The Agyeman and Frimpong families

The Agyeman and Frimpong families

Kofi Owusu Agyeman&Adjoa Serwaa Frimpong

invite you to Kumasi for two days: the knocking at the Frimpong house in Asokwa on Friday, 4 February 2028, and the wedding on Saturday, 5 February 2028, two o'clock at Calvary Charismatic Centre and then the terrace at the Golden Bean until the lights come up.

#AgyemanKnocks

  • Friday · 10:00 AM

    The Knocking

    The Frimpong Family House

    Asokwa, Kumasi

    The knocking, on Friday morning. The Agyemans arrive with the box at ten; the list is presented and she is brought out before noon. Family and close friends.

    The address

  • Saturday · 2:00 PM

    The Blessing

    Calvary Charismatic Centre

    Kumasi, Ashanti Region

    Seated by 1:45 PM. The main auditorium on the Lake Road; park in the lower car park and walk up.

    The address

  • Saturday · 5:00 PM

    The Terrace

    Golden Bean Hotel, the terrace

    Nhyiaeso, Kumasi

    Dinner on the terrace, speeches as the sun goes, and dancing until the lights come up.

    The address

What to wear

The colours of the box: raffia gold, kente green, lace cream, and the terracotta of the courtyard wall.

  • Raffia
  • Kente
  • Lace
  • Terracotta
Add me to the listThe assembly manual

Parts included

The list

Everything in the box, what it is for, and the piece of the story it carries. The last part is you.

  1. 01The lid×1Lifted first. Nothing in the box is seen until the families have greeted each other.The Agyeman family of Bantama knocks on the door of the Frimpong family of Asokwa.
  2. 02Schnapps×2For the elders, to pour the libation and call the ancestors to witness.Kofi Owusu Agyeman asks for the hand of Adjoa Serwaa Frimpong.
  3. 03Kente×6 yardsHer mother's choice of cloth, in the Agyeman gold and green.The families met on a Sunday in 2019, after church, over a lunch that ran to dinner.
  4. 04The ring×1The engagement ring, in a red box, shown to the elders before her.He asked her at the Kumasi Zoo, by the crocodiles, because that is where they had their first argument.
  5. 05The Bible×1Carried in by his mother. Her name is already written inside the cover.The blessing is at Calvary Charismatic Centre on Saturday at two.
  6. 06The suitcase×1Her things for the journey: cloth, shoes, the things a daughter is sent with.She moved to Accra for work in 2021. He drove the Kumasi road every other Friday for two years.
  7. 07Soft drinks×1 crateFor everyone in the room who does not take schnapps, which is most of the room.The reception is at the Golden Bean, from five, on the terrace until the lights come up.
  8. 08The sandals×1 pairGold. She walks out in them to be presented.Wear gold, green, cream or terracotta. Something that will photograph against a red wall.
  9. 09The envelope×1What the elders ask for, and what is not said aloud.Saturday 5 February 2028. The knocking is the Friday before, at the Frimpong house, from ten.
  10. 10Beads×3 stringsKrobo glass, for her wrists and waist, from his grandmother's own strings.Her grandmother and his grandmother were at Yaa Asantewaa Girls together. Nobody knew until the knocking.
  11. 11The gift box×1Cosmetics and perfume, wrapped, for her alone, not for the family.You are invited. To both days, if you can; to the Saturday, if you must choose.
  12. 12You×1The last part on the list. The box is not complete without it.Kindly reply by 5 January 2028. The list is complete when you are on it.

Part 12 · RSVP

The missing part

Eleven things are in the box. The twelfth is you. Give us your name and it goes on the diagram. Kindly reply by 5 January 2028.

Will you be there?
Quantity

Every item on the list has a reason. So do you.

Kofi & Adjoa