Penultimate Thursday, Sir and Lady Tony Ezenna gave out their daughter, Chinwe Marrioti, in marriage to Emeka Chidera, son of Dr and Lady Emeka Aroh. The colourful ceremony held in Elenma Castle in Sir Ezenna’s country home in Owerri-Akokwa Local Government of Imo State. NNEKA NWANERI was there.
IMO indigenes didn’t return back home just for the yuletide festivities. They didn’t also spend the season with their families alone. From different local government areas in and outside the state, they trouped to the East to share in the joy of the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Orange Drugs Limited, Sir Tony Ezenna.
He played host to people from far and wide at his daughter’s colourful wedding ceremony, which took place on December 26, 2013. It seemed like the entire Imo State spent their Boxing Day in his castle home, feasting, eating and drinking in merriment.
Orange Drugs are the makers of Delta Soap and other toiletries, household and pharmaceuticals products.
The architectural design of the white Elenma castle in Ezenna’s country home was second to none. It had many rooms and windows in it. The expansive compound wore an orange decor blended with gold.
Women adorned themselves in orange-uniformed fashionable skirts and wrappers. It blended well into the headgear it was complimented with. The men did a free style.
The bride’s brothers stole the show with their agbada. They looked more like Hausa merchants.
Nollywood R and B hip-hop artist Flavour thrilled with his hit songs in the past year. As he sang, the guests were torn between watching the bride and her gorgeous friend’s dance steps and having a lasting memory of the artist. So they brought out their gadgets, iPads, cameras, blackberry, trying to savour the moment.
He played the whole evening till he exhausted his songs.
The couple danced and danced, and as they walked to the mini tent prepared to house them for the rest of the evening, Emeka took his bride’s fine-boned hands in his, looked directly into her eyes and gave her reassuring smiles. Chinwe’s smiles revealed gleaming white teeth and two deep dimples.
The ceremony had a surfeit of foods and drinks. Dozens of security officials flooded the arena.
On the roll of prominent guests were: Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Emeka Ihedioha; Anambra State governor, Peter Obi; former Imo State governors, Achike Udenwa and Ihedi Ohakim; Managing Director of Chisco Transport, Chief Chidi Anyaegbu; Chief Martin Agbaso; Chairman of Nestoil, Dr Ernest Azudialu-Obiejesi; Senator Hope Uzodinma; Senator Mike Ajebo.
For the couple who met last December when his uncle brought he and his brother to visit the Ezennas, the day was a dream made real. Chinwe confessed to The Nation that no other guy has made her feel the way Emeka does.
While Chinwe is preparing to get into medical school, her beau is set to begin his houseman ship in Houston.
