WEDDING SPECIALS

Bride Speaks:My Mentor Turned My Husband Indeed!

It all started innocently 8 years ago after a  Service at the Main Auditorium, University of Benin when I told Eseosa (the leader at the time) that I wanted to be a part of the ushering unit. He seemed startled as I approached him and I was excited to later to find out that he had asked himself then “Jeezz, where has she been all this while?” (*HEAD SWELLS!!).

As my commitment grew in the unit, I began to see him as someone "like-minded" and he just seemed to be the perfect balance of a “Jesus-boy” and a “correct-guy”. Nonetheless, my passion for music endeared me to him as my leader then because I had wanted to let go of the circular music I was hooked on to at that the time and though it seemed really hard for me to do, my SUPERMAN Eseosa seemed to have a grip on how to do that. So we started talking more about personal experiences and sadly less about the ushering work (*covers face*).

And even though time passed, I really wasn’t thinking a relationship until about a year later when he told me he had feelings for me but he didn’t want us to do anything about it!!!! Oooooooouuuuuuuuuuu!!!! That sure sounded nice to hear then but I didn’t do much with it until BOOOM!!! I realised that I started getting jealous of his interactions with some other ladies and then I knew that obviously there was something more to the way i felt about him. So I stopped living in denial and accepted the TRUTH!!! Eseosa definitely was the sweetest most spiritually mature guy I had met and I was drawn to his honesty and I had never resonated that well with anyone before!!! It just felt right!!!! Everything!!!! Let’s not forget his TDH( Tall,dark and handsome) status too!!!(*winks).

After a year, we decided to start our journey towards marriage. I remember vividly how we talked at length that day (October 8th, 2009) about what we wanted to achieve in our relationship and even though it seemed crazy to the both of us, we committed to working our way towards marriage, hand-in-hand!! And this journey was 6 Long years…………6 years of friendship, spiritual growth, emotional growth, and also misunderstandings, but I’m glad that we made it through and are better for them today.

Being my SUPERMAN, he decided to do everything different!!! He proposed to me underwater, literally UNDERWATER!!!!! As sweet as it was, I just couldn’t wrap my head around how he thought it through in the first place. But thankfully, it ushered in our plans for our future together, and here we are today, Mr and Mrs Enabulele!!!

 I’m glad that I stood by my man (In Ejovwoke’s voice), because even though I was only so sure of what I could see at the time and what I knew I wanted for myself, God ordered our steps into a lifetime of His love, joy, and peace as ONE! God himself, knowing my end from the beginning and having the very best thoughts towards me, gave me His best, ESEOSA ELEOJO ENABULELE; one who has loved me in my good and bad times ; my biggest “cheerleader”, believing the best in me and loving me effortlessly because of his unwavering love for God!!!

I’ll love you forever plus a day more my SUPERMAN!!!!! Cheers to being your queen now and always!!!!! And raising Christ-like children with you while we deliberately advance the Kingdom of God!!

Groom Speaks: I Think I'm In Love!

I met Beezy (Obehi) on a  morning at the Main Auditorium of the University of Benin. I remember thinking to myself after our first conversation “where has this pretty hot lady been all my life”, I kid by the way. I was attracted to her though. She was sent on Sundays to deliver a list to me and we chatted for a few minutes every time we had the opportunity to.

A few weeks later she told me she wanted to be a member of the ushering unit which I led at the time. We became friends and we started spending some time together because Beezy had a lot of questions about faith and challenges we face in our walk with God. I realised about 6that I had feelings for her but I held back from telling her because I wasn’t ready for a relationship. I was also trying to keep my options open, lol. I told Beezy how I felt about her on a weekday evening whilst we were having a long walk. I’ll confess it wasn’t as smooth as I envisioned but I made it through. I told her I felt the need to tell her though I wanted us to stay as friends.

Fast forward to a year later, the 8th day of the tenth month of the 9th year of 2nd Millennium. It must have been a cool evening, shortly after the sunset, I went to visit Beezy in her room and yes I had palpitations because I know I was going to ask her “the question”. I had spent some time praying (maybe a bit more than I needed to, lol), but I had the mindset that I needed to be very sure before getting into a relationship.

I remember saying the words “I think I am in love with you”. I knew I was but again saying those words was a first for me so it didn’t come out like I rehearsed or like I had seen in the movies, lol. We talked at length and made a commitment to walk together and build a relationship we wanted to lead to getting married.

We spent 6 years and 2 months and yes I’ll be the first person to tell you it was a long relationship. We had misunderstandings, challenges, a “couple quarrels” but through it all we kept growing and investing in our relationship, spiritually, emotionally, mentally. We were committed to not having sex before we got married and trust me, it was challenging to hold on to that commitment! But I thank God we held on to that commitment.

I decided to make the proposal a bit different. I also felt I wanted to do something outlandish  like fly on a helicopter and hold a huge banner saying “would you marry me?”, but I decided to stay humble, lol. By the way whoever uses that idea should remember to thank me!

Back to the proposal, I could only get one of my friends so I told him to take her swimming and even though she wondered why swimming (because that was supposed to some sort of send-forth before she left for graduate school) she went along with him. I was able to sneak into the pool house while they were underwater and the plan was to take a video underwater while I go in with a placard asking her to marry me. It changed a bit when we saw the musician, Sean Tizzle by the poolside so we got him to sing “perfect gentleman” and while he was doing that, I got into the pool and tried to get on one knee and ask Beezy to marry me.

Beezy (Obehi) Enabulele is a Beautiful, Strong and committed woman. I have seen different sides to her and I am amazed at how much capacity she has on her inside. I know I am blessed to have her as my wife because she understands me and her support for all I do is unwavering. I know without a doubt that our children will rise and call her blessed even as I boast of her and praise her!

Oh my, I almost had tears in my eyes as I read on, for I have witnessed these two, now one flesh have a strong long lasting relationship that has eventually culminated into marriage. Congratulations and may your marriage know the sweetness of what a blissful marriage should be.  See more pictures below.