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Step 1
Order invitations that embrace your culture. This helps your guests to know ahead of time that you're planning an African wedding. The Adinkra design from Vibride uses Brownkraft stock to enhance the cultural vibe. You can create a custom verse or use on of their templates for the wording.
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Step 2
Wear African wedding attire. Many people choose to meld Western traditions with African traditions. The gown can be an actual bridal gown or you may want to look at ideas of traditional wedding attire. Traditionally men often wear agbada, flowing jackets, and rounded hats called fila. You can also incorporate red, gold and green to represent liberation.
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Step 3
Choose an African bridal crown or cowrie shell veil for a headpiece. Vibride sells custom made crowns and veils. You can choose a detachable veil, the fabric, the color of the bead trim and the shell color. The website also features a silk dupioni hat decorated with cowrie shells and feathers.
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Step 4
Jump the broom. This tradition symbolizes the transition into married life. Wedding brooms can be decorated to reflect your style and many use the broom as wall décor after the wedding.
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Step 5
Celebrate Yoruba. This spiritual service focuses on family. One month before the wedding, have a spiritual reading and ask for God's blessing and your ancestral spirits' blessing. The groom should ask the bride-to-be's mother for permission to marry her daughter.
