For the Eritrean Melsi that followed on Sunday, the couple and their wedding party wore time-honored Eritrean attire. Lisa donned henna tattoos on her hands, bridesmaids wore their hair in braids, and ...

An Ethiopian-Eritrean Bride on the Quiet Power of Her Wedding-Day Braids. By Ruhama Wolle. May 22, ... on the morning of the traditional ceremony. One room, with everyone getting braided.

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For their June wedding, they say they wanted a classic, elegant wedding with symbolic traditions, cultural celebration, family, and community. Ultimately they say the celebration included more than a ...

And like the first reception, an Eritrean band played traditional Habesha music. A version of this article appears in print on , Section ST , Page 13 of the New York edition with the headline ...