{"id":20169,"date":"2022-01-05T16:50:45","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T13:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/?p=20169"},"modified":"2022-01-05T16:52:11","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T13:52:11","slug":"the-power-of-a-birthday-wish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/?p=20169","title":{"rendered":"The power of a birthday wish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The universe has a way of aligning things. The perfect place, time, person and sometimes birthday\u00a0 wish can become a flower that blossoms into a true love story, as we see through Patrick\u00a0 Zizinga and Janet Ayebazibwe&#8217;s fairy tale. With Patrick close to Janet, it doesn\u2019t matter whether hell breaks loose, \u201cit is well\u201d he says. And Janet recounts swimming through a bundle of wedding dresses, most of them \u2013 not her size, \u201cthe ones that fitted me well were just not my type\u201d until she tired and decided on a custom-made gown. The results were more than she expected!<\/p>\n<p>The couple tells their story.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-51046\" src=\"https:\/\/satisfashionug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/satisfashionug-wedding-6-683x1024.jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satisfashionug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/satisfashionug-wedding-6-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/satisfashionug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/satisfashionug-wedding-6-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/satisfashionug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/satisfashionug-wedding-6-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/satisfashionug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/satisfashionug-wedding-6.jpeg 1000w\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Share a story of how you met<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Patrick and I met in 2018 through a mutual friend. It was his birthday; you know those things of posting your friends to celebrate them. I told my friend \u201cTell him I said happy birthday\u201d. I didn\u2019t think she would, but before I knew it, the dude was already in my inbox like literally after texting. My friend (Daphine) was also shocked how fast he got my number but from thereon. we became friends and since we pray from the same church, it also drew us closer. Now he is my forever person, isn\u2019t that amazing!!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Engagement Story<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We got engaged in 2019, we were coming from church. So, we have a thing we do every month, we go to new place. It can be a restaurant, hotel or any usually food-related place because we are both foodies. That day we were supposed to visit some restaurant called Copper Chimney, it\u2019s around Luggogo. I was all excited to try out this new place and to my surprise there I found my friends and family. When I turned to look at him, Patrick was on one knee proposing. I was in shock. I real cried embarrassing tears as-in-like ugly face and all.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Planning the Traditional Wedding<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our traditional wedding was pretty simple. \u00a0I always wanted it intimate because that\u2019s who I am, gladly, I was blessed that my parents understood, respected and accepted my wishes. It was only a kukyala then we went to church, All the important events that are supposed to happen on a kuhingiira were infused in the Kukyala. It was like a two in one thing.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-51048\" src=\"https:\/\/satisfashionug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/satisfashionug-wedding-8-768x1024.jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satisfashionug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/satisfashionug-wedding-8-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/satisfashionug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/satisfashionug-wedding-8-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/satisfashionug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/satisfashionug-wedding-8.jpeg 1000w\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>How did you realize that she was \u201cthe one\u201d?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Patrick Zizinga<\/strong>: No matter what, life is going to be hard. With that in mind, the moment I realized that my wife was \u201cthe one\u201d was when I realized that with her, life was the best no matter what! It just wasn\u2019t the same without her. Every bad day I had, I wanted to talk to her about it. I felt peace whenever I would talk and be with her. It always felt like all is well however much all hell was breaking loose the other end. Every fun time we shared together; I didn\u2019t want to share it with anyone but her. And yes, even every disagreement we had, I was glad that it was with her and not someone else. So when you find that girl, marry her.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Interesting experience in planning the wedding:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The most interesting part about the entire process was my wedding journey. Our wedding happened during the pandemic and it was really hard to get any place due to the restrictions. I didn\u2019t even get the chance to visit many weddings gown stores to look for a gown. The one time I got that chance, I didn\u2019t like the experience at all.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-51043\" src=\"https:\/\/satisfashionug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/satisfashionug-wedding-3-1024x667.jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satisfashionug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/satisfashionug-wedding-3-1024x667.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/satisfashionug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/satisfashionug-wedding-3-300x195.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/satisfashionug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/satisfashionug-wedding-3-768x500.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/satisfashionug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/satisfashionug-wedding-3.jpeg 1535w\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-51045\" src=\"https:\/\/satisfashionug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/satisfashionug-wedding-5-1024x683.jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satisfashionug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/satisfashionug-wedding-5-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/satisfashionug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/satisfashionug-wedding-5-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/satisfashionug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/satisfashionug-wedding-5-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/satisfashionug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/satisfashionug-wedding-5.jpeg 1500w\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Finding The Perfect Gown<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I am petite so I was literally swimming in the gowns and the ones that tried to fit weren\u2019t my style. That was when I made up my mind on getting a custom-made gown. I talked to my sister about it and she connected me to someone who was perfect for the job. She is called Hildah, I called her, we found a way to link up, gave her my vision though it was short notice, she took it up and delivered even more than I had anticipated. I was so happy, plus I had an amazing team who were our support system that helped us make our day the most beautiful. Honestly, I don\u2019t how we would have handled things during that time (lockdown) without our family and friends.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-51042\" src=\"https:\/\/satisfashionug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/satisfashionug-wedding-2-704x1024.jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satisfashionug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/satisfashionug-wedding-2-704x1024.jpeg 704w, https:\/\/satisfashionug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/satisfashionug-wedding-2-206x300.jpeg 206w, https:\/\/satisfashionug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/satisfashionug-wedding-2-768x1117.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/satisfashionug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/satisfashionug-wedding-2.jpeg 1000w\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Titbits<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Venue:<\/strong>\u00a0Mestil Hotel and Residences<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong>\u00a011th July 2020<\/p>\n<p><strong>Events management:<\/strong>\u00a0Loud Event<\/p>\n<p><strong>Photography:\u00a0<\/strong>Kwame Shot It<\/p>\n<p><strong>Decor:<\/strong>\u00a0LEMON Drop Events<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gown:<\/strong>\u00a0Comfy Collections<\/p>\n<p><strong>Suit:<\/strong>\u00a0Oga Fashions<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-51044\" src=\"https:\/\/satisfashionug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/satisfashionug-wedding-4-683x1024.jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satisfashionug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/satisfashionug-wedding-4-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/satisfashionug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/satisfashionug-wedding-4-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/satisfashionug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/satisfashionug-wedding-4-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/satisfashionug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/satisfashionug-wedding-4.jpeg 1000w\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-51041\" src=\"https:\/\/satisfashionug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/satisfashionug-wedding-1-649x1024.jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 649px) 100vw, 649px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satisfashionug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/satisfashionug-wedding-1-649x1024.jpeg 649w, https:\/\/satisfashionug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/satisfashionug-wedding-1-190x300.jpeg 190w, https:\/\/satisfashionug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/satisfashionug-wedding-1-768x1212.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/satisfashionug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/satisfashionug-wedding-1.jpeg 1000w\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-51047\" src=\"https:\/\/satisfashionug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/satisfashionug-wedding-7-683x1024.jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satisfashionug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/satisfashionug-wedding-7-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/satisfashionug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/satisfashionug-wedding-7-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/satisfashionug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/satisfashionug-wedding-7-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/satisfashionug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/satisfashionug-wedding-7.jpeg 1000w\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The universe has a way of aligning things. The perfect place, time, person and sometimes birthday\u00a0 wish can become a flower that blossoms into a true love story, as we see through Patrick\u00a0 Zizinga and Janet Ayebazibwe&#8217;s fairy tale. With Patrick close to Janet, it doesn\u2019t matter whether hell breaks loose, \u201cit is well\u201d he [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20170,"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-20169","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\/20169","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=20169"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20169\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20171,"href":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20169\/revisions\/20171"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/20170"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20169"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20169"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20169"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fppma_author&post=20169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}