Order of the day

The Long Road

Kwame&Serwaa

Saturday, 16 October 2027 · The Garden at Ahodwo

Two roads begin, one in Bantama and one in Ejisu, and become one road to the garden. Every moment of the day is a ring on it. Scroll, and the road draws itself.

  1. 1:30 PM

    Arrival of Guests

    In at the garden gate, down the path, and seated by the ushers. The road from here is short.

    30 min

  2. 2:00 PM

    Bridal Procession

    The Ahodwo Chorale

    Serwaa comes down the path with her father.

    10 min

  3. 2:10 PM

    Call to Worship and Opening Prayer

    Rev. Dr. Yaw Osei Bonsu

    5 min

  4. 2:15 PM

    Hymn · Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven

    A song for the road. The first of two.

    5 min

    A song for the road

    Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven · Henry Francis Lyte, 1834

    1Praise, my soul, the King of heaven;To His feet thy tribute bring.Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,Who like thee His praise should sing?Praise Him, praise Him, praise Him, praise Him,Praise the everlasting King.

    2Praise Him for His grace and favourTo our fathers in distress.Praise Him, still the same forever,Slow to chide, and swift to bless.Praise Him, praise Him, praise Him, praise Him,Glorious in His faithfulness.

    3Father-like He tends and spares us;Well our feeble frame He knows.In His hands He gently bears us,Rescues us from all our foes.Praise Him, praise Him, praise Him, praise Him,Widely as His mercy flows.

    4Angels, help us to adore Him;Ye behold Him face to face.Sun and moon, bow down before Him,Dwellers all in time and space.Praise Him, praise Him, praise Him, praise Him,Praise with us the God of grace.

  5. 2:20 PM

    Scripture Reading

    Mrs. Akosua Boateng

    Ecclesiastes 4:9-12. Two are better than one, for if they fall, one will lift up the other.

    5 min

  6. 2:25 PM

    Song Ministration

    Ms. Adwoa Nyantakyi

    8 min

  7. 2:33 PM

    Sermon

    Rev. Dr. Yaw Osei Bonsu

    The Long Road: on keeping company all the way.

    22 min

  8. 2:55 PM

    Exchange of Vows and Rings

    One plain gold band each, made in Kumasi. The inscription inside is theirs alone.

    15 min

  9. 3:10 PM

    Signing of the Register

    The Ahodwo Chorale

    10 min

  10. 3:20 PM

    The Charge and Blessing of the Couple

    Very Rev. Kofi Asante Mensah

    8 min

  11. 3:28 PM

    Hymn · Now Thank We All Our God

    The second song for the road.

    5 min

    A song for the road

    Now Thank We All Our God · Martin Rinkart, 1636, translated by Catherine Winkworth, 1856

    1Now thank we all our GodWith heart and hands and voices,Who wondrous things hath done,In whom His world rejoices;Who from our mothers' armsHath blessed us on our wayWith countless gifts of love,And still is ours today.

    2O may this bounteous GodThrough all our life be near us,With ever joyful heartsAnd blessed peace to cheer us;And keep us in His grace,And guide us when perplexed,And free us from all illsIn this world and the next.

    3All praise and thanks to GodThe Father now be given,The Son, and Him who reignsWith them in highest heaven,The one eternal God,Whom earth and heaven adore;For thus it was, is now,And shall be evermore.

  12. 3:33 PM

    Benediction

    Very Rev. Kofi Asante Mensah

    3 min

  13. 3:36 PM

    Recession

    The Ahodwo Chorale

    Back up the path together, the way she came in.

    9 min

  14. 3:45 PM

    Refreshments under the Trees

    Cold drinks and small chops while the photographs are taken.

    45 min

  15. 4:30 PM

    Photographs

    In the last of the afternoon light, by the big tree. The order is at the end of the map.

    60 min

  1. 5:30 PM

    Guests Seated at the Long Table

    Under the mango trees, as the lanterns come on.

    20 min

  2. 5:50 PM

    Entrance of the Couple

    MC Kwabena Owusu-Ansah

    10 min

  3. 6:00 PM

    Welcome and Opening Prayer

    Mr. Kofi Oduro, for the families

    5 min

  4. 6:05 PM

    Toasts

    The best man and the maid of honour

    Short ones. The road has been long enough.

    15 min

  5. 6:20 PM

    Supper

    Second supper follows. The menu is on your table.

    60 min

  6. 7:20 PM

    Cutting of the Cake

    10 min

  7. 7:30 PM

    First Dance

    Under the lanterns.

    5 min

  8. 7:35 PM

    Vote of Thanks

    The groom

    5 min

  9. 7:40 PM

    The Dance Floor Opens

    Until eleven, when the lanterns go out and the road home begins.

    200 min

Those Who Bless the Road

  • Rev. Dr. Yaw Osei Bonsu · Officiating
  • Very Rev. Kofi Asante Mensah
  • Rev. Mrs. Comfort Adwoa Sarpong
  • Rev. Emmanuel Kwaku Frimpong

The Company

Those who walk with them.

Maid of Honour
Ms. Afia Akyaa Oduro
Bridesmaids
Ms. Abena Owusu
Mrs. Ama Serwaa Darko
Ms. Akua Boakye
Ms. Yaa Frimpomaa Antwi
Best Man
Mr. Kofi Nkansah Boateng
Groomsmen
Mr. Nana Yaw Agyeman
Mr. Kwaku Osei Tutu
Mr. Kwadwo Asante
Mr. Yaw Adu-Gyamfi
Ring Bearer
Master Nana Kwame Boateng, aged six, who has promised not to lose it
Protocol
Mrs. Yaa Nkansah Boateng
Mr. Kwame Oduro

Pictures by the Big Tree

In the last of the afternoon light. Tap a group once it has been called.

The Inn at the End of the Road

Your company is the gift. For those who have asked, tap a number to copy it.

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