It is true that weddings are wonderful affairs; proper preparation requires a great deal of down-to-earth paperwork. The written contracts with all the vendors you take into service to carry out the biggest day of your life. Contracts are legal documents that define specific terms and conditions of the service to be done, keeping misunderstandings […]
How to avoid wedding rip-offs
Planning a wedding can be a stressful event. The last thing you need is to be ripped-off by an unscrupulous wedding vendor or planner. Here are a few tips to help avoid this problem. Make Your Wedding Arrangements and Bookings as Far in Advance as Possible Most facilities, vendors, and planners can be booked more […]
A Guide To Hiring Wedding Vendors
one of the most challenging things about getting married is finding and hiring the wedding vendors. However large or small their roles may be, they will have a significant impact in the overall outcome of your wedding day. Because of this, it is imperative to take your time and follow some very simple steps to […]
Western Style Hen Party
The hen night is traditionally the party that women should celebrate the last night of their freedom before getting married. Hen night parties are often quite naughty or raunchy parties because it really is the bride to be’s last moment of freedom! And it’s usually the duty of the Chief Bridesmaid to organise the party. […]
Origins of the Zambian Kitchen Party
A Kitchen Party is a common pre-martial ceremony performed in Zambia mainly. This is not a Zambian marriage tradition but is borrowed from the Western culture in what is commonly referred to as a bridal shower. The introduction of kitchen parties to the Zambian scene was started in the late sixties, after Zambia gained its […]
5 Things Zambian Brides don’t want at their wedding
In todays world not every Zambian woman dreams of a fairy tale white wedding, some opt for a simple registry wedding while others may go for a traditional modern wedding, all depending upon their budget but they all agree on one thing which is that they all hope to have a perfect wedding which will […]
10 things Zambian brides forget on their wedding day
If you are Zambian, then you should already know that a Zambian wedding be it a Traditional, Christian or Western style wedding is a huge family affair because for Zambians, Family is everything. So it can get overwhelming for brides to keep up with everything even when they have a wedding planner. Thus, in order […]
Points to Consider when Choosing an Emissary (Ba Shibukombe)
An Emissary( “Shimukombe” – Bemba language,” Nkongu”– Lunda language and” Alangizi” – Nyanja language) is a person that is chosen by the family to provide counselling and Marriage training to the couple who are about to wed. Various counselling includes budgeting in the home, respecting in laws, what’s expected in the Marriages etc including how […]
10 Things Zambian Grooms forget to do on their Wedding Day
Zambian marriage traditions deem that its always been the responsibility of the Man to pay for the wedding and as western style weddings become the norm compared to Traditional weddings, the list of requirements of what to do and have are rising the cost of weddings to levels that are now leaving some Grooms […]
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