Greek Brides??

Hi Georgia,

Thank you for asking. I'm doing well. I've been traveling a bit for work lately and haven't had time to come on the boards.

On the personal front, we are renovating our house (kitchen & bathroom) and I'm helping my cousin plan her wedding. She asked me to be her moh.....I'm so excited. We just had her shower.

Otherwise, not much else going on. I can't believe everyones' weddings are right around the corner. How exciting.

I love the stephana you picked out. They are beautiful and different. Very nice.

I hope you are all well.

Irene -its great to hear from you! That is so exciting that you are going to be the MOH - where and when is your cousin getting married??

Girls - i have a question - last night on my way home from work (yes i worked saturday ) - I was listening to the greek station (Aktina FM) and she was advertising a hair salon in manhattan - she said they specialize in curly hair - but I didnt catch the name - i thought it was christos hairl salon but not sure - i didnt even catch the website- she was talking to fast! Has anyone heard of it??

Question:

In the Greek Orthodox faith - is there a difference between using the term 'baptism' and 'christening'?

hmmmmm....don't know if there is a difference between baptism & christining? Maybe you can call your church office? They should know.

My cousin is getting married at Carlyle on the Green in the spring.

Hi girls..

My FH is Greek. We are getting married in both the GO church and the catholic church. Our wedding will be pretty much Greek/Italian. I can't wait for the Greek dancing at my wedding!! I am so glad there is a Greek thread on here. I am sure I will have many questions to ask as my day approaches. I just wanted to to introduce myself to you guys. Although, I have had some interaction with you some of you already.

Rosanne

So FH and I are going back to Greece this summer. Is there anything I should look to buy for my wedding while I am there? We are gonna go to Italy too (my family lives there). My cousin's friend makes favors. So, I am thinking of buying the little confetti flowers they put together to use for our favors.

Hi Rosanne!!

A good thing to get in greece are the stefana (those are the crowns) and a stefanothiki (its the box that holds the crowns. The stefana that are sold in astoria mostly come from greece so you will have a better selection there at lower prices.

The koumbaro is supposed to get them - but if you talk to them about it - then you can prevent anyone getting insulted about it. My koumbaro is my FH's brother - i told him before hand i would really like it if I could pic out the stefana and the lambades - and he said no problem - i'm going to with him to look - but i'm making the decision. The stefanothiki is something you get though - not the koubaro - or at least as far as I know.

You can also probably get really nice silver icons in Greece.

Our koumbaro is also FH brother and wife. We are really close to them. I think I will mention to them that I would like to buy them in Greece. I already told them the type of favor I wanted. They were fine with it. I guess they will be ok with this too. Actually, I would probably be doing her a favor since she is 3 mon. pregnant.

I'm also going with our koubaro (FH's brother) to pick out the stefana and lambades.

Girls, I had my shower this weekend and FMIL bought us a BEAUTIFUL stefanothiki and icon. I love them

ETA to add pic: Here is our stefanothiki. This pic really doesn't do it justice. It's so much prettier in person.



Hi Irene Good Luck with the renovations.

Rosanne - i dont think your FSIL will mind at all -

Marcela - I saw your pics on BHB - you are so beautiful - your shower must have been a blast - i can feel you glowing with happiness through your posts. The stefanothiki is very beautiful!

Aww thanks Georgia. You are so sweet

Marcela-Your stefanothiki is beautiful!! Your shower pics are beautiful too!! You look so pretty!!

I ordered my veils and tiara last night!! I am so excited!! My day is almost here!

Hi Rosanne,

Congratulations and welcome to our thread. I would definitely buy whatever you can while your are in Greece/Italy. They have such pretty things.

Hi Marcella,

Congrats on your shower. Enjoy all your gifts.

Thanks Irene

Hi girls-another Greek bride here, this thread is great, has definetly given me something to read through when I need a break at work.

I'm looking for a place to have a small engagement party for about 50 people-preferably Greek. I don't want to go into Astoria though, because most of my guests are coming from LI-seems too far out of the way for them.

The only place that comes to mind is Laterna in Bayside-Has anyone been to a party there? If so, what did you think of it? Any other suggestions??
Look forward to hearing from all!!

Hi Betty! Welcome!

I live close to the Laterna. It's a good restaurant. However, they're expensive. Fh's friends looked into for their eparty and they were charging $75 a head (they charge you extra b/c there's a band there on Fridays and Saturdays). His friends ended up at the Zodiac Cafe in Astoria. Another Greek rest. in Bayside is Mythos. It's good also, but I don't know what they charge.

Good Luck

Hi!

Laterna is a great choice.

They threw my shower at caffe on the green, which was also wonderful. Not usre what the minimum # of people is for the upstairs room though.

Hi Betty,

Congratulations and welcome to the boards and our thread!

Laterna is a very good place but as you may know, they do not have a private room. If you don't mind other people being there, then go for it.

I had my rehearsal dinner party (approx. 75 people) at Mythos. They have a room downstairs (but it is in the basement and has no windows.) However, the food/service was great and they gave us a very good price. They have a dance floor and you can either use their dj or hire your own dj/band.

As menitoned, Cafe on the Green is another good choice.

Best of luck to you.