it's a celebration

A colleague of mine got married last week and I was invited to the wedding, which was taking place in a beautiful outdoor place near Mokolodi.
The bridal party made their entrance dancing through the garden, and there were heartfelt speeches by the fathers of the bride and the groom, followed by food and drinks, music and entertainment.

I met some of the lapologa girls there and we all sat together at a table under the large white parasol. It was great to watch all the guests in their beautiful attire and I even got a (slightly blurry) picture with the newly-weds, glowing with happiness!

Congratulations to the bride & groom and thanks for the invitation!

rain on your wedding day

Yesterday, our friends got married here in Gaborone. The day was grey and cloudy and in the morning it was pouring down with rain. But unlike in many other places, in Botswana, rain on your wedding day is considered a fortunate sign and so we happily went ahead and celebrated the newly weds with a lovely brunch and cake at the Sanitas teagarden.

Pula to the happy couple!