MY WEDDING DAY

On the very day of my church wedding, my best man was coming from Kaduna Road, and my Chairman of occasion was supposed to come from work that morning.

I was using a garden inside an Estate for the reception. The church administrator, a very good and wise man who is now a Pastor advised me against renting a hall far from the church wedding venue. He said, there is a garden at the Estate you can use.

So I wrote to the Estate management and got approval to use the garden.

That very morning, I carried two young youths from my neighborhood to the reception venue. Their job was to make sure the rental service brought all the canopies, chairs, and tables, ensure the decorator did a good job, and follow up with my catering service person who didn't know the venue.

As I got to the venue with the boys, we met some guys playing football. I approached them to plead, I dey use this place for wedding o. After making me promise crate of Malta cold drinks, they jeje carry their ball and left.

Then came bigger trouble. Some houses bordering the garden, their occupants came out when they saw the rental service erecting canopies.

The next thing I hear was, "Who give you right to use this garden?" Big big English just dey fly from the people. I approached them with my evidence of approval. But one man in particular refused oh. I was like, Who send me self. Me wey no dey like problem, reason why I dey spend money use catering service instead of allowing free services from volunteer women. I for just kukuma rent my hall na.

My wedding was by 9am, and by 8:30am I still dey speak English begging, and I never even dress. I carry phone call my wife-to-be explain the situation. The next thing wey come out her mouth was, "So what do you want me to do..." Really! Did she just say wetin I want her to do? I just off the phone and make note for my heart. This night, you go suffer.

By God grace, I was able to resolve the issues. I left immediately go dress for house.

I reach house, immediately I start dey do press-up instead of bathing. Why I dey do press-up... I really no know. But you see that bad mouth girl of my, She go hear am from my hand this night.

Throughout the wedding, I just focus on smiling and refused to stretch myself dancing. People think say na over happiness, but deep inside, I won papper somebody daughter for night.

We plan sleeping over for hotel, but I over joy when my brand new wife say, Make we just go house since I no pay for the hotel in advance. Yah! Na dis kind thing I dey like hear.

We reach house by 6pm, my brand new wife say she want take her bath. I just dize into the bed and slept off.

Na 7am I wake up the next day, only to see a woman lay down for my bed dey look me. Me wey won papper person daughter, lazily slept off like switch! I no know wetin make me ask am, "Hope you have a wonderful night" The eye wey them take look me eh... 🤣🤣🤣 I jump from bed go bath, and quickly started building foundation😊

Until the moment when will shall dance in white Greater Grace.