{"id":20628,"date":"2022-02-24T15:49:53","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T12:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/?p=20628"},"modified":"2022-02-24T17:25:01","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T14:25:01","slug":"i-proposed-on-the-same-sofa-i-had-at-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/?p=20628","title":{"rendered":"I proposed on the same sofa I had at university"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Joan Salmon<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kristen Karamagi Kabali is a jolly person who will draw you into a conversation. Samuel Kabali, her dotting husband, has a way of making one talk even if they have their reservations.<\/p>\n

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This couple has a chemistry that makes marriage seem easier than we have heard. The two met in 2017 at an event organised by The Collective UG, a Ugandan, missional youth movement. Samuel had just joined ministry and both were serving on the media team. They only became friends a year later in a Collective UG book club they were a part of.\"\"<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cWe became good friends. Later, we realised we had feelings for each other and he asked me to be his girlfriend in September that year,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

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The proposal<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Samuel says her amazing sense of humour was magnetic. Moreover, she always spoke her mind.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Kristen adds that his kindness, love for Jesus, good sense of humour, and musical talent made him a \u2018catch\u2019.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cHis dependable character made the decision even easier,\u201d she shares.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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After a few years of friendship, Samuel proposed and while many will want a high-end proposal with family and friends, he did it differently.\"\"<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cI proposed to her in the same spot that I asked her to be my girlfriend; in my home on that old couch I had had since university. I set up the living room, sprinkled a few rose petals here and there and popped the question. It was simple but beautiful,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Kristen did not have a dream proposal but had always imagined their friends and family being present.\"\"<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cHe proposed a little over a year into the relationship. It was perfect with my favourite love song; Why I Love You by MAJOR playing. It was just the two of us. I was enormously surprised so it was incredibly emotional. Despite not being what I had envisioned, I really appreciated a private proposal and I am glad it is what Samuel chose. There was something magical about just us in the moment experiencing it together,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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