Graduates hold wedding reception at the Uni

Wedding bells sound for Niza and Anna Nyimbili who were married on 12 August

LOVE was in the air when the University of Huddersfield hosted its first wedding reception in the Creative Arts Building for a young couple who first met one another whilst studying at the University.

Niza and Anna Nyimbili are both 23-years-old and were married on 12 August at Huddersfield’s Christian Fellowship Church, Cathedral House.  Anna graduated in July 2017 with a BA(Hons) degree in Advertising and Marketing and Niza has progressed to the Master’s degree in Architecture after completing his BA(Hons) degree in Architecture.

Both Anna and Niza have large families and with Anna’s travelling from Poland to attend the reception and Niza’s coming from Manchester, they needed a stunning venue that would be able to accommodate over 250 people for an entire evening.

After looking around Huddersfield and not finding anywhere quite big enough to host such a large number of people, Anna thought of where she was currently studying at the time and the lovely buildings the University had on campus.  After discussing it with Niza, they both agreed it was the perfect choice.

“I emailed the events team at the University to see if our request could even be possible,” said Anna.  “We were really happy when they said they could do it.” 

The University’s modern Creative Arts Building was chosen as the space for the reception and was adorned with fully-decorated tables each with its own ornate design and dressed chairs for the ‘wedding breakfast’.

“We both had really specific requests,” said Niza.  “We wanted details that weren’t in the style of a traditional wedding, but everyone we spoke to leading up to the occasion was really accommodating.  We would definitely recommend it to others,” he said.