THE PROPOSAL
“It was a Friday evening and we had plans to attend an underground (raw) comedy event. This event is so critical to why the night was special! It’s called Smokes and Jokes but it is a part of a bigger collective called Artery. Essentially, it is an underground movement of artists (of different disciplines and talents) who are on the very beginnings of breaking into their careers. This event is hosted once a month at random (yet very DOPE) apartments around Brooklyn, NY and the event is very, very intimate. I mean there were 20-30 people packed like sardines inside this one-bedroom loft style apartment just watching and supporting raw talent. The event was so special because it embodies the Ife and Kevin experience. We are very laid back, down for the cause, and spontaneous. Myself, in particular, the bride, am very down to earth and don’t like deliberate attention. Kevin is the same. Our idea of a good time is hanging out at our local Nigerian bar (Art Cafe + Bar) with some friends, sitting outside and talking about whatever comes up!
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Needless to say, we had a blast at this event. We got home around 1:30am. We’re walking down our hall and I smell candles. An intense smell of candles. I instantly got worried thinking, is someone burning their apartment down? Did I leave a candle burning? Kevin is calmly ignoring me, opens the door and I see a million (not a million) candles burning all over our apartment with the words “Marry Me” and “Kebo + Moon” spelled out. (Kebo and Moon are our nicknames for one another.) Oh and rose petals everywhere. I obviously said yes and the rest is history. ...I loved it so much because it was such a Kevin and Ife proposal. No one else!” - Ife
