the show, which is set to run for 13 nights.

RECENTLY: Omarosa Lawyering Up, May Have Secretly Taped Confidential WH Conversations

In December, Omarosa said that reports she was fired and escorted from the White House after tripping alarms and trying to gain access to the Trump residence were “100 percent false.”

“I resigned and I didn’t do that in the residence, as is being reported. John Kelly and I sat down in the Situation Room, which is a very secure, very quiet room in the White house and we had a very candid conversation…I like to hear all these interesting tales but I have to tell you that they are 100 percent false. Where are the pictures or videos? If I had confronted John Kelly, who is a very formidable person, it would garner enough attention for anyone in the room to at least take a picture or a video or something.”

Omarosa also denied she tried to gain access to the residence or was escorted off:

“The White House is the most secure place in the world. It is ridiculous to assert that anyone would be able to violate the security parameters that is outlined in the most secure building in the world. Not only it is ridiculous but it is also absurd…I wouldn’t want anyone nonetheless myself, to be able to run around or cause a disruption because it is secure for that reason.”

When asked about the deactivation of her pass by the Secret Service, she claimed that her access was changed and restricted after she said she was resigning.

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Omarosa: ‘There’s Somebody in the White House Who’s Sleeping Around with Everybody’ – WATCH

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After 10 Years, Here’s Why I’m Over Online Dating
And I don’t think it’s just me.

www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/personal-silver-online-dating_us_5a871104e4b00bc49f43a979

110 Photos of Sidetrack’s Mardi Gras Exhibitionism and Body Painting

www.advocate.com/photography/2018/2/18/110-photos-sidetracks-mardi-gras-exhibitionism-and-body-painting

Maddow Gets Emotional Over Mueller’s Indictments: ‘Finally Someone Is Defending Us’

The out journalist sees huge significance in Friday’s indictment of over a dozen Russians, accused of working to wrest the presidency from Clinton and hand it to Trump.

www.advocate.com/politics/2018/2/17/maddow-gets-emotional-over-muellers-indictments-finally-someone-defending-us

Advertisers Dump UK’s ‘Daily Mail’ Over Homophobic Column Blasting Dad-To-Be Tom Daley

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A growing list of companies are pulling ads from Britain’s Daily Mail following a homophobic column by Richard Littlejohn blasting Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black for sharing an ultrasound photo of their baby on Valentine’s Day and having the gall to raise a child.

Said Littlejohn in the article: “I supported civil partnerships long before it was fashionable and I’d rather children were fostered by loving gay couples than condemned to rot in state-run institutions, where they face a better-than-average chance of being abused.That said, and despite the fact that countless single parents do a fantastic job, I still cling to the belief that children benefit most from being brought up by a man and a woman. Please don’t pretend two dads is the new normal”

He added: “What I also find slightly disconcerting is that this story was reported virtually everywhere without so much as a raised eyebrow, as if it would be impolite even to ask any questions about the parentage. For instance, is Daley or his husband the father? Was it Bill, or was it Ben? Or neither of them? More pertinently, never mind Who’s The Daddy? Who’s The Mummy?”

Today’s Daily Mail advertisers include @southbankcentre @SuzukiCarsUK @Honda @coopuk @Plusnet @BootsUK @Carpetright @IcelandFoods @DFS @Morrisons #thecoopway #startspreadinglove #stopfundinghate pic.twitter.com/CJM4CWLPAs

— Stop Funding Hate (@StopFundingHate) February 16, 2018

Among the companies that have taken action after being called out for advertising with the Daily Mail on Twitter: Natwest, Centre Parcs, Southbank Centre, and EA (Electronic Arts).

We monitor the environment in which our advertising appears, to ensure the values of a publication are compatible with our own. We have no future plans to advertise within the Daily Mail. 2/2

— Southbank Centre (@southbankcentre) February 16, 2018

1/2 We take where we advertise very seriously and have a number of steps to prevent our advertising from appearing alongside inappropriate content. We felt this placement was completely unacceptable and therefore ceased advertising with the Daily Mail with immediate effect.

— Center Parcs UK (@CenterParcsUK) February 16, 2018

Hey Sarah – We wanted to reach out and thank you for bringing this to our attention earlier this morning. We’ve worked with our teams throughout the day to ensure that the placement of any advertisement is not done parallel to messages that go against our values.

— EA UK (@electronicarts) February 16, 2018

At NatWest we have a proud tradition of supporting our LGBT customers and colleagues. We take these issues very seriously and have multiple measures in place to try and ensure our material doesn’t appear next to content which is 1/2

— NatWest (@NatWest_Help) February 17, 2018

obscene, illegal or is at odds with our values. We don’t support the content in this article, and are investigating how our advertising has appeared here. Meanwhile we have stopped our TV ad from featuring on this page. 2/2 DR

— NatWest (@NatWest_Help) February 17, 2018

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Advertisers Dump UK’s ‘Daily Mail’ Over Homophobic Column Blasting Dad-To-Be Tom Daley