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Creative Bridal Shower Charcuterie Board Ideas

A charcuterie board is the perfect way to bring your bridal shower guests together and serve them delicious snacks with ease! But just because a charcuterie board is easy doesn’t mean it has to be boring.

There’s many creative ways to incorporate unique charcuterie board ideas into your upcoming bridal shower. We’ve gathered 20 unique ideas to inspire your next charcuterie board adventure!

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Learn About These 10 Dominican Wedding Traditions

The Dominican Republic is a small Caribbean island with a robust culture. Dominicans pride themselves on their sense of family and take every opportunity to celebrate life and love. 

Whether you were raised in a Dominican family or are marrying into one, knowing the essential Dominican ceremony traditions will help keep you connected to the culture and make your wedding even more memorable. 

Here are the top ten Dominican wedding traditions you can incorporate into your special day. 

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Gothic Wedding Dresses for Every Alternative Bride

Every bride has their own style, so it’s only natural that a crisp, white wedding dress isn’t everyone’s vision on their wedding day. If you’re a bride who loves to dabble with darker colors, gothic wedding dresses are the way to go!

Designed with romance in mind, gothic wedding dresses come in various styles, color combinations, price points, and themes. If you want to create a unique wedding look, check out these different dress types below.

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Pretty In Pink: Planning a Barbie Themed Bridal Shower

Come on Barbie, let’s get married! The best thing about a Barbie-themed bridal shower is that it can be anything, just like the icon herself. Hosting a Barbie themed bridal shower will be able to bring all of your guests together with a playful and nostalgic but ultra stylish setting.

There are so many gorgeous Barbiecore themes, outfits, games, activities and even adventures that will bring you memories to last a lifetime.

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10 Buffet Table Food Display Ideas for Your Wedding

Planning the food for your wedding is one of the most exciting parts. While some bride’s opt for a formal sit-down meal, others long for the familiar, relaxing vibe offered by a wedding buffet. 

Not only are buffets customizable, but they allow you to really put your stamp on the event. Below, you’ll find the benefits of a buffet table and ten amazing buffet table food displays for your wedding to impress your guests.

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Plan a Memorable Puerto Rico Bachelorette Party

Puerto Rico is known for its beaches, amazing cuisine, and cheap bachelorette party offerings. This makes it the perfect spot for the bachelorette party you’re planning!

Whether your bride is looking for outdoor adventures or a relaxed vibe, you’ll find an array of activities on the island that will help you plan the ultimate Puerto Rico bachelorette party!

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Unique and Fun Bachelorette Party Ideas in Ohio

Ohio is “the heart of it all.” And it’s truly the heart of many amazing bachelorette parties! With so many interesting locations, restaurants, and activities, your bride-to-be’s last hurrah will be a night to remember! 

Whether the bride is an outdoorsy adventurer, the life of the party, or looking for a relaxing, restorative bachelorette party, you’ll find everything you need to create a unique and memorable Ohio bachelorette party experience. 

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Dying to Party? Throw a Murder Mystery Bachelorette Party

The 1800s WhoDunit was the first murder mystery series to debut, and murder mystery hype isn’t going away anytime soon. Today, murder mystery games and events aren’t just confined to personal parties; they’ve taken over corporate events, on-stage theatres, and dinner shows. When planning a bachelorette party, you want something memorable.

So, it’s only fitting that the maid of honor and brides-to-be have turned to this fun and chaotic theme, searching for the perfect way to host a murder mystery bachelorette party.

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Squash the Ordinary with These Pumpkin Wedding Favors

Pumpkin-themed items are an adorable and customizable wedding favor. Everyone recognizes them and you can find them almost anywhere. If you’re throwing a fall wedding or if you love pumpkins, you might be searching for a pumpkin wedding favor to bring it all together.

Below, we’ve outlined some edible, functional, small, and decorative pumpkin wedding favors.

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A Sunny Celebration: Plan a Palm Beach Bachelorette Party

A Palm Beach bachelorette party is destined for sunshine, various indoor and outdoor activities, and fun for any bride! This beautiful city in Florida has touches of old, elegant history while maintaining fresh ideas and modern experiences.

There are so many activities to pursue besides the beach during your stay, so let’s get into them and set you up for an enjoyable and unique Palm Beach bachelorette party!

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Wedding Dresses for Chubby Arms That You’ll Love

After you get engaged, you first envision how you will look on your wedding day. Everyone dreams of the vision of you in your wedding gown, but quite a few think of it with anxiety. Achieving this vision can seem daunting.

The parts of our bodies that we are most self-conscious about, that society has told us not to love, jump to the forefront of our wedding dress shopping experience. When choosing their wedding dress, some brides claim that they need a wedding dress for “chubby arms.”

While you will look good in any wedding dress your heart desires, we will lay out the most popular styles, cuts, and wedding dresses for chubby arms just in case you want to cover up those insecurities with beauty and grace.

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Affordable and Unique Bridal Shower Prizes

Part of hosting a bridal shower is working out the classic entertainment of bridal shower games and what bridal shower prizes accompany them!

Fun games get your guests mingling and acquainted with each other because chances are that most of the guests have just met.

Bridal shower prizes encourage your guests to participate, which is vital to a successful bridal shower. A full prize table is sure to turn heads.

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Blossoming Love: Host a 'Let Love Grow' Bridal Shower

As time passes on, our love for our future spouse only grows. So, naturally, it’s fitting to consider a “let love grow” theme for your bridal shower! And why shouldn’t you? Full of nature and beauty, this theme utilizes greenery, flowers, seeds, and all the beautiful things mother nature offers us.

There are several different approaches you can take to implement this theme. We will walk through “Let Love Grow” decoration ideas, menus, themed games, inspiration galleries, and how to throw a bridal shower in this theme.

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Navigating How to Say "No Children" at Your Wedding

Adult-only weddings are becoming more and more popular every year. And the truth is: not every couple wants children at their wedding - and that is okay.

After all, it is your day, money, and marriage, so why can’t you? Theoretically, you can! The trouble usually stems from expectations from friends and family and navigating this choice.

But fear not - when you reach the bottom of this article, you’ll know how to say “no children” at your wedding with confidence!

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How to Add Sparkle to a Wedding Dress: Ideas, Tips, and More

It’s nearing your wedding day, and you’ve found the dress of your dreams. You realize your look is missing something…you just can’t put your finger on it.

There’s always a fix for this feeling: bling! But don’t worry. You don’t have to buy a new dress or all new accessories. There’s plenty of ways to add sparkle to your wedding dress and perfect your dream look.

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Gothic Wedding Favors for a Dark Romance Celebration

Non-traditional couples who center their wedding around Halloween or Gothic themes bring that smokey aesthetic to romance.

At the end of your gothic nuptials, you want to send your guests home with a beautiful thank you for sharing in your night to remember, which means gothic wedding favors. 

And we have all the unique and on-brand favors gathered here!

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The History and Details of Somali Wedding Traditions

The culture of Somalia is as diverse as its people. A Somali’s family is the most essential aspect of their entire lives.

Traditionally, Somali weddings were a religious and social necessity, uniting not only couples and families but also clans. Modern Somali weddings have adapted to new generations dispersing of their culture to all reaches of the world. 

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How to Write a Wedding Check for a New Couple

If you’re considering gifting money to the soon-to-be couple, a check is a great way to deliver it. But when a couple is getting married, so many things come into play.

Is anyone changing their names? If so, who? Do they share a bank account? Should I use “and” or “or” when addressing them? These questions continue to distress check writers alike.

Learn how to write a wedding check step-by-step, along with some pros of using a check and frequently asked questions.

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