{"id":16160,"date":"2019-11-12T16:52:52","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T13:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/?p=16160"},"modified":"2019-11-12T18:44:48","modified_gmt":"2019-11-12T15:44:48","slug":"couple-receives-over-70-wedding-sponsors-after-journalist-mocks-them-for-broke-proposal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/?p=16160","title":{"rendered":"Couple receives over 70 wedding sponsors after hate tweet about their &#8216;broke&#8217; proposal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Rashim Nabanja<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Everyman in love would really like to make his woman feel good, this is why when it comes to marriage proposals, many do something extra that will make their girls feel really special.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A few days ago, a couple made rounds on the Internet after a person who goes by the twitter handle @butterfly_Anele mocked the guy on twitter for proposing to his girl at KFC. Anele whose profile states she is a journalist and events coordinator took to her timeline trashing the guy. She wrote,<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSA men are so broke they even propose at KFC&#8230;they have absolutely no class, I mean who proposes at KFC. #kfc proposal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also went ahead and took photos of the couple. Unbeknownst to her, the unkind tweet went viral creating a path for the couple to earn itself a big wedding.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16161\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/freepressjournal_2019-11_d55f4bd3-ea91-4acf-9ae8-9c42746ae008_PRC_95345386.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/freepressjournal_2019-11_d55f4bd3-ea91-4acf-9ae8-9c42746ae008_PRC_95345386.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/freepressjournal_2019-11_d55f4bd3-ea91-4acf-9ae8-9c42746ae008_PRC_95345386-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/freepressjournal_2019-11_d55f4bd3-ea91-4acf-9ae8-9c42746ae008_PRC_95345386-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/freepressjournal_2019-11_d55f4bd3-ea91-4acf-9ae8-9c42746ae008_PRC_95345386-750x423.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After the hashtag \u2018#kfc proposal\u2019 became popular, the South African couple identified as Hector and Nonhlanhla got themselves over 70 brands willing to cater for most of their wedding and honeymoon expenses.<\/p>\n<p>Using twitter, Brands like Woolworth SA, a multinational retail company offered them R15k, over Shs3.7 million for the wedding, CocaCola also offered to cater for their drinks at the wedding free of charge, Lion lager also pledged R5000 approximately Shs1.2 million, Kulula holidays promised to take charge of their honeymoon holidays as Audi South Africa pledged to be in charge of the transport thought the entire honeymoon.<\/p>\n<p>Many other brands and also individuals took to their twitter handles and pledged a number of contributions like the music for the wedding, the outfits, rings, makeup and photography and wedding venue for the couple.<\/p>\n<p>Amazingly, the couple also doesn\u2019t have to worry about the marriage certificate since it also has a sponsor.<\/p>\n<p>Looks like a couple that was trying to have their way through a normal legal union may end up having a grand ceremony of the year courtesy of just a simple tweet.<\/p>\n<p>Watch video of the proposal.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Mzansi please help us find this beautiful couple, re batla ho ba blesser ? DM us any leads, there might be a Finger Lickin&#8217; Good surprise in it for you too. Batho ba Vaal re thuseng! We love love ?\u2764\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KFCProposal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#KFCProposal<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6bj89dtj4j\">pic.twitter.com\/6bj89dtj4j<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 KFC South Africa (@KFCSA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KFCSA\/status\/1192359716955009024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Some of the offers the couple has received.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Money<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Standard bank \u2013 Offered to write off the debts to a max of R300 000, approximately\u00a0Shs75m<\/p>\n<p>Capfin \u2013 R50 000, about Shs12m towards the wedding<\/p>\n<p>Nedbank \u2013 R20 000, approximately Shs5m towards a home loan<\/p>\n<p>ABSA \u2013 R15 000 \u2013 45 day Absa Notice Select account and a trading account worth R10 000 from our Absa Stockbrokers and Portfolio Managers.<\/p>\n<p>SA Lottery \u2013 R25 000 \u2013 In the spirit of creating a brighter future, we are delighted to contribute R25,000, approximately Shs6.2m towards the couple\u2019s savings, as well as access to our financial advisors free of charge<\/p>\n<p>Old Mutual \u2013 R5 000, approximately Shs1.2m money account<\/p>\n<p>Liberty \u2013 R10 000, approximately Shs2.5m and free financial planning<\/p>\n<p>Woolworths \u2013 R15 000, approximately Shs3.5m<\/p>\n<p>702 Listener \u2013 R10 000- Shs2.5m<\/p>\n<p>Lion Lager \u2013 R5 000- Shs 1.2m<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wedding requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Capital Hotel \u2013 Venue for Wedding<\/p>\n<p>Constitution Hill \u2013 Venue for Wedding<\/p>\n<p>Metro FM \u2013 Wedding decor worth R180 000 and a R15 000 cake<\/p>\n<p>Zodwa Wabantu \u2013 Wedding Dress<\/p>\n<p>Knaomi \u2013 Wedding Dress<\/p>\n<p>Knaomi \u2013 Wedding jewellery<\/p>\n<p>Emerald \u2013 R45 000 worth of rings<\/p>\n<p>Tomi Rikhotso \u2013 Wedding Outfits<\/p>\n<p>Dolly Face \u2013 Make-up<\/p>\n<p>Khanyi Mbau \u2013 MC the wedding<\/p>\n<p>Khaya Mthethwa \u2013 To officiate the wedding<\/p>\n<p>DJ Fresh \u2013 Offered to donate a DJ set to the couple<\/p>\n<p>Black Coffee \u2013 Offered to pay for wedding suits for all the groomsmen<\/p>\n<p>Zakes Bantwini \u2013 Offered a free performance at the wedding<\/p>\n<p>Jaziel Brothers \u2013 Performance at wedding<\/p>\n<p>Power FM listener \u2013 Brass band<\/p>\n<p>Ventso Group \u2013 R15 000 stage, sound and lighting for the wedding<\/p>\n<p>Austin Malema \u2013 Free photography for the wedding<\/p>\n<p>Ofentse Mwase Films \u2013 Free photography for the wedding<\/p>\n<p>OP Events and Hire \u2013 Red Carpet<\/p>\n<p>Audi \u2013 Chauffeur at the wedding<\/p>\n<p>Lexus \u2013 Chauffeur at the wedding<\/p>\n<p>VW \u2013 Chauffeur at the wedding<\/p>\n<p>A&amp;V Stretch Tents \u2013 Stretch tent for the wedding<\/p>\n<p>Calvin and Squard \u2013 Washing the dishes<\/p>\n<p>Emotions Studio \u2013 Engagement Shoot<\/p>\n<p>Slaying Goliath \u2013 Wedding invites design<\/p>\n<p>The national department of Transport \u2013 Traffic officers for the day<\/p>\n<p><strong>Media offers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Power FM \u2013 Live Broadcast from wedding<\/p>\n<p>Mzansi Magic \u2013 Would like to film a wedding special<\/p>\n<p>DRUM Magazine \u2013 A two-page spread in the magazine covering their wedding<\/p>\n<p>True Love \u2013 A two-page spread in the magazine covering their wedding<\/p>\n<p>Sowetan Live \u2013 Full page cover<\/p>\n<p>ENCA \u2013 Live Streaming from the wedding<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Rashim Nabanja Everyman in love would really like to make his woman feel good, this is why when it comes to marriage proposals, many do something extra that will make their girls feel really special. &#8220;A few days ago, a couple made rounds on the Internet after a person who goes by the twitter 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