Tailor Made, Part 3

The day of the wedding arrived, and we were able to see how everyone styled their wedding pagne.

The wedding procession around town.

Dr. and Mrs. Harvey entering the church

A sea of pink and purple

Hospital employees at the reception in the evening

Hospital employees at the reception in the evening

Stephen and I in our outfits.  More detailed pictures and descriptions to come.

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Tailor Made, Part 2

Today is the day of the wedding! We received our clothes from the tailor and only had to have a few small alterations made to my outfit. It almost fits now... close enough...

Some last minute alterations for a friend's outfit took place at our house.

We were able to get a special order of more fabric, and make sure we had some clothes made for all of the missionary community.  Corentin, the tailor we used for most of them, did a great job.  I can't wait to see everyone in their clothes this evening.

Isabelle wanted to get her sewing things out!

Stephen and Eamon in their wedding shirts

Tailor Made

Stephen being measured by the tailor

One of the nurses from the hospital is getting married this month. As part of the celebration, everyone buys the same pagne (length of cloth) and has an outfit made.  This will be our first wedding to attend here in Congo, and it will be interesting to see the process.

Our first step was to order the wedding pagne.  Then we had one of our employees, who is also a tailor come by to take measurements.

I wanted to see what my style options were, so I asked him to bring some pictures the next day.  He obliged, but it wasn't exactly what I was expecting.  He showed me a pencil drawing of the one shirt I could pick and the one skirt I could pick.  Well, I guess I'll take those!  No deliberation needed.

Now we are waiting to see the finished results...

The wedding pagne