Match made in heaven

EVE BRIDAL: How did you meet?

Andrew: I should let my wife answer that.

Carol: Let me answer that so he can look good. We met about two and a half years ago at our campus’ Christian Union. We had gone on a mission to Mang’u in Thika. I came late and found the bus already full. He offered me his seat — there are still gentlemen around — and that was the start of a great friendship. We started dating six months later.

EB: What attracted you to each other?

Andrew: I saw myself in her; we had a lot of similarities, in worldview, humour, and most of all I love that Carol is a simple girl with a sober head on her shoulders. To me that was, and still is priceless. Furthermore, she is probably the most intelligent person I know. I’m sure her classmates and lecturers would agree.

Carol: Drew is awfully charming and great company. He’s fun to be around and so different from me. I can get caught up with work and goals and he makes me relax. He’s a breath of fresh air!

EB: How did he propose?

Carol: He took me to this great elegant retreat centre in Limuru called Brakenhurst. He pulled all the stops: Reserving a table for us, bouquets, champagne, going on one knee and all. He got the staff in on it too. It was beautiful.

EB: Did you have traditional ceremonies? How many?

Andrew: Yes. We had only one ceremony due to the distances the families had to travel. A special mention to Carol’s mother who was of immense help and consented to this arrangement.

EB: How did your wedding day go?

Carol: It was awesome. I enjoyed every minute of it! I was overwhelmed by all the support from friends and family.

Andrew: The day went superbly well, even though the church service started a bit late. It was refreshing playing the guitar and singing for my bride as she walked down the aisle. Ok, she didn’t expect it, she was probably waiting to hear Aerosmith’s I don’t wanna miss a thing.

EB: Did you have any fears concerning the day?

Andrew: Something unnerving happened the evening before the wedding; the tent supplier informed us that another wedding had been set up on the same grounds as ours.

EB: Honeymoon?

Carol: We toured several parts of the country. Kenya is truly magical! There is no better thing than to take an adventure with the person you love. It was a metaphor for the step we had just taken: Marriage — An adventure for a life time.