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Christine Eddah Wanjiru Kahende and

Andrew Jonathan Field-Davies

wedding in Aberdare, Wales

on Saturday 7th October, 2006

PART ONE

A colourful wedding took place on Saturday 7th October, 2006 between Christine Eddah Wanjiru Kahende from Kenya and Andrew Jonathan Field-Davies of Aberdare's, Wales. The bride is the daughter of Kenya's Ambassador in Belgium H.E. Marx G.N. Kahende. H.E. Kahende and his family flew to the UK to witness the occasion and to give away his daughter in the Church. The ceremony took place at St. Fagan's Church, Trecynon, Aberdare. History has it that Captain Charles Bishop from Aberdare in Wales named Aberdare Ranges in Kenya. In Wales, Aberdare is a place surrounded by mountains, bringing back memories of the Aberdare ranges in Kenya. The Seeds family who come from the Aberdare ranges in Kenya, were among the invited guests. Many Kenyans who witnessed the matrimony appreciated the geographical beauty usually associated with their homeland. The ambassador arrived at the church with his daughter in a luxurious Bouford, where he escorted his daughter into the church. Before they entered the church a lady in the church blew a horn to alert everyone that the ceremony was just about to start. The beautiful ceremony commenced with the traditional church rites.

Pastor Macharia from Reading delivered the sermon of the day. Pastor Macharia started his sermon by reading a verse in Genesis 2:18 "And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make one like himself as a help to him." "Surely if God says something is not good, it means it is not good", Pastor advised the single men in the church to note the verse. After the ceremony in the church, the bridal party went for photos in a park before joining the invited guests at the reception. Visitors were quick to note the friendliness of the local people in Aberdare. At the reception everyone witnesses the multicultural wedding where several gifts were exchanged. Among the gifts which excited the guests at the reception was the laying down of the Khanga sheets from Kenya for the bride to walk on. Again all the 12 khangas were given to the local women after the occasion, where they were shown how to dress by a Kenyan lady Ms Margery Nyaga. The ambassador delivered a short speech, where he explained that he hoped the new relation between Kenya and Wales will continue.

A view of Aberdare in Wales taken from the church area	The Seeds were among the invited guests at the ceremony
HE Marx Kahende Kenya ambassador in Belgium on the backseat with his daughter	Catching up with the tradition miles away from home - Kenyan women singing for the bride
Escorting his daughter into the church	A church lady blowing the horn to signify the beginning of the ceremony
"It it easy - it is your day" HE Kahende seems to be telling her day as the match in	"This day you accept each other's love as a precious gift from our Heavenly Father"

Diana Wanjiku Ndungu of Nottingham was caught by the camera in the bridal party team	The father and the mother of the bride
"I Andrew (Wanderia) Jonathan Field-Davies here declares...."	"I Christine Eddah Wanjiru Kahende here declares...."
Mother and father of the bride groom	A well attended ceremony - young and old joined the ceremony
Pastor Macharia from Reading delivered the sermon of the day in such a humorous way	The grandfather and grandmother of the bride groom

Andrew signing the marriage certificate	Wanjiru signing the marriage certificate
The smiles tells it all as they come of the church	Miserseed forum moderator Jackson Njiiri with Mr & Mrs. Nduati at the ceremony