Why smaller, more intimate weddings are the new normal

A Kenyan wedding in the wake of the pandemic [Photo: Courtesy]

In a fairy-tale wedding ceremony held on the shores of the Indian Ocean, former Mr World Kenya crown holder Cula Budi tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend Wendy Kimingi. In the breath-taking, soft, white sandy Diani Beach that has become one of the world’s luxury tourist havens, the lovebirds took the vows as the sea billows rolled – a witness of 25 on their side.

It was not your everyday ordinary wedding, as elegance and class fused the white and blush theme. And soothing jazz melodies to boot. On an ordinary day and according to their original script, the couple would have invited about 250 to the wedding, but with the current restrictions prompted by the Covid-19 pandemic, the couple kept it small. And it is not just them.