E.K.W.U.E.M.E

‘Ekwueme’ is an Igbo word

Literally translated to ‘Talk and Do’.

When we were young and restless,

 

My friends, especially roommate @annetecedent & I,

Would laugh over the unintentional hilarity

Of Nollywood,

Particularly legends like Amaechi Muonagor

(An icon of his time btw 🏾🏾🏾),

Joking about marrying Igbo men

Who understood this nuanced language

And could casually pepper conversations

With Chinua Achebe-style

Proverbs & parables.

How funny, how fun our homes would be!

A futile dream for Anne

As a Yoruba prince HOOKED her,

And she happily lined for the sinking.

And I got my Igbo man…

Parables & proverbs included.🤸🏾‍♂️🤸🏾‍♂️🤸🏾‍♂️

The day after our wedding,

@ibekwe_chijioke showed me a friend’s text:

“Ekwueme!! You said you’d get those jackets!!”

It made me laugh.

The one request CJ had at our wedding,

Was to get these denim jackets

With our inside jokes & stories sewn on.

First of all groom, this is not your wedding!!

With all the madness of wedding planning,

(Swipe left for the crazy you signed up for)

And manning a rapidly decreasing budget,

It just seemed impossible!

Who would make them? When? Where? How?!

So imagine my surprise on my wedding day,

When @soibimari & @3003events

Walked into the reception venue,

Handed me a denim jacket & said

“Cj said to wear this.” ️

Wait. What?! When?! How?! Where?!

You actually got it done??! #OBIM

I was reading Psalm 91 tonight,

When strangely, this story came to mind.

Y’all. The Israelites missed

One of God’s REAL names.

‘EKWUEME’: Talk…and Do.

He gives a promise and He watches over it…

Pushing it through clouds,

Pulling it over mountains,

Stretching it across valleys,

Setting it under seas

To see it come to fruition,

Time & time & time & time again.

I am evidence of this.

“…And every word God gave Samuel to say

Proved reliable. None of HIS words,

Fell to the ground.”

-Psalm 3:19

As Seen On Screen…on our Instagram, @oh_wendelyn