The Arthur and Quansah families
The Arthur and Quansah families
Kwesi Mensah Arthur&Esi Amoah Quansah
invite you to Elmina on Saturday, 19 February 2028: three o'clock at St. Joseph's, up the hill from the harbour, and then down the steps from the fort to the sand for dinner as the light goes. At nine, when it is dark enough, everyone to the waterline, and we let them go.
#ArthurAndQuansahRise
3:00 PM
The Church
St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Elmina
Elmina, Central Region
Seated by 2:45 PM. Up the hill from the fishing harbour; park on the road by the fort and walk up.
The address6:00 PM
The Beach
The beach below St. Jago
Elmina
Down the steps from the fort to the sand. Dinner at long tables as the light goes, and at nine, when it is fully dark, the lanterns. Bring nothing; yours will be waiting with your name on it.
The addressWhat to wear
Something that glows
The colours of the night: deep blue, ivory, and the amber of the lanterns. Something that glows.
- Night
- Ivory
- Amber
- Sand
What is written on them
Five lanterns
One for each year that mattered, in their own words. They go up first.
2016 · Kwesi
For the night at the harbour when I asked for her number and she gave me her sister's. I called it anyway.
2017 · Esi
For the first Christmas, when he met my father and they talked about fishing for three hours and not once about me.
2019 · Kwesi
For the year she was in Takoradi and I learned the road by heart.
2022 · Esi
For the night he asked, on this beach, with one lantern, because he could only afford one. It went up. So did I.
2028 · Both
For everyone who is coming. Yours is the last one up.
RSVP
Yours is the last one up
Write your name on the paper, and a wish if you have one. Reply and it lights. On the night it will be waiting at your place. Kindly reply by 19 January 2028.
At nine, when it is dark enough, we let them go.
Kwesi & Esi