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BRIDE: Davine Moraa
GROOM: James Achidi
VENUE: A.C.K.St.Crispin’s Church, Bungoma
DATE: August 24, 2015
BUDGET: Sh400,000
GUEST: 500
HOW WE MET
We met at the Kenya Technical Teachers College in 2010 during a Christian Union choir practice and that’s when I noticed this unusual “thing”. We therefore became close friends as we interacted in so many Christians Union meetings as we were all leaders.
PROPOSAL
It was the same year in November after my final exams. She had become my prayer partner and after our prayers one afternoon, God affirmed to me that she was the one. I made up my mind and called her to my room at 9 p.m and proposed.
THE DRAMA
The main challenge was the distance between two of us. She began working in Eldoret in 2013, I was staying in Kakamega. My family was in Bungoma while hers was in Kisiiland.
Our best man and lady were in Nakuru. We had to plan where she should spend the night with her family and those so many logistics were a challenge for both of us. But God and friends indeed helped us sail through.
WITH HINDSIGHT
Draw a time table of events to help you manage time well from the onset. Put God first in all you do. Get a good friend to help you in the planning.
Never leave out both parents in all your plans because they really matter. We really thank God, our Parents, our counsellor, and mentors for supporting us.
The churches from Kisii, Kakamega and Bungoma, all friends within and without; may God bless you for your prayers, participation and contribution that made the whole event successful.
WORDS AND PICTURES: Benjamin Sakwa
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