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Aminu Kibuuka and Caroline Mbabazi wave at their guests at the reception.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By Esther Tusiime Byoona<\/p>\n

Caroline Mbabazi and Aminu Kibuuka met in 2014 in a fellowship when they were paired to do door-to-door preaching. At the time, Aminu was in his third year and Caroline was in her first year. He says after the mission, they started to get to know each other.<\/p>\n

Becoming close<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe started by buying text messages for communication but these up in three days. We then decided to buy a bigger text message bundle,\u201d Caroline says. They started dating in 2015.<\/p>\n

Proposal<\/strong><\/p>\n

The couple did not have a formal proposal before the functions. However, even then, they were certain they wanted to be together.<\/p>\n

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Aminu and Caroline Kibuuka stand beneath the rain for a photoshoot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Functions<\/strong><\/p>\n

Their Kukyala was in December 2018 at her uncle’s home in Nansana with 11 people from Aminu\u2019s side and 29 from Caroline\u2019s.\u00a0The Kwanjula was on May 11, 2019, in Luweero at her parents\u2019 home. The wedding on August 10, 2019, followed.<\/p>\n

Preparations <\/strong><\/p>\n

When asked how the preparations were for the Kwanjula, she says they were okay. \u201cMy father and I were involved in the functions financially, though my aunties were supportive in other ways,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

She explains that they had one service provider for the introduction to cater to food and tents. Caroline says the arrangement eased the preparations.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, Aminu suffered a delay in starting the preparations.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe started at the end of March and there was some pressure towards the end but God was faithful,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

Owing to that, they were unable to bring the agreed bride price during the ceremony. \u201cMy father talked with Aminu and they agreed to do it after the introduction but before the wedding,\u201d Caroline says.<\/p>\n

Caroline got further help from her matrons \u2013 one for the introduction and another for the wedding.<\/p>\n

The former\u2019s aunt deals in traditional attire making it easier for the entourage to get the necessary introduction attire.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a huge relief that my matron\u2019s aunt gave us all the clothing the entourage needed. The other matron helped me with town runs making preparations easier,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

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The Kibuukas during their first dance.Wedding preparations<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aminu had learned a few lessons from the introduction thus starting the wedding preparations earlier. \u201cThat made it all easier,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

One of their dreams was to have a nearby reception. However, trying to get one from the church proved difficult due to the high fees.<\/p>\n

Thankfully, they got a cheaper one. \u201cTerrace Gardens was ideal as it also allowed them to have different service providers,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

Service providers<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aminu says while the decorator was hard to deal with as he wanted the whole payment before doing the job, he was glad that the food service provider did not let them down.<\/p>\n

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The jovial entourage dances away during the Kibbuka’s wedding.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Entourage <\/strong><\/p>\n

Aminu had five groomsmen, all friends from Gulu University.<\/p>\n

\u201cTwo were former coursemates while three were from the Christian fellowship I attended. They were not only good to me but kind enough to teach me how to dance,\u201d he smiles.<\/p>\n

Choosing his best man was not hard as his support during the Kukyala and closeness during their school days was sign enough.<\/p>\n

Caroline wanted to have a mixture of her family as well as university, and old church friends for her entourage.<\/p>\n

\u201cThree of my friends were from campus, one from my old home church and my sister-in-law who is also my friend. I wanted all my guests to be well represented,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

Caroline adds that she got immense help from her friends. For instance, she handed over all the preparations for the bridesmaids to a bridesmaid who is a tailor and she did a good job. On the other hand, her matrons lifted a big load of the wedding preparation on her behalf.<\/p>\n

Disappointments<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe expected two cars for transporting us and the entourage but got one car. Though it was big enough, I wish our preferences were respected,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

Aminu adds that after the church service, it started raining which delayed the photo session that was to happen before going to the reception.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe delay was made worse by the traffic jam. It was so bad that people called continually asking for our whereabouts,\u201d Aminu says.<\/p>\n

Premarital counselling<\/strong><\/p>\n

The couple had their counselling for a month at Miracle Centre Cathedral. While Caroline learnt how to handle finances as a couple and family, Aminu learnt how to prioritise family over the ministry and other life spheres.<\/p>\n

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Aminu and Caroline alongside their best man and matrons arrive for the reception.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Best wedding moments<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aminu says his best moment was when Caroline\u2019s father was walking her down the aisle.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a beautiful moment. \u00a0I also loved removing her veil,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

Caroline says she loved the moment when Aminu kissed her after the encouragement of his friends. \u201cIt came as a shock. I was certain that we would hug but ended up kissing,\u201d she blushes.<\/p>\n

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

The couple headed to the countryside in Fort Portal for one week where they toured a lot. \u201cWe were able to visit several beautiful places,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

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

He says it is important to connect with others before functions.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you are friends with people, it eases reaching out in case you need help,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n

Aminu says men should not delay marriage in their quest for money. \u201cIt is always better to develop with your wife, rather than marrying when you have everything. The person may not value what you have achieved,\u201d he says.\u00a0Caroline adds that it is important to pray for the functions and the marriage.<\/p>\n

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Titbits<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bride: <\/strong>Caroline Mbabazi<\/p>\n

Groom: <\/strong>Aminu Kibuuka<\/p>\n

Date:<\/strong> August 10, 2019<\/p>\n

Church: <\/strong>Miracle Centre Cathedral<\/p>\n

Reception: <\/strong>Nyangi Terrace Gardens, Kanyanya<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Esther Tusiime Byoona Caroline Mbabazi and Aminu Kibuuka met in 2014 in a fellowship when they were paired to do door-to-door preaching. At the time, Aminu was in his third year and Caroline was in her first year. He says after the mission, they started to get to know each other. Becoming close \u201cWe […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24057,"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":"1","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":"","disable_ad":"0"},"jnews_primary_category":{"id":"","hide":""},"footnotes":""},"categories":[524],"tags":[1756,1757,1462,495,1760,1759,781,1758,42],"ppma_author":[1784],"class_list":["post-24050","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-real-stories","tag-aminu-kibuuka","tag-caroline-mbabazi","tag-gulu-university","tag-introduction","tag-luweero-district-cathedral","tag-miracle-centre","tag-nansana","tag-nyangi-terrace-gardens","tag-wedding"],"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\/24050","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=24050"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24050\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24058,"href":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24050\/revisions\/24058"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/24057"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24050"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fppma_author&post=24050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}