On the 7th of November 2009 in the land of Khumundu khumundu
otherwise known as Ingoho land, a tall dark handsome man got married
to an equally tall dark beautiful lady. I was privileged to see this
up close and candid and I bring you the story.
I take this early opportunity to thank Goddrick Khanani
and Edwin Okiah.. paparazzo of a kind.
Ladies and gentlemen I bring you
Josphat Cathelet Egesa Khanani and Phylis Ruth Nasirumbi
as they did their wedding in Mbale, Western.
otherwise known as Ingoho land, a tall dark handsome man got married
to an equally tall dark beautiful lady. I was privileged to see this
up close and candid and I bring you the story.
I take this early opportunity to thank Goddrick Khanani
and Edwin Okiah.. paparazzo of a kind.
Ladies and gentlemen I bring you
Josphat Cathelet Egesa Khanani and Phylis Ruth Nasirumbi
as they did their wedding in Mbale, Western.
In a land where the background obscures the actual picture....
A land full of maize, great vegetation and lovely people...
A breath taking black beauty was loved by
an equally breathtaking young man
In his excitement, the young man told his family
to get ready and look sharp so that they could take him
to a beautiful place to get a beautiful wife.
And true to form, they came as a huge delegation and in great pomp
And presented themselves to their in-laws...
Oh.. we've come from far far away to come get your daughter....
We have brought you beautiful flowers as gifts,
And we will ensure your daughter carries
loads and loads of scintillating paper jewelery.
The in-laws were not convinced so they said
"Acheni mchezo.. hebu bring REAL DOWRY"
Boy oh Boy..., wasn't my man shocked
As that was all he had...
But bless his heart, he has great mothers
who have been there before.
They had brought real dowry and gifts,
who have been there before.
They had brought real dowry and gifts,
They displayed their brilliance in welcoming a daughter in law to be.
This impressed the in-laws and the wedding was granted.
THE D-DAY
Meet the boys tasked to escort the groom
This impressed the in-laws and the wedding was granted.
THE D-DAY
Meet the boys tasked to escort the groom
Before he goes back to trying to see the lady once again.
BREATHTAKING MOMENTS
Welcome to the action ring/venue
BREATHTAKING MOMENTS
Welcome to the action ring/venue
On getting there, he surrenders the flowers,
hugs he, kisses her and leads her on
Wait... did they really do all that???
You be the judge, what does this picture tell you?
hugs he, kisses her and leads her on
Wait... did they really do all that???
You be the judge, what does this picture tell you?
Then came the moment all were waiting for
The bride stepped out beautifuly
accompanied her her parents.
On the front was this flower girl
who was a flower herself...
The bride stepped out beautifuly
accompanied her her parents.
On the front was this flower girl
who was a flower herself...
The brides arrival caused a stir and
caught everyone's attention.
Notice how they tilt their heads to see her well
caught everyone's attention.
Notice how they tilt their heads to see her well
The lovely lady was escorted to the royal dais
Where her man was patiently waiting
And his parents were there with him too...
And when she arrived....
Confirmations had to be done if she really was the one
She was sooooo breathtakingly beautiful
That Khanani's breath flew away for some moments
The lady had to assure him she still was the one ..
thinking his silence meant he couldn't recognize her...
And when the shock was over...
It was time to make give her the jewelery
And make her his forever...
Phylis did the honours too
but looked at him straight in the eye
as she made him her promise
The newly weds then went
to the dais to make it legal....
Notice how the lady is keen
to ensure the signature is real...
The she does her legal impression...
And though the man may sleep on the job,
Phylis is totally awake
Watching as all sign her first joint legal document.
Ladies and gentlemen presenting
Mr and Mrs, Josephat Cathelet E. Khanani
I think that calls for celebration..
and if you don't know the
Luhya tunes, bite your tongue
Or watch as the real Omundus
do their dance flicks
YUMMY YUMMY MOMENTS
Time to eat..
Wow.. this was a totally fantastic cake
Let's try to view it from another angle...
The first shared family duty...
Jesus: Khanani.. do you love me
Khanani: Of course of course of course
Jesus: Feed my daughter
Khanani: With pleasure
And the beutiful girl is tasked
with the same responsibility.
They shared the drinks
That must have been sweet...
Cake Matron: Relax ... there's so much food
mtakula mlale
I guess the matron was right..
walikula wakalala
And so the sharing journey started..
with the broken munchies
And the whole gifts cake pieces
I wonder how they convinced mother-in-law
that this was a cake and not a market basket
KUNJIVINJARI TIME
After the foods and drinks.
It was time for Mugithi dance..
Khanani and Phylis on the steering wheel
I loved the Luhya mugithi...
it actually carries cargo/goods/gifts
unlike the others where we dance empty handed
A jig for everyone
VIP EXCLUSIVES
Few get access to these ... here you have it
The newly weds on glittering
"yokes" of love...tied together forever.
Oh do the decorations ring a bell...
....prenuptial gifts...
And these human flowers coloured
the grounds they walked on... literally
Watching the sunset has never been this beautiful...
cool don't you agree?
My oh my what a nice arrangement...
If this doesn't take your breath away,
nothing will.
Any family man must prove that he's capable
of carrying out his marital obligations comfortably
Any guesses....
OK let's try a new position.....
No words needed.
SIDE SHOWS
Moving on swiftly to other things that matter in life
Let's study men closely
Maybe you have wondered how men really are..
They can really get lost on thoughts,
a day before their wedding
And when the day comes, oooh the sweetness
(notice how we bite our tongues in anticipation)
If you thought men can't multi task, check your facts again,
we can talk on phone, while taking tea.
We can look at a candle whilst listening to the television.
Yes and we can still be able to put a smile for the camera.
Men can multitask... END OF DISCUSSION
We do press-ups and muscle stretch
before we practise for the groom's matching song...
talk about doing things with passion
And then we do practise with zeal and seriousness it deserves
Of course there are those who have two left feet
and never get the moves right...
you show them even to the last minute
and just when you think they got it right,
They give you a blank stare
and mess all over again..
we call them "anti-nyitas"...
Gosh they can only do it right
if they are taken to boarding school!!!!
Yep.. as you can see,
we men are really not complicated creatures
CAMERA FREAKS vs CAMERA TRICKS
What is it with people and weird camera poses...
check this out
What's up with the pointing
What's up with face shielding?
OK at this juncture it's totally creepy...
what's up with the hands
Now that these two have graduated
to new levels of love we wish them well
as they touch the grounds of marriage.
Now we await the next big attraction...
I wonder who it will be
Here is one of the many people who are accredited
with bringing this story to life.
Godrick Khanani and Edwin Okiah...
nyinyi ni watu wa Nguvu....
Where her man was patiently waiting
And his parents were there with him too...
And when she arrived....
Confirmations had to be done if she really was the one
She was sooooo breathtakingly beautiful
That Khanani's breath flew away for some moments
The lady had to assure him she still was the one ..
thinking his silence meant he couldn't recognize her...
And when the shock was over...
It was time to make give her the jewelery
And make her his forever...
Phylis did the honours too
but looked at him straight in the eye
as she made him her promise
The newly weds then went
to the dais to make it legal....
Notice how the lady is keen
to ensure the signature is real...
The she does her legal impression...
And though the man may sleep on the job,
Phylis is totally awake
Watching as all sign her first joint legal document.
Ladies and gentlemen presenting
Mr and Mrs, Josephat Cathelet E. Khanani
I think that calls for celebration..
and if you don't know the
Luhya tunes, bite your tongue
Or watch as the real Omundus
do their dance flicks
YUMMY YUMMY MOMENTS
Time to eat..
Wow.. this was a totally fantastic cake
Let's try to view it from another angle...
The first shared family duty...
Jesus: Khanani.. do you love me
Khanani: Of course of course of course
Jesus: Feed my daughter
Khanani: With pleasure
And the beutiful girl is tasked
with the same responsibility.
They shared the drinks
That must have been sweet...
Cake Matron: Relax ... there's so much food
mtakula mlale
walikula wakalala
And so the sharing journey started..
with the broken munchies
And the whole gifts cake pieces
I wonder how they convinced mother-in-law
that this was a cake and not a market basket
KUNJIVINJARI TIME
After the foods and drinks.
It was time for Mugithi dance..
Khanani and Phylis on the steering wheel
I loved the Luhya mugithi...
it actually carries cargo/goods/gifts
unlike the others where we dance empty handed
A jig for everyone
VIP EXCLUSIVES
Few get access to these ... here you have it
The newly weds on glittering
"yokes" of love...tied together forever.
Oh do the decorations ring a bell...
....prenuptial gifts...
And these human flowers coloured
the grounds they walked on... literally
Watching the sunset has never been this beautiful...
cool don't you agree?
My oh my what a nice arrangement...
If this doesn't take your breath away,
nothing will.
Any family man must prove that he's capable
of carrying out his marital obligations comfortably
Any guesses....
OK let's try a new position.....
No words needed.
SIDE SHOWS
Moving on swiftly to other things that matter in life
Let's study men closely
Maybe you have wondered how men really are..
They can really get lost on thoughts,
a day before their wedding
And when the day comes, oooh the sweetness
(notice how we bite our tongues in anticipation)
If you thought men can't multi task, check your facts again,
we can talk on phone, while taking tea.
We can look at a candle whilst listening to the television.
Yes and we can still be able to put a smile for the camera.
Men can multitask... END OF DISCUSSION
We do press-ups and muscle stretch
before we practise for the groom's matching song...
talk about doing things with passion
And then we do practise with zeal and seriousness it deserves
Of course there are those who have two left feet
and never get the moves right...
you show them even to the last minute
and just when you think they got it right,
They give you a blank stare
and mess all over again..
we call them "anti-nyitas"...
Gosh they can only do it right
if they are taken to boarding school!!!!
Yep.. as you can see,
we men are really not complicated creatures
CAMERA FREAKS vs CAMERA TRICKS
What is it with people and weird camera poses...
check this out
What's up with the pointing
What's up with face shielding?
OK at this juncture it's totally creepy...
what's up with the hands
Now that these two have graduated
to new levels of love we wish them well
as they touch the grounds of marriage.
Now we await the next big attraction...
I wonder who it will be
Here is one of the many people who are accredited
with bringing this story to life.
Godrick Khanani and Edwin Okiah...
nyinyi ni watu wa Nguvu....
CLOSING MOMENTS
There you have it, the good times in Mbale for Josephat and Phylis in their Canaan ofLove.
We wish them well.
More posts are coming for some few other weddings.
Baraka kibao
Prince
There you have it, the good times in Mbale for Josephat and Phylis in their Canaan ofLove.
We wish them well.
More posts are coming for some few other weddings.
Baraka kibao
Prince