Interpreting Services at a Multilingual Wedding

In an increasingly interconnected world, love knows no borders. This was beautifully exemplified in the union of our Bride, from Argentina, and her Groom, from the United Kingdom, at this Anglo-Argentinian wedding event. While the couple shared fluency in both Spanish and English, their respective families faced a significant communication challenge. Bride’s parents, with limited English, were concerned about fully participating in the wedding ceremony. Similarly, the bride’s father’s heartfelt speech, delivered in his native Spanish, risked being lost on the majority of the English-speaking guests. This case study explores how My Language Hub’s professional interpreting services transformed a potential communication barrier into a celebration of cultural unity.

Our Bride and Groom sought to create a wedding that honoured both their cultures, ensuring all family members felt included. The key challenges included:

• Ceremony Accessibility: Bride’s parents needed real-time interpretation during the ceremony to fully understand and participate.
• Speech Comprehension: The bride’s father’s speech in Spanish required accurate and engaging translation for the English-speaking guests.
• General Communication: Facilitating smooth communication among guests with varying language proficiency throughout the reception.

MLH provided a tailored interpreting solution to address these challenges:

• Whisper Interpreting (Chuchotage) during the Ceremony: Discreet and simultaneous interpretation allowed our Bride’s parents to follow the ceremony in real-time, ensuring they felt fully engaged.
• Consecutive Interpreting for the Father’s Speech: A skilled interpreter delivered the speech in English, allowing the audience to fully appreciate the emotional and cultural significance of the moment.
• On-site Facilitation: MLH interpreters were present throughout the reception, assisting with informal conversations and ensuring smooth communication among guests.

The wedding was a resounding success, marked by an atmosphere of warmth, understanding, and cultural celebration. MLH’s interpreting services played a crucial role in:

• Ensuring that every family member felt included and connected.
• Bridging the language gap, allowing for genuine emotional exchange.
• Creating a memorable and inclusive experience for all guests.

This intimate wedding was a memorable and unforgettable event for everyone, even for the guests. Facilitating cross-language communication is at the core of what we do at My Language Hub, bringing our mission of “breaking barriers and building connections” to the real world.

Sometimes we think of interpreting services as only being provided at conferences and fancy or big international events. However, we never think of our personal and family environment as being “international”. In a world where countries’ frontiers seem to fade away thanks for intercultural marriages, maintaining communication between families is paramount to foster mutual understanding. And this is our specialty at My Language Hub.

This case study highlights the importance of professional interpreting services in facilitating cross-cultural events, particularly intimate gatherings like weddings. MLH’s expertise in providing tailored solutions ensures that language barriers are overcome, fostering genuine connections and creating unforgettable experiences.