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A: BEFORE THE WEDDING DAY.
　　
1. HAVE YOUR PARTNER PRACTICE THE WEDDING DAY ACTIVITIES THAT MIGHT MAKE THEM NERVOUS. What activity do you think might make your spouse nervous? Have them practice doing it at home well ahead of the wedding. Is it the first dance? Dance in front of the mirror and see for yourself. Is it the first kiss? Exchange of vows? Whatever it is, practice those activities till you are convenient doing them. Do not wait till your wedding day to do it for the first time.

2. START ATTENDING WEDDING RECEPTIONS MORE OFTEN TOGETHER. Apart from the fact that, attending events together strengthens bonds between partners, attending events especially wedding receptions together can also give you and your spouse a glimpse of how to act during weddings.

3. REDUCE THE GUEST LIST. Do you remember when you used to recite memory verses in church as a kid? Do you remember that, it is always harder to recite it in front of the congregation as opposed to reciting it before family members? Exactly. The first point here might not work if there are two many eyes. I know that, the more the merrier. But, for the sake of love, reduce the guest list. Your spouse will feel more convenient with less crowd.

4. ORGANISE A PRE WEDDING PHOTOSHOOT. Do you know that, pre wedding photoshoots have a way of mimicking wedding portraits? A pre wedding photoshoot will even make you more relaxed around your photographer and you will be more conversant with them. This is very useful especially if your spouse is camera shy. (Contact @TIMAGEX BRIDAL CLICKS for exquisite pre wedding photoshoots. Contact is on my profile)

This writeup is going to be divided into two parts. In the first part, we will examine what you should do in preparation and readiness for the wedding. The second part will definitely focus on what to do and what not to do on the wedding day.

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I heard you have finally found the special person you wish to spend the rest of your life with. The date has been picked and preparations are in high gear. You are more than excited about your upcoming big day. But, there is a challenge. Your would be partner is an introvert. In the earlier days of the relationship, you have noticed that, your partner would rather chill with netflix at home than go partying. But, you? You are the life of the party. You like to turn up every weekend. You know all the dance steps but, your would be partner cannot even dance to save their lives. Unfortunately, weddings are built with extroverts in mind. Everything about weddings has been “extrovertically configured”. The photoshoots, dances, speeches, first kiss, everything. All these are normal activities for extroverts, but, it doesn’t work that way for introverts. As an introvert that I am, I always dread the day I will have to kiss my bride in front of everybody. E go choke!!
　　
　　The question is, how do you breeze through your wedding day while managing your partners personality? I will show you how. Stay with me.

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"Before rain falls"



Rain no go fall before solution come. Have a nice day sir.

bibianna:
Jovial people are always attractive!

Not all of them o.

One day, apprentice go become Oga. It happens in every field.

Beautiful. What you took are silhouettes.

Nwaotu10:
Our security forces are dysfunctional, outdated, demoded and fossilized. They need a total overhauling and afterwards, be equipped with a modern policing ideology with sincere concepts of rule of law and fundamental human rights.

I've been to Lusaka, Zambia. Throughout the years I spent there, I only saw their soldiers once when there was a small fracas in Lusaka then.
Nigeria is gone

These "Englishes" are too much o! Why na?

DIVINEEVIDENCE:
He's an imposter.
So, no guard of honour or official national recognition for him.

Normally, a president visiting another country is welcomed with red carpet, guard of honour and greeted by top officials in one or two arms of government right on the tarmac.

This arrangement na just to save face.

Watch how this rubbish will end once he 'hands over.'

Dem truly scam us no be small.

Omoooo

Houseofglam7:
Leave me na

I have been meaning to ask.....are you a makeup artist?

BigDawsNet:
They are Nigerian ambassadors stationed in South Korea

Oh....I see. Thanks for the insight.

Houseofglam7:

You and this your " "...

I have one question.
Those African men that stood in line to welcome bihari, were they part of his entourage or they live in south Korea? If they were part of his entourage, what is the essence/significance of disembarking before him just to shake hands?

Chnbanc:
u no get phone wey get Torchlight?

My blackberry phone was dead.

Okokobioko!!! . Why did I see this at night?



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A two day event for 25k?


RRRun o!!!

Olasyke:
Loll, I don't do cinematography or editing again. It's been like two years now since I opened premiere pro or after effects or operated a camera sef.
I have something else I'm doing now, even though I miss the thrill of going out, traveling for video jobs and all. I don't have an IG for my works, my boss owns the company so the works are posted on his IG account. You know infonerds right? He was my boss. You can check it out on IG.
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Zero eight zero 63793158.

Olasyke:
Abi, the first time is always the hardest.
Yes, I'm still at Ibadan.

Make we link up na...drop your WhatsApp digit. What's your IG handle?

Olasyke:
. This is funny. I remember when I was still going out with my boss. We went to a burial in bodija. This was my first time seeing a preserved dead body, I didn't want to go close to it so, the other intern went closer and took videos and close-ups of the corpse.

What I wanted to avoid came back to me because I was the to edit the video.

Omoh, I was young then and yeah, I was traumatized seeing a dead body and his skin was turning white, maybe it's the makeup they used for the body. But, that video took me 5 hours to edit because i didn't want to keep on watching that shot. I had a fear of being in the dark for a while that time.

. The first time is always the hardest. Once you get used to it, na normal thing. Are you still at Ibadan?

The generator finally came on and the brightness was restored. Everything was exactly the way it was. All what I thought I saw must have been figments of my imagination. My enemy finally came back to open the door and found me drenched in sweat and fear beside the door. He was surprised and asked how I was locked inside, but, my mouth was too dry to speak. He later explained that, they did not want some people to have access to the their father, hence, the abrupt locking of the door. I was so angry and scared to the extent that, I almost rejected my packaged jollof rice. But, you know burial jollof is the “GOAT” and I couldn't let it pass me by. I was extremely careful and vigilant till I concluded the burial job. The experience still sends me shivers till this day. The end.


　　Professionals in the house, share your experiences while offering your services at burials. Make it interesting.


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I banged on the hard wooden door but no one seemed to hear. They were all apparently at the far away backyard doing one thing or the other. I wanted to shout, but, I realized that, if I shout and no one answers again, my fright might be intensified, so I buried the idea. The generator from the next house kicked in and a bulb from there allowed a bit of illumination into the dark room. I turned back slowly from the door just like the horror movie actors and saw what I know shouldn't be there. The coffin! It suddenly looked like the white coffin has moved some inches closer.......CLOSER TO ME! (maybe it was my imagination) I then desperately tried to fix my eyes on the corpse and I could swore that I saw something that looks like a slight and very brief smile on the face of the corpse! I blinked twice and it was gone. Jesus!! I closed my eyes and immediately began to recite psalms 24, since it was the only one I knew off hand. Then, I started shouting and banged the door harder. My imaginations became active and they were firing from all cylinders. “What if he sits up in the coffin” “What if he comes out and starts coming towards me” What if.... I attempted to faint but I didn’t succeed. It immediately felt like there was another invisible being looking at me in the room.

The electricity went out and the room was immediately engulfed in complete darkness! I froze! The thought of being alone in a darkroom with a coffin containing a dead body did not exactly sit right with me. I immediately began to make my way to the door. I did it cautiously and slowly to avoid colliding with the coffin that was at the centre of the room. But, before I could get to the door, lo and behold, I was treated to another surprise. An individual has quickly jammed the door from the outside and was running down the hall to get the generator up! I got to the door and discovered that, a hole has taken the place of the door handle. What does this mean? It means, the door could only be opened from the ouuuuutsiiiiiiiide!! Haaaaaaaa!

DISCLAIMER : READ THIS AT NIGHT FOR MAXIMUM ENJOYMENT!


　　The year was 2014 and I have just been hired to cover a christian burial ceremony in Ibadan where I was based. It was my first burial job, so, it was a big deal. I was not in the least nervous because I have attended burials and seen dead bodies before. Little did I know that I was in for an experience. A typical Nigerian christian burial ceremony usually has lined up activities like the wake, the service of songs, lying in state, etc. My experience happened shortly after the wake. The wake is usually conducted around the early evening time of the day. The coffin containing the “papa or mama” will be laid in a decorated room and people will come to pay their respect. This is called the lying in state. The arrangement was the same at this burial. The deceased was a bit popular in the area and this resulted in a large turnout. I was not able to take some essential and important shots because of the crowd, so, I had to patiently wait. It was around some minutes to 7pm when I finally had my chance to take pictures as most of the guests had left by then. I got into the room, left the door opened, turned on my reliable nikon d40x and started taking my own “essential shots” of the decorations, the coffin alone, etc. and then it happened!

A while ago, I was going through my hard drive and I came across some pictures that brought back memories. The ones that I found intriguing were the ones I took when I started my photography journey. (We are talking about 2013/2014). Then, I saw some of the pictures I took during my first burial job. My experience shooting that burial almost made me to stop taking burial jobs. But, all the same, let me share my experience or should we say it was an ordeal...

What would you do if you found out that, you have just been locked in a dark room with an open coffin that contains a dead body?

oz4real83:
Thanks for this post, highly educative. What is the cost for checking VIN?

Co ask.

Peter obi should repost their pictures. He seems to have a good luck charm.

Make Nigeria proud girls.



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