Stop Getting Married on Plantations

Stop Getting Married on Plantations | The Nation

This plant is not doing anything except growing and being beautiful.” I completely understood the paradox: We hate the traces of slavery; no ...

Why Are People Still Getting Married On Plantations?

Glines recalled a difficult conversation with her team. “One team member's response was, 'If we say no to plantation weddings because of the ...

Despite Everything, People Still Have Weddings at 'Plantation' Sites

Weddings help pay for education at American labor camp sites and connect us with history. Is that good enough?

Plantation wedding? Can it be right? - Reddit

Let me just say IT IS NOT OK TO GET MARRIED AT A PLANTATION! Do they look pretty, yes. Are they set up for large formal events like weddings, ...

Getting Married in the Wake of Slavery

So maybe the problem with plantation weddings is not actually the weddings, or even the plantations. The problem is the stories we tell, or do ...

Our Stance on Plantation Weddings | Frances and Jane

Plantation weddings are incredibly common here in the South and are a ridiculously polarizing topic. I want to begin this post right off the ...

Should people stop having weddings and parties at old southern ...

No in fact I think a slave plantation is an ENTIRELY appropriate venue for a wedding. It gives the victim, uh I mean groom, an opportunity to ...

Why Plantation Celebrations Keep (Violently) Breaking Our Hearts

On children ripped from mothers who had no legal right to marry anyone. By partying in a place of horror, plantation wedding goers are denying ...

What are 'plantation' style weddings, and why are some ... - Quora

They're weddings at historical plantation homes. While the places are beautiful, it's racially insensitive to use these places as anything but places to ...

It Was Never Ok to Get Married at a Plantation. Here's Why

Last year, The Knot, Zola, Martha Stewart Weddings, Pinterest, and others stopped promoting plantations as wedding venues, after Color of ...

A romantic union? Thoughts on plantation weddings from a ...

For others, the answer is simple: prospective couples and plantation venues need to realize that these spaces are inappropriate for weddings and ...

Stop Getting Married On Plantations

It is not a mortal sin to marry one's child off in the magnolia- scented bosom of a Confederate mansion built and serviced by the invisible slaves.

Please Don't Get Married On A Plantation - A Practical Wedding

It's absolutely not. Or at least it shouldn't be, given the depth of the horror seeped into every fiber of those places. Choosing to celebrate ...

If People Can't Get Married On Plantations, They ... - The Federalist

The Knot, WeddingWire, and Pinterest are seeking to limit content on their websites that promotes Southern plantations as a wedding venue.

Dear Becky, No, I will not be attending your plantation wedding

It's nearly wedding season, so here's a fictional letter explaining why and how Black people can say no to plantation weddings.

Slave plantation weddings use romantic love to romanticize ...

In December, several high-profile wedding businesses — including ubiquitous wedding website host The Knot — pledged to stop promoting weddings ...

Who Is Still Getting Married On Plantations? - Refinery29

In 2019, several wedding-planning sites like Pinterest, The Knot, and Zola, pledged to stop promoting plantation weddings and using language ...

Brides And Grooms Who Got Married At Slave Plantations Speak ...

Brides And Grooms Who Got Married At A Former Slave Plantation Are Speaking Out About Criticism Of The Venues ... “The reality is that I am a ...

The Romanticization of Plantations Is Fueling White Supremacy

People are still getting married at plantations in the south, and communities across the country still use the word "plantation" in their ...

The Knot and Pinterest promise to restrict plantation wedding ...

“Weddings should be a symbol of love and unity. Plantations represent none of those things. We are grateful to Color of Change for bringing ...