The sounds and styles of the Middle East culture have become widely popular. The music, style, fashion, and color scheme of the Indian, Arabian, and Moroccan have streamlined their way into society, fashion, and even wedding décor.
The warm, inviting colors and intricate designs on
many of the designs offer an original décor that everyone will be talking about.
The mysterious colors and exotic styles are ones that many brides want to incorporate into their wedding. With this comes elegant fabrics, exotic feathers, decorations and jewels, and rick textures.
Here are some great ideas for a Moroccan themed wedding!
Fabrics!. Search fabric shops and stores for sale and clearance fabrics that have warm colors, detailed threads, and exotic textures to it. Even if your wedding is months away, it will behoove you to stock up on these sale fabrics to be used at the wedding for an array of decorative items.
Rhinestones. A Moroccan inspired wedding uses jewels and glam throughout the theme. Rhinestones are a perfect way to incorporate that. You can purchase these in various colors and shapes and scatter them on each table, in the floral arrangements, or even as a part of the take home gifts. Rhinestones can sometime appear gaudy so remember: less is more.
Candles, Candles, Candles. Using candles for your Moroccan wedding sets the mood all the way from the ceremony to the reception. Use for centerpieces, on or along the wall (check with your venue about sticking things to the walls!) Or create a Moroccan garden if your venue has an outdoors walkway.
Moroccan Cuisine. Talk with your caterer about creating a menu that is similar to the tastes and dishes of the traditional dishes or Morocco. Here are some common dishes that you can discuss with your caterer to see if they can recreate a version of these dishes for your wedding :
-Roast lamb,
-Grilled salmon with aromatic spices such as cumin and preserved lemons.
-Moroccan couscous with vegetables or succulent stewed lamb.
- Ovened Moroccan pastilla ( a pie with shrimp or chicken or even pigeon, ground almonds, cinnamon, coriander and sugar).
- Roasted chicken with olives, plums, and raisins.
Of course every morrocan meal must end with soothing mint tea and for those with a sweet tooth, dainty moroccan cakes and cookies.
Enjoy bringing a taste of Morocco to your wedding, this is certainly an original idea that everyone will be talking about—enjoy!
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