Here are images from the wedding of the CEO of Wed Magazine and Wed Expo Akin Esho and Kosibah client Fola which took place exactly one year ago today in Lagos, Nigeria.
As is the case with most of my bridal clients, I was there to dress Fola and attend the wedding.
Happy Anniversary Fola and Akin, I wish you many more years of marital bliss.
Hair and Make Up was by BMPRO MAKEUP and the cake was by Cakes By Tosan
This inspiration board features the kosibah couture gown ‘Odette’. With its ballet-inspired concept, volume of textured organza of the skirt and asymmetrical ruching of the corseted bodice, the cake, flowers and shoes featured here are a perfect match to carry the theme through.
The gown can either be worn with a sheer organza chemise top worn underneath or a sleeveless bolero jacket in the same textured organza fabric of the skirt ( not shown here).
What do you think?
Happy New Year to you. Thank you so much for taking the time to visit my blog. When I initially set up this blog , my aim was for it to be a platform for me to share inspirational images, tips and ideas aimed brides-to -be in particular and people interested in fashion in general. I will also be posting images from Kosibah Real Bride weddings.
I didn’t have the knowledge and tools to totally achieve that until quite recently, so now I hope to be more regular with my posts and hope you come back for updates.
The first Kosibah Inspiration Board features kosibah couture gown ‘Naomi’.
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Here is a 5 minute video made to commemorate my being awarded the Fashion Finests Special Recognition Award 2012. It sums up the last 21 years of the Kosibah brand.
We still have some items left over after from our very successful sample sale hosted by Creative Cornucopia at Park Plaza Hotel, Westminster on 15 Feb 2012. Designer wedding dresses, couture evening wear, corsets – all at 90% off original prices.
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Making great tasting and visually stunning cakes has always been a deep seated passion for Elizabeth Solaru. Her belief is that a cake should delight both taste wise and visually. All of her cakes are made from scratch (strictly no mixes) using the finest organic ingredients where possible.
Elizabeth Solaru likes to design Unique and Bespoke cakes for her clients
. When was your company founded?
Elizabeth’s Cake Emporium was found in 2006. My mission was to create cakes that tasted as beautiful as they looked.
. What’s your background and career path prior to your own business ?
On completion of my Master’s degree, I started my career as a Microbiologist and worked for the NHS for 13 years. I then moved into the private health sector and worked at a private clinic as a Business Development Director.
After getting an MBA from Middlesex University I was Read More
Red Diamond Events is an innovative, invigorating and refreshing Event Design Company based in Abuja, Nigeria. They make events such as weddings, corporate events or private functions Fabulous and Magical. They believe sensational decor can be drawn from the simpliest of things.
Red Diamond Events believe that events should be as unique and as amazing as their clients are, cause they are always ready to bring ideas, dreams and imaginations into a fabulous reality.
. When was your company founded?
I founded and launched Red Diamond Events in 2010. Our aim was to bring something fresh and exciting to the event design industry in Nigeria. We think a bride should be able to dream big rather than just settling for the ordinary. Too often, there’s a perception of “Oh, that couldn’t possibly be done”. We wanted help change that by saying no to mundane and dreary decor and injecting some Fabulosity instead!
. What’s your background and career path prior to your own business?
I’m actually a trained Lawyer. I ventured into event design on the back of comments I kept receiving at the socials my husband and I usually hold. People kept asking: ‘Who did the decor? It’s really beautiful’.Read More
Yemi Osunkoya will be holding Bridal Consultations at a hotel in Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria on the 9th and 10th June, 2012 for brides-to-be who appreciate AND can afford Couture gowns.
If you are based in Nigeria and recently got engaged or know someone who recently got engaged and is getting married between October 2012 and April 2013, please send a direct message to [email protected] to enquire about booking an appointment. Thank you.
The team from Kosibah was on hand to take consultations from brides-to-be at the Brides of Culture event at London’s Crowne Plaza Hotel Docklands.
Yemi Osunkoya and the team from Kosibah were delighted to participate at WedExpo Lagos 2012. This was Nigeria’s biggest wedding exhibition and we were on hand to take consultations from future brides and those who appreciate the finer arts of couture wedding dresses. Read More
This wedding was set in Brompton Oratory Catholic Church, South Kensington, London and the bridal gown was inspired by the bride who wanted a DEMURE style.
Bride: ALUNA
Wedding Year: 2008
Wedding Style: Demure
Kosibah’s First Sample sale @Primo Bar, hosted by Creative Cornucopia, turned out to be a blissful and an eventful evening and loads of ladies showed up to purchase either a Couture Bridal or an Evening Gown at a discount price of 90% of the original price (*wink*), fulfilling their desires to become a fairy tale princess or a damsel for ‘that’ beautiful occasion and if you were not there to get yours, you still have the chance to get one of those Elegant Gowns or Couture Bridal @ the ‘KOSIBAH STUDIO’ www.kosibah.co.uk
Organised by fabulous wedding and event planners, Cedar Events, the Inspire 101 event brought together luminaries from the wedding industry with those looking to break into the business. Read More
Yemi Osunkoya was thrilled and honoured to be crowned as International Designer of the Year by magazine City People.Read More
