Wedding Series: My sister's traditional Nigerian wedding (PICTURE HEAVY!!!)

WARNING: This is a very picture heavy post so relax, and enjoy!

The day after the bridal shower, my sister and her now husband had their traditional Nigerian wedding. Her husband put it best when he said "on Saturday, the Scots went Nigerian and on Sunday, the Nigerians went Scot." The celebrations were big, beautiful and BLESSED!

Enjoy!

The menu

Table setting. My sister's vision brought to life. Thanks to the staff at the Beacon Street Marriott in Boston. They did GREAT!

Favors. Each basket was wrapped by yours truly :-). They each contained fruits to symbolize health and prosperity.

Some of the dowry brought by the bride's husband's family.

Awesome idea for wedding cakes. She runs, he bikes, he proposed, and so begins their journey together!

 

My sister thought of every detail. Including the uplighting. It turned out great!

Me. Getting my gele (headtie) done. Turned out nice but OUCHIE!!!

My 3 BEAUTIFUL sisters. Just one more to go and we'll all be married women. Where have all the years gone? 

Me and my awesome sister in law. We make the geles look good! :-).

And so the festivities begin. The groom dancing in with his groomsmen.

He got down! He really had a great time with it.

The men about to pay their respects to my family.

Doing it Nigerian style. 

Answering questions of why he was there. I mean, we all knew why already :-).

The groom was officially accepted into our family. Yay!!! I have a new brother.

Groom's mom, sister and Aunts were there too and they got into it as well. 

And then it was the bride's turn to dance her way in. And dance she did!

Check her out. She had a great time! 

The bride first going to my parents to get their blessings.

My parents praying for my sister. 

Here she is. Being introduced to her husband. He actually carried her to her seat but I don't have a picture of that.

And of all the goodies, she was asked to choose one. She rightfully chose the bible!

The groom putting the ring on her.

The cake was DELICIOUS!!!

She fed him.

He fed her.

My handsome dad and beautiful mom. 39-years and going strong! They celebrate 40-years of marriage next year!

My hearts! I love these kids so much! The older nieces and nephews. The next generation. A constant reminder of God's goodness. Watch out for those faces world! They are going to do something awesome! Mark my words!

And of course, my daughter on the dance floor. First making friends.

Couldn't get this kid off the dance floor all evening!

The kids really got into it. They picked the money and gathered them into bags.

And then it became a competition.

JOE had danced so much, she needed to wear more comfortable shoes. Thankfully, mom thought of that too :-).

The hubby and I. We clean up good :-D.

Our family.

My beautiful niece. Love her dress. That girl can dance!!! She STAYED dancing on the dance floor. 

Parents dancing.

Yes. My sister had a change of outfit. Check out her second outfit of the evening. She was definitely the golden girl that night.

I love this picture because it showed how truly happy she was. 

The husband and wife dancing. I love how his mom can be seen right behind my sister smiling. Love it!

My youngest sister "Attorney T" or "aunt J J" as JOE likes to call her. 

The bride and her mother in law dancing.

More dancing.

And more dancing.

And more dancing...

JOE and her dad.

 It was an absolutely lovely event! Next stop, The Wedding!