Wedding Weekend
Ester was getting married and I was given permission to
attend the wedding. Yippee! I took some shots of Georgetown while waiting for
my mini-bus to depart the bus park.
Then, on to Laluni for an authentic Amerindian Wedding. The
mothers of the bride and groom do not attend the actual service. They wait back
at the reception site to welcome the newly married couple with a glass of some
red liquid. The bride’s mother tips the glass for her new son-in-law to drink,
and the groom’s mother does the same for the bride. I was a little nervous that
the red liquid would end up down the front of either Ester’s beautiful satin
and pearl white gown, or Enoch’s crisp pink shirt, but my fears were unfounded.
The bride and groom were seated at the table of honor and
then subjected to words of encouragement as the fathers, mothers, uncles,
aunts, teachers, cousins, and friends took the microphone and delivered their
parting sentiments.
The cake was cut and shared with bride and groom, but that
was it. Food boxes and cherry juice were passed out, then music by the very
talented extended family and friends.
So I kept eyeing the cake (they call it black cake). Finally
I asked the sister of the bride, “When do we eat the cake?”.
“Oh, we don’t eat the cake here tonight,”
“What?”
“We will package it up tomorrow and give it to the families
who helped out in so many ways, and to the attending quests.” Sure enough the
next morning they were cutting and wrapping portions intended for certain
housesholds. I was offered a piece right then and they also wrapped up a take
home bag, so I had cake for dinner too.
The first photos are scenes from Georgetown, while I waited for the bus to fill up.
 |
| Famous Stabroek Market |
 |
| Ester and Enoch |
 |
| Tired out |
 |
| Bridle Party disembarks |
 |
| Entertainment |
 |
| Coconut wrapped with gauze |
 |
| Enough food for everyone |
 |
| Dad and brother of the bride |
Congratulations to Ester and Enoch, who make a gorgeous
couple don’t you think?
