YOU MAY NOW KISS YOURSELF… LADY GETS MARRIED TO HERSELF
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Joseph Omoniyi
A Ugandan lady, Lulu Jemimah, who grew frustrated with being asked when she was getting married has now led herself to the alter to marry herself.
The 32 year-old narrated that the decision was due to being frustrated by pressures from friends and family.
Lulu who completed her undergraduate degree, and applied to Oxford University for her masters, in August 2017, returned home to Uganda for her birthday in August, she celebrated her birthday together with her bizarre wedding through the help of some of her friends.
“One of my closest friends Karin reminded me that I had a lot to celebrate this year like getting into Oxford and I joked that I would show up in a wedding dress,” she said.
“We had been talking about this marriage pressure and she loved the idea so much that she offered to get me the wedding gown.
“Then I decided, you know what weddings seem so important here – I will marry myself.”
Lulu arranged the last-minute ceremony at Quepasa Bar in the Ugandan capital Kampala on August 27 – her 32nd birthday.
A friend who works as a web designer made and printed her invites, and her friend paid to hire her dress, while her brother baked her cake.
“It’s shocking the price of wedding gowns in Uganda but when I told them I was marrying myself they offered to find me their cheapest dress.
“I did feel a bit crazy trying on the dress and explaining that I was marrying myself. There was a kind of dismissive tolerance from the girls in the bridal shop.
“I had to leave an ID card behind and when they saw my Oxford university card they screamed and were so impressed. I tried a few on and I almost cried.
“It really is a special moment and I understood more than I had the excitement around weddings.’
A friend did Lulu’s makeup at the venue, and the bar owner, also a friend played the wedding march as she exited the toilets and walked into the venue.
“I then spent a few minutes talking to friends and awkwardly explaining that there was no groom – most of them knew by this point,’ she said.
According to reports, another friend played the roll of the vicar as Lulu staged a mock exchanging of vows with herself in front of around 30 guests.
“I was extremely happy,’ she said. ‘So many friends showed up, as well as international and local journalists, film directors and feminist entrepreneurs.
“Marriage is an expression of love and commitment, however for many people back home, it is still considered the only way to guarantee a woman’s financial security.’
“I had worried about coming off as stupid but to have such a strong intellectual group of friends behind the idea, that was all the validation I needed for the choices I have made.”
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