HI!
I went for a wonderful wedding reception today and
everything was close to awesome perfection. The hall was on check, the décor,
the people were all wonderfully adorned and the theme colour was baby pink and
silver… sweet.
The security at this wedding was superb as you were only
allowed entry to the venue with the well designed iv. I walked majestically
with my two friends and watched some visitors change money to mint just at the
entrance. This has got to be a good one I said. As I moved into the well decorated
and ac tight room, the colour just won my heart. God this wouldn’t be bad for
my wedding I said. I sat at one corner of the hall and just watched everything
unfold as I found myself smiling at every loving gesture the bride and groom
showed each other. Shebi na love!! I said to myself, it can be intoxicating. As
the dignitaries were called to their specially reserved seats, the MC was
making the place worthwhile until we ushered in the newlyweds. Time came and we
all stood up to welcome them. The dance and chorus of praises was just too
awesome great life band. The bride was beautiful and her make up too simple and
classy. I thought about what life would have been like for them in their
courting days I also thought of what it took for him to propose and for her to
say YES. And then finally call all their friends and families together to come
be a witness of their love. Takes more than going to movies together, clubbing
together, hot sex, hugs and kisses, gifts and money, holding hands and heated
arguments, cheating and the lies, all third party opinions, days of no
communication, little worry moments, I just feel it takes an inner deeper
thicker connection from the soul and mind plus body to want to will your whole
life to someone. You need to have seen the smile on the bride’s face… my God
how else do you describe happiness without this much show of it? And then when they
came out to cut the cake I watched again still from that corner oh, he
kissed her when she almost slipped and lifted her back to her sit. Chai knight in shiny Armor!!
When you watch it like this, you will never place a number
on the nights she might have cried herself to sleep maybe because he did
something wrong, plus the many times he had to put up with her girly moments or
is it the time they might have been close to a hard break up? All these are
just mere assumptions as I am not very close to the couple but if you put one
or two together you can simply outline the ups and downs of every relationship.
The party was well heated up now as there were plenty food and drinks
everywhere you know a typical Nigerian party is never complete if there isn’t
enough to eat and drink cause some certain people starve themselves to have
enough tummy space to fill in parties they attend and after the whole wedding
is over when they get back to their various homes, they will like to tell the
story based on all the goodies they got next to the look of the bride, bride’s
mother and groom’s mother too. MY GOD Yoruba people are first class party
rockers. Those gele women and shanko sisis were all over the place, as so were
the men with their funny looking filas. Interesting wedding I tell you.
Throw the bouquet of flowers the girls shouted as they all
gathered in front of her, some hopeful for a good chase cause of the usual myth
that goes with catching the bride’s flower and being next in line to get
married when you do. I was still in that same corner now calmer and more
relaxed and this time I was sipping some chapman. GBAM!! The flower came and
the next thing the girl that caught it was on the floor. She smiled so much I
was beginning to assume if catching the flower meant her wedding was next week.hehehe
bad belle koko cause I didn’t catch it but I bet if I was on that floor with
them that flower was going nowhere but straight into my hands. But will you catch a flower with certain
believes when you don’t even have a solid better bobo you can walk down the aisle with? Not like you don’t
have a boyfriend but if he hasn’t shown signs of proposing will the groom come
from heaven? Abegi so many questions but few answers jare.
It was now getting close to my curfew and I had to start
heading home. The life band was playing better jams as I nodded my head and raised
my hands continuously to any vibe that caught my attention. The wedding was
coming to an end for me and I was glad I left my boring house to be a part of
their JOY. Cheers people to the beginning of the rest of their lifes.
Happy married life Oyinlola and Olajide Alara
Signed
Koko.
*if you wanna share an awkward or interesting story with koko send to isynwegbu@yahoo.com
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