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2025 Black Wedding Trends on The Rise

After talking to several veteran wedding vendors, we predict these trends will continue to rise in popularity in 2025.

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135. What We’re Not Doing in 2023 with Ashley Strickland and B. Gandy

We chat with two of our favorite wedding vendors to discuss what wedding antics we’d like everyone to leave in 2022.

101. Selecting Black Wedding Vendors with Ashley Strickland

We are talking about the emotions and process of finding and selecting Black wedding vendors for your wedding day.

54. Black Marriage & Love on Screen: Girlfriends with Ashley Strickland, Candace Darby, Erica Burks, and Courtney-Rose Dantus

We discussed the timeless TV show Girlfriends as adults and how the romantic and platonic relationships of the show framed our thoughts as adults.

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45. Your Photographer Wants You to Take First Look Photos with Ashley Strickland

Ashley Strickland of Ashley Nicole Photography explained why Black brides don’t go for the first look, how it benefits the brides and their vendors, and other first look alternatives to consider.

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37. Our Blackness & The Wedding Industry: Pt. 2 with Ashley Strickland, Cara Davis Little, B. Gandy, and Wendy Huggins

We continue our summer 2020 conversation about being Black in the wedding industry with four amazing vendors.

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