Weddingbee Blog

I’m not exactly sure how to write this post. While I think I am like many brides out there trying to navigate all of the various ideas about what I am supposed to be as a bride, I sometimes feel a little left out. As I am sure you all can see from my profile there, I am a Black woman (with dreadlocks, no less). While I love the wedding blog world, and while I acknowledge that there are many great Black women writing wedding blogs, I still don’t feel that Black brides are adequately represented. Apparently, I’m not the only one.

As much as I can identify with lots of brides, it’s always nice to see someone that looks like me or may share a similar cultural background. It’s not that I can’t identify with women different from me, either. For example, one of my favorite bees of all time was Mrs. Hummingbird. I can’t imagine someone so different from me, but I was totally feeling her!

Also I’ve got a particular problem with finding resources because of my hair (more on that later). The wedding world does not really offer many resources for women with dreadlocks. I do have some ideas that I am excited to share with you, and will do so in later posts. Don’t start me on makeup… oy!

Instead of complaining, I figured that I would take matters into my own hands. I started blogging as much for myself as well as for the faint hope that someone else would find some helpful information and inspiration from something I’ve posted.

That being said, for my short time here on Weddingbee, I want to blog about this wedding process as it relates to ALL women. I think that while we’ve got a universal experience as people transitioning into marriage, there are going to be some variations on how we experience this time in our lives and what we need to do to prepare for the day. Besides, I don’t want anyone to feel left out.

I’ve added some resources for Black brides below that I found and thought were interesting. This is by no means an exhaustive list, but all are definitely worth a look.

African American Brides - a good general blog.

African American Wedding Hairstyles - a great place for hair inspiration. The great thing about this blog is that it includes pics for Black women with ALL types of hair textures, from long, straightened hair, to locks, to two-strand twists and afros.

Brown and Bridal - an online community with emphasis on its message boards. They’ve also got bloggers, too.

Afrobella - a great general blog for Black women with an emphasis on natural hair and makeup and beauty tips. I’m a bit of a makeup/beauty products dunce, and have learned quite a bit here.

If anyone has found more, please share!