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OLATUNDE wedding
OCTOBER SEVENTEENTH T WO THOUSAND AND TWENTY
W el co m e to th e W ed d in gC el eb ra ti on of GRACE SAMSON
& OLUWATOBI OLATUNDE SATURDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY PARENTS OF THE BRIDE
MR. AND MRS. SAMSON PARENTS OF THE GROOM
LATE MR. AND MRS. OLATUNDE OFFICIANT
PASTOR NIRAN HAASTRUP
THE EILAN HOTEL SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
Order of Events
PRELUDE ENTRY OF THE FAMILY OF THE GROOM AND MOTHER OF THE BRIDE ENTRY OF THE GROOM ENTRY OF THE WEDDING PARTY ENTRY OF THE BRIDE WELCOME & OPENING PRAYER THE CHARGE THE WEDDING VOWS GIVING OF THE BIBLE AND EXCHANGE OF RING EXHORTATION SIGNING OF THE MARRIAGE REGISTER CLOSING PRAYER RECESSION AND POSTLUDE
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The first time I saw Mi Corazon (google it lol), but that’s actually what i call him now, it was Tobi in the beginning. He walked into church wearing black on black, no jacket (in the heart of winter) and no gloves. I was backing up and immediately he walked by, I was thinking who is this and where is he from. So once service was over, I walked up to him and introduced myself (nah i wasn’t trying to ask him out...lol). From the conversation I gathered some info about him, and then others would say the rest is history but no i have more gist...haha. So during the holiday of 2016 (I mean Dec-Jan), I left tiny little Indiana to chill at my sisters in San Antonio TX. Tobi would text me and call me (aka check on me… lol as he would say) every single day, but i wasn’t so into it because I had other options on my mind (text me for more info...lol). So when we
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started the spring semester of 2017, we got really close and from there the dating journey began. Then the unstoppable good morning text and sweet dream notes started pouring in, I loved every moment of it and I wouldn’t change a thing. Let us fast forward to 2018, I got back from work that evening and he called me. Mi Corazon: “So I was just looking at my instagram and one of my friends got engaged;I just sent you the post, do you like her ring??” Me: “Oh wow it’s really pretty, that looks like the type i want just more stones ” After my reply he changed the topic real quick and moved on. My brothers and sisters, that was how I unknowingly picked my engagement ring….hmmmm. It’s still all so surreal and I am sure he would talk about him proposing but let me just end by saying there was a lot of waterworks...lol
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I met my starshine (that’s what I call her) in 2016 and we instantly connected. She would ask the most unexpected questions (sometimes annoying) but that generated a lot of curiosity for me and I wanted to know her better. Spending time with her made me realize how soft and sweet she was, even though she presents a very outspoken and tough personality. In 2017, we became a couple. I was quick to ask her out as I didn’t want the opportunity to slip by after getting to know how amazing and goal oriented she was (Boys are not smiling). I never had a doubt
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about marrying her through the journey of the relationship. Two years after dating, I decided to use her college graduation as the prime opportunity to propose as I wanted her family to be there. I staged the moment with her sister’s help and the look on her face when she walked in was priceless. It was the most magical, surreal and most incredible feeling of all time especially seeing how she was so obsessed with the ring (I felt like she’d never be mad at me ever again, with this great accomplishment of mine). If I could do it all again, I wouldn’t change a thing.
I n L o v in g Memory THOSE WE LOVE DON’T GO AWAY, THEY WALK BESIDE US EVERY DAY. UNSEEN, UNHEARD, BUT ALWAYS NEAR, STILL LOVED, STILL MISSED, AND VERY DEAR.
FATHER OF THE GROOM 1955-1999
MOTHER OF THE GROOM 1957-2018
Meet the Wedding Party THE LADIES
Elizabeth Adewale Bridesmaid
Adetayo Adetunji Bridesmaid
Annuli Daramola Bridesmaid
Esther Akinsiku Bridesmaid
Eniola Adedeji Flower Girl
THE GENTLEMEN
Folarin Abatan Groomsman
Kolawole Daramola Groomsman
Chibueze Emenike Groomsman
Efosa Okunsebor Groomsman
magazine design by: fh creatives
With Sincere Gratitude THANK YOU We give God thanks for bringing us together as one and for his blessings over our lives. To Our Parents Your love and support goes beyond any we have ever seen, and more than we could have asked for. Who we have become, what we believe and our ability to look towards a wonderful future together as husband and wife come from all that you have instilled in us. Thank you so much To Our Family and Friends We would like to thank everyone who has come near and far, for sharing in our joy and happiness on this day. You have all played a very special role in our lives, each of you has touched our lives in some significant way, and we do not take your love for granted. Thank you LOVE, MR. & MRS. OLATUNDE