Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100 Page 101 Page 102 Page 103 Page 104 Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 108 Page 109 Page 110 Page 111 Page 112 Page 113 Page 114 Page 115 Page 116THE EAST WIND INN TENANTS HARBOR, MAINE Timeless, Elegant, Coastal. { n o w b o o k i n g 2 0 1 7 } 207-372-6366 www.eastwindinn.com eastwindinnweddings@gmail.com 21 MECHANIC STREET TENANTS HARBOR, MAINE 66 p o r t l a n d monthly magazine Maine Wedding Planning Guide How profound then that the mandap was a bridge between two cultures. Peel back a success like this, and you’ll of- ten find considerate questions early in the process. “I always begin by asking which tra- ditions the couple would like to observe,” Goodwin says. “I ask the parents as well.” At the center of it all, “the ceremony is the most important part of the day for my clients, so creating that true reflection of themselves is really special.” the language of dance I f you’re not particularly interested in a long ceremony and would rath- er skip to the celebration, the recep- tion makes for a perfect stage to express cultural customs. Rosa Noreen, ballet and belly dance teacher at Bright Star World Dance in Portland, says Middle East- ern Dance–or raqs sharqi, meaning dance of the East–is traditionally performed in three different areas of an Arab wedding. Dancing figures in the bride’s henna par- ty. It reappears during the zaffa procession (the bride’s journey from her home to the groom), and it completes the circle dur-