‘The church had just dismissed and this beautiful girl walked up to me and complimented my delivery”, says the groom, Anyanya

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“The church had just dismissed and this beautiful girl walked up to me and complimented my delivery”, says the groom, Anyanya.

According to the groom, “It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon, May 18, 2014. The church had just dismissed and this beautiful girl walked up to me and complimented my delivery (Yeah, I had delivered the sermon of the day on the Topic; You are Peter!). She quickly followed up with why I was usually scarce in midweek activities. I gave her my excuses, but promised to attend the following Monday being the day I’d resume for the first time at my new workplace. We didn’t exchange numbers; I didn’t even ask her name, yet I committed her to call me if I missed the Bible class. Funnily enough, I deliberately stayed away from the Bible class, hoping she’d find a way to call me.
On Tuesday afternoon, while still watching my phone in earnest for her call, it came through (even though I wasn’t privy to who called), I heard the voice, asked for the name and we got talking….
On Wednesday, September 3, 2014 we met formally (first real date) to talk and learn about each other. I was still hesitant as I needed to think things through before getting into any relationship. BTW, I’d waited in vain for feedback from a relationship I was working to revive.
Another Tuesday evening, January 6, 2015, while listening to “Dial My Heart”, a relationship-toned programme on AKBC Radio (the deliberations was about moving on), I wrote a poem titled, “GOODBYE” to signify my firm decision to walk away from my past ‘shaky’ relationship. A few dates later, I began to focus on building the new relationship….
We’ve had many non-verbal fights in the quest to unravel and understand each other, and we’ve been through tough times as well as good times. We’ve been discouraged a million times, encouraged a thousand times less. We’ve had fears and doubts hinging on what the future holds. We’ve made sacrifices and compromises to accommodate the weaknesses of each other. We’ve fought some battles together and some against each other. We’ve won several battles together and are well on the verge of winning many more.
For us, we have dared many things and we know that with God at the centre of it all, we will conquer many worlds together much more than our individual efforts could muster. In all, whatever be the case, we believe that it was the hand of God that brought us together and it will sustain us through all there is, because in varied ways we complement each other. Our weaknesses are balanced by the strengths imbued in each other. We may not be perfect, in fact we aren’t, but we are much better together!
Our love is a clear demonstration of the conviction, “there is a way where there is a will.”!!
It is, therefore, safe to say that we are #theDareanes!!!”.

According to the bride, “I met him in church on a Sunday. 
Actually, I had always admired him from a distance, partly due to what my family had been saying about him; that he’s a role model in church and everywhere he goes, that he’s always outstanding and respected because of his personality and intelligence. These and more got me crushing on him. I fell for him even without him talking to me yet. 
After so many attempts and wishes to approach him, that particular Sunday, after a well composed sermon by him, I couldn’t help to control me again. I told my sister to accompany me that I want to talk to him. She did, but when I got there, I felt really stupid though, but I had to not fail myself again then get back to cry as I usually do, I boldly greeted, “Good afternoon Brother Anyanya”, with excess joy in my heart. He replied and I said, “I noticed you don’t attend midweek classes, I’d like you to be attending it”. He gave reasons why he couldn’t attend but ended with “next time, if you don’t see me, you should call me”, and we went our separate ways. I got home and was so glad I had spoken to him. 
The following day, I got to church only to realise he wasn’t there. At the close of the class, I approached a brother I was sure would have his number and requested for Anyanya’s number with reason that my grandmother was in need of it. This guy (name withheld) gave me three different lines of his and I was even complaining that one was enough. 
So that’s how it all started and I prayed to God that I want him to be my boyfriend and husband. I told God that if it’s His will and the right man for me that I should dream of him that night and, guess what, I dreamt of him. I was elated. After some months he asked me out and I said “Yes”!
We have been through fire and ice together,  He has been a faithful lover regardless; caring, soft,-spoken, romantic and Godly and I am so blessed to have him as my man for life,”.

Congratulations Miss Daramfon and Mr Anyanya.
We wish you to experience the sweetness of love❤️ per second of your lives.
Photographs: Ani Johnson.
Content: Couple’s wedding site.

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