BRIDAL CONTEST

Chapter 3

  The wedding Day

  The media team got to work as the makeup artist is doing her job while the bridesmaids were getting ready. From there they assembled in the dinning room to have their breakfast where they had to call an aunt to force food down the throat of Farhana when all their persuasion and threats became futile.
  The bridal portrait started at sunrise and with time people started joining her including her bridegroom and his groomsmen before they head to the emir's palace for the Nikaah.

"It's okay please. Please don't exhaust the bride. If you have not taken a picture with her stay behind she will change and return. Emmatan amarya muje sama (bridesmaids let's go up)", Aunt Mariam yelled.

Farhana changed into a yellow and white French lace gown. The stylist tied a turban on her head and pinned her veil to it. She put on gold jewelry and fadila help her strap a yellow wedge Shola Yusuf shoe.

Her friends started clicking pictures and videos of her and then join in for group selfies. Then her phone pinged. She smiles as another flash light hits her face then she opens her clutch to get the phone.

Babe, the message bar shows indicating a message from her groom. She kept starring at the screen until a lone tear escaped from the pool she has been caging it in and drops on the screen.

  "Alhamdulillahilladhi bi ni'matihi tatimussalihat", she recited while her maids Awwwwed. She quickly sent him her pictures too.

It seems like he was not satisfied with the chats so he called. She blushed deepening the blush Oshewa Beauty blended on her face. She picked the call and abruptly shifted the phone from her ears. Smiling she presses the loud speaker icon.

"I Senator Aminu Mahdi ask for my son Haidar Mahdi your daughter Farhana Dikko's hand in marriage"

"I Nuhu Dikko with the approval of my daughter Farhana accept your offer"

This was repeated thrice before the imam gave a holy sermon on the duties of the husband to his wife and vice versa. He said some prayers and a voice announced

"An daura auren Farhana yarinyar Alhaji Nuhu Dikko da Haidar dan Sanata Aminu Mahdi a bisa sadaki naira dubu dari biyu lakadan ba ajalan ba".

(The marriage between Farhana Nuhu Dikko and Haidar Aminu Mahdi has been solemnised with two hundred thousand naira as the dowry. Cash not credit). With that he said Alhamdulillah Wifey.

"Alhamdulillah Zawj", she replied.

The voice Amnah's ears have been yearning to hear congratulated both the groom and the bride with "Barakallahu lakum, wabaraka alikum, wa jama'a bainakuma Fi khair".

  (May Allah bless for you (your spouse) and bless you, and may He unite both of you in goodness).

"It's okay Mrs Haidar Mahdi we are on our way. We know you can't wait to see your husband", he teased before the call ended tears continued rolling down her cheeks.

"It's okay Mrs Mahhdi. Let the artist retouch your makeup. We don't want the groom to see you messed  do we??", Nandine said giving her a bone crushing hug.

  An aunt came in to inform them of the groom's arrival. Amnah's mind was not at all with them, she has sent a maid to bring her Tofu and she can't understand why she is not here yet.

They trailed behind the bride as Momodu Media who was the photographer that covered the wedding Fatiha joined his team to still the joyous moment on prints.

    After different poses of the couple. The groomsmen and bridesmaids joined too. Then it continued until Aunt Mariam announced that she's taking the bride, again.