LOVE OYEDEPO'S CHURCH WEDDING AND RECEPTION PICTURES

The 5000 capacity university chapel of the covenant university was filled to the brim on the 23rd of March 2013 which was the wedding service of the first daughter of the presiding Bishop of Winners chapel International,Bishop David Oyedepo. My people,before 10am, d groom was already seated in the auditorium o,(chai d bobo no wan waste time at all). The father of the bride and the bride majeestically walked into the chapel with clicks and flashes of the cameramen trailing them. Bishop Afolabi took the charge and the profession of the wedding vows was conducted by Pst Paul Eneche. Immediately they were pronounced Man and wife ehn,come and see the way the couplee were smiling like small pikin wey dem dash pouf pouf!(Only God knows what was going on in their mind at dat time*winks*). The communion was administered by Pst David Ibiyeome of Salvation ministries,PHC. Bishop Aremu pronounced blessings upon the couple using deut 28:1-14 and the congregation responded with thunderous amen that sounded like the bomb explosions of syria. Bishop John Praise of Praise cathedral,Abuja led the thanksgiving prayers,this was followed by a session of praise and dance by the faith tabernacle choir.
    The chapel was jampacked with women in red gele,all competing with one another causing all manner of visual traffic,go-slow and obstruction. The people at the back seat had to be moving from left to right as if they were dodging bullets in a war zone just for them to be able to catch a glimpse of what was happening at the front despite d fact that there were projectors. Bishop David Abioye delivered the message. He started by saying.."Every construction in life is by instruction". The text was taken from Genesis 2:21-end with emphasis on verse 24. The title of the message was "Growing together in marriage". He said "most couples do the living but not the cleaving". The cleaving process is the growing process. To cleave means to mix and blend together,to harmonise and be engrafted. Growth is never convenient but it is compulsory. Growth also means change and this takes time. Growth is a process and anything that requires process requires patience. He admonished the couple to take time to know each other,that marriage is an eye opener,he likened courtship to a mock exam. He ended the sermon with 3 ingredients that help grease the marriage.
1. Appreciation: anything appreciated always appreciates. Always say a thankyou when needed. Keep appreciating one another
2. Affection: I love you is an affirmation of commitment,but it is lacking in a lot of marriages today. Where there is no love,there is no excitement . The test of love is when it is demonstrated to the undeserved.
3. Apology: I am sorry is the scarcest. Everybody feels he/she is right especially the men. Cool answers turns away wrath. Prov 16:28,17:9. Forgive and forget.
After his message,he invited Bishop Oyedepo for apostolic blessings upon the couple. During the signing of the register,an ace veteran in gospel music industry in Nigeria,Evangelist Bola Are led the whole congregation in high praises.
    ROLL CALL(in no particular order pls)
1. Arch Bishop Margaret Idahosa
2. Mrs Obasanjo
3. Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan
4. Mrs Abimbola Fashola
5.Mrs olufunke Amosun
6.Mrs Liyel Imoke
7. Pst Paul Eneche
8. Senator Pius Anyim
9.Pst Femi Emmanuel
10.Pst Dayo Olutayo
11. Bishop John Praise
12. Pst Duro Aina
13. Pst Olubiyo
14. Pst David Ibiyeome
15. Rev Joseph Agboli
16. Dr Serah Jubril
17. Barrister Jimoh Ibrahim.
  Senator Pium Anyim delivered the goodwill message on behalf of the president of federal republic of Nigeria. Lovina and Stevo! Congratulations(clears throat)... That's all. Thankyou. As promised,here are the pictures..

LOVE OYEDEPO'S BRIDAL SHOWER(TESTIMONY NIGHT)

Am just too tired  from the hustle and bustle of this past weekend,I tell you,it was like a mini shiloh...I promised to bring you an update on d bridal shower of love and steve. Well,here is it. It wasn't a bridal shower per say but a testimony night. It was well attended by both d friends of d bride and the groom. They were both stunning and love was looking like a diva that just won a grammy award. Chai,that babe make sense(did I say that) okay,what I meant is that she makes sense for her husband,Pastor Steve. So make una no crucify me. Rili,am not in the mood to write but due to d bombardment of messages in my inbox on face book,I just have to honor them as fast as possible,so without wasting much time...here are the pictures from d bridal shower turned testimony night. If I still have time,I may do another detailed story,but this pictures should tell d story well,as well! 

BISHOP OYEDEPO GIVES DAUGHTER OUT IN MARRIAGE

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The time is 6am and today's date is March 22nd 2013(yawns). i have no choice but to wake up early today to write about the wedding engagement of the first daughter of the presiding bishop of living faith church popularly known as winners chapel,Bishop David Oyedepo. Since i promised my readers and followers on facebook that you will gwt the full aproko today......my word is my bond.
   The traditional wedding between Love Oyedepo and Steve Ogah took place at the prestigious hall of faith academy inside canaanland and yours truly was there! not just as an observer but as the emcee of the occasion!wow,what an awesome privilege to compere an event of such magnitude,still basking in in d euphoria that am the official emcee of the trad wedding,little did i know that i was gonna pass through the valley of shadow of arguements with the "alaga iduros"(thats the yoruba emcee for traditional wedding) with their gele(head gears) cascading the atmosphere like skyscarppers of new york city,they contended with me that"on such occasions like this,they dont need an emcee like me....blah blah" like a goat to d slaughter i had to give them the mic coz they were actually three in number with same uniform,i quickly reminded myself of what d bible said about 3,a three fold cord is not easily broken!lol. so rather than allow them end my career,i released and mic to them  and consulted the committee(we like committes in Naija) that hired me for the event since by the grace of God,i did not lobby for the job.
what the alaga iduros forgot is that" big men do their things in big ways and big ways are not d convential ways"(dr shogo,2013). to the glory of God,it was resolved amicably with smiles on d face of both parties involed. they handled the traditional yoruba part while i anchored the english segment of the event.
Right from the gate of faith academy,canaanland,it was a serious security conscious environment(bible sef talk am,watch and pray) with men of state security service mounting the gate....trust me i no fit carry last,as i approached d gate in my car,i wind down d glass with confidence and in papa's voice i roared "God bless you" not knowing who i was...they gave me express access into the school premises. you needed to see the way i was feeling cool with myself(giggles),not knowing that there was another hurdle of securuty apparatus to be passed. This time around,it wasn't the police nor mopol neither was it d Nigerian Army,stop guessing,alas it was BOUNCERS. O Jesus of Nazareth,i have been seeing bouncers before but this one no get part 2,their chest and built was like that of Mount Zion that cannot be easily removed!so i reasoned within myself that the trick that worked at the gate will not work here o. chai,their faces were not friendly at all, so i humbly called my contact person in the committee to take me in....
Entering the hall....it was still in d making and i had this heaven on earth experience. have been seeing decorations,but this one was royalty at its peak. the hall was sparkling with lights of different color and i remembered growing up as a child watching the formation of rainbow in the skyline...summary,d decoration was spulufic!donrt ask me d meaning.
    On the band was the Speechless band from Ilorin,i heard they are one of the best if not the best musical band in kwara state. they sang so well.
  The grooms's family was introduced by the alaga iduro and eventually,th groom was ushered into the hall dressed in a beautiful aso-oke agbada and supported by his friends. He proceeded straight to the bride's family side in d hall to request for Love's hand in marriage,the koko of the matter is that he prostrated 3 good times to "beg" to marry Love Oyedepo. The alaga did a wonderful job moderating this aspect of the program.
....And the grand entry of the bride,Love Oyedepo. Kim Kardashan would have been green with envy if she was around!d bride steps out from a lovly state of art mercedez benz locomotive device. My brethren see paparazzi,flashes here and there,people with iphones,ipads,galazy tabs digital and non digital camera all scrambbled to take a photo shot of the pretty bride. it was a tug of war getting d lady of the moment into d hall bcoz the stampede of the photographers,video men cannot be describbed,it was overwhelming. At last,i was able to  organise the bride's friends to form two lines as they danced into the hall.....my fingers are aching me from typing o! let me summarise,she danced to her parents side for prayers and did same to the grooms parent before going to sit majestically beside her groom.
i had the singular honor to invite to the microphone one of Bishop Oyedepo's spiritual sons for the word of exhortation in the person of Pastor Paul Eneche of the Dunamis International Gospel Church,Abuja.. here is a summary of the message he said"we live in a world where people go into marriage for wrong reasons such as age is not on their side,to fulfill their sexual desire,or just because of peer and parental pressure.He stated that marriage is more than that..and he listed 5 reasons and benefits of marriage
1.betterment of value; enhancement of worth. the worst thing that can happen to anybody is to get married and be devalued
2.supply of companionship; for elimination of isolation
3.supply of help; everyindividual has an area of helplessness. identify the area of your partners need
4. foe maximization of potential,purpose,impact and result. anywhere marriage is working,potentials are multiplied
5. for fulfilment of destiny
Bishop Abioye prayed for the couple while Bishop Aremu prayed for the food. Food and drinks laid down their lives for the tummy of all that were present and there was nothing like shortage of food or drink. Important dignitaries too numerous to mention were present,i remember acjnowledging quite a lot of them.

  i have to go now,today is the bridal shower,its a youth affair with friends of the couple. Dress code is blue jeans and white shirt or top. i have to prepare now as am anchoring the event as well. o ma rocky! i promised you pictures..................find them below and also pls drop your comments on this write up. thankyou for taking your time to read this short summary of how the traditional wedding went, i love you all. dr shogo.(forgive all my errors and puctuation,am in a hurry)