15 Ways To Have A Feminist Wedding Summary

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In the article “15 ways to have a feminist wedding” Karina Majkut asserts that if you're a feminist there are ways on still advocating your beliefs when getting married. First , Majkut says the first step on having a feminist wedding is making sure the fiance is a feminist too. Second, she insist that funding the wedding and all the events should be feminist. Third , she advises the pride should value her surname and not change it just because society prefers it. Truly, she has some valid points for improving the equality roles in marriages, therefore I agree and disagree on the author's conclusion.
To begin with, Karina Majkut discusses that the finance needs to be a feminist in her article. She says “The first step to a feminist wedding -

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