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This is a short clip of our wedding highlights created by the amazing Lauchie from Net Productions!
We were married at the Greek Orthodox Church of St George and the reception was at The Greek Club.
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Happy New Year to all the readers of Greek Wedding and Traditions.
2011 is going to be a very exciting year for me because I am getting married!
After a serious chat with my Koumbara yesterday, I realised that there is only 20 weeks left until the wedding day. Whilst i should be feeling very excited about getting married, i actually feel very stressed and sick in the stomach.
Koumbara asked me if I was getting cold feet or having second thoughts about getting married but that is not the case at all…. I just feel overwhelmed by all of the planning that needs to be done between now and then.
Any wedding requires detailed planning and time to organise but a big fat greek wedding is a whole different story. Not only do I need to organise all of the normal wedding tasks such as the photographer, invitations and a cake I also need to think about:
- A venue that can cater for hundreds of guests
- Dresses and shoes to suit seven bridesmaids who each have very different personalities and styles
- Days to make all of the sweets, which sweets to cook and who is going to come over to cook them
- When and where we should have the Krevatia,
- How to make the Greek Club look unique and not just like all of the other Greek weddings that everyone goes to.
Not to mention the usual controversial issues such as:
- How to cut the guest list without offending any aunties, uncles or cousins
- Weather or not to invite all of the relatives from overseas
- Where all the relatives from overseas will stay when they get here
- What will happen if i decide to have black bridemaids dresses (heaven forbid)
- And whether or not i should wear my rings on my left hand or my right hand.
I’m sure that i will have lots of inspiration for blog posts as I journey through the next few months of wedding planning. I would love to share my experience with all of the readers of Greek Weddings and Traditions. Stay updated by subscribing to this blog, following me on twitter or by joining the Facebook page.
Share your thoughts and comments on any of my posts. I would love to hear from you… I think im going to need all of the help and support that I can get.
I am getting married and I am soooo excited!
My wedding is going to be a Big Fat Greek Wedding and I am going to have 7 bridesmaids and 9 groomsmen!
We recently invited each member of our bridal party to be a part of our special day. I wanted to ask them properly… and formally… in a nice kind of way. I did this by having personalised cards made for each person.
Here is a picture of the bridesmaid’s card:
You can view the full size of this card and other fantastic cards by Eugenia Bacon by clicking here: http://www.greetingcarduniverse.com/-be+my+bridesmaid-greeting+card-169620?pid=169620&page=1&ref=cb_card_title
Eugenia personalised each one of my cards and i put a special ‘typed’ message inside. I even had printed ‘Please be my Koumbara’ on the front page of my Koumbara’s card. Here is a picture of it:
I also had some special cards made up for the boys. They look like this:
These cards plus many other unique designs can be found at GreetingCardUniverse.com
I would love to hear about how you invited your bridesmaids and groomsmen to be a part of your bridal party. Please share your stories here!
Read more about Sia’s Wedding:
My Koumbara asked me a question the other day…
‘Can we be traditional with the bonboneries? I want it to be a surprise on your wedding day!’ she said.
Bonbonerie have become so commercial these days. The old tradition is not only practices by Greeks and Italians anymore but also by most modern Brides. There is a large variety of Bonboneiri available now and they are advertised in every bridal magazine. The Bride (or the Koumbari) can choose from a range of different colours, shapes, sizes, flavours and ornaments as the choices become endless.
Whilst bonbonerie are traditionally a gift from the Koumbari, many Brides these days are making the choice themselves.
When The Bride Chooses The Bonbonerie
- Be polite and first have the approval of the Koumbaro/Koumbara before making the choice - especially if the Koumbari are the ones paying for the bonbonerie.
- Chip in and offer to pay for the bonbonerie if you want something specific.
- Make sure that the Koumbari are happy with your choice and with the price. Ensure that it is within their budget.
When The Koumbari Chooses The Bonboneri
- Bonboneries always look nice when they match in with the theme of the wedding so ask what the colours are going to be.
- Ask the Bride and Groom for ideas on what they like and what they don’t like.
- Go shopping with your Bride and Groom or perhaps with the Brides mother who could probably help with the decision making.
- Consider the price and multiply it by the number of guests. You don’t want to spend outside of your budget.
Do you have any other advice for Brides or Koumbari about choosing bonbonerie?
I am very lucky to have a wonderful Koumbara and a fantastic Koumbaro. I trust them both and I know that whatever they choose as bonboneries for my wedding will be just perfect. It is their gift to us and I personally don’t care what they are going to look like (as long as they match my colour scheme 
).
So I said
‘Yes, Let’s be traditional! I think it will be a nice surprise!’
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I love weddings. I have always loved weddings and now i finally get to plan my own wedding!
It’s been just a few weeks since he popped the big question and now we are finally engaged! We’ll we are not ‘officially’ engaged yet since we haven’t had the rings blessed or had any kind of engagement party but we are getting married!
I am so excited. I have never been this excited about anything before. There are so many things to do and prepare for and so many decisions to make.
My wedding is going to be a great source of inspiration for this blog and i can’t wait to write about all of the new topics i have been thinking about.
Already i have been confronted with some interesting issues like:
- Which hand should I put my engagement ring on?
- Should we have an engagement party?
- What about the ‘logies’? Is this different to an engagement?
- How many bridesmaids should i have?
- Can i have married friends as my bridesmaids?
- And how many Koumbari should we have?
There are so many decisions to make and different people tell me different things about how things should be done. I know that this wedding is our wedding and i know that we should be able to decide whatever we want. Right?
Well, i also know that this is not always the case, especially with Greek families. In most Greek weddings, the whole family gets involved and it is not always the bride and groom making the decisions.
So what and who is right? What is the right thing to do and who should be making all the decisions? I’m not sure of the answers to these questions just yet but i think that i am about to find out.
I will keep you posted on my wedding plans and my controversial decisions.
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