Wedding in Nairobi or Karen

Hi everyone,

I am new to this forum.

I just moved to Nairobi a couple of months ago. My fiancé is Kenyan and I am French. We are planning to get married in Kenya at the end of 2011 and would like your help/advice. Does anyone know a great place (simple but elegant) in or arround Nairobi or Karen. I would like a luxurious but simple wedding. Can you help me?

Thanks in advance for your help,

Mademoiselle Jo

How exciting to be organising a wedding!

A popular venue in Karen is the Karen Blixen Museum (garden). They seem to have weddings there every weekend! Other venues in Karen to consider might be The Rusty Nail restaurant, The Karen Blixen Coffee Garden, Mamba Village have an area that is often booked for weddings? There are also some gardens just on Langata South Road, down from Langata link on the left hand side, before Mat Bronze- that also is often busy with weddings, though I can't remember what it's called.

Not sure how viable it is, but the Nairobi National Museum would make a dramatic backdrop for a wedding - and I know they allow functions etc there.

Good luck with planning!

Thank you. I have just added these venues on my list of places to see this weekend. I can not await

That information is great! My boyfriend and I are going to get married most likely this year, in Kenya as he is Kenyan.
Just knowing a few places to look at is a great help for me too, thanks!

Emily

I think the place on Langata South Road is called the Botanical gardens...

Good luck!

Hi.Am happy for u r gettin married.Kenya is a beautiful place.Well you can try out the following places.
Tipuana gardens in karen.
Red cube in Karen(good for evening party)
Maro gardens (between brookhouse and banda school)
Lukenya gateaway.
Evergreen park and garden
Lang'ata botanical
Cool breeze garden
west minister event centre
Lake Naivasha sawela lodges
west breeze hotel
Ol arabel
kizingoni beach
I hope this information will help you.You can ask anything if you need to.
Am also looking for a job.You can read my profile.Any help from you i will greatly appreciate.