The Guys are here!!!!!

The guys are here talking about their Wedding planning and Wedding day. Also featured this week are our guys rants. Have a nice week!!!

Gbemi & Molara

Wedding Vogue Afternoon

What is Wedding Vogue Afternoon? Well we could not come up with any name for it. We are having an open house. Molara and Gbemi are currently both in London and on 15th March 2008 we will be hosting brides, groom, vendors and would be planner to a very special afternoon. You can stop by to meet with us for free consultations, get to ask all your wedding worry questions/industry questions for free. If you are a vendor looking to spread your wings in Nigeria feel free to stop by as well. We will post the address soon. If you just want to hang out with us, stop by :). Looking forward to meeting you all. Hope to see you all there.


Edward Odejobi

How was the planning process for you?
The wedding planning process was generally fine. I guess it was so because my sister had emotionally blackmailed me into organizing her wedding about a year and a half before mine. She wasn't around until about a week and a half to the dates so she dished out instructions over the telephone.

What part of the wedding did you enjoy the most?

Dancing!! The music was great. EVERYONE was on the dance floor at both events especially at the wedding reception. Music has a great impact on how lively and fun an event is - I duff my hat to Akin & the Suga band. We just couldn't stop dancing. It was made better by the smiling faces of our guests who were having the time of their lives too.

If you could change anything what would it be?

Absolutely nothing. All went according to plan. No nasty surprises with our vendors hence my wife was all smiles - and my oh my, she looked so beautiful. :) No hitches or delays with the church service or reception which was great for me (I'm not a great fan of long and boring speeches). That left us with loads of time for grooving......

Advice for grooms

a) Guys by God's grace you'll go through the whole process just once in your lifetimes (it better be only once unless you want to go bankrupt ......lol).

b) Take control of managing stress levels and remain focused on the prize - your bride. Don't let an event of two days affect your happiness thereafter. Therefore don't flare up at the slightest upset or unreasonable expense presented to you.

c) Do the thinking about life after the wedding and don't get involved in expenses you know you truly cannot afford in the name of making your bride happy or meeting up with societal expectations.

d) Most importantly trust God, he's a great provider) Married life (with the right person) is bliss. After the events, you'll wonder what the anxiety was all about and why you didn't get married earlier. :)

On a final note, The Federal Ministry of Health highly recommends marriage to all. So guys relax and look forward to signing those dotted lines. It's really not as bad as it's made out to be. Wish you all the peace and happiness you desire in life.

Abdul-Gafar Oreagba

How was the planning process for you?

Very interesting i guess. Between my wife n mum they had it all sorted.

What part of your wedding day did you enjoy the most?


Seeing all my friends and my wife's friends all enjoying themselves. Also, i really enjoyed my suit; it fitted like a glove.

If you could change anything what would it be?


NOTHING.




Advice for grooms


Pray to God.


Jojo Kamson



How was the wedding planning process for you?


The wedding process was very easy for me, my job was to write the checks, say yes and try to keep my wife from beating up the wedding planner when she got too frustrated.

What did you enjoy most on your wedding day?


I enjoyed seeing my wife's big smile as well as all the people who can to share in our great day.

If you could change anything about the day what would it be?


I would have had the reception closer to the church. (it took an hour plus to get from the church to the reception)

Any advice to grooms about to get married?


Grooms, give your wife full control, as guys we really don't care, allow her to do what she wants for that day.Every now and then just shakara her that there is no more money and that way she may end up spending a little less, but get your pocket book ready.

Dolapo Ogunmoyero






How was the wedding planning process for you?


It was very hectic. my wife was abroad most of the preparation time so i had to be the interface between both families.i did not use the services of a wedding planner either, so it was really tough.

What did you enjoy most on your wedding day?


Really?....i enjoyed the end, when it was time to be alone.everything else was us trying to conform to people's expectations.

If you could change anything about the day what would it be?

I would gladly change a few things, but this one thing must go:parental interference.they almost ran us crazy.it was their event not ours. 'this is how its done, that is how its done'.that's all we kept hearing.

Any advice to grooms about to get married?Beware of your fiance(loll),she has dreamt about that day almost all her life, so everything has to be fairytale.try to give her a reality check. it will save your marriage.



Dele Philips

How was the wedding planning process for you?

My wife's family handled much of the event(s) so I wasn't that involved (Luckily). It was obvious that the organisation and overall deliverance of the events were top quality, because the remarks given afterwards were all great... I know the Dokpesi's went through enormous efforts to make sure nothing had been forgotten. I praise Dolapo (My wife)'Super Girl' for her good work and also my family and friends for their contributions and support during both events...Also, both families gave continuous praise to the the creativity provided by the planners. "Good show"

What did you enjoy most on your wedding day?


The moment I was locked in a dance with Dolapo. That was probably the biggest moment of my life. I never had so many people looking at me at once (apart from when i was disciplined in secondary school during assembly in front of many). During the dance, that was when it hit me... "Shuks, I'm married you know?"


If you could change anything about the day what would it be?


That would be the departure of my Grandfather "Papa" on the same day. I would liked him to have been there during my dance, so that he can laugh at my moves. But since he was somewhere better anyway, i can't blame him at all. I know he had a smooth journey all the way...

Any advice to grooms about to get married?


This is Del's directory to getting married. You must follow these for early success... You can either be enjoying your first few months together in front of the television enjoying her cooking. Or she can be screaming at you while you have your head in your hands asking God "what have i done?"


You must: 1. Make sure you are really in love with her and she's someone you can spend the rest of your life with (Don't be scared about the last part)


2. Both of you go to a group marriage counselling (Its ok... you will learn some new things about each other here... take a 3 month course like i did)


3. Learn to compromise. You gotta change a bit... Nod your head when she speaks and give her a few good comments a year (joking about the year) when she'd not expecting it.


4. Get closer to God. Pray together in the morning before you leave for work (just 5 min, take it in turns) and go to church on Sundays. Ask God for a good marriage... Peace.

Todays' rants are the onces recieved from guys:

1. Ladies quit saying, 'wont you help with the planning' when you don't really want us too. If we pick red flowers you say no, we pick gulder for reception you say tacky, we say I want Rasco on my train, you say hes too razz. Abeg just plan the wedding, I will show up and still love you.

2. When dancing into the reception, if you know you can dance please let me do it for both of us. Don't hold me back saying baby chill, cos I know if you were the better dancer God help me.



3. Can I write my own 'Grooms Response' PLEASE!! I may not want to thank you or your uncle first, I just want to speak from my heart - you will be surprised.

4. FYI- We don't really like you kneeling to feed us cake but please do it because you look good to my family. Cut the 90's girl %^&*$ - its not cool.