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Destination Weddings: Become a Bride in Africa
Posted Nov 18th 2007 11:52PM by Alexis Stodghill
Saying Your "I Do's" in The Motherland
Courtesy of Odyssey Couleur Magazine
By Ann Brown
When people think of exotic wedding locations, Africa might not be the first place to come to mind. But that is changing as more and more people each year head to the continent for their dream wedding. And exchanging vows in Africa is a lot easier than many may think-plus, the post-card perfect location possibilities are endless. There are travel agents specializing in African weddings, and many of the countries can provide you with information on where and how to get married in Africa. If something here strikes your fancy, your next step should be to contact the country's tourism board, which can provide a list of wedding planners, travel agents and packages for weddings.
Kenya: Lions and Tigers, Oh My...
According to Maisa Fernandez, spokesperson for the Kenya Tourism Board, Kenya is fast becoming a favorite wedding destination. And no wonder. Kenya offers a range of wedding choices: classic beach weddings, balloon weddings over the Masai Mara Game Reserve, wild bush weddings, traditional African weddings. A popular location is on the edge of Laikipia Plateau overlooking the Ewaso Nyiro River, where you can exchange vows at sunset.
Get married at the Mara Safari Club, Maasai Mara National Reserve, along the Tanzanian Border and the Serengeti National Park. Not only is the backdrop scenic, but this area is home to the highest concentration of game in Kenya and the largest lion population.
Tip: Couples marrying in Kenya are usually required to reside in Kenya for 21 days. However, if you apply for a Special License, you need only arrive in Kenya four working days in advance of your wedding day.
For more info: www.magicalkenya.com
Morocco: Like An African Queen
Just the name Morocco conjures up exotic images. The moment you land in Morocco, you feel transported to another time. There is so much to see in the country that mixes Arab, African and French cultures: kasbahs, Roman ruins, ancient cities. Your wedding guests can explore before and after the wedding, doing everything from shopping to riding donkey taxis to enjoying a spot of tea.
One of the most popular places for weddings in Morocco is La Mamounia in Marrakech, a former Moroccan palace that has been called one of the most beautiful hotels in the world. It's set in 300-year-old gardens and weddings are customized down to the last detail.
Tip: Before you marry, you'll need an affidavit translated into Arabic, which can be arranged through a Moroccan Embassy. Most types of marriages are permitted.
For more info: www.visitmorocco.org, www.mamounia.com
South Africa: Brides of the Bush
South Africa offers many destinations for weddings, with a wide variety of ceremony types-from a beach wedding to botanical garden settings to safari backdrops.
If it's romance you want, head to the banks of the Timbavati River, against a backdrop of African bush. The five-star Ngala Tented Safari Camp (www.ngala.co.za), on a private reserve within Kruger National Park, will arrange everything-including the ceremony, post-wedding dinner, honeymoon night accommodations, champagne bush breakfast and an afternoon game drive with a stop for cocktails served by a butler.
Others may enjoy a ceremony in the ivy-clad wedding chapel on the grounds of Blue Mountain Lodge, surrounded by indigenous bush, forest and farmland. The lodge also offers candlelit ceremonies at nightfall followed by a reception on the manicured lawns. After the ceremony, spend your honeymoon night in a villa with private pool and panoramic views of the mountains.
Tip: South Africa does have a somewhat detailed process for couples applying to get married in the country. In addition to the presenting the proper ID, you must complete an application process that may take up to eight weeks to be completed (you can do via the mail).
For more info: www.southafrica.net/satourism, www.bluemountainlodge.co.za
Tanzania: Out-of-Africa Vibe
Head to Tanzania for a truly unique ceremony. Say your wedding vows in a back-to-nature setting-then head for a honeymoon at an ultra-luxurious resort.
A favorite for couples is the Ngorongoro Crater Lodge. Here, bride and groom are escorted down the aisle by singing and chanting Masai. Then the ceremony can take place on the Tree Camp deck, which is covered with rose petals.
Tip: Like Kenya, Tanzania requires a stay of 21 days or more prior to the wedding. But you can apply for a Special License if this is not possible.
For more info: www.tanzaniatouristboard.com, www.ngorongorocrater.com
Zanzibar: Beach Nupitals
The mystical spice island of Zanzibar has some of the most spectacular beaches in the world. So it's no wonder they host countless oceanside weddings each year. And, with its pristine white sands and cool Indian Ocean breezes, Zanzibar is a hot spot to marry and honeymoon at any time of the year.
When planning your wedding here, you'll have lots of resorts to choose from, such as Breezes Beach Club (www.breezes-zanzibar.com) where they will arrange your wedding and honeymoon.
Tip: Zanzibar and Tanzania share a united government, so the same marriage rules apply for both.
For more info: www.tanzania.go.tz, www.zanzibargovernment.org, www.breezes-zanzibar.com
Zambia: Waterfall Weddings
Though Zambia is home to the breathtaking Victoria Falls, it has much more to offer: incredible wildlife, safaris, a rich culture and extremely friendly people. Say intimate "I do's" on a private island in the Zambezi River. Do so at the River Club, just upstream from Victoria Falls and home to 10 luxury chalets that can accommodate 20 people.
Tip: Zambia requires proper ID and paperwork.
For more info: www.zambiatourism.com
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Whether simple or elaborate, your wedding will be a breathtakingly beautiful occasion, one you will remember and cherish for the rest of your lives. But the numerous steps leading up to it can be nearly overwhelming-the decisions to make, the arrangements to coordinate, the families' feelings to consider-it's intimidating enough to make you want to elope! But don't despair. "The Wedding Planning Guidebook" takes the complication and confusion out of the planning process! It provides you with the information and advice you need to stay organized and on top of every detail, from popping the question to enjoying the honeymoon! This guide offers support and salvation for the busy couple who want their ceremony and reception to be perfect, but don't know where to begin. What you are about to learn is going to enable you to plan your dream wedding without going crazy-or going broke. And you'll both live happily ever after!
A wedding card box is a beautiful accent for a wedding. It is essential for every wedding reception to have a wedding card box to hold the cards of their guests. We have many different sizes of wedding card boxes to choose from that will match any size wedding. Our card boxes range in holding anywhere from 40 cards to well over 200 cards. Our wedding card boxes will provide an elegant beauty to your reception table. Our card boxes have an eye catching design and, as it has in many cases, can be one of the most talked about products at the reception. Aside from the beautiful look of the glass and mirror, what makes our wedding card box so unique is its personalization feature. Each card box is personalized to include the couples names and other relevant wedding information. Our designers engrave the wedding information on the front of the card box. We engrave in large letters so that all the guests can easily read the couples information. Our customers can choose from the many different design layouts for any of our wedding card boxes. Every other card box in this industry can really only be used once. The design of our wedding card box allows the bride and groom to use it after the wedding as a case to display their treasured keepsakes. The double use of our card boxes is another feature that makes our product stand out above our competitors. It is also another reason that our customers are glad they bought from The Perfect Wedding Box and have become part of one of the fastest growing items in the wedding industry.
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We care about your wedding! We have a dedicated, professional, and courteous staff with years of experience creating beautiful weddings. From the time you first contact us until you walk down the aisle, we will do our utmost to make your wedding everything you imagined. When you are married here, you join the Little Chapel of the Flowers family. We know that a beautiful wedding is only the first step in a beautiful marriage, and we love to celebrate the successful marriages of our couples. That is why we invite every couple married at Little Chapel of the Flowers to come back as often as they like to renew their vows, for free.
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Welcome to Gothic Weddings in Las Vegas -- home of the original theatrically themed weddings. Gothic Weddings, while not for the faint of heart, are certainly not just for Halloween anymore. Envision, if you will, a fog-filled wedding chapel in flickering candlelight. Eerie strains of organ music reverberate as a hauntingly beautiful bride emerges from the mist, draped in Victorian finery. She carries a wedding flower bouquet of blood red roses, in chilling contrast to her darkly handsome groom. Love eternal rings true for this couple, as it could for you and your dearly beloved. These Las Vegas wedding packages are to die for! We dare you to wear white! For those who like to bring flowers to their graves, we include five blood red roses as a wedding bouquet of either fresh stems or eternal silk stems. The bride may prefer to order virginal white, pink, or black roses for her wedding ceremony. Matching boutonniere for the groom is also included.
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This is a ceremony dating back to the 1600s and derived from Africa. Dating back to slave days, jumping the broom together has been part of weddings for couples who want to honor that tradition. Some couples choose to incorporate it into traditional and non-traditional ceremonies. The "Jumping the Broom" is a ceremony in which the bride and groom, either at the ceremony or at the reception, signify their entrance into a new life and their creation of a new family by symbolically "sweeping away" their former single lives, former problems and concerns, and jumping over the broom to enter upon a new adventure as wife and husband. The broom has both symbolic and spiritual importance in the African culture. The ritual itself was created by our ancestors during slavery. Because slaves could not legally marry, they created their own rituals to honor their unions. Broom jumping is most famous in the United States as an African American wedding custom. During the antebellum period in the United States, slave marriages were not recognized as legal or binding. The broom jumping ritual was a symbolic act within slave communities for marriage. Many African American couples are taking back this custom and incorporating it as part of their modern ceremony. Broom jumping was not done only by slaves however, poor whites in the South and in New England, as well as Gypsies also used this marriage ritual. The jumping of the broom is of Welsh and Celtic origin. In the Celtic ritual, it is a symbol of fertility. Several couples interested in history or pagan ritual also are now adopting this custom in their weddings. Done as an act of remembrance and to honor the ancestors of the past. Compared to the Jewish wedding ritual of crushing a glass for the destruction of the temple. A broom itself represents cleanliness, the hearth and family. It can also represent fertility. The jumping of the broom is a leap of faith into marriage. In some parts of Africa, ceremonial brooms are used to sweep away evil. The broom jumping typically takes place after the rest of the wedding ceremony, before the bride and groom exit down the aisle. Alternatively, some choose to do it during the reception. A designated broom person (a very honored job, usually a woman) takes the broom and places it on the floor in front of you. Choose someone to explain to the guests what it stands for and why you are doing it. You may ask the guests to count out loud or not and then you hold hands and jump over it! This ritual varies from couple to couple, it is up to you to find a way to make it most meaningful.
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Over 70% of U.S. travelers now purchase travel insurance when booking their trip through a travel agent. Quite simply, they do it because it's a smart decision. Approximately one in 6 travelers have had to file a claim. Still not convinced that travel insurance is for you? Ask yourself, "Can I afford to lose my vacation investment?" Sickness, injury or worse can occur when you are least expecting it. And not only to you, but to your non-traveling family members.
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Travel insurance helps protect against unforeseen emergencies which can occur at any time. It also helps protect you against other circumstances like travel delay, lost or stolen baggage and personal items, missed connections, hurricanes and so much more. In short, travel insurance is Peace of Mind. It allows you to relax and enjoy your vacation without worry. If you don't think it's worth the cost, just ask someone who's needed to file a claim.
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Traveling can be exciting and rewarding, but it can also be expensive when the unexpected occurs far from home such as sickness or injury, travel delay, baggage loss, or worse. In the past decade medical costs have increased dramatically worldwide and even countries with subsidized National Health plans now demand payment in full from foreign visitors for medical services rendered. At the same time travel suppliers such as airlines, and tour operators worldwide have made cancellation policies more restrictive, so if you have to cancel a trip it's likely that a substantial portion of your pre-paid travel expenses will not be refunded, and if you have to interrupt a trip mid-way, a last minute, one-way economy fare return-flight is now likely to be more costly than ever. Moreover, the reality of global terrorism, increased travel industry bankruptcies, global economic instability, and the overall unpredictability of life today causes many people to seek ways to minimize the unique financial risks associated with travel. As a result, savvy travelers purchase travel insurance in order to protect against the potentially staggering financial costs resulting from crises such as the cancellation of a big trip due to death or illness of a family member or a required emergency medical evacuation.
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