It was a cloudy Sunday morning. With rain and high winds pounding the Carolinas, the weather seemed rather gloomy. Stretching, I opened my eyes and reached for my phone. Hands up if you reach for your phone first before even uttering a prayer of thanks to your creator for seeing another beautiful day. I am definitely guilty of this. My excuse is that keeping my brain and eyes busy will help me stay awake.
Anyway, as I opened the Instagram app, I saw pictures that were basically flooding my timeline. Then I laughed as my heart leapt with excitement. Kemi (Lala) Akindoju and Gbubemi Fregene were announcing their engagement to the world. Kemi Akindoju popularly called Lala is a Nigerian actress. Four years ago, I had watched as she stood beside OC Ukeje as his 'best man'. I knew they were close and I felt a little bad he was marrying someone else. But hey, you love who you love.
Gbubemi Fregene, popularly called Chef Fregz, was someone I knew from afar while we were students at Covenant University. I remember my friend telling me a few years ago that he had gone to Paris to learn how to be a chef. At the time, many of us were aiming for Masters degrees but here was someone going after his passion. I was stumped. She went on to tell me about his love for cooking. Wow, I thought that was amazing. Someone was thinking outside the box and working towards a career that I thought was unusual. Well, the trainings at Cordon Le Bleu... certainly paid off! Today Chef Fregz is a popular name in Lagos social circles.
The wedding hashtag is #asewereniseoluwa! Powerful, as that got me laughing with joy for these two. Asewerenise oluwa is yoruba language. It means the work of God is easy and stress free. Here's a toast to love and their union.
This certainly is going to be another 'wedding party'. Mai Atafo is designing Lala's wedding dress. Aunty Funke Bucknor -Obruthe aka Zapphaire events is on the wedding planning. Issa wedding party! :-)
Wait a minute, did I hear you say the traditional wedding is today?
To all my single ladies, know this one thing - Everything good will come.
Cheerio!!!!!
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