Yesterday, our Ultimate Wedding Gown Giveaway contest ended. Today, we’re giving away VIP advanced screening tickets for you and 3 friends to see Jumping the Broom on May 4th in NYC. The movie is a romantic comedy showcasing the struggles involved when two families from extremely opposing backgrounds are forced to come together for a wedding in Martha’s Vineyard. One of the most difficult decisions the couple, played by Laz Alonzo and Paula Patton, had to make was whether or not to “jump the broom,” an African-American tradition with a deep rooted history. Regardless of your background or ethnicity, incorporating your culture or family customs can be quite a challenge when you and your fiance come from divergent backgrounds.
So here’s the question: How do you plan to incorporate your culture or family customs into your wedding? Contest ends today at 11:59pm EST.
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QUESTION: How do you plan to incorporate your culture or family customs into your wedding? All entrants into the Ultimate Gown Giveaway are automatically entered. Contest ends today, April 28th at 11:59 pm EST. Drawing will performed randomly and winner will be announced on Friday at 11AM EST. Best of luck!
First, this is a very pretty site–love the pics! Secondly, I haven’t found my Prince, but when I do, I would like to make my own traditions. My family isn’t really much on ceremony so I would take my wedding as an opportunity to create new ones. For instance I would want my groom and I to walk each other down the aisle. I would like to have the reception area decorated with black and white photos of loved ones (some who have passed so that we could still feel as if they are there.) Overall I would want to have a ceremony that reflects the heart of me and man I’m going to share my life with.
We’re both Ethiopian, so the entire wedding will have Ethiopian traditions all throughout. Fingers crossed that I win!
Yes, I am Haitian and he is Serbian. We are having mini Haitian Rum, from Haiti, as our favors for each of our guests!
I know both sides will love it!
For my wedding, I wanted to incorporate some type of African tradition. My fiance actually suggested “jumping the broom”…but I’ve seen it done 1 too many times.lol No offense, I just wanted something a little different (but just as meaningful). So, we both agreed on “tying the knot” (literally,lol)! Some African tribes were known to tie the wrists of the bride and groom together as a symbol of the bond of marriage. I’ve even located some cute hot pink kente cloth for the purpose.Now, all I have to do is figure out how we’re going to go to work tied together.lol
For my wedding, I wanted to incorporate some type of African tradition. My fiance actually suggested “jumping the broom”…but I’ve seen it done 1 too many times.lol No offense, I just wanted something a little different (but just as meaningful). So, we both agreed on “tying the knot” (literally,lol)! Some African tribes were known to tie the wrists of the bride and groom together as a symbol of the bond of marriage. I’ve even located some cute hot pink kente cloth for the purpose.Now, all I have to do is figure out how we’re going to go to work tied together.lol
To incorporate cultures what we are having is two weddings, a traditional african wedding and a church wedding. We have the priestess who is doing the Afrcian wedding and doing all of the things required. Him: presenting himself and gifts to my family, Me: sitting and being “approved” by his sisters. We are making it a wonderful community celebration and then we are going to have the “traditional” chuch wedding: white gown etc. Both families are very excited about this.
I’m St.Lucian and my husband is a New Yorker. Looking back I wish I had done more to incorporate Caribbean culture but we had fun. We had a tradition ceremony but at the reception instead of a stuffy dinner, we had West Indian food – oxtails, fish cakes, mini patties, curry chicken and the works – and some good calypso/soca/reggae music. I wish I had thought like Martini and got mini bottles of Bounty (our rum). I’m putting that one in my idea book for the 10yr anniversary.
We are both Ghanaian but from different tribes. We plan on observing both traditions on our special day. My family already gave him a list of what he has to bring for my hand in marriage. The day of the ceremony itself will be very traditional – from the outfits, food, exchange of gifts, music down to the wedding favors which will include candy from both tribes.
I plan to wear one of Therez Fleetwood’s gowns. She incorporates cowrie shells into many of her designs.
We are both African American Christians and so we want to honor God in our wedding. Our wonderful pastors will marry us. They are husband and wife co-pastors whose church we have belonged to for quite some time. We both love to praise God and we will have praise dancers who dance to one of my favorite gospel songs before I walk down the aisle. I will have both of my sisters as bridesmaids and his brothers will be some of his groomsmen. The chef at my job will cater the food. Some of the traditions incorporated into our wedding will be the unity cross, the taking of communion, and the jumping of the broom. We will also write our own vows. I really want to incorporate all of my support system and have a large wedding with all of our family and friends. We just want to honor God in all that we do because if it wasn’t for Him, the opportunity for us to share our lives together would not exist.
We are African American Christians who want to honor God in our wedding. Our wonderful husband and wife co-pastors will marry us. Praise dancers will dance before I walk down the aisle. The chef at my job will cater the food. My sisters and his brothers will be some of the bridesmaids and groomsmen. We want a big wedding with all of our family and friends. Some of the traditions incorporated into the ceremony will be the unity cross, the taking of communion, and the jumping of the broom. We really want the day to be about praising God because if it wasn’t for him, the opportunity for us to share our lives together would not exist.
OfI plan to wear african clothing to my reception and I plan to have a variety of music from across the world.