Khanani weds in Canaan: promise of love in the promised land

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.

PRENUPTIAL ARRANGEMENTS....

In a land that flows with cool waters and green carpet of beauty....

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,

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

The feather weights...

And the heavy weights...

A pentagonal team of Omundu strong...

The man himself, trying to catch a glimpse of the lady,
As she walks out of her mother's house...

He gives a lovely smile to the paparazzi to shoo them away

Before he goes back to trying to see the lady once again.


BREATHTAKING MOMENTS
Welcome to the action ring/venue

Dance dance flicks all around was the theme around here

Here the royal guest goes back to the dais
after inspecting the guard of honor

Then the good parts began...
the gent carries the flowers delicately,

To a beauty patiently waiting on the far end

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?

He however, hooks the lady on his arm..

And as he approaches the dais,
the next gent goes for the same duel
only with a different beauty...

Who is waiting patiently at the entrance...

Over and over the process was repeated

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 brides arrival caused a stir and
caught everyone's attention.
Notice how they tilt their heads to see her well

A moment that was worth
a standing ovation by all present.

I am sure that these vision 2030's started dreaming
About their weddings immediately.

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...

The couple:Psssst...can we pleeeeeease eat enough

before we share with the others
we are hungry

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....

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