The couple, living in separate countries after fleeing violence in Sudan, met and fell in love through WhatsApp exchanges. Trump’s travel ban forced them to cancel their ceremony indefinitely.

Huda Elmahadi, 45, another cousin of the bride, traveled to the wedding from Sudan. As the oldest woman in the family capable of performing the tasks, she prepares the bride and groom for the jirtig.

Still recovering from the worst hunger crisis in living memory, a community in Sudan’s Nuba Mountains gathers to celebrate a marriage.

The bride, Toloba’s adopted Sudanese daughter Rachel Kuir, had already arrived with her bridesmaids at the Chehalis United Methodist Church in time for the 1:30 wedding Saturday.

Sudan's 'wedding of the year' The BBC's Jonah Fisher, who recently left Sudan after more than two years as our Khartoum correspondent, reflects on the society wedding he attended shortly before he ...

Wedding customs vary in Sudan as do the country's cultures and ethnic groupings. However, almost all Sudanese follow one custom: the Jirtig.

In Sudan, there are two types of marriages, ... of their traditi-onal form of a 'top and lapaya' dressing or the use of traditi-onal wears specially made for the Sudanese wedding cerem-ony.

The Sudanese tradition of whipping in wedding ceremonies stands the test of time. Whipping is a source of pride and competition for young people in ceremonies. Jamal Abdel Qader Al Badawi.

Yet I am a rather unconventional Sudanese bride. Three weeks before my wedding, I slipped off to Darfur one more time for what a friend called my “last dash for freedom”.

The BBC's Jonah Fisher, who recently left Sudan after more than two years as our Khartoum correspondent, reflects on the society wedding he attending shortly before he left.