{"id":17094,"date":"2021-02-24T13:02:57","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T10:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/?p=17094"},"modified":"2021-02-24T14:44:52","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T11:44:52","slug":"we-said-i-do-11-years-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/?p=17094","title":{"rendered":"We said \u2018I do\u2019 11 years later"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Desire Mbabaali<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is popular that in a relationship, men are bound to be more forgetful about dates, but not Isaac Nuwagaba! He met his wife Angella Abaasa on September 18, 2008 while at Kyambogo University. She was a fresher in her first year at university and he was a finalist.<\/p>\n

\u201cI knew her from an old boy who was my roommate at the time. Angella had joined campus with his young sister. She was a calm, humble and polite girl and you would hardly hear a word from her. I got interested and wanted to know more about her, so I talked to my roommate to trick her into coming to our room with his sister so I could get a chance to speak to her,\u201d Nuwagaba recalls.\"\"<\/p>\n

When the two girls came, he boiled them \u2018Chai Mukalu\u2019 which the four had. The deal had been that Nuwagaba\u2019s roommate and his sister move out of the room in pretence of having a private conversation, to give him a chance to talk to Abaasa. All went as planned and when the room was left to them, Nuwagaba made his intentions clear.<\/p>\n

\u201cI told her that I liked her and wanted to become friends with her. A day later, she came back by herself and asked if I had a novel she could borrow to read while travelling to her former school in Rukungiri to pick her academic documents. I gave her a novel and I also inserted my picture intentionally so she goes while looking at me as she reads but to also think about what I had asked her the previous day,\u201d Nuwagaba reveals.<\/p>\n

When asked what was going on in her mind, Abaasa is not shy to say, \u201cWell, first of all he spoke good English and that made me want to listen more to whatever he was saying, he was a book reader and so was I and of course, he was a handsome gentleman who was so caring and humble. I could not believe that he would ask me out. But as we got to know about each other, I found more great attributes about him that drew me closer to him.\u201d<\/p>\n

The proposal\"\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

11 years of living together, on September 26 2020, Nuwagaba popped the question with help from his big brother and his wife (sister-in-law) while Abaasa was away for work.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt took us two weeks to plan. I had to look for one of her dresses first so we could measure it on the one we would buy because I wanted to keep her in the dark.\u00a0 So that Saturday morning, I told her that I had a shipment to drop at the airport and she also told me that she would be leaving home for a friend\u2019s bridal shower (our plan was working). So, as she was preparing my clothes, I asked her what she wanted to wear and she showed me a different dress than the one I had bought her. I had to talk her into wearing the new dress and she finally agreed,\u201d he explains.\"\"<\/p>\n

At 2pm, Nuwagaba left home and she (Abaasa) connected with her husband\u2019s sister-in-law to the salon to prepare for \u2018\u2019their\u2019\u2019 function at Hotel Africana. Finally, when they got there, her friends, siblings, and family were around.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe almost fainted. She could not believe her eyes, she wondered how her family could not have told her a thing. I went on my knee and asked her hand in marriage, and it was a Yes!,\u201d Nuwagaba gladly says.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a very big surprise! I was duped into attending a friend’s bridal shower and to my surprise, it was my engagement party. Everything was colorful and lovely though I was tense all through because it was unexpected,\u201d Abaasa recalls.<\/p>\n

The couple had their introduction ceremony on December 28, 2020 and their wedding on January 23 2021.<\/p>\n

Wedding planning\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

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Like anybody else, the Nuwagabas did not anticipate the coming of a pandemic and the consequential lockdown. They had planned to have their wedding on December 12, 2020 with a guest list of 400 people. Though this did not happen as planned, they weren\u2019t going to wait till the pandemic disappeared, so they decided to have the wedding anyway, with a guest list of 150 guests, though 172 guests attended the wedding.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy the time we decided to do our wedding, we could finance only 60 percent of our budget which was Shs32 million. We had three meetings including the Wedding launch and I had an amazing team that helped plan everything. We also received enormous support from our family and friends and it was a smooth preparation. First of all, we looked at the basic things which were; church, venue and food. We had a committed team managing every department, so everything went well,\u201d says Nuwagaba.<\/p>\n

The D-day\"\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

Elaborating on how their wedding day went, Abaasa shares that they walked down the aisle at St. Francis chapel Makerere University and had the reception at Seven Trees gardens Kololo.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe day was colorful from the beginning and everything happened on time! We were at church by 11pm, though the service was starting at midday. We were interrupted by rain during the service so we missed taking pictures outside the church. But after an hour and a half, the skies cleared and it was shining again,\u201d she says – Nuwagaba adding,\u00a0 \u201cWe then proceeded to Sheraton Hotel gardens for our photoshoot and at 3:30pm, we were in Kololo at Seven Trees for the reception.\u201d<\/p>\n

To Abaasa, nothing was better than seeing happy faces of parents, relatives and friends all in one place and knowing that they had come to celebrate with them. \u201cThe party was smooth, the decor was on point, the food was delicious and all service providers didn’t disappoint. We really enjoyed our day and by 7pm the party was done to allow people return to their homes before curfew time,\u201d she adds.<\/p>\n

Wedding memories\"\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

To Nuwagaba, this milestone was more than saying his \u2018I dos\u2019 to the woman he loves but was a celebration of life, and having a second chance to live it with his wife after battling COVID19 in November 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cI broke down in the middle of my speech! I could not believe that the day had finally come, after I almost lost my life. Thankfully, God gave me a second chance to live and here I was, testifying his goodness. I found my tears rolling and almost everyone in the tent was sad and some were clearing their tears,\u201d Nuwagaba freshly recalls.<\/p>\n

Fashion, decor, cake and more\"\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI wore a Cinderella gown from Giant Bridals and it was the first gown I tried on. I had kept a picture of a gown I had seen and liked on Facebook a year or two ago. When I showed them the picture on my phone, they said they have a similar dress and boom! that was it! I never tried any other. Every time I went to town, I would make sure that I visited the bridal shop to check on my gown. I was in love with it!,\u201d she happily says.<\/p>\n

For her changing dress, Abaasa wore a mermaid dress with a trail in turquoise green and a bridal entourage of nine people. Their cake was baked by Mugizi Food Hub. This had a\u00a0 centerpiece that had three tiers and eleven give-away cakes. they used mixed flavors of red velvet, lemon and chocolate.\"\"<\/p>\n

The decor was done by Posh Avenue in theme colors of emerald green, white with a touch of gold and photography by Kush Events.<\/p>\n

Honeymoon\"\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cOur honeymoon was in Maldives and Oh my goodness!!, the blue waters, the food, the breeze. I simply want another vacation there. Isaac kept this a secret until our wedding night. We spent four days at the Holiday Inn Resort Kandooma in Maldives,\u201d an excited Abaasa says.<\/p>\n

Advice \"\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

When asked for any advice for people yet to get married, Nuwagaba tips that one should marry someone who is their friend. He continues,\u00a0 \u201cIf it is built on the foundation of respect, openness and mutual understanding, marriage is a beautiful thing, like the bible says; He who finds a wife, finds a good thing. It must also be spiritual so you raise respectful future citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n

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