My Cousin's Wedding

I posted a few weeks ago on my Cousin Traditional wedding which was held in Nigeria, and I was meant to post this a few days afterwards but I was so tired and then we had to get ready to come back home and I never seem to get round to it but enough excuses . . . on to the big day!!!

Awww, they look so happy

Now this is the type of wedding I am more used (the traditional wedding did trip me up a bit *I blame the bad singing*). The theme for this wedding was silver and turquoise. The women from the Bride's side of the family had to wear a turmoil lace dress *Can't remember what it's called, I will ask my mum* paired with a silver gele *which if you remember is a silver headpiece* and the ladies from the groom side of the family had to wear the turquoise lace but with a turquoise gele. Now it's really important you follow the dress code for Nigerian weddings, because if you don't the wedding organisers won't know which side of the wedding party you belong to and you might just end up without a seat!

The Elders

While my cousins and I rocked it in our respective silver and turquoise dresses at home (Mine's from Jane Norman*If you are curious*), My sister and my other cousins rocked it on the bridal train.

Not sure if you can't tell but even my fingers were on team *swagger*

Love how the colours match all our different skin tones

I had the best time ever and I really which I could post up all the pictures I took so you guys could share the day with me.


I think this is the cutest picture I took all day.

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Epiphannie A in Nigeria - My Cousin's Traditional Wedding

As you may have guessed already from the theme of my posts lately, I'm in Nigeria at the moment and I'm not really here for the Xmas holidays but for my cousin's wedding, which is a really big deal in my family as she is the first grandchild to get hitched *lucky her*

Nigerian Weddings are a VERY colourful affair in England or Nigeria or wherever on earth you might be. I've never actually experienced a full Nigerian wedding in all it's colourful and flamboyant glory (as I normally slip in at the reception and head straight for the buffet table *sad but true*) but I did notice a slight difference in the way they were arranged in Nigeria compared to England.

Nigerian weddings are split into two (or maybe three depending on your tribe and religion) but the most common are an English wedding (you know white dress, a priest and a church) and a traditional wedding (African clothes, and banshee-like singing). In England we tend to squish these together and hold them on the same day to save money and time but in Nigeria, each wedding is given their own separate day, which I think is better.

My cousins and my stupidly tall sister (far right)

My mum (center) and my beautiful aunts 

Me rocking the yellow and silver

The Blushing Bride

Yesterday was the traditional wedding, where we all had to wear traditional garments in the theme of yellow ankara (african print) with a silver gele (headdress) while the aunts from the bride side of then family had to wear brown with an orange gele

I normally don't like the colour yellow but the tailor did an amazing job suiting up my family (my lil cousin just looked so adorable). 

I had the best day ever and my cousin Joyin just looked so gorgeous, I can't wait for the next part of the wedding

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