VANDERBIJLPARK – But the teary moment was nothing short of ululation and jubilation from fellow students who were taken by surprise when their supposed groom bodily proposed his first-year lover amid the mimic celebration, during the people.
Following the act, an official mock wedding celebration, attended by fellow varsity students was held at Quest Conference Center over the weekend to celebrate the love union, after the groom said YES!
The beautifully done love challenge surfaced on different platforms recently when several universities played part.
On widely circulated videos, groups of students playing wedding attendees, sang and danced for the chosen groom and bride part-players during a fake wedding.
Sedibeng Ster traced the couple for a tell it all interview of how the beautifully executed wedding proposal materialized.
Speaking to the paper at the varsity’s’ campus in Vanderbijlpark, the two love birds, Collins Mathadisa (27) and Sharnel Maboee (18) spilled the beans on their love journey.
Finishing each other’s sentences and sharing a joyous first meet and greet and a spin off date, this is how the duo detailed the beginning of their umjolo (dating).
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Collins, an alumni in Financial Information Systems and now student advisor said he met Sharnel when she was seeking assistance and then became social media buddies.
“I set a status on WhatsApp about relations and she commented. We engaged on the matter and later asked each other out, that’s how our relationship started. We’ve been together for five months now and madly in love,” he said.
Collins said when he saw the mock wedding trending on social media, he took the opportunity to fulfil his desired dream to make it known that he is dating Sharnel.
“I always told Sharnel that I wanted to make her my wife. From the first day we had an adulty conversation on love matters, I knew I wanted to marry the woman. I then consulted the schools management on the mock idea but told them I will be proposing truthfully. I got a go ahead and then I went for it,” he added.
Before the engagement, the couple took their matter to family elders seeking wedding blessings, when both the Mathadisa and Maboee gave them benedictions, Collins continued with his plan.
Sharnell who is a first-year student said she was shocked when her now fiancé kneeled and asked to marry him.
“It came as a shock because when we did the mock wedding, he kept it a secret that he was going to propose. When I saw him kneel, I was shaking but because I love him and want to be his wife, I said yes,” he said.
When Sharnel said yes, Collins shed a tear seemingly his dream officially came through.
