Weddings — Faipoipoga

Group of women dancing together in traditional Nanumean attire, wearing dance skirts, floral leis, and floral headpieces, in an outdoor setting.

Weddings are a Big Deal in Nanumea

We were able to photograph a few of them. We wish we had more photos of these important events.

An elderly woman wearing a fiber dance skirt, a white blouse, and a lei, carrying a wooden staff on her shoulders: she is singing about the wedding of a grandchild.
Two women weaving fine mats for the wedding to come of their grandchildren. They are inside a traditional house.

Vaepa

Vaepa and Sange langa epa, Usoalii and Alovao, 3 October 1974

Lofale and Tiligana — December 21, 1973

Puava and Puatua — July 3, 1974

Usoalii and Alovao — October 3, 1974

Pule and Sialee — September 20, 2003