The Big Wedding Winners 2013: MY BIG WEDDING EXPERIENCE
By Cathy & Gordon Amanya: It’s a
moment I will never forget! Every day, I reminisce the magical moments of that
date. It was that
moment that I always dreamt of, walking down the aisle with the man of my
dreams Gordon Amanya; the only one who ever stole my heart.
A year after
Gordon and l had lost our first born there was a brief separation but the love
we had for each other surpassed everything, so we made up.
Gordon heard
the big wedding promo on Capital FM and he applied, followed all procedures and
through voting by Capital FM fans, we made it to the top twenty , then to the
top ten and finally to the top five. That was the peak of the competition. We
started soliciting for votes from workmates, family and friends and well-wishers.
It came to a point where we would approach strangers, and request them to vote
for us.
We bought
airtime of all networks, our well-wishers influenced other people and even
bought for them airtime, our bosses too campaigned. We used almost all avenues to
ensure we won the big wedding because indeed there was no way we would have one
since Gordon didn’t have enough money yet he wanted to give me the best
wedding. We could not cohabit because I come from a staunch Christian family
and there was no way my parents would ever allow that.
Gordon told
me how he prayed and fasted to have that happen.
On the D-
day, I was in Nakasongola in my room
half dead wondering what would befall us if we lost. At 9.00am, l should have
been at office but l was too nervous to make it but good enough my supervisor
knew what l was going through. I went about my room glancing at my phone every second,
listening to capital FM and behold after many minutes of waiting, my phone
rung, it was Marcus and Jackie. At the time, tears were flowing, my heart
pumping like never before.
The big announcement
was made. The big miracle happened- “Jesus turned water into wine”- it’s the
best way l can explain it. The votes were authentically counted, and it was
Gordon and Cathy leading!
I screamed
and everyone in the neighborhood ran to me as if to rescue me but they found a
teary happy woman with no explanation to give them such miracles are hard to
explain. We always say God chose capital FM to turn our dream into a reality.
The wedding had to happen within one week with everything from the dressing,
salon, transport, reception etc to be catered for by Capital FM and its
partners. Therefore our simple duty was, to choose and agree with the church of
our choice and appear for the day.
To cut the
long story short, time for the wedding reached. We had mobilized relatives and
friends. Everyone was excited. The entire entourage was picked very early in
the morning by Jackie Lumbasi and other capital FM staff for salon where a team of stylists was waiting
for us. They did their work perfectly and we looked angelic!
A few hours later,
we left the salon and entered the bridal cars. It was our first time to sit in
a limousine. Sincerely, the whole look was heavenly. We smiled from ear to ear
all the time as they cruised us around town in a rare motorcade. Miracles
happen indeed. It seemed unbelievable.
Later, we arrived at All Saints Church
where we found our parents, relatives, friends, and clergy waiting for us. After
a wonderful sermon, we exchanged our vows, a moment everyone had waited for. We then moved out and traversed serene places
for Videography and Photography. We were overjoyed. Time for the ceremony
reached and we proceeded to Seven Hills in Kololo ( the reception venue). I
could not believe my eyes, when l got out of the car. In my life I had not
seen that kind of decoration and arrangement. The word BIG made sense on that
day, because the scene was perfectly beautiful.
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| Photo by: Globetek Ent. |
We danced
through the welcome music as everyone else joined, sat in our well decorated
chairs. Gagamel group and other outstanding artistes entertained us. Our guests
were treated to a sumptuous dinner, speeches were made and they never seemed to
end. Later, we received a land title from Zion Estates, a honey moon package
and ticket to Mombasa. We danced the night away and later went to our hotel Le
Petit Village!
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