Kosha
Kosha is the seating area of the bride and groom.
Traditionally it the focal point of the ballroom in which the setup should be aligned
around. It's usually the most anticipated statement piece of the wedding.
However, nowadays the modern bride is preferring a minimum and very simple
kosha design and most likely the design is very streamlined.
Entrance - Zaffa
Zaffa is a musical entrance for the bride and groom in which
the father of the bride gives her away to her groom, in front of their family
and friends and they dance to traditional drums and sometimes there is a belly
dancers show. This show usually takes place in the foyer of the ballroom which
is usually designed to match the colors and decor of the ballroom
Ballroom Entrance
After the Zaffa the couple makes the ballroom entrance in a
special way whether entering with a car, carriage, coming down from the ceiling
or having a special design statement for the couple reveal. For simpler brides
they usually just come out on set of stairs where the exchange the rings (from
right to left meaning from the engagement finger to the married finger)
** Sometimes the ballroom entrance is accompanied by zaffa
according to the couples preference
Cake show
The cake show is also important for some couples in which they either decorate the cake table in a special way or make the cake a special design or even make a special cake reveal.
Centerpieces
Centerpieces are the focus of brides; they usually put a lot
of attention on the style of the centerpiece. It's usually either high or low
floral arrangements. Brides with higher budget can request to make a special
design or certain style of Centerpieces to be used in addition to focusing on
the tabletop design in general that includes napkins and linens.
Setup
Traditionally the furnishing used
is the ones provided by the ballroom. Certain changes could be made like
changing the linens and chair covers. However, nowadays the furnishing expanded
to lounges, chiavari chairs, high tables, acrylic (ghost) tables and chairs
different types of tables whether glass top tables with different shapes (
oval, square, rectangle) , s shape tables and circle tables.
In certain Gulf countries the
wedding is usually divide in 2 separate celebrations, one for the ladies and
the other for the gentlemen. Mostly the wedding design is done for the ladies
celebration with minimum decor for the gentlemen celebration.
In Egypt, church floral
decoration are usually transported and used in the reception decoration as its
a cost effective way to reuse the flowers since the ceremony usually lasts
around 45 minutes
For Muslim couples, there is Katb
El Ketab (official religious ceremony) this usually takes place either before
the wedding reception (sometimes it can be up to a year apart) or on the day of
the wedding reception.
Sometimes couple chooses to have
Katb El Ketab in a mosque and the decoration is usually minimum to none or
couples do the religious ceremony in a separate hall in the same hotel or venue
with completely different decor.
The Katb El Ketab decor is
similar to the church ceremony but instead of the altar there is a head table
and 6 chairs (couple father of the bride, the officiator and 2 witnesses)
