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In Haiti, where more than half the population lives below the poverty line, only the wealthiest couples can afford a grand ceremony, lavish dinner reception and honeymoon.
In a country where couples often have to surmount obstacles including unrest, hurricanes, power outages, most have to get creative to wed in style.
Photographs by Valérie Baeriswyl. Written by Sarah Marsh
As anti-government protesters in Haiti’s capital blocked principal roads and clashed with police last year, Stanley Joseph and Daphne Gerard used the city’s winding and potholed backstreets to make it to church for their wedding, decked out in all their finery. Continue reading...