It has been tagged ‘the biggest and the most expensive wedding of 2023’. Over 2000 guests witnessed the wedding with the most trending hashtag “seyestolove” Many of the guesscan not forget in a hurry, how classy and glamorous the wedding was, infact a week after, the wedding is still the most talked about on social media.
From the planning to execution and all that went into the wedding, it was a b ig wedding so to say. It was the wedding of Lagos APC spokesperson, Seye Olaniran Oladejo who pulled a surprise one on the Lagos social circle when he married to his US based bride, Dr. Oluwatoyin Ramon in a 2 day fairy tale wedding on Friday, 9 June and Saturday 10, 2023. The couple shut down Lagos and made many Nigerians on social media lose their sleep with their luxury wedding which gulped over N300million. It was all class, Luxury to its highest. It was a celebration of love that showcases elegance and luxury.
The U.S based bride, Dr Oluwatoyin with the nickname Tee Glam flew over 100 American Doctors to Nigeria for the wedding and used the most expensive brands from Gucci to Louis Vuitton, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen, Amina Muaddi, Valdrin Sahiti, Aquzzura, Mach and mach, Boucheron, Benedetta Bruzziches, Judith Leiberny and rocked over 20 luxury outfits including swiss premium million stoned HOH laces and exclusive HOH Avant-garde feather fabrics. The traditional and white marriage ceremonies occurred on Friday and Saturday, 9 and 10 June 2023, respectively.
The wedding was filled with several highlights, including a N20m fairytale-themed cake and a box of dollars the groom gifted his bride. This extravagant affair had Nigerians talking nonstop. It was spiced up with a music performance from popular music artist , Laolu Gbenjo , K1 de ultimate, and Naira Marley.
Their wedding rings cost over N15 million and all the bridal accessories used by Dr. Tee cost over N150 million naira. Infact, the number of diamond and gold jewellery the bride wore throughout the wedding screamed class and sophistication. She also wore an 18-karat gold encrusted with diamonds for one of her wedding dances which was about N80million Naira. The extravagant wedding, which many tagged as ‘the wedding of the year’, took place at the Marriott Hotel, GRA Ikeja, Lagos. It saw political figures, dignitaries, and celebrities troop in numbers to celebrate the latest couple.
Gushing about her luxury outfits, the bride said “Traveled far and wide to meet with fashion designers prior to wedding. I came to realize all I was searching for was at home- in Nigeria. We are a great country with talented and skilled people. We just need to push ourselves and break barriers. @beccaneedlesnstitches a strong fashion designer was pushed and she delivered! Becca took it upon herself to style me, we worked on designs, and shared ideas, she was side by side with me to ensure i looked pretty and stress-free. Her team understood the assignment-
Thanks to @beccaneedlesnstitches and her team. The first dress in this video took over 2 weeks to bead with Crystals, pearls, and stones It’s my pre honeymoon dress and my favorite of them all. Also would like to thank @valdrinsahiti for making my wedding dress and @abbyz_stitches for designing and sewing all my native outfits including those in this video. You guys are the real MVPs.” The award winning designer designed about 8 dresses for her.
Let’s take you through some of the topnotch expensive designer outfits, Jewelries and Diamonds she wore. Her wedding dress was designed by designer, Valdrin Sahiti which costs over N5million. She rocked a gold Rotin diamanté necklace by butcheron, the diamond necklace hitch costs over N30million has a center stone which is a cushion cut diamond accented with banquette cut and round cut diamonds with rattan and custom cut crystals. A marquise and round diamond earrings and bracelets which cost about N49million. Aquzzura Celeste degrade embellished sandals costs N744,000, Mach and Mach 110mm triple heart Satin pumps, N541,000, Aquazzura Tequila 105 embellished leather sandals costs N627,000, Jewelled flat pouch in Electric blue costs N1,585,000, Amina Maudie Begum Satin sling back pumps costs N550,000, Benedetto Bruzzicles Armenia Crystal Plexi glass clutch costs N1,273,000, Versace Choo Samaria 100 with all over pearls embells costs N880, Jimmy chop Micro cloud Clutch costs 822,000, Judith Leiberny Fairy tale castle clutch costs N2,650,000, Rose romance clutch bag by Judith Lieber costs N3,770,000, Dolce and Gabbana embellished shoulder bag costs N2, 915,000, Micro cloud pearl embellished clutch bag which costs N825,000 and many others.
From the food where over 10 caterers catered, to the drinks, cognacs and cocktails, videography, photography to the Rolls Royce that conveyed the couple, Marriot Hotel was fully booked, sponsoring many of her friends trip from Abroad to Nigeria, the award winning event planner, Finesse Events that planned the 2 days wedding, and the venue used, Whitestone event center to all other paparazzis at the wedding, it was really sophisticated all through. And then interestingly, the couple decided to donate all money made from their wedding to charity.
According to Dr Toyin Oladejo, the money which runs into millions would be used to buy tables and chairs for all government schools in Lagos State.
The lovely occasion was spiced up with music from hip-hop sensation, Naira Marley. Dignitaries at the event include: the Speaker of the Lagos House of Assembly, Rt Hon Mudashiru Obasa, Akinshiku of Lagos, Oba Saheed Elegushi, Oba Oniru, Gbolahan Lawal and Wife, Olori Mariam, Oba Alara of Epe, Oba Folarin Ogunsanwo and many others.
When you say there are weddings, and then there are weddings, it indeed true because the 2 day marriage ceremony was indeed one for the books.This extravagant affair had Nigerians talking nonstop. Before this wedding, the bride and her politician partner were relatively unknown, at least on social media. But with this grand celebration, they made quite a statement and became famous overnight. The extravagant wedding saw political figures, dignitaries, and celebrities troop in numbers to celebrate the latest couple.
One of the highlights of the wedding that got everyone talking was the fairytale-themed cake which was built with different edible structures, flowers, and ambience that remind you of a fairytale city. The bride changed into seven stunning dresses during her wedding, which was quite a spectacle. She shared a video of her trying on six of the dresses earlier on Instagram, all of which were displayed on mannequins.
All of the dresses she wore were explicitly chosen for her wedding day. Many of her friends flew into Nigeria from Houston, Texas, to grace the marriage ceremony. Likewise, she hired US celebrity and creative gele master, Segun Gele as her stylist. The number of diamond and gold jewellery the bride wore throughout the wedding screamed class and sophistication. She reportedly wore an 18-karat gold encrusted with diamonds for one of her wedding dances. What about the Box of Dollars?
The groom raised the bar by gifting his new wife a box of dollars. This was one of the memorable highlights of the wedding that got it tagged ‘wedding of the year’.
It was a wedding which recorded over 2000 celebrity big babes, it was really high profile-studded attendance. Despite not having popularity before the wedding, the number of high-profile lawmakers, royals, celebrities and dignitaries that stormed the wedding seemed to prove otherwise.
In attendance also was Lagos State deputy governor, Obafemi Hamzat, Lagos State Chief of staff, Tayo Ayinde, Oba Saheed Elegushi, Oba Abdulwasiu of Oniru, Olori Mariam Ogunwusi, amongst others.
The bride runs Sparks Psychiatry Clinics with branches in Texas, Minnesota, and Arizona. She has a son and a daughter, while the groom has three sons.
-TAYO OYEDIJI
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