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gNi1125
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Greek Brides Thread
Hey girls, I've realized a couple Greek Brides still posting in the 04 board. I thought it would be a good idea to start one on BHB for questions, ideas, and suggestions. 
Just wanted to know what you have gotten/or plan to get your koumbari?
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Posted 4/12/05 6:25 PM 
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DrBeLLaRoSe
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Re: Greek Brides Thread
hey gni,
i think u are my date twin!! congrats!
my fH is greek :)
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Posted 4/12/05 7:18 PM
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beatle06
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Re: Greek Brides Thread
Hi Irene, great idea thanks for posting.. have no idea though have not got that far in my planning!!!
Curious to know how many greek brides are on here though and where you are all from!
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Posted 4/12/05 7:58 PM
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gNi1125
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Re: Greek Brides Thread
Posted by DrBeLLaRoSe
hey gni,
i think u are my date twin!! congrats!
my fH is greek :)
Hey Rosemarie! Yup we're date twins Are you guys having a traditional Greek wedding?
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Posted 4/12/05 8:03 PM
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gNi1125
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Re: Greek Brides Thread
Posted by honeybee06
Hi Irene, great idea thanks for posting.. have no idea though have not got that far in my planning!!!
Curious to know how many greek brides are on here though and where you are all from!
Hey Melissa, I want to get cracking on it (my brother is our koumbaro) I want to get him something nice plus I have to save a lot of $ for it. 
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Posted 4/12/05 8:04 PM
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DrBeLLaRoSe
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Re: Greek Brides Thread
i wish i could have a big greek wedding but i dont know how to! I dont know any of the traditions and i have never been to a greek wedding. we are getting married in the catholic church as of now, but we are also trying to find a greek priest to come to the ceremony too. trying to find an italian/american/greek wedding band is also very difficult... i will be reading this thread to get some ideas on greek traditions to incorporate --- thanx! 
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Posted 4/12/05 8:11 PM
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gNi1125
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Re: Greek Brides Thread
I hope we can all be of some help. If I hear anything about a band/dj or priest I'll let you know. I also thought you might to read this on the wedding tradition.
Greek Ceremony
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Posted 4/12/05 8:16 PM
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NYMayBride
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Re: Greek Brides Thread
Great idea, it was hard going through the entire post on the 04 post looking for info 
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Posted 4/12/05 10:42 PM
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ManhattanWoman
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Re: Greek Brides Thread
Greek and Italian Bride here!
Yassas and Ciao!
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Posted 4/12/05 10:51 PM
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DrBeLLaRoSe
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Posted by ManhattanWoman
Greek and Italian Bride here!
Yassas and Ciao!
are u getting married at st. joe's in astoria? if so then me tooooooo yippee! i used tony ferrari for my "communion" photos!
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Posted 4/12/05 11:03 PM
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ManhattanWoman
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Nope, it's St. Joe's in Manhattan. Are you also Italian and Greek?
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Posted 4/12/05 11:37 PM
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gNi1125
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Posted by NYMayBride
Great idea, it was hard going through the entire post on the 04 post looking for info
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Posted 4/12/05 11:43 PM
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Kosta's Kitty
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Re: Greek Brides Thread
I'm not greek but my DH husband is. We're getting married in St. Paraskevi in greenlawn.
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Posted 4/13/05 5:02 PM
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kia74
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Re: Greek Brides Thread
Hi girl's 
Who are u planning to use for hair and makeup?
Have u ever heard or used Helen Chiasson in Whitestone?
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Posted 4/14/05 12:25 PM
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bellaex23
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Re: Greek Brides Thread
hey girls! im a greek/italian having our ceremony at st pauls in hempstead! question, since we're having it in a greek church, do i HAVE to have someone greek in either side of the wedding party to help in the ceremony? i read that somewhere, but not sure if its true. thanks!!
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Posted 4/14/05 12:29 PM
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NYMayBride
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Re: Greek Brides Thread
Your koumbara/koumbaro has to be Greek Orthodox... this doesn't necessarily need to be your maid of honor or best man, but it could be.
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Posted 4/14/05 12:37 PM
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catherine
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Re: Greek Brides Thread
Another Greek bride here. FH is Greek and Italian and Catholic. But we are getting married in the Greek church!
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Posted 4/14/05 12:45 PM
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bellaex23
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but no one else in the wedding party is greek besides me? any way around that? we were going to get married in catholic church b/c my fh is catholic, but the greek church wouldnt 'allow' me to do that, so now we have to do it greek. what the heck can i do? ugh!
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Posted 4/14/05 12:50 PM
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FeliciaDA
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Re: Greek Brides Thread
Hello future Greek bride!
Just to chime in a second. My DH is Greek Orthodox, I am Italian Catholic. We were married in the GO church (St. Paraskevi's in Greenlawn - just beautiful I might add)
My matron of honor and bridesmaid aren't Greek - DH's BM and ushers weren't Greek either.
We actually had DH's aunt (his godmother) be our koumbara -
It doesn't matter what religion your wedding party is, but you MUST have a practicing Greek Orthodox person as your koumbaro or koumbara. They will require a letter from their parish verifiying they are a member of their particular church
Good Luck ladies! It was truly a learning experience for me since I'd never even BEEN to a Greek wedding before I was actually married!
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Posted 4/14/05 12:55 PM
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bellaex23
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Re: Greek Brides Thread
does it HAVE to be someone in the wedding party? or can i have my godmother or another family member thats NOT actually in the wedding? im not familiar even with what it is specifically. thanks!!
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Posted 4/14/05 12:57 PM
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NYMayBride
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Re: Greek Brides Thread
They will stand with you up on the altar, but don't necessarily need to be dressed like a bridesmaid or anythign like that. The only requirement ist hat they are Greek ORthodox and that they will take a special part int he eremony (crowning and exchanging of the rings)
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Posted 4/14/05 1:05 PM
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FeliciaDA
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Posted by bellaex23
does it HAVE to be someone in the wedding party? or can i have my godmother or another family member thats NOT actually in the wedding? im not familiar even with what it is specifically. thanks!!
No, the koumbaro or koumbara doesn't have to be in the wedding party at all .. they serve a very important role in the ceremony, however, and will be up at the altar with you and your BM/MOH during the entire service.
DH's aunt wasn't in our wedding party - she wore a pretty gown and a corsage to show that she was "important" in our ceremony .. but whomever you pick doesn't actually have to be a member of your wedding party.
HTH!
Edited to add: to help you visualize, here is a picture of our koumbara (DH's aunt, in the red dress)
In this part of the ceremony, she held the ribbons joining our crowns as we circled the altar. My matron on honor (in lavendar) held my train and our best man kept his hand on DH's shoulder.
Its a team effort 
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Posted 4/14/05 1:06 PM
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cj7305
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Re: Greek Brides Thread
Hi! Another Greek bride here. Has anyone gotten their crowns yet? I'll probably go to Astoria for that.
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Posted 4/14/05 4:38 PM
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May152005
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Posted by cj7305
Hi! Another Greek bride here. Has anyone gotten their crowns yet? I'll probably go to Astoria for that.
Our Koumbara ordered our crowns last weekend, FH & I went with her because she wanted us to pick out what we liked. She also ordered the large candles for church. We went to Astoria, we looked at a few places before finally ordering.
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Posted 4/14/05 4:46 PM
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Emma2-22
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Re: Greek Brides Thread
My DH is Greek so we had a Greek Orthodox ceremony. Everything was beautiful my only regret is that I did not get to experience reciting vows to one another. I'm thinking of have a vow renewel (not really renewal since they were never actually said) for our 5 or 10 year anniversary.
P.S. Ladies Anastacia's on Northern Blvd. on the border of Bayside and Flushing has lots of nice Greek stuff and gorgeous Stephanas (crowns).
ETA: We gave our Koumbaro a Movado Elliptica watch.
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Posted 4/14/05 5:43 PM
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