Wedding Saturday/ Sunday Best Mash up

Hey guys, how are you doing? I'm currently on holiday from school and I'm very happy to be back home.

We all know Christmas holiday is packed with festivities and I hit the ground running with a wedding on Saturday. I wore this pretty floral number to the wedding and I think it's perfect for Sundays so I decided to do a mash up. Really love this dress.

The pockets make the dress even better. 

My girls

Dress- Adrianna Papell

Shoes- Office

Love,

Segi

What (Not) To Wear to a Wedding

Hey guys!! I've had this post in my drafts for a while now and in the spirit of Wedding Saturday, I decided to post it up today.

I have been to a few weddings and I've come to realise that here in Lagos, as far as the dress code for wedding guests goes, anything goes! I've seen ladies wearing full on club attire, potential reception dresses to white dresses in different styles at weddings and I ask myself sometimes, what is proper wedding guest attire?

My friends and I have has this debate several times, and at the top of the list is whether or not it is proper to wear white to a wedding? Some people think it is, some don't. My friend who recently got married even went as far as putting it in her wedding invitation that white dresses were not allowed (you know that Nigerians don't "hear word", so extreme measures are needed at times).

Personally, i don't think it is proper to wear white as a guest unless the invitation says to do so (never seen or heard of one that did), or you are a bridesmaid a la Kim Kardashian's wedding. My thing is, that's the one day in every girl's life where she's guaranteed to be the the centre of everyone's attention and no one should intentionally or unintentionally upstage or rain on the bride's parade. I'm sure some of you may say is it that serious? how can a guest outshine a bride? Welllll, I've seen that happen here in Lagos. These days, no one plays when it comes to weddings, guests have professional makeup done, custom made dresses. Don't believe me, pay a visit to the nearest MUAs (short for makeup artist) studio on a Saturday and if you are on Instagram, I'm sure you don't doubt me lool.

I'm not bashing anyone or opposed to looking great, most people including me suck at doing makeup and I definitely wouldn't go to a wedding looking like a nun. I also don't think I would get angry if a guest wore white to my wedding, however I feel that guests should be mindful of the bride (and groom) when deciding on what to wear to weddings, it is her day after all. 

What do you guys think?

 

Photos by Tolu Kush Photography 

Dress- Zara

Shoes- Zara

Earrings- Asos

Have a restful weekend

Love, Segi

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Sunday Best - Silk Kimono Dress

 Happy Sunday guys! The weekend went by so fast :( anyway,  I'm grateful for the new week. Who can believe that we are at the end of the month already, time is FLYING!

My darling sister, Salewa aka Shan bought this beautiful fabric for me from her trip to dubai. I racked and racked my brain on what to make with it and just dumped it in my wardrobe like i usually do. I find it very challenging(yes, its not that serious but it is challenging for me) to come up with styles when i buy/get new fabric. My mind just goes blank, Salewa on the other hand is a master when it comes to this.

My friend had her Introduction ceremony two Sundays ago and the colour code for the day was orange. I quickly remembered this fabric and gave it to my friend, Karen to whip up something nice for me to wear. It was a HIT, she did a really good job.

 

Photos by  Jide Odukoya Photography

Dress made by Kmila

I wish everyone a great and blessed week.

Love, 

Segi

Sunday Best - Guipure Lace & Ankara Dress

Custom made dress by Kmila, J.Renee Shoes & Thrifted bag

I rocked this dress two sundays ago, it was my wedding anniversary (can you guys believe its been a year? glory glory hallelujah)... Clearly my love affair with guipure lace is not over and I really think that mixing it with unexpected fabrics like ankara, silk and chiffon is great if its done properly. The dress was made by Kmila who's been making really lovely dresses for me in the past year, you can find her HERE.

Happy Easter guys.

xoxo

Shally

Perfect Wedding Guest

This post is inspired by the lovely Kunbi over at Aisleperfect ... I wore this outfit to a wedding in December and got so many compliments :o)

 See how I'm still holding on to Christmas, LOL

Dress - Notte by Marchesa, Shoes - Sergio Morrison, Clutch - Zara, Bracelet - Max Azria

                 Photographs taken by the amazing Jide Odukoya, Check out his work HERE

                                    Peep my outfit inspiration board for Aisleperfect below

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