There is nothing as pleasantly gratifying as being experimental with themes that are a bit out of the ordinary during your wedding. A pleasantly themed wedding will leave a lasting memory in the mind of your guests and friends and in you as well. It is all in the spirit of being out of the ordinary and a cut above the rest, which leaves no room for your big day to pass as just another wedding. There are plenty of themes to choose from some ranging from sentimental to symbolism and to outright bizarre. But one theme that you will never go wrong with is a cultural theme. The whole array of global cultures is open before you and it is a matter of choosing one that appeals to you. One such cultural theme is an African theme. You can have your wedding laced with elements of tribal Africa with hundreds of themes from the hundreds of ethnic groupings from the Cape to the Suez at your behest. Africans in general have an elaborate way of going about marriage and wedding rituals and transporting that to a continent away is a sure clincher. One area that is poignantly African is the involvement of as many people as you can. But this is only if you have the means to cater for all of them. In Africa a whole village shows up at a wedding whether invited or not as it is an unsaid fact that a child belongs to the whole community. To give your wedding that African touch, spruce up the wedding venue with touches of tropical Africa like paintings of the wild. That out of Africa feeling will transport your guests an ocean away. African gear would also be ideal for the selected theme. For example, straw hats could be customized to match the wedding day attire. And you could go that extra length and wear the free-flowing African kikoy and headgear in matching colors. When it comes to wedding favors and gifts, exotic curios from Africa are a sure winner. Carvings of elegant animals, picturesque landscape paintings or tribal bracelets will catch your guests unaware and pleasantly surprise them. And when it comes to reception feasting, you have no choice but to be on top of your game. Research on African delicacies and customize them to suit your event. For example in Kenya, a happy event is not complete without nyama choma {Roast meat.] Goat ribs are a preference. If you are not too sure about African foods, you can have your reception in one of the many African Foods hotels that are mushrooming in most big cities. Round off a magnificent African-theme wedding with a honey moon in a safari tour. If you have the means, fly out to some exotic location in Africa for a honeymooning holiday. Visit game parks or nature reserves or have some good time in tropical beaches in Mombasa or the Seychelles or Zanzibar or whatever location of your liking. And of course the warmth and the love of the vast continent should manifest through the whole ceremony.
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