Wedding of Lau,Mae Hong Son Province

1987 – A Lua-Karen wedding ceremony. The groom stages a ‘kidnap’ of the bride from her house, after which her relatives discover her missing and negotiate her dowry with the groom. There is drinking throughout the parade.

Wedding of Lau,Mae Hong Son Province

1987 – A Lua-Karen wedding ceremony. The groom stages a ‘kidnap’ of the bride from her house, after which her relatives discover her missing and negotiate her dowry with the groom. There is drinking throughout the parade.

Wedding of Lau,Mae Hong Son Province

1987 – A Lua-Karen wedding ceremony. Lua women and men dressed in traditional costume

Wedding of Lau,Mae Hong Son Province

1987 – A Lua-Karen wedding ceremony. Lua women and men dressed in traditional costume.

Wedding of Lau,Mae Hong Son Province

1987 – A Lua-Karen wedding ceremony. The groom stages a ‘kidnap’ of the bride from her house, after which her relatives discover her missing and negotiate her dowry with the groom. There is drinking throughout the parade.