This is jalice's Blue Wedding!

would love the box cake, any ideas.......

In other type of wedding celebration is family more important than it is in a traditional african wedding, the unity of a bride and groom in the african tradition is really a uniting of two families, or historically, the joing of two tribes, planning a traditional african wedding is the perfect to celebrate you heritage, your love for each other and the bond you hope two families will share as a result of your union.
Although Jared is an African American, The african wedding is a very spiritual event that focuses on the family, begining with the ancestors of the bride and groom, and incorporating the families in the event of the day. Approximately a month before the wedding, the bride's family hosts an event were spiritual readings are performed. It is at this ceremony the groom officially ask the mother of the bride to grand permission for her daughter to be married. The groom must present gifts to the bride's father for his approval, and if the gifts meet with the father's approval, the plans for the wedding celebration can get on the way. In traditional times, the gift offered might include farm animals to help the bride's family compensate for her loss of her labor at home. Today, the gift tend to be more ceremonial, like a gift of money. Once it is agreed that the couple should marry, one of the elderly relatives will bring a bottle of gin to offer a drink to everyone, and sprinkling some of the gin on the ground as an offering for the couples's ancestors. In keeping the African tradition, Jared and I will be doing this the day before our wedding day and to incorporate the big day September 19th 2009, there will be lot of food and both african and american music, festive colors and happy people, and you will never forget this traditional African Wedding.

Annette-MOH-Cousin
Franklina- Sister1
Georgette-Sister2
Taniya-Sister3
Linda-cousin1
Hawa-cousin2
millicent-cousin3
jessica-groom's sister

not too sure for my bridesmaid yet!

I would like to custom-made the bow at the back of the dress with the little petalson the train to tiffany blue color.