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Choosing the Right Artificial Flowers for Your Home or Office

When it comes to decorating your home or office, artificial flowers have become an increasingly popular choice. The days when artificial flowers were seen as tacky or low-quality are long gone. Today’s artificial floral decoration are so sensible that they can without problems be fallacious for actual plant life, bringing a touch of beauty and vibrancy to any space. However, selecting the right artificial flowers requires careful consideration. From choosing on the proper types and colors to knowledge of the blessings of artificial flowers, this manual will assist you create beautiful and enduring flower arrangements for your own home or office. Read More

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This review of the recent exhibition, Wantok at Māngere Arts Centre – Ngā Tohu o Uenuku was originally written for ARTtalk (Issue 12), Fiji’s independent online art magazine.

As a curator, I view exhibitions in a few different ways. I think about the artwork and its medium, its politics and its placement. The artist – their positionality, their background and their message. The lighting even, the layout and feel of the Gallery. I think about the curator and their agenda, the experience of the audience, and often, the relationship of the exhibition themes to the exhibition’s site; who is this exhibition for?

Wantok is a group show of new work by nine Melanesian women artists, including the work of its curator. Produced for Māngere Arts Centre – Ngā Tohu o Uenuku, Wantok is part of the Gallery’s commitment to celebrating the 125th anniversary of women’s suffrage, the landmark moment Aotearoa New Zealand became the first self-governing country in the world to grant all women the right to vote in parliamentary elections. Māngere Arts Centre is a local government funded facility situated in the South Auckland suburb of Māngere, well known for its large, youthful and well-established Polynesian population.

The exhibition’s curator is Luisa Tora, a Fijian writer and visual artist who now calls Ōtāhuhu, South Auckland, home. She has invited artists to make new work around the theme of “decolonised views of beauty and mana through the lens of spirituality and symbolism associated with hair in Melanesian cultures”. The artists all live in Auckland, Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne and represent ancestral connections to Fiji, Tokelau, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Granada (Caribbean), the South Sea Islander community, Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.

In the case of the arts landscape of Aotearoa New Zealand, where Oceania is commonly viewed and understood through a Polynesian lens, this presentation of Melanesian diaspora experience requires context. This can be done effectively with well-crafted artwork labels and interpretive text, but this is absent from the show and the potential to diversify public perceptions about the wider Oceania region and the richness of Melanesian diaspora experience is frustratingly lost. Whilst much of the work in the exhibition is fighting hard to have space to be understood and interpreted, so many nuances of the artists’ approaches, thinking and themes are lost by not offering audiences ways for this work to be heard.

However, there is presence in the space. The presence of Melanesian women, of brown skin, and the clear control of those bodies and that representation in front, and behind the lens. And with four different video-based works in the two galleries, the exhibition is noisy! There are voices, conversations and laughing coming from the works of Torika Bolatagici and Salote Tawale, but a watery soundtrack emanating from a large-scale projected video work by Tufala Meri (the creative partnership of sisters, Molana and Reina Sutton) fills most of the exhibition’s soundscape.

Torika Bolatagici’s striking Tadrua Series (the space between) (2018) is six large scale portraits of strong, brown skinned women and girls with curly hair maintaining mesmerising connections with the camera. They are larger than life, a kind of feminine futuristic visual anthropology of Oceania. Whilst each image represents the same upper part of the body, each subject holds themselves differently; there are anthologies in the stories behind their eyes, equal parts strength and vulnerability in their postures, and pride and presence in their hair. In the accompanying video work, Tadra (to dream), the subjects are filmed resting on the acrylic kali, a kind of futuristic Fijian headrest made in collaboration with Lienors Torre and Shaun Bangay. The object itself sits unassumingly in the corner of the gallery on a plinth; set on a motion sensor, and with an internal sound device, occasionally women’s voices emanate from it, talking story about hair and rituals.

The stories and conversations from Bolatagici’s kali informed another collaborative aspect of this ambitious project in the form of a performative response by Ayeesha Ash and Emele Ugavule (members of the Sydney-based Black Birds collective). Marking the opening of the exhibition, Ash and Ugavule’s performance was meditative and graceful. They moved through the space, filling the room with Fijian vocal harmonies, amplifying the hair as an extension of the body and in its cutting, a significant act of bodily and emotional detachment. Their performance gave life to the space, connecting the artwork on the walls, to the audience who had come to greet it.

Jasmine Togo-Brisby’s large scale lightboxes depict photographic portraits of herself, her daughter and her mother, each with long curly hair adorned with a model sailing ship on top of their heads. Their gazes vary, and their garb is Victorian and formal. Without any context of the artist’s South Sea Islander genealogy and the history of the black birding slave trade in Melanesia, these works are perplexing, but confusing. Despite providing audiences with no context for this work and its themes, the light box is a beautiful medium that makes photography pop, commanding your attention.

Tufala Meri is sisters Molana and Reina Sutton. Their work includes five installations of domestic-like assemblages of photographs and objects, furniture and books, and a performative video work that is presented as a large scale full wall projection. In the video, the sisters initially appear to be very aware of the camera, holding poses with a large wooden bowl with characteristic Solomon Island shell inlay around the rim. They are standing next to a beautiful stream, on rocks, wearing similar neon patterned dresses and bare feet. The audio is watery, there is laughter and a woman’s voice. The sound of scrubbing, or rubbing can be heard, hoots and children’s giggles. It becomes clear that the video does not match the sound, but the two are related. The sisters gradually become more relaxed, and the shots tighten to capture closer views of their faces and actions. Suddenly, we see a photograph, another Melanesian woman – the sisters’ mother. The photograph is in the wooden bowl, it is carefully removed and placed on a rock, along with flowers and mementos.

Splashes and a sporadic deep rhythmic beat can be heard, almost like hearing the deep bass coming from someone’s headphones. The voices and laughter are joyful. We hear the presence and closeness of the water and the children… we hear a time and space, and we see another. The sisters play with each other’s hair, they laugh and splash and the light on the water running across boulders is almost golden. They use the wooden bowl to drench each other’s hair, which is thick and curly. The audio gets quiet, we see but we can’t hear. There is no more sound, just visuals, symbols – tattoos – body language, and land. The video ends with a final shot of the stream.

In conversation with Reina Sutton at the Wantok opening, I learned that the audio is from a home video of their late mother, shot in the Solomon Islands in 2008. It captures their mum at the river with her cousins, laughing, washing and the mesmerising beat that can be heard is water drumming. The work, Tufala Meri Blo Tiu lays the audio of their mother’s video over their own ‘home video’, filmed in Aotearoa New Zealand.

I spent time feeling mesmerised by this work and moved by the loving homage to their mother. I love that the scale of the video projection means their mother’s face is so large and present in the gallery, a beautiful and heartfelt dedication. Tufala Meri created a space for sitting, resting and being comfortable, which I appreciate; they effectively invite audiences to enjoy their work, be comforted and to listen and hear their message.

In a similar audio / video mash up, Salote Tawale’s video work, Polite Disguise (2018) overlays the sound of conversations between women about hair and othering with a series of performative Western beauty rituals. Tawale carries out the removal of her own hair via tweezers, scissors, hair clippers and adhesive strips. It is high definition, sometimes clumsy, and at points almost cringe-inducing and painful. In between her performative hair removal processes, the video intersperses popular hair product advertising jingles and YouTube-like vlogger cutaways. The work is shown on a monitor adorned with a large black and pink artificial flower garland that obstructs the corners of the screen, a confusingly unnecessary addition.

Dulcie Stewart’s series, Flora vitensis; drauniulu edition (2018) feels like the quietest work in the show. Stewart uses reproductions of botanical illustrations overlaid on the faces of Fijian women from ethnographic photographs, many of which exist in archives around the world with no biographic information about the subject. Stewart calls into question the visual ‘silencing’ of these women by rendering them nameless, disconnecting them from their past and their future. Interspersed with these photographic assemblages are a series of hand-drawn botanical illustrations of plants from Fiji, named Flora vitensis. In contrast to the ethnographic portraits, Flora vitensis are documented thoroughly, depicting their history and plant-based genealogy, uses and properties.

There’s a diplomacy about Stewart’s work, simultaneously thoughtful and confronting. She brings her interests in literature and archives, paper and records, together beautifully. She is both protector and promoter, reframing histories written about us but not for us.

The work I’m reluctant to mention, because curators being both author and artist in their own exhibitions is problematic, is a video portrait by Luisa Tora. In a topless self-portrait, Tora is superimposed against a galactic moving backdrop full of shooting stars, moons and planets. Her hair throbs outward from her head like a woolly halo, her stance stoic and defiant. Her gaze is not directly at the viewer and there’s an almost Mona Lisa like quality to the emotion or lack of emotion in her face. It’s a work that engages and titillates a lot of people because it’s ‘cool’, but for me feels like an unnecessary addition to the exhibition and something you might find if you type ‘God complex’ into a gif finder.

My friend Nigel Borell, a fellow curator, shared with me his appreciation of this show, noting that Auckland audiences appreciate the different framing of Pacific Islander experience. Whilst we are different, we have a shared imperialist histories and hair is a vessel for colonisation carrying ideas of shame and beauty, pride and presence. Nigel is right.

This exhibition could not be closer to my core as a Fijian woman curator living in South Auckland. Many of these artists are respected friends and peers, and their collective presence in the gallery is life-giving. I’ve spent hours in the space, because being close to these representations of Melanesian diaspora experience is affirming and empowering. Despite the lack of interpretive text and artwork labels, there is value in the presence of these works.

Curate is derived from the Latin term cūrā(re) meaning to care for, attend to. Luisa Tora cared enough to devise the concept of this exhibition, and Māngere Arts Centre offered space to bring it to life. The caring can’t stop at that; audiences are essential in enabling artwork to arrive, to be heard and to land. The dialogue between artwork and audience is what leaves the impression and changes culture. Hopefully the exhibition’s upcoming publication will deepen the impact of Wantok, but perhaps the most significant repercussion of this show is the connections forged between the artists and their efforts to be present in this space.

Wantok

Featuring Torika Bolatagici with Blackbirds, Dulcie Stewart, Molana & Reina Sutton, Salote Tawale, Jasmine Togo-Brisby, Luisa Tora Curated by Luisa Tora

21 April – 26 May 2018 Māngere Arts Centre – Ngā Tohu o Uenuku, South Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand

#UnpopularOpinion: Critiquing Wantok This review of the recent exhibition, Wantok at Māngere Arts Centre - Ngā Tohu o Uenuku was originally written for 

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Artificial Flowers Online: Enhancing Beauty and Simplicity

Artificial flowers are a great choice for brides. There are so many beautiful types of flowers that can be used to decorate any wedding site. The internet has a wide range of companies that supply these types of flowers. You can find everything from white roses to carnations and lilies to honeysuckle and orchids.

Ordering your flowers online from a reputable florist like Belivah in Australia will give you the highest quality arrangements and creations possible. Feel free to browse through pictures of the different bouquets and arrangements available. Arranging artificial flowers online in Belivah for a bridal bouquet is one way to make your wedding memorable and unique.

Check out an online florist's website and you will see pictures of their work. They will show off the arrangements, the colors and how it was prepared. Many of the arrangements can be made online using a few simple tools. This makes it convenient to order these types of flowers and less stressful for the florist.

A professional florist can create a bouquet that is personalized for a bride. She will have an extensive range of designs, colors, textures and styles in her inventory. These choices will satisfy all tastes and budgets. These flowers can be ordered ahead of time and delivered weeks before the wedding.

Flowers have a way of changing the mood of any occasion. Whether your bridal shower was formal or casual, flowers can brighten everyone's day. Purchase your flowers online from a reputable company, such as Belivah in Australia.

When it comes to the bridal bouquet, there is a large variety. Depending on the bride's taste and budget, there will be a bouquet that fits perfectly. The flowers can include roses, carnations, calla lilies, tulips and more. These options can be designed to match any theme the bride has chosen. They are usually available in a variety of sizes, thicknesses and foliage.

A florist with experience can help you choose the best bouquet for your wedding. This is the first step, as choosing an experienced florist is critical to having beautiful results. Ask for examples and testimonials of previous work. A knowledgeable and caring florist will make every effort to create a bouquet that you will be proud to display.

In addition to the bouquet, the florist will also design and handcraft a wedding cake. The cakes are made to your specifications and often come with custom icing. They are available at many bakeries or specialty shops. This process is very labor-intensive. Be sure to ask the florist you choose how long it will take and what type of techniques they use.

When choosing which flowers to use for your bouquets and floral arrangements, try to find something that matches the general theme of your wedding. For example, if your wedding is taking place during the summer, choose lightweight artificial flowers in shades of yellow and white. If you plan on using real flowers for your decorations, choose them in rich, exotic colors. Think about the location of your ceremony and reception and make sure that the floral arrangements match.

Many florists in Australia offer an extensive collection of artificial flowers. Some of the most popular options include tulips, gerberas, roses, carnations, lilies and calla lilies. The artificial flowers can be arranged in multiple layers and arrangements are often created to look like shrubs, trees or flowers themselves. They can even be arranged to mimic foliage of vegetation such as ferns, irises and orchids. You can find almost any style or type of flower imaginable, including evergreens, freesias, and a wide selection of poppies.

Most florists in Melbourne carry florist tools, including vases, rollers, trays, scissors, and sprayers. You will also find brushes and spindles, as well as nail polish, applicators, and applicators. Aromachemicals such as eucalyptus, bergamot, jasmine oil, lavender, mint, rosewood oil, sandalwood, and thistle are available for purchase. If you would prefer, many florists in Melbourne also offer floral delivery in Australia. This includes flowers, bouquets, and arrangements. Your florist can also help you with any questions regarding the placement of your order.

With the high quality of workmanship and materials used by these flower shops, your flowers are sure to brighten anyone's day. However, before placing your order, make sure that the florist in question has a valid license to operate in your area. Also, be sure to take a look at the testimonials left by previous customers. This should give you a good idea of the quality of services offered by the shop in question.

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Sending a Birthday Flower Delivery

Birthday flower delivery in Melbourne, Australia is something that people need to plan ahead of time for because the city is one of the most popular places to celebrate one's birthday. Of course, it helps when the person celebrating their special day wants to make sure they send a surprise. This is where the internet can come in handy.

With all of the online companies offering this type of service you can find a way to fit your budget while still having the flowers delivered. There are many different online companies that can help with your flower delivery needs in Melbourne, Australia. It is important to shop around and find the best price for your birthday flower delivery in Melbourne. Most flower delivery services do have discounts or coupon codes available so you can save money. Just be sure that you take the time to check those out so you get the best savings possible.

The web makes it easy to order the right gift for any occasion or just to say Merry Christmas to someone you care about. The gift of flowers is an excellent choice because it is something that anyone can enjoy and appreciate. Of course, there are other types of gifts to choose from as well so if the person celebrating their big day needs more than just a bouquet of roses to thank them then consider a gift certificate, a teddy bear, or a small token of appreciation.

When you place the order for your flowers, you will have to include the address and name of the recipient. You will also have to specify the size of the flower and the vase or container you will use. You can choose to have them sent in a box, vase, basket, or a bouquet. You can even choose to have them delivered with a personalized card. There are so many options to choose from.

When you place your order for your birthday flower delivery in Melbourne, you will want to make sure you are getting the right flower. The florist will be able to provide you with suggestions as to what types of flowers work the best for the occasion. You can choose fresh flowers, artificial flowers, silk flowers, and roses just to name a few. The florist may even be able to find flowers for a certain occasion you have in mind such as an anniversary, Valentine's Day, and baby birth. They will be able to guide you through all of the selection that is available.

The most common reason for sending a birthday flower delivery in Melbourne is to celebrate a special event. You can have the florist to create a bouquet with the event theme in mind. They will know the different arrangements that would be appropriate. Birthday flower deliveries come in all shapes and sizes as well as colors. They are perfect for office parties, graduation celebrations, baby birth, and other occasions.

Another way to send a birthday flower delivery in Melbourne is when someone has moved to the area. If they have a new house or apartment, it can be difficult to find the right bouquet. Flower shops are able to create custom arrangements for this very purpose. It is important to remember that florists do not offer this type of service all the time, so you may want to check back to see if they have any plans for giving a gift with a flower delivery.

The Internet is a great resource for finding any type of information that is needed. There is no need to have a special occasion to send a flower; any size, color, or type will do. Many florists are also happy to custom design flowers for anyone who wants them. You can have the florist to create a bouquet just for your birthday or a bouquet for any occasion, and they will be able to tell you the size, shape, and color of the flower.

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The Best Places to Put your Decorative Metal Screens in Melbourne

Are you planning to buy decorative metal screens in Melbourne? Do you know the right place to put it? If not, you can find one with the help of this handy guide.  Today, we will discuss the most perfect areas of your home where you can place a metal screen or artificial garden screen. 

So let’s get started!     

Kitchen The kitchen is the best place to have decorative metal screens. You can separate your kitchen area from the rest of the home by putting a metal screen. It will hide all your kitchen are and you will get some privacy while cooking. This is the best thing to have when you have a guest at your home and don’t want to show them the mess you made while cooking.  Drawing Room  The drawing room is the best place to add some natural feeling with the help of artificial grass or flower screen. Put it on the wall or behind your couch, this is ideal for all. Green grass screen is suitable for drawing a room that has light paint or popping yellow colour. This will give you that earthy look and you will get the best interior.   Bedroom  The bedroom is the place where you would want to feel content and relaxed. Increase the contentment with the help of an artificial grass screen. You can also place a metal screen as well so that you can create a room for changing clothing inside your bedroom. You can also place a metal sheet of amazing pattern and spate the area where you place a chair & a table. This can be your favourite book reading place.  Bathroom  The bathroom is the first place that everyone needs to feel calm and relaxed. You can make even the normal bathroom look amazing with any of the metal or artificial grass screen. You can add that luxurious look to your bathroom with screens. All you need is the right screen that matches your bathroom and enhances its overall look. 

Backyard Make your summertime fun with the help of a metal screen. It will not only make your backyard look amazing but will also make a space for you to place some chairs and spend some time with your friends and family. You can use one or multiple screens to create a nice area in your backyard & get tanned.   Patio   One can never get enough of enhancing the patio area. Whether you have decking or pergola, make it look amazing with the Artificial Vertical Garden in Melbourne. You will not only enhance its appearance but will also protect yourself from the harmful sun rays. You can also put metal screens to provide more privacy to your patio. All you need is the right size and design.      So where are you going to put your screen first?  For better results, try buying Decorative Metal Screens in Melbourne only at the renowned place. Many online retailers are famous for quality artificial garden and metal screens.  Just reach to them and buy durable products.  Do it now!    Read the full article

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How Home Extensions and Renovations are Helpful for Homeowners?

If you own sweet home, then you might consider revamping its overall look or including certain types of house interiors or fixtures, which will help you to decorate your house in the best possible way. From including wall paintings, posters, window blinds, carpets, artificial flowers, painting walls to introducing creative fixtures and lightings, there are several options offered in the market, which allow you to add value to your house. For home renovations Melbourne, you can consider hiring a professional team of home builders in Mornington Peninsula.

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Home builders are experts in constructing different types of home structures and come with years of experience, expertise and in-depth knowledge of the construction field. Therefore, for this reason, it is advised to hire them for home extensions purpose specifically or for constructing a new home altogether, whichever way you feel the best. Even for home extensions in Melbourne, you can rely on professional home builders. The main reason as to why several people opt for home extensions is that it provides them with additional space to make use of. By making proper planning and deciding the best layout, you can carry out home extensions in the most creative manner of course, with the help of professional custom home builders. If the members of the family are increasing, then it is better to introduce home extensions rather than opting for altogether a new home. Isn’t it? While extension can be one idea to add extra space to your house, when it comes to giving a refreshed look to your house, then nothing works better than home renovations. With the renovation process, you can add the desired feel and touch to your house. You can add some refreshing colours and can plan out the installation or replacement of certain things in your house, which will add a functional touch to your house. Therefore, you should not have to buy a new home altogether if you are bored with the existing layout of your house. By carrying out certain creative changes in your existing home, you can transform the old boring look to new interesting one simply by investing some money. At the time of thinking of home renovations in Melbourne for your house, you can browse online to get a fair idea about the options available in the market. You can check out each and every option in the best way. Pick ones and list them which you think would best suit when placed inside your house. Therefore, if it is required, you can also consider consulting a professional interior house designer to guide you regarding what type of changes would best suit your sweet home and what type of options will breathe in some good vibes in your place in affordable budget. Therefore, if you feel that the suggestions are worthy ones, then you can go ahead and implement them. Thus, home renovations and Home Builders Mornington Peninsula are two good options, which usually allows house owners to revamp the whole look of their house in their desired way and at any point of time. Read the full article

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Week Two: Concepts

Concept One 

This plan and section views of this concept show a “river” in the ground in middle of the passage. I though that people could get through the passage by kayaking to have a different and memorable experience. On the sides are rocks which would be artificial but made to look like them. The flower shapes are steps where people can sit and relax looking at the water. The space I meant to be relaxing and feel as though you are in Thailand. However after talking to Meg about my idea I wasn't too sure I liked it anymore as its like I just took Thailand and placed it into the passage. I wanted the next concept designs to be more about more particular aspects of Thailand not just exactly what it looks like.

Concept Two

This concept I wanted to show the aspect of the beautiful clear blue water in Thailand. I found this inspiration picture online and I loved the shadows it cast onto the ground and it gave me an idea of making “waves” on the ground. The strips above you would be curvy like a wave so when the sun was on them it would look like waves on the ground. I also wanted holes in them too so that it made a beautiful pattern and looking like glistening water in the sunshine, just like how I remember alluring it looked in Thailand. 

https://www.wallpaper.com/architecture/victoria-summer-commission-by-john-wardle-architects-for-melbourne#128381

Concept Three 

I still liked the idea of water in the middle of the passage, making it more calming and peaceful. I wanted to make it curvy like the inspo picture because the ocean was curved around the different islands mountains in Thailand. I found inspiration to make the flooring cladding as whenever I see it it always reminds me of tropical retreats, with a relaxing feel like I'm on holiday. The blue circles represent rocks and feeling enclosed like in the caves. But I didn't want it to be dark so I want a transparent material, something like glass that will cause the sunlight to come through hopefully making reflections that look like glistening water. 

https://decoholic.org/jennifer-anistons-amazing-beverly-hills-home/

Concept Four

This concept I wanted to show the aspects of waves so I wanted draping material in different sizes and angles. The middle of the passage is again water but this time raised above the ground. To get through the passage you would walk on cladding that was straight but would be different levels. There would be no steps but would raise up and down different heights to be like the mountains. 

Concept Five 

This concept I still wanted the aspect of water but not the river and I wanted a feature on the walls. I found a photo on Pinterest which shows the water disappearing underneath the ground, which reminded me of waterfalls. I thought that it would make a really nice and relaxing sound to the passage of falling water. It also looks really nice with a stone background behind it to bring in what some of the benches looked like. 

https://english.gartenlove.com/landscaping-ideas-front-yard-english-garden-at-landscape-architecture-degree-hou/

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Couples are Tying the Knot. And Retying It. And Tying It Again.

After two years and three wedding ceremonies, Benji Damron and Paris Yuan were left standing in blinding sunlight on a dusty road in Xinxiang, China, 400 miles south of Beijing. It was May 2017, and they had just completed the most elaborate stop in a whirlwind of celebration. But, here they were all sweaty as they waited with others for a cab. The humor of the situation was not lost on them.

“Despite it not being traditionally romantic, it’s still one of my fondest memories,” said Mr. Damron, a 43-year-old architect from London, Ind.

He and Ms. Yuan, 30, had gone through an abbreviated version of the traditional Chinese wedding ceremony. Ms. Yuan, who was raised in Beijing, did not recognize most of the 100 guests, but that was irrelevant. The event was an honorary gesture for her parents.

Besides, the couple had already gotten married their way — twice. Their legal ceremony was Sept. 10, 2015 at San Francisco City Hall, surrounded by close friends. They had a more formal ceremony that June with 50 guests in the tower of the de Young Museum, also in San Francisco.

Multiceremony wedding experiences are becoming more common among couples looking to accommodate different cultural and religious backgrounds, not to mention guests who may not be able to afford pricey destination weddings. (Jove Meyer, a wedding planner in New York, says that 15 percent of the couples he has worked with in the last year have had more than one ceremony.)

Nearly 60 percent of individuals these days are marrying someone with a different background, according to the WeddingWire, which tracks wedding trends and operates an online marketplace for the industry. “This means that it’s no longer considered over the top if a couple wants to host multiple celebrations,” said Jeffra Trumpower, the creative director of WeddingWire.

Many of these multiple celebrations do, in fact, qualify as over the top, with some costing well into six figures. The average cost was $50,000, according to the WeddingWire, a little more than the $38,700 national average for all weddings.

Cultural celebrations may be especially elaborate and include larger guest lists. For Mr. Damron and Ms. Yuan, it was the final Chinese ceremony that cost the most, at an estimated $55,000. (Ms. Yuan’s parents footed the bill.) That ceremony included a walk through an artificial fire meant to symbolize the couple’s ability to conquer life’s adversities, along with shots of Baijiu, a white grain alcohol native to China, that they drank as they greeted the guests.

When Binita Mehta-Parmar and Hemant Parmar, both 28, married in 2016 in England, they opted for both a Hindu and a traditional English ceremony a few days apart to honor their religious background and British culture. Each ceremony lasted about three hours and was followed by large receptions at the Grove Hotel in the suburb of Hertfordshire. The Hindu celebration, held before 40 guests, took place at the hotel and was followed by a 100-person dinner party. The “white wedding,” as Ms. Mehta-Parmar calls it, took place with 80 guests at her parents’ house nearby and was capped off with a 360-person reception at the Grove Hotel.

Each wedding ceremony came complete with string quartets, a harpist, masters of ceremony, an celebrant, a photographer and videographer, and flower arrangements. The second ceremony also had a horse and carriage. Ms. Mehta-Parmar acknowledged that each of the two events was very expensive, though she declined to provide any numbers.

Not all multiceremonies have to break the bank. “It truly depends on how couples prioritize spending based on their preferences, how many guests they invite and how they decide to personalize it,” Mrs. Trumpower said.

Some couples manage to keep their spending lower by taking a more casual, carefree approach.

Grace Sun, 46, and Miguel Blanco, 41, split their time between Ms. Sun’s home in New York and Mr. Blanco’s home in Hendaye, Spain. After getting engaged in Morocco in March 2018, the couple put together an unofficial wedding ceremony during a trip they had already planned in France that July. “We didn’t want to wait another year to get married and we just thought, ‘You know what, it doesn’t need to be traditional, it’s just a love celebration, and we can always have more than one,’” Ms. Sun said.

Their celebration included 26 people, mostly Mr. Blanco’s family and some friends, at the surfer haunt Le Restaurant C on the beach at Cenitz, a short drive from Hendaye. The biggest expense was Ms. Sun’s $1,895 Jonathan Simkhai dress, which she ordered online. Three months later, the couple celebrated again with 30 of Ms. Sun’s family members and close friends in her sister’s backyard and at a nearby beach in Marina del Rey, Calif. Expenses were limited to a food truck and bartender, as well as a Marchesa dress bought on sale by Ms. Sun. Mr. Blanco wore the same Zara suit to both events. Over all, they spent a total of $11,000.

“All of the pomp and circumstance, and stress, can make you lose sight of why you’re having a wedding in the first place, so I wanted this to be more relaxed and festive,” Ms. Sun said.

Of course, it’s not just couples who have to shore up their savings for weddings. The average American wedding guest spends $372 to $628, depending on how close they are to the couple and their direct involvement in the wedding, according to the financial services company Bankrate. Multiply these numbers by two or three events and it becomes awkward for couples to insist on attendance at each ceremony, so most try to avoid too much overlap in the guest list.

In 2017, Tim Harrison, 36, and Nick Harris, 39, held two wedding celebrations to accommodate friends and family — one was in Milwaukee and another in a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, their hometowns. Only 25 guests attended both, including Mr. Harrison’s parents and Australian family and friends, who seemed happy to continue the party.

Conz Preti, 35, and Zach Hefferen, 38, held three weddings throughout the course of 2016 and 2017. It was a plan that was initiated by their desire to have Mr. Hefferen’s mother, who was suffering from brain cancer, at their wedding. In November 2016, a month after getting engaged, they kicked things off with a city hall wedding in New York, surrounded by family and friends, followed by an after-party at the hipster watering hole Extra Fancy in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Along with the urgency of Mr. Hefferen’s mother’s health, the couple did not want a long engagement, according to Ms. Preti, a writer who was most recently the regional director at BuzzFeed. “We figured we would plan the big parties after the official marriage,” she said. “It really took the stress away from the other celebrations.”

The couple had two more ceremonies — one in Uruguay and one in Maine — in honor of Ms. Preti’s and Mr. Hefferen’s roots. Although there was some guest overlap, only one person, Mr. Hefferen’s best friend, Blake Whitman, managed to attend all three, calling it a “no brainer.”

“Not only do I love these people, but I had the opportunity to celebrate with their different families and friends in wonderfully different parts of the world, and that is not something I wanted to miss,” Mr. Whitman said.

For those ceremonies that do involve a lot of invite overlap, keeping each one fresh for both the couple and their guests is key, said Jung Lee, a founder of the event production company Fête NY. “Each one should feel like a totally different experience.”

But Mrs. Lee is hesitant to plan multiceremony events that extend past the one-year mark. “I think beyond that, you’ve lost momentum,” she said.

Ms. Yuan and Mr. Damron found that to be true. They contemplated hosting yet another ceremony in Indiana for his family after the Chinese wedding, but ultimately decided to shelve it. “Setting boundaries is important,” said Mr. Damron, adding that he would likely have a family dinner during their next trip instead.

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Landscaping can sound very daunting, but from basic border arrangements to a full garden re-design, it can literally be anything. Whether you own a small garden or a large estate, proper landscaping it is a perfect way to make better use of space.

Landscaping will potentially prove more useful for those with smaller areas to deal with. When you use the correct flowers, trees and shrubs this will give you a beautiful outdoor area for your home and, when Garden Maintenance Melbourne Service done correctly and professionally, can even increase its value.

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You may have just begun to weigh your options of Garden Irrigation Installation Melbourne and you may feel a little confused if that is the case. Deciding on the right choices for your home or company can be frustrating and complicated, but rest assured, we are here to help. You need to work with what you have but you do need to explore expansion options or, more importantly, how best to make realistic use of the space.

If you're a keen gardener then you might want to go for more borders and shrubs but if you do not want the green finger hobby then you may choose area with different styles of flagstones, gravel, or at least easy to handle lawns.

The first step is to think about what you need, then decide what you want; after all, what's the point of hiring a landscaper if you don't appreciate the work you've done?

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Commercial landscape is more suitable for businesses with an outdoor setting that they want to draw consumers or people. First impressions are crucial and if your business office is situated in well-maintained, beautiful surroundings it will make a difference.

You will be considering straight lines, usability and a fresh approach when it comes to commercial landscaping. This will mean that it does not eat up your maintenance budget but provides a fairly attractive solution to your business premises. You can look online at the landscaping pictures or send us a call for some free advice to get an idea of what you want.

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If you are not ready to undertake a landscape project, you can consider Garden Maintenance Services Melbourne that will make your garden or grounds look better. Lawn care is vital, and the latest equipment and procedures will make maintenance of lawns very affordable. If this choice isn't so appealing, you could suggest artificial turf that has come on leaps and bounds in recent years.

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If it is possible, go for quality paint supplies for house painting job to ensure that the wall paint stays in the best condition for several years. Getting your house painted in the best way will help you to add a new look to your house. Besides this, you can also consider installing creative and attractive lightings and fixtures in your house. With exterior painting, you can protect your house walls from weather conditions. Therefore, it is suggested to get your walls painted by making the best use of quality supplies. As you would be staying in your house for years to come for this reason it is stated that never compromise on the quality of paint or paint supplies. Make sure that you hire professional and licensed painters for your house painting job. This will ensure you that walls of your house would be painted in the best way. Following are some noteworthy ways as to how to go ahead with house painting work: Make sure that you are informed about the process by discussing with the professional house painters. Contact a reputed house painting company and ask their quotes for the house painting process. Compare and get the best deal. Clear all your important doubts and queries before the house painting work commences. Book an appointment for the house painting work by hiring a team of professional painters. At some intervals, be there to review the whole painting work. Read the full article

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