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Summer Wedding Trends

Summer is the perfect season for weddings, with its warm weather, longer days, and beautiful scenery. If you're planning a summer wedding, here are some summer wedding trends to keep in mind.



Outdoor Venues


With the warmer weather, many couples are choosing to have their weddings in beautiful outdoor locations like gardens, beaches, vineyards, or parks. These venues offer breathtaking backdrops for photos, and can be decorated with natural elements like flowers and greenery.


Bright Colors


Bold, bright colors are a popular choice for summer weddings. Shades of coral, pink, yellow, and blue are

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Wedding Budget: Who Pays for What?

According to Zola, the average wedding in 2023 will cost $29,000. In times past, there was no question of who was responsible for paying for a wedding: the bride’s parents, with an assist from the groom’s parents to cover the rehearsal dinner.


Now there are so many more subsidiary costs associated with a typical wedding, planning can get confusing very quickly. So when considering a modern wedding budget, who pays for what?


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New meets old



“These days, anyt

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Prom Dress Trends for 2023

With the subdued proms overshadowed the last three years by the coronavirus pandemic, this year’s styles are pulling out all the stops to celebrate.


Prom dresses in 2023 are standouts in every way, with restrained, simple, traditional styles relegated to the recycle bin.


So here are the prom dress trends to look for when shopping for the big night.



Be Bold


This year’s prom dresses make a statement. These dresses are featuring:




  • bright, vibrant colors - last summer’s Barbiecore hot pink still tops the list

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How ChatGPT Could Impact Your Meetings and Conferences

In recent months, the artificial intelligence (AI) technological advancement known as ChatGPT has burst onto the scene like a bomb, generating both excitement and warnings of dire outcomes. 


From the classroom to the newsroom, ChatGPT has been turning up everywhere, so it’s no surprise that in the near future it will also be impacting the way corporate meetings and conferences are conducted.



What is ChatGPT?


Here’s how ChatGPT defines itself:



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Crafting the Perfect Wedding Invitation

Long before your guests arrive for your carefully planned nuptials, you will be setting the stage through your wedding invitation. So you need to devote a lot of attention to getting it just right.




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Start early


When designing your wedding invitation, you’ll have a lot of decisions to make: formal or informal, digital or paper, font, layout, colors, wording . . . the options for design are literally endless. 


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Celebrating Earth Day in Miami

The first Earth Day took place on April 22, 1970, to demonstrate support for a healthy, sustainable environment. More than 20 million Americans took part that day, gathering in streets, parks, and auditoriums coast to coast to rally for our planet.


The voices raised that day sparked the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), along with passage of the Clean Air, Clean Water and Endangered Species acts. The environmental movement has since spread worldwide, with commemorations in 193 countries on April 22 every year.



Green Miami


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Why Not Go DefaultVeg at Your Next Event?

As more people become sensitive to the impact of humans on the earth, many are looking for ways to be more sustainable in everything they do.


One way is to turn the traditional food service model on its head. Typically events offering traditional fare with meat, seafood, and dairy at conferences, weddings and other gatherings. They'll then provide a few special dishes for vegetarians or vegans. The DefaultVeg movement aims to flip that notion.


In the past, those who wanted vegan or vegetarian meals at an event had to practically beg for special meals, if they were able to get them at all. The DefaultVeg idea begins with a wide selection of plant-based meals, and asks meat-eaters to opt out if they want their usual menu items.




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Why an Indoor Event is Better Than an Outdoor Event

One of the biggest trends for 2023 is holding festivals and other large events indoors. And now that the COVID-19 pandemic is waning, more and more people are open to being indoors.


So why are indoor events and festivals becoming so popular? There are several very good reasons.



Climate


Yes, South Florida weather is lovely pretty much year ‘round. But let’s be honest: It can get pretty steamy here at times, we regularly experience afternoon thunderstorms . . . and then there are the insects. All part of nature, sure, but hardly a welcome additi

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Wedding Tradition of Jumping the Broom

One of the unique cultural touches accompanying many Black weddings these days is the tradition known as jumping the broom. Wedding Wire calls it “a reclamation of Black history,” spanning centuries and continents, with “roots in the African diaspora and slavery.”




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The practice of jumping the broom at Black weddings first broke into pop culture

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Miami Beach Pride Is Back, Bigger Than Ever

Marking its 15th year, Miami Beach Pride returns once again next month for two weeks of celebrating the unique spirit and culture of the LGBTQ+ community. 


What began in 2009 as a relatively small gathering of 15,000 people has exploded into an international extravaganza attracting more than 170,000 members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community, along with their friends, allies, and supporters.



Sixteen days of events


The festivities kick off Friday, March 31, 2023, at 6 p.m. with the Prid

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