{"id":20310,"date":"2022-01-27T13:15:40","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T10:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/?p=20310"},"modified":"2022-01-27T16:37:34","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T13:37:34","slug":"couple-celebrates-second-year-marriage-anniversary-with-a-15-people-guest-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/?p=20310","title":{"rendered":"Kasese Songstress Heli Esli, husband celebrate anniversary with 15 people guest list"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Rashim Nabanja<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kasese-based singer Heli Esli and husband Sunshine Melody celebrated their second year anniversary on November 14, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The couple is remembered to have had a very intimate wedding of not more than 11 guests even before scientific weddings became a norm.<\/p>\n<p>With a guest list of fifteen people, the couple had thanksgiving at\u00a0\u00a0St. John&#8217;s COU church Nyamwamba in Kasese where they participated in building and construction with the support of their 15 friends and workmates. <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20314\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/fyk.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1366\" height=\"1348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/fyk.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/fyk-300x296.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/fyk-1024x1011.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/fyk-768x758.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/fyk-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/fyk-750x740.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/fyk-1140x1125.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Later in the day, the couple shared a simple dinner together with their guests.<\/p>\n<p>Heli stunned in a light purple evening gown well as her husband rocked a navy blue designer suit that he paired with a tie that matched Heli\u2019s gown.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20316\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/260338825_3131410633759239_1317471591406121211_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/260338825_3131410633759239_1317471591406121211_n.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/260338825_3131410633759239_1317471591406121211_n-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/260338825_3131410633759239_1317471591406121211_n-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Heli later changed in high slit gown well as the husband too changed into a white and blue African wear.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20317\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/258457264_400036515159434_1348253384419261776_n-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1366\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/258457264_400036515159434_1348253384419261776_n-1.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/258457264_400036515159434_1348253384419261776_n-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/258457264_400036515159434_1348253384419261776_n-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/258457264_400036515159434_1348253384419261776_n-1-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/258457264_400036515159434_1348253384419261776_n-1-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/258457264_400036515159434_1348253384419261776_n-1-750x1124.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/258457264_400036515159434_1348253384419261776_n-1-1140x1709.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We had an interview with the couple<\/p>\n<p><strong>At your wedding you had 11 guests while your anniversary had 15, why do you choose a few people?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The anniversary was just a photoshoot and dinner. Ceremonies should not necessarily have a big number of people. It also helps us to save on resources, however, we would love to invite more people on our 10th anniversary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How do you prioritize which people to invite?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our anniversary was a simple affair. We invited 10 close friends and five family members. They included my sister, my husband&#8217;s brother and the wife, another brother to my husband.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What about parents? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Parents were a bit far and we didn&#8217;t organize something big. We just chose to have dinner with our friends at home.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How do you deal with friends who feel left out?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Many friends have complained about this. Most thought it was a big thing because of the photos but we explain to them that it was a simple home affair.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The budget<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20319\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/257428138_400067371823015_4778110694466949345_n-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/257428138_400067371823015_4778110694466949345_n-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/257428138_400067371823015_4778110694466949345_n-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/257428138_400067371823015_4778110694466949345_n-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/257428138_400067371823015_4778110694466949345_n-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/257428138_400067371823015_4778110694466949345_n-1-750x1125.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Out total budget for the photography, dinner, church and decor was Shs1m. The dresses I wore were a gift from my husband. He says they both cost a total of Shs800,000.<\/p>\n<p><strong>After two years, what advice do you give those intending to mary?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Most people say marriage is hard but it&#8217;s all about what the two of you as a couple make of it. However, God, trust, love, and faithfulness are very important qualities for the partner you choose to have.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Rashim Nabanja Kasese-based singer Heli Esli and husband Sunshine Melody celebrated their second year anniversary on November 14, 2021. The couple is remembered to have had a very intimate wedding of not more than 11 guests even before scientific weddings became a norm. With a guest list of fifteen people, the couple had thanksgiving [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":20312,"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":[150],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[1791],"class_list":["post-20310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ceremony-reception"],"authors":[{"term_id":1791,"user_id":10,"is_guest":0,"slug":"rnabanja","display_name":"Nabanja Rashim","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cedfb5c470cdad86885c54b342ee34448d4e53fce07e168bd85e1573c9a97c45?s=96&d=mm&r=g","author_category":"","first_name":"Nabanja","last_name":"Rashim","user_url":"http:\/\/mywedding.co.ug","job_title":"","description":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20310","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\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20310"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20310\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20330,"href":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20310\/revisions\/20330"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/20312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20310"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fppma_author&post=20310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}