Conchi Nino walking to her wedding, Copala, Guerrero, Mexico, 2001

· June 3, 2013

Photo: Jon Lowenstein

Concepcion Nino walks to her wedding in her hometown of Copala, Guerrero. Her and her husband Juan saved 10,000 US dollars while working for five years in the United States to throw a huge wedding for their community. Everyone in the town was invited and more than six hundered people attended the wedding.

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