We want to take the time to thank you all for your love and support.  We are so excited to finally be tying the knot, and could not immagine doing it without all our loved ones there to share in the memory we will be creating.  It's been a wonderfull last 3 years together and an even more wonderful last 7 years building our friendship.  We believe that God brought us together for a reason, and really how could the chemistry we share have kept us apart.  Now we're just counting down the days untill we say, "I do," and prepare to spend the rest of forever together.  So lets get this show on the road!

O&A

By the time I got to my mid 20s I've fallen in and out of love more times than I would like to count. Trying my best to work at impossible relationships with girls who I knew were not the one for me. So then I made the choice to be single and even doubt the whole idea of "the one" all together. I was done chasing girls and just focused more on having a good time with good people.

During this time Anikje and I were able to become very close, we met the first summer that I was back from college and were really just acquaintances, but once I moved back for good, we were able to really get to know each other. She had her on again off again dude, and although I thought she was an amazing woman, was not ready to commit or get caught up in what she already had going on.  But it was perfect, she was my home girl and although tempting, I was gonna ruin what we had.

So about a year or so went by and we were still close, maybe a little more flirtatious, but still in the friend zone.  It was funny to me because I knew the attraction was there, but there was always something getting in the way. I'm not exactly sure what it was, but every time I thought it was the right time, something inside of me would just tell me to be patient. It was tough, between being dogged by my friends for not manning up and my personal battles with trying to figure out what the right decision was, what’s a man to do? So I choose the gentlemen’s route and figured if it was meant to be, it would be.  Now don’t get me wrong, I was not conceding, but more just not trying to force anything to happen. So I stayed the course, but started to let her know she was special to me. We would be out and I would dance a little closer, we would see a movie and our shoulders or knees would pleasantly graze one another’s, they were perfect moments, moments that made me want her that much more and could tell were having an effect on her as well. And then there were our texts, rhymes we would text back and forth, a little corny, but it was our way to communicate how we felt for each other without sacrificing our real feelings. It was actually beautiful. We were both in love with music so are texts came natural, I felt like I was back in high school writing poems to my first love. And that was about the time I realized that I wanted her, I was still gonna take it slow, but I was never turning back.

November 2008, the most devastating time in my short life… my dad, Foyoke Adebayo Majekobaje R.I.P., had just passed. And during my grieving time, I, like most people, took time to reevaluate my own life. I had no regrets, but started to think about life and how tomorrow is never promised.  And with that idea re-realized, I began to stop thinking about what the future would bring and just thank God today. The next time Anikje and I hung out, I was on a mission and I am pretty sure she was too. I set up the night to meet up with her and planned to end it with her as well. She was going to know how I feel tonight. And she did and the rest was history.

3 years and an amazing little girl later, my acquaintance, turned dream girl, then girlfriend, and baby’s momma, will now do me the pleasure of being my bride and life partner. We have been through so much in these few years that I already feel like with have a lifetime of memories and so I can only be excited for what is to come as we finally put a period on this family that we are growing. I can only thank God for challenging me with such an amazing woman, she forces me to be better for her and to her, and inspires me to be excellent. And I am not sure how on top of all of this, this 30lb angel could also be mine and it is all from her. How could I not marry this woman… thank you all for sharing in this amazing experience, hope to see you August 10^th, Its going down… basement

Love,

Olufemi Majekobaje

We met the summer of 2005 when we were both 19 years old.  I literally remember that day; what I wore and my reaction to meeting him.  Honestly it was instant attraction, and the fact that he's slightly, mildly charasmatic.  At the time I was living with my friend, and his cousin, Omelina, who during and after that summer would cotinuously be the little birdie in my ear telling me how me and Olu would be really good together.  I would respond to her by saying, "Omelina, seriously? You can't say that to me...I'm in a relationship." But if anyone knows Omelina, that didn't stop her from telling me about 5 billion more times, over some serious heart to hearts, and some, girl get a clue on what your missing out on moments.  I guess I was just being a realist.  I knew Olu was also in a relationship, lived on the east coast, and was only home for christmas breaks, spring breaks, and summer vacations.  I also knew that we instantly clicked and vibed in a way that I had never experienced before.  We began to build our friendship over the next 3 years via visits home, text message, and good ol' MySpace.  Then the time came when I was finally single.  I wanted to stop being a realist and become a dreamer about the possibilities of what could be with me and Olu.  It was his last summer before coming back home, but I fought giving in.  We still hung out ALL the time, and it was ALWAYS so much fun, and I ALWAYS talked about him to my sister Kaylee.  People saw something about us too, because I was constantly being asked if we had something going on, or if I was interested.  I denied it repeatedly, and pretty much tried lying to myself.  I was also, I think, protecting myself because he was always talking about moving to Atlanta after school, and I had no interest in giving into feelings for someone who was making those types of plans.  

After a while I knew there was something more there.  It was unspoken for whatever reason, but I know he had to have been thinking the same things I was.  It took another year of constantly hanging out, a few shared moments to remember, and even seeing each other casually date before it all changed.  I was having a pretty hard time denying what I was feeling.  So much so, that my sister basically told me she thought that I was in love with him, and that I was only making excuses to not date him.  And then...Shout outs to Amber Chapman, for having her birthday party on a November night in 2008!  He says he knew it was his moment them moment I called him for a ride to the party.  I mean he's right, I could have called a cab or even walked, but he was one of the only other people I knew that would be going, and I was done fighting my feelings.  So that night we danced and laughted and literally talked and talked until the sun came out.  The rest is a million more stories, but for the most part from that point on we were inseperable.  

So what made me crack?  The story is that I honestly think I knew  I loved him before I was willing to admit it to myself.  He is what I tell people felt like a light bulb going off in my head.  My ah ha moment when I knew what that he was what I deserved, who I wanted to make happy, and comfort, and comit myself to without hesitation.  Olu had just experienced the loss of his father when it all sunk in.  All the pain he was experiencing I wanted to absorb.  I felt like I wanted to be there for him, just near him, to hold his hand through it all.  And I was begining to realize that the limits I was placing between our friendship hindered me from being able to be there for him in the way i really wanted to be.  Better late than never, but I wish so much that I would have gotten the bigger picture sooner because I never got the oportunity to meet Bayo, Olu's father.  However, over the last 3 years we have officially been together I've goetten the indication that Olu is the same light his dad was.  And that means that I'm definitely marying the right guy.  lucky me :)

So that's the begining, and the last almost 7 years of building a relationship and growing as individuals, as well as together have been crazy amazing.  I can't wait to mary my best friend! And I'm so happy that I get to share our story with you all.

Love,

Anikje

Daydreaming of our honeymoon, so much so that we decided to make it part of our registry.  Since we already live together, and have most everything we need to accomodate our home, we thought what better way than to register for something we would really appreciate help with.  

We will be honeymooning in Riviera Maya, Mexico at the Grand Mayan Resort.  The plan is to head out the begining of September before Fall term begins.  There is so much to do there, between enjoying relaxation, the beaches, and the Riviera is home to one of the seven wonders of the world - the Mayan Ruins.  We can't beleive that we will actually have the opportuity to vacation somewhere together and celebrate everything that the planning has built up to.  As well as being able to reminice about a major event in our lives toether that we will celebrate every new year to come.  We are so excited for August 10th! And want you all to know that any bit helps and every bit is taken in appreciation and love.

Love,

O&A