#StillWatersSM
Above and Below
Senyo&Makafui
Saturday, 15 May 2027 · The Lakeside Lawn
Above the line is what happens. Below it, in the water, is what it means. Swipe along the lake to read the day.
Swipe
Morning, on the lawn
9:30 AM
Arrival of Guests
30 min
Come early. The lake is at its stillest before ten, and the mist is still on the far hills.
10:00 AM
Bridal Procession
The Akosombo E.P. Choir
10 min
Makafui walks down the lawn with her father, along the water.
The Akosombo E.P. Choir
10:10 AM
Call to Worship and Opening Prayer
Rev. Dr. Kofi Agbeko Amenyo
5 min
Psalm 23: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
Rev. Dr. Kofi Agbeko Amenyo
10:15 AM
Hymn · Blessed Assurance
5 min
Makafui's grandmother's hymn. She sang it every Sunday morning in Keta.
10:20 AM
Scripture Reading
Mr. Mawuli Kumordzi
5 min
Ruth 1:16. Where you go, I will go. Senyo read it to Makafui the night he asked.
Mr. Mawuli Kumordzi
10:25 AM
Song Ministration
Ms. Enyonam Dzikunu
8 min
An Ewe praise song, sung across the water.
Ms. Enyonam Dzikunu
10:33 AM
Sermon
Rev. Dr. Kofi Agbeko Amenyo
22 min
Still Waters: on keeping a marriage calm when the weather is not.
Rev. Dr. Kofi Agbeko Amenyo
10:55 AM
Exchange of Vows and Rings
15 min
Written by the two of them, on the same bank, a year ago.
11:10 AM
Signing of the Register
The Akosombo E.P. Choir
10 min
Witnessed by both mothers.
The Akosombo E.P. Choir
11:20 AM
The Charge and Blessing of the Couple
Rev. Selorm Kwaku Ahiable
8 min
The blessing is said in Ewe, then in English.
Rev. Selorm Kwaku Ahiable
11:28 AM
Hymn · To God Be the Glory
5 min
Senyo's father's favourite. He will lead the first verse.
11:33 AM
Benediction
Rev. Selorm Kwaku Ahiable
3 min
Rev. Selorm Kwaku Ahiable
11:36 AM
Recession
The Akosombo E.P. Choir
8 min
Out along the water's edge, the way she came in.
The Akosombo E.P. Choir
11:45 AM
Photographs on the Bank
45 min
In the last of the soft light. The MC will call each group; the order is at the end of the programme.
Midday, on the water
12:30 PM
A Boat on the Lake
90 min
Two launches take guests out and back while the terrace is laid. Life jackets are handed out; the water is calm.
Afternoon, on the terrace
2:00 PM
Guests Seated
20 min
Under the boathouse roof, with the lake on three sides.
2:20 PM
Entrance of the Couple
MC Elorm Kwame Dogbe
10 min
By water. Keep an eye on the far bank.
MC Elorm Kwame Dogbe
2:30 PM
Welcome and Opening Prayer
Mr. Kekeli Akpalu, for the families
5 min
Mr. Kekeli Akpalu, for the families
2:35 PM
Toasts
The best man and the maid of honour
15 min
Short ones. They have been warned.
The best man and the maid of honour
2:50 PM
Lunch
60 min
Fresh tilapia from the lake, banku, and everything else. The menu is on your table.
3:50 PM
Cutting of the Cake
10 min
4:00 PM
First Dance
5 min
A slow one, to the song that was playing in the car the day they met.
4:05 PM
Vote of Thanks
The bride
5 min
The bride
Evening, until the sun goes
4:10 PM
The Dance Floor Opens
170 min
Until seven. The sun goes down over the water at about six, and nobody will be dancing when it does.
Officiating Ministers
- Rev. Dr. Kofi Agbeko Amenyo · Officiating
- Rev. Selorm Kwaku Ahiable
- Rev. Mrs. Dzifa Adzo Kudzordzi
- Rev. Yayra Kwasi Nutsugah
- Catechist Klenam Agbodza
The Wedding Party
- Maid of Honour
- Ms. Sena Akpene Kumordzi
- Bridesmaids
- Ms. Ayawa Delali Fiagbe
- Mrs. Edem Yawa Adjei
- Ms. Fafa Sedinam Gbeve
- Ms. Nuna Etornam Kpodo
- Best Man
- Mr. Dela Kwame Akpalu
- Groomsmen
- Mr. Mawutor Yao Adjaho
- Mr. Kofi Kwashie Vondee
- Mr. Nutifafa Elikem Sowah
- Mr. Kobla Atsu Agbemor
- Protocol
- Mrs. Cynthia Adzo Akpalu
- Mr. Godwin Kwaku Kumordzi
- Gift Table
- Mrs. Comfort Akuvi Nyaku
- Ms. Ruth Xornam Tetteh
Order of Photography
On the bank, in the soft light. Tap a group once it has been called.
Gifts by MoMo
Your presence is the gift. For those who have asked, tap a number to copy it.