In a grand celebration of faith and love, Phaneroo Ministries International on Friday hosted its first-ever Boutique Wedding, where 46 couples exchanged vows at the Phaneroo Grounds in Naguru, Kampala.
The colourful ceremony, which the vision bearer, Apostle Grace Lubega called the ministry’s “first fruit of Phaneroo boutique weddings,” drew hundreds of family members, friends, and church partners who came to witness a day designed to celebrate Christian marriage.
Each couple, joined by ten invited family members, was not only wedded before the congregation but also sent for honeymoon, an act that underscored Phaneroo’s commitment to honouring marriage as a divine covenant rather than a costly social event.
“This is our first and the first fruit is always special,” Apostle Grace told the cheering crowd. “We are going to do many more. Wherever you go, tell them you are boutique wedding couples,” he said, blessing the newlyweds and their families.
Apostle Grace explained that the Boutique Wedding was conceived to help believers who were ready for marriage but constrained by the rising costs of traditional ceremonies. “There is nothing biblical in delaying people who are ready to marry,” he said. “If a man has sufficiency to run his home, no scripture forbids him to marry. Many live in sin while waiting to afford a wedding, and that is not good.”
He said the church had spent a substantial amount to organize the wedding, an investment made possible by Phaneroo’s partners and members who contributed to make the dream a reality. “We wanted this to honour your commitment to God but also to show the world that even a wedding of ten people can still be beautiful,” he added. “You don’t need 400 or 1,000 guests to prove love. Even Adam and Eve’s wedding had no crowd, yet they led life together.”
He emphasized that true marriage is a covenant witnessed before God, not an extravagant public spectacle. “A covenant is built between two people with witnesses and a spiritual authority. Everything beyond that is an event,” he said. “Some people have been waiting to have enough to hold big weddings, yet it’s more important to honour the covenant before God.”
Preaching to the couples and their guests, Apostle Grace taught that marriage is not maintained by excitement but by what he called the three keys to a God-sustained marriage, prayer, communication, and a shared vision.
He said prayer is the first and most important key. “Prayer is the glue that keeps a marriage from falling apart,” he said. “When couples pray together, they invite God to govern their home. Prayer restores peace where emotions fail.”
The second key, he said, is communication, noting that many homes break not because of lack of love but because of silence. “Learn to talk and to listen. Speak your hearts to one another and be quick to forgive. Love thrives where there is honesty.”
The third key, he said, is a shared vision. “You cannot walk together unless you agree,” he said. “A husband and wife must see the same future and submit to the same God. When your vision is one, no challenge can divide you.”
After the vows, Apostle Grace blessed the couples, prayed over them, and declared fruitfulness and stability in their homes.
The ceremony was followed by a lively celebration attended by hundreds at the Phaneroo Grounds. Families cheered as the newlyweds danced and shared their first meals as husband and wife.
Top service providers partnered with the ministry to make the day memorable. By evening, the 46 couples were sent off to their honeymoon destinations, marking the close of a historic day that Apostle Grace said would be the first of many to come.
“Marriage is not an event, it’s a covenant,” he said. “And when that covenant begins with God, it will stand the test of time.”
