Hiwot Woldgeorgis and Yohanis Menje followed traditional practices on their wedding weekend of Sept. 2 to 4, 2017. They tucked in time for praising God in the Christian Orthodox tradition ...

Egla Taye and Olana Olana threw summertime tropes to the wind, marrying in an intimate cranberry-and-gold themed wedding that paid homage to their Ethiopian heritage. Bonus: the couple donned ...

Ethiopian culture is uncompromising when it comes to throwing wedding banquets that are composed of many layers of rituals. The first step is the stage of sending elders to the groom's and bride's ...

The wedding ceremony on the wedding day, the groom and the bride came from different directions accompanied by their best men and bridesmaid, respectively. When the couple met (at the gate of the ...

They knew they’d need to host two events — a traditional American wedding for 200 guests followed by a melse, an Ethiopian reception held the day after the wedding, for 500. (Rahel is ...

Before the sun went down, I’d been to 15 Ethiopian weddings (well, at least the wedding photos. Crashing actual weddings can lead to problems, as we all know from the movies).

For Brehan, a 37-year-old bride-to-be in Dallas with both Ethiopian and Eritrean roots, the decision to get her hair braided for her mels, or reception, wasn’t about vanity—it was about return.