Jacqueline Oludimu is the founder of Happy Ever After Hub, convener of the ‘Saying I Do’ Conference, and visionary leader of the God’s Prepared Singles Hub, where she mentors singles into purposeful relationships and God-ordained marriages. She also runs marriage maxx, a mentoring community for Couples not interested in mediocre marriage experiences. She does all of these alongside her husband and ministry partner, Tolu Oludimu. A Christian Life Coach, a certified relationship & marriage mentor, certified Pre-Marriage facilitator, and a Family Life Systems Practitioner, she got ushered into the family mountain assignment in 2014 when she felt led to write a book to help people move on from failed relationships and step into God’s best for them. In this interview, she speaks on her passion for helping marriages thrive especially with its annual conference, which marks its 10th anniversary today.
What inspired you to pursue a career in marriage counselling and mentorship?
My inspiration is deeply rooted in my personal journey, a strong desire to experience a thriving marriage, and most importantly a clear calling over my life to see marriages flourish as originally designed. Having experienced failed relationships, including three marriage proposals that didn’t lead to my destined union, I’ve seen firsthand how close one can come to settling into an unfulfilled marriage. Witnessing brokenness and dysfunction as I grew up showed me the far-reaching consequences of unhealthy relationships not just for the couple, but for the children and generations after them. My heart aches when I see couples struggling, often unaware that their conflict is a snare threatening the greater destiny their union was meant to birth. Having personally encountered God’s redeeming grace in my life and marriage, I am committed to helping others build relationships that are rooted in purpose, friendship, and divine intention even if they didn’t start that way. This is more than a Profession for me, It is a Calling and An Assignment.
Tell us a bit about the ‘Saying I Do’ Conference, 2025.
The Saying I Do Conference 2025 is a special milestone for us. It marks the 10th edition of our transformative event. Holding today, May 17th as a hybrid event (both in-person in Lagos Nigeria and virtual). This year’s conference focuses on intentionality and vision in relationships. The conference is dedicated to helping singles, engaged, and married couples gain clarity, wisdom, and biblical perspective about marriage. It is a refreshing space where myths about marriage are broken, practical tools are shared, and divine alignment is pursued. This year, the focus is on building with vision and intention, becoming more than “Mr. and Mrs.” We are championing the call for Purpose Partners. Singles will leave equipped to make destined marital choices, and couples will be realigned to the true purpose of their union, empowered to fulfil same and enjoy bliss as a reward. We are calling an end to mediocre marriages and ushering in an era of legacy unions. Marriages that Heaven applauds.
What’s your thought on the role of media in shaping the way they portray marriages?
The media is a powerful culture-shaping tool of our generation. It can either uplift or diminish the sanctity of marriage. Unfortunately, many mainstream portrayals reduce marriage to a mere contract, struggle, or even a scam. Some of the younger generation view marriage as disposable, joyless, or even unnecessary because of what they have watched, heard or seen on media. This distorted narrative has deeply affected how singles view marriage and how couples approach it with fear, skepticism, or shallow expectations. However, I believe media can also be a tool for redemption. This is why I’m intentional about creating and supporting content that aligns with God’s original intent for marriage portraying it as it truly is if we follow His way – Purposeful, Joyful, and Powerful. Marriage is God’s design. Marriages built on love, purpose, joy, and partnership. We must reclaim the narrative and present marriage not just as beautiful, but as Meaningful and Mission-driven. We need to flood the media with images, stories, and conversations that restore hope in loving, long lasting unions. Marriage isn’t a scam; it’s a strategy in God’s kingdom and through wholesome storytelling, biblical truths, and real-life testimonies, we can raise a generation that doesn’t just desire marriage but understands it, prepares for it, and thrives in it.
Tell us about your vision for the ‘Happy Ever After Hub’ and what informed the initiative.
The Happy Ever After Hub was born in 2016 from the desire to create a nurturing, transformative space where individuals and couples are equipped to experience lasting joy and fulfilment in marriage not just dream about it. It is the parent platform for our various expressions: the Saying I Do Conference, Saying I Do Academy, our premarital and postmarital coaching programmes, and the Marriage Mentoring Hubs, some of which I run alongside my husband and a committed team. The vision is clear: that “happy ever after” isn’t just a fairy tale tag it’s a reality available to those who are willing to build their marriages God’s way. Through this hub, we’re changing lives, one relationship, one home at a time.
You’ve built a reputation for helping many marriages align with God’s will. How important is it for you to help people build purposeful relationships?
It’s everything. Purposeful relationships don’t just affect the couple they shape generations, influence communities, and glorify God. When couples align with the divine blueprint for their marriage, they become a force for good in the world, starting with the children they raise. It is deeply important this isn’t just work for me; it’s a divine assignment. Intentional couples become more than just partners they become purpose partners, advancing kingdom values through their love, choices, and unity. This is why I do what I do. Guiding singles, engaged couples, and married to walk in alignment with God’s vision for love and marriage. To build strong foundations, to love intentionally and communicate with grace is not a side passion, it is the core of my life’s mission. I truly believe that for every home we help align, we’re shifting the culture of marriage, one healed heart and one transformed union at a time.
You’ve juggled multiple careers. How do you balance it all and still make time for your family?
I live by grace and intentionality. I’ve learned to prioritise purpose over pressure. Every expression of my work, whether in marketing, customer experience, or gift curation, has deepened my ability to build and nurture relationships, which is central to everything I do. As a marriage mentor, I support families through coaching, courses, and healing programmes. My seasonal hamper brand, Bookies Beautiful Hampers, serves as another way to spread love and strengthen relational bonds in the corporate world. Family remains my top priority. I structure my schedule to reflect that, ensuring no area suffers. Our children know they are at the centre of our lives, and my husband who is not just supportive but quite hands-on makes the journey richer. We know that the gifts and graces we carry inside of us are to blossom despite being married, being parents and we see to that for each other. We are truly purpose partners, building side by side in love and mission.
Through your many years of experience in ‘Marriage Evangelism’, what would you say is the most recurring foundational problem in most marriages today?
The most recurring issues are a lack of purpose, friendship, and a growth mindset in marriage. Too many people enter marriage without a clear understanding of why they’re marrying, or what it truly requires. Often, couples marry the idea of marriage fuelled by societal expectations without shared vision or emotional maturity. Friendship, which is the foundation of deep connection, is missing in many homes. And without it, love feels like labour. Additionally, the “microwave” mindset where marriage is treated as disposable has become far too common. That’s why we emphasise intentional courtship, vision alignment, friendship before romance, and building with God at the center.
Share with us how you impact the lives of singles preparing for marriage through the God’s Prepared Singles (GPS) Hub.
God’s Prepared Singles (GPS) Hub is a global life-changing space, directly impacting over 2,000 singles to date. It’s where we help singles prepare not just for the wedding day, but for the marriage journey, spiritually, emotionally, and practically. Our year-long, scholarship-based mentoring program addresses identity, healing, purpose, discernment, marital readiness and relational wisdom. We use Scripture, coaching, and community to equip singles for purposeful unions rooted in faith and friendship. Through GPS, we have broken cycles of heartbreak, purposeless dating, and regrettable marriages. Many have found clarity, live purposefully as singles, date with purity and step into marriages that are God-ordained. It’s deeply fulfilling to celebrate their exploits as purposeful singles, their engagements, weddings, and testimonies, and to know they are building something solid from the start. GPS is helping achieve that through the singles we mentor across the nations, in Africa, Europe and America.
What would you say is the most rewarding part of your journey as a relationship & marriage counselor and coach?
The transformation! Watching individuals and couples shift from confusion to clarity, from brokenness to healing, from surviving to thriving, that’s the greatest reward. It’s the joy of witnessing a couple on the brink of divorce rediscover love, or newlyweds emerge from my premarital sessions feeling equipped and deeply connected. It’s the single person who once felt unworthy of love now confidently stepping into a godly marriage. Every testimony is a reminder that God is still in the business of writing beautiful love stories. That marriage is not just good, it’s divine. And that our homes can be nurturing grounds for purpose, legacy, and kingdom impact.
