The morning of the wedding, Ami and her Mum
The family in the morning
Ami at the salon, hair started, no make-up yet
Ami in her Wedding Dress, having changed in the salon owner’s bedroom next door
Back in the Salon, hair done and being sprinkled with gold-dust
Make-up done
Leaving the Salon
Drummers welcome Ami to the house and alert the guests on the roof to her arrival
Drumming welcome
Daniel and Ami arrive for the Ceremony
Babacar very kindly translates from Wolof to English for us.
Traditionally, cola nuts and sweets are handed around once the couple are married
The party begins with dancing
Followed by traditional singing, telling stories and praising the couple
and more drumming…..
and more dancing…..
Family photo
Ami’s Mum with Daniel and his Twin Sister and our new Grandchild
Newly Married
Just beautiful!
More family
Lucy and Daniel with Mgatte (Pap)
Sisters
Lucy and Ndeye Marie at the Wedding
The morning of the wedding, Ami and her Mum
The family in the morning
Ami at the beauty salon, hair started, no make-up yet
Ami in her Wedding Dress, having changed in the salon owner’s bedroom next door
Back in the Salon, hair done and being sprinkled with gold-dust
Make-up done
Leaving the Salon
Drummers welcome Ami to the house and alert the guests on the roof to her arrival
Drumming welcome
Daniel and Ami arrive for the Ceremony
Babacar, very kindly, translates from Wolof to English for us
Traditionally, cola nuts and sweets are handed around once the couple are married
The party begins with drumming and dancing
Followed by traditional singing, telling stories and praising the couple
and more drumming…..
and more dancing…..
Lucy and Ndeye Marie at the Wedding
Family photo
Ami’s Mum with Daniel and his Twin Sister and our new Grandchild
Newly Married
Just beautiful!
More family
Lucy and Daniel with Mgatte (Pap)
Sisters
What a colourful and happy day!
And the Civil Wedding will be on Wednesday.
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1 Our apartment in Pikine is very close to Ami’s family home, has rooms all opening onto a central courtyard which is smothered in palm trees, huge cacti and beautiful bougainvillea in pinks and reds.
Sunlight through the leaves
2 Took a yellow taxi to Pikine market – bursting with bustle, noise, colour and smells – to buy fabric for me to have made up into a traditional boubou for the Wedding on Sunday. The most colourful bus took us to the tailor’s where I was measured up and chose a beautiful blue thread to go with the emerald green fabric. It will be ready tomorrow!
3 Met Ami’s lovely family at her home – her parents, her beautiful daughter, Ndeye Marie and some of her aunts and children. We managed to understand each other pretty well with some shared language (French), lots of body language and Daniel on hand to translate from Wolof when necessary. The family has known Daniel for 15 years and spoke of him with pride and warmth and welcomed us into their family. We were able to say how pleased and proud we are to welcome Ami into our family too.
Lucy with some of the children
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