Sneak Peek: A Safari Destination Wedding at Maasai Mara in Kenya

A Safari Destination Wedding at Maasai Mara – Over the past years Nina has spent months working with wild lions on the stunning Maasari Mara National Reserve in Kenya.

A Safari Destination Wedding at Maasai Mara in Kenya

So when it came time to plan her wedding Nina and Sebastian knew they wanted to hold their ceremony on the land of the Maasai, “I have become very close friends and almost family with the Maasai who welcomed me into their lives.

A Safari Destination Wedding at Maasai Mara in Kenya

It was very important to us to incorporate some of the traditions of the Maasai culture into the ceremony; for example after the ceremony a traditional Maasai song and dance followed.

A Safari Destination Wedding at Maasai Mara in Kenya

A bride of the Maasai normally wear a lot of jewelry where the necklace, called enkarewa, is especially important. When I first told my closest friend in the Maasai community about our wedding, he came back to me with a necklace and bracelets as a special gift made for me by his family.

A Safari Destination Wedding at Maasai Mara in Kenya

The stick carried by Sebastian was also a gift from the local Maasai community. But even more generously, my friend offered to bring warriors from the Maasai community to the celebration. So in the end our two cultures and nature merged in the perfect moment and the best day of our lives.”

A Safari Destination Wedding at Maasai Mara in Kenya

A three-tier, chocolate-iced cake featuring a cascade of fresh flowers and a giraffe cake topper is even more spectacular when real giraffes are just steps away.

A Safari Destination Wedding at Maasai Mara in Kenya

Maasai traditions were incorporated throughout the ceremony. Their officiant wore a Maasai shuka as a stole as he performed the ceremony.

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