This wknd my friends Dennis and Zwakele were married here in Swaziland. Dennis has been on staff with AIM for the last 3 and a half years. Zwakele is from one of the main churches we work with in the rural area where our ministry is focused, and is also on staff with AIM. THE WEDDING WAS A BIG PARTY with lots of dancing and shouting. It was the most fun I'd ever had at a wedding! 

Some things that made it different than the typical wedding you and I might be used to:

--Things got started aout an hour and a half late

--The flower girl threw candy into the crowd rather than dropping flower petals

-- The wedding party did an coreagraphed dance down the aisle to techno music, and took about 10 min to get from the back of the church to the front.

--The wedding cake was a fruit cake! (we finally figured this out after a confusing conversation with the baker, saying the normal wedding cake took 3 months to make and would last up to 5 yrs!)

--They take an offering during the ceremony and everyone in attendance dance down the aisle to give their offering and congratulate the couple!

Friends and I were in charge of all the decorating and flowers, so we've had a crazy weekend, but it was so fun to help our friends celebrate their marriage!

That's all for now!

Julie & Ellie