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Hey Ladies

I had no clue about the other boards thanx for the links

Our wedding date is September 20, 2008 in Antioch, CA

Its coming quick!!

Hi there, glad to know there are others out there.  I wonder if there are any African-American bloggers...I am a Canadian of African descent (Ghana) and originally from Montreal.  I currently live in England with my Scottish fiance and we plan on getting married in Scoltand and totally planning on repping my culture.  Glad to "meet" you and hope to exchange some ideas with you.

Hello all!  I am married also (and still lurking on weddingbee) :)  Glad to see that there are other AA brides on here too!  Happy planning. We live in Jersey, but I'm from ATL and we got married in Tampa, FL where my parents are from.

Hey girls! I'm an AA bride in Tampa, FL. I'm moving to Chicago with my Mexican fiance in June, but the wedding will be in FL in November. Nice to say hello!

mlindsey, the smoking drives me bonkers.  I've travelled a bit around Europe and the Brits and French are such avid smokers.  You would love it here!  Thanks for the congrats!

Hello, ladies! I am an AA bride from Chesapeake, Virginia (near Norfolk and Virginia Beach). Our wedding date is April 18, 2009.

Hi Ladies,

 I live in New York, but am a transplant from Kentucky! I'm getting married August 30, 2008 in North Carolina. Too funny right? I'm working to accomodate familes in both the South and the East Coast area - my only issue is telling people that I have a limited number of people that can attend my wedding and not hurting peoples' feelings in the process. My family is huge and everyone is sensitive about that kind of stuff. I"m definitely tryng to hang in there with it! I'll be glad when I'm married already!

Hey Getmarried4Less, I came across your blog the other day.  Great ideas.  Hello to everyone else.  I am a Caribbean bride, getting married in GA in August.  Hello to all, especially the VA bride, I went to NSU - go Spartans!  I didn't know about the other website as well.  It seems pretty helpful though.  If anyone gets a chance, check out my blog - http://adventuresofanunexpectedbridezilla.blogspot.com/

Ahhhhh! Sooooo very happy to meet Black brides on Weeding Bee! YAY!  I *impatiently* await a Black Bee but until then, we can help each other out. My parents are Costa Rican (my mom is from the Caribbean part of the country, called Limón) and Panamanian. I was born and raised in Brooklyn and identify as Afro-Latina. It's a political, pro-diasporic, & cultural identity that encompasses my heritage, culture, and complexion so I hope that you all don't mind me posting on the African American board. I'm marrying an awesome man of West-Indian (St. Vincent/Trinidad) descent.

I just posted this issue on 1 other board, as well as on Miss Champagne's "hair clip" blog post but since I can't identify with white women's hair decisions, I was wondering if any of you could help me think of a solution to the following issue -

We're having a destination wedding in Costa Rica, and we plan to do a fun group activity - like ziplining or white water rafting - the day before the wedding to get folks to bond. The problem is that the activity is going to seriously to jack up my hair. So I don't know if we should schedule the group activity for the day after the wedding (and skip the pre-wedding bonding) or bring my hair stylist down to Costa Rica with me (he's ok; not great). Or just do my hair myself (i.e., bring lots of products, a great curling iron & blow dryer, and one of those hair clip-wig pieces with me to Costa Rica).  But, using one of the stylists down there is not an option since I need personal experience with a stylist before I'll trust him/her with my hair on the BIG DAY!  What do you all think?  Is anyone having a destination wedding?  What do you plan to do about your hair?

Thanks!

Hi Caribqueen!

Thanks for the info and link! I'll check it out. We'll cross our fingers for a Black Bee!  Feel free to message me anytime. :) Your locks are probably sooooo beautiful!

 Yeah, we all have unique hair issues. I'm going to try practicing my hairstyle. Thanks! When I was a toddler, I wanted to be a hairstylist! lol

Hi Ladies-

Nice to know that I am not the only one who notices that there aren't any african american bees, which makes me really sad because I would love to see on and get something to relate to.

Obviously, I am also a Black bride and will be getting married to a wonderful Indian man on September 5, 2009.  Keep the blog rolls coming, I've enjoyed being able to see them!

Activist Bride and Caribqueen, I've been thinking about the hair issue too, tho I'm trying not to make it an "issue".  I have thick, natural hair and while I'm trusting my very talented baby sister to do my hair the day of, I have no idea what I want.  Activist Bride, I'm not sure what kind of hair that you have, but when I was a permie, I wouldn't do water activities before a big hair day, so I'd probably wait till after the wedding.  The water there might be different and if the water is salty, that might wreak havoc on your tresses.  I would def. bring my own products and hook myself up before the big day and then go buck after the wedding:).

 Like some of you, I'm hungry for a Black bee.  I have considered applying but because I'm not in North America, I'm not sure if they'd have me.  I'm Canadian and I'll be living and getting married in Scotland so I can't really give applicable vendor reviews, etc .  If I was going to apply, I'd have to start a new blog exclusively for weddings + keep up with my other blog.  Decisions, decisions. That being said though, I think it would be nice to have a girl who I can personally relate to.

Kakita: I definiely think you should aply to be a bee. Any of us can and should!  My wedding isn't happening for a while and there are time restrictions to qualfy for write for the Hive, but I may apply (eventually), too. Yeah, it's definitely awesome to have women we can relate to!

mlindsey: Hi! Thanks. I checked Mrs. Butterscotch out and she's biracial (http://www.weddingbee.com/2007/10/11/wedding-picture-gifts/#more-36295).  She had some good blog posts. I read through 'em, thanks to you!  How exciting that she's pregnant now!!  Mrs. Butterscotch did have 1 hair post: http://www.weddingbee.com/2007/07/24/butterscotch-hair-trial/#more-27761 but my hair texture is not like hers - unless I have a fresh perm.  Not helpful. But then again, she didn't have a destination/weekend wedding. My hair is thick, relaxed & highlighted, and just below shoulder length.  But the elements make it thick and frizzy (when I was in Panama in '07, I had to flat iron it like 5 times a day! Seriously, I should've just let it be in its "natural" state, whatever that would've been). Part of me wants to do the bonding activities the day after the wedding but that'll kill the whole point of the activity.  So, I think I'll just go ahead and have the group activity on Friday (and focus on FUN, like you said).  I'll dedicate that evening to washing/conditioning it and then style it the next day.  It's going to be difficult b/c even though the coordinator we'll be working with said that the ceremony will take place @ sunset, in the timeline she sent, our photography session start @ 10 AM!! LOL!  Anyway, I think I'll just bring a ton of hair products (and pray the airlines stop charging for the 2nd checked bag by then!), a good flat iron, a recently done relaxer, and some hair pieces with me to Costa Rica.  I'd like to put a pretty pink flower in my hair.  BTW, mlindsey, when and where in Costa Rica were you looking to honeymoon?  It can be really inexpensive, depending on when you go and what amenities you're looking for in a hotel.  

I can't wait to hear other hair anecdotes!   Thanks again for the feedback.

Hey ladies,

I'm an African-American bride getting married on Sept. 12th of this year!! I'm glad to see you all. I was starting too feel alone in this wedding world!!lol

So glad I found this board. I always feel at home on the African-American boards. There's something different about the AA boards...like a sense of togetherness.

Anyway, hello everyone. I am from Maryland, close to Annapolis. I am a 27-year-old bride-to-be. I am planning a wedding for October 2010. I am getting a headstart on this wedding process.

I look forward to learning a lot about other brides.

Follow me at my blog: www.keaianaregettingmarried.blogspot.com

Thanks