{"id":16212,"date":"2020-12-22T12:40:56","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T09:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/?p=16212"},"modified":"2020-12-23T17:00:08","modified_gmt":"2020-12-23T14:00:08","slug":"at-first-she-was-nothing-but-my-friends-little-sister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/?p=16212","title":{"rendered":"At first, she was nothing but my friend\u2019s little sister"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Chris Ogon<\/strong><\/p>\n

When Vian Byaruhanga and Doreen Ahimbisibwe met, they had no idea that four years later they would be husband and wife. Byaruhanga was one of Ahimbisibwe\u2019s brother\u2019s friends that often visited him at their home.<\/p>\n

\u201cByaruhanga was different from Donald\u2019s other friends from school. He was humble and calm. It was easy for me to start talking to him but just as a friend,\u201d says Ahimbisibwe.\"\"<\/p>\n

For Byaruhanga, that first meeting was insignificant because she was nothing but his friend\u2019s little sister,\u201cThere was a nine-year gap when I did not see her. When I met her again in 2016, she was no longer a little girl. She had matured into a beautiful young woman. I discovered that she had finished her university education although she did not behave like the campus girls I was used to. She was well-mannered which impressed me so much.\u201d<\/p>\n

The two started talking and soon they became friends. The more they got to know each other, the more positive attributes they discovered about each other. \u201cHis humility and calmness were irresistible to me. I enjoyed spending time with him because it relaxed me and made me feel truly seen and heard. And soon I started noticing other things such as his infectious smile, all of which made him attractive to me,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

Courtship\"\"<\/strong>
\nOn their first date, the couple went to a fast food restaurant, Chicken Tonight in Kireka, a Kampala suburb. \u201cI chose the takeaway because it was close to my home. We sat and chatted for a short while as we ate. I cannot remember what we talked about but it was a relaxed first date,\u201d she recounts.<\/p>\n

While she had no nerves, Byaruhanga was not sure she would actually turn up, \u201cI was relieved and glad when she turned up and we chatted for almost one hour.\u201d<\/p>\n

There was never a formal proposal because he let her know from the start that he wanted nothing but marriage.
\n\u201cSo he showed that commitment every day of our courtship. He took me to fancy places and surprised me with many gifts. I had no doubt he was the one for me,\u201d she says.\"\"<\/p>\n

For Byaruhanga, what sealed the deal was when she decided to convert to Catholicism from the Anglican faith. Not only did she change her faith but she has also started taking interest in soccer just to support her husband.
\n\u201cHe is a soccer fanatic. I am not by any means a soccer fan but I have since found myself somehow supporting his team Arsenal especially when they lose (they do that often) to console him,\u201d she reveals.<\/p>\n

The wedding\"\"<\/strong>
\nOur wedding day was a dream come true. Everything went as expected. The service providers delivered as promised. Little Ritz in Africa provided a sumptuous buffet for the reception at La Jolla Gardens Kisaasi. Fab Events outdid themselves decorating the venue.<\/p>\n

I got two fabulous gowns from Bridal World and I loved my glamorous hair and makeup done by Sparkles Salon Lugogo branch. To top all this awesomeness, my favourite artist Rema Namakula entertained our guests.
\n\u201cI would love to thank our wedding organising committee for doing such a great job. Everything went smoothly which is a rare thing,\u201d says Byaruhanga.<\/p>\n

Promises\"\"<\/strong>
\nThe couple has a two-year-old son named Jesus Gabriel, whose presence at their wedding made it extra special. Byaruhanga assures his wife that he will always give her the best he can. \u201cWe are similar in a way that we both like good things, love to make new friends plus and love music so I know the kind of life she would like and that is what I will give her,\u201d he promises.
\nAhimbisibwe says she loves her husband\u2019s calm, down to earth, peaceful and kind nature. She promises to love and cherish him and respect him because he deserves it all.<\/p>\n

At a glance:<\/strong>
\nGroom:<\/strong> Vian Byaruhanga
\nBride:<\/strong> Doreen Ahimbisibwe 29
\nChurch:<\/strong> Wedding ceremony was held at St. Andrea Kaggwa Kigowa Ntinda Catholic Parish. Celebrant: Fr. Deogratius Kiibi
\nWedding budget:<\/strong> Shs70m<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Chris Ogon When Vian Byaruhanga and Doreen Ahimbisibwe met, they had no idea that four years later they would be husband and wife. Byaruhanga was one of Ahimbisibwe\u2019s brother\u2019s friends that often visited him at their home. \u201cByaruhanga was different from Donald\u2019s other friends from school. He was humble and calm. It was easy […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16217,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"source_name":"","source_url":"","via_name":"","via_url":"","override_template":"0","override":[{"template":"1","single_blog_custom":"","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"top","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"1","show_post_reading_time":"0","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","show_zoom_button":"0","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_prev_next_post":"1","show_popup_post":"1","number_popup_post":"1","show_author_box":"0","show_post_related":"0","show_inline_post_related":"0"}],"override_image_size":"0","image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-500","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post":"0","trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post":"0","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","sponsored_post_name":"","sponsored_post_url":"","sponsored_post_logo_enable":"0","sponsored_post_logo":"","sponsored_post_desc":""},"jnews_primary_category":{"id":""},"footnotes":""},"categories":[524],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[1784],"class_list":["post-16212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-real-stories"],"authors":[{"term_id":1784,"user_id":1,"is_guest":0,"slug":"weddingadmin","display_name":"weddingadmin","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cd3996c46efafdc40969010bfd78c8e4dda9d99318e7dd6403983ea0dadbcfce?s=96&d=mm&r=g","author_category":"","first_name":"","last_name":"","user_url":"","job_title":"","description":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16212","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16212"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16212\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16238,"href":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16212\/revisions\/16238"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16212"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16212"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fppma_author&post=16212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}