Mke Mwema translates to a good wife in Swahili. This is an ongoing bridal series I started in 2019, where I stage my models as who I see as a bride at the altar. In the process of deconstructing the sheltered reality that I have been protected from since childhood and now transitioning into a young woman I am learning and unlearning on what it means to be born in the female body in my society. It is an attempt to understand femininity and the marriage institution, which is seen as a rite of passage for a lot of women in my society. When I look at the women around me who are part of this institution, taking an example of my mother, I admire their strength. But I still ask myself, if I ignored the tribulations that marriage may come with, would my future self still like to be part of it?