Ghanaian Lady Marries Plus-Sized Obroni Man in UK, Wedding Videos Go Viral
- A Ghanaian lady, Linda Otchere's vibrant kente wedding to a white man named Craig Dawson, has captivated social media
- Videos from the couple's wedding in the UK showed a colourful ceremony, while highlighting the difference in their physiques
- Many social media users who came across the heartwarming wedding images have reacted to the couple's unique union
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A Ghanaian lady in the UK, Linda Darkwa Otchere, has married a white man in a colourful wedding ceremony, leaving many social media users in awe.
Linda and her husband, Craig Dawson, tied the knot in a beautiful ceremony on Saturday, December 6, 2025.
Source: Instagram
As it is with many such Ghanaian ceremonies, the wedding of Linda and Craig was dominated by colourful kente outfits.
See the wedding invitation of the couple, which was shared on Instagram, below:
Linda Otchere's colourful kente wedding gown
Linda Otchere rocked a kente gown in shades of red, gold, green, and purple.
She rocked an off-shoulder design that fitted her body, with sections of the outfit draping gracefully like a mermaid's tail.
Linda's dress looked like a perfect balance of the traditional Ghanaian kente cloth with contemporary bridal fashion style.
She wore a silver-looking pair of strap heels and held a bridal fan which matched the colours of her dress.
The Instagram video showing Linda's wedding dress is below.
Another video showed Linda and her husband arriving at the wedding auditorium with their bridal train in tow.
The groom wore a green kaftan and had a sash of his bride's kente around his neck.
His groomsmen dressed in traditional kente with the couple and their bridal train dancing to a Ghanaian gospel song.
Watch the Facebook video below:
After the traditional wedding, the bride changed from her kente into a white wedding gown, while the groom changed into a white kaftan with kente designs.
The two sat hand-in-hand for the event.
See the Facebook post below:
More than three months before the colourful wedding celebration, Linda Otchere and Craig Dawson had done their civil marriage registration in August.
Watch the Instagram video below:
Linda Otchere's obroni husband is a giant
Apart from the colourful nature of Linda's wedding ceremony with Craig Dawson, another notable thing was the man's physique.
While the bride could be described as a cutie, her husband is huge in build and stands like a giant next to her.
Source: Instagram
Reactions to Linda Otchere's wedding with obroni
The videos of Linda Otchere and Craig Dawson have sparked massive reactions online.
While many congratulated the couple, some people referred to the massive difference in their physiques.
Atanga Asabea reacted:
"If not today, I never knew that David and Goliath are still alive. David in female form."
Kofi Peasah commented:
"Eeii eeiii Eeii some women don’t fear anything ooo yooo anyway congratulations cheers."
Joseph Kweku Otoo said:
"God bless their marriage na eiiiiiii hmmm. Those guys dancing behind no which tune are they dancing to."
Mena Pat added:
"The way she looked up at his face got me laughing. Oyibo by thunder by fire. Congratulations sis."
Video of Papa Shee's 2022 wedding emerges
YEN.com.gh also reported that images of Evangelist Papa Shee's wife had emerged online from their marriage in 2022.
The videos show the musician-turned-evangelist and his partner rocking similar colours and dancing on their wedding day.
Resurfacing amid Papa Shee's support for Daddy Lumba's first wife, Akosua Serwaa, the post triggered many reactions.
Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
