Man shares how people mocked his wife’s makeup & their bread wedding cake

04 Apr 2025, 19:49 by Armani Brooklyn · GHANA PAGE

A Nigerian man, Meshach Owunebe Oko, also known as Uncle Wowo, has recalled how people mocked him and his wife for using loaves of bread as cake on their wedding day. Traditional Nigerian cuisine

Oko, who disclosed this in a Facebook post on their first wedding anniversary on Wednesday, April 3, said the matter was made worse as his wife’s makeup artist disappointed her.

He, however said they are still waxing strong as a couple.

“Many did not believe we used bread as cake on our wedding day. To make matters worse, my wife’s make up artist disappointed her,” he wrote.

“Some of our friends hurriedly posted our pictures online in a bid to mock us but to God be the glory, almost all the blogs in Nigeria took our story and gave us free publicity.

“One year later and we’re still bouncing and waxing in great love. So here’s to One year of unstoppable bread in our home.

“Moral lesson: After wedding, marriage dey, reason am well before you impress anybody for one day.”