Jumping the Broom Today: The Black Wedding Guide

By Harriette Cole

Make your wedding more than just a party. This time-honored ritual can become a unique reflection of your love and commitment to each other.

Consider Jumping the Broom Today as your cultural keepsake--the wedding guide you need to plan your big day. For centuries, Black people and those who love us have been honoring our unions, mixing tradition and culture with modern inspiration. Wedding expert Harriette Cole is your trusted guide through the magic of bringing your love to life. She interviewed more than one hundred Black wedding industry professionals and couples to offer you the latest on how we get married today.

Between these pages, you will find a mix of practical instructions on how to design your wedding, alongside rich storytelling that takes you into the heart of couples' experiences. You will find wedding planning essentials like choosing your venue, creating your guest list and planning team, and all things dresses, rings, flowers, music, and more. In each Love Notes section, you will learn how real couples came to meet, know, love each other, and express their bond through this sacred event. With advice from business insiders, resource guides featuring Black-owned brands, and intimate full-color photography, Jumping the Broom Today opens the door for can't-miss considerations like:

Ancestral Wisdom and the history of Black weddingsThe meaning of commitment and creating a proposal that's unique to youHow Gen Z, LGBTQ+, interracial, and older couples are doing things their own wayBlending your village--cultures, children, in-laws, and chosen familyBudgeting, prenuptial agreements, and planning your financial futureHow grooms are getting--and staying--involvedFood traditions from Black America, Africa, the Caribbean, and Latin AmericaHow to organize a meaningful honeymoon
Planning a wedding shouldn't be a mystery with unwanted surprises. It should be a time worthy of celebration--your love, your way.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1538774925
• ISBN13: 9781538774922
• Release Date: August 2027
• Publisher: Legacy Lit
• Length: 384 Pages