Doesn't it feel great to be engaged? You must be looking forward to the wedding! When planning your wedding, though, there are some things you need to start with. If you have no idea how to begin, look at the list below. Make the announcement Tell everyone who matters that you are finally getting married! For some, that will be the best news they have heard all … [Read more...] about 10 Ideas on What to Do First When Planning Your Wedding
Weddings
Acing the Food at Your Afro-centred Wedding
We all know how important good food is at a wedding. Well, if you think good food at an afro-centered wedding is even more important, you are probably right. No need to panic, though: selecting the food you want your guests (and yourself, by default) to enjoy will probably be fun. After all, the African cuisine is a very unique and diverse one. So, let us go through the steps … [Read more...] about Acing the Food at Your Afro-centred Wedding
Wax Poetic with Your Vows – Use Proverbs
This might seem hard, but for some of you who feel using poems are too… pretentious? (Or maybe they just are not your kind of thing, I don’t know which) a few proverbs here and there in your vows could do the trick for you. And if, dear reader, you are not part of the bridal party but are giving a speech, then you could include a proverb or two. In other words, this article is … [Read more...] about Wax Poetic with Your Vows – Use Proverbs
Wax Poetic African Style at the Altar – Poems
Heh, as I’m writing this I have to admit I wish I were there to see how some of you dear readers would react to some of the poetry I am about to unleash, and see which you would prefer which ones would make your heart stop. I mean consider these words: “Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.” –Robert Frost Interesting way of phrasing … [Read more...] about Wax Poetic African Style at the Altar – Poems
African Wedding Ethics
I probably mentioned earlier that in African culture, family involvement is quite the rage. Today we will see how one should act at an African-inspired wedding. We will consider how it is done by role at the the wedding: The aunt of the bride: For most tribes, a female from the bride’s paternal side of the family is selected and is appointed as, when translated from some … [Read more...] about African Wedding Ethics