Hi ladies!!! I can't guarantee that I will be online this weekend with the holiday, so I wanted to t...
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05/08/2012
  Me at home waiting patiently for transport lol photo shoot at home :) family and BM's at home :) i loved my make up :) moi :) awww :) me, family and BM's love it :) me and two of my BM's my other BM's one of my BM's and my elder sis :) gran ma headed for a kiss lol me and my mummy :) me and our matron Three of my BM's la bride :) smile for the camera :) thanking God :) striking a pose lol finally we can go to church my man's been waiting!! lol mom leads the way out of the car lol aunties cheering me on whooooo!! is she ready to come out?? lol BM's taking pic's outside church my flower girls, paige boys and matron head in awww :) sweet :) too cute!!! our bridal party dance their way in :) they looked so lovely :) :) all rise!!! here comes the bride with her daddy! me and daddy dearest :) awwww i love my dad! started chocking up i couldnt hold it together lol all sitted and ready to hear the word lol BM's listening to the word :) Grooms men looking sharp man! Bishop made us laugh here and there :) our Bishop and his wife and their assistants :) i love this man! time to exchange vows!! WE DO! lol ok now that you've said i do unveil your bride :) all the way down Mr. lol you may kiss your bride whooo!!! lighting our unity candle :) we are one baby! performing the salt covenant ceremony :) no one can separate us. being prayed for by our church Bishop and pastors off to sign the certificate and we are out...its a done deal baby! outside church with our bridal party Princess Christy :) awwww me and my baby i love this we are perfect together moi :) wasnt too heavy he managed :) :) awwwww :) our center pieces :) our wedding cake :) our amazing reception décor i loved it she did a great job! wow!!! loved it! lovely center pieces, Bishop greeting my step mom :) bliss he'll never let me go!! and neither will i :) awww :) my booby boo :) i sang for our entrance hahaha it was great :) bridal party following as we ed :) and it was time to boogy baby go girls go girls!!! lets go down baby whoooo doing my happy dance :) hahahahhaa awww Mel's introduction Ian's introduction :) Lelwa's introduction Dingy my young sister's introduction Sue's introduction Chiputa's introduction Towee's introduction Mwape's introduction INTRODUCING Mr. and Mrs Chela the MC made us laugh our lungs out lol cutting of the cake and we were ready ;) munch munch munch and it was smoochy time lol mwuuuuah!!!! singing a special song with my girls :) me singing :) awwww bridal party all changed up IMG_2437 IMG_2441 IMG_2457 IMG_2458 IMG_2461 IMG_2465 IMG_2471 IMG_2677 IMG_2680 IMG_2712 IMG_2722 whooo my BM's surprise dance with my hubby they really danced and they looked great :) yeeeah buddy! boy did we dance lol then it was my turn in dress # 2 with the grooms men :) lol shaking it with my man lol oh yeaaah lol shaking what my mama gave me lol then we slowed it down lol so intimate i love him so grateful and the party just started lol make the circle bigger man lol                                                                                                                                  |
our wedding pic's
This is how it happened!!
So as promised here are our wedding pic's :) couldnt post all of them they were over 2000 lol
Im forever grateful to God for this day the 7th of April 2012, it was the best day of my life! Thank you to all the brides that gave me support in one way or the other i'll forever cherish you all!!. I miss posting so bad! what am i going to do now that the wedding is passed???? Gosh! Everything went according to plan we really had a ball :) the only glitch that was there is that i was late for the church service by 30 minutes :( but everything else is as we planned thank God He really and i mean really made it happen for us without Him our day wouldnt have been the way it was. So what do you ladies think about the pic's??? Much love, Mrs Chela ;) xox |
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05/05/2012
  Mr. and Mrs. BOUCA!!! |
SHE'S CROSSED OVER!!!
Welcome sissy!!!
She said i DO!!!! Oh man the last time i was this excited was my wedding day LMBO!
Im so happy for you Sabrina, all the hard work, all the sleepless nights led to this day and now you're MRS BOUCA whoooo no longer two but one!!! I feel like running to Canada and giving you a big squeeze!! lol have a great reception, its time to let your hair down, change into dress number two, and dance the night away baby whooo hooo!!! welcome to this beautiful thing called marriage ;) love you lots sissy! Chris. |
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05/05/2012
  Mom making sure the decor is set for the day :) my sitting area :) i loved my sitting area :) chairs and tables decor decor :) SAM_2188 more gifts from the family :) mom's muffins for desert :) hmmmm some polony and ham to snack on :) aunty and gran ma looking at the display of gifts :) and then the gifts came strolling in whooo :) my friends dressed as ushers bringing in more gifts :) the MC for the day :) more gifts :) mom and aunty's greeting guests :) mom :) MC :) mom and aunty's bringing me in while singing traditional songs :) thats me in the middle all covered up as tradition demands :) headed to my sitting area :) my beautiful mother in law looks on :) thats me all covered up next to my traditional counsellor :) more gifts for princess Chrissty :) my husbands cousin's came in to present a gift to me and unveil me :) lovely gifts they had for me from my hubby :) let the unveiling begin ;) and there i was ;) me all humble and what note lol :) me and my traditional counsellors :) my mom and mother inlaw being introduced to the guests. (mom in pink) pastor Jenny preaching a short message on being a prudent wife :) SAM_2349 awwww :) ;) time to eat!!! lol mom and my aunty's celebrating and singing traditional songs :) my friends from work presented their gift to me (a washing machine) and they boogied lol my beautiful mother in law :) looking on to see what everyone was up to ;) my gran ma and aunty's showing me some of my gifts :) me kneeling and showing respect to my mother inlaw after presenting her a gift :) presenting a gift to my wonderful spiritual mother :) presenting a gift to my mom :) my friend Kasapo and i :) me and my girlies :) me and my mom and mother in law :) i love them!!! me my aunty and young sis :) gran ma giving me a wet one hahahahaa :) i love her me and my husbands aunty, my aunty inlaw??? :) lol                                                   |
My Bridal Shower Pic's
A Zambian dream come true :)
Hello there lovelies :) (long post WARNING) lol
So i never got the chance to post pictures of my bridal shower but i promised i would so here they are :) couldn't post all of them they were too many lol but this will do ;) I also promised to also explain the progression or the bridal shower Zambian style lol so here it is: First the guests arrive as usual lol then relax, take their seats and are served with drinks as they wait for the program to begin :) Bridal showers here have a woman in charge who we call a matron :) she acts as the MC of the day, her responsibility is to entertain the guests and run the program (see pictures) So after the guests arrive and settle down, there is usually an opening prayer from either a church representative or a family representative from the brides side :) when the opening prayer is done the matron announces the arrival of the bride (see pictures) Tradition in tells that as the bride is coming into the hall of the bridal shower she is covered with a wrapper big enough to cover her entire body so that no one can see her :) this represents the concept that she is a gift, a brand new gift to her soon to be husband therefore she can only be unveiled by her husbands family after they pay some money to unveil her. when the bride takes her seat which is usually on the floor as a sign of humility, the matron announces the arrival of the grooms family. since its a bridal shower only women can come that means, sisters, cousin's, aunty's, gran ma's, mothers, and other female family folk. Upon their arrival they make their way to the front where the bride is sited with her traditional counsellors (see pictures) and they need to have with them gifts from the groom to the bride. These gifts are usually bouquets of flowers, fruit baskets, chocolate and the like. when they reach the brides sitting area the matron asks them to put some money on the floor before unveiling the bride, this represents her worth and "brand newness" lol. When the matron is satisfied with the amount they put up the grooms family then begins to unveil the bride (see pictures). After unveiling her they present her with the gifts they brought along and proceed to take their seats :) After the unveiling the matron begins to tell the guests about the bride, ushering her to praise about her beautiful looks and so forth. Thereafter the guests are served with food :) After this the matron begins to call the guests one by one to come and show the bride what gift they bought her and what role it plays in the kitchen :) after explaining this to the bride each person is required to dance :) When this is over, the bride is supposed to present gifts to the people that have contributed tremendously to her up bringing as well as her mother inlaw, the gifts can be whatever the bride thinks those people would love and appreciate. When presenting these gifts the bride as per tradition is expected to kneel as a sign of respect :) Once this is done the bride is taken round to see all the gifts that were bought for her. The family representative taking her round explains the functions of some of the gifts :) When this is over you may as well call it a day, the Matron or MC for the day announces an open floor for people to come to the front, greet the bride and take pictures with her :) My bridal shower was on the 24th of March 2012 it was one of the best day's of my life *cant beat the day i said i do hahahaha* will be posting my weddings pictures this coming week whooooo!!! what do you ladies think? |
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05/04/2012
  Brina and Sergio xox God bless YOU!! xoxox   |
TOMORROW SHE SAYS I DO!!!
YAAAAAY BRINA!!!! #teamBOUÇA!
Its that time again ladies another one of our wonderful sisters Sabrina Couto aka hismrsb is crossing over to the wonderful side of marriage tomorrow :))).............let us wish her well:
I dont even know where to start when it comes to Sabrina!!! Sissy you have been a sister and a best friend to me and many others on this site im sure :), you're strong, beautiful, confident, God fearing, positive, prayerful, caring, honest, patient, happy, confident, humble, wise, loving, kind, gracious and wonderful!!! These words alone do not completely describe who you are to me, I love you so much and I am forever grateful to Wedding By Color for bring me a sister i never had and never thought i would ever have! Our times of interaction on this site and outside of this site are times i will forever cherish but more so TOMORROW the day you say i do because it is the very reason i got to know you :). Our weddings have brought us close and introduced us to the true meaning of friendship and sister hood that goes beyond the dates we marry. I bless the day you will be marrying the love of your love! So here's a message of well wishes, wishing you all the best on your day tomorrow, you deserve the best and my darling the best you WILL get! Its gonna be a beautiful wedding filled with love, peace, happiness and the presence of God. You and Sergio have been through so much during this wedding process and before. Everything you have been through has brought you to this day, God saw it all and He kept you sane for this day, He saw it all and He kept you strong for this day, He saw it all and He promised to never leave, He saw all your heart ache and upheld you all for the sake of His promise concerning this day that's why it's going to be an amazing day, because the maker of heaven and earth will leave His throne just to see you say i do then He will say AMEN!!!!! Have a great one sweetheart.......................i love you Mrs BOUÇA in a couple of hours hahahahaha :))) xoxoxox |
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05/02/2012
  got my lashes done for the first time eeek my hair very lovely all done and ready to go home :)    |
Guess who's back
christy1 now Mrs Chela (non pro pics)
ok i had typed out a VERY LONG POST with ALL the details about the wedding but it wasn't posted so now were do i start from???
Hi ladies im back and im mrs Chela whoooo hooooo!!! I've been trying to get on WBC for so long now but whenever i tried to post something it either wouldn't let me post the pictures or wouldn't save my blog ;( so i decided to give it some time and here i am :) I missed you all so much i know you lovely ladies have definitely done a lot i cant wait to read about it :) So yah our day was simply amazing!!! it was wonderful everything we wanted it to be and even more. I wish i could get into all the details but i leave that for another day, all i can say is all the planning and sweating and ranting and tears and nightmares and laughter and joy and all that was involved in the planning process was WORTH IT! you only get to understand why things happen the way they happen when you have the final product :) Just a little advise to you wonderful sisters of mine who haven't crossed over yet :) MAKE SURE YOU TREASURE EVERY MOMENT, SECOND, MINUTE AND HOUR of your wedding day. I have never seen time fly so fast in my life the day just passes by within a matter of minutes funny enough. so dont waste your time worrying about your day on the actual day instead enjoy it, if things are not in place the way you wanted them to be in place then they were not meant to be in place, move on and smile. You can only do so much. so enjoy, smile, dance and laugh like there's no tomorrow, this day is once in a life time unless you intend to do it again. WBC wont let me post pictures ;( so here are three pictures from the morning of when i was getting my hair and lashes done. I'll post the pictures soon i promise!! Those of you that are my friends on facebook have seen a few pictures my husband and i were tagged in but i am yet to post the pro pic's. Love yall!! Mrs Chela! |
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03/29/2012
  party over here!!!!!!!!!! |
HEN NIGHT!!!
This Saturday is all about the ladies!!!
you know what time it is!!! lol
My BM's and a couple of friends are organising a hen night for me to take place this coming Saturday :) super excited. It wont be much because i don't drink alcohol and neither do they so we'll go out and grab a bite, have some karaoke, a few drinks (non alcoholic) dance a little then the night will be over :) i dont know if they're arranging any games guess i'll find out on Saturday haha! I wish you wonderful girlies would be here it would make the night extra special for me because you mean so much to me and are probably even closer to me than my friends who are physically with me ha! but anywho I'll make the most of it and see if i take some pic's so yall can see ;) Cheers to the up coming hen night and a big WHOOOO HOOOO to 8 days before i say I DO!!! OMG!!!! xoxoxoxoxoxox |
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03/27/2012
  my banner my sitting area the chair and table decor decor getting ready for my shower awww smile and wave lol moi         |
10 DAYSSS TO GO!!!
Bridal shower pic's (non pro)
hello there lovely ladies :) i haven't been online since Wednesday last week. I missed yall :) had my bridal shower/kitchen party on Saturday the 24th it was amazing!!!! i got so many gifts it was overwhelming. It took three trucks to load up everything wowser!!!
some of the gifts i got out of the many lol were: Pizza maker Two coffee makers :) Two microwaves :) Three rice cookers :) A kitchen unit :) Deep freezer Fridge Four plate stove Electric frying pans x3 Bread maker :) Washing Machine :) just to mention a few :) The pic's I've posted are non pro pic's just some i got using my phone. Once all the pic's are edited and in from the photographer then i'll post them and explain the tradition behind the bridal showers in Zambia so that pictures can make sense hahahaha :) what do you think about my make up and hair?? i loved it hahaha :) 10 DAYSSSS TO GO BEFORE I CAN BE A MRS!!!! OMGGGGG I'm sooo excited and i cannot wait to marry the love of my life!!!!! i love this man sooooooooooo much! |
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03/19/2012
  BS Dress Front Front Back Front with bolero      |
Bridal Shower Attire
5 days to my Bridal Shower whooo!!
Hello ladies :)
So my bridal shower is in 5 days :) on the 24th of March to be precise i am super excited about that whooo hoooo!!! I have explained a bit on the Zambian bridal shower procession so that explains the ethnic theme for the attire :) i love it!!!!! it fits well and once i'm all glamed up with the hair and make up i'll look like an African Princess awwww:) so what do you ladies think?????? dont mind the bad hair hahaha! imagine me on that day kekekekekkee :) 5 days to goo whoop whooop!!!! xox PS: Me and @mrsmagraff2be AKA Unique are sharing the same bridal shower day yaaaaaaay us :) xoxox |
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03/17/2012
  our ceremony venue our ceremony venue our ceremony venue pulpit area sooo happy to be having our ceremony here 20 DAYS TO GOOOO BABY AND I'LL BE MRS CHELA AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!       |
COUNT DOWN!!! 20 DAYS 2 GO!
Change of ceremony venue :)
hello there lovely ladies :) 20 days to go for us can you believe it???? i joined this site in 2009 and now my day is in 20 days AAAHHHHHH!!! LOL
So this past week has been one of the worst week's in my wedding planning history by far! i wont go into details but im so grateful to God that He came through for us in our hour of need :) when all our strength was gone He gave us the will to carry on :) Slight change in the ceremony venue. Due to global warming and the terrible weather changes our rainy season here in Zambia has delayed to finish this year. Normally its supposed to finish by end of February but this is approaching end of March and it still rains heavily, our wedding is the first weekend of April and we don't want to risk it so we opted to cancel the outdoor ceremony and go looking for a church to house our ceremony :) we found one (see pictures) and i love it! we were so lucky because almost all the churches around the city on the weekend of our wedding are booked because it is Easter weekend but we were blessed to be able to book this particular church. In fact some of our close friends have married from this sanctuary :) our Bishop (Spiritual Father) will be marrying us off at this church and we are super excited :) cant wait for our church to build its own sanctuary...in good time as God provides and will's then our kids in the future wont have to scamper around looking for a place to get married :) So here's to 20 dayyyyssss ladies im super excited and cant believe it! somebody pinch me!!!!!!!!!!! |
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03/08/2012
  SAM_3035 SAM_3013 SAM_3012 SAM_3017 SAM_3038 SAM_3030       |
MAKE UP TRIAL SUCCESS!!
Busy but successful week this has been :)
Hello Ladies :)
yaaaay had my make up trail done and this is the look i am going for :) I wanted a "natural" look not too much color, a settle pink lip and lashes though we didn't use any lashes for the trail i requested we should use lashes for the actual day of the wedding :) I LOVE IT! One of my BM's is a make up artists and will be doing my make up soo exciting :) she's really good at it sometimes she can go over board but this time i told her what i wanted to see :). So what do you ladies think? some of the pictures look shiny its the camera shine hahaha :) |
christy1
| 1 | month since wedding |
Christy Mwila Chela
Chikombe Jonathan Chela
Apr 07, 2012
Lusaka,
Lusaka,
Zambia
Church of God Northmead
MICC
Oliver photography
Purple
Our wedding was simply DIVINE!!!! God came through, He is always on time!!! i love my husband!!
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