Multicultural Weddings 2 - Wedding Ceremonies

We plan lots of weddings where the bride and groom are from different cultures/backgrounds. One of the main things to consider is which type of ceremony or ceremonies to have and to get the right balance of the two cultures. It is possible to combine a civil ceremony with a religious or cultural wedding ceremony by doing both events on one day or by splitting the events over two weekends. If you are trying to reduce costs, I would suggest having the civil ceremony in the morning with just close friends and family attending and then inviting all the other guests to the religious ceremony in the afternoon. The religious ceremony can also be shortened if you require and most priests are happy to accommodate such requests.

Photo from The Knot

Raj Tent Company

If you are looking at having an outdoor wedding or want to create a separate space inside, one idea would be to use a beautiful tent from the Raj Tent Company. If you want to create a chillout area or space within another space or large venue, their tents and furniture would be ideal.

Here are a few photos:

Sweet Buffets

One idea that we are using at weddings this summer is a Sweet Buffet. Make a statement with the dessert buffet and mix it up with sweets, candies, profiterole towers and foil wrapped chocolates all in keeping with the colour scheme. Have this available in the evening after the main meal so that guests can have something to nibble on during the evening.

The queen of Sweet Buffets has to be Amy Atlas in the US. Here are a couple of her dessert buffets:

Here are a couple more photos to inspire you from the Knot:

Australian Inspiration

One company that always inspires me is Angels Dreaming in Australia. They do beautiful stationery and also theming via The Style Salon. I used them back in 2006 to create my own invitations and wedding stationery when I got married. They have a showroom in Sydney but also do wedding stationery for overseas weddings.

Here are a couple of photos to inspire you:

Fusion Wedding Outfits

We often work with brides that are looking for a designer to create an outfit that is a mix of two cultures. One specialist designer that can design and create an outfit that is a fusion of Asian and Western styles is Ami-London (http://www.ami-london.com/). She designed a fabulous gold outfit for one of our clients last summer. Our client said that "She was really easy to get on with and had a good sense of what I wanted".

Here are a few of her designs for 2009:

Inspiration - Country Living Magazine Spring Fair

I visited the Country Living Magazine Spring Fair on Friday at the Business Design Centre on Islington. The show was full of inspiration with all things country inspired - perfect for marquee weddings with bunting and long tables with seating.

Here are a few of my favourite finds:

A Wire Card/Memo Holder in the shape of a Heart that holds 18 cards. Two or three of these would be a perfect way to display your seating plan from Flutterbyes.

Mini Hanging Heart with Bubble Votive from Nature's Harvest. Would be perfect for hanging in trees outside where guests could relax and chill out in the evening.

Stunning jewellery and accessories from Ginta Siceva. Perfect for bridesmaids that are wearing black dresses and the jewellery can be made in a range of colours.

Honeymoon Locations

One stunning hotel and location that I visited was the Chedi in Chiang Mai in Thailand. The perfect place for a honeymoon.


It had some lovely features such as this sunken pool with floating flowers:




The pool with a river setting:


The bedrooms and suites looked out onto a large water feature:



The restaurant with outside dinning: