Black Tie

Hey guys!! I'm so excited it's Christmas again. So far, the festive period has been quite eventful.

My friend, Nneka got married yesterday and the dress code for the wedding was Black Tie. I have never been to a black tie event, so it wasn't an easy task deciding on and finding what to wear.

The full skirt is definitely on trend now, however, it is extremely difficult finding one that's budget friendly. I searched high and low and finally found this outfit at the eleventh hour, hallelujah!!. Shoutout to my friend, Jennifer who did my makeup.

My friends and I with the Bride (middle)

Top- Asos find here, Skirt- Choies find here, Shoes- Office find here, Earrings- Asos find here, 

Clutch- Vintage

Love,

Segi

Once Upon a Time - 06.04.13

Hey beautiful people..... Its been a long time coming, so today I'm sharing the most beautiful day of my life with you guys. Enjoy!

The stars of the day - My Wedding Gown was made by the amazing Veejay Floresca, after 4 sketches and 3 skype fittings she was created, it was everything I wanted, just enough lace, tulle, beading and embroidery to go round, Filipinos most definitely know their craft. My 2nd/Reception dress was a Tadashi Shoji dress, Golden Globe Award winner Octavia Spencer rocked this dress too, it was the perfect reception dress. A big shout out to my aunty who wanted me to experience the "trying on dresses with your mother" feeling, after trying on several dresses we both agreed that this was a winner.

 My favorite guy rocked an Okunoren Bespoke suit

 I wore these tiffany blue shoes by Aruna Seth - My decision to wear flats = Best decision ever

I turned it up later in the evening with these gold YSL Sandals and studded Zara clutch. The diamond earrings and bracelets were my "Something Borrowed" literally, LOL.

Everyone said I was very calm that morning, my wedding planner said she'd never worked with a bride that had breakfast.....chileeee I had some yam and egg with the sweetest pepper sauce ever, I didn't want to be a hungry bride, LOL.

Everyone getting ready.

 Me totally being the bride aka the most important person of the day.

My favorite part of my dress - THE BACK

 My girls were AWESOME, I love you guys so much

Segi wore a Max Azria dress, and my bridesmaids wore dresses by Vicky Tiel and Badgley Mischka. I bought the dresses all by myself shuttling between stores in New York, it was not an easy task but I was determined and it was worth it :o) .... A tip for future brides, you don't have to find your bridesmaids dresses at your typical bridal stores. I found these dresses, and my reception dress at the Evening Wear sections of stores.

Big big love to my sister friends Fiky and Misty, it is a testimony that they made it to the wedding... They were both involved in a terrible accident on their way home from my bridal shower/hen night a week before the wedding, but as always God is above...The crutches were definitely not stopping Fiky.

Now we are in Church...

 We are married, yayyy

At the reception.....

The Bridal Party sat at this table on the stage, think "Best Man" ...really that wasn't the plan, but we had to make the most with the logistics of our venue, still it turned out nice.

 Our colors were Mint, Silver/Grey and Blush

I've always loved the Cathedral length veil and I was not going to wear any other kind of veil... Having said that, it was a pain in the bum and a huge relief to eventually take it off.

 The whole crew, we look like we should be on the cover of a TV show or something.

My little homies, Joshua and Mayomikun - There was a script but let's just say things didn't go as planned, lol

 My Cousins looked so pretty in their mint dresses

My beautiful sisters wore custom made Lanre Da Silva Ajayi dresses, they were so busy being wonderful hosts that I didn't get a chance to take any pictures with them.

 In my reception Dress

I cannot begin tell you just how awesome that day was, but it really was. Our friends and family are the absolute best and I am so so glad that EVERYBODY had fun, don't believe me? Wait till our next post, it was such a good time that I didn't even remember to be upset about some of the naughty things some vendors did, I just sat up there and couldn't stop smiling. I pray for many many happy days like this for me and for you too, AMEN!!!

   

xoxo

Shally

A toast to Yinka & Toyosi

Almost 2weeks ago my friend Yinka aka Gracie got married to her boo Toyosi and their wedding was so beautiful, everything about it was beautiful... Yinka and I have been friends from secondary high school, its funny because she was actually a friend of a friend that became a friend, back then she would come really early to school (she was a day student), I was in boarding house and used to "cross-over" early (QC girls will understand this), every now and again she would bring me home cooked meals especially dodo aka plantain and Lord knows I needed it with the horrible food they fed us in boarding house... We stayed close over the years but this year we bonded on a whole new level, we both lost our mums in the space of 5months but what's really crazy is how it all happened... Yinka would come straight to the hospital from work keeping me company and praying with me, and even after my mum's death she was there for me and so was her family, even her mum consoled me... And then she lost her mum, it was like de ja vu, sometimes I wonder about God's sense of humor...

I'm not trying to be a debbie downer but I was extremely happy on this day because the ceremony went so well and was so full of joy and happiness that it made me feel like yes bad things have happened but good things are happening too, and for that we thank God. This is a toast to Yinka and Toyosi, I wish you guys health, wealth, happiness, and God's very best for you in this life, love you guys and congratulations.

So on to the juicy part, PICTURES!!!

Precious moments...

1. Stepping out of church *yayyyy we are married* 2. Daddy's little girl 3. Playing the gazing game 4. Gentleman Toyo takes up the CBM's role

The Bridal Party :o)

So Yinka most definitely hooked us up with our beautiful dresses, infact I heard someone say that Yinka was very kind and lenient for letting us wear such beautiful dresses, LOL... The wedding theme + Dress code was "Oscars/Black Tie" and the colors were coral, black & white. You may in the following pictures, be able to tell that we were really feeling ourselves, LOL

The CBMs

Then after having all the fun we remembered the Oscar props, obviously Minz was a superstar Oscar worthy actress in her other life, lol