picture of the couples
Dear Diary,
It was another stressful but wonderful weekend. I didn't like it for the fact that it was the last Saturday of the month and a Sanitation day. Sanitation exercises do stress me a lot as you'll have to work when everyone are. I later came to like it when I had it in mind that I would be witnessing my friend exchange marital vows with his wife, his own sunshine. It was the best weekend I've had in a long time, a weekend to remember despite the stressful sanitation exercise. Journey with me as I give you the narrative.
During the Sanitation Exercise |
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I woke up feeling annoyed it was a Sanitation exercise. It's not as if I'm lazy but the work load would just be too much and I couldn't escape it. I went outside with my tools as early as 5:30Am. By this time, nothing was going on. I wanted to shock the villagers. My aim was to finish in time and then take to surfing the net but that didn't work out as planned. As I finished clearing the grasses in front of my house, my dad came outside and gave me another tedious work to do. I felt like crying but did it anyways.
picture of the part I cleared
After the sanitation exercise, I felt exhausted already. I was contemplating if I'll be able to attend the wedding I had to. Soonest, my friend came and kept me company before setting off for the wedding. As an usher, I took to wearing white shirt and black trouser as that was the dress code we were expected to wear. I looked gorgeous on this white.
picture of me on my white and black outfit
I boarded a vehicle down to the reception as we were told to come early. On arriving the reception ground, I saw my colleagues who also looked elegant on white and black. We were the first set of people to be there, so we made good use of the decorations there. I ensured I captured every moment starting from the cake, couples house and the decorations as shown below.
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pictures of the reception hall
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I then captured my friends who came alongside me as we did more of photographing before drinks and food arrived for us to take in. Drinks came in first of which we took it with the ice blocks and then cooled it in a big blue drum. The drinks brought were a mixture of both soft, beer and Malta. I launched one of the Malta bottles before it was shared among guests.
 |  picture of my colleagues on white and black |
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In no time, the sky formed dark clouds and it poured out like a deluge. Someone called it showers of blessings whereas I didn't view it that way. I expected the weather to be sunning. Guests started coming in and filled the reception hall despite the rain. Foods were also brought in a bus of which we offloaded to where it was sampled and shared.
The below has the pictures of assorted foods brought in sacks, coolers and food utensils. They made it appear more like a buffet style but wasn't as there was someone in charge since we were handling a large audience. The bride and the groom with their allies came after the food was brought and boom, they looked so gorgeous on their outfits. The colours of the day was light purple and gold of which the Friends of the couples, the train and family members wore.
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pictures of foods and drinks
I seized the opportunity of taking pictures with the groom who is my friend and his bride as well. I was just so happy for him after being on a lonely road for years. He came to made his marriage public and we the wedding guests were present to celebrate with them. After taking series of pictures, they danced into the reception hall as the DJ gave them soothing songs to shake their bodies. The groom shocked me because I've never see him danced before and he doesn't look like a dancer to me.
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picture of the couples, friends and me
After the dancing and introduction of the couples by the MC, we took to doing our duties by sharing foods and drinks to the guests starting from those on special seats to those behind. The crowd was unexpected though food and drinks reached majority. I was just so busy trying to settle the angry guests who wanted to be served first before drinks finishes.
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The couples did what was ought to be done while we played our role in helping them make the occasion a success. When I was done with my duties, I took to giving my male and female friends best of shots as the sun was slightly giving. They were so amazed by how beautiful the pictures tend to look. They even offered to pay my transport fare as a way of appreciating me for the time spent and the likes of them.
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pictures of my friends
I met new and old friends and was so glad they were one of the guests. I treated them specially the same way everyone we treated. After 70% of the wedding guests had gone, we the servers made good use of the songs played and we had our own special food and drinks which we ate to satisfaction. It was a memorable event though. This is a picture of my friends while eating.
picture of my friends
After the occasion, my head kept spinning as a result of the stress from the sanitation exercise and the work I did during the wedding. I wasn't that strong but managed to reach the house in time before it was too late. That was how my day went...