The local bar in the Pester Plateau in Serbia is a boys' club – many women have left the area.
Serbian bachelor Milovan (right) walks along the railway near the border in Albania. Together with a friend, he's travelled from southern Serbia to Albania to meet matchmaker Vera, who will introduce him to a potential wife.
Milovan meets the grandmother of his bride Eva in the Albanian town Skhodra. Vera (middle) is their matchmaker – she charges €2,000 [£1740] per successful match.
Negotiations between Eva's family and Vera (right). Eva is the girl in the pink striped shirt
The family toast to making the deal and to a successful marriage.
Eva glancing at her fiancée.
Milovan spent €550 on a golden ring, necklace, bracelet and watch.
Eva's mother (right) and grandmother (left) say goodbye to Eva on the day Milovan comes to take her to Serbia.
Eva leaves her family home with her uncle by her side.
Eva and Milovan in the backseat of a van on their way to Serbia.
Eva enters Milovan's home for the first time in a Serbian village close to Arilje.
Milovan, Eva and Milovan's mother at the dinner table.
The couple's bedroom. According to Albanian custom, a bride and groom can't sleep together on their first night together. Not all couples follow those rules.
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