Interracial Wedding Tips
For the modern blended couple planning to get married, there are many issues and decisions that need to be made on even the smallest of details. From choosing the interracial wedding cake toppers, to deciding on what kinds of food are going to be served, to agree on what type of music is going to be played at the reception are all things that make planning a wedding a lot of work for most couples.
Being an interracial couple, however, oftentimes makes these decisions a little bit more difficult because you are often mixing together a variety of different religions, nationalities, cultures, traditions, and characteristics that you may not have encountered before. Following some of these simple tips will make it much easier for you to blend together your uniting families and beliefs just as you blended together in your love.
Interracial wedding cake toppers might not seem like such a big deal, but they can be depending on your unique pairing as a couple. Fortunately, most manufacturers now make a wide variety of interracial wedding cake toppers in order to accommodate any racial or ethnic coupling. You can easily mix and match cake toppers and choose from Caucasian, Asian, African American, Hispanic, Indian, Irish, or Jewish figurines.
Most of use grew up eating foods that were traditional to our specific race, culture, or religion. Now that you are uniting two different backgrounds with varying degrees of different customs, tastes, and traditions, you need to think carefully what types of foods you are going to serve to your wedding guests. The food at the wedding reception is really about the guests rather than about the marrying couple, so make sure to serve a variety of options that represent both your family’s particular tastes and your new spouse’s.
Many people just assume that the music they listen to is enjoyable and acceptable to everyone else, but this is not necessarily the case and it can be a disaster at any formal function to have just one style of music playing. In addition to the interracial differences that you might have between your two families, you also have to consider the generational differences as well. Having nothing but rap music or 80s punk music at your wedding reception might not be the best choice. Choose a variety of music that will appeal to a wide range of tastes. However, if you have a specific type of music that represents your particular cultures, such as Irish, African, or Peruvian, make sure the band or DJ that you hire is able to provide that type of music.
