We were invited to our first wedding in Kenya! Two good friends of ours, James and Mimie, got married on November 7. It was an incredible day and such a joy to witness their commitment to each other! It was at All Saints Cathedral…a place popular for weddings…there were 3 weddings that day!
James and Mimie’s wedding was supposed to start at 2:00 pm. When we got there, the other couple from the previous wedding was just leaving the Church and taking pictures outside with all their guests still present. So we waited outside with a bunch of our friends until we could start entering the Church. It was about 2:30 when we sat down. Then, much to our surprise, the decorating started! Many people were running around with candles and tulle, aisle runners and flowers, ribbon and bows! So we were entertained as we sat, waiting for the wedding to actually begin! And it should also be noted that even though the decorating was incredibly rushed and frantic, the Church was so beautiful when they were done!!
The ceremony was quite similar to the wedding ceremonies we are used to at home. The most notable difference was that it was just much longer, almost 2 hours long. (It began about 3 pm, and was finished about 5 pm). But other than that, it was really not so different. It was beautiful and very moving to witness.
The reception was held at a place called the Jockey Club…a night reception at an outdoor venue with many white tents covered in white lights…you can imagine the beauty!! We feasted on so much food…a whole lot of nyama choma (bbq meat!) and other great food! The dancing began when James and Mimie got there…it was fun, fun, fun!! All the ladies went to meet them when they arrived and “danced them in” to the reception, complete with traditional songs…it was so great! The party got started and the dancing never ended…well except when the electricity failed and we lost all lights and music for awhile!! It wouldn’t be Kenya without that though…haha!
All in all, it was such an amazing day and we felt so blessed to be there with them. Now we’re excited for the next wedding coming up on Saturday…! =)
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That sounds like (and the pictures) look like soo much fun!
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