Being a somewhat depressing sort of a chap, I had to paraphrase him to make it more positive-sounding, (and more appropriate for a wedding!) I ended up with this:
Kuwa aina fulani tamaa ya chap, Mimi nilikuwa na paraphrase yake kwa kufanya hivyo zaidi chanya-sounding, (na sahihi zaidi kwa ajili ya harusi!) Mimi kuishia na hii: