How is your week going? Gosh...its sooooo boring this week, absolutely nothing is happening.
No awards, no fashion shows! No bellanaija?
Anyways, thanks for still checking up on me despite the slow updates.
I was flipping through a Nigerian wedding magazine and noted that some of the Nigerian-branded Wedding Dresses looked really good! I was impressed....
Have a look at some of my favourites and let me know what you think.
So for your wedding, would you be willing to go with a Nigerian-made/branded wedding dress or are you strictly for the Vera Wang, Monique Lhuillier etc...My fave from the bunch is the Mon-Ami dress.
Also, are you one of those women who has completely planned out her wedding even without being engaged or having a bf? Dont be shy, share the details with us!
Have a fabulous day....Ciao!
Also, are you one of those women who has completely planned out her wedding even without being engaged or having a bf? Dont be shy, share the details with us!
Have a fabulous day....Ciao!
76 comments:
hey i'm 1st don't have a dress or a bf mayb its cos i'm a dude.... lol :-)
Nooooo!!!!! i've been cheated yet again*****sigh****
Wedding. That you should say! I have three to attend and I will be a bridesmaid in one.Have I planned my wedding in advance? No. Can't be bothered with the stress. Wedding planners are there for a reason.lol! But convinced its got to be by the beach when I get there. Love the designs but when its my turn, prefer traditional fabrics, maybe white aso oke, designed into modern bridal silhouettes. Have a great day. Off to start mine.
btw is the dress with the plunging neck line supposed to be a wedding dress????... Don't kno which Naij church will wed u in that ....
YAAAAAAAAAAAY, I'm so excited to see wedding dresses simply because I would lovvvvve to make them..
Bella, omo you have me figured out!!! I know don't tell me....i'm psychotic right? What kind of chick has her entire wedding planned out, and i mean every freaking "detail" down to the china, table linens, colors.... yet lacks a man to make the "fairytale" wedding dream come true???....lol...i'm in dire need of an intervention...lol..but can you really blame me?? With a party crazed mother itching to give me away to the next available suitor breathing down my back and our alarming obsession with stalking wedding websites at an all time high...it leaves single chicks little to do but imagine what thier wedding would turn out like.
Its the begining of a new era, the pressure is on....whether you choose to ackowledge it or not, there is an insane "wedding fever" going on out there...Wouldn't advise anyone to get caught up in the hype and jump into marriage without thinking though...but if you have found your soul-mate...then i say go all out and have yourself a slamming wedding(even if it means filing chapter 11 after the wedding is over...lol). Okay so i have totally digressed from the topic...now to answer your question....i will rather opt for a dress made here in the states (doesn't have to be Vera Wang, Monique Lhuiller, or Alexander Mcqueen...i love designer duds but i'm certainly not a label whore)...i can settle for a regular Oleg Cassini gown from David's Bridal and still look fabulous in it....its about the detail and fit not how much the gown cost.....okay enough said! Great post bella! keep them coming.
lol..Bella ure funny oh...Lol @ "are you one of those women who has completely planned out her wedding even without being engaged or having a bf?"
I have envisioned my wedding dress oh, and im as single as they come..lol..but i havent totally planned the whole thing..(emm, well, except i know the ring i want, i know my choice of flowers, music,meal plan, including appertifs and dessert, hmm, i know the decor i want too...)..lol..but i still dont have the whole thing planned out though...
Okay, i sooo have to yarn another nonsense b4 i carry my yansh commot for here. Can someone please tell me what is up with that "BUN" i see on every bride's head in naija...seriously that darm hairstyle is starting to irk the shit out of me..(i know its hot and all and it makes sense to put your hair in an up-do...but does it have to be a stupid side bun????..whatever happened to a french twist or a good 'ol fashion ponytail??)..I was in two weddings last year in Gidi and on both occasions we (i.e the bridesmaids) were forced to wear our hair like that...go to Bobbys and those silly stylists would tell you "Aunty, that is the reigning style right now"....uhn???? since when?? who made it so?? i don't see every one in the states wearing the same shit on thier head just because some chick wore hers like that and it looks good on her....i despise that annoying "follow follow" mentality we have in naija...whatever happened to being creative??? And the worst part is i have seen some chicks who that style didn't quite suit their face still rawking that tight-ass chignon....kilode???? na by force??? okay now i'm done venting....lol
I see ojoro oh... bella I'm suspecting INEC involvement and EFCC interference oh, fa fa fa foul!
How can I be growing extra muscles in my fingers from clicking refresh on your blog everyday, and still not be first? This is BOOSHEEEET!
Now that I lodged my formal complaint, I will go and read.
yo bella, ur blog is still worth checking for 'back issues' tho i'm glad u've updated...
i actually spent the few minutes b4 i slept yesterday night ,thinking like 'hmmm, i wonder who bella really is' what does she look like,etc-crazy thts how much ur blog has grown on me...
from my wedding coming up soon, na one thing to plan,na anoda thing for plan to work, its good to daydream until you are thrown into the frenzy of trying to find 8 dresses for 8 different sizes of girls!!! or when the hall u wanted to use don becomeN950k(lagos civic center on ozumba)
...missy tutsy...abeg allow others make them 'bun'.its prolly an updo most times cos u know how stringy weaveon can become if ur hair is down with all the sweating and spraying...but u r right it foesnt suit all faces...i think its an ok style so long as ur hair is completely relaxed ..no roborobo hair at the neck -y'na mean?
btw bella i've read this particular mag, its very good and practical for naija brides unlike those boring modern brides-sandal resort ad mags!
www.jwevents.net
the brides here didn't bun
check the gallery
na this person go plan my wedding
the bridesmaids dresses are hella cute!
the wedding dresses are nice too oh! it will definitely be nice to have a custom made wedding dress, so therefore made by naija isn't such a bad idea in my opinion.
Like 90% of the females out there, my wedding is planned and the more weddings I go to the more ideas I have. (i'm not engaged yet though.. still throwing the hints) I was all about vera wang before but seeing how talented our Naija designers are, I"ll have to say forget vera wang.
Naija has gone through a fashion and entertainment revolution. I just wish the goverment will do the same. Then we can all hide our blue passports and flaunt the green one all the way back home.
I have my wedding not completely planned out. At the rate its going though i'm guessing that it would be totally planned out very soon. the funny thing is that by the time its all done, i hope i would have a guy to put in the empty space marked "Groom".....I'm working on my music right now and that is actually taking long bcos then i always come across a nicer song.
I have a whole journal oh and really its fun and i dnt see any harm in it.
As for wedding dresses its always been Oleg Cassini but i'm digging the Naija brands...wouldn't mind diverting. I like the idea that s'one shared of using Aso-oke to make the dress its very traditional but till then now we go see.
The pictures are great. thanks for sharing!
nice I will get mine from Isoken John:) Great Post bella!
Check out Lisa Bamboye, shez based in Abuja/Jos and she makes some wiked wedding gowns and bridesmaid outfits. Shez like 25 and has been doing fashion tai-tai shez just not on your radar,plus she wunt crack your plastic,ta
just checked www.jwevents.net by kokolet1
Wow!naija planners have gone nuclear- i wonder how the finishings are on all these naija dresses tho?hmmm considering they dont have the advantage of industrialized machine like them ver wang et al.its all good, i would love to see a tiffany amber wedding dress-delicious i bet!
nice post girl..as usual
just checked out jwevents..its really cool
half of these dresses will not meet pastors wife approval and you'll have to throw wrappers over your shoulders in church, because God forbid people actually see your shoulders.
I mean i guess a wedding dress is a wedding dress, but these designs are less detailed versions of the overly expensive designers like Lhullier/DiSanto/Lazaro et al (can you tell I've been to one too many bridal trunk shows?)
I don't see how people plan the weddings, i mean just thinking about the costs break me out in a sweat.
quick question Bella...is Nike Oshinowo married? i saw her name as Nike oshinowo - Olaleye in some mag i just got from naija...
Plan your wedding before your are engaged is putting a curse on yourself LOL
Everything your dream of will not happen. Dreams never
Naija designers are trying o..well done to them....but i think my dress is coming from asia...designer gown but half the price..hehe..ok let me go to the jwevents site
Anyways thanx bella for puttin these up; one of the models is dear to my heart(u kno who...lol)
heheh!
just checked the jw site...nice gallery, the owner is very cute for a big chick-naija brides and this kneeling down to feed th guy thing!lol
saw the bisi and ofon pix!!
Great pics...i agree with you bout the Mon Ami dress...i'v always lyked wedding dresses with a bit of contrasting colour and that green does it for me.
JWEvents is absolutely wonderful. Not only is the owner -Molara Akinosho mad passionate, she's very talented (naturally), caring and down to earth. I would recommend her to all discerning brides. She's on her way to being the top event planner in Naija. :) and yes she's planning my wedding.
The dresses are pretty. I don't really care who makes my wedding dress( and that excludes Iya Sulikatu the neighbourhood tailor).I'm up for anyone who can mastermind one embodied with my idea of the purrrrfect details.
I'm pretty happy to read this post. i just realized I was getting bored with the Celebrity posts *wink*
I have a mental catalogue of bridal dresses, hall arrangements and colors,bridemaids shoes etc, and believe it or not my Mr.'s mental flow is more detailed than mine.lol; talk about a valiant bachelor ehy?
Ciao.
Hey yetty yup..i thik Nike oshinowo got hitched a while back
People, let's be honest! None of these designs are that unique. You would see them all in other Bridal magazines.
ehen lol i have been waiting for Anon with a negative post to arrive. Welcome oh!
Chicks have planned their Wedding whilst still single???
I'm SCARED!!! Very Scared.
I think i speak for most Single Guys.(The one's that will admit it to you)
Ok i am really beginning to worry about my future o...as in I don't have the slightest clue..as to what what dress to wear,colours,theme,and whatever else is involved in wedding planning these days...all i sha know it has to be BIG(only daughter..1st child)and in Lagos,Nigeria!!!..
Seen Molara's work..FAB..so i guess I will use her too..
Well i guess I can confidently say that me too i have dreams...lol
Loving the Mon Ami dress..but to get married in Naija would i need some sort of shrug or covering??..damn it!!!
@Yetty..yeah she hooked up traditionally earlier on this year,apparently plans for a white wedding are in the works...she is now Nike Soleye..good luck to her sha.
Nice post Bella as usual!!..have a FAB and less stressful weekend ahead
Lovely post. I have been in so many weddings lately with a few more to go this year. Being around so many wedding dresses sourced abroad. With what's going on in Nigeria, i think i am leaning towards a dress done by a Nigerian designer. I love Yemi Kosibah's designs but Mon Ami and Elizabeth Phillips are not bad as well.
Lmao @ Babaalaye....
I just went to the jw website and its really nice. I also say my friend Teju's wedding up there and i didnt even know jw did her wedding. The wedding was so great and well organized and my favorite thing about it - it reflected the couple. I mean we had a soul train line, the dj rocked, but the older folks were kept entertained. Amazing...
Still in the heart of weddings been a while someone dropped a wedding site..have a look at this
www.doyinandsoji.com
my review: could appear boring initially but press on....
Bella please source us moreee wedding websitesss plssss
I want to marry!!!!!!!
bellastic,
we need to have a whole series on weddings..what do the grooms really think,best wedding features,funny things you've seen at weddings,things that irritate you,marriage advice(and not all the 'leave your hubby if he argues with you nonsense),what you like best about your parents' marriage(positive),what kids think of marriage(a la kids say the darnest things!) pls and more websites.my fave so far are bisisndofon.com,the omotoshos.com and my best,damisandtoyin.com
These are fabulous :o)
xxx
The Mon Ami wedding dress is fabulous!!!I love the touch of olive on the white!!!Wow,so nigerian designers too are now designing fabulous dresses :) thats good..
but i gotta say i'm a vera wang addict :) Not that i'm planning my wedding yet! of course not!! lol, i will need a year before the D-day to do that and since the D-day is not yet close....That year is still far off!
ok since we're in the mood of wedding websites i think this is still the site i have come across! it is so beautiful! the couple! their pictures!! and their honeymoon!!!!!!!!its awesome.
www.dianddee.com
and also, the weddingorg.com is soo so so making me a website! and its quite cheap too,i mean its ur wedding.
Actually I don't intend to get married but lets just say something happens cos I can never be too sure...Never say never, right?
1. I must write and say my own wedding vows.
2. I don't want to wear a white gown.Infact I would put somthing out of this world or I could opt for jeans.
3. I already know who the bridesmaids and maid of honour are.
4. The theme colour is blue
5.I am compling a list of songs to be played at my wedding.
And guess what...I am single.
Can't beleive i'm back here again!!! I swear my priorities are screwed up.I'm sure my boss will be very pleased to see the way i'm utilizing company time....lol...anywayz since everyone is raving about jwevents.com i decided to give it peep and boy! was i impressed. Turns out one of the occasions i attended in last year with my dawgs was organized by this babe.....if any one is getting hitched in naija, i give her my 100% recommendation. Her work is actually prettier in life than what shown in the pictures....she did one hell of a job with the Muson center hall. Very creative.
Okay since y'all are throwing out websites left right and center,...here is one for your viewing pleasure....(a family friends') i actually didn't attend this nuptials but Moms did last year in Naija...she has the best website i have seen so far....
www.ayoandseun.com
we are officially all J.O.B.L.E.S.S.!
from wedding dress,to planner to sites!!
iloves it!my fave site is still www.damisandtoyin.com and guess wat?
water(laffing at my own dry jokes, bella pls update!),the groom is molara of jwevents.net 's bro and the bride is very foine,foine...i checked the vendors and of course, jwevents is planning
New Wedding Webbies
www.nikeandtunji.com
www.june02.info
Wedding Pics
http://www.myomegaevents.shutterfly.com/action/
Older Wedding Websites
www.wemiandseinde.com
www.adeolawedshakeem.com
www.dianddee.com
www.abianddeji.com
www.doyinandsoji.com
www.ayoandseun.com
www.tp270102.com
www.tolaandrocky.com
www.emekaputsngozifirst.com
www.kunleanderin.com
www.mattandtemi.com
www.kofoandtuoyo.com
www.bisiandofon.com
www.damisandtoyin.com
www.tayoandsade.com
www.fiolaseun.com
www.solapetokunbo.com
www.tomikunle.info
www.yemisiyemi.com
www.folarintiwa.co.uk
www.10yearson.co.uk
www.eloandchike.com
www.kehindeandyemi.com
www.chichiandegboo.com
www.rhynaandbj.com
www.obehiwedsejiro.weddingwindow.com
www.theomotoshos.com
www.ayoandseun.com
www.remiandbabs.com
www.bimbolamide.com
www.seunandgrace.com
www.suzzanneandtosin.com
www.kemiwedsiyke.com
www.ewedding.com/v20/main.php?a=ezenduch
www.judeanduche.weddingannouncer.com
www.nikeanddavid.com
www.oizaandtare.com
www.omosandakin.com
www.deleandafis.com
www.austenkay.com
www.gbemiandbunmi.com
www.sarahandbodunde.com
www.bunmiandsegun.com
www.akinanduju.com
www.niyiandsarah.com
www.tinuanddotun.com
www.nkiruandchuks.com
www.yemiwedstayo.com
www.tinuandjosh.com
www.nekeandkunle.weddingwindow.com
www.marilynabimbola.weddingwindow.com
It wasnt me! lol
@Bella.....ROTFLMAO......it wasn't u sha???....U want make we go crash this people website abi......lol....i'm not sure if some folks would be happy about this o! Una know how some dramatic people started beefing with Adaure for putting up thier website....they started locking up thier s**t 'cuz of prying eyes and "intruders"...although if you asked me, i thought that was a bit over the top, i mean if you didn't want anyone to see why put it on the world wide web.. crase people shio!!...lol. Anywayz,Bella if them come catch u....i no dey there o!....lol
anywayz...here is another one forwarded by my ace you can add to the list
toluandbiola.vtconsults.com
just checkhed ayoandseun-
one word;toooooooo cute!
the orange colour was a bit too hot for me but they pulled it off and ties everything in...nice
bella, u plagiarised that list from omosewa.blogspot, i know cos i was there earlier today...oya referece and include him in ur bibliography now!
is there any other planner apart from JWevents abegi!e do,yes i'm in another camp
ohh i love the Ayoandseun.com page.
they are sooo cute i started crying. Awwwwwwwwwwwww
Oh my! i got people weeping here.....lol...Hot-Angel....pele tie na a de (your is coming soon!!!...lolo)
I didnt plagiarise the list from anyone's blog. U know I always give full reference nowwwww. My friend emailed it to me a while back actually. I still love Omosewa's blog tho...
Anyways, Tusty..this babe ehhh u will not kill me...same goes to Kpakpando.
Thanks to everyone for their comments!!!!!!!!
I am feeling so lazy at the mo. Let me go and try to blog...
@ 8.50pm anon ... um abeg let me hear word about plagarizing Omosewa's blog. Half of those webbies appeared on some of my 'wedding website stalker' posts.
Meanwhile Bella funny you should ask about the 'wedding plan without the groom'. You know how I had written about how my wedding color scheme plan (nay blue and baby blue) had been messed up because i broke up with my then expected groom to be. Well how about I happened to be in a conversation with some 'nice hot dude' ;) and he said his favorite color was NAVY BLUE and I practically choked on my drink and started laughing. I had to explain what I was laughing about and he thot that was cute and hilarious. ha ha ha :)
ADUARE IS BACK WITH THE VOLTRON POWER......GENGEN!!!!!LOL.....LOL.....LMAO!!!!
Tell Anon o jare....i don't know since when people started plagarizing "wedding websites"....lol....last time i checked some of the sites listed appeared on your blog first....people come dey open dem basket mouth yarn nonsense...shio!!!
y must naija's always misyarn?
just becos i mention 'plagiarize'
senior voltron open mouth from where she bin MIA, then junior voltron open mouth too..na wa o
bella sef no vex, na iyagba blogger abeg free the case jo...as bella sef don close the matter y u ppl follow yarn?
no spoil my day abeg o
this is y i love bella!
she very politely but firmly set the matter str8 at anon,
y do tutsy (and to a lesser xtnt) adaure hav to pontificate?
"people come dey open dem basket mouth yarn nonsense...shio!!! "
we know u like adaure's blog, we know she put up the 1st wedding stalker series but the need to toot her horn here is sooo petty...
*rolling eyes*
that is so immature..geez
came in and spoilt the flow of the comment section!
tutsy, the toluandbiola site isnt going-help
ps seems like u hurt anon's feelings or stired the hornet's nest-
omg i hope this wont be like the ashionye comment war
pls the correct link for the webbie -pls
Bella you have contributed to the uselessness of me, Daalu nne. Here are some more for you people.
http://www.seyiandfolake.royaldiadem.co.uk/
http://www.tinaandwale.com/
http://joywedsitoro.weddingwindow.com/index.html
http://www.adoraandifeanyi.com/home.asp
http://www.ennieandlanre.com/
Please to any couple that offended, ndo unu, but why you put am there in the first place ehn?
Hey Bella great post! I love looking at wedding websites, of course I'm not feeling the pressure anymore! That's some looong list of wedding websites to look at. You've officially taken up my online time for the next few days ;-)
I'll direct my friend to this post. She's getting married in September and could use some inspiration!
Dis wedding website thingy makes me want to start taking pictures with my boo!. I can imagine....wen he proposes like 5years from now, our website would have loads and loads of pictures of us in Jand, South Africa, hawaii, Christmas in Naija, the bahamas,paris.....infact i am going to give him a call now to lets go hang out this nyt. I am defintely going with my camera...lol...lol...lol
To Anon 8:51 PM- There are several other wedding/event planners other than JW Events ,however, JW is the best. They don't play and she has real talent, not just some chic who happens to have some money and hires ppl to put stuff together and uses the same ol' draping. She's creative, classy, professional, efficient and talented, we all know you just can't buy class. Sorry to bring this up again but let's give credit where credit's due. :)
I love JWE...If I got married in naij today, I would go with her.
Anyways, for the newbies - Wedding planner post:
http://bellanaija.blogspot.com/2007/01/wedding-planners.html
Event planner websites
www.zapphaire.com, www.stencilevents.com (they r fab but uber expensive)
www.myomegaevents.com
while on the wedding issue, for those needing custom-made wedding invitations, check out www.myelegant-invitations.com. She designed my wedding invitations and I'm definitely impressed. The owner is definitely doing her thang & she's nigerian.
Lmao @ Katherine {That's my cats name btw...but with a C :d}....How about u just kill BabaAlaye now....hehehe.
i can't see the pictures ***sob*** ***sob ***. WHY?????
ZAPPAIRE's website is not showing any gallery-too much effizy is not good!
i thot the jw site as a bit too simple but at least each and every page and link opens and there's a robust gallery.Substance over style
yup
abeg lets close this whole wedding chapter
speaking of weddings has anyone seen the pictures of chi and ejike's wedding? I think they're the cutest couple and would love to see how great it was.
Omoge.. why are u going to other people blog and copy & paste all the wedding links...
I beg stay offf that nonsense ooo.
U came to my blog and copy and paste on urs...
Stay clear....
big up to naija folks 4 doing there thing.. bella, plz where can i get the bridal hair pieces on these photos cos ive pictured by self in 1 already?!
Ok so I just viewed Bisi and Ofon's wedding pictures. They now have it up on their website: www.bisiandofon.com You have to see it for yourself cos all I can say is WOW! And Bisi planned this wedding all by herself! Again, wow!
I've you seen this site www.omoobabridal.com? They sell gowns to Nigerian brides!
Check it out. I have a friend who got her gown from there.
http://www.dunsysdoodles.com/
I just checked out this website www.damisandtoyin.wedquarters.com. Her dress is so beautiful, I'm a sucker for anything beautiful,different and out of the norm and this dress fits all that beautifully. I wonder who made her dress?
these dresses are gorgeous! i was tempted to ask why nigerians shop abroad then i remembered my cousin's wife saying (when they were about to get married)nigerian designers charge an arm and a leg for their wedding dresses so she wanted us to buy her one from the uk or the states. i bet these dresses aren't cheap at least not compared to some mega bargains one can bag at david's bridal in the states for example. nevertheless, i am proud of my people because, i have to say it once again, these dresses are gorgeous. i found myself particularly drawn to the peppermint dress and i know my husband would have loved it but i am obiously already married.
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