Jane and John's Namibian/Ugandan Wedding

A baby guest at the wedding (although it was 27 degrees, the babies tend to be dressed in hats and warm blankets).

The chairs for the bride and groom

This creature was flying about inside the church. It was about 5cm long.
Look at the next picture to see where it ended up!

The wedding began around 9am, with friends and relatives dancing up and down the aisle. The women made a joyous noise, (called ululating). Later, when the bride groom 'and his team' arrived, followed by the bride and bridesmaids, at around 11.30, the formal part of the wedding ceremony began.   

The young girls danced too.

The pastor pronounces Jane and John married 

The happy couple leave the church to sign the register.

John, the groom, is from Uganda and is a VSO volunteer. He met Jane a couple of years ago, and they decided to get married. Luckily some members of John's family were able to travel to Namibia to join his celebrations. Jane is Namibian and has lived here all her life. The ceremony started with a very long sermon, (around 1 hour), and then the marriage ceremony, when the bride and groom said their vows and exchanged rings, took about 30 minutes. The church was 3 miles or so from where I live, so it took a long time to walk there and back.