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Issa wedding!

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 Hi y'all!  My cousin got married recently. The thing is she married her husband legally back in 2019. They were supposed to do the traditional and church wedding back in july 2020. Then covid hit. They put the celebration on hold. We eventually forgot about it until 6 months ago when she came over to officially invite us to her wedding. I could not be happier. She is one of the best person I know. And her husband is also great. But I was ecstatic because it was another occasion to dress up and party. I love me some weddings.  The wedding was supposed to be for two days: the traditional wedding on friday and the church and reception on saturday. But it went beyond that. First off, family came over: my aunties and cousins from other regions of Senegal (Mbour, Ziguinchor) started to come by wednesday. The previous weeks, every body would get together to see how to organize the big events. We also got together to prepare juices. Some of my cousins went shopping to buy groceries for fo