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you nuh done help me plan mi wedding yet unuh
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i loved talking with you
this is Sunset at the Palms - Negril
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same here Seveen [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70409-waytogo.gif[/img]
I checked out the website...it is gorgeous.Comment
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there are lots of photos taken by "tourists" on http://www.tripadvisor.com
there are some pictures of Merrills as well
and reviews as wellComment
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now back to the wedding
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The twelve symbols of life important in African culture may be administered as part of the wedding ceremony. These are wine, wheat, pepper, salt, bitter herbs, water, a pot and spoon, a broom, honey, a spear, a shield, and a copy of the Bible or the Koran. Each one represents a different aspect of the love and strength which unites two families.Comment
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Seveen wey mi fi get sword and shieldComment
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Kurlie</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Seveen wey mi fi get sword and shield </div></div>
just info dawta - pick and choose what you likeComment
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Thats the Eyptian wedding tradition. I was reading up on it.Comment
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Yoruba Tasting Ceremony.
It is a ritual in which the bride and groom tast four flavors that represent different emotions within a relationship. The four flavors that are usually used are sour (lemon), bitter (vinegar), hot (cayenne), and sweet (honey). By tasting each of the flavors, the couple symbolically demonstrates that they will be able to make it through the hard times in life, and in the end, enjoy the sweetness of marraige.Comment
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caribbean wedding traditions
Wedding Traditions in the Caribbean
It’s time for a wedding, mon!
While many Caribbean Island weddings borrow from the customs and traditions of the U.S. in their wedding ceremonies, the peculiar blend of African and European cultures which is found nowhere else in all the world give the Caribbean Islands a flavor all their own when it comes to wedding traditions.
The bride and groom show off their finest clothes for the entire village.
While customs vary from island to island, it is common for the bride and groom to dress in their finest clothes and to walk from either the bride’s house or the groom’s house to the church while the church bells ring, announcing the wedding to the whole island. Typically everyone from the village lines the street to view the couple as they walk to the church and it is customary for onlooker to comment on the bride’s and groom’s clothes.
Traditionally guests were invited to the wedding by word-of-mouth, with only a few honored guests receiving hand-written invitations. However, a Caribbean Island wedding doesn’t stand on ceremony, and anyone who shows up, invited or not, is welcome at the wedding.
There’s no need for a best man at an Island wedding!
There is no such thing as a best man at a Caribbean Island wedding. The bride’s father or often both of her parents escort her down the aisle with her face hidden by a veil. At the end of the ceremony, which is often a mixture of Catholic and Mayan and African, the groom lifts the veil and kisses his new bride to the cheering of family and friends.
A Caribbean Island wedding reception can go on all night, with traditional steel-drum island music, lots and lots of sweet but potent rum punch, wild dancing and many toasts to the health and happiness of the new couple. Among the many wonderful hand-made gifts which are traditional at Caribbean weddings are exquisite hand-made quilts and home-made furniture.
A typical wedding feast features curried goat and spicy chicken jerky
The food at a typical island reception reflects the uniqueness of the Islands. Where else in the world would you find curried goat, spicy chicken jerky, fried plantains and conch fritters at a wedding feast?
The traditional wedding cake is a “Black Cake” with the recipe handed down from mother to daughter for many generations.
An Island wedding cake is unique in all the world. Tradition calls for a “Black Cake,” with the recipe handed down from mother to daughter and improved upon by each succeeding generation. The basic ingredients of an Island wedding cake include a pound of flour, a pound of brown sugar, a pound of butter, and a pound of glazed cherries, raisins, prunes, currants, and a dozen fresh eggs.
The cake is traditionally served with a Hard Rum Sauce and all of the dried fruits are soaked in rum in a crock pot for anywhere from two weeks to one year.
After the reception the new couple often spend a week in seclusion in a home provided by the groom, or they may travel to a nearby island and spend a glorious week together before returning to their home to start their new life together.
An Island wedding is one of the most happy and up-beat celebrations you will ever attend. Who can listen to the melodious and haunting sound of the steel drum without the romance of the tropics washing over their soul?Comment
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Seveen</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Wedding Traditions in the Caribbean
While customs vary from island to island, it is common for the bride and groom to dress in their finest clothes and to walk from either the bride’s house or the groom’s house to the church while the church bells ring, announcing the wedding to the whole island. Typically everyone from the village lines the street to view the couple as they walk to the church and it is customary for onlooker to comment on the bride’s and groom’s clothes. <span style="color: #FF0000">Me too shy and fi sumadi say someting not nice I will trace dem right dere and den.</span>
Traditionally guests were invited to the wedding by word-of-mouth, with only a few honored guests receiving hand-written invitations. However, a Caribbean Island wedding doesn’t stand on ceremony, and anyone who shows up, invited or not, is welcome at the wedding. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/eek2.gif[/img] <span style="color: #FF0000">no way osey</span>
A Caribbean Island wedding reception can go on all night, with traditional steel-drum island music, lots and lots of sweet but potent rum punch, wild dancing and many toasts to the health and happiness of the new couple. Among the many wonderful hand-made gifts which are traditional at Caribbean weddings are exquisite hand-made quilts and home-made furniture.
A typical wedding feast features curried goat and spicy chicken jerky <span style="color: #FF0000">now dem talking</span>
The traditional wedding cake is a “Black Cake” with the recipe handed down from mother to daughter for many generations.
An Island wedding cake is unique in all the world. Tradition calls for a “Black Cake,” with the recipe handed down from mother to daughter and improved upon by each succeeding generation. The basic ingredients of an Island wedding cake include a pound of flour, a pound of brown sugar, a pound of butter, and a pound of glazed cherries, raisins, prunes, currants, and a dozen fresh eggs.
The cake is traditionally served with a Hard Rum Sauce and all of the dried fruits are soaked in rum in a crock pot for anywhere from two weeks to one year.
After the reception the new couple often spend a week in seclusion in a home provided by the groom, or they may travel to a nearby island and spend a glorious week together before returning to their home to start their new life together.
An Island wedding is one of the most happy and up-beat celebrations you will ever attend. Who can listen to the melodious and haunting sound of the steel drum without the romance of the tropics washing over their soul? <span style="color: #FF0000">fi real</span>
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you know Seveen, if I had the money I would do one a dem village wedding fi true.Comment
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he Unity Sand Ceremony, a celebration that is usually two to three minutes in length, is a meaningful joining of two lives. In this timeless ritual of marriage, the couple ceremoniously pours various colors of sand from a container, such as a seashell, into one special container symbolizing their coming together as one.
The flowing sand and blending of the colors symbolize the combining of two lives into one. Some couples prefer to leave a small amount of sand in their respective container — to show that even though they now function as one, they remain individuals.
<span style='font-size: 11pt'>i think this part is cool </span>
The Unity Sand Ceremony can also be altered in many ways to include family and friends. Besides the bride and groom, various colors of sand are given to wedding members who will add their sand to the couple's sand, all flowing into the container, creating a colorful and one-of-a kind symbol of unity.Comment
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So you know we are doing the Sand Ceremony...I like the part that says they use seashell to pour the sand into the jar. That's cool..instead of vases I think we will do that.
Seveen you are on a roll [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70409-waytogo.gif[/img]Comment
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and find a really really nice clear glass container that can be sealed
this will end up being a lasting memory from your wedding
okay so we have:
Unity Candle?
Sand Ceremony
Jump the Broom
handcuffs [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/704555_dwl.gif[/img]
gonna work on music - african drums or steel
be back [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wavey.gif[/img]Comment
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