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How I Met my SoulMate

The truth is there are so many funny, deep, emotional stories that led up to me being hit by a Cupid to this point of planning a&nbsp;beautiful&nbsp;journey with the man of my dreams. Honestly I thought men like Ayomide were distinct from the earth, but God kept him&nbsp;just for Me. Sometimes when I pray to God for the kind of man I want to Marry, I make one or two funny pauses saying “God abi am I asking for too much”? - He definitely didn’t think so.&nbsp;









I met Ayomide at Jesus House Toronto of course. Where I would come visit on occasions from school, coincidentally I always showed up during a celebration that involved food at church so every time he saw me he’d tease me and say “You always visit us when there is food” – Knowing how much of a foodie I was, I never argued with him, I just always gave a small giggle and we did a quick check-up on each other, finding out how school has been for me and how he was doing himself. This happened about three different times I can remember.&nbsp;









At about the fourth visit, June 2015 a few days after my birthday and heading towards my third year of Uni that summer, small talks became text messages and checkups here and there. A few weeks later I prayerfully decided to be a worker in the church which Ayomide had encouraged me through.









Our fairy tale begun on a hot summer afternoon with two shy (Yes! he was very timid on this very day believe me) young adults sharing visions of what we wanted our futures to be like when Ayomide said to me “I’m very family oriented and I just want a woman who would love and grow with me”. I on the other hand was all about school Haha. I didn’t want to be distracted and he was done school so I requested that I go back to school and focus on why I was here&hellip;.Anyone would say I had just broken the young guys heart&hellip;that wasn’t the case here, I was scared of the distance especially from a recent long distance relationship I had just ended. Still, July 2nd, 2015 marked the day we started dating, even though we were couple hours away I never felt alone.&nbsp;









This man (My Man)&nbsp;is a&nbsp;patient and very courageous&nbsp;person&nbsp;who knows exactly what he wants and goes for it. He was exceptionally patient, encouraging me through the process of moving, getting ready for my final year and most of all, he prayed for me.. It didn’t take me too long to realize he was the missing puzzle, a loving, charming, gentle man. My mum loved him just from phone conversations and so did my brothers. Yes, that charming ey?!









Ever since we made this decision I catch myself staring at Ayomide with a smile and tears in my eyes as I reflect back to all the days when on our knees we watched and prayed, even when we had no clear visions we prayed and we waited. Ayomide thought and still is; teaching me the meaning of genuine love and patience. For a task oriented person, trust me it means a lot lol. Just knowing that God gets us through it all has been our relationship motto.&nbsp;









A man who genuinely delights in his woman’s happiness is worth a lifetime. Love is patient, kind, honest, Ayomide’s love to me has been all these beautiful tales and more. My Ephesians 5:25 Prince. I had been forever waiting to spend the rest of my life with Him and everyday seemed so far.











How did he Propose ?









Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!! It was breathtaking. First off, He’d always tell me how beautiful I am and sing me the John Legend song&nbsp; “You and I” (He sings to me the most sweetest way you can imagine) I cannot explain my shock when the whole park paused and watched&nbsp;as we slow danced to "You and I". The proposal happened in wonderland, which a lot of people don’t know but was the very first trip / date we had together alongside our church youth in summer ’15.









It was my birthday weekend and so much happened that week. I had absolutely no clue what he had been planning&nbsp; for months. After a blessed Friday night at convention June 8th, I danced into victory with my soon to be husband anchoring the praise set, little did I know what was going on around me.









He took me out for dinner the next day and was very insistent that I be on time, he also spent extra minutes getting out the car when we arrived at the restaurant, I was sure it was happening that night. LOL! it didn’t, instead we had conversations about how important our July trip to Nigeria was and he would finally get to meet my dad.









Knowing how family oriented and respectful Ayomide is, I for sure concluded that a proposal was not happening until all my family members were present and would probably happen in July when we went home. This was not true either.&nbsp;









June 10th 2018&nbsp;after church we gathered at wonderland where I thought was an extended birthday celebration involving family and friends, he even made me create invites for this, what a joy HAHA. After a day of playing and laughing he insisted that we walk&nbsp;up to the front of the garden to take pictures where everyone invited was already assembled.









What I thought was simply a group photo at wonderland&nbsp; turned out to be a turning point in my life. I’m still amazed at how Ayomide pulled it all off and I had no clue. I had never been surprised at any such things, I always know but not this time.









He swept me off my feet and here I am planning my wedding looking forward to being a Mrs Osho , starting on the pages of a new adventure and thinking to myself, what could be better than these past four years&hellip; #AyoTemi This is my story, this is my Joy.

The Bride’s Story :

She was there and I Never Realized&nbsp;

My relationship with Temitope Makanju to me is a great testimony, a living proof of God’s existence and His unmatchable Love to me. Having said this, I am forever grateful to Him for blessing me with so much Love and Mercy. I will take you into my story briefly of how great God has been to me. Trust me two pages isn't enough.















I initially met Temitope in summer of 2013&nbsp;in Toronto Canada a city where I reside and she attended one of the schools close to my church in Toronto as an international student. One of these Sundays&nbsp;she showed up to my church, JESUS HOUSE TORONTO for the first time. Me being in the youth leadership at the time, I had the obligation of meeting first time youths, and welcoming them into the church. This provided an opportunity to meet with Temitope, and it was at this point I got her number for youth follow-up purposes (only).&nbsp;















Temitope started attending JESUS HOUSE TORONTO and as a result we started having mutual friends. I must mention that at this time, I was in a serious relationship with someone else and this distracted me from Temitope. Having said that, I only causally contacted her on basis of youth follow-ups whenever she was not at church on Sundays. In addition, she is&nbsp;very quiet so I barely had&nbsp;non- church conservations with her.&nbsp;















As time went on, I realized strangely that Temitope was always at some important milestones in my life and my family, including the last celebrations of my Late grandmother's visit to Canada&nbsp;even before we started dating. More significant was the fact that we have a mutual family friend - Mummy Titi who lives a walking distance from our house in Ikotun Nigeria, she also owns somewhat like a convenience store where we’d go buy stuffs. Imagine my surprise when on Temitope’s visit to my family house and on our way to Iragberi (Temitope’s parents town). I realized that Mummy Titi who lived a stone throw from our house was a friend to Temitope’s mum for over&nbsp;35 years.&nbsp;Subsequently Temitope had spent&nbsp;a few vacations at her house. This whole time, she was&nbsp;just a few blocks away from me&hellip;















All these realizations were shocking to me and I still remain bewildered till tomorrow as to how she had been there all this while without me realizing it. I came to the realization that God had always wanted us meet, which is why He kept planting us around each other without us knowing. I must say, at&nbsp;this moment I understand&nbsp;the saying that “ what is yours would never miss or pass you by”. No wonder in present day, we are super attached to each other, and no wonder I could only find my completeness, peace and joy in my Princess Temitope.&nbsp;















This can only be God’s doing, and I am grateful to him for crowning me with such great love, mercies and blessings.&nbsp; &nbsp;

















The reconnection&nbsp;&nbsp;















In summer 2015, Temitope had returned to Toronto for the summer break, and she returned back to church. I remember seeing her on that Sunday and was just filled with this weird joy. I hoped to reconnect with her after service; but unfortunately, she left before I could get to her.&nbsp; 















&nbsp;I messaged her during the week; surprisingly we ended up chatting a bit about food (we'd hardly spoken for this long). At this point, I realized talking about food was capable of igniting other conversations.&nbsp; Having said this, most of our conservations started up with food related topics before moving into other conversations.&nbsp;















At one point we both, alongside with some of our friends decided to visit Canada’s Wonderland on a picnic where we had&nbsp;fun and time to talk a lot more about ourselves, our goals and ambitions. It was at this time Temitope mentioned to me for the first time that she is a Princess. Prior to this time, we never went on any outings together, so I must say this event brought us closer than before. As a result of the closeness we gained, it became what we consider to be OUR FIRST DATE.&nbsp; Conversations continued for a while until&nbsp;July 2nd 2015.















July 1st 2015 was the day God gave me an answer to all my questions. I was getting ready to leave my house to assist a friend of mine who was having car problems at the time. While I was getting ready, I realized I started singing to God and from singing I got into an uncontrolled but very serious prayer session, for about 1 hr 30 mins. After this strange encounter with God, I set out to assist my friend. In the process, I was convinced for the first time&nbsp;&nbsp;about moving on from my past distraction. My friend actually proceeded to telling me why my past&nbsp;relationship was&nbsp;a big distraction, that I&nbsp;needed to move on from.&nbsp;&nbsp;















I returned home that day, went on my phone and messaged Temitope to express my feelings to her. I was honestly scared cause I didn't know how she would receive it. She responded to the message, requesting that we meet.&nbsp; So we made an appointment to meet at a park close to my house the next day at 3:00pm to discuss this new development.&nbsp;















July 2nd 2015, at 3:00 pm sharp we were at the park where we discussed our feelings. This was the time I did something I have never done before in my life to anyone; I sat right in front of Temitope and professed my genuine Love and feelings to her. As a result of this, July 2nd became a more special day in our lives.















God also decided to reveal&nbsp;and prove to me that I have made the best decision of my life to have fallen&nbsp;in Love with Temitope. &nbsp;I realized I had distracted myself for so long while my treasure had been hovering around me and waiting for a special day for the scales in my eyes to fall off so I could&nbsp;behold her divine beauty.&nbsp;















Temitope is really my Treasure and I thank God for blessing me with her Beauty and Love. I am happy, I’m finally in the place God wants me to be, right next my treasure&nbsp;which He took his time to specially design for me.&nbsp;

















The proposal&nbsp;















It had been an incredible journey for Temitope and myself for about 2 years, 11, months as of June 2018. We’d grown, learnt, and achieved a lot. In addition; she became my best friend whom I love extremely much. God has blessed us beyond our understanding and has shown us signs and wonders of His love for us. I'd received so many confirmations from God and&nbsp;I decided to man up and take the next step in our relationship.&nbsp;















Without further details, all plans worked out perfectly and she said YES to spending our lives together in the Love God has blessed us with. This day became a beautiful moment in our lives that we cherish with our hearts. This day is what birthed our journey to AyoTemi2019 and Forever.&nbsp;















Epilogue















Today; and for the rest of my life I will remain a happy man because God has blessed me with unlimited joy.&nbsp; He has blessed me with Temitope, and I have no doubts that our future is secure in God’s hands. He has taken away all the distractions in my life and has given my life&nbsp;purpose through an Angel He sent to me. Oh! My Angel Temitope is so beautiful and she is such a Masterpiece.&nbsp;















At this time, it is of no doubt that God has and will always be there for Temitope and myself. With this said, He has proven his existence to me and I remain forever grateful. I must say, Temitope is my testimony and I know God will help me to Love and cherish her forever.&nbsp;















#AyoTemi 2019 - Forever is a Go!!&nbsp;

The Groom’s Story :

Our Story

Details

Photos

Bukola Bolarinwa

Kedei Adegun

Margret Vittu

Fred  Avwojekpaye 

Pelumi Ajadi

Adebola Olaniyi

Jide Olasanmiju

Lekan Makanju

Tobi Omotayo 

Tomi Moronkola

Samuel Adedoyin 

Lolu Awoterinwa

Blessing Ojo

Wole Adefehinti

Esther Osita

Emmanuel Simpa Moses 

Nashia Maxwell

Femi Akinribade

Victoria Igwenagu

Edward Amos 

Wedding Party

Q + A

Registry

 Aenon Suites & Hotel 

Western Sun International Hotel Ede 

Adolak Hotel 

Ripple’s hotel 

Ideal Nest Hotel 

Leisure spring Hotel:

Regina Suite 

Travel

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Ayomide & Princess Temitope

Ayomide & Princess Temitope

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