{"id":5957,"date":"2020-04-12T17:54:19","date_gmt":"2020-04-12T17:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/kenya\/?p=5957"},"modified":"2020-04-12T17:54:19","modified_gmt":"2020-04-12T17:54:19","slug":"couple-holds-30-minute-wedding-worth-sh80k-with-nine-guests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/community\/couple-holds-30-minute-wedding-worth-sh80k-with-nine-guests","title":{"rendered":"Couple holds 30-minute wedding worth Sh80k with nine guests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> For two months, George Lewis Kariuki and his fianc\u00e9e Rachael Wanjugu have been anxious as they made final plans for their so-to-be \u2018big wedding day\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>April 25 was the day the lovebirds had scheduled for the event, when they would say \u2018Yes I Do\u2019 committing to a lifetime relationship.<\/p>\n<p>Most things went down as planned except for the date, the list of guests to witness the exchange of vows and the amount of time they took, thanks to Covid-19 crisis that has disrupted daily life across the world.<\/p>\n<p>PCEA Muhito church in Mukurwe-ini, Nyeri County would have been packed to capacity as friends and family witness the vows but only two seats were occupied in the church with guests keeping the one-and\u2013half metre rule.<\/p>\n<p>Kariuki swapped over 500-person park\u00a0wedding\u00a0to a nine-person ceremony after a deliberate agreement not to cancel or postpone the event as Covid-19 crisis continue wreak havoc on social activities.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0wedding\u00a0was held on Monday, three weeks before the scheduled date.\u00a0The family had to forgo a glamorous\u00a0wedding\u00a0detail, from an exquisite table setting, floral arrangements, elegantly dressed maids and grooms, for a simple ceremony that lasted 30 minutes. Only nine family members and friends and the officiating priest were allowed.<\/p>\n<p>The initial\u00a0wedding\u00a0budget stood at Sh1.2 million but they spent Sh80,000 only for a ceremony that took 30 minutes. One item they had to add on their list of must have was\u00a0bottles of sanitiser for their guests.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt did not happen as we had wished but we had fun at the church and at the reception party. It was a simple but beautiful ceremony,\u201d said Wanjugu.The State has restricted\u00a0weddings\u00a0and funerals to have only 15 people and to take just 30 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe could not cancel the\u00a0wedding\u00a0because we were on the final stage of arrangements. Bookings for the reception venue had been done, we had already hired a photographer and our guests had invitation cards,\u201d said Kariuki.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AfricaPress-Kenya: For two months, George Lewis Kariuki and his fianc\u00e9e Rachael Wanjugu have been anxious as they made final plans for their so-to-be \u2018big wedding day\u2019. April 25 was the day the lovebirds had scheduled for the event, when they would say \u2018Yes I Do\u2019 committing to a lifetime relationship. 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