Mrs.KC's biography
I'm first generation Ugandan-American. My parents were
born and raised in Uganda, Africa. Needless to say, there is a lot of rich culture and tradition in my upbringing. My FI and I wanted to incorporate as much as we could into the wedding. One of the main things we decided to do was an
introduction ceremony called a Kwanjula. It's a formal event whereby the groom is officially
introduced to the bride's parents. Traditionally he must present a dowery for the bride's hand in marriage. Obviously he had already received my parent's blessing, but this was a nice ceremony to have.
There is a traditional dress that I had to wear (actually I changed 3 times) during the ceremony. It's called a Basuuti...and can only be described as a modified kimono. Matt also has an outfit called a kanzu (think, tunic). The bridesmaids wore a kikoyi wrapped like a basuti.
>>>>> CLICK HERE FOR PICTURES FROM THE KWANJULA <<<<<
Invitations for the Kwanjula and Kasiki (public bachlorette party) - Front & Back
At the reception we also wanted to incorporate the traditional dance of my tribe (the Baganda). We found a group in Canada who came to perform live! The dance is hard to explain, but there are some videos out there on YouTube like this one. Think Hula dancing with some voltage. :) It's a gorgeous energetic dance. I think our guests really appreciated it.
>>>>> CLICK HERE FOR PICTURES FROM OUR RECEPTION <<<<<
Comments
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03/31/2009 at 09:58 am
wow, i love this idea! it's always nice to discover other cultural traditions and i'm sure matt's family/friends will enjoy being a part of it. i'm sure you'll look beautiful in your basuuti! =) |
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05/29/2009 at 09:22 am
I can't wait to see it! I love seeing other cultures =) |
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06/03/2009 at 12:04 pm
I also did this! see my bio for my cultural wedding |
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12/02/2009 at 06:36 pm
Uganda?? I'm from the West Coast! Togo to be more specific. Yay! Glad to have found another sister. |
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01/21/2010 at 10:56 am
Wow. Not only are the cultural aspects of your wedding going to really make it stand out, but it's such a meaningful thing to share with your husband. The colors, the energy, everything.. yours is a wedding I will be (eagerly) waiting for!! |
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01/29/2010 at 11:06 am
I think that having your culture incorperated into your wedding is one of the most beautiful and personal things that you could do! I love this!!!! |
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01/29/2010 at 01:21 pm
i can't wait to see!! i love cultural weddings ... love learning about the different meanings and customs. and the dresses and the colors are going to look amazing!! |
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01/29/2010 at 08:30 pm
are you planning to have some cultural entertainment? i haven't gotten around to posting about it yet, but since my background is Filipino (born in Manila, but raised in Toronto, Canada), I'm going to have a surprise 15-min native Filipino dance featuring dancers with live musicians. I'm so excited and no one (except for FI of course) know about it -- not even my mom! |
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02/19/2010 at 06:38 pm
Oh I can't wait to see the pics from your wedding! |
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03/01/2010 at 08:06 am
I can't wait to see your wedding! I've never seen any of the ugandan elements you're talking about, it will be super cool to see! |
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03/05/2010 at 12:55 pm
I know I already commented here-- but I just watched that video and WOW!! It is kind of like high-voltage hula! Love it! Now gimme their phone number-- I really need to make sure this is scheduled for your big day. Ahhh... would be... so... incredible! |
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03/11/2010 at 11:43 am
this looks like it is going to be so much fun!! I can't wait to see pictures of it!!!!!! its gonna be beautiful! |
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03/11/2010 at 12:54 pm
Love that you're adding traditonal elements to your wedding. It must be great to have such a rich and lively background. |
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04/06/2010 at 03:35 pm
I love that you are including cultural elements to your wedding! My FI is from Germany, and his parents are from Poland. We're going to try to incorporate his cultural traditions into our wedding too- you are a great inspiration! |
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05/13/2010 at 10:11 am
I love seeing culture added to weddings! It looks like yours is going to be beautiful. |
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10/06/2010 at 11:40 am
Amazing idea to incorporate your culture into your wedding. |
I am also first generation Ghanian-American! :)