LADI ALAKIJA & LOLADE CARDOSO'S ENGAGEMENT CEREMONY IS ON TODAY- MAY 5, 2012

LADI IS THE 2ND FROM THE RIGHT

LOLADE

LADI & LOLADE

If the little we have seen is anything to go by, then no other wedding in recent times or soon to come would beat this particular one, by any yardstick anyone would want to compare it with. Right about now about a thousand of the close friends and family members of the Alakija's & Cardoso's would start arriving at the expansive hall of the Eko Hotel event centre for the engagement ceremony between Ladi Alakija, the eldest son of Modupe and Folorunsho Alakija- the billionaire owners of Famfa Oil and the gorgeously beautiful-Lolade Cardoso, the daughter of Bimbo Cardoso, the grand-daughter of the late Otunba T.O.S Benson.

The Eko Hotel hall, which normally seat 3000 plus has been divided to host only a thousand guests. The decor and how the main hall has been divided, would be the subject of discussions for many days, with the center of attraction being a gazebo right in the middle where the couple would be the cynosure of all eyes. The gazebo is right across the main stage where the musician on the bandstand would be and on the floor immediately before the main stage is a laminate dance floor. The gazebo is tagged the couple's lounge and would have 24 sofas and 16 round tables. This gazebo would be surrounded at the 4 corners by 6 service areas- 4 buffet spots and 2 massive drinks areas. And behind the gazebo, which would have emerald crystals covering some parts, is an illuminated dance-floor. The emerald which is the official birthstone of the Month of May is green and that is the day's colour in celebration of the couple.
The whole guests area has been divided into 4, each of the 4 sections now subdivided into 2, all this divisions were ingeniously done with tables, so once you are in your own section, you are like on your own island and each of the sitting areas has a gate, which the key that came with each invitation pack would open. There are 4 dance areas in all, one each between sections, and 2 others at the front of the stage and the one behind the gazebo. All this sections have their own dedicated serving points either for drinks or food, so there won’t be any excuse that one side has nothing. The upper terrace on its own is the VVIP section and it overlooks the whole hall with a very panoramic view.

Guests, who had gotten the invitations and were like wow, would further be mesmerized by the time they get in and see what the hall looks like. Apart from the fact that Emerald green is the colour of the day, the very exotic peacock also plays a prominent role as its on nearly everything, the invitation, the carriage that would carry Lolade in, the decorative pillars, atop the main-stage, the backdrop etc, even little crystal peacocks that would be given out as gifts.

The whole engagement ceremony would be at another of the smaller halls. It is after that part  of the ceremony is concluded that the couple and the few allowed in that part of the hall would now move to the bigger hall, for the engagement party proper.

The white wedding from what we have heard is set for London come August, 2012 and it would be at the London Hilton on Park Lane, which is not far from the Alakija's apartment near Hyde Park. We hear the grand-ballroom at the Hilton on Park Lane can host 1,250 guests at a go. We also heard that the thanksgiving would be in September of 2012.

Like the Yoruba's would pray- Olorun a mojo roooooo. God would help keep the day. Amen!!

THE INVITE

THE INVITATION BOX

THE CARRIAGE