Kenya's $1 wedding couple get fully paid honeymoon package

 

Wilson Mutura and his bride Ann opted to have a low-key wedding ceremony in Nairobi without cakes, flowers or decorations 

 

 

 

 

 Kenya's $1 wedding couple get fully paid honeymoon package

A Kenyan couple unable to afford the expense of a wedding have earned plaudits on social media for pursuing "a budget option $1 ceremony" which they attended wearing casual clothes.

Wilson and Ann Mutura postponed their wedding twice in 2016 because they were unable to raise the $300 (£240) fee.

" We went home, cooked ugali and sukuma wiki (a Kenyan delicacy), ate and slept. There was nothing special that we did on our honeymoon"

They decided to get married this year with the minimum of expense.

The groom only spent $1 on two budget wedding rings, which he produced amid cheering during the exchange of vows.

Other expenses surrounding the pair's nuptials - including the license fee - were instead borne by their church.

Online commentators have praised their move, pointing out that weddings are becoming increasingly expensive.

The romantic story of Wilson, 27, and his bride Ann, 24, seems to have captured the attention of many Kenyans.

After dating for more than three years, the couple overcame the biggest hurdle in their relationship - money.

Last year their appeals to friends and family failed to raise enough cash.

'Blessed union'

Wilson told the BBC that his older brother even advised him to forego the wedding and live with Ann without getting married.

But that was not an option for the self-employed fruit seller and his fiancee who wanted "a permanent and blessed union".

For their modest wedding which took Kenyan social media space by storm, a travel and tours company, Bonfire Adventures, on Friday announced a fully paid honeymoon package for them.
Their ceremony reached social media after the priest who officiated it shared their story on Facebook. Officials of the tour company visited the couple and made a presentation to them. They get a fully paid 5 day honeymoon to the Kenyan city of Mombasa where they will stay in a four-star hotel.

 Bonfire Adventures Verified account ‏@BonfireSafaris

WOW..We could like to reward this couple with Honeymoon after tying a knot in Ksh.100 wedding ceremony. RETWEET and tell us tuwapeleke wapi?

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