I searched the web and found a very cool wedding broom called “The Nigerian Wedding Broom“. They look different from your average wedding broom and look so much better than corn and wheat brooms. The site where I found them, The Wedding Broom Company, say on their site that these brooms are imported from Africa and can be customized to fit the theming / color of your wedding.
Now traditionally these brooms are used in African/African-American weddings where couples who are just married take the time to “jump the broom” WHICH (I’m getting to the point :p) symbolizes “devotion by which our ancestors recreated a solemn rite under adverse conditions. It is an act of remembrance so couples never forget the struggles of past that have made us the strong people we are today.” that meaning explained fully on The Wedding Broom Company’s homepage. I’ve heard of other reasons as to why jumping the broom is a tradition like “jumping into another life” or moving into a life together, but I’ll leave it at this.
I’ve seen lots of traditional and symbolic products/items used in many weddings minus the tradition and symbolism which I think is cool. In this case, these brooms can be used to decorate aisles or maybe even start up a “broom wedding theme”. Some couples can jump the broom for reasons of their own and then keep the broom as a token of their joy or as a memoir of their wedding day. Decorate your ceremony doors with two of these brooms for a fall wedding??? The possibilities are endless here, be creative.
In closing, The Wedding Broom Company isn’t paying me to say this (oh how I wish), but I will say it: They have the nicest looking wedding brooms I’ve seen on the entire web. Seriously. They don’t look cheap or overly decorated with dollar store embellishments. I like how the Nigerian broom’s look soft, easy to work with and tasteful. The cost is inexpensive and start at $55. Think about it!!!!
