![]() ![]() Guobadia said it all came naturally to Williams. So I had to be very, very serious, and I was very adamant that each detail was going to be authentic to their culture. “I wanted to make sure that I was as respectful as possible because I didn’t want to not do anything that wasn’t within tradition, within their culture. ![]() “I looked up different things about an Edo bride, about the Benin culture, about their ceremonies, just so that I would not be totally green,” she said. As for the cake, they had a traditional Benin cake.Įver since they announced their engagement in May 2021 after one month of dating, Williams said she “knew” she wanted “to honor” Guobadia’s culture at their wedding To represent Williams’ southern roots, they also had fried lobster, steak and cornbread. “I want it to feel like an inside/outside space, but luxurious.”įor the feast, the couple catered traditional Benin foods like snails, egusi, meat pies and okra stew from the local restaurant Little Lagos. ![]() “The other thing I wanted was trees in the room,” she added. It should be really, really beautiful and give you that authentic African feel.” “The whole room should be transformed with beautiful colors of browns and rose golds and tans and creams. “I want them to feel like they have taken a flight and landed in Benin,” she said. Then, at the reception, Williams said she wanted her guests to feel like they were in Nigeria. Throughout the native law and custom ceremony, which was led by a spokesperson from each side of the couple’s family, traditional Benin singers and dancers performed. “It’s going to be a beautiful expression of fashion, love and family.” “It’s going to be interesting to see people’s take on the fabric,” she added. “I personally chose the fabrics that they’re going to be wearing, including their head wrap, their gele. “It was a huge undertaking,” Williams said. With the fabric, each family member could choose how they wanted to design it. Men, meanwhile, wear an agbada, an oversized kaftan designed from guinea or lace, and a hat made of asoke fabric.įollowing tradition, the couple provided the cultural fabric to make their family members’ clothing for the day. Women often accessorize with a gele (an ornate head wrap) and by carrying a fan. Typically, Nigerian Yoruba and Edo cultural attire for women includes iro and buba, a vibrant skirt and top that is usually heavily beaded. Guests were also asked to follow suit by wearing traditional or formal Nigerian-inspired attire in the colors of the day: purple and teal. Later, she changed into two gowns by the designer Tabik: one in royal blue and one in gold. She also wore an okuku, a headpiece with Benin coral beads. For the ceremony, she wore a red gown by designer Lakimmy customary for an Edo bride (Guobadia is from Benin City in the Edo State of Nigeria). On the day of the Nigerian wedding, Williams had three outfit changes. “I just couldn’t turn any dresses down! If a wedding dress came my way, and I loved it, I got it.” ![]() “It’s going to be a true fashion extravaganza,” she said with a laugh. The only thing Williams said she’s “anxious” about when it comes to their wedding is the seven wardrobe changes she’ll be making over the course of the two days. “But my nervousness comes from the family members and friends who I haven’t seen in a long time coming into Atlanta!” “When you say you’re a little nervous, and you’re about to walk down the aisle, people are thinking, ‘Uh-oh,'” he said. Guobadia, meanwhile, said he’s a “little nervous” - but not for the reason one may think. I mean, I know I’m marrying the love of my life, and it’s just going to solidify our relationship and our family bond. “I am ridiculously excited,” Williams told PEOPLE ahead of the nuptials. The couple will tie the knot again in an American ceremony on Saturday. Congratulations to Simon Guobadia And Porsha Williams who have officially tied the knot in Atlanta.Īccording to an exclusive with People, on Friday, the Real Housewives of Atlanta alum, 41, and the Nigerian-born businessman, 57, wed in a Nigerian traditional native law and custom ceremony at the Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta in front of 250 guests. ![]()
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