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8 wedding traditions from around the world

8 wedding traditions from around the world

Wherever you are in the world, weddings are always a great day, full of love, laughter, and much celebration. While you will probably attended enough weddings to know what to expect from the day, there are some wonderful country-specific traditions that you may not be familiar with if you have only been to a wedding in the UK.

 

Whether you find yourself at a wedding somewhere else in the world, or are simply looking for wedding inspiration and want to incorporate some unique practices into your own, experts at language app Babbel (Babbel.com) have shared a list of marital traditions from eight countries around the world to give you some insider info.

 

Our world’s a colourful place – greeting cards should be too

Our world’s a colourful place – greeting cards should be too

Ever needed to find the perfect birthday card for your niece's Asian girlfriend; perhaps your son has just got engaged to his boyfriend or your gay friends are having a baby? Finding cards like these are often harder than you might think! HueTribe is a greetings card e-retailer addressing the gap in the market for underrepresented groups. Cultural and racial backgrounds, as well as sexual orientation are all celebrated and acknowledged at HueTribe.

 

The range of over 40 greetings cards cover categories of birthdays, wedding and engagements, births and congratulations. The designs of the cards celebrate LGBT and interracial relationships.

SAVON CLAIRE - SKIN LOVING LITTLE LUXURIES

SAVON CLAIRE - SKIN LOVING LITTLE LUXURIES

 

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