Photos of me from the wedding!
on Pauline Quinn (Rwanda), 28/Feb/2011 13:11, 34 days ago
Please note this is a
cached copy of the post and will not include pictures etc. Please
click here to view in original context.
Me and a little boy who was part of the ceremony. We are both wearing traditional dress for the dowry ceremonyMe in my bridesmaid dress for the church ceremonyTraditional dress, the sash is made from banana leaves!Hi all,I hope you are all keeping well. At the moment the long rainy seasons seems to have started so it’s quite wet in the afternoons and evenings and it is quite cold. Not as cold as Ireland gets obviously but cold for Rwanda.Last weekend, I was bridesmaid at a Rwandan friend’s wedding. It was an amazing experience. Friday, I had to go to Kigali to the salon to have my hair done. I was anxious about what I was letting myself in for but in the end all they did was straighten my hair. I also had my nails polished so all in all it was just like wedding preparations at home. After the salon we went to the wedding shop where all the clothes for the wedding are rented from. Everything is rented! One girl was in charge of making lists of the ties, jewellery, dresses et cetera that would be used for the wedding and returned afterwards.It was quite late when we left Kigali to head back to Ngororero. Everyone was in good spirits as we set off and there was drinking and singing as we travelled back. We were stopped twice by the police for long periods of time. This was because we were carrying bags and bags of stuff for the wedding on the seats and apparently this isn’t allowed. We eventually made it“home” after midnight. It was straight to bed for me as I had an early start the next morning as I was to be at the bride’s house at eight.The next morning I woke up to no electricity. This meant my hair had to do as it was since I could re-straighten it. I headed down the road after a quick breakfast. I had never been to the bride’s house before but it was instantly recognisable as there was a flurry of activity in the garden and a huge marquee. I was greeted in the house by 3 generations of the family. Everyone was preparing for the celebrations ahead. More on the wedding to follow soon! I thought I better get some pictures up quickly as I've had lots of requests.
