Rudo Wuragu and Gamaliel Madindi’s African Bush Wedding

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When Rudo Wuragu, a beautiful young vocalist in the Gweru based Joyful Praise Choir met Gamaliel Madindi during a Gospel Show in Gweru in 2012, she knew she had met a man like no other. Love blossomed soon afterwards and the two who met and fell in love publicly acknowledged that theirs was a love which was a reward from God through a unique Bush Themed Wedding at Victory Life Tabernacle church.

We managed to have a few minutes with the bride and here is what she had to say about her wedding:

 

The Proposal Story

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Well, my husband proposed on my birthday. It was a planned surprise between my husband and his sisters. In a few words, the surprise came at the right time.

How Rudo Wuragu Carried Out The Wedding Planning Process

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Basically, it was a bit difficult in terms of resources since we both were not employed formally, so we had to hustle up but God intervened. The church and both families also gave aid and it worked out in the end.

 

What would you change about your wedding?

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Speaking of change, I doubt if there is anything I would need to change because every department was on point, everything we had planned to have was there.

 

Culture

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In our Shona culture, we believe in paying lobola or roora (dowry) before marriage. The bride price enables the bride’s father to allow the wedding to go on, so basically this culture made it easy for me to get my father’s blessing to wed.

Above them were the bridal best girls, three of them and groom’s best boys three as well.

 

The Bridal Team

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My bridal team consisted of mostly family and friends. Reason being I value them both equally and it had always been my wish and vow to make them part of my big day. It consisted of seven couples.

 

 

Cherished Wedding Moments

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I Cherish the vow making moment…

 

The Wedding Style

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I had planned my wedding to be an elegant bush wedding, not a garden wedding. So we used VictoryLife Terbanacle Centre and it was the perfect site for the event.

 

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Wedding Dress

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I had two wedding dresses, one of the wedding gowns was white and the other one was red. My second gown was the colour red because it is my favourite colour.

I wore the white one in the morning and the red one in the afternoon. I personally chose to hire my white dress then custom made the red one.

 

Biggest Spend

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 Our biggest spend was on food.

 

Advice To Future Brides

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When planning a wedding do it in time, engage people like relatives, church members, friends, family…find a way to boost up your pocket, you need to avoid debts though.

 

 

The Creatives/ Vendors

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Here is a list of the service providers that Rudo and GamalieI hired to make their wedding vision come true:

 

MAKEUP – Sasha Mcville chaderopa

HAIR STYLIST – Mai shilo

DECOR & FLOWERS – Mai Middy from Vic Falls(Victory Life Tabernacle church)

CATERING – The Ransburg Company

WEDDING PLANNER – Pastor Pakai(Victory Life Tabernacle Church)

ENTERTAINMENT – Joyfull Prise Choir

MC – Pasto Pakai

PA SYSTEM – Mike

CAKE – Mrs Gumbura (Hre)

DANCE COACH – Evans Tigere

Rudo and Gamaliels wedding in Pictures:

 

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