The picture above was taken on their way to the Registry.
Lerato Umah (@lerato_tomato)
is a journalist (she was editor of National Daily, writes for Guardian
Life, amongst others), TV presenter on Good Morning Nigeria
Show on Cool TV, restaurateur and food writer, who celebrated her traditional
wedding to British insurance broker Thurston Shaylor on
8th of October 2015.
Thurston is an insurance broker in the UK. He is
originally from Eastbourne in East Sussex. Legato met Thurston in London as
through one of Lerato’s dear friends who thought they would make the perfect
match.
The traditional wedding ceremony celebrated
blended cultures from Nigeria, England, Italy and Germany. The bride and
groom dressed in Akwa Ibom outfits before changing into their Delta white
outfits.
The wedding took place in the bride’s
father’s home in Lagos. The couple wore two different outfits; The bride in the
regal ‘Oyonyo’ to represent the bride’s father’s Akwa Ibom heritage and groom
wearing a traditional Akwa Ibom outfit with the wrapper tied at the waist, a
walking stick, hat and white long shirt.
The second outfits represent the Bride’s mother’s
Delta Ibo heritage with the ‘Akwa ocha’ meaning (white cloth) a traditional
white fabric which the bride tied alongside her mother and aunties, while the
groom was adorned in all white.
See more Photos Below:
The couple will have their white wedding in the
summer of 2016! Congrats to the Shaylors
Makeup: Chinny of @blendbychinny
Photos: Ritchie
Additional Photos: Lex Ash @thelexash
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