#African weddings

[blackgirlsreverything]

@corneliachestnut

[fashionsfromhistory]

Wedding Dress of Lollaretta Pemberton Allen 

Pictured with her groom, Grover Allen

1939

National Museum of African American History & Culture

[fyblackwomenart]

"Rite of passage" by Abieyuwa Adeseiye

[kaalbela]

Sudanese weddings, photographed by Zofa

[modestaesthetics]

[twixnmix]

Vintage Wedding Portraits by James Van Der Zee

Untitled (Wedding Party) (1923)

Wedding Portrait (1923)

Wedding Day, Harlem (1926)

Bride and Groom (1927)

Beautiful Bride (c. 1930)

Love and Marriage (1932)

Wedding Couple (1934)

Formal Ties (1937)

Untitled (1938)

A Bride (1939)

[newyorkthegoldenage]

Guests cheer as the brides and grooms kiss at a double wedding, 1940.

Photo: Bettmann Archive/Getty Images/BuzzFeed News

[newjackamericana]

African American culture-wedding traditions

Jumping the broom

Displaying Familial Wedding Photos

Crossing Sticks

Libation Ceremony

BGLO Fraternity and Sorority Serenading and Stroll

Tying the Knot

* If you would like to include any more regional practices for this subject please do not be scared to contribute!

[onyxeve]

[babalmaghrib]

Ancient Silky Moroccan Caftan & Bedi’ya (vest) Richly Embroidered, Tetuan, early 19th century

[chloekapita]

[numberonegalaxyfest]

Traditional marriage cake

[itsbarbss]

My brother got married todayyy

[afrotumble]