Wedding Song

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Matthews’s sister Eunice, Groom and daughter Nikki, Matthews, his brother Fred, me.

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One of the photos that were printed to be sold. I forgot a tie! I am holding her gift, a pair of women’s gardening gloves I bought at Walgreens before I left.

In a previous post, I wrote about attending the Introduction and Giveaway ceremony in a village near Kamuli for Matthews’ daughter. The following Sunday I attended the wedding and reception in Jinja. As weddings go, it was pretty similar to American weddings. It was held in a Seventh Day Adventist church. During and after the wedding there were three photographers taking pictures. I was asked to pose in many of them even though I had not met anyone before, except Matthews and his brother and son.
The reception was a bit different from what I am accustomed to in America. It was held in large room in a school about a mile away from the church. Chairs were set up in crowded rows and there were tables and chairs set up on the stage for the Wedding party. Thus guests could not move about and socialize like at an American wedding reception. While we were getting settled, the three wedding photographers were circulating and selling prints of the photos they had taken less an hour earlier. In the front, two different choral groups alternated with songs, although even the vocals were mostly pre-recorded. There was much choreography, pantomiming the stories they sang.
At the Introduction, Matthews’ father and I were brought our plates of food while everyone else got in buffet lines. At the reception, (Matthews’ father didn’t attend) I was served my plate of food but Matthews, the father of the bride, had to get in line. Being a grey bearded American sort of has it’s advantages, but it’s embarrassing to be so singled out. I just have to be gracious. As happens often, everyone ate with their plates on their laps. Most eat with their fingers; the soft American was brought a fork. There are rarely napkins except in restaurants that serve Western food. Instead we pour water over our fingers before and after eating. The meals at these functions are always the same: Rice, Matoke, a small piece of meat with gristle (beef, goat or chicken), g-nut sauce, Irish potatoes and sweet potatoes.
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I hope you are not sick of cute kids pictures

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The Bride knelt before her husband to feed him cake and then knelt in front of the first couple of rows to offer cake.

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Entertainment!