Generally, we method life with sure targets and plans. In Ojay’s case, love confirmed up and made his plans higher by including Reni to the image.
All of it started on a seemingly extraordinary day when Ojay walked into an workplace to comply with up on a job software. Sitting on the entrance desk was Reni, the clever magnificence with a heavenly smile who unknowingly modified the course of his life. What began as an informal chat blossomed into an exquisite love story. They reconnected on Instagram, and one DM led to a different… and shortly, it was love within the air. Now, they get to spend the remainder of their lives collectively, and we’re so excited for them. Their pre-wedding photographs radiate with a lot love and sweetness, and every body will make you smile.
Get pleasure from their pre-wedding shoot and love story beneath:
How we met
By the bride, Reni:
I met Ojay in September of 2018. I used to be working at a psychological well being facility, simply instantly after my Youth Service. That month, I used to be requested to cowl for the admin for a number of weeks as she had simply left. Ojay got here for a follow-up interview on the facility after I met him on the entrance desk for the primary time. He sat on the reception ready to be known as in by the operations supervisor.
I made a decision to interact him in a dialog. I requested for his identify and advised him mine; we mentioned for about half-hour, and I need to say, I used to be impressed. He advised me a couple of basis he had simply began – (The IdealMan Initiative), an initiative centered on boy baby improvement, together with advocacy, mentorship, and schooling. I assumed he was doing one thing nice and advised him I want to join him with a senior pal who was doing one thing related. Simply earlier than he went to his interview, my consideration was wanted upstairs for a couple of minutes. By the point I returned to my desk, he had gone. There was no alternate of contact. Days after that, ideas of him saved coming to thoughts, and I felt the urge to seek out him.
I saved feeling the urge to seek for him and I lastly obliged. I bear in mind going to the entrance desk to examine the e-book register to ensure I bought the right spelling so I may seek for him on Instagram. I had searched Instagram however didn’t discover him. Then, per week after that, I remembered him once more and determined to strive once more. I discovered the IdealMan Initiative on Instagram, and thru their web page, I discovered his deal with. I despatched him a DM, and he requested for my quantity. We bought speaking recurrently from then on and have become good mates.
I left Abuja and went again to Lagos in January 2019. Ojay and I remained actually shut, and it was very apparent that he was already catching emotions. On Might twenty third, 2019, Ojay requested me to be his girlfriend by way of WhatsApp video name, after all I stated sure lol. Ojay requested me to marry him on December twenty third, 2022, three weeks earlier than I traveled to the USA for my graduate research. And as God would have it, Ojay additionally bought admitted to the USA for his grasp’s program. We ended up in the identical faculty, and our love story continues.
How we met
By the groom, Ojay:
I nonetheless bear in mind assembly Reni in 2018. I used to be in between freelancing and beginning my consultancy firm after I acquired a follow-up e-mail to an software I had made for the place of a Enterprise Improvement Supervisor at a psychological well being facility. I didn’t get the position, however I bought a blessing. For some divine motive, Reni, who was a workers member there was sitting on the reception. We bought speaking and I shared a couple of non-profit I had simply began on the time (The iDealMan Initiative). I used to be like, who is that this high quality clever lady with heavenly smile. I didn’t suppose a lot of the assembly till Reni despatched me a DM on Instagram to present me an data I had requested for, I requested for her quantity and that’s the place the story began.
We saved speaking, hanging out a number of occasions, and over time my likeness for her elevated. Barely 3 months into our friendship, Reni moved again to Lagos (she thought she may run away with my coronary heart, hahaha). I visited Lagos that very same month to see household, and her, and about 5 months later, I requested her via a WhatsApp videocall to be my girlfriend. We began relationship, retaining in contact, sending shock items and rising in love.
I turned a daily customer to Lagos, travelling twice and generally 3 occasions to see her. My household and mates knew that this love had overtaken me. Love surprises right here and there, digital dates, and plenty of joint prayers together with her made me notice that she is God’s blessing to me. We have been making future plans, however some how issues weren’t including up. Along with the lengthy distance, she wished to return to highschool overseas and I wished to construct my enterprise in Nigeria, however generally, God has different plans. We saved our lengthy distance relationship, whereas praying for issues to align.
In December 2022, I requested her to marry me, this was 3 weeks earlier than she left Nigeria (I used to be not going to let her go along with my coronary heart once more, lol). In lower than 2 months, Reni bought admitted into one other College, I additionally utilized to the college and God confirmed us His mercy. 7 months later, by some unusual string of occasions, we ended up in the identical faculty. It’s 2024, we’re married and our love story continues.
Credit
Bride @reni_alugo
Planner @eventsbyglitz
Pictures: @teslim_tunde
Studio: @thebk_space
Groom’s outfit: @feany_apparels @nakkedapparel
Bride’s outfit: @imanol_fe15
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