{"id":23210,"date":"2023-01-06T14:12:30","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T11:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/?p=23210"},"modified":"2023-01-06T14:56:44","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T11:56:44","slug":"we-did-not-have-a-high-table-at-our-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/?p=23210","title":{"rendered":"Why we decided not to have a high table at our wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Bash Fahad Mutumba<\/strong><\/p>\n

When they set out to organize a non-conventional barbecue-based wedding, Winnie Nyangoma, a businesswoman, and Stephen Mugabe Magunda, a Computer Scientist faced a lot of pushback. However, with unwavering commitment to their vision, the artistic couple made everyone appreciate how beautiful their idea was after execution.\"\"<\/p>\n

The couple had a barbecue setting for their wedding reception, and they share how the idea was conceived.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just needed people to be happy and at ease, because we want to be different from the usual, we wanted people to come freely, and have a good time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Given the uniqueness of their function, the couple had a lot of opposing opinions to deal with,<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone kept wanting to push us to the usual things. Questions like \u2018how will people come and not find the usual food?\u2019, \u2018How do you miss matooke at a function?\u2019, and so many more. The decorator could not believe that a function could be there without a walkway, a special place for the bride and groom to sit, a well-decorated background where the bride and groom sit, and all that. \"\"<\/p>\n

\u201cThere were questions about what \u2018casual smart\u2019 should be, and at one time we had to share some pictures on the wedding WhatsApp group.<\/p>\n

There were calls to cover up\/decorate the metallic tent poles. \u2018How will elders and other important guests sit on pallets?\u2019 And the biggest of all was, \u2018Steve you know the whole of Kampala how shall we handle the numbers?\u2019\u201d\"\"<\/p>\n

\u201cWe emphasized the fact that people should not forget to have a good time. I had so much fun interacting with all the guests. We did not have a high table so we just kept moving around giving people shots, laughing, and ensuring everyone was sorted. The way people treat the bride and groom like little gods was not the case for us. We treated our guests to a warm reception and refused to fake appearances to please people.\u00a0 We were just happy.\u201d\"\"<\/p>\n

Getting the older generation to accept bohemian concepts is never a simple task, but the artistic couple were committed,<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have parents that love us so much to a point that talking to them about the function we wanted to have, and asking them to be brief on their speeches, was easy. When they reached the reception, it was easy for them to realize that this was not one of the usual functions they had been at.\u201d\"\"<\/p>\n

\u201cThey did not know what to expect until they got to the reception and actually loved the setup, enjoyed the free sitting, and in the end, they were so happy.\u201d<\/p>\n

The meal arrangement was equally unique,<\/p>\n

\u201cWe did not have the usual menu, and neither was it overly exotic. We served people the food they needed to blend in with the event which had lots of drinks. We had the first serving of food available for anyone to eat whenever they wanted, and later served barbecue.<\/p>\n

One had to go get meat whenever they wanted.\u201d The couple bought their food items at about Shs15m and paid labour of Shs6m to the cook.\u00a0 Food was served from 3 pm-10 pm. \"\"<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a well-thought-through function. We are two friends getting married, and we both like seeing people happy so we sat down and made a list of things that make people happy: alcohol, food that is meat in particular, music and being free.\u201d Winnie says. \u201cAt that point, we decided the reception should be so welcoming, without any protocol. People should be served as soon as they arrive.\u201d<\/p>\n