5 Things to Consider when Making Hotel Reservations for your Wedding

So the wedding is almost planned, and suddenly someone (your mom, your well meaning BFF, your  partner) brings up hotel reservations. Do you have an hotel block booked? It seems like a thing people do. Should you do it? Or is it just one more thing to add to the list? Short answer: Only you knows for sure. Longer answer: ...

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Wedding Tip of the Week

What about him? BRIDES:Remember,it's your husband's Big Day too. While you are getting your make-up done, getting dressed- What is he doing? Make sure he gets a chance to relax and enjoy the build up as much as you do. Olamide~ The Heire...

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Wedding Roles Part 2: The Bridesmaids and The Groomsmen

Bridesmaids You may choose as few or as many bridesmaids as you wish to be in your wedding (although generally 12 is the limit). Bridesmaids can be single or married and of any age, although girls between the ages of eight and 16 become junior bridesmaids and take on abridged responsibilities. The main role of a bridesmaid is to...

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Wedding Roles Part 1: The Bride and The Groom

The bride and groom's big responsibility is to get married, of course, but there are some planning decisions to make first. Ideally, the bride and groom work together on these decisions, to share the workload and to make sure both are happy with the plans.  A small list of basics: - Set budget - Choose date, style and site...

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Wedding Tip of The Week.

Bridesmaids. When it comes to choosing your bridal train, make sure you pick wisely. The work that comes with being a bridesmaid is more than it may seem at first and don't feel you must choose an equal number of men and wome...

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The Emergency Bridal Kit

This is the secret to why big society weddings never have any PUBLIC mishap. (If you have seen the movie titled "The Wedding Planner", then you will understand why I used the word PUBLIC).  It is a bag packed with those useful things everyone seems to want on the day of the big event, but no one remembers to bring. The emergency...

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JBW Vendor of the Week: Abimbola Abiola-Falola of Beauty Republic

After seeing some of her works, I approached Abimbola and told her that I will like to feature her on the blog, she accepted and here we are. The one thing I like, is the way she knows her makeup items. She mentions what she uses on the faces she transforms and what each item does. If you didn't know who she was before, here is an opportunity...

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Deal of the Day: Wedding Catering deal for as low as N600 by Kemi Adun Spices.

ADUN SPICES is a catering outfit headed by Kemi Awobokun, which started operations in 2010. Their mission to offer quality meals at affordable prices to their highly valued clients. They believe that they can always work around clients' budget no matter how ''small'' the budget may be without compromising on the quality of the food. They...

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Food for Thought Friday: The " Vera Wang " Wedding dress.

Every bride wants to look gorgeous on her wedding day, even low budget brides. And it is absolutely acceptable to want to look good on a day that is all and just about you. Wedding dresses are one of those personal items that the bride may spend a fortune on. As much as the 'Vera Wang' dress may seem appealing to the eye, you wouldn't...

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4 things to consider when planning the Wedding Rehearsal

THE WEDDING REHEARSAL Your wedding is a big production - we're not telling you something you don't already know. While there are no trial runs for the marriage, the COUPLE gets at least one trial run for the wedding itself.  Who, what, where and when? WHO: For the rehearsal itself, only people who have any kind of role need to be invited....

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JBW Vendor of the Week: Babajide Guerrero, Master of Ceremony Extraordinaire

Meet Babajide Guerrero, Master of Ceremony Extraordinaire. I got a call from him and honestly, all I could remember was the voice; he had one of those voices you would just want to listen to. After watching him perform and getting to know him, I knew I had to feature him on the blog. Believe me when I say that you definitely want him...

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Wedding Tip of the Week.

Delegate duties. No matter what you may think, you can't handle everything by yourself. Weddings are major endeavours, so enlist friends and families to help. DELEGATION is the name of the game. PLAY it! Olamide~ The Heires...

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