{"id":10711,"date":"2019-03-20T10:57:21","date_gmt":"2019-03-20T07:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/?p=10711"},"modified":"2023-01-30T11:36:02","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T08:36:02","slug":"what-these-couples-felt-about-being-joined-in-a-joint-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/?p=10711","title":{"rendered":"Our experience sharing a wedding ceremony with 12 workmates"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Phiona Nassanga<\/strong><\/p>\n

In 2019, as a way of celebrating 40 years of service in Uganda and appreciating its employees, the executive director of Joint Medical Store Dr Bildard Baguma together with his team decided to organize a joint wedding for employees who had dreams of making their marriages official.\u00a0 Five couples said I do at St. Luke’s Church Kisugu and seven at Rubaga Cathedral, making a total of 12.<\/p>\n

The newlyweds later had a joint reception at Nsambya gardens. We spoke to some couples their wedding.<\/p>\n

Joseph Ssunna and Joan Mary Nabawanda\"\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ssuuna 29, who works as a house officer in the Directorate of customer services made it official with Nabwanda 28, a business woman.<\/p>\n

When and how did you meet?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Joseph: <\/strong>We met at Makerere Business School, we were in the same faculty and doing the same course. First, it was just friendship but along the way, I realized she was my source of comfort.<\/p>\n

Joan Mary:<\/strong> We first met in August 2010, during the first semester, trying to make new friends Ssuuna came along the way and the different course work\u00a0\u00a0 discussion often bought us together<\/p>\n

What attracted you to each other?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Joseph:\u00a0 <\/strong>We connected very first and apart from that, I realized she is hardworking and a beautiful lady.<\/p>\n

Joan Mary:<\/strong> He is faithful, understanding, and hardworking and stood by my side all through university to ensure that I passed with flying colours.<\/p>\n

Why did you opt for a mass wedding?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Joseph:<\/strong>\u00a0 In the real sense, I think it was not a mass wedding, what the organization arranged was a corporate wedding for its employees catering for almost everything thus saving us from the too much stress that comes with organizing weddings.\"\"<\/p>\n

Knowing, it was a mass wedding, what was the feeling like?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Joan Mary:<\/strong>\u00a0 The issue was not about a mass wedding, the dream was for my marriage to be blessed and knowing I was going to be walked down the aisle in holy matrimony was just enough.<\/p>\n

In case the organisation had not arranged a mass wedding for its employees, when were you planning to walk her down the aisle?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Joseph:<\/strong>\u00a0 I was planning to make it official in 2020.<\/p>\n

In terms of money, how much did you contribute to the wedding?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Joseph:<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0A part from dressing, transporting our guests, buying our rings and the honeymoon, my wife and I did not make any contributions nor did we hold any meetings.<\/p>\n

On that day, what excited you the most?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Joan Mary:<\/strong>\u00a0 For quite long I had not been able to get to the Lord\u2019s table, but on that day I received the Holy Communion and drunk from the chalice.<\/p>\n

Theo Phil Tuyishimire and Pamela Natweta\"\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuyishimire, 33 is a Customer Relations Officer at Joint Medical Store Mbarara Branch tied the knot with Natweta 29, a business woman.<\/p>\n

When and how did you meet?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Theo Phil:<\/strong>\u00a0 We met in 2008 at Mountains of the Moon University, she was an IT student and I was pursuing pharmacy.<\/p>\n

Pamela:<\/strong> It was on August 14, 2008, while at campus, I bumped into him on the first day I reported, we introduced ourselves to each other and later talked about the courses we were pursuing.<\/p>\n

What was her reaction like when you told her it was a mass wedding?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Theo Phil:<\/strong>\u00a0 She was excited because it was long overdue.\u00a0 She agreed in excitement and whether it was a mass wedding or not, that did not matter.<\/p>\n

For how long have the two of you been together?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pamela:<\/strong>\u00a0 We have been together for nine years with two children.<\/p>\n

Apart from being an employee of Joint Medical Store, what were the other requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n

Theo Phil:<\/strong> Letter from parents, a letter from one\u2019s parish, baptism cards and signed and stamped marriage bans from the church parishes.<\/p>\n

Did he ever propose to you?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pamela:<\/strong> He is not the romantic type. All he did was to tell me to ask my father how much he needed for the bride price.<\/p>\n

What was your dream wedding?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pamela: <\/strong>\u00a0All I ever dreamt about was to at least get wedded in church and with the man I love.\"\"<\/p>\n

How did you come up with your guest list?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Theo Phil:<\/strong>\u00a0 The organizing team agreed on an optimal number for each couple to invite, settling for 80 invitees for each couple.\u00a0 My wife invited 40 from her side and I too invited 40 people.<\/p>\n

Did you go for premarital counseling?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pamela: <\/strong>Yes we did,\u00a0\u00a0 it was every Tuesday at Rubaga Cathedral. During the counseling sessions, we were told to be patient with each other, to be obedient and trust each other.<\/p>\n

Where did you go for your honeymoon?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Theo Phil: <\/strong>Soon after our wedding, we went to the source of the Nile hotel where we spent three days. Visited the Nile and enjoyed sports like bourbon.<\/p>\n

What did you enjoy the most about your honeymoon?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pamela: <\/strong>I enjoyed us being together away from anyone else.<\/p>\n

Jacob Kasula and Edith Nakalega\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \"\" <\/strong>Kasula 31, an accountant at Joint Medical Store said I do with Nakalega 28 also an accountant at Performance Furnishing Uganda Limited.<\/p>\n

When and how did you meet?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Edith:<\/strong> I met Jacob in 2011 in the library at Makerere University. He was doing research and I was revising.<\/p>\n

What attracted you to each other?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jacob:<\/strong>\u00a0 I found Edith challenging, brilliant with a good sense of humor.\u00a0 She is down to earth yet assertive<\/p>\n

Edith:<\/strong> Jacob is funny, awesome and above it all he is respectful.<\/p>\n

Where did you take her for the first date?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jacob:<\/strong>\u00a0 It was at the senior staff canteen Makerere. I had intended a much cozier place which I did not manage but I had to improvise.<\/p>\n

Why did you opt for a mass wedding?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jacob:<\/strong> I did not look at it as a mass wedding because the decision was intimate and I thought it was time I confirmed my commitment to her.\"\"<\/p>\n

\u00a0What was the feeling like when he told you it was a mass wedding?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Edith: <\/strong>Honestly speaking, at first I thought it was a little bit odd but because of the too much love I have for him and for the holy sacrament I was later on convinced and gave in.<\/p>\n

At what moment were you convinced she was the right woman for you?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jacob:<\/strong> The moments were many, but what convinced me the most was the time I was stuck with my research report yet I was remaining with only two days to hand in.\u00a0 Edith did all she could in those two days to see my report compete.\"\"<\/p>\n

What is your take for mass weddings?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Edith:<\/strong> I think mass weddings are cost-effective and good when properly organized and well managed.<\/p>\n

Ronald Sekiziyivu and Miriam Nnababi<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sekiziyivu 29 is a truck operator at Joint Medical Store and Nnababi 26 is a fashion designer, the two first meet in 2013 at YMCA.<\/p>\n

Restricted to 80 guests, how did you come up with your guest list?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ronald: <\/strong>It was hard but we sat with parents and a few mutual friends to help us come up with the list.\u00a0 We first made a whole list of whoever we knew, later we selected them according to who really has been there for us in all times.<\/p>\n

When you told your parents it was a mass wedding, what was their reaction?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Miriam: <\/strong>\u00a0At first they did not welcome the idea but after a lot of convincing, they were fine with the idea and supportive.<\/p>\n

What did you like about the mass wedding?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ronald:\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0it helped us minimize the costs we would incur as individuals.<\/p>\n

What is your advice to those planning to wed?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Miriam: <\/strong>\u00a0They should plan within their means, the issue is not to have the most expensive wedding but to have your marriage blessed by God.<\/p>\n

Titbits<\/strong><\/p>\n

Date:<\/strong> February<\/p>\n

Couples: <\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

John Zagenda and Diana Jessica Takuwa<\/p>\n

Allan Buwembo and Florence Namale\"\"<\/p>\n

Jacob Kasule and Edith Nakalega<\/p>\n

Zabroni Muhwezi and Proscovia Nambooze\"\"<\/p>\n

Ronald Sekiyivu and Miriam Nnababi\"\"<\/p>\n

Theo Phil Tuyishimire and Pamela Natweta<\/p>\n

Joseph Ssuuna and Joan Mary Nabawanda<\/p>\n

Main Celebrant:<\/strong> \u00a0His Lordship Albert Edward Baharagata<\/p>\n

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