Incorporating culture into the wedding

I think that's enough personally.

Im Portuguese FH is from Ecuador , our food is Ecuadorean , MC will speak Spanish , some traditional music . We are having Natas which are a Portuguese dessert .

Everyone has culture... anglo-saxon customs doesn't equal lack of culture.....

Snark aside, we're pouring tea as part of a Vietnamese ceremony into a western ceremony. A few motifs, but the tea is the most important thing. It's more of a way to honor my heritage since I'm adopted and I have a relationship with my biological family.

I'm Puerto Rican, FH is Jewish and from Jersey. The wedding is in PR. The band is Puerto Rican and the venue is historical/Spanish colonial. We will be doing the Hora and FH's parents will escort him down the aisle.

My family is Jamaican and FH is Puerto Rican and Italian. We are using food to kind of give a nod to our backgrounds. It's all very subtle and most things are more general Caribbean/Latin fusions, not specifically Puerto Rican or Jamaican. Like we have mango and shrimp ceviche with a plantain garnish and chicken empanadas with avocado crema as two of our hors D'Oeuvres, risotto as one of the entree sides, and chimichurri sauce topping the steak. I would like to give mini servings of black cake (a Jamaican rum cake) as a favor. His parents insist that we serve espresso after dinner, so we may have that available to order. If we decide on mini desserts at the table, I'd love to have tiramisu shooters. Just little somethings for everyone to appreciate.

So @Catti Labelle any way I can get an invite? Food sounds amazing.

BTW: I'm sure you just loved another person inviting themselves to your wedding. Lol.

Hey OP! Here's a helpful link!

https://www.weddingwire.com/wedding-forums/where-my-latinahispanic-brides-at/936c84ce2fe00db8.html

Haha, @Maria, as long as I'm invited to your wedding! Fair trade, right?

I remember the picture of your venue from an old thread. SOO beautiful!

@Catti Labelle awww thanks! haha.. That was the color crisis thread. I think I've changed my mind 3x since then haha.

FH is Vietnamese. For our ceremony, I will say my vows in English, and he will say his in Vietnamese. For the reception, we are serving a traditional 7 course Vietnamese meal, wearing ao dai (traditional Viet wedding attire) for our table visits, and are thinking about doing a Chinese dragon dance since we are getting married the weekend of Chinese New Year. FH also wants to do his mother/son dance to a Vietnamese song. Incorporating FH's culture into our wedding has been so much fun! I'm excited for my family to experience it.

You are on the right track!! My FH was the officiant for our friends wedding. The brides family is from Costa Rica. As a surprise, he incorporated a few Spanish phrases into the ceremony, including the super important, "I now pronounce you husband and wife, you may kiss the bride" When I say her family loved it, I mean THEY. LOVED. IT. Several people came up to him that night in appreciation - many who didn't know very much English! The bride has mentioned numerous times that the family still remembers the gesture whenever the wedding is brought up in conversation.

Both my fiance and I are Scottish and Irish, so the guys are wearing kilts, we will be doing a handfasting along with the vows, and incorporating Celtic music into the ceremony and the reception. Also, I want the decor to be reminiscent of a rustic Scottish/Irish hunting lodge. And to celebrate my southern heritage, we are having BBQ and traditional fixings for dinner.

OO my so many posts! loving all the ideas you guys are doing for your weddings!

@Ashley S. that was very helpful! Thank you!

I think it is awesome what you are doing your a very considerate lady God bless you for going the extra mile

@Sheri Thank you! I do love the Brazilian culture so I really want my Future family to see how proud I am of their heritage. Plus it is fun and it will be a very different experience for my family and friends.

My family is from Portugal, but we really aren't doing anything special for the wedding. I did ask the DJ to play some Portuguese music during cocktail hour and maybe one song to do a traditional dance to. My dress and veil are very Portuguese though.

@Sos033 can not wait to see your bam

@Sos0033 Playing some Portuguese music will be so cool for your guests! FH's cousin's wedding had almost all Spanish music at theirs. It was different and nice to hear something different from the normal wedding music

OP--sounds amazing and I'm sure it means a lot to your FH's family that you've worked to incorporate their culture into your wedding. That's what weddings are about--2 individuals coming together to form 1 unit. I love the caprihani idea for the signature drink and some Brazilian samba music.

I'm Italian and Spanish and my fiance is French-Canadian and Anglo-Saxon, so we really brought out our culture in our food, as well as our regional heritage (New England and Maine). Our cocktail hour has all foods that are either a nod to our culture or where we're from (gazpacho, poutine, mini-lobster rolls, etc).