Subscribe Sun Ad. Start with parents and grandparents familiar with the customs from your culture. Consult relatives about what they did at their weddings. Libraries, museums, book- stores and the Internet are good places to do research.
Clergy can also provide guidance.
Check out ethnic newspapers, magazines, cultural associations or hire an ethnic wedding planner. Even ethnic cookbooks often include recipes for special-occasion foods. Rites, fashions and foods often vary from region to region even within the same cultures and countries. Elaborate braided hairstyles can serve as their own headpiece. The groom may drape an African-patterned scarf over his tuxedo.