Kenyan Lady Weds Primary School Classmate, Shares Heartwarming Before-and-After Photos
- Leilah Chebet joyfully shared how she married her primary school classmate, celebrating their long journey from schoolmates to life partners
- Chebet posted nostalgic TikTok photos of them as young pupils in grey school uniforms alongside their teacher, as well as their wedding photos
- The story moved many netizens, who expressed joy, flooding the comments with emotional and nostalgic reactions
A young Kenyan woman has expressed her joy at marrying a man who was once her classmate in primary school.
Source: TikTok
In a TikTok video, Leilah Chebet shared throwback images from primary school, showing the two of them among a group of pupils dressed in grey uniforms alongside their teacher.
In the next slide, Chebet shared a photo of herself dressed in a beautiful yellow flared dress with a flower-petal-like decoration on the shoulder.
Joshua, her husband and primary school classmate, wore a matching two-piece outfit, including black trousers and a well-tailored black and white shirt.
How did Leilah and Joshua dress on their wedding day?
The couple posed for the photo, looking at each other and smiling, clearly showing the love between them.
“I wonder who is going to be my husband. Hi, I am Joshua. We were just classmates until we weren’t,” she captioned the video.
In the last slide, the adorable couple was captured at their wedding reception, with Chebet adorned in a beautiful white wedding gown.
Her husband wore a white coat with green details on the collar, a white shirt with a green waistcoat underneath, and black trousers.
The couple held hands, seemingly dancing to music at their wedding reception, with their best man and best maid behind them.
Their beautiful love story touched many on social media as netizens flooded the comment section with wishes for a happy marriage.
Netizens react to primary school couple
Several commenters used the post as a chance to reconnect, asking about their own first loves from school, reflecting the deep impact of young love stories.
Mokeira:
“Now tell us your stories after work at night, who was the one who dated in the class of 2007?”
Bolly:
“This secret I’ve been searching for a long time. Let me go back to my primary school photos. I thought I was too old for this, but there is a secret to success. Thank you.”
Ivy A:
“I’ve been searching for my first love from Class 5. Victor Muriithi, please where are you? I have suffered from love for many days.”
Ben Rubia:
“Carol, where are you? Show yourself. I loved you when we were dating.”
Nurse Sahara:
“Victor Njuguna, my first love at Heights Academy in Thika Makongeni. You were a class above me. I miss you. Please help me find him.”
Ofa:
“If your name is Timothy, we studied together. Greetings from primary school, even nursery. Know that I have a photo of you. You reported me to the teacher; I tore your jacket, and the pen was by Rachel who did the same. If I find you.”
Miss Maitima 💓 | Data Analyst:
“Let me send this to my childhood best friend, Sidney. Where are you? See this from Meru Junior back then.”
Source: TikTok
Man weds primary school crush after reuniting on Facebook
In other news, TUKO.co.ke reported that Ezra Masolaki and Fiina Atim met in 2003 when they were both still very young.
The couple later parted ways after Ezra relocated, only to reunite 14 years later thanks to Facebook, eventually having a colourful wedding.
Ezra said he always knew Atim was the love of his life, even when they were still in primary school.
Proofreading by Jackson Otukho, copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
