4 Ways to Make your Bride Happy on her Wedding Day.

Inspiration - #TayoAndDoyin2014 Sometimes last year, i was coordinating a wedding and noticed one or two things, especially after studying different brides wedding psychology (trust me, ladies have a totally different psyche when it comes to weddings). I realized that making a bride happy on her wedding day can be easy even when things...

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Food for Thought Friday: The Sunday Wedding.

When you begin planning a wedding, one of the first things you’re going to choose is the date. While Saturdays have undoubtedly remained the most popular day of the week for a wedding, there’s a new trend emerging: Sunday weddings. Given how often sought-after venues are booked solidly on Saturdays for up to a year or more in advance, it’s...

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Wedding Tip of the Week

Opinions Be prepared: Everyone will have an opinion and suggestion about what you should do, when, who and how you should do this or that. Be as gracious as possible, thanking them for their ideas for your wedding. Don't conclude on anything until you have discussed with your spouse and you are both okay with it. Olamide~ The Heir...

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Deal of the Day: Bobo's Chops

Bobo's Chops specializes in all types of cocktails and small chops for indoor and outdoor events.  Founded in 2013, Bobo's Chops is headed by Olusile Kehinde Femi, who says he decided to have a package for budget couples after many complaints and wishes of some of his clients wanting a variety at their weddings but could not afford...

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How to Discourage " Plus One's " at your Wedding without offending anyone.

For those of you wondering what "plus one" means, it means bringing a date, I invite you and you bring another person, it could be a friend, boyfriend/girlfriend, fiancée/fiancé, sister or brother.  QUESTION: "My guest list is adding up, and I do not have room to add on plus-ones for certain people, but how do I deal with the plus-one...

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Sunday Specials: Mark Zuckerberg (facebook billionaire) Surprise Wedding.

The wedding announcement was classic Facebook: Zuckerberg simply updated his profile to: “Married to Priscilla Chan.” The news had almost 850,000 “likes” Sunday evening. The couple pulled off the stealth nuptials by inviting not more than 100 guests to what they thought was a surprise party for Chan (his then girlfriend), who graduated...

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Food For Thought Friday: Expensive Weddings, is it really wise?

 You can look at your wedding in two ways: 1. A wedding day or 2. A first day of your married life. If you look at it as the first day of  your married life, then you have to think in the best interest of your new family and set your family up from the first day for success as husband and wife and not sink your ship...

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Wedding tip of the week.

From ressearch, guests remember two things the most from weddings-  1. The food and  2. The music If you want your guests to be talking about your wedding for weeks after the day, then send them home with good memories. Olamide~ The Heiress...

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Wedding Budget Tips Wednesday: The FAKE Wedding CAKE

Having an artifical or fake wedding cake is the perfect solution if you want an elaborate wedding cake to show off as a stunning centerpiece. Many wedding couples still want their big dream wedding, so wedding cake rentals are now beginning to take off. However, if you are planning to make one yourself, here's a little info for you; fakes...

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The difference between an Event Planner and an Event Coordinator

When it comes to event planning careers, many people outside of our industry get confused at the difference between an Event Planner and an Event Coordinator. Generally speaking, the planner makes the critical decisions regarding the what, when, who and how. She plans the event from conception to finsh, source for the...

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Re: How to Achieve the N500,000 wedding in Nigeria; Comments and Replies

On Saturday, our breakdown of the N500,000 budget wedding appeared on Nairaland's front page and generated a lot of buzz! You can read the reactions here: http://www.nairaland.com/2188900/how-achieve-n500000-budget-wedding So, to address some of the issues, questions and comments raised, we decided to post a response. Hope we got to answer...

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Sunday Specials: Uche Jombo's Intimate Wedding

Celebrity Weddings are not so easy to keep out of the media. As a foremost Nollywood actress, her face is a constant feature in movies, magazines and red carpets. But somehow, Uche and her husband Kenny had managed to keep their wedding intimate and small. In 2012, Nollywood actress Uche Jombo got married to her sweetheart Kenny Rodriguez...

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The N495,000 comprehensive wedding package.

If the cost of weddings in Nigeria has been freaking you out of getting married, then you really don't have an excuse anymore. With our N495,000 BUDGET WEDDING PACKAGE, we have taken care of the most important items, condensing the best deals and promos from different vendors into a delicious package, without compromising on standard quality....

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7 Tips on how to choose the Wedding Ring

1.WHAT MATERIAL IS RIGHT FOR ME? Wedding rings comes in different metals, silver, gold, platinum, titanium, wood. A number of factors will determine the options available to you. 2. BUDGET  Silver, wood and titanium rings tend to be priced at the lower end of the spectrum. 9ct gold rings tend to come next and then 18ct gold, with...

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Deal of the Day: Wedding Catering Deal by Infusions Catering Services

Infusions Catering Services is a boutique catering outfit geared towards creating, preparing and serving up wholesome and delightful meals. They have a broad selection of items on their menu with local and foreign influences. They cater to a wide range of events including weddings, anniversaries, meetings, birthdays as well as luncheons and festive...

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The Best Way to Deal With a Bridezilla + Video: Dolapo Oni is a Bridezilla!

Most people in the wedding planning business can probably attest to the fact that planning and executing a wedding is a very stressful process, even for professionals. And it’s this pressure that causes many brides to transform into Bridezillas. In fact, after my personal experience and watching series of episodes of bridezillas gone wild,...

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CofoundHER found me.

Photo Credits: @olanshile Sometimes last week, I woke up to an e-mail from CofoundHER (an organization that inspires, celebrates and promotes female entrepreneurs in Africa), which read thus, "You are receiving this mail because you are one of Africa's female entrepreneurs we admire and we would like to show our appreciation by promoting...

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Happy International Women's Day.

All around the world, International Women's Day represents an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of women while calling for greater equality. Make It Happen is the 2015 theme for the internationalwomensday.com global hub, encouraging effective action for advancing and recognising women. Each year International Women's Day (IWD)...

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This couple is allowing BRANDS sponsor their wedding. Would you?

How far would you go to save cost on your wedding? A Florida based couple is trying to save money by pitching it as the ultimate out-of-the-box sponsorship opportunity for corporate brands. Photo Credits: SponsorOurWedding.com When they got engaged, they sat down to analyse the cost for their wedding and realized that they...

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Video: Save Money by Doing Your Wedding Makeup Yourself!

Gather up, budget brides! This is the first in our Do-It-Yourself (DIY) series. We stumbled on this video on YouTube and it is an excellent way to learn how to do your wedding makeup yourself. Easy as ABC! With the services of professional makeup artists ranging from N30,000 to N400,000, this is the perfect opportunity to cut costs and save some...

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The Importance of a Pre-Wedding Consultation.

If you have asked yourself what wedding consultants actually do, you really should be asking when it comes to weddings, what do wedding consultants NOT do. A wedding consultation is a meeting to discuss your ideas, budget and expectations and help in putting an actual plan in place. They also help you in defining a timeline structure for...

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How to Achieve the N500,000 Budget Wedding In Nigeria

"HOW MUCH IS NEEDED TO PLAN A SMALL WEDDING IN NIGERIA?" I get asked this question a whole lot. I personally think that it is a wrong question to ask. Why? For one, I don't know how much you earn and do not run your accounts. Instead, I will suggest you ask something in line of: I have X amount, how can I make it work for a wedding? One thing...

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