Typically, someplace throughout the heat of church fellowship, love emerges… quietly at first, then superbly resulting in a ceaselessly story. Ugochi and Somto have been simply two college students of the College of Benin when destiny began writing their love story.
They exchanged numbers whereas they have been each serving in the identical church fellowship. Nonetheless, it was not till a few years later, after that they had each graduated, that destiny determined it was time to modify issues up. After one WhatsApp message, a prophetic utterance from a pal and plenty of extra defining moments and milestones, the lovebirds journeyed by this lovely path and at last arrived at some extent the place they mentioned sure to ceaselessly! Their pre-wedding pictures are a fascinating gallery of candy love in full show. From their Igbo conventional look to their elegant modern apparel, every one is simply as radiant because the final. Their love story is crammed with a lot intentionality and divine timing, and it really warms our hearts to see it transfer on to the subsequent grand stage. 😍
Take pleasure in their pre-wedding pictures and love story beneath:
How we met
By the Groom, Somto:
Ours is a love story written by God’s fingers. Typically love doesn’t arrive with fireworks or dramatic introductions. Typically it comes quietly, like two individuals brushing previous one another in a hallway referred to as Basement on the College of Benin, after which it waits patiently for years, maturing in silence till the world is prepared. That was Ugochi and me. Again in UNIBEN, we have been nothing greater than acquainted faces in the identical Christian fellowship, CASOR. I used to be finding out Zoology. She was finding out Dentistry. We each served in Metropolis of David, the music arm of the fellowship, but by some means destiny allowed us to share areas with out sharing conversations. Our hellos have been well mannered, virtually forgettable. The sort you give somebody who sits three seats away. We exchanged numbers as soon as, casually, after bumping into one another close to Basement. Nothing particular. Nothing suggestive. On my telephone, she lived for nearly seven years as “COD Treasured 200L.” On hers, I rested merely as “Somtochukwu.” After which life carried us aside. I graduated in 2018. She battled by the lengthy journey of medical faculty till 2023. No texts. No check-ins. Simply two names sleeping quietly in one another’s telephones. Till destiny whispered.
One random afternoon in November 2023, she tapped a single laughter emoji on my WhatsApp standing, a tiny gesture that might shift our destinies. She forgot about it. Hours handed, and at 1 am, whereas she was on name at FMC Asaba, I replied. For a second, she panicked, considering it was an emergency. As an alternative, it was me saying softly, “Hey Treasured, it’s been some time.” That message reopened a door that had as soon as closed with out both of us noticing. She talked about she was in Asaba for her housemanship. I lit up. Asaba was my childhood residence. I guided her like a mild compass, telling her the place to purchase issues, what areas to keep away from, the shortcuts, the very best shops, and when she requested about church, I didn’t hesitate: “Attempt Ingathering International.” A suggestion that might anchor her spiritually and emotionally. Our friendship deepened into early 2024. In January, she fell sick. With out ready, I despatched her a meals tray, considerate, plentiful, tender. She was staying within the FMC docs’ quarters along with her greatest pal, Emanuella, everybody referred to as her Ella. Ella was the one who picked up the meals tray, noticed my identify, and burst into laughter. “Nana… this man goes to be your husband.” Ugochi stared at her, half amused, half confused. “Are you promoting your greatest pal due to a meals tray?” They each laughed and dismissed it, not understanding Ella had simply spoken a prophecy. And on our wedding ceremony day, Ella gladly stood as her maid of honour.
By April 2024, we noticed one another once more for the primary time in years. I requested her to be my girlfriend. She wasn’t prepared. She selected therapeutic and friendship, and I revered her with out hesitation. We continued speaking, regular and honest. Then future caught up. She completed her housemanship in October 2024 and moved to Lagos for a brand new job. All of the sudden, we have been in the identical metropolis, respiration the identical air, strolling by the identical season. What as soon as felt distant grew to become attainable. Our hearts aligned quietly, superbly. By late November 2024, we slipped right into a relationship rooted in friendship, prayer, and real affection. And in 2025, with full readability, I mentioned, “I need to see your individuals. I need to do that the fitting means.” Our households met on June twelfth, a joyful gathering. On July third, a day earlier than her birthday, I pulled off a magical shock proposal. She thought I had travelled, however as a substitute, I knelt earlier than her with a hoop and a future. She mentioned sure, overwhelmed and positive. Our court docket wedding ceremony adopted on August twenty third, intimate and significant. And eventually, on November 1st, surrounded by household, buddies, and God’s simple fingerprint, we sealed our love in a panoramic white wedding ceremony.
Immediately, I converse of Ugochi as the girl who steadies my thoughts, sharpens my desires, and multiplies my peace. Sensible, gifted, compassionate, an exceptional physician, a pure nurturer, a girl whose recommendation lands with divine precision. She is the love of my life, my secure place, my answered prayer. And he or she sees in me a person who’s affected person, intentional, godly, accountable, a person who arrived precisely when God ordained. A pal who grew to become a associate. A associate who grew to become her residence. Our love didn’t start the day we first met, or the day we exchanged numbers, and even the night time she despatched that emoji. It started lengthy earlier than, within the thoughts of a God who writes romances higher than any poet. A Basement howdy grew to become a lifetime. A laughter emoji woke up future. A meals tray grew to become a prophecy. And now, the 2 of us who as soon as walked previous one another stroll hand in hand into ceaselessly.
Credit score
Bride @ugo_nwanyioma
Groom @somto_anekwe
Pictures @esanharrisphotography
Make-up @bytemiolukanni
Hair @kurlsnfros
Bride’s Outfit @houseoftsatelier
Groom’s Outfit @kcstitches | @tetanura
Movie@esanharrisfilms
