Did you watch the ceremony this year?

The 93rd Academy Awards ceremony took place in Los Angeles, at  Union Station and the Dolby Theatre, on April 25, 2021. It happened two months later than planned because of the the COVID-19 pandemic. It honored the best films of 2020 and early 2021.

Watch the ceremony if you can to finally enjoy some special atmosphere. Or take it to the next level and buy a book at Barners&Noble:

We are going to tell you about our favorite award winners!

Nomadland

is a 2020 American drama film. It is based on the non-fiction book by Jessica Bruder: Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century. The film was directed by Chloé Zhao. It is about a vandwelling working nomad who leaves her hometown after her husband’s death to be “houseless” and travel around the US.

Mank

is a 2020 American biographical drama film . The film is about a screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz and his development of the screenplay for Citizen Kane (1941). It is directed by David Fincher, based on a screenplay by his late father Jack Fincher. Gary Oldman plays the leading role.

The Father

is a 2020 French-British co-production drama film co-written and directed by Florian Zeller. The film stars Anthony Hopkins as the main character, who must deal with his progressing memory loss.

Soul

is a 2020 American animated comedy-drama film produced by Pixar Animation Studios, released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is directed by Pete Docter and co-directed by Kemp Powers. The story tells about a school music teacher named Joe Gardner.

Docter started working on the film in 2016. The idea comes from the ideas on the origins of human personalities and the concept of determinism.

By the way check Mondoshop for great souvenirs for someone who is a movie fan!

Let’s see what the weddings will look like in 2021?

Smaller Ceremonies

People prefer to have less people at their weddings, most of them will be close relationships to the family. Weddings are going to be much more intimate and feel more like dinner parties.

Outdoor Marriage

More and more outdoor marriage ceremonies are taking place all over the world and this trend is going to continue next year. Tents and romantic lighting are becoming popular details of any wedding event as they help to create airy festive mood.

Decorate your back yard or garden with these affordable and simple garlands, lanterns, balloons and signs from BeauCoup:

Outdoor weddings are much safer for participants and vendors, they also are fairy-like and quite unique, so why not having a ballroom tent ceremony?

Here is a tip: have this eco-style decorations for your interior to create the right atmosphere indoors too. You can easily make these log plates by yourself . In case you are not that into DIY, go to Weddingmall for this and more decor:

Guest-centered details

As weddings become more intimate, it is easier to afford some nice little gifts for your loved ones. Welcome and send-off boxes are in right now. You may want to include personal hand sanitizers, masks and a program.

Who doesn’t like unboxing?

Here at A Gift Personilized you can get inspired by suggested wedding gifts options. For example, for a groomsmen you can get one of those and put it in your welcome or set-off box (you can browse through hundreds of other suggestions for any other occasions):

Consider getting personalised edible gifts for everyone, you can find thousands on My Wedding Favors (also make sure to go through other categories, they have loads of stuff!):

Check Weddingstar for more ideas for gifts (you can put them into these stylish gift bags) and also all the necessary accessoiries for your wedding ceremony!

Individualized portions

In terms of food there is a trend to avoid self-service buffets where you share utensils. The portions are downsides and individualised. The same thing is happening to wedding cakes! That’s right: “cakes”! They predict the rising popularity of smaller cakes, probably even single mini cakes (one for each guest) with more sophisticated details.

For many people it is a tradition to buy high-quality expensive dinnerware for their wedding and keeping it and using to celebrate the most important days in the family. Go to Wedgwood to buy the best items for your wedding table!