http://boards.weddingbee.com/ Weddingbee Boards: Forum: Interracial - Recent Topics en Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:05:02 +0000 http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/caucasion-female-with-asian-male#post-132186 Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:52:39 +0000 Mrs.pinkblossoms 132186@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>Yep! I am Caucasian and my fiance is Asian-Vietnamese to be exact! He always jokes that we aren't really interacial because I have &quot;asian&quot; in my race, hence the caucASIAN. Funny guy! I must say when it is just the two of us-I don't notice it. He is the love of&nbsp;my life and my other half! He was born in Orange County. We are so much alike-that us being from different cultures never really crossed my mind. What I do love and honor about him is he loves the fact he was born in America, but he never trys to cover up his ancestry. (That is something many of the previous guys I dated had done and it disappointed me greatly)</p> <p>I do notice it when we are out and about ..moreso in Orange County then in LA.&nbsp;We live in LA and Orange County. It is very common to see a white male with an asian female. but not the other way around. </p> <p>I would love to hear of any similar stories! </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/wedding-nouveau-inspiration-for-the-intercultural-couple#post-482153 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:20:39 +0000 Gerbera 482153@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>Hi Ladies!<br />I know there are many of us out there. And we are continually all looking for ways to incorporate our different cultures into a cohesive wedding.</p> <p>Well, I found this wonderful wedding blog called <a href="http://weddingnouveau.com">Wedding Nouveau</a> that concentrates just on that!</p> <p><p style="padding-left: 30px;">WEDDING NOUVEAU&nbsp; is&nbsp;&nbsp;a cross cultural style guide for today&rsquo;s bride.<br /> It features images taken by some of today&rsquo;s sought after photographers documenting real weddings of interracial/ multicultural couples that dare to dream outside the box.&nbsp;&nbsp;Along with tips on different traditions, trend breakers, new wedding fashion styles that merge modern with tradition and creative ideas, Wedding Nouveau captures the unique essence of Fusion weddings.</p> <p>I've just started looking through and she has some great real fusion weddings featured and really modern takes of cultures.</p> <p>It's a great resource even if you are not a intercultural couple and just want to look for modern ways to display your culture.</p> <p>I'm in love!</p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/any-interracial-couples-out-there#post-54277 Tue, 27 May 2008 16:26:13 +0000 yogigal 54277@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>Hello!</p> <p>I posted on the African-American Board, but my fiance is white.&nbsp; I'm curious if there are others like me and what you may be different during your ceremony<img src="/my-plugins/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/icon_biggrin.gif" /></p> <p>Next stop interfaith!</p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/jump-the-broom-with-a-white-guy#post-100283 Thu, 01 Jan 2009 18:17:10 +0000 princetonbride 100283@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>Hi everyone,</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>It's always been my dream to jump the broom at my wedding. I'm African American and my fiance is white. What do you all think - can I do it even though he's white? Or would it somehow be insensitive? Thanks! </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/middle-eastern-man#post-384846 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 22:26:58 +0000 Mrs.Rabieh 384846@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>:) we are unique. I havent heard too many comments from our families, i live in a tiny town so we get the occasional comments&nbsp; from people in the town.</p> <p>My FI father is from the middle east, however my FI was born and raised in the united states. I really want to try and encorporate some arab traditions into our wedding, but so far i havent found a ton. It seems that wedding traditions are very sumilar.</p> <p>Are there any other brides out there marrying middle eastern men? how are you encorporating any of that into your wedding?</p> <p>we are honeymooning in the middle east, so im getting ready for a culture shock</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/they-love-him#post-386036 Sun, 04 Oct 2009 03:47:07 +0000 Mrs.Peach 386036@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>My FI is half arab and Looooks it :) i hope our babies someday look just like him!</p> <p>I was SO worried about bringing him home,having him meet extended family etc, not because of him in the least, because of them. I was a bit embarassed of them. I cant tell you how often my cousins throw around rasists comments, my grandpa is of the "war generation" so he uses terms that were acceptable and unoffensive in his time but definatly not today,</p> <p>THANKFULLY so far all my fears have been (mostly) unanswered, my parents love him and see what an amazing guy he is, i think he may have even changed my fathers heart. As for my grandpa i pre-warned my guy about him and everything went amazing, my grandpa wasnt perfect but now hes always asking when ill bring my FI back,</p> <p>havent faced my cousins yet (im not close to them) but im praying it all goes well!</p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/interracial-couple-denied-marriage-license-in-louisiana#post-408028 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:14:37 +0000 photoist 408028@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>Article via SF Gate:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/10/15/national/a124653D11.DTL" rel="nofollow">http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/10/15/national/a124653D11.DTL</a></p> <p>Is it sad that I'm not surprised or shocked by this?&nbsp; I should be, but I know that they are still narrow minded people out there who feel this way.&nbsp; Such archaic thinking! (other words I can think of...but I'll keep it clean)</p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/seeking-women-and-minority-owned-venors-in-massachusetts#post-394091 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:51:27 +0000 ladybug718 394091@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>Hi!&nbsp;</p> <p>Hope you all are well!&nbsp; I am having the hardest time finding Women and particularly Minority owned wedding vendors in Massachusetts.&nbsp; (I'm having my wedding on&nbsp;Cape Cod).&nbsp; Does anyone have any good recommendations that they can share with me - either that they have used or heard of?! Thank you so much.&nbsp; I appreciate it!</p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/racism-from-mom#post-293787 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 08:27:12 +0000 sweetbliss 293787@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>Hello Hive! I never said hello since joining yet. I'm not engaged for a few reasons (the biggest reason will be elaborated in this post) and don't expect to be for at least two years. I have a rather unhealthy obsession with weddings and I've been lurking for 3 months now. I couldn't resist the urge to comment and rather not wait two years to register. I'm not engaged because I'm still in school, I want a steady job with a steady income before being engaged, and my parents also play a huge role in my lack of a marital status.&nbsp; I apologize in advance if I don't make sense due to my rambling.</p> <p>My boyfriend and I have been dating for almost 2.5 years. My parents don't know about him and I don't know when they'll even know. He is Dominican and I am Vietnamese, but we're both Catholic (not religious though). I am very Americanized (born here as well) and I'm not necessarily tied to my culture. In fact, I am in love with his culture. He moved to the U.S. when he was 15 with his dead-beat father, older brother, and older sister. He was supposed to move back after high school, but then he met me. I never expected to meet "the one." I used to be afraid of long-term commitment. He's the only one I can imagine a future with. My parents and other Vietnamese people that I know (I&rsquo;m not saying all) tend to be very traditional. I can honestly say that my mom is racist against blacks or dark-skinned people in general if it means bringing them into the family. With him being Dominican, he has African blood in him and has a milk chocolate brown color. If you were to look at him, you would think he was African American. She would prefer me to be with a Caucasian or an Asian.</p> <p>My mom's racism annoys me and I find her very frustrating. We don't have very similar beliefs in almost anything. She is also very judgmental. He's not African American, but the color of his skin will be all she sees. She won't bother to get to know him for the amazing and respectful guy that he is. She told my aunt, who also has racism issues that if any of her (my mom) children married a black person, she would go to the other side of the country to hide from shame... My argument to my aunt was, "What if I dated an Asian guy that abused be emotionally and physically?" She didn't know what to say after I asked that. That comment irritated me so much that I called my boyfriend and told him what she said. He's very understanding and told me that it was okay. He's willing to put up with anything for me. However, I'm not okay with it. It's just so unfair to him to have to deal with horrible things like this. I really don't know how much longer I can put up with her beliefs. I can't even imagine how she'll react to our relationship or a prospect of an engagement... It'll be hard, I know, but I know he's worth it.</p> <p>My mom's racism is based off stereotypes. She's not open-minded and expects the world to run her way. If she could, she would control me completely to create the life that she wanted. She pushed me to work hard in high school and college. She wanted me to major in something I could not stand because it "makes a lot of money." Of course, I make my own decisions.</p> <p>I met his mom and she's very sweet. She approves of me and loves the fact that we are interracial. I wish my mom could be as accepting as her. My best friend's family (Vietnamese) are also very accepting, and it's just not fair... I wish my mom could see things my way. Honestly, the fact that he makes me happy will not overcome her racial tendencies.</p> <p>Has anyone gone through with something similar to this? Is it even possible to overcome?</p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/armenian-invitations#post-291400 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:06:15 +0000 bridetobe123 291400@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>Hello,</p> <p>my fiance and I already ordered our invitations in english. but i wanted to honor some of his relatives and print out about 10 or so in just armenian. so i was going to go get an invitation kit and print them out myself. does anyone know of or have an armenian invitation template that i can use. i dont speak armenian so i have no way of knowing how to get one.</p> <p>Thank you</p>