Yeah!
You read that right.
Before you begin, I want you to know that what will be, will be.
Today, I also want you to count us among thousands of married people who had no money before starting their plans.
When I say "no money", I mean money in bulk, kept somewhere to be used for runs and marriage preparations.
We had talked about getting married last year, but our million wasn't complete.
So, during one of my weekend visits, my husband woke up me.
"We are getting married in December, I don't know how, but it is happening. Call Mommy and ask about the list then fix a date for us to see her!"
Shocked for some minutes, I asked:
"Oga, how?
In how many months?
Prices of stuff nko?
We haven't done anything. Please, let's wait till next year."
He didn't say a word.
I thought we were done with it.
The next week, he took me to see his parents.
Official introductions done.
Date fixed to see my people.
We got the list.
When we reached home, we laughed for like 20 minutes, looked at our account balance, and laughed again.
Truthfully, I didn't see it happening.
I hate to see him stressed.
So, I went to him….
"Babe, I'm going nowhere, we can wait till next year, let's not do this. We go lean o"
Another session of laughter ensued.
But I knew he meant it, so I followed his lead.
How do we tell our parents we are getting married this year?
In this economy?
I told him to fix his while I focused on mine.
Out of love and consideration, we were advised to shift it, but then, when will things ever get better?
We said the same last year, and this year, it got worse.
So, we have to get this done and over.
All hands on deck.
After some weeks_______
The questions started coming in.
"What and what have you guys done?"
Nothing o
God Abeg!!!
We were juggling between finishing people’s jobs and fixing ours.
We knew what we wanted, so our wedding cards, souvenir ideas, branding, etc weren't an issue, time was.
Getting an event planner, to us was unnecessary.
We can do 80% of what we want to pay for, why?
Plus, we thought, working together for our event would be one of the most exciting and memorable things for us.
So, we had to execute it, by ourselves.
During this period, we lost contracts,
Our car broke down seriously; the engine knocked and while trying to fix stuff at the village, the bonnet of our car went up and our windshield shattered.
I saw God keep us alive, that day.
We looked at each other, held hands, and kept moving.
After our parents prayed for us to officially begin our planning, my husband told me:
"I know there are people you trust and believe to come through for you this period, but I want you to know that there’s no one except the two of us. Reduce those expectations so you don't get hurt".
I tossed those words away, but he was damn right!
The people we least expected came through for us.
We thank God for those Angels.
Our marriage is a miracle.
The preservation
The provision
The peace!!
Going into details will make me type a lot.
As a baby girl, I don't like unnecessary stress.
But then,
I don't know if this writeup will come to you as an advice or a motivation.
Whatever it'll be.
Trust God.
He's not a man.
Be intentional about anything you want to do, and remember it's just the two of you in the end.
Even if it goes wrong or right.
A lot of things could have stopped 21st December from happening.
But who goes!!!
Yesterday, My husband told me he was proud of me but I was speechless.
I'm saying it now, my love.
"I'm so proud of you, too.
You made all of us proud"
We did it!!!
And there's a lot more we will do!
By God’s grace.
______Mr and Mrs Ahamba_______________
🎄 ❤️
