Naija Weekend
Yeah, right, every weekend is a Naija weekend at my house, but this past weekend gets a cookie cuz we added a Naija wedding, sort of, to the mix.
So friends of the family that have been married for 25 years decided to do an American style wedding as their anniversary extravanganza and renew their vows. Tres romantic n'est ce pas?
So my little brother was one of the junior groomsmen...did I mention there were about nine people on each side of the pulpit minus the happy couple and the pastors? Yes, pastors.
Because my lil' bro, was 'part of the train' we had to get there early. That meant we arrived at 3:30 for a 4pm wedding. They started at 4:35, to my upmost happiness and our secondary bride wore a lovely laced-back white with red trim gown.
The pastor from their church (SDA) told all married couples in the church to stay near each other and take the ceremony as being as much for them as the people that payed for it. So his wife stood up beside him for the entire ceremony.
The youngest child of the couple sang 'Wind Beneath My Wings' amidst tears, it was so heartfelt. And when they told Mr. Groom again to kiss the bride, it was only after they had all the couples in the attendance do the same. So all in all it was mondo sweet.
The reception on the other hand was long as all manner of goodness, I felt like I didn't eat anything, though I had a full plate of assorted cold pastas, rice, fish and salad.
-And alas, there was no cake to be found...or should I say, we left before they passed that out.
So friends of the family that have been married for 25 years decided to do an American style wedding as their anniversary extravanganza and renew their vows. Tres romantic n'est ce pas?
So my little brother was one of the junior groomsmen...did I mention there were about nine people on each side of the pulpit minus the happy couple and the pastors? Yes, pastors.
Because my lil' bro, was 'part of the train' we had to get there early. That meant we arrived at 3:30 for a 4pm wedding. They started at 4:35, to my upmost happiness and our secondary bride wore a lovely laced-back white with red trim gown.
The pastor from their church (SDA) told all married couples in the church to stay near each other and take the ceremony as being as much for them as the people that payed for it. So his wife stood up beside him for the entire ceremony.
The youngest child of the couple sang 'Wind Beneath My Wings' amidst tears, it was so heartfelt. And when they told Mr. Groom again to kiss the bride, it was only after they had all the couples in the attendance do the same. So all in all it was mondo sweet.
The reception on the other hand was long as all manner of goodness, I felt like I didn't eat anything, though I had a full plate of assorted cold pastas, rice, fish and salad.
-And alas, there was no cake to be found...or should I say, we left before they passed that out.
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