PHOTO BY KIM TADLOCK
how we celebrate
now
Heart of NC Weddings magazine publisher shares her perspective on the new world of weddings B Y J EN N A PARK S
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t’s easy to overlook that celebrations are a huge part of life … until they are absent. Birthdays, holidays, graduations and myriad monumental occasions are made into memories by virtue of people coming together to intentionally honor that moment. As the pandemic steamrolled our society last year, so began months of near-total isolation. Our life milestones gradually became irrelevant, and, dare I say it, melancholy. Just like that, the joyous world of weddings came to a screeching halt. Well, we’re better off calling it a pause. Couples and vendors worked together
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december/january 2021