We were not invited to the ceremony–even though we were honored guests. The wedding ceremony is just for close friends and family. It started at 8 am. We were expected at the family’s home by 10 for the celebration. At a little before 9, the pastor, Deb and I walked into town to buy wedding presents. We got to the market as most people were setting up their booths. Pastor bought a blue, plastic pitcher and two red cups. He handed one cup to me and one to Deb, telling us this was our present.
We then walked back to his home to rest for a few min. A little before 10 we started our walk to the celebration. The pastor had said it was not far, to him it was close, to us, it was far. We were the first guests, Jeff and Blake came about 20 minutes later. They sat us under a shade arbor in the sets for the bridal party. But, that was okay because they didn’t arrive for about another hour. When they arrived in a caravan of cars, packed, the bride and groom were ushered into a small building where they stayed there for two hours. At one the mother of the groom took us into the house for rice and chicken. It was really good because we were hungry. By the time we finished lunch they had set up sets for us next to were the bridal party would sit.
The groomsmen and bridesmaids danced and the couple shuffled behind them. We stayed at the celebration until after we had given our gifts and gotten a piece of cake. Five hours later we started our walk back to our suburb of Petauke. It was definitely a cultural experience for us. The guys walked into town to buy us some water and then came to visit us for a while.
Blake watches the wedding party dance to their seats.
Family members of the wedding party get all dressed up for the big celebration--even using glitter!
Guests take turns giving wisdom and advice to the newly-married couple.
The bride and groom, not allowed to look at anyone, stand in front of the crowd as others talk about their future life together.
We then walked back to his home to rest for a few min. A little before 10 we started our walk to the celebration. The pastor had said it was not far, to him it was close, to us, it was far. We were the first guests, Jeff and Blake came about 20 minutes later. They sat us under a shade arbor in the sets for the bridal party. But, that was okay because they didn’t arrive for about another hour. When they arrived in a caravan of cars, packed, the bride and groom were ushered into a small building where they stayed there for two hours. At one the mother of the groom took us into the house for rice and chicken. It was really good because we were hungry. By the time we finished lunch they had set up sets for us next to were the bridal party would sit.
The groomsmen and bridesmaids danced and the couple shuffled behind them. We stayed at the celebration until after we had given our gifts and gotten a piece of cake. Five hours later we started our walk back to our suburb of Petauke. It was definitely a cultural experience for us. The guys walked into town to buy us some water and then came to visit us for a while.
Blake watches the wedding party dance to their seats.
Family members of the wedding party get all dressed up for the big celebration--even using glitter!
Guests take turns giving wisdom and advice to the newly-married couple.
The bride and groom, not allowed to look at anyone, stand in front of the crowd as others talk about their future life together.
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