Category: Litrature
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The Ultimate Wedding Themed Reading List
The thing that has been the most exciting to me about being engaged to be married is all the prepetory reading I have been able to do. The following is the entire list of what I have read so far with a quick sentence review. Please please please give me recommendations! The Wedding People – by…
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Choosing Your Wedding Bouquet: Meaningful Flower Options
The idea of flowers having some kind of meaning attached to flowers comes out of the victorian era. While this idea is romantic, not everyone would want the victorian era to be their reference point when figuring out which flowers they in their bouquet or table decor. After all, it was under the victorian era…
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Four Books Set in Cape Town
Reading a novel set in your honeymoon destination is a wonderful way to prepare for your trip. It gives you insights you didn’t know you needed, builds excitement, and fosters a deeper connection to the place. Cape Town is an incredible honeymoon spot, and my favorite area to stay is the CBD—where the best museums…
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Thinking Through Literature: What is romance?
In the begging stages of my relationship, my now serious partner asked “What is romance?” It struck me because it feels like such an obvious fact. Yet—its seeming obviousness made it difficult to define in that moment. I’ve been thinking about this question for a year now: What is Romance? Romance is a set of…
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Three Books: on Complicated Marriages
While we all hope (and plan) for our marriages to work out for the best, none of us truly have control over how these connections will unfold over time. The following novels are all works of fiction set in Africa. In each one, we become intimately acquainted with the specific cultural pressures these women face…
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In Review: The Wedding People – A Witty, Sharp, and Moving Meditation on Weddings, Womanhood, and Intellectual Life
I didn’t come to The Wedding People with many expectations, except a vague curiosity stirred by its title. It immediately signaled a shift away from romance-centered wedding novels. Instead of focusing on the bride-and-groom love story, this book is about the people who orbit weddings—the brides, the mother-in law, the guests, and the onlookers. The cover design,…
Ellie The Bride 