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Together with the Essien and Ampiah families

Caleb&Abigail

Saturday, 10 April 2027

By the sea at Winneba

Scroll, and the snow will melt

Winter

Before

For a long while it was always winter

Caleb was in Takoradi, building a harbour wall. Abigail was in Accra, teaching other people's children to read. Neither of them knew what they were waiting for.

The thaw

One Sunday in Winneba

Then something began to melt

One hymn book between two strangers in the back pew. She had it and he needed it, so they shared. By the last verse neither was looking at the page.

Spring

Now

And everything is in flower

Three years of Sundays later, they are getting married, by the sea, in April. The whole land is invited, and so are you.

A map of the land

Four places on one road

Every event is a place on the map. Tap one to see when, where, and what to wear.

A hand-drawn map: a road winds from a house in a village, past a walled courtyard with a great tree and a church on a hill, to a castle on a cliff above the sea.
A castle of pale golden stone on a green hill above the sea, crimson and gold banners flying from its towers in the evening light.

The reception

The castle above the sea

The Headland · 4:00 PM

A short drive from the church, up the hill, to where the land ends. The banners are in their colours, crimson and gold.

  • The evening

    1. 4:00 PMThe Gates Open
    2. 4:30 PMEntrance of the Couple
    3. 4:45 PMWelcome and Grace
    4. 4:50 PMThe Feast

  • The feast

    1. Jollof rice with grilled chicken
    2. Banku with grilled tilapia and pepper
    3. Fante fante, fresh from the boats
    4. Waakye with all that belongs to it

  • The tables

    1. The Lamp Post
    2. The Great Tree
    3. The Harbour
    4. The Stream
Enter the castle

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Will you come?
Seats

And back through the wardrobe

Thank you for coming through the door with us.

Caleb & Abigail

Saturday, 10 April 2027 · Winneba

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