This was captured on our wedding day. Before then,around year 2010, we started talking and in year 2015 he wanted to be more than just a friend. He asked me to marry him and build a home with him. I accepted because his personality is Uniqe and I have seen more than just a friend in him. On that faithful day, he and his family from ogbomosho south west Nigeria visited my parent in Benin city, Edo state Nigeria where I was born, to ask for my hand in marriage as our custom demands. My parent entertained them with kolanuts and drinks because it is in our culture in Benin to entertain our guest. After the kolanuts was broken and eaten, his family spokesman revealed the purpose of their visit, which was to ask for my hand in marriage. They brought kolanuts, palmwine,yams,coconuts,sugar, salt,palm oil and other valuable gifts and presented it to my father. My father called me and asked if I know him and his people, he also informed me about their proposal and asked if he should accept the gifts. My response was "yes, I do". After that, a bride price of twenty two naira was paid. I was taken inside a room and was adorned with coral beads and beaded headpiece which was the traditional attire for bride in Bini culture.
Different maidens was taking to my husband as his bride but he refused them all saying they were not his bride. After all that, I was escorted outside with danceable Bini cultural song by my sisters and friends and when he saw me, he confirmed that am his bride. So my father hand me over to his father after which his father hand me over to him and we were joined together as man and wife.
Its been 5 years, 9months and 18 days,we are blessed with 2 beautiful children
our marriage has its up and down but we balanced it up because we believe that we are better together.
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