What is your name and your hubby’s name?
I’m Anthea Paula Turwomwe, and now Mascot. My sweet husband is called Benon Mascot
How did the two of you meet?
Interesting… We share similar close friends so we had encounters on different occasions but never really noticed each other or paid attention. He was later hospitalised, I went with our friends to see him. Later when he got better, one of our friend’s wife gave birth and you know how it is, friends camp at hospital until mother and child are discharged.
During that time, we became close, and our friends were actually wondering why we had never gotten together. We became closer and closer overtime, which wasn’t difficult because we shared the same crowd and hence had similar interests. Interestingly, we were both mad about Akon and his music. So I must admit Akon had a lot to do with our union…ha-ha. But of course being very good followers of Jesus Christ, we believe God had a lot to do with our union.
What is your occupation and what does your husband do?
I am a marketer; I quit my job one and a half years ago to start my own marketing company called 80/20 marketing Ltd. He is an economist in one of the banks.
Do you have any children?
No, not yet, but God willing and we know He wills it, we shall have them.
For how long had you been dating before Mascot asked for your hand in marriage?
I don’t think we dated. I think dating is for guys who are not really sure if they want to marry a girl or not. From when we met, a few weeks later he told me, be sure this is leading to marriage, I’m not playing any games and I believed him.
So the whole time we were together until the wedding, we were working towards marriage, not something that might not work out. If we angered one other, we looked at it in the sense of what if we were married, how we would deal with this. In the end it helped because we didn’t treat the relationship like bus we had boarded and could abandon in case the journey failed.
When and where was your giveaway/kwanjula?
My giveaway was at 7 Trees Kololo. I’m so traditional and conservative. I really wanted it to take place in my hometown of Igara-Bushenyi but the odds were against it so we ended up doing it in Kampala which wasn’t bad at all.
So towards your wedding, how was the planning process for you as a couple?
The planning process was so easy. My husband and I are very good at decision making. I had one option for almost all the services. There was nothing like choosing five and we eliminate the rest till we get the best, no… We chose the decorator, cards, reception, photographer in a split second and made bookings right away. So I must say I wasn’t stressed at all by the panning process.
Did you have any wedding meetings, and if so, how many were they?
Yes, we did have wedding meetings, maybe about four.
When was your wedding? At which church where you married and where was the reception?
Our wedding was on 25th June 2016 at Royal Suites Hotel Bugolobi. We were wedded at All Saints’ Cathedral, Nakasero. We both went and still go there for Wednesday and Sunday service so making that choice was a walk over.