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Wedding Showcase on Fota Island!!! Forget pre-wedding jitters the night before the ceremony, for most brides (and grooms) in-waiting the most stressful part of their upcoming nuptials is where on earth to start with organising the big celebration! Allow Fota Island Resort to inspire, entertain and excite you with the return of its highly anticipated Wedding Showcase. An invaluable resource for those tying the knot, the next Fota Island showcase takes place on the Sunday 24th February and will present every possible service and suggestion for your big day. The finest photographers, stationers, wedding planners, make-up artists, bakers, jewellers, department stores, travel agents and musicians will gather together and showcase their top services designed to create the perfect wedding day. All of this will take place in the stunning surroundings of Fota Island Hotel which will be dressed for a glamorous and stylish wedding - the stuff of every bride’s fantasy. The Smith Barry Suite, luxurious bedrooms, deluxe suites and lodges will all be available to view, allowing you to picture every aspect of your wedding day.
Over the past year, tons of men (and a few women!) have dreamed up marriage proposals that impressed not only their significant others, but also millions of viewers. From fake deaths to flash mobs to scavenger hunts, these lovestruck folks have seriously raised the bar on popping the question.
What better way to plan your wedding than surrounded by family and friends? After living in Thailand for three years, this couple returned to their roots for a home spun wedding by Jess Dewes Photography , whose images will melt your heart. Nearly every element from this celebration
If there is anything I love more than the Monique Lhuillier gown this gorg bride is totally rocking, it is the wedding she wore it to. It’s a classic Jewish soiree, with a whole lotta special in the mix. With Shane Carpenter of Readyluck
by Cliche It seems like it has been forever and a day since we were gifted to a full on runway exhibition for Versace couture. Then, perhaps in a bout to feed our hunger, Donat
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During a workshop on creating a TEDx manifesto, attendees face the difficulty of defining something so ineffable: “What makes the TEDx community so strong is the shared gut understanding that’s already there, about the manifesto, about what TEDx is.” They concluded with five items, including this mission statement: “Our mission is to spread ideas that will inspire people to improve society.”
While discussing TEDx tools for the developing world, Kelo Kubu from TEDxSoweto points out that high production value, like that at TED, does not always translate across cultures. A luxurious venue or too smooth an operation can actually work against the mission in some communities; people become distracted from the ideas and instead focus on the “WOW,” or wonder how they can exploit the host organization. As Kelo says, “Don’t bring things into the community that don’t fit there! When you bring people into an environment where they don’t feel they belong, they don’t feel comfortable enough to share.” Sometimes plastic chairs do it best.
In a workshop on hosting an event in a “complicated region,” Yahay Alabdeli from TEDxBaghdad reflects on the precariousness of cooperating with a government sponsor in a country like Iraq. He jokes (with seriousness), “Get EVERYTHING on paper. No ‘inshallah’” — before urging attendees of the workshop to really ask themselves if they want to hold a TEDx event in their native countries, where they may be perceived in the wrong light. As TEDxAnnaba’s Mehdi Dib puts it, “Here, we are perceived as thinkers; but in our countries, we are perceived as activists.”
Culture Shack by James w. Stodgel is the winner of the Urban Bundle Competition 2012.
“The strength of this informal and playful project is coming out of the use of conventional material and structure that may inspire citizens to appropriate it. It’s rough construction and self-made aesthetics are very suitable for a kind of bottom up redevelopment of Savamala. Though discretely upgrading the chosen site, its location is certainly not within the core area of Savamala and needs to be reconsidered.”
